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Pentagon to Discuss Chinese Spy Balloon and Why Brandon Is Mocked by the World
The Briefing Is a Lie; Pentagon Refuses to Say Anything Except "Everything's Fine"
A Chinese spy balloon is being tracked over the continental US.
A massive spy balloon believed to be from China was seen above Montana on Thursday and is being tracked as it flies across the continental United States, with President Joe Biden ultimately deciding against "military options" because of the risk to civilians, U.S. officials said on Thursday. The high-altitude reconnaissance balloon was not the first such vessel to pass over the country in this way, a defense official said in a briefing. A separate senior official told ABC News the balloon is the size of three buses and complete with a technology bay. The defense official said they "are confident" the balloon was sent by the Chinese government. "The United States government has detected and is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is flying over the continental United States right now," Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters Thursday.Brandon told the Pentagon to shoot it down, but they ignored him because he's a pathetic old r@pist. They also noted that there would be a danger from falling debris. China is clowning us.
WASHINGTON -- The United States has detected what it says is a Chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northwestern United States, the Pentagon said on Thursday, a discovery that comes days before Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken's visit to Beijing. The Pentagon has chosen, for now, not to shoot down the balloon after a recommendation from senior defense officials that doing so would risk debris hitting people on the ground, according to a senior defense official who was not authorized to speak publicly. The decision to publicize the discovery appears to put China on notice ahead of Mr. Blinken's Beijing visit -- the first by an American secretary of state in six years -- during which he is expected to meet with President Xi Jinping. The sudden appearance of the balloon is bound to raise already escalating tensions between the two powers. The official said that while it was not the first time China had sent spy balloons to the United States, this one has appeared to remain over the country for longer.
Kevin McCarthyThe Pentagon will hold a briefing on the Chinese Spy Balloon and why China thinks it can clown us, at 12 pm.
@SpeakerMcCarthy China's brazen disregard for U.S. sovereignty is a destabilizing action that must be addressed, and President Biden cannot be silent. I am requesting a Gang of Eight briefing.
Photo via Anonymous Wrecks. Link to briefing fixed, below. Update: There is no briefing. The Pentagon official refuses to say anything, beyond "It's not a threat to people on the ground." Just another Brandon Protection Agency. Defund.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 03, 2023 11:56 AM (Do5/p)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 03, 2023 11:56 AM (LvTSG)
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Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 03, 2023 11:58 AM (EJqYm)
Joey love America long time.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 03, 2023 11:58 AM (17s+e)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2023 11:58 AM (eOEVl)
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Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 11:58 AM (IXZGh)
Posted by: XTC at February 03, 2023 11:58 AM (UnA8+)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2023 11:58 AM (bJxw1)
BLS: We "fixed" the glitch.
In practical terms, whether the they were merited or purely goalseeked propaganda, the revisions helped to resolve the mystery of missing workers in the labor market. Fed Chair Jerome Powell and most analysts have estimated that about 2.5-3 million workers are “missing” – i.e., most analysts would expect many more workers to be working today if the pandemic hadn’t happened. Well, there was an 813k upward revision to the December payrolls report (which was revised from 153.743 million to 154.556 million) and which explained much of where the "missing workers" went: as expected, they were merely bits in some excel spreadsheet.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 03, 2023 11:58 AM (h4dxF)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 11:58 AM (IXZGh)
Best to shoot it down now before it gets to a real populated place.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2023 11:58 AM (G8h7g)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 03, 2023 11:58 AM (XvPQV)
It's an existential threat.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 03, 2023 11:58 AM (Zqeqr)
CBD
MisHum
TJM
Buck
Joe Mannix (a cop)
WeirdDave
MovieQue
... hmmmm
Rick Wilson, Order of Friend of the Blog?
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 11:58 AM (zZu0s)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 11:59 AM (mVFGK)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 11:59 AM (zZu0s)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2023 11:59 AM (h1Ch9)
Have a great weekend.
Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 03, 2023 11:59 AM (Y+l9t)
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5th Circuit- Federal Prohibition on 2A Rights For Domestic Restraining Orders is UNCONSTITUTIONAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOwSyEEBprk
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 03, 2023 11:59 AM (D25PY)
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Yea... this was noted in a Pentagon briefing held yesterday/last night IIRC. The "senior official" who gave the briefing sort of glossed over that little tidbit.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2023 11:59 AM (Q4IgG)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 03, 2023 12:00 PM (D25PY)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2023 12:00 PM (bW8dp)
Posted by: Elric Blade at February 03, 2023 12:00 PM (iFTx/)
It's an existential threat.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 03, 2023 12:00 PM (Zqeqr)
Posted by: Octochicken at February 03, 2023 12:00 PM (oCS0o)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 03, 2023 12:00 PM (44ww/)
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What is there to say?
"They launched it. We tracked it. We're not going to shoot it down even though we had opportunities to do so with minimal domestic risk over low-density areas. China clowns us because they can and it's funny. They're pouring salt in the wound. We already told them that we'd give them a heads-up about any American military action in their sphere of influence, contrary to orders by the President. They can get away with it, so they are getting away with it."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:00 PM (t0OGg)
Then, send 100 balloons over China, with 5 concentrating over that f*cking dam that will destroy everything when it breaks. Just to remind them how stupid they are.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 12:00 PM (IXZGh)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2023 12:01 PM (bW8dp)
Wouldn't do any good. Their air pollution is so bad, you probably can't see the ground from a balloon.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2023 12:01 PM (eOEVl)
Posted by: garrett at February 03, 2023 12:01 PM (umby/)
Posted by: gourmand du jour at February 03, 2023 12:01 PM (3Zwim)
Posted by: Lawn Chair Larry at February 03, 2023 12:01 PM (Ysmrn)
Heh. Probably closer to the truth than most people would imagine.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at February 03, 2023 12:01 PM (Xrfse)
Posted by: sven at February 03, 2023 12:01 PM (Lzpvj)
A. It happened a few months ago before the election?
B. It happened under Obama?
C. It happened once before?
D. It happened dozens of times before?
E. ????
The clue is in the vagueness of this particular narrative.
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2023 12:01 PM (h1Ch9)
China's normalizing this (the Canadians are tracking a second balloon), so we won't react when they send the EMP balloon across.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 03, 2023 12:01 PM (2tUFv)
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2023 12:01 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: gourmand du jour at February 03, 2023 12:01 PM (3Zwim)
The poor bastard is probably looking for a gas station about now.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:01 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Octochicken at February 03, 2023 12:00 PM (oCS0o)
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Believe it? Biden and his junta came up with it.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 03, 2023 12:02 PM (17s+e)
Failure to do so is an existential threat.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 03, 2023 12:02 PM (Zqeqr)
Why are we so sure it's a "reconnaissance" balloon? It could be anything, including an offensive weapon.
Posted by: Elric Blade at February 03, 2023 12:02 PM (iFTx/)
"They launched it. We tracked it. We're not going to shoot it down even though we had opportunities to do so with minimal domestic risk over low-density areas. China clowns us because they can and it's funny. They're pouring salt in the wound. We already told them that we'd give them a heads-up about any American military action in their sphere of influence, contrary to orders by the President. They can get away with it, so they are getting away with it."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:00 PM (t0OGg)
You can goose hunt from an airplane. You don't need to send an F-15 up to shoot it down.
Get a redneck with a 12 gauge and you're good to go.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 12:02 PM (IXZGh)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at February 03, 2023 12:02 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: sven
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Priorities, ya know.
Ukraine matters!
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:02 PM (mVFGK)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2023 12:02 PM (bW8dp)
Posted by: sven at February 03, 2023 12:01 PM (Lzpvj)
You'll never get stars on your shoulders, talking like that.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 03, 2023 12:02 PM (XvPQV)
Posted by: sven at February 03, 2023 12:01 PM (Lzpvj)
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This assumes that they were spending their time doing real work instead of looking up kiddie porn on government computers.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 03, 2023 12:02 PM (LvTSG)
Maybe they work for DoD.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:02 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 03, 2023 12:03 PM (lTGtQ)
This is I don't have a successful smart cruelty blog.
Posted by: spindrift at February 03, 2023 12:03 PM (h5TKJ)
https://tinyurl.com/yt8jnxy9
(Nitter Link)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 03, 2023 12:03 PM (xhaym)
Posted by: The Media! at February 03, 2023 12:03 PM (2tUFv)
Posted by: garrett at February 03, 2023 12:03 PM (umby/)
Posted by: Dr. T at February 03, 2023 12:03 PM (tp+tP)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at February 03, 2023 12:03 PM (N39Ws)
You'll need a heck of a shotgun...
Posted by: gourmand du jour at February 03, 2023 12:03 PM (3Zwim)
@USMiniTru
13h
In response to the emerging crisis, President Biden ordered the air force to scramble the hasbelduh Murp degrasey.
The Department of Feeble Affairs has been contacted to translate.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 03, 2023 12:04 PM (xhaym)
Posted by: garrett at February 03, 2023 12:03 PM (umby/)
Airship!
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:04 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: general sofasaver at February 03, 2023 12:04 PM (us2H3)
They are an existential threat.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 03, 2023 12:04 PM (Zqeqr)
Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 03, 2023 12:04 PM (Y+l9t)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at February 03, 2023 12:04 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: Elric Blade
When I'm elected King, there may be a CCP sub or two that goes 'Overdue' without being related to any specific incidence of provocation.
I would, however, contact them through the proper diplomatic channels to tell them we had nothing to do with it. Two days before they noticed.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2023 12:04 PM (bJxw1)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 03, 2023 12:04 PM (D25PY)
CBD
MisHum
TJM
Buck
Joe Mannix (a cop)
WeirdDave
MovieQue
... hmmmm
Rick Wilson, Order of Friend of the Blog?
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 11:58 AM (zZu0s)
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Glad I'm not on the list!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 03, 2023 12:04 PM (YIVH2)
The answer is not guaranteed to be "rank incompetence" or "corrupt treason" - it's just that such an assessment is a good enough default answer to usually be correct.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:04 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at February 03, 2023 12:04 PM (bv8WI)
Bingo.
