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(AP News)   Biden ordered defensive improvements that helped detect the Chinese balloon and also determined that Trump's administration had missed them entirely. Isn't it nice having adults in charge again?   (apnews.com) divider line
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little big man [TotalFark]
2023-02-06 11:32:35 PM  
The things that "the Trump administration was unable to detect" could fill the Grand Canyon.
 
King Something [TotalFark]
2023-02-06 11:35:06 PM  

little big man: The table of contents of the list of things that "the Trump administration was unable to detect" could fill the Grand Canyon.


FTFY
 
phalamir [TotalFark]
2023-02-06 11:47:11 PM  

King Something: little big man: The table of contents of the list of things that "the Trump administration was unable to detect" could fill the Grand Canyon.

FTFY


The Trump Administration couldn't have detected the Grand Canyon as they were tossed into it en masse
 
Sin'sHero [TotalFark]
2023-02-06 11:49:42 PM  
He told everyone to stop looking directly at the sun during an eclipse, and now spotters could see what is in the sky?
 
make me some tea [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-07 12:16:25 AM  
I guess Trump should've read those PDBs after all, he might've caught this one. He could've used it to thump on China. Oh well, missed opportunity!
 
studebaker hoch
2023-02-07 12:56:24 AM  
I'm quite surprised we didn't see it coming.   Sure, it doesn't have a transponder, or reflector, or match the profile of any known aircraft, but it's a chonkin' big metal thing made of irregular surfaces and as a whole it would reflect radar.

Our military radar should have been on it like white on rice.   So to speak.

And we were not.
 
King Something [TotalFark]
2023-02-07 1:31:41 AM  

studebaker hoch: I'm quite surprised we didn't see it coming.   Sure, it doesn't have a transponder, or reflector, or match the profile of any known aircraft, but it's a chonkin' big metal thing made of irregular surfaces and as a whole it would reflect radar.

Our military radar should have been on it like white on rice.   So to speak.

And we were not.


Or our military were keeping an eye on it since well before Jethro and Cletus in Montana saw it and would have shot it down over the Atlantic Ocean regardless of any press coverage, but have decided not to tell the world of our own counter-surveillance capabilities because certain secrets need to be kept secret.
 
studebaker hoch
2023-02-07 1:52:03 AM  

King Something: studebaker hoch: I'm quite surprised we didn't see it coming.   Sure, it doesn't have a transponder, or reflector, or match the profile of any known aircraft, but it's a chonkin' big metal thing made of irregular surfaces and as a whole it would reflect radar.

Our military radar should have been on it like white on rice.   So to speak.

And we were not.

Or our military were keeping an eye on it since well before Jethro and Cletus in Montana saw it and would have shot it down over the Atlantic Ocean regardless of any press coverage, but have decided not to tell the world of our own counter-surveillance capabilities because certain secrets need to be kept secret.


What capabilities would we be giving away?   That thing was the size of a house.
 
BizarreMan [TotalFark]
2023-02-07 2:50:07 AM  

studebaker hoch: King Something: studebaker hoch: I'm quite surprised we didn't see it coming.   Sure, it doesn't have a transponder, or reflector, or match the profile of any known aircraft, but it's a chonkin' big metal thing made of irregular surfaces and as a whole it would reflect radar.

Our military radar should have been on it like white on rice.   So to speak.

And we were not.

Or our military were keeping an eye on it since well before Jethro and Cletus in Montana saw it and would have shot it down over the Atlantic Ocean regardless of any press coverage, but have decided not to tell the world of our own counter-surveillance capabilities because certain secrets need to be kept secret.

What capabilities would we be giving away?   That thing was the size of a house.


We gave away the fact we had the capability to jam its data transmissions and collections at 65,000 feet.

I would not be surprised to find out that it was  manned.
 
Dahnkster [TotalFark]
2023-02-07 3:10:53 AM  
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monsatano [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-07 5:15:44 AM  

make me some tea: I guess Trump should've read those PDBs after all, he might've caught this one. He could've used it to thump on China. Oh well, missed opportunity!


People say that his PDBs were only somewhat effective if they mentioned his name enough, but my theory is that they just weren't racist enough
 
monsatano [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-07 5:17:42 AM  

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Sorelian's Ghost [TotalFark]
2023-02-07 6:10:39 AM  

little big man: The things that "the Trump administration was unable to detect" could fill the Grand Canyon.


