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What We’re Reading: Balloon Story Deflates, Biden’s Women, Biggest Censorship In U.S. History … And More

Balloon Circus

China’s Spy Balloon Is About Much More Than the Pentagon or Biden Admit — Andrew Malcolm, Red State

Democrats and Republicans Speak Out Against Biden: ‘A Circus Clown Knows How to Handle A Balloon Better’ — Town Hall

Biden’s Story About the Spy Balloon Doesn’t Add Up; Here’s What Most Likely Happened — PJ Media

There Are Big Problems With Biden Team’s Evolving Story About Prior Chinese Balloons — Red State

Obama defense secretary questions Biden’s response to Chinese balloon — The Hill

Report: Biden Scrambles to Rewrite China Portion of SOTU After Spy Balloon Fiasco… — Breitbart

Biden official corrects record after claims Chinese spy balloons traveled over US during Trump admin — Fox News

House Intel Chair: White House Had No Urgency About Balloon — Newsmax

House intel chair: Downing balloon over ocean is ‘tackling the quarterback after the game is over’ — Washington Times

‘Why Did The US Not Shoot It Down Then?’ Tapper Grills Buttigieg On Why Admin Waited So Long To Shoot Balloon Down — Daily Caller

Biden 2024

Biden or bust: Democratic insiders are all in for Biden 2024 — NBC News

Biden’s State of the Union address will make his case for re-election in 2024 — NBC News

Record numbers of people are worse off, a recipe for political discontent: POLL — ABC News

Biden: More Than Half the Women in My Administration Are Women — Washington Free Beacon

Misc

Exposing the Largest Censorship System in U.S. History — The Hill

Biden’s ‘Climate Change’ Plan Includes Lockdown-Style Travel Curbs — Off the Press

5 China Intelligence Failures on Biden’s Watch — Fox News

Two dozen new moons discovered around Jupiter, bringing total to nearly 100 — Just the News

What to know about education savings accounts, the school choice measure making waves in states — The Hill

Media manipulation before your eyes — Hot Air

Biden Admin blocks mining project days after deal with child labor hotbeds for rare metals — CFACT

Humor

U.S. Shoots Down Spy Balloon As It Was Getting Too Close To Ukraine — Babylon Bee

China Assures Warships Heading For Taiwan Are Just Meteorological Warships — Babylon Bee

FBI reports they found nothing that would incriminate the FBI in Biden beach home search — Genesius Times

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