Posted by: The Media! at February 03, 2023 12:05 PM (2tUFv)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 03, 2023 12:05 PM (D25PY)
You'll need a heck of a shotgun...
Posted by: gourmand du jour at February 03, 2023 12:03 PM (3Zwim)
Fine. Then send your F-15 up with it's carrier hook out and rip that bitch.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 12:05 PM (IXZGh)
If so, Pierre Elliott Bieber needs to be called on the carpet.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
Should have been called on the carpet the second it was learned that Canaduh gave china the ok to base their military in Canaduh.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2023 12:05 PM (G8h7g)
Posted by: rickb223
Counterpoint: it could potentially drift over D.C.
Posted by: mikeski at February 03, 2023 12:05 PM (ldMAZ)
Posted by: Roy at February 03, 2023 12:05 PM (RMuuf)
@USMiniTru
12h
In a bold stroke of genius, @DavidAFrench has begun preparations of a new column, "Why White Evangelicals Are to Blame for the Space War."
Tens of readers eagerly await its release.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 03, 2023 12:05 PM (xhaym)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 03, 2023 12:04 PM (YIVH2)
I honestly forgot you.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:05 PM (zZu0s)
Yeah, I think it'd take a lot more to get Biden's underwood ruffled. Like a canceled check.
Posted by: red speck at February 03, 2023 12:05 PM (gS3OW)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at February 03, 2023 12:02 PM (N39Ws)
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Dunno if this means anything:
https://youtu.be/OgM3bgBieno?t=269
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:05 PM (mVFGK)
You'll need a heck of a shotgun...
You could do it if you send Felix Baumgartner up in a balloon in its path.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2023 12:06 PM (eOEVl)
They are an existential threat.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 03, 2023 12:06 PM (Zqeqr)
Not surprised it's another goal scored for the Chinese and 0 for the US
Posted by: Skip at February 03, 2023 12:06 PM (EduVx)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 03, 2023 12:05 PM (D25PY)
It still pisses me off that f*cker wasn't hanged for that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 12:06 PM (IXZGh)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2023 12:06 PM (bs+z0)
Yeah absolutely the current geniuses at the five sided nuthouse definitely strike me as "being too hard to respond."
Curtis LeMay had nothing on the current JCOS.
Posted by: sven at February 03, 2023 12:06 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: Breaking Spokesliar Talking Points at February 03, 2023 12:06 PM (5FPX4)
Sort of.
Biden demanded his 10% of the Chinese balloon.
And the only way he can get that is to...you know.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2023 12:06 PM (KLPy8)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 03, 2023 12:06 PM (lz5hY)
Posted by: Zombie Art Bell at February 03, 2023 12:06 PM (Xrfse)
Posted by: garrett at February 03, 2023 12:06 PM (umby/)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 03, 2023 12:06 PM (z01mR)
Posted by: Roy at February 03, 2023 12:07 PM (RMuuf)
Maybe Fauci hired them to deliver Wuhan 2 Electric Bugaboo?
Posted by: sven at February 03, 2023 12:07 PM (Lzpvj)
You'll need a heck of a shotgun...
Posted by: gourmand du jour at February 03, 2023 12:03 PM (3Zwim)
I've got this.
Posted by: zombie Gerald Bull at February 03, 2023 12:07 PM (h5TKJ)
⚠️ UPDATE ⚠️ Senator Mitch McConnell has announced that in response [to the balloon], the U.S. Congress would be voting to send more tanks to Ukraine.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 03, 2023 12:07 PM (2tUFv)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2023 12:07 PM (Qzn2/)
F-15 ceiling is 65k feet.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2023 12:07 PM (eOEVl)
LIVE FROM BEIJING: President Xi demands that the balloon be returned to: "Deep in the Hundred Acre Wood, where Christopher Robin Plays."
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Okay, that's funny.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:07 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Joey Choo-Choo at February 03, 2023 12:07 PM (H/XYA)
Posted by: Whoopi at February 03, 2023 12:08 PM (Ysmrn)
Posted by: ShainS -- I'm a Freeborn Man of the USA at February 03, 2023 12:08 PM (ZDsBk)
Posted by: N.Lurker at February 03, 2023 12:08 PM (eGTCV)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 03, 2023 12:04 PM (YIVH2)
I honestly forgot you.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:05 PM (zZu0s)
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Perks of being a low-tier COB!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 03, 2023 12:08 PM (YIVH2)
Posted by: Cicero
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Good thing my identity isn't tied to being an American.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:08 PM (mVFGK)
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at February 03, 2023 12:08 PM (EGSGm)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 03, 2023 12:08 PM (lz5hY)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2023 12:06 PM (bs+z0)
Maybe some sort of incendiary to burn up whatever payload it might be carrying?
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:08 PM (zZu0s)
That was no weather balloon.
Nor was it a boating accident.
Posted by: Matt Hooper at February 03, 2023 12:08 PM (eOEVl)
Posted by: Roy at February 03, 2023 12:05 PM (RMuuf)
Take it to the train station.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at February 03, 2023 12:08 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: Puddihead at February 03, 2023 12:09 PM (tiR3O)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 03, 2023 12:09 PM (h4dxF)
The F-14 could have shot it down with an AIM-54...
when you look at the eroding capabilities in raw combat applications on a geometric scale of the force you ever wonder if the leadership gets checks from the opfor?
Posted by: sven at February 03, 2023 12:09 PM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: Octochicken at February 03, 2023 12:00 PM (oCS0o)
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:: looks shifty-eyed ::
:: slinks away ::
Posted by: The dude who explained what happened at Roswell at February 03, 2023 12:09 PM (t0OGg)
Last August, I did my colonoscopy with the usual gang at the local hospital. Well, now they're suddenly pushing a seminar on "Advanced Heart Health" and seemingly doing everything they can to "encourage" attendance across the board.
Given what we've been hearing as of late concerning SADS and other heart fun and games, one wonders just what the real underlying driver for this presentation is all about.
That is all.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 03, 2023 12:09 PM (ZSK0i)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 03, 2023 12:09 PM (h4dxF)
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User car salesmen?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 03, 2023 12:09 PM (LvTSG)
Genetically engineered smallpox virus.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 03, 2023 12:09 PM (2tUFv)
A laser in the 30 watt range would take it out.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 03, 2023 12:09 PM (17s+e)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 03, 2023 12:10 PM (h4dxF)
Posted by: Just Sayin' at February 03, 2023 12:10 PM (Ysmrn)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:10 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2023 12:10 PM (Qzn2/)
We live in Clown World, it will always be Clown World.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 03, 2023 12:10 PM (vgYvF)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 03, 2023 12:10 PM (z01mR)
Long buses or short buses? Why can't they state facts in standard units that people can understand, like giraffes?
Posted by: Oddbob at February 03, 2023 12:10 PM (nfrXX)
Genetically engineered smallpox virus.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 03, 2023 12:09 PM (2tUFv)
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To imply that China would release a genetically modified virus is racism.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 03, 2023 12:10 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Zek at February 03, 2023 12:10 PM (5FPX4)
Posted by: garrett at February 03, 2023 12:10 PM (umby/)
Posted by: Joe S at February 03, 2023 12:11 PM (P07DF)
Any experienced drone operator could pull it off.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 03, 2023 12:11 PM (YIVH2)
We're basically doomed.
Posted by: MJ at February 03, 2023 12:11 PM (zwDuR)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 03, 2023 12:11 PM (u73oe)
Posted by: mikeski
Damn it. You win!
Go balloon. Go!
Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2023 12:11 PM (G8h7g)
Posted by: Gary Powers at February 03, 2023 12:11 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 03, 2023 12:11 PM (NFbv3)
Long buses or short buses? Why can't they state facts in standard units that people can understand, like giraffes?
Posted by: Oddbob at February 03, 2023 12:10 PM (nfrXX)
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"I vote for Simpsons branded hot dog sandwiches."
-Jonah Goldberg
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 03, 2023 12:11 PM (LvTSG)
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If that lands in the ocean it'll choke a sea turtle or two.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 03, 2023 12:11 PM (ykeLU)
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2023 12:11 PM (RHGPo)
A trillion dollar defense budget defeated by a floating pile of cheap Chinese crap.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 03, 2023 12:11 PM (HDGM5)
Posted by: ShainS -- I'm a Freeborn Man of the USA at February 03, 2023 12:11 PM (ZDsBk)
"Lab-grown meat may be a potential way to feed the global population while fighting climate change, but can you stomach the idea of steaks or cured meats grown from human cells?
A company called BiteLabs is looking to market human test-tube meat, and that’s not even the weirdest part. They’re hoping to get celebrities like James Franco, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lawrence, and Kanye West on board to donate tissue samples that will eventually become salami."
https://tinyurl.com/4w43u23j
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:12 PM (mVFGK)
"Can I help you put your toys away?"
https://bit.ly/3RuP3G0
Love the high five at the end.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 03, 2023 12:12 PM (Do5/p)
The Chinese have been working on genetically modified viruses designed to target non-Chinese genomes.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 03, 2023 12:12 PM (2tUFv)
We're basically doomed.
Posted by: MJ at February 03, 2023 12:11 PM (zwDuR)
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:: shudders ::
I can exactly visualize this. The image is frightening.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:12 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 03, 2023 12:12 PM (lz5hY)
Long buses or short buses? Why can't they state facts in standard units that people can understand, like giraffes?
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Its technically known as a BFB. Big Fucking Balloon. Just be thankful there aren't 99 of them.
Posted by: Puddihead at February 03, 2023 12:12 PM (tiR3O)
They call these enhanced balloons "Weixing" or "satellites".
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 03, 2023 12:12 PM (Zqeqr)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 03, 2023 12:12 PM (h4dxF)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:12 PM (mVFGK)
No. WTF? No.
Posted by: Gary Powers at February 03, 2023 12:12 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 03, 2023 12:13 PM (z01mR)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
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Bingo.
I know it's hard to accept that this nation is now owned by the CCP, but there it is.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:13 PM (mVFGK)
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Metric or imperial?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2023 12:13 PM (Qzn2/)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!
