BREAKING: Newark Airport is a full-blown disaster—800+ flights canceled, 5-hour delays, and the FAA bleeding staff like a severed artery.
This isn’t just Newark—it’s a nationwide meltdown in real time caused by a rotting, underfunded system.
And guess what? It’s about to get worse.
This isn’t just Newark—it’s a nationwide meltdown in real time caused by a rotting, underfunded system.
And guess what? It’s about to get worse.
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This is what happens when public infrastructure is gutted by corrupt budgets and corporate greed — on purpose.
The collapse is coordinated.
Thread.
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You think it’s bad now?
Wait until privatization vultures start “saving” the system… by selling it off.
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All of it is being bled out quietly so that corporations can swoop in and profit off the pieces.
Newark is just a symptom.
The disease is intentional neglect.
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How do we fight back when the rot is this deep?
Protests are one tool.
Pressure campaigns are another.
But we need strategy. And we need it state by state.
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And https://Nokings.org national protests June 14th everywhere except dc.
It’s not a rant. It’s a playbook.
Built for breakdowns like this.
Because screaming online doesn’t fix infrastructure — action does.
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-How to organize pressure campaigns in your city
-Protest & disruption playbooks
-Contact scripts that get real responses
State-by-state civic breakdowns
-How to fight back when systems collapse
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One wonders if all the problems swamping Newark are somehow being “encouraged” for that reason.
Making airlines grounded again...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/where-is-duffy-transportation-secretary-blames-biden-as-crisis-unfolds-in-aviation-system/ar-AA1EgVzZ
(For legal reasons this is an obvious joke)
https://apnews.com/article/faa-firings-trump-doge-safety-airlines-27390c6a7aac58063652302df5a243d3#
Ooookay.
fkd up
If anything, this is step one in "government can't do the job, let's sell the airport to my incompetent billionaire pal."
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/17/trump-casinos-tax-debt-was-30m-settled-for-5m-after-christie-took-office.html
https://www.ngrippel.com/ngr-politics.html
@ricksteves.bsky.social
A 2nd American Revolution is required, in order to save the 1st
The. Cruelty. IS. The. Point.
Let alone without kicking the ant hill over, or stomping on it, even.
🤷🏻♂️
Trump appointed a Fox personality and now we can’t have nice things.
The "hiring someone to replace them" is something that gets dealt with later, and I really doubt this president would have any qualms with just leaving the military in charge as long as he can.
How long can the military divert their ATCs from controlling military airspace? It was never tested because the PATCO strike collapsed in 2 days thanks to FAA propaganda ginning up anti-union sentiment. Circumstances are different today.
Especially now, because for obvious reasons any government-funded resources can't be relied upon under this administration.
Guess what there's fewer of now?
They can strike.
Seriously, what did they think was going to happen when you do mass layoffs?
Did they really think that a private company with modern technology can go in and update it overnight?
It's like showing Bell a light bulb when he was six .
He'd break it first
we are doge’s lab monkeys
Nervous, but resolute!
now i'd like to hear him tell how that's biden's fault.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/05/duffy-musk-air-traffic-control-00202611
The alt-right media would be relentless in their criticism.
FAA: Sorry, no more flights because DOGE gutted air traffic controllers.
But you can't replace systems that work.. So HE IS DESTROYING THOSE INSTITUTIONS.
IT IS A HOSTILE, VIOLENT TAKEOVER.
And innumerable people have already died because of his "plans".
He doesn't care one bit.
Do YOU?
If BlueSky had bold format, I'd use that.
I'm sorry you find my use of the keyboard difficult to digest.
Feel free to not follow me.
:-)
Find ways to contribute to the fight where you live.
Trump takes ACTION (sorry, emphasizing..) *every freaking day* to stay in power and increase power.
To beat him, you gotta take ACTION.
You can do more than you think!
Different topic; same idea.
Less hyperbole and emotion. More data.
80 flights cancelled today (Tuesday); 400 Monday.
Facts matter.
The person who posted this is a college student. Pay attention.
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/05/newarks-airport-delays-cancelled-flights-staffing-shortage
I spent the night on the floor in the departure lounge with the other would-be passengers.
That's what you sound like
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/21/business/airline-safety-close-calls.html
The recent events are entirely on Trump and his appointees.
#Newark #air
Cause yiiiiikkkkkkeeesss!
Trains smashing at ground level or planes smashing in the sky.
Things seemed to be running fine up until a few months ago. Why is everything suddenly breaking down?
/s
He’s got his own private plane. 🤷♂️
It’s a nightmare.
…and I’m supposed to envy people with “real” ID’s??
I don’t think so, I’ll just drive to my destination/s.
😌
THEY WERE FLYING BLIND FOR A TIME!
THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER LIKE WE’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
WATCH RACHEL MADDOW LAST NIGHT’S EPISODE!
Oh, wait, someone did . . .
Thanks Joe.
Screw You, Donald
I suppose that you (Kye) never heard about Musk/DOGE canceling Verizon’s communications and replacing it with TemuStarlink? Elon is crying at home, into his Beluga Caviar, on the phone with mommy, “why do they hate me so much?” I can’t wait for him to go to prison.
5Calls.org
Republicans could end this danger today if they wanted to 🙄
/sarcasm
This is an unnecessary crisis caused by ignorance by people afraid of others
Making the logic jump that this is a pure FAA staffing issue is simplistic and misleading.