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I work for the FAA. I got an aviation degree specifically to get into the FAA. Sure, union work was a factor, but really, it's because I truly love aviation. I love airplanes and the people who make them possible, but mostly, I love aviation safety. Do not fly right now.

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Another day, another plane incident NEW: An American Airlines flight from Boston aborted its landing at Reagan National Airport on Tuesday morning to avoid a plane taking off on the same runway, the FAA said in a statement

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We know Trump & Elon are corrupt. We’ve learned even more in the past 48 hours: 🚙 Trump’s State Department tried to funnel $400 million to Tesla. 💰 Elon received $38 billion in government contracts, loans, & tax credits. 🛰️ The FAA gave a contract to Elon’s company Starlink, worth billions.

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As the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine nears, Trump administration envoys travelled to Saudi Arabia and Ukraine to prepare negotiations on ending the war. If negotiations happen, here are three key issues to prioritize ⤵️

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The United States is reckoning with a mental health crisis. Yet ProPublica found that health insurers have created barriers for people trying to access this critical care at every step of the process. 🗓️ Join us Thursday, Feb. 20 for a virtual discussion.

submitted 10 days ago • 38 comments

Federal judges, regardless of who appointed them, seem unimpressed by Trump's run at the Constitution. Sign up for my newsletter, Civil Discourse, for free. joycevance.substack.com

submitted 16 days ago • 42 comments

Something I haven’t seen a lot of discussion of, which comes up in my research all the time, is that the US military is a legitimately diverse organization, maybe the most diverse anywhere in our society, across class, race, sexuality, and gender. These re-segregation rules are going to HURT.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin with workers of the CFPB: "These people need a basic lesson in the U.S. Constitution. Elon Musk didn't create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Representatives of the people of the United States Congress created the CFPB." Something that seems to escape MAGA.

submitted 17 days ago • 33 comments

Anyone else seeing male porn? I'm blocking but, damn!

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Yeah, that’s more like it

submitted 24 days ago • 102 comments

I think maybe the single most exhausting thing about the current implosion of America It's that it's being done by a group named after a fuckin 12 year old meme jpeg What a stupid goddamn world we live in

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

I would like to welcome the, uh---is this right? The Federal Bureau of Investigations? Into the resistance?

submitted 25 days ago • 9 comments

“‘The patient had received care from Shriners Children’s Philadelphia and was being transported back to her home country in Mexico on a contracted air ambulance … ,’ the hospital said … , adding that the other passenger was the child’s mother. … The Mexico-registered jet [was] 43 years old ….”

submitted 26 days ago • 103 comments

Trump's national sales tax will reportedly go into effect today Did you vote for that? Yup, outrageous tariffs on stuff from Canada, China & Mexico will get passed onto US Everything from oil to alcohol to cars to food items to paper to household essentials #TrumpTariffs are a #TrumpTax

submitted 26 days ago • 36 comments

Trump 2.0 will be terrifying to most of us. It's only been a week. He has been given complete immunity in the Oval Office by the Supreme Court. He is completely unleashed. Tell me I'm wrong...

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Sen. Tillis is an ultimate GOP coward.

submitted 30 days ago • 12 comments

The last person you want as FBI Director is Kash Patel. It’s a position of immense, at times unreviewable, power. And in addition to being dishonest, untrustworthy, and utterly lacking in character – he will do anything in the service of Donald Trump. Anything.

submitted 31 days ago • 340 comments

Kash Patel is motivated by political revenge, not delivering justice. His book names an "enemies list" and he's publicly threatened media figures and political opponents with jail time. This is not the kind of leadership we need.

submitted 30 days ago • 33 comments

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is "taking a serious look" at running for the Michigan senate seat left open by the surprise retirement of Sen. Gary Peters, Axios has learned.

submitted 30 days ago • 1545 comments

CDC health officials in US ordered to stop working with WHO immediately. Senior leaders at agency told to ‘await further guidance’ in stoppage that upends expectations of extended withdrawal

submitted 31 days ago • 58 comments

The US President is currently blocking our infectious disease early warning system by cutting off communication between the CDC and the WHO—communication that is essential to the health and wellbeing of the country he purports to govern. He is putting every American at risk.