Fabulous Mexican candies will fall -- laced with fentanyl.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 03, 2023 12:13 PM (D25PY)
Why? Why would you use human tissue? Or is this just a publicity stunt? (PROTIP: YES)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2023 12:13 PM (eOEVl)
Posted by: fd at February 03, 2023 12:13 PM (iayUP)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 03, 2023 12:13 PM (u73oe)
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2023 12:13 PM (RHGPo)
They're probably afraid it'll be found and claimed by some whacko militia. Then it would, naturally, become an competence problem for Biden.
Interesting USA top brass in Philippines....9 new bases to attack China with. Add to the dozens. America is alarmed over a high altitude balloon?
To be fair, Google floated spy balloons over the USA for years in the 'teens. Go ahead; tell me that's different because the corporation holds some sort of loyalty to our nation. (for details google Loon LLC, an Alphabet (Google) subsidiary.
Let's note that it says *suspected* Chinese spy balloon, implying that ID is NOT CERTAIN. And people here want to shoot first and ask questions later ? High-altitude balloons are launched for a number of scientific research purposes, as training exercises for college engineering majors, and even by amateur hobbyists. There are relatively few restrictions.
Posted by: Intrepid Democratic Underground AoS Liaison at February 03, 2023 12:13 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2023 12:13 PM (eOEVl)
Soylent Green
Posted by: It's me donna at February 03, 2023 12:13 PM (bs+z0)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (Qzn2/)
Posted by: Vasiliy Balloonin at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (h5TKJ)
Posted by: BunnyFooFoo at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (0Uf+z)
They want to sound smart. If they just said it was 100ft wide, people might have some idea what they were talking about.
Posted by: Gary Powers at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Thrawn at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (Rl7KJ)
Posted by: The New Number 2 at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (UKe2c)
Posted by: Marcus T at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (HDGM5)
Posted by: Scott_T at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (2waQ7)
Posted by: Oddbob
Like a henway or rch?
Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (bJxw1)
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (RHGPo)
If we don't, we should.
The F-104 was able to break 100,000 feet way back in the '50s.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (bW8dp)
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Yeah. We can shoot anything down. We're really good at shooting things.
Posted by: Puddihead at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM (tiR3O)
I'd have shot it down and when China asked for it back, look them dead in the eye and reply, "Balloon? What balloon?"
Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM (G8h7g)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM (17s+e)
Posted by: JT at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM (T4tVD)
Why? Why would you use human tissue? Or is this just a publicity stunt? (PROTIP: YES)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2023 12:13 PM (eOEVl)
So that it's not exploiting another species and also because they're really into cannibalism. Mostly because they're really into cannibalism.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM (eYoxG)
Posted by: Intrepid Democratic Underground AoS Liaison at February 03, 2023 12:13 PM (JCZqz)
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When it's an unknown object in our airspace?
Yes. Shoot first and ask questions later.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM (mVFGK)
Posted by: Chief Wild Eagle at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM (RePUn)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (Qzn2/)
We hear that Kamala loves buses, so there you go.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM (N39Ws)
An air-to-air missile shot would be tricky, but can you imagine the kill flag on your plane? A fucking balloon. lol
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM (Q4IgG)
Incinerate it and there will be no debris.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM (Jg7EG)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM (h4dxF)
Posted by: Bilwis Freelance Lobbying Inc at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (cupoy)
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Yes.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (mVFGK)
I submit to you that we have a Balloon Gap!
Posted by: Gen Turgidson at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (5FPX4)
*makes ok sign*
Posted by: Marcus T at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (HDGM5)
Posted by: Mishdog at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (uwW33)
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (RHGPo)
Why? Why would you use human tissue? Or is this just a publicity stunt? (PROTIP: YES)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2023 12:13 PM (eOEVl)
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Yeah, I don't get that, either. Why HUMAN cells? Do they just get a kick out of cannibalism?
Why not COW meat or PIG meat or CHICKEN meat? You know, three of the tastiest critters on the planet? Oh, wait, under the WEF rules, those animals will be rendered extinct, so we will HAVE to consume human protein to survive.
Idiots. Evil fucking idiots.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (YIVH2)
Posted by: Damn Chinese balloons at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (UKe2c)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (h4dxF)
Posted by: BunnyFooFoo at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (0Uf+z)
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The Pentagon will neither admit nor deny the existence of a large inventory of nuclear trebuchets.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (Qzn2/)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (bW8dp)
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Sure but it was designed and made by racist and sexist white men. So our betters have ended that.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (17s+e)
Posted by: Thrawn at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (Rl7KJ)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (lz5hY)
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at February 03, 2023 12:17 PM (EGSGm)
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2023 12:17 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:12 PM (mVFGK)
No. I would, however, happily deport the lot of you to Papua New Guinea, where some of the inhabitants are much more open-minded about such things.
Posted by: Dr. T at February 03, 2023 12:17 PM (tp+tP)
I'm 98% convinced what crashed in Roswell was one of our high altitude nuke detection devices. It probably was built out of some sturdy, ultra-light materials the farmers in the area had never seen or heard of. The government was sneaky about it because it was a very secret program.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 03, 2023 12:17 PM (eyxn4)
Posted by: Marcus T
That dirty cunt will probably not even make a statement about the balloons.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 03, 2023 12:17 PM (D25PY)
An air-to-air missile shot would be tricky, but can you imagine the kill flag on your plane? A fucking balloon. lol
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM (Q4IgG)
Global Hawk could go that high (and stay up 24 hours circling it)...and at this point, I'd be shocked if they hadn't jury-rigged that drone for missiles like they did Predator...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 03, 2023 12:17 PM (exHjb)
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This act of war is not a threat.
Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 03, 2023 12:17 PM (f6/GE)
Certainly possible, but if they were going to use something like that they'd just infect human guinea pigs with them and run them through our major cities.
I don't think spraying viruses from a balloon over friggin' Montana would work very well.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2023 12:17 PM (bW8dp)
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Frank Luntz and seven others?
Posted by: ShainS -- I'm a Freeborn Man of the USA
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A Fang Fang gang bang.
Posted by: Kam Fong as Chin Ho at February 03, 2023 12:17 PM (gf7Ez)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 03, 2023 12:11 PM (u73oe)
This is a distraction.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 03, 2023 12:17 PM (xhaym)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:17 PM (mVFGK)
Posted by: BunnyFooFoo at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (0Uf+z)
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Yes. How quickly we can do it, though, I don't know. We can shoot down satellites, so we can shoot down a balloon. We took out a malfunctioning spy satellite back in the mid aughts and took our time doing it to prevent space junk and impact with the ground. It was a finesse move and it worked flawlessly. And, of course, was a demonstration of our missile defense system's capabilities for rivals to look at and cry about.
There are probably several ways we could take it out. An aircraft-launched missile might be able to get the altitude needed. Missile defense interceptors definitely can. It's not in orbit and it isn't in free-fall, though, so predicting where it will be is likely fairly difficult. That might be another reason we've done nothing - it will take more than one attempt and we don't want to try to do it and also fail, even once.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:17 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: bonhomme at February 03, 2023 12:17 PM (eyxn4)
Agent Fox Mulder: "I don't believe it - the truth is out there!"
Posted by: Thrawn at February 03, 2023 12:18 PM (Rl7KJ)
Posted by: Bilwis Freelance Lobbying Inc
We got raytheon working on it. $100B/ yr program. They expect to have a prototype in 2038.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 03, 2023 12:18 PM (h4dxF)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (Qzn2/)
We hear that Kamala loves buses, so there you go.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM
That ain't true, Jack! She's just like me...she said she loves trains!
Posted by: President Biden at February 03, 2023 12:18 PM (JCZqz)
Reading is fundamental. The Chicoms made a mealy-mouthed statement, paraphrasing, "that ot could be used for weather and other purposes". By the way, the array that has been photographed is not a weather array.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 03, 2023 12:18 PM (HDGM5)
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2023 12:11 PM (RHGPo)
well, I am going to trust the comfort woman to high ranking Viet Cong officers.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 03, 2023 12:18 PM (xhaym)
Posted by: Chief Wild Eagle of the Hekawis and Temporary Secretary of the Military at February 03, 2023 12:18 PM (oedLL)
Posted by: garrett at February 03, 2023 12:18 PM (umby/)
but can you imagine the kill flag on your plane? A fucking balloon. lol
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Profile of a clown blowing up a balloon.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2023 12:18 PM (G8h7g)
Why? Why would you use human tissue? Or is this just a publicity stunt? (PROTIP: YES)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 03, 2023 12:13 PM (eOEVl)
I don't eat cured meat. I'm happy that the animal got better but I refuse to eat something that was sick and needed to be cured.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 03, 2023 12:18 PM (z01mR)
Posted by: Nena at February 03, 2023 12:19 PM (C1Zwz)
Posted by: Dr. T
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Admit it.
You want a bite of Jennifer Lawrence's salami.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:19 PM (mVFGK)
CBS News, WORLD, 1/25/23 U.S. "concerned" as South Africa to hold war games with Russia, China on Ukraine invasion anniversary, by Sarah Carter
In part, "Johannesburg — Next month, on the one-year anniversary of the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, South Africa will be hosting Russian and Chinese forces for a joint naval exercise. The timing of the drills — which were apparently planned during Russian President Vladimir Putin's unprovoked assault on Ukraine — have the U.S. "concerned," and will at the very least present South Africa with a diplomatic challenge as the world marks a year of brutal warfare with no end in sight."
Express UK, 1/26/23 - The South African National Defence Force said "Exercise Mosi II" will take place between February 17 and February 27 off the country's Indian Ocean coast, to share "operational skills and knowledge."
Posted by: Lola at February 03, 2023 12:19 PM (Wxlzw)
CBD
MisHum
TJM
Buck
Joe Mannix (a cop)
WeirdDave
MovieQue
... hmmmm
Rick Wilson, Order of Friend of the Blog?
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 11:58 AM
What am I, chopped liver?
