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Secret Service Investigating Small Drone On White House Grounds

An anonymous reader sends word that the Secret Service is investigating a "device," described as a small drone, found on the grounds of the White House. "A small drone was found on the White House grounds overnight, two law enforcement sources told ABC News, but White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the situation 'does not pose any sort of ongoing threat.' The Secret Service is investigating the device, Earnest said. Police, fire and other emergency vehicles swarmed around the White House in the pre-dawn hours, with several clustered near the southeast entrance to the mansion. The White House was dark and the entire perimeter was on lockdown until around 5 a.m., when pass holders who work in the complex were allowed inside."

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  1. Re:Will this scale? by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 3, Funny

    carry lots of e-raid spray?

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  2. Re:What's the problem? by soccerisgod · · Score: 3, Funny

    Bug bomb activating, Thodin!

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  3. They also are investigating other things... by Lumpy · · Score: 4, Funny

    They also found some very high tech surveillance drones made from some high tech composites made to look like common folded notebook paper. It seems that these high tech spy planes also use a printed circuitry that looks like words on the surface.

    The secret service is still researching these severe breaches of security. While they let a crazy guy run across the lawn and enter the white house in broad day light.

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  4. Re:What's the problem? by Peter+Simpson · · Score: 3, Funny

    They don't seem to have any issues spying on the rest of us and ignoring our privacy. What's the harm in a drone?

    I'm gonna go out on a limb here, and guess that he's not going to be getting that back...

  5. Re:What's the problem? by circletimessquare · · Score: 5, Funny

    explosives?

    chemicals my friend

    wouldn't take much of the right kind. nice aerosolizer already provided by the craft

    biologic if you're exotic

    nuclear just plain stupider

    but for maximum shits and giggles and no loss of life, i'd load a degaussing coil on a drone and fly it through a target office. do a little tap over all the workstations to get the hard drives

    oh shit, am i on some list now?

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  6. Re:See... by operagost · · Score: 5, Funny

    A new executive Bureau of Drones, Quadcopters, and Very Large Kites will be created to require federal drone licenses for everything that flies. Because interstate commerce.

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