April 1st. Yah, right.
April 1st. Yah, right.
The Justice and Commerce departments launched a strike force on Thursday to oppose the threats posed by technology from adversaries like Russia and China. The Justice Department (DOJ) said in a release that the Disruptive Technology Strike Force will gather experts from the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations from the Department of Homeland Security and 14โฆ
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#Valentijnsdag #ValentinesDay #ValentinesDay2023 #Valentine #China #ChinaBalloon #Xi #ChinaSpyBallon #Balloon #Ballon #balloongate #ballongate
โI know not with what weapons World War IV will be fought, but World War III will be fought with balloons.โ
-Albert Einstein
Post-Balloongate Bad Idea #14:
Get a bunch of party balloons and attach a cheap ESP32 board with wifi marauder firmware installed and have it running a Rickroll attack that broadcasts multiple SSIDs named for the lyrics of "Never Gonna Give You Up".
War-float that thing across the city.
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I will NEVER stop asking:
"Who has a Chinese bank account?"
And
"Who PAID MORE in TAXES to China than America?"
The Chinese spy balloon shot down off South Carolina on Saturday after spending four days in U.S. airspace will almost certainly make the history books but not because, by itself, it is a hugely significant factor in the changing relationship between the U.S. and China under President Joe Biden. The reason the balloon will be remembered in the future is that the Republican response to it has been so completely unrelated to reality, and has been so magnified by the media, that it has provided a window into the dysfunction of modern politics.
China Tries to Play Down Balloon Dispute With Censorship and Memes
Chinese propaganda also appears to be walking a fine line: looking tough for the crowd at home, without further derailing relations with the United States.