Posted by: VDH, Lurker Extrordinaire at February 03, 2023 12:19 PM (UGrpJ)
The Chinese crew piloting the balloon that we recovered at the crash site had gray skin because of a vitamin D deficiency.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at February 03, 2023 12:19 PM (Jg7EG)
Posted by: bonhomme at February 03, 2023 12:17 PM (eyxn4)
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Something like that, yeah. I don't believe "space aliens," but "secret spooky next-gen aircraft" is pretty easy to believe.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:19 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (YIVH2)
Join the club.
Posted by: Aurochs at February 03, 2023 12:19 PM (Angsy)
.. well, that's one way to get more Asians into Harvard
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2023 12:19 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Zek at February 03, 2023 12:19 PM (5FPX4)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 03, 2023 12:18 PM (xhaym)
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Believe me, it wasn't that great.
Posted by: Zombie Ho Chi Minh at February 03, 2023 12:19 PM (Qzn2/)
I hope someone asks the question so he can stare off for 2 seconds and then smirk as he gives his meandering answer.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 03, 2023 12:20 PM (44ww/)
1. It's probably not hovering, it's likely loitering in a general area.
2. Balloons with just a little bit of tech can change direction by altering their altitude to meet with winds blowing the way they want to go.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 03, 2023 12:20 PM (eyxn4)
Posted by: Marcus T at February 03, 2023 12:20 PM (HDGM5)
Posted by: Bilwis Freelance Lobbying Inc at February 03, 2023 12:20 PM (cupoy)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 03, 2023 12:18 PM (z01mR)
Same reason I refuse to go to anyone who's practicing medicine.
I want someone who already knows how to do it.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 03, 2023 12:20 PM (bW8dp)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 03, 2023 12:20 PM (44ww/)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:17 PM (t0OGg)
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So box it in with some explosive-equipped balloon drones of our own. We KNOW where it is if it's being tracked. It's not exactly equipped with rocket engines for a hasty escape. Send up our own balloon reconnaissance vehicles to take a look.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 03, 2023 12:21 PM (YIVH2)
Posted by: VDH, Lurker Extrordinaire at February 03, 2023 12:19 PM (UGrpJ)
You are not a cob, just a Notable Observer.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:21 PM (zZu0s)
You want a bite of Jennifer Lawrence's salami.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:19 PM (mVFGK)
Uhhh....no. Not in any possible interpretation of that statement.
Posted by: Dr. T at February 03, 2023 12:21 PM (tp+tP)
Posted by: Halfhand at February 03, 2023 12:21 PM (ig2DD)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:21 PM (mVFGK)
1. It's probably not hovering, it's likely loitering in a general area.
2. Balloons with just a little bit of tech can change direction by altering their altitude to meet with winds blowing the way they want to go.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 03, 2023 12:20 PM (eyxn4)
New statement on my local news is that it's an "airship" - now remember reporter expertise in all things that can hurt people...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 03, 2023 12:21 PM (exHjb)
Posted by: Zombie Ho Chi Minh at February 03, 2023 12:19 PM (Qzn2/)
Especially when she insisted that we go in five at a time so she could feel something.
Posted by: Zombie Ho Chi Minh at February 03, 2023 12:21 PM (bW8dp)
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2023 12:21 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Haqueen Jefferies at February 03, 2023 12:21 PM (17s+e)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:22 PM (zZu0s)
Shoot it down!
Posted by: Dr. Bone at February 03, 2023 12:22 PM (Jg7EG)
I want someone who already knows how to do it.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
When working, I would not attend Sexual Harassment trainings. I was, and am!, expert.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2023 12:22 PM (bJxw1)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM (mVFGK)
Of course they do, there is no line.
Posted by: JmT at February 03, 2023 12:22 PM (asyrG)
"Lab-grown meat may be a potential way to feed the global population while fighting climate change, but can you stomach the idea of steaks or cured meats grown from human cells?
A company called BiteLabs is looking to market human test-tube meat, and that’s not even the weirdest part. They’re hoping to get celebrities like James Franco, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lawrence, and Kanye West on board to donate tissue samples that will eventually become salami."
https://tinyurl.com/4w43u23j
Posted by: SMH at what's coming
"I got a salami I gotta hide"
Posted by: JT at February 03, 2023 12:22 PM (T4tVD)
Posted by: acethepug at February 03, 2023 12:22 PM (aYyMD)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 03, 2023 12:22 PM (h4dxF)
You want a bite of Jennifer Lawrence's salami.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:19 PM (mVFGK)
Uhhh....no. Not in any possible interpretation of that statement.
Posted by: Dr. T at February 03, 2023 12:21 PM (tp+tP)
Who are we supposed to be Armie Hammer?
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:22 PM (zZu0s)
Lol...several DUers also brought this up!
I've always liked the experiments with training eagles to capture drones, although I'm guessing this balloon is a bit large and high for an eagle to tackle...
https://youtu.be/00szWWrTNnE
Posted by: Intrepid Democratic Underground AoS Liaison at February 03, 2023 12:22 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: SMOD at February 03, 2023 12:14 PM (RHGPo)
That is only because they are afraid it is Rover from The Village come because Biden went off script
Posted by: Kindltot at February 03, 2023 12:22 PM (xhaym)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 03, 2023 12:23 PM (lz5hY)
Posted by: Just Sayin' at February 03, 2023 12:23 PM (Ysmrn)
An air-to-air missile shot would be tricky, but can you imagine the kill flag on your plane? A fucking balloon. lol
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM (Q4IgG)
Global Hawk could go that high (and stay up 24 hours circling it)...and at this point, I'd be shocked if they hadn't jury-rigged that drone for missiles like they did Predator...
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Can we ask Israel to zap it with their space laser?
Posted by: Cave Johnson at February 03, 2023 12:23 PM (iWt73)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 03, 2023 12:22 PM (bJxw1)
When I was in undergrad, I had a friend who kept threatening to sign up for "women's studies".
His plan was to sit through a few classes, then raise his hand and ask "Excuse me, when do we get to thighs?"
Posted by: Zombie Ho Chi Minh at February 03, 2023 12:23 PM (bW8dp)
Posted by: Xi at February 03, 2023 12:23 PM (D25PY)
Posted by: Marcus T at February 03, 2023 12:20 PM (HDGM5)
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Sure, this is another possibility along with some of other good answers for why we're not taking it out. There are several decent reasons.
But assuming the reasons are bad is, in most circumstances, a sensible default position.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:23 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 03, 2023 12:23 PM (44ww/)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 03, 2023 12:23 PM (h4dxF)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:24 PM (mVFGK)
Posted by: China at February 03, 2023 12:24 PM (TWQsR)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 03, 2023 12:22 PM (h4dxF)
Plus, you could study EMP. They'd have wheeled out a bunch of tanks, vehicles and built a bunch of structures. Probably the scientists would have a BBQ so they could watch the blast.
It'd be a party. Those guys had Balls!
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:24 PM (zZu0s)
I think demanding a Gang of Eight briefing can now be added to writing a stern letter on the list of options for publicizing one's weakness and lack of utility.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 03, 2023 12:24 PM (OTzUX)
Shoot it down!
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My guess is they are mapping communication nodes and frequencies. Particularly those involving military installations what have fucking missiles and shit.
Posted by: Puddihead at February 03, 2023 12:24 PM (tiR3O)
A hundred thousand feet below the balloon there's 5 million newly arrived Guatemalans eating your lunch and staying in your hotels at your expense.
But look up there! What an outrage!
Posted by: Auspex at February 03, 2023 12:24 PM (j4U/Z)
Posted by: Phileas Fogg at February 03, 2023 12:24 PM (ykeLU)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:23 PM (t0OGg)
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Our government is run by top men.
Top. Men.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 03, 2023 12:25 PM (LvTSG)
But look up there! What an outrage!
Posted by: Auspex
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Yep.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:25 PM (mVFGK)
Yeah, that was the rationale behind the Nike Hercules batteries here in Alaska -- set off nukes in the path of incoming waves of Soviet bombers. Of course, that would have sucked if you were in one of the parts of Alaska underneath the nuke, but no one in DC gave a shit about that.
Posted by: Zombie Ho Chi Minh at February 03, 2023 12:25 PM (bW8dp)
I think demanding a Gang of Eight briefing can now be added to writing a stern letter on the list of options for publicizing one's weakness and lack of utility.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 03, 2023 12:24 PM (OTzUX)
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The Gang of Eight is going to start by investigating the balloon and end with a 2,000 page amnesty bill dated from last year.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 03, 2023 12:25 PM (LvTSG)
We don't have enough weapons to fight China
https://tinyurl.com/4dzwj6et
Even as we continue to send literally billions of dollars worth of ammunition, weapons, and other military hardware to Ukraine on a monthly basis, our own military has run critically low on those supplies. In one of many possible bad scenarios looming on the horizon, if we were forced to either go to war against China or even supply Taiwan at a level needed to help them fend off an attack, we would not have enough of a military stockpile to do so. The largest part of the problem comes with our defense companies who produce all of this equipment.
Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at February 03, 2023 12:26 PM (MFZ8i)
What a gorgeous woman. I've had a crush on her for as long as I can remember.
Besides that, they're a very sweet couple. I respect that they've stayed together, which so many celebrities don't do. God bless them both.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at February 03, 2023 12:26 PM (z01mR)
Posted by: Marcus T at February 03, 2023 12:20 PM (HDGM5)
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This is the most unlikely version of reality in Joepedo's America.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 03, 2023 12:26 PM (17s+e)
Posted by: Weasel at February 03, 2023 12:26 PM (WoIMU)
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You can't eat animals, that would be horrific. Humans however...
Posted by: WEF Mastermind at February 03, 2023 12:26 PM (OVHyb)
Posted by: rhennigantx at February 03, 2023 12:27 PM (BRHaw)
Posted by: Rep Eric Swalwell at February 03, 2023 12:27 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 03, 2023 12:27 PM (XvPQV)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 03, 2023 12:25 PM (LvTSG)
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And a $5 trillion omnibus budget resolution.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 03, 2023 12:27 PM (17s+e)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:27 PM (mVFGK)
Posted by: Zombie Ho Chi Minh at February 03, 2023 12:25 PM (bW8dp)
Most of alaska is uninhabited. If you could stop a major attack on the more populated interior?
