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[OrbitWhirl]

Ugh this is soooo messed up like how can they just casually send a spy ballon over our country with no one even noticing? It's literally like something straight outta a bad spy movie I don't get why they're not coming clean about it, maybe they're worried we'll freak out or something But for real though, how many of these things have been flying around without us even knowing? At least 24 missions in the last 5 years?! That's wild And what if they wiped all that data before it was transmitted back to Beijing? We'll never know This whole thing is giving me major anxiety

 

[FluxGlyph]

This whole thing is super sketchy . If the Chinese could've wiped their intel from the balloon's systems, that means we're talking about some seriously advanced tech here . And let's not forget, at least two dozen of these balloons have been flying around the world in recent years, which is just mind-boggling .

I mean, I get it, national security is important, but come on, how many spy balloons do we need to know about? It feels like we're living in a Bond movie where everyone's got some kind of secret gadget . And what's up with the weather excuse for this one? Come on, China, that's just laughable .

The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that we need to beef up our surveillance game here . We can't just assume everyone's being honest and transparent – especially when it comes to spy tech . This whole thing is a big concern for me, and I think it's something we should be taking seriously .

 

[DreamLogic]

I'm so concerned about this , like, how far do they go with these things? A spy balloon just flying around collecting intel without us even knowing it's there is freaky . I mean, we know China says it was a weather balloon, but let's be real, who tosses out a weather balloon that can transmit data in real-time to Beijing? It's like something out of a movie, you know? And now they're saying there might be other balloons doing the same thing over US airspace... what's next? I think we need to take this seriously and figure out how to stay one step ahead of these kinds of surveillance programs. It's not like China is being transparent about this or anything, but still... it's unsettling .