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37. There seems to be a lot of dissonance between what the Feds are saying...

Sat Dec 14, 2024, 10:39 PM

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and what a lot of mayors and certain governors and Congresspeople are concerned about.

Also, if there is hysteria, it's likely related to what data these things are collecting when they hover overhead.

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Drones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [View all] angrychair Dec 14 OP

The escalation of concern and attention is mostly coming from the right. dgauss Dec 14 #1

Yup, it's starting to feel like a "Look! Squirrel!!" situation. GoCubsGo Dec 14 #41

Yeah, that's a phrase I've run into, maybe we've sat in on similar meetings. dgauss Dec 14 #46

I think drones flying at night, rigged out with Hi-lumen LEDs is what is freaking people out. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 14 #2

It already is angrychair Dec 14 #6

Agree Meowmee Dec 14 #3

I'm surprised no one has with all the gun happy people out there Deuxcents Dec 14 #5

Yeah Meowmee Dec 14 #7

Truth be told, Sneederbunk Dec 14 #11

Trump himself has suggested people should shoot them down. Diamond_Dog Dec 14 #18

Yeah, he says a lot of crazy things. Dave Bowman Dec 14 #54

Plus, it's illegal and the Feds could then go after the shooter... AntiFascist Dec 14 #57

Not a bad idea the make drone killing shotgun shells Historic NY Dec 14 #56

Intentional fear to cause panic. recovering_democrat Dec 14 #4

See this video. If you're not in NJ, you wouldn't understand. Baitball Blogger Dec 14 #8

That was a lot people talking angrychair Dec 14 #12

You heard what you wanted to hear. Baitball Blogger Dec 14 #16

If I see angrychair Dec 14 #20

Weird. Baitball Blogger Dec 14 #22

Those were of flying lights angrychair Dec 14 #27

Um...Never any foreign invaders on US soil? wnylib Dec 14 #49

Not an invading military force angrychair Dec 14 #50

these ones are the size of cars? Blues Heron Dec 14 #9

So like bigfoot angrychair Dec 14 #15

Maybe it's Uranus shining bright? Blues Heron Dec 14 #21

It is pretty shiny angrychair Dec 14 #28

..nah. thomski64 Dec 14 #35

It's hard to take a picture of a drone in the night sky with a puny iPhone Polybius Dec 14 #26

All these government people angrychair Dec 14 #29

I'm sure they do Polybius Dec 14 #31

My favorite part of UFO stories... Iggo Dec 14 #19

I listen to a podcaster who lives in a rural area of NJ where these were first spotted... AntiFascist Dec 14 #10

People often misidentify what drones are angrychair Dec 14 #14

I agree that they are just drones, but big ones with unique capabilities... AntiFascist Dec 14 #17

Because I believe in Occam's razor angrychair Dec 14 #25

I've never once implied that it was aliens or foreign invaders, why do you keep suggesting that? AntiFascist Dec 14 #30

Because the feds have officially responded angrychair Dec 14 #32

There seems to be a lot of dissonance between what the Feds are saying... AntiFascist Dec 14 #37

They are reacting to their citizens angrychair Dec 14 #43

Meanwhile, who knows how much or what kind of data is being collected and archived... AntiFascist Dec 14 #44

I appreciate that angrychair Dec 14 #48

Plus angrychair Dec 14 #45

That could be part of the plan, to distract from other news n/t AntiFascist Dec 14 #47

Please come to a council meeting in my town JustAnotherGen Dec 14 #36

It's Hysteria angrychair Dec 14 #38

What if we find out these are not drones, Sneederbunk Dec 14 #13

Now appearing at Cinerama 4, Colony Collapse Payback. LudwigPastorius Dec 14 #63

... Xavier Breath Dec 14 #23

Droneado! (Coming soon to a theater near you) Buns_of_Fire Dec 14 #24

I'll just be happy Scott Baio and Jon Voight found work. Xavier Breath Dec 14 #33

Recommended! H2O Man Dec 14 #34

I live in Brick, NJ, and I have not seen... TrunKated Dec 14 #39

Why... angrychair Dec 14 #40

Some of the allegations say that there are "SUV-sized" drones, Jack Valentino Dec 14 #42

I heard that as well angrychair Dec 14 #51

The early report that I mentioned in a post above... AntiFascist Dec 14 #53

So there are gas powered drones angrychair Dec 14 #58

Which only goes to show that these may be higher tech than anything commercially available n/t AntiFascist Dec 14 #60

My favorite is the advanced technology footage Sympthsical Dec 14 #52

"What is this weird obsession with drones suddenly?!?" J_William_Ryan Dec 14 #55

To me, terrorists from another country are foreign invaders. wnylib Dec 14 #59

It's all just the planet Venus. LudwigPastorius Dec 14 #61

Why only New Jersey? AverageOldGuy Dec 14 #62

100% this brettdale Dec 14 #64

Not just the media Noel Kums Dec 15 #65