*makes weighing motion*
These are the kind of real world calls they were struggling with. I cannot gainsay these guys because at least they were taking the issue seriously.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:27 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: rhennigantx at February 03, 2023 12:27 PM (BRHaw)
Satellites and balloons are different animals. Modern weapons are designed to ignore things that don't move relative to the wind, like clouds and balloons. Unlike a sat, a balloon doesn't have much of a radar signature. That leaves things like shells, laser guided missiles, and directed energy weapons. Depending on what the balloon is made of, it might be hard to paint it with a laser.
It's entirely possible the Chinese are hoping we send up some top secret directed energy weapons system so they can get a look at it.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 03, 2023 12:27 PM (eyxn4)
Posted by: JT at February 03, 2023 12:27 PM (T4tVD)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 03, 2023 12:28 PM (xlMji)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 03, 2023 12:20 PM (44ww/)
Naw, just circular.
Posted by: Evelle Snoats at February 03, 2023 12:28 PM (UKe2c)
Posted by: Taiwan at February 03, 2023 12:28 PM (TWQsR)
Ideas. I've got a million of them.
Posted by: Idea Man at February 03, 2023 12:28 PM (54XhK)
Barry Soetero gutted the military of patriots, and praised Muslim convert and army deserter Beau Bergdahl. Not to mention marching US soldiers in red high heels to express solidarity over women's hardships.
But now, we're ready! Quick, everybody scribble a hash-tag cardboard sign and point it towards China. Don't forget your seriously frowny face, like Mooch had with, "Bring Back Our Girls."
Posted by: Ju at February 03, 2023 12:28 PM (aTmM/)
Posted by: JT at February 03, 2023 12:27 PM (T4tVD)
Poor thing
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 03, 2023 12:28 PM (XvPQV)
Posted by: Weasel at February 03, 2023 12:28 PM (WoIMU)
Posted by: Weasel at February 03, 2023 12:26 PM (WoIMU)
You mean barroons, right?
*shows self out*
Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2023 12:28 PM (yYFOV)
Posted by: Puddihead at February 03, 2023 12:28 PM (tiR3O)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 03, 2023 12:29 PM (17s+e)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023
*
Uhhh....no. Not in any possible interpretation of that statement.
Posted by: Dr. T at February 03, 2023
***
Not even if it were from Isla Fisher!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2023 12:29 PM (J2vNu)
Posted by: Xi at February 03, 2023 12:29 PM (D25PY)
Posted by: VDH, Lurker Extrordinaire at February 03, 2023 12:19 PM (UGrpJ)
. . . Leverpostej?
I dunno, I got nothin'
Posted by: Kindltot at February 03, 2023 12:29 PM (xhaym)
The MSM is largely silent on the agricultural fire phenomenon, which usually indicates they would rather keep it out of the public discourse, possibly to avert serious investigation into the cause.
https://tinyurl.com/mvwcur68
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:29 PM (mVFGK)
Posted by: Dr. Bone at February 03, 2023 12:29 PM (Jg7EG)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 03, 2023 12:29 PM (17s+e)
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Rumor is the new Indy is going to play out of competition at Cannes this year.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 03, 2023 12:29 PM (LvTSG)
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Can we ask Israel to zap it with their space laser?
Posted by: Cave Johnson at February 03, 2023 12:23 PM (iWt73)
If we're gonna ask the JOOOS to handle it why can't we just have some smart Moron fire up the Weather Machine...?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 03, 2023 12:29 PM (llON8)
Satellites and balloons are different animals. Modern weapons are designed to ignore things that don't move relative to the wind, like clouds and balloons. Unlike a sat, a balloon doesn't have much of a radar signature. That leaves things like shells, laser guided missiles, and directed energy weapons. Depending on what the balloon is made of, it might be hard to paint it with a laser.
It's entirely possible the Chinese are hoping we send up some top secret directed energy weapons system so they can get a look at it.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 03, 2023 12:27 PM (eyxn4)
I'd think 20mm HE would drop it damn quick. And Montana is as good a spot as any to go down.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 03, 2023 12:29 PM (XvPQV)
Posted by: bonhomme at February 03, 2023 12:30 PM (eyxn4)
Posted by: NENA at February 03, 2023 12:30 PM (yYFOV)
*******
A few years back a large and fast moving wildfire moved through our mountain subdivision. We were under mandatory evacuation. One of my neighbors logged on to Google Earth and determined his cabin was still standing...
Posted by: Phileas Fogg at February 03, 2023 12:30 PM (ykeLU)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2023 12:30 PM (J2vNu)
It's entirely possible the Chinese are hoping we send up some top secret directed energy weapons system so they can get a look at it.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 03, 2023 12:27 PM (eyxn4)
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Right. Balloons aren't orbiting or falling predictable, so intercepting is harder. *Not* responding to it means that the capabilities can't be observed. It also lets us track what it's doing and what frequencies it's using.
There are lots of potential good answers for why we haven't shot it down.
But this is also our government we're talking about.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:30 PM (t0OGg)
She was smokin'.
Still looks pretty good, considering she's nearly 80.
Posted by: Zombie Ho Chi Minh at February 03, 2023 12:30 PM (bW8dp)
China watching our border more closely than the Biden Administration.
Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 03, 2023 12:30 PM (Y+l9t)
Guys?
Posted by: Taiwan
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Don't worry.
You got until 2025 to get your affairs in order...maybe.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:30 PM (mVFGK)
They don't want to shoot it down, because we can't.
And they don't want China to know we have nothing that could reach it.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2023 12:30 PM (G8h7g)
Posted by: Weasel at February 03, 2023 12:30 PM (WoIMU)
Posted by: Lola at February 03, 2023 12:30 PM (Wxlzw)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 03, 2023 12:28 PM (xlMji)
==
Because of Russia, JoePedo shipped all of our strategic Reserve of Helium to Chyna. And yes there is one... well used to be one.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 03, 2023 12:31 PM (17s+e)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:31 PM (mVFGK)
Posted by: JT at February 03, 2023 12:31 PM (T4tVD)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 03, 2023 12:15 PM (Q4IgG)
A balloon? Pfff. We sunk a train.
https://tinyurl.com/yckjmfa2
Posted by: USS Barb at February 03, 2023 12:31 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Zombie Ho Chi Minh at February 03, 2023 12:31 PM (bW8dp)
We don't have enough weapons to fight China
https://tinyurl.com/4dzwj6et
Even as we continue to send literally billions of dollars worth of ammunition, weapons, and other military hardware to Ukraine on a monthly basis, our own military has run critically low on those supplies. In one of many possible bad scenarios looming on the horizon, if we were forced to either go to war against China or even supply Taiwan at a level needed to help them fend off an attack, we would not have enough of a military stockpile to do so. The largest part of the problem comes with our defense companies who produce all of this equipment.
Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at February 03, 2023 12:26 PM (MFZ8i)
Last night someone mentioned an alliance of Japan, Vietnam, Thailand and Taiwan with Japan possibly trying to get India to join. Taiwan might be better off *without* our "help".
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 03, 2023 12:32 PM (llON8)
Posted by: rickb223
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China already knows.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:32 PM (mVFGK)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 03, 2023 12:32 PM (xlMji)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 03, 2023 12:32 PM (lz5hY)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2023 12:32 PM (U+0ZI)
Posted by: Weasel at February 03, 2023 12:33 PM (qW54j)
Thanks for the update, JT.
Posted by: Lola
You're welcome !
Hiya Lola !
Posted by: JT at February 03, 2023 12:33 PM (T4tVD)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 03, 2023 12:32 PM (xlMji)
As God is my witness, I thought rutabagas could fly!
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:33 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: bonhomme at February 03, 2023
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Like holding a Zoom meeting at 100,000 feet.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2023 12:33 PM (J2vNu)
*******
A few years back a large and fast moving wildfire moved through our mountain subdivision. We were under mandatory evacuation. One of my neighbors logged on to Google Earth and determined his cabin was still standing...
Posted by: Phileas Fogg
All depends on how quick they update their maps.
Depending on the service I use, our new house is/isn't showing up.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2023 12:33 PM (G8h7g)
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at February 03, 2023 12:33 PM (EGSGm)
Posted by: Muldoon at February 03, 2023 12:33 PM (ykeLU)
Posted by: Eromero at February 03, 2023 12:33 PM (0G42s)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 03, 2023 12:33 PM (D25PY)
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Yes.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (mVFGK)
The Chinese would love to have the USAF or USN (ship-borne surface-to-air missile) attempt to shoot it down. Success or not they learn a lot about our capability and method(s) to shoot down a high altitude balloon. I expect the USAF and USN have previously done tests with balloons or other test targets that demonstrated if or if not we can destroy this or similar air vehicles.
PS: The Pentagon briefer said the balloon is currently at about 60,000 feet. Also said it is maneuverable and it has maneuvered since entering US airspace. Would not say if it is vertically and/or directionally maneuverable
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2023 12:34 PM (AMIL/)
A hundred thousand feet below the balloon there's 5 million newly arrived Guatemalans eating your lunch and staying in your hotels at your expense.
But look up there! What an outrage!
Posted by: Auspex at February 03, 2023 12:24 PM (j4U/Z)
If we don't protect Ukraine's borders then Poo Tin will start WW III !!!!!!!
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 03, 2023 12:34 PM (llON8)
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(I don't see where my last one posted. Sorry if this is a repost)
One of probably the top three taboo / forbidden things in western civilization.
Makes perfect sense that they'd be doing this.
Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 03, 2023 12:34 PM (QWNfT)
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Pretty sure there's a lot of clenched buttcheeks running about there.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:34 PM (R3yp5)
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 03, 2023 12:34 PM (sVtYq)
"I'm a people person!" was their slogan.
