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The thing was visible to the naked eye, and so was its demise. I don’t see any reason to believe there was some agenda at play on the US side. They couldn’t hav
by bspammer 4y ago
The thing was visible to the naked eye, and so was its demise. I don’t see any reason to believe there was some agenda at play on the US side. They couldn’t have covered it up if they wanted to.
- Rebelgecko 4y agoI dunno, AFAICT the previous 3 or 4 balloons over the US weren't noticed by the general public
- matthewdgreen 4y agoAccording to CNN that’s because they weren’t noticed by anyone at the time. The US discovered them by examining retrospective satellite data for signals we found emanating from a recent (2021) balloon. Presumably that one didn’t travel over populated areas or it would have been noticed by the public as well. https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/10/politics/us-balloon-tracking-method/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/10/politics/us-balloon-tracking-...
- mancerayder 4y agoReally? It's all over the press. I didn't happen to notice the balloon floating in the sky. We don't all have one collective eye. The press and politicians platformed the story.
- tempestn 4y agoIn the US the government doesn't control what the press reports.
- mancerayder 4y agoThe government makes statements to the press, leaks to the press and when politicians throw barbs at each other over an issue, the press reports their statements about the issue and the issue. No one said the press was being controlled.
- tempestn 4y agoMy point is, even if you didn't personally see the balloon, some people did, and so it was reported in the press (as is their job). The government didn't have any control over that, but once it happened, they had to address it.