Now I’m Curious 🎈

Tanker and coast guard activity suggests the US is going to shoot down the #chineseballoon once it's over the Atlantic, which should be soon. pic.twitter.com/r6XZ3v3fjl

— Zaes (@ZaesADSB) February 4, 2023

The FAA has paused departures from and arrivals to Wilmington (ILM), Myrtle Beach International (MYR) and Charleston International (CHS) airports to support the Department of Defense in a national security effort.

— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) February 4, 2023

If DOD shoots the balloon down, what will they use?

A 2009 research paper by U.S. Air Force Major Kevin Massie found such objects don't immediately descend when hit by bullets, citing a 100-meter weather balloon that remained aloft for six days in 1998 after being shot by 1,000 rounds from Canadian F-18 fighter jets.

Inquiring minds want to know! 😋

How it started. How it’s going. pic.twitter.com/jawwnCjFHl

— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) February 4, 2023

You don’t say.

Here’s the piece. https://t.co/aQpCLL3ZZ6

— Schooley (@Rschooley) February 4, 2023

Two words: jobs report. The other plus: that AP report shut Gym Jordan up:

Hmm, yes, re your first question. According to defense officials, at least one Chinese surveillance balloon was tracked over the US during the Trump admin, according to the Associated Press. https://t.co/kv14IWvXZb

— Richard Stengel (@stengel) February 4, 2023

It also makes this even stupider:

Amazing that Trump is MISSING the dunk in this fantasy scenario pic.twitter.com/bMc57bazC1

— Davram (@davramdavram) February 4, 2023

Now what will we be outraged by?

Popped pic.twitter.com/8wNl1kA98R

— Task & Purpose (@TaskandPurpose) February 4, 2023

The weekend is only half-over!

Just trying to follow directions here, @NikkiHaley, do you want to capture the balloon or shoot it down? pic.twitter.com/nHebX14nfj

— Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) February 4, 2023

I’m sure they’ll find something.

Balloon was downed by an Air to Air Missile fired by an F-22A Raptor

— Sierra Alpha (@Sierra__Alpha) February 4, 2023

Not a .22 long rifle? Or a .44 Magnum handgun? Obviously not shot down by a real American!

MAGA choads: “wHy WOn’t BiDuMb shoot duh BalLon?

Biden: “Splash one.”

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) February 4, 2023

MAGAhead: “I coulda did that frum mah porch!”

Biden: "On the balloon, I ordered the Pentagon to shoot it down on Wednesday as soon as possible [for safety] ... they successfully took it down." pic.twitter.com/2GbSzejnZI

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 4, 2023

The funniest/saddest part of this whole thing is supposedly Biden had to be talked out of shooting down the balloon over land by the military so Republicans are calling the US military weak.

— Schooley (@Rschooley) February 4, 2023

Gee, I was really hoping the groundhog saw six more weeks of balloon.

— Schooley (@Rschooley) February 4, 2023

Moi aussi.

If spy balloon attracts any more people in SC, it may end up in the GOP Primary next year.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 4, 2023

Spy balloon, we hardly knew ye.

Moment of silence. pic.twitter.com/ZRCuGMAmdo

— Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) February 4, 2023