Why are all the worst parts of that game coming true and none of the super powers or cool machine guns?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 03, 2023 12:34 PM (XvPQV)
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid at February 03, 2023 12:35 PM (3Or4S)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:27 PM (mVFGK)
Something even CBD would not sous vide???
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 03, 2023 12:35 PM (llON8)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:35 PM (R3yp5)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 03, 2023 12:35 PM (Ysmrn)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:35 PM (R3yp5)
Posted by: Nonapod at February 03, 2023 12:35 PM (CwtyK)
Posted by: N.Lurker at February 03, 2023 12:35 PM (eGTCV)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2023 12:36 PM (U+0ZI)
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Pretty sure there's a lot of clenched buttcheeks running about there.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:34 PM (R3yp5)
That or a lot of laughing at the rubes.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:36 PM (zZu0s)
Anal sex while in a conga line is painful I hear.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 03, 2023 12:36 PM (D25PY)
It is still in the air because the CCP wants it in the air and they are giving the orders to Joepedo and the junta.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at February 03, 2023 12:36 PM (17s+e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 03, 2023 12:36 PM (U+0ZI)
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"It's those dirty unvaxxed. We will be launching nukes."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 03, 2023 12:36 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: TaliBob at February 03, 2023 12:36 PM (uN6X9)
When you zoom in on it - you can just barely make out on the side of the balloon
Fang Fang
*heart*
Eric.
Posted by: Hey Ace at February 03, 2023 12:36 PM (o+YPm)
One of probably the top three taboo / forbidden things in western civilization.
Makes perfect sense that they'd be doing this.
Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 03, 2023
***
Cannibalism, incest, and what else? Pedophilia?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2023 12:36 PM (J2vNu)
Posted by: N.Lurker
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They've already started in some schools over in Europe.
Prisoners would be the last ones, since that would be cruel.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:37 PM (R3yp5)
Posted by: NPC Programming at February 03, 2023 12:37 PM (JMAcK)
Posted by: fixerupper at February 03, 2023 12:37 PM (CWiKs)
https://is.gd/FBz3sL
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:37 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Weasel at February 03, 2023 12:37 PM (WoIMU)
Posted by: Gen. Milley at February 03, 2023 12:37 PM (hTWNl)
Posted by: Phileas Fogg
All depends on how quick they update their maps.
Depending on the service I use, our new house is/isn't showing up.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2023 12:33 PM
The house we sold in Connecticut 11 years ago still had my truck parked in the driveway on the basic free google satellite view thing a couple of years ago when I checked.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 03, 2023 12:37 PM (uNylN)
Google maps blurs sensitive sites at the request of gov't. Enemy satellites have a known path and schedule. I'm pretty sure we schedule some military movements around that schedule. A loitering balloon watches 24/7. Also, like another commenter said, it's probably vacuuming up communications info.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 03, 2023 12:37 PM (eyxn4)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:36 PM (zZu0s)
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Embrace the power of 'and'.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:38 PM (R3yp5)
Posted by: Marcus T at February 03, 2023 12:38 PM (54XhK)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2023 12:38 PM (J2vNu)
Posted by: Zek at February 03, 2023 12:39 PM (5FPX4)
Posted by: N.Lurker at February 03, 2023 12:39 PM (eGTCV)
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid at February 03, 2023 12:39 PM (3Or4S)
Posted by: Marcus T
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LOL
I would be munching on popcorn.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:39 PM (R3yp5)
Posted by: its hard to predict how it will fall break apart from 80K feet at February 03, 2023 12:39 PM (dpZ4i)
Posted by: Muldoon at February 03, 2023 12:39 PM (ykeLU)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 03, 2023 12:39 PM (OTzUX)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 03, 2023 12:39 PM (xlMji)
Posted by: Puddihead at February 03, 2023 12:39 PM (tiR3O)
Ace, et al, have you seen this?
I think I'm having second and even third thoughts about joe biden. I am SHOCKED at what he said here. Every single word is true:
https://tinyurl.com/ymstxzbb
Posted by: Soothsayer, the HQ's Most Respected Commenter at February 03, 2023 12:39 PM (eOg7O)
https://is.gd/FBz3sL
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:37 PM (t0OGg)
Nicely inflated
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 03, 2023 12:40 PM (XvPQV)
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at February 03, 2023 12:40 PM (ld3MI)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2023 12:38 PM (J2vNu)
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That German chick was kinda hawt....
Posted by: fixerupper at February 03, 2023 12:40 PM (CWiKs)
Posted by: Max at February 03, 2023 12:40 PM (xttsV)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 03, 2023 12:40 PM (Ysmrn)
You better have F-15s pal! And weather balloons!
Posted by: JFB at February 03, 2023 12:40 PM (5FPX4)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 03, 2023 12:40 PM (OTzUX)
I'm just spitballing here...
Posted by: Muldoon at February 03, 2023 12:40 PM (ykeLU)
Posted by: N.Lurker at February 03, 2023 12:35 PM (eGTCV)
No. We have laws against cruel and unusual punishments.
Posted by: creeper at February 03, 2023 12:40 PM (cTCuP)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 03, 2023 12:32 PM (llON
I was thinking on that today.
The Thai royal family has stated that the Crown Princess' collapse and continuing coma is due to her Covid booster, and is cancelling all future orders of the vaxxine and all legal protection from Pfizer to allow lawsuits in Thai courts.
If Thailand convinces those other countries there is a serious problem, I don't think there is a hole deep enough for Bourla and all his merry elves to hide in
Posted by: Kindltot at February 03, 2023 12:40 PM (xhaym)
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So wait until it hits Canadian airspace and pop it, rite?
Posted by: Puddihead at February 03, 2023 12:40 PM (tiR3O)
Posted by: Xi Ramone at February 03, 2023 12:41 PM (RePUn)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 03, 2023 12:41 PM (D25PY)
Posted by: Tom Brady at February 03, 2023 12:41 PM (Ysmrn)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:41 PM (R3yp5)
Posted by: torabora at February 03, 2023 12:42 PM (MkFn4)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 03, 2023 12:35 PM
Bitch, what's really important is it's Black History Month, and these Asian folk are stealing our time...as usual! Time to go to Chinatown and play the knockout game with some old Chinese ladies...
Posted by: Black Grievance Inc at February 03, 2023 12:42 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 03, 2023 12:41 PM (D25PY)
Probably hourly.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 03, 2023 12:42 PM (ZqJGw)
https://tinyurl.com/ymstxzbb
Posted by: Soothsayer, the HQ's Most Respected Commenter at February 03, 2023 12:39 PM (eOg7O)
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Where dafuq did THAT come from??
Posted by: fixerupper at February 03, 2023 12:42 PM (CWiKs)
The MSM is largely silent on the agricultural fire phenomenon, which usually indicates they would rather keep it out of the public discourse, possibly to avert serious investigation into the cause.
https://tinyurl.com/mvwcur68
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:29 PM (mVFGK)
Weren't *all* the famines in the previous century - when agriculture was "industrialized" - due to government incompetence, malice or war?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 03, 2023 12:42 PM (llON8)
The View Hags Denounce Pledge Of Allegiance As A “Waste Of Time”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 03, 2023 12:42 PM (FVME7)
https://tinyurl.com/44vurspj
Posted by: Gref at February 03, 2023 12:42 PM (AMIL/)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 12:42 PM (IXZGh)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 03, 2023 12:41 PM (D25PY)
Probably hourly.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 03, 2023 12:42 PM (ZqJGw)
Maybe we should just let the Okra fifth column take care of the Chinese for us.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:43 PM (zZu0s)
When you zoom in on it - you can just barely make out on the side of the balloon
Fang Fang
*heart*
Eric.
Posted by: Hey Ace at February 03, 2023 12:36 PM
I'd have thought "Joe/Ho 2024".
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 03, 2023 12:43 PM (Wnv9h)
The View Hags Denounce Pledge Of Allegiance As A “Waste Of Time”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 03, 2023 12:42 PM (FVME7)
Then LEAVE. Go to your utopia country and LEAVE MINE ALONE.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 12:43 PM (IXZGh)
Are you finally seeing the constant Mixed Messages being force-fed to you by Fake News to mindfuck you?
1. "senior govt official confirms" ...chinese spy balloon over America!! rEEEEEEeeeeee!!
2. All Is Calm! Don't Worry About!
Posted by: Soothsayer, the HQ's Most Respected Commenter at February 03, 2023 12:43 PM (eOg7O)
Now, an ASAT round on an f-15, that would remove it no problem. Or an f-105 with a cannon, lined up appropriate could shoot it, maybe, in the 2-ish seconds everything lined up to do so. Wonder why our new fighters no longer have cannons?
Posted by: BifBewalski at February 03, 2023 12:43 PM (3CCua)
Posted by: Soothsayer, the HQ's Most Respected Commenter at February 03, 2023 12:39 PM (eOg7O)
++++
That is a simulation of the world if we hadn't ever turned on the Large Hadron Collider.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:44 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Dr. Bone at February 03, 2023 12:44 PM (Jg7EG)
Tony Kinett @TheTonus Muggers and rapists who've been shot by the person they tried to mug or rape have a 0% chance of committing additional crimes.
Ladies and gentlemen, please carry.
Chaser:
Mark Latta @MarkLatta11 all available data suggests this is essentially a license to kill Black and Brown people.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 03, 2023 12:44 PM (ZGrMX)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 03, 2023 12:42 PM (llON
Holodomor definitely was. Somalia and Ethiopia were war/tribalism. The stuff in Sri Lanka definitely was mismanagement.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:44 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: fixerupper
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You do realize that we have the capability to alter videos to say whatever you want, right?
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:44 PM (R3yp5)
And boobs.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 03, 2023 12:39 PM (xlMji)
"And the 2nd Amendment!"
- - Clay Travis
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 12:44 PM (IXZGh)
Posted by: torabora at February 03, 2023 12:44 PM (MkFn4)
Where dafuq did THAT come from??
Posted by: fixerupper
Beautiful, isn't it?
I wish it were real.
