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[Abigayle]

It's like when your kids got in trouble when they were little and were being verbally dressed down.  All the while, they are trying to tell you about what some other kid did that was even worse.
Why would the Pentagon withhold that kind of dangerous information from the President?  Good question; maybe it never happened.  They better hope it didn't.
New Biden wants to build more military weapons.  Gee, that won't take long.  So who is he going to get to use them, once they are ready?  The dress brigade?  Will the new rockets be rainbow print?  We are screwed.

[BennyMG1]

Disclaimer: not sure if this has anything to do with balloon events but thought it might be worth mentioning.

On the 5th, a Billings Montana woman was outside with her video trying to get a glimpse of the spy balloon as it flew over. Long story short, she videoed something apparently shot out of the sky and descending with a plume of white smoke behind it.

The local tv station covered it briefly. Another resource stated that two blackhawks flew over headed in the direction of the supposed crash site.

No evidence of a crash has been reported and all authorities are simply saying, “I don’t know”.

[RWS]

Sounds like as the black hawks approached, the balloon jettisoned & destroyed cargo.

[BennyMG1]

But Blackhawks max altitude is only 19,000 feet. Even if it’s 5000 more than that, they still couldn’t come close to the 60,000 feet the balloon was flying. Also, from what I gathered, the black hawks appeared after the mystery machine had already gone down….as in recovery mission. I’m at a loss as to what it could have been.

[Abigayle]

Was it the Gov. that was being interviewed when the plume of smoke trail started toward the ground?  He had no idea what it was about, but said he would be getting details as soon as the interview was over (maybe five minutes).  After that, crickets...  Good chance Biden do-liittle, finally made a move in the spirit of C.Y.A.  Of course, I am referring to his own...

[RWS]

Illinois Amateur Balloon Club Says Its Balloon Over Alaska Went Missing after US Fighter Jet Shot Down Unidentified Flying Object in Same Area
The Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade (NIBBB) is missing their balloon. The amateur balloon club members say the last contact they had with their Pico Balloon was in Alaska a week ago. Then nothing.

The Pico balloon just happened to be flying in the same area in Alaska where US fighter jets fired several missiles and obliterated a balloon last weekend.
The club is missing one of their Pico balloons.
An Illinois-based club of amateur balloonists says one of its small balloons is “missing in action” after last reporting its location over Alaska on Saturday, the same day the US military shot down an unidentified object in the same region.

While the Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade (NIBBB) has not blamed the US government for taking out one of its 32-inch-wide “Pico Balloons,” the group of hobbyists notes in a post on its blog that its last transmission near a small island off the west coast of Alaska occurred after the balloon had been airborne for more than four months and circled the globe seven times.
The question then becomes "Who are the Amateurs"?
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/illinois-amateur-balloon-club-says-its-balloon-over-alaska-went-missing-after-us-fighter-jet-shot-down-unidentified-flying-object-in-same-area/

[BennyMG1]

On the news this morning: US to give 500 million dollars to Ukraine for their fight against Russia. We also warned China NOT to give military aid to Russia. Yeah, like we are in a position to make such a demand to China. To be honest, I haven’t heard that China is giving any military aid to Russia and I seriously doubt they will. I think China will keep their military assets on standby for the coming conflict over Taiwan.

Closer to home, the invasion of the United States is now occurring on the northern border. If we think things are bad now, wait until spring. This thing is completely out of control and we are just going to let it happen. Our future is looking so questionable right now. We will be drawn into a military conflict over Taiwan, our economy is going to, at best, stagnate and the millions of hungry and homeless migrants are going be committing large scale atrocities on law abiding citizens stealing food and necessities and in some cases probably taking over homes. Apparently those who defend their homes (if they survive the migrant attack) will be thrown in jail for doing so. None of this even includes the de-evolution of our society.

Morals are gone, God is gone, strong men are gone.

[RWS]

God is not gone....The battle lines are forming
Beautiful: THOUSANDS Gather for Jesus March Revival in Santa Monica

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/beautiful-thousands-gather-for-jesus-march-revival-in-santa-monica/

REVIVAL STILL HAPPENING: Thousands Wait In Line To Get Inside Asbury University Chapel Service

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/revival-still-happening-thousands-wait-in-line-to-get-inside-asbury-university-chapel-service/

[Surveyor1]

This is a good news bad news post…

Good news, Biden went to Ukraine!  Bad news, they are letting him come back😢😡😢…

[Abigayle]

Benny, Thor and I are feeling much the same as you.  It seems impossible and happening so quickly.  When we ready history, we learn that many nations that fail, do so with little notice.  We have been watching this mess for some time now.  We can throw the U.S. banks into the debacle, as they are even sending out warning messages.  They have dropped the "nothing to see here" facade.
We watched a liberal show yesterday.  From time to time, we try to understand the other side. Coming away more confused than ever, we just become more angry.  They call us the crazy ones; the ones who will start a civil conflict.  Should that happen it would be to save the country from the events you posted here.
It's getting more difficult to be prepared, due to the overwhelming feeling of a failed society.

[BennyMG1]

Have you ever seen one of those games in the arcade where you drop the quarters in and the bar moves back and forth? If you drop enough quarters in at the right time and the right place, the bar pushes the buildup of quarters and prizes over the edge and you win the big prize. I hope…..I really hope that’s not what happens here. All this crap just keeps dropping and dropping. And the bar keeps pushing. Are we going to get to the point that the “big prize” just falls off the edge? Will it happen suddenly like that? Will somebody decide to stop dropping quarters in the machine?

These are scary times.

[Abigayle]

High ranking diplomat (China) is in Russia.  XI making plans to go
RUSSIA JUST SUPPENDED IT'S NUCLEAR TREATY WITH THE U.S.  Guess the balloon trip paid off and China does not consider us a threat. 
Blinken looked ready to wet his pants.  Branden is making his usual wishy washy statements...Crap...