Nobody could have predicted this. I have my doubts even when they call it “spying equipment” or whatever considering Chinese claim it was a meteorological balloon, certainly no doubt they would try to paint those tools as such.

  • KarlBarqs [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    I know no less than 30 people I could send this article to, and yet know I would get one of two responses:

    1. It actually was a spy balloon and all the media is pretending it wasn’t so that the US can hide that they’ve gained valuable knowledge

    Or

    1. Okay maybe this one wasn’t, but what if it was a spooky Chinese spy balloon?
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      I’m gonna send this article to some people I know, and I already know what they’re going to say: “well they said it wasn’t collecting any data but it was still a spy balloon”. China’s explanation that it was a weather balloon is obviously, objectively true but acknowledging that the US government lies all the time is too much for Americans to accept.