Posted by: Soothsayer, the HQ's Most Respected Commenter at February 03, 2023 12:44 PM (eOg7O)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 03, 2023 12:44 PM (ZGrMX)
Huh. So all black and brown people are racists... ok, go with that.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:45 PM (zZu0s)
An unlucky guy in love, gets hit in the head in the middle of Montana by an air balloon from China that the US military shot down.
The hit makes him into the greatest love machine ever and brings it to the ladies, but he learns that the only love, is the love of the mousy girl in the library.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 03, 2023 12:45 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
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All of the above.
Kinda like...now.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:45 PM (R3yp5)
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at February 03, 2023 12:45 PM (ld3MI)
I would be munching on popcorn.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:39 PM (R3yp5)"
*holds up a copy of "Airman" Magazine.*
*points*
This you?
Posted by: Marcus T at February 03, 2023 12:45 PM (54XhK)
It is amazing how much casual racism is thrown out by people supposedly calling something racist.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:45 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Azathoth at February 03, 2023 12:45 PM (wb1YC)
The View Hags Denounce Pledge Of Allegiance As A “Waste Of Time”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 03, 2023 12:42 PM (FVME7)
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"I'm not loyal to this country at all, and if you say I don't love it, then I'm going to destroy you."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 03, 2023 12:45 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: "Rachel" Levine at February 03, 2023 12:45 PM (fs1hN)
Posted by: Dr Spank at February 03, 2023 12:45 PM (TkdUX)
Posted by: BifBewalski at February 03, 2023 12:43 PM (3CCua)
All of our new fighters have guns.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (uNylN)
Something even CBD would not sous vide???
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 03, 2023 12:35 PM (llON8 )
CBD would sous vide his ballsack if he could figure out how to squat there for 4 hours.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (IXZGh)
Ace, et al, have you seen this?
I think I'm having second and even third thoughts about joe biden. I am SHOCKED at what he said here. Every single word is true:
https://tinyurl.com/ymstxzbb
Posted by: Soothsayer, the HQ's Most Respected Commenter at February 03, 2023 12:39 PM (eOg7O)
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LMAO. That's gotta be some unbelievable Deep Fake video & audio shit there ...
Posted by: ShainS -- I'm a Freeborn Man of the USA at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (ZDsBk)
So if a foreign fighter jet enters U.S. airspace we won't shoot it down because it might fall on someone?
Posted by: Brunnhilde at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (Ir2Q6)
Posted by: Shit idiots say and dunces lap up at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (FCbAQ)
I want to see a Rick Dalton movie and don't care whether Tarantino directs it.
I saw a documentary on netflix where Quintin talks about Sergio Corbucci. Franco Nero is interviewed.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (44ww/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:45 PM (zZu0s)
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Whatevs.
It's not like I haven't heard that before.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (R3yp5)
So instead of popping it over sparsely populated Montana, they're going to wait until it gets over a more populated area?
Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (G8h7g)
Posted by: Tough Talkin Joe at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (/A7TS)
The Chinese have surpassed us in stealth balloon technology.
Hopefully it's a tactical nuke set to go off over D.C. ... It Could Happen!
Posted by: Paladin at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (5S+8W)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (IXZGh)
Posted by: The Professor at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (pzN/K)
https://youtu.be/UKkNlwpajNk
Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (yYFOV)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (D25PY)
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Holodomor definitely was. Somalia and Ethiopia were war/tribalism. The stuff in Sri Lanka definitely was mismanagement.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:44 PM (zZu0s)
The idiots in Sri Lanka were following the greentard / WEF agenda, so I'd say there's at least some malice involved.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 03, 2023 12:47 PM (llON8)
Wiki says the F-105's ceiling is 48,500 ft. The balloon is reportedly at 60,000 ft.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 03, 2023 12:47 PM (eyxn4)
"Can I help you put your toys away?"
https://bit.ly/3RuP3G0
Love the high five at the end.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton
🦦
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 03, 2023 12:47 PM (i6/p8)
Point all our wind turbines at it and blow it off course!
/guy unclear on the concept...
Posted by: Muldoon at February 03, 2023 12:47 PM (ykeLU)
Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 03, 2023 12:47 PM (wUHYj)
When he was dogpiled for being racist, he claimed the original tweet saying to shoot rapists was the real racist, and besides everyone knows women will shoot all the scary brown people given a chance. So, enter misogyny.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 03, 2023 12:47 PM (ZGrMX)
*points*
This you?
Posted by: Marcus T
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Nope.
I was in the Army, not the Chair Force.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (R3yp5)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (xlMji)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo, food, water at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (XvPQV)
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (sVtYq)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (G8h7g)
++++
https://youtu.be/mhNXPNFlqsU?t=7
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (t0OGg)
It's not like I haven't heard that before.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (R3yp5)
No, it's not anything new, but it just goes to show how fucking much more racist everybody is that they were 40 years ago. And everybody seems to be ok with that.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (zZu0s)
==
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 12:46 PM (IXZGh)
*moves slowly away from Sponge*
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (llON8)
When he was dogpiled for being racist, he claimed the original tweet saying to shoot rapists was the real racist, and besides everyone knows women will shoot all the scary brown people given a chance. So, enter misogyny.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 03, 2023 12:47 PM (ZGrMX)
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It is amazing that the left has to resort to blatant cheating and fraud to win elections anymore.
Just amazing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some Best Pictures at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 03, 2023 12:42 PM (FVME7)
Couldn't agree more.
Posted by: Tough Talkin Joe at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (/A7TS)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 03, 2023 12:42 PM (llON
Every famine since before 1800. At least in Europe. The agricultural revolution at that time and the ability to bulk transport grain has resolved most famines.
The Irish potato famine could have been resolved but no one cared enough
Posted by: Kindltot at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (xhaym)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (h4dxF)
This was my first thought. Armed and ready Starlink.
Posted by: DaisyB at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (AbL8c)
And his Speaker webpage has no email.
We're being gaslighted.
Posted by: torabora at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (MkFn4)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 03, 2023 12:35 PM (llON8 )
CBD would sous vide his ballsack if he could figure out how to squat there for 4 hours.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden
OMFG.
LOL
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (i6/p8)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (/A7TS)
Posted by: fixerupper
Beautiful, isn't it?
I wish it were real.
Posted by: Soothsayer, the HQ's Most Respected Commenter at February 03, 2023 12:44 PM (eOg7O)
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ikr?
Pretty convincing vidshop. Except for the advanced vocabulary, coherent sentence structure, and overall oratory ability our current POTUS does not possess.
Posted by: fixerupper at February 03, 2023 12:49 PM (CWiKs)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (zZu0s)
___
Racism is cool now.
Gotta get with the program.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:49 PM (R3yp5)
Posted by: fixerupper at February 03, 2023
***
Understatement! Fair skin, lotsa black hair . . . I always pictured her as a willowy blonde, but hey --!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2023 12:49 PM (J2vNu)
Posted by: Thrawn at February 03, 2023 12:49 PM (Rl7KJ)
Is it radar reflective? It aint hot is it, so no thermal lock.
If the missile Hits the balloon, does it just go through and not explode - then what happens to the missile?
So maybe not shooting missiles at it is a prudent thing. Maybe the Chinks know that and thought they'd get a look at a laser weapon, which solves the missile problems. . .
Posted by: its hard to predict how it will fall break apart from 80K feet at February 03, 2023 12:49 PM (SNMb2)
Just like the monthly "data breaches."
Massive Data Breach by Hackers at [insert major corp here]!! Millions of Private Data Stolen!! reeeEEEe!
...
...
But don't worry about it. All is calm. [insert corp name here] says they have under control.
Posted by: Soothsayer, the HQ's Most Respected Commenter at February 03, 2023 12:49 PM (eOg7O)
Posted by: torabora at February 03, 2023 12:49 PM (MkFn4)
*moves slowly away from Sponge*
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (llON8
Hey, I only pointed out the facts......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 12:49 PM (IXZGh)
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5th Circuit- Federal Prohibition on 2A Rights For Domestic Restraining Orders is UNCONSTITUTIONAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOwSyEEBprk
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 03, 2023 11:59 AM (D25PY)
The court has made their decision. Now let them enforce it.
How many divisions does the court have?
Posted by: East Coast Governors and their like-minded minions at February 03, 2023 12:49 PM (FCbAQ)
- Gen. Pershing
Posted by: Eromero at February 03, 2023 12:49 PM (0G42s)
I love living in a country where we can dump radioactive hellfire on somebody on the other side of the globe but apparently we're being stymied by the Montgolfier brothers.
Posted by: Azathoth at February 03, 2023 12:50 PM (wb1YC)
Posted by: CtHillary, dead but dreaming at February 03, 2023 12:50 PM (zSyrn)
Posted by: Wolfus Aureliu
--
Yeah, that was my thought.
And two of the three are becoming normalized, and apparently they're working on the third.
Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 03, 2023 12:50 PM (QWNfT)
/guy unclear on the concept...
Posted by: Muldoon at February 03, 2023 12:47 PM (ykeLU)
Reflect sun rays from solar panels and burn it up.
Posted by: JmT at February 03, 2023 12:51 PM (asyrG)
Gotta get with the program.
--
And segregation. As long as it's whites you're leaving out.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 03, 2023 12:51 PM (sVtYq)
__
Pretty sure there's a lot of clenched buttcheeks running about there.
--
(lays $100 on table)
The people REALLY in charge are calling and asking China what they should do.
Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 03, 2023 12:51 PM (QWNfT)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2023 12:51 PM (G8h7g)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2023 12:51 PM (/A7TS)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden
That's a more dangerous comment than Queensryche lyrics
Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2023 12:51 PM (yYFOV)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (xhaym)
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Point of history. The potato famine was caused by over use of a potato variety that had very good yields, but terrible blight resistance.
Posted by: fixerupper at February 03, 2023 12:51 PM (CWiKs)
Posted by: Chairman Xi at February 03, 2023 12:51 PM (RePUn)
Posted by: Java Joe at February 03, 2023 12:51 PM (VsPm9)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2023 12:52 PM (/A7TS)
So instead of popping it over sparsely populated Montana, they're going to wait until it gets over a more populated area?
