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It does seem like we only shot the balloon down for political reasons. Spotted by nutty mid west states, pick up by right wing media to harass Biden,  uggh you locals dont know how common this is, but fine we will shoot it down so you dont bitch about it for the next decade. Biden probably saved us from the next Bengazi/Hunters laptop shooting it down
Feels like we're getting memed on now >

I’m guessing these weather/surveillance balloons are actually extremely common since they’re probably a lot cheaper and easier than any other type of surveillance. These stories are just generating clicks and interest lately so we’re hearing about them more often.