You say that like you think Trump has ever heard of the Grand Canyon.
 
Mr. Coffee Nerves [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-07 6:13:11 AM  
I particularly like the spittle-flecked screeching "It's a lie that Donald Trump allowed three Chinese balloons to overfly America -- how do I know it's a lie? Because Donald Trump told me it was a lie! Check Brakes, Librarian!"
 
enry [TotalFark]
2023-02-07 6:22:24 AM  
Wait, if they flew over and we didn't detect it, how did we know?

And what happened to the story where SecDef was informed but didn't tell TFG because he was afraid of what TFG would do?
 
SecondaryControl [TotalFark]
2023-02-07 6:44:45 AM  
...and they probably wouldn't have announced that tRump missed 'em, had the Republicans not started screeching.
 
qorkfiend
2023-02-07 6:45:06 AM  

studebaker hoch: I'm quite surprised we didn't see it coming.   Sure, it doesn't have a transponder, or reflector, or match the profile of any known aircraft, but it's a chonkin' big metal thing made of irregular surfaces and as a whole it would reflect radar.

Our military radar should have been on it like white on rice.   So to speak.

And we were not.


1) it has a small cross-section
2) it is well above the operating ceiling of all but a handful of the most specialized military aircraft
3) you have no idea when the military spotted it, you only know when they admitted it
 
indylaw [TotalFark]
2023-02-07 6:45:55 AM  

BizarreMan: studebaker hoch: King Something: studebaker hoch: I'm quite surprised we didn't see it coming.   Sure, it doesn't have a transponder, or reflector, or match the profile of any known aircraft, but it's a chonkin' big metal thing made of irregular surfaces and as a whole it would reflect radar.

Our military radar should have been on it like white on rice.   So to speak.

And we were not.

Or our military were keeping an eye on it since well before Jethro and Cletus in Montana saw it and would have shot it down over the Atlantic Ocean regardless of any press coverage, but have decided not to tell the world of our own counter-surveillance capabilities because certain secrets need to be kept secret.

What capabilities would we be giving away?   That thing was the size of a house.

We gave away the fact we had the capability to jam its data transmissions and collections at 65,000 feet.

I would not be surprised to find out that it was  manned.


If the Chinese were unable to receive transmissions from the balloon, I'm pretty sure they pieced together our super secret abilities.
 
Sexy Jesus [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-02-07 6:48:37 AM  
It's just proof that Biden has been  compromised by Big Chinese Balloon.
 
PartTimeBuddha [OhFark]
2023-02-07 6:56:45 AM  

studebaker hoch: I'm quite surprised we didn't see it coming.   Sure, it doesn't have a transponder, or reflector, or match the profile of any known aircraft, but it's a chonkin' big metal thing made of irregular surfaces and as a whole it would reflect radar.


Dude. That's your mom. Be nice.
 
Scorpitron is reduced to a thin red paste
2023-02-07 7:00:49 AM  

little big man: The things that "the Trump administration was unable to detect" could fill the Grand Canyon.


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odinsposse
2023-02-07 7:04:55 AM  
And making Trump look bad is exactly what the Chinese would want! Biden is a Chinese agent!
 
blackminded
2023-02-07 7:12:08 AM  
Obviously Biden was misusing taxpayer dollars to protect Hunter's laptop! What else is he hiding?!
 
Public Call Box [TotalFark]
2023-02-07 7:13:07 AM  

little big man: The things that "the Trump administration was unable to detect" could fill the Grand Canyon.


...and include it.
 
harleyquinnical
2023-02-07 7:15:05 AM  

phalamir: King Something: little big man: The table of contents of the list of things that "the Trump administration was unable to detect" could fill the Grand Canyon.

FTFY

The Trump Administration couldn't have detected the Grand Canyon as they were tossed into it en masse


Trump thought the Grand Canyon was an island nation good for obfuscating his tax fraud.
 
Ambivalence [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-07 7:36:27 AM  

studebaker hoch: King Something: studebaker hoch: I'm quite surprised we didn't see it coming.   Sure, it doesn't have a transponder, or reflector, or match the profile of any known aircraft, but it's a chonkin' big metal thing made of irregular surfaces and as a whole it would reflect radar.

Our military radar should have been on it like white on rice.   So to speak.