==
Ocean. It'll mosey over it eventually.
Posted by: its hard to predict how it will fall break apart from 80K feet at February 03, 2023 12:52 PM (jrX42)
I was in the Army, not the Chair Force.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (R3yp5)"
Was referring to brass.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 03, 2023 12:52 PM (54XhK)
I'd even believe Milley gave them the okey-doke.
Posted by: creeper at February 03, 2023 12:53 PM (cTCuP)
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That's why they waited until it had crossed the ocean, passed into our airspace, and was way into the interior and over our nuclear sites.
Wait, what?
Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 03, 2023 12:53 PM (QWNfT)
And his Speaker webpage has no email.
We're being gaslighted.
Posted by: torabora at February 03, 2023 12:48 PM (MkFn4)
His office has a phone number and it should be easy to find.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 03, 2023 12:53 PM (xhaym)
It's consistent with our border policy, and our fiscal policy, and our energy policy...
Posted by: Methos at February 03, 2023 12:53 PM (kOpft)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2023 12:53 PM (/A7TS)
That's a more dangerous comment than Queensryche lyrics
Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2023 12:51 PM (yYFOV)
Well, I guess we'll find out now won't we.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 12:53 PM (IXZGh)
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 03, 2023 12:53 PM (sVtYq)
I'd even believe Milley gave them the okey-doke.
Posted by: creeper at February 03, 2023 12:53 PM (cTCuP)
Heh, more likely they called him and said, 'guess what!'
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at February 03, 2023 12:53 PM (llON8)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at February 03, 2023 12:53 PM (xlMji)
***
You don't want to take a chance on it landing on someone and them catching covid.
Posted by: Azathoth at February 03, 2023 12:53 PM (wb1YC)
Which part of a woman is the salami?
Posted by: bonhomme at February 03, 2023 12:30 PM (eyxn4)
The part you eat in a ficus chef's salad.
Posted by: Roy at February 03, 2023 12:53 PM (rqgpJ)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Set the Earth to fire and reshape it closer to the heart's desire at February 03, 2023 12:54 PM (DPfSO)
Heh. One for the treadwinner archives.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at February 03, 2023 12:54 PM (Xrfse)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2023 12:54 PM (/A7TS)
Posted by: ...
___
PLA - Order of Battle
https://nuke.fas.org/guide/china/agency/pla-orbat.htm
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:54 PM (R3yp5)
Posted by: Little Joey at February 03, 2023 12:55 PM (rqgpJ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at February 03, 2023 12:55 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 03, 2023 12:55 PM (sVtYq)
It's consistent with our border policy, and our fiscal policy, and our energy policy...
Posted by: Methos at February 03, 2023
***
Our fecklessness policy
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2023 12:55 PM (J2vNu)
Posted by: torabora at February 03, 2023 12:55 PM (MkFn4)
Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2023 12:51 PM (yYFOV)
Well, I guess we'll find out now won't we.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 12:53 PM (IXZGh)
"He's got
Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2023 12:55 PM (yYFOV)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at February 03, 2023 12:55 PM (R3yp5)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2023 12:56 PM (G8h7g)
>If you "pop" it over Montana, at 60,000 feet, it'll drift to Roswell before it splashes down.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at February 03, 2023 12:56 PM (Jg7EG)
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I can't find the 99 red balloon video where the lots black hair included the underarms. For some reason I can't explain, that was kind of exciting to see when I was a very young man.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 03, 2023 12:56 PM (fs1hN)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 12:56 PM (IXZGh)
Posted by: Azathoth at February 03, 2023 12:56 PM (wb1YC)
==
Yup. Unless there it is a tactical flight - multiple jets in strike package. In fact there have been a number of published reports of single jet incursions in the last 3 years - probably foreign mil given speed and altitude and no shooting by us. Probably not fighter, probably spy plane.
Posted by: its hard to predict how it will fall break apart from 80K feet at February 03, 2023 12:56 PM (zPXEA)
--
As someone pointed out, without Ashli Babbitt's videotaped death and subsequent medals of honor for everyone involved the day was just a bunch of people walking through velvet ropes.
Notice how just a few people - even on our side of the aisle - know who Rosanne Boyland is. I wonder why that is?
Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 03, 2023 12:56 PM (QWNfT)
Posted by: torabora at February 03, 2023 12:55 PM (MkFn4)
There will be no fighting in here, this is a war room. /heliium_voice
Posted by: Roy at February 03, 2023 12:57 PM (rqgpJ)
Let the balloon experts handle this.
Posted by: Ripley at February 03, 2023 12:57 PM (cUYo/)
Posted by: ... at February 03, 2023 12:57 PM (/A7TS)
I think a fighter plane simply flying past the balloon at a high subsonic speed would put a rip in it.
Just puncturing the balloon in a few places would cause it to leak and settle to the ground.
It hasn't been brought down by our military because our government wants it up there.
"Danger from falling debris." Infinitesimal. Danger from open borders, open prisons, toxic fake vaccine, destruction of our energy supply -- huge, but it's crazy talk to mention if.
Ace keeps saying this can't go on. That's right. What's going to trigger action is the sneering patronizing insults these bastards inflict on top of the damage.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 03, 2023 12:57 PM (QKfZJ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
According to wiki, all the US states total, sold 70 million hunting licenses last year.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2023 12:57 PM (G8h7g)
Posted by: CtHillary, dead but dreaming at February 03, 2023 12:50 PM (zSyrn)
If only there was some method to calculate the extent and location of the debris field give forward speed, height and distance.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 03, 2023 12:57 PM (gryET)
Posted by: fixerupper at February 03, 2023 12:51 PM (CWiKs)
The British government decided not to get involved in the famine because it would cause economic problems, and they thought it would resolve itself better that way. The landlords that were growing wheat were exporting it because they could get a better price overseas.
Now, it did force mass exodus to the Americas and England, and the Irish love to nurse a grudge, but the famine could have been resolved, just there was not enough interest to solve the logistics problems.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 03, 2023 12:57 PM (xhaym)
Headed southward in Montana. Travelling eastward & is currently in the center of the continental United States in at least one report.
Heh.
Posted by: Lola at February 03, 2023 12:57 PM (Wxlzw)
--
Yes!
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 03, 2023
***
As much as I love werewolves -- my favorite old Universal horror monster was the Wolf Man -- I've never cared for that flick. The humor parts work; the horror parts work. But they don't go together for some reason and I'm left jarred by the ending.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2023 12:58 PM (J2vNu)
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I was watching WWII Pacific and they mentioned the invasion plan for Japan; 6 Marine Divisions plus 36 Army Divisions initially, with an additional 70 Army Divisions coming from Europe. Now, lets do some math regarding China.
Posted by: Puddihead at February 03, 2023 12:58 PM (tiR3O)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 03, 2023 12:16 PM (lz5hY)
Yeah, I noticed that, too. I wonder how many are participation awards and how many are for some individual accomplishment? I'm too lazy to look them up.
(Disclaimer: all my ribbons were participation awards)
Posted by: a.moron at February 03, 2023 12:58 PM (tu3iY)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 03, 2023 12:53 PM (xhaym)
*****
Phone calls aren't recorded.
Emails have to be retained.
MCCARTHY supports summary execution.
Posted by: torabora at February 03, 2023 12:58 PM (MkFn4)
Seriously, we have become a pathetic version of ourselves. Go dems and GOPe. Oh and SCOTUS, thanks bunches.
Posted by: Piper at February 03, 2023 12:59 PM (ZdaMQ)
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I can't find the 99 red balloon video where the lots black hair included the underarms. For some reason I can't explain, that was kind of exciting to see when I was a very young man.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 03, 2023
***
I'm glad I've never seen that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2023 12:59 PM (J2vNu)
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Any Irish family owning 5 or more acres survived. Those that didn't got hammered.
Posted by: Puddihead at February 03, 2023 01:00 PM (tiR3O)
Posted by: Doof at February 03, 2023 12:51 PM (yYFOV)
Well, I guess we'll find out now won't we.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at February 03, 2023 12:53 PM (IXZGh)
Sous vide her. That's all you have to do
Sous vide Mary?
She's a risk, and get the priest as well
Posted by: Not quite Queensryche at February 03, 2023 01:00 PM (UKe2c)
Posted by: Paladin at February 03, 2023 01:01 PM (5S+8W)
Posted by: Chuck Martel
--
I know what you mean. It wasn't really attractive, but it was weird and sexually off-putting because your brain knew it was pubic hair. And she's European, so it's kind of expected, especially back when even civilized American women were still letting stuff grow elsewhere.
Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 03, 2023 01:01 PM (QWNfT)
Paint it on a slow moving high altitude balloon, fitted with instruments and telemetry to gather data and wire it back to me, and fly that balloon over the enemies sensitive military installations. I get to see how good the enemies ground based, air based, sat based energy weapons are if everything goes well. If it doesn't, maybe my anti laser paint falls into the enemies hands (but we have it already, better than theirs anyway) so why not?
Posted by: its hard to predict how it will fall break apart from 80K feet at February 03, 2023 01:02 PM (Ox7ZA)
Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 03, 2023 01:03 PM (QWNfT)
AOC: GOP removed @RepSwalwell from the Intel Committee as "revenge" for his "incisive ability to communicate"
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"If you want my body and you think I'm sexy come on, sugar, let me know" is incisive communication?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Not a Real Simulation at February 03, 2023 01:03 PM (FVME7)
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Posted by: Without Ashli Babbitt it's just people walking respectfully between velvet ropes at February 03, 2023 01:03 PM (QWNfT)
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Androgen-stimulated.
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That is the "smart" thing to do.
Brandon has openly defied Gyna many times. Including sending gangster Pelosi on a fly by right into their face by going to Taiwan. Ace you gotta remember that, you thought you provocative.
His coalition of chip makers have all agreed to stop selling all medium and high power chips to China.
Biden has given new strength and force to NATO
Trump? Our long term allies treated him like the grifter he is.
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That would be very funny if it were not so pathetically dumb. Someone should remind this "official" that balloons have no means of propulsion; they go where the winds take them.
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