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"Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said that the balloon not only did not transmit data back to China -- it never collected any." https://abcnews-go

"Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said that the balloon not only did not transmit data back to China -- it never collected any." https://abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/US/chinese-spy-balloon-american-made-parts-transmit-data/story?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&id=100476856&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_ct=1708812660107&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17088126250253&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2FUS%2Fchinese-spy-balloon-american-made-parts-transmit-data%2Fstory%3Fid%3D100476856 https://abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/abcnews.go.com...

wakawaka28 3y ago
You need to stay on top of things. It was later reported that it was in fact transmitting. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/china-spy-balloon-collected-intelligence-us-military-bases-rcna77155 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/china-spy... As I recall, the spying case was suspected from the start. The Navy cleared out a port just before the balloon passed overhead, just to be safe. I can only assume that's why the ships were evacuated, anyway. The media is not going to tell you the truth, especially not about stuff like this. They wouldn't have told us even if they knew it carried a bomb, probably. As a matter of fact, you should take anything the government or media says with a healthy dose of salt. Seek out alternative sources. It might save your life. For example, people in Ukraine were told that Russia was not invading up to the day it started. Then they closed their borders and conscripted just about all the men.
- LorenPechtel 3y ago
  I don't think the world was at all sure Russia was actually going to invade rather than intimidation tactics.
  - wakawaka28 3y ago
    The world wasn't sure but I think the intelligence agencies were fairly sure. They could see it all from space. I heard about blood banks being moved like a week before it started, at least. They don't do that for an "exercise". I think the reason Ukraine didn't tell its citizens sooner is that they didn't want traffic problems, and didn't want young men to run. When you say "the world wasn't sure" you really mean "the media said nobody was sure" and that is a distinction you need to learn. Exactly what I said in my earlier post...

wakawaka28 3y ago

You need to stay on top of things. It was later reported that it was in fact transmitting. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/china-spy-balloon-collected-intelligence-us-military-bases-rcna77155 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/china-spy... As I recall, the spying case was suspected from the start. The Navy cleared out a port just before the balloon passed overhead, just to be safe. I can only assume that's why the ships were evacuated, anyway. The media is not going to tell you the truth, especially not about stuff like this. They wouldn't have told us even if they knew it carried a bomb, probably. As a matter of fact, you should take anything the government or media says with a healthy dose of salt. Seek out alternative sources. It might save your life. For example, people in Ukraine were told that Russia was not invading up to the day it started. Then they closed their borders and conscripted just about all the men.

LorenPechtel 3y ago
I don't think the world was at all sure Russia was actually going to invade rather than intimidation tactics.
- wakawaka28 3y ago
  The world wasn't sure but I think the intelligence agencies were fairly sure. They could see it all from space. I heard about blood banks being moved like a week before it started, at least. They don't do that for an "exercise". I think the reason Ukraine didn't tell its citizens sooner is that they didn't want traffic problems, and didn't want young men to run. When you say "the world wasn't sure" you really mean "the media said nobody was sure" and that is a distinction you need to learn. Exactly what I said in my earlier post...