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Every few months a jumpy official will disrupt daily life and endanger air traffic
Drone sightings are a product of today's national security paranoia
Air Force used a $400000 missile to shoot down a hobby balloon
American politics is having a hawkish moment with politicians sounding the alarm about enemies
Immigration enforcement is increasingly dominating the national security apparatus
CBP is increasingly behaving like an occupying army in American cities
Biden administration raised alarm about a hostile surveillance balloon from China then let it float over North America for ten days before shooting it down
During New Jersey drone scare Rep Jeff Van Drew claimed hostile intrusions were coming from an Iranian "mothership"
The song "99 Red Balloons" by Nena is about party balloons mistaken for enemy aircraft provoking nuclear war
In December 2024 FBI asked New Jersey residents to look out for suspicious drones leading to false reports and harassment of pilots
CBS News' parent company Paramount settled the suit rather than fight it
Trump appears determined to use the courts to silence critics and deter coverage he views as unfavorable
The solution to biased reporting has traditionally been scrutiny and competition not multibillion-dollar lawsuits
Trump has openly leveraged his office to bolster the Trump brand through golf resorts meme coins and cryptocurrency ventures
The claim that Trump suffered billions of dollars in damages because of the documentary is also dubious
The documentary came out three years after he was impeached and four years after he lost his reelection bid to Joe Biden
Trump's broader public brand and base support have shown remarkable resilience which prompted his successful return to the White House
BBC Director General Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness both announced their resignations and BBC Chairman Samir Shah sent a personal apology letter to the White House
This strategy was used last year when the president sued CBS News for airing two different responses during a 60 Minutes interview with then Vice President Kamala Harris
The BBC breached its own editorial guidelines over 1500 times at the height of the conflict according to research led by Trevor Asserson