And we were not.

Or our military were keeping an eye on it since well before Jethro and Cletus in Montana saw it and would have shot it down over the Atlantic Ocean regardless of any press coverage, but have decided not to tell the world of our own counter-surveillance capabilities because certain secrets need to be kept secret.

What capabilities would we be giving away?   That thing was the size of a house.


Worst remake of Up ever.
 
UNC_Samurai
2023-02-07 7:53:29 AM  

Ambivalence: studebaker hoch: King Something: studebaker hoch: I'm quite surprised we didn't see it coming.   Sure, it doesn't have a transponder, or reflector, or match the profile of any known aircraft, but it's a chonkin' big metal thing made of irregular surfaces and as a whole it would reflect radar.

Our military radar should have been on it like white on rice.   So to speak.

And we were not.

Or our military were keeping an eye on it since well before Jethro and Cletus in Montana saw it and would have shot it down over the Atlantic Ocean regardless of any press coverage, but have decided not to tell the world of our own counter-surveillance capabilities because certain secrets need to be kept secret.

What capabilities would we be giving away?   That thing was the size of a house.

Worst remake of Up ever.


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eKonk
2023-02-07 7:58:32 AM  
Just like every time the border patrol busts people trying to smuggle in drugs, or every time someone is arrested and charged with attempted voter fraud, Republicans seem to think "someone noticed and put a stop to it, therefore the Democrats are just standing back letting this happen."

It's honestly their best attempt at logic in years, but that's really not a compliment.
 
mrshowrules [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-07 8:01:15 AM  

Dahnkster: [i.redd.it image 500x568]


Yes, hello, I'd like to report a murder.
 
Marcos P
2023-02-07 8:02:28 AM  

BizarreMan: studebaker hoch: King Something: studebaker hoch: I'm quite surprised we didn't see it coming.   Sure, it doesn't have a transponder, or reflector, or match the profile of any known aircraft, but it's a chonkin' big metal thing made of irregular surfaces and as a whole it would reflect radar.

Our military radar should have been on it like white on rice.   So to speak.

And we were not.

Or our military were keeping an eye on it since well before Jethro and Cletus in Montana saw it and would have shot it down over the Atlantic Ocean regardless of any press coverage, but have decided not to tell the world of our own counter-surveillance capabilities because certain secrets need to be kept secret.

What capabilities would we be giving away?   That thing was the size of a house.

We gave away the fact we had the capability to jam its data transmissions and collections at 65,000 feet.

I would not be surprised to find out that it was  manned.


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mrshowrules [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-07 8:03:02 AM  

Bovine Diarrhea Virus: VanHerck described the debris spreading on the waters over "15 football fields by 15 football fields square."

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How many Rhode Islands is that?
 
Psychohazard
2023-02-07 8:04:01 AM  
Looking at the pic in TFA, have baseball caps officially replaced ties in business attire?
 
The Perineum Falcon
2023-02-07 8:07:07 AM  
Perhaps they simply handled the chinese spy balloons on the down-low last administration.  You know darn well if Trump had known he would have been behind a microphone crowing and crowing and crowing (mostly about himself)
 
FormlessOne
2023-02-07 8:11:29 AM  

little big man: The things that "the Trump administration was unable to detect" could fill the Grand Canyon.


And yet all of the GOP agitprop is running with "BiDeN cAn'T sHoOT a BaLlOoN - i'MmA iN mAh BaCkYaRd, PoSiN' WiTh MaH gUn!"
 
Nuc_E
2023-02-07 8:11:45 AM  
Yeah.  Biden totally sounds like a guy in the pocket of the Chinese government.

/I'm joking obviously
 
TheWhoppah
2023-02-07 8:13:29 AM  
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DoctorCal
2023-02-07 8:18:18 AM  

eKonk: Just like every time the border patrol busts people trying to smuggle in drugs, or every time someone is arrested and charged with attempted voter fraud, Republicans seem to think "someone noticed and put a stop to it, therefore the Democrats are just standing back letting this happen."

It's honestly their best attempt at logic in years, but that's really not a compliment.


Conservatism seems to have the same effect on the brain as rabies.
 
baka-san [TotalFark]
2023-02-07 8:18:20 AM  

phalamir: King Something: little big man: The table of contents of the list of things that "the Trump administration was unable to detect" could fill the Grand Canyon.

