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> All puns aside, we've been demanding answers since they let the first one drift across North America. I'm not holding my breath on getting those answers, though.

Then you haven't been paying attention. Because we're starting to get those answers.

There has been (and that was just last week), an open Senate committee hearing[0] with DoD officials about the balloon, a classified briefing about same and a press briefing[1] by Senators after the classified hearing.

I watched the Senate hearing and got lots of good information, with even more info gleaned from stuff alluded to and teased to the Senators for the classified hearing.

With much more to come once the House comes back into session I'm sure.

[0] https://www.c-span.org/video/?525930-1/defense-department-of...

[1] https://www.c-span.org/video/?525949-1/senators-speak-closed...



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