FTFY

The Trump Administration couldn't have detected the Grand Canyon as they were tossed into it en masse


Probably not
But only one way to determine it
 
JAYoung
2023-02-07 8:22:05 AM  

make me some tea: I guess Trump should've read those PDBs after all, he might've caught this one. He could've used it to thump on China. Oh well, missed opportunity!


The first thing Trump did as president was scuttle the Trans-Pacific Partnership -- you know, that Obama trade initiative designed to contain China's advances in countries around the Pacific Rim.
 
snowshovel
2023-02-07 8:22:58 AM  
God pushed the balloon over His Country to test Kamala and Joe, and they failed.
 
Derek Force
2023-02-07 8:23:54 AM  

Mr. Coffee Nerves: I particularly like the spittle-flecked screeching "It's a lie that Donald Trump allowed three Chinese balloons to overfly America -- how do I know it's a lie? Because Donald Trump told me it was a lie! Check Brakes, Librarian!"


nah, the latest twitter threads and talking points has someone else saying it never happened, not trump.
Mark Esper, John Bolton, John Ratcliffe, Mike Pompeo, etc

you know, all completely trust worthy individuals.
 
cryptozoophiliac
2023-02-07 8:32:25 AM  
Joe Biden is halfway through his third Chuck Norris, just for breakfast..and that's after eating a Chinese balloon.

And what have you done with your life?
 
Rapmaster2000 [TotalFark]
2023-02-07 8:33:30 AM  
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Rapmaster2000 [TotalFark]
2023-02-07 8:35:47 AM  

snowshovel: God pushed the balloon over His Country to test Kamala and Joe, and they failed.


This reminds me of a religious cousin I have.  Everything that happens is a test from The Lord.  Her husband and her wanted to see this movie, but he had to work late, and then the next day they had a prior engagement so they still couldn't see the movie.  This was not categorized as a scheduling conflict, but as a test from The Lord on par with Jesus tempted by the devil in the desert for 40 days.
 
LucklessWonder [TotalFark]
2023-02-07 8:36:23 AM  

phalamir: King Something: little big man: The table of contents of the list of things that "the Trump administration was unable to detect" could fill the Grand Canyon.

FTFY

The Trump Administration couldn't have detected the Grand Canyon as they were tossed into it en masse


Can we test that theory and start tossing them in now?
 
LucklessWonder [TotalFark]
2023-02-07 8:39:29 AM  

snowshovel: God pushed the balloon over His Country to test Kamala and Joe, and they failed.


The balloon was over Israel and Palestine? How'd it get shot down over the Atlantic then?
 
Gnaglor
2023-02-07 8:46:37 AM  

enry: Wait, if they flew over and we didn't detect it, how did we know?

And what happened to the story where SecDef was informed but didn't tell TFG because he was afraid of what TFG would do?


Asking also (out of ignorance); if more protections/detectors were but in place after the former administration, how do they know this happened before those extras were put in place? Are they extrapolating?
 
UberNeuman
2023-02-07 8:48:41 AM  

BizarreMan: I would not be surprised to find out that it was  manned.


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"Sure, you're living your dreams, on top of the world, the head honcho, above it all, nobody's gonna stop us now, blue skies from now on, and then a F-22 shoots you down and you end up a twisted broken wreck in the ocean off of South Carolina.  Goodyear? No. It was the worst."
 
DoctorCal
2023-02-07 8:50:15 AM  

LucklessWonder: phalamir: King Something: little big man: The table of contents of the list of things that "the Trump administration was unable to detect" could fill the Grand Canyon.

FTFY

The Trump Administration couldn't have detected the Grand Canyon as they were tossed into it en masse

Can we test that theory and start tossing them in now?


We're gonna need a secure lid and signage that will be unmistakable for 10,000 years.
 
synithium
2023-02-07 8:53:53 AM  

Gnaglor: enry: Wait, if they flew over and we didn't detect it, how did we know?

And what happened to the story where SecDef was informed but didn't tell TFG because he was afraid of what TFG would do?

Asking also (out of ignorance); if more protections/detectors were but in place after the former administration, how do they know this happened before those extras were put in place? Are they extrapolating?


I think the more protections was probably eyeballs and extra diligence, and the extrapolation of previous incidents is an analysis of collected data that no one bothered to look at before for a big balloon signature.
 
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