submitted 31 days ago • 63 comments

BREAKING —CDC officially ordered by Trump White House to cease working with the WHO effective immediately. This is the first time in almost 77 years since WHO’s founding after World War 2. This is a very dark day, and puts us all at risk (except billionaires).

submitted 31 days ago • 385 comments

This takes real courage and conviction. True compassion. My full respect to Bishop Budde.

submitted 36 days ago • 11 comments

The Budde sermon, and Trump's reaction to it, distills nearly everything I've written about for the past decade. MAGA believes they define the only true version of Christianity in America. A Christianity that sees Trump as white Christian America's savior, and all other Christianities as dead.

submitted 36 days ago • 41 comments

Personal experience tells me this is accurate. Now we need to find out WHY Hegseth's sister-in-law spoke to the FBI about this on December 30th, but the Trump transition failed to relay the information to the Senate Armed Services Committee (as reported by NBC).

submitted 37 days ago • 96 comments

“This reporting by NBC adds further to my understanding of Pete Hegseth’s consistently erratic and inappropriate behavior. I am concerned by Hegseth’s lack of transparency...and worry the affidavit...is just the tip of the iceberg.” - @SenTimKaine bluevirginia.us/2025/01/vide...

submitted 36 days ago • 12 comments

Anyone else have naked men posting on here? I'm blocking but....

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Trump will NEVER be my president.

submitted 38 days ago • 397 comments

That Biden should have to issue preemptive pardons for men and women who defended the Constitution is a sad comment on Trump's vengeful nature.

submitted 38 days ago • 490 comments

We are about to involuntarily participate in a four year marathon of idiocy and cruelty. During that time, I plan to be here, serving up a blend informative, expletive laden commentary and dark humor whenever I can. I hope you’ll stick with me.

submitted 39 days ago • 14 comments

🗽 The Jack Smith report will be able to drop. Donald tried his best to make the release stop. Proof he’s an insurrectionist ..clearly shown. Constitutionally can’t make the White House his home. #JackSmith #JackSmithReport #Trump #Insurrection #14thAmendment

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No lie!!! Snoop Dogg, Nelly, and other black performers at Trump’s inauguration dishonor the black community.

submitted 40 days ago • 91 comments

Our GREAT MADAM VICE-PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS Addresses INSURANCE COMPANIES for canceling fire insuranc Thank God the Biden Administration is still in play FEMA hotline for Southern California 800 621 3362

submitted 46 days ago • 69 comments

Trump is about to be the first convicted felon to become President. The judge just let him off the hook with no penalty. The voters didn’t punish him at the polls. Here’s my take on the systemic failure that let Trump escape accountability www.messageboxnews.com/p/why-trump-...

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Jake Tapper to Katie Britt: "Why would you think somebody who's willing to lie about the election results in Pennsylvania is going to restore integrity in the Justice Department the way that you are calling for?"

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What's good 'Murica

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🚨 BREAKING: The final jobs report under President Biden is in—256,000 jobs added in Dec, beating expectations. Unemployment fell to 4.1%, with wages up 3.9%, outpacing 2.7% inflation. Biden will leave office as the best jobs president God ever created. Let’s pray Trump doesn’t squander it again.

submitted 48 days ago • 41 comments

That’s politicsssssssss bsky.app/profile/phil...

submitted 54 days ago • 13 comments

Democrats will always protect Social Security and Medicare. Full stop.

submitted 54 days ago • 24 comments

“Try peaceful means first, but be prepared to fight to get the Dems out of the fed government and military by any means necessary.” - Cybertruck bomber Matt Livelsberger. Why do they always turn out to be Conservatives?

submitted 54 days ago • 528 comments

President Jimmy Carter's motorcade departs the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, GA.

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Judge Amy Berman Jackson found a DC police intelligence officer guilty of funneling information to Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio. "Mr. Lamond was convicted of three counts of making false statements to investigators and one count of obstruction of justice " The nexus of law enforcement....

submitted 66 days ago • 298 comments

“He was on display for everyone to see in the biggest staged perp walk I've ever seen in my career. What was the mayor doing at this press conference.. the mayor should know more than anyone about the presumption of innocence that he, too, is afforded when he is dealing with his own issues.”

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These people eliminated 190 million dollars in childhood cancer research money to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest corporations in human history. I’m a no.

submitted 70 days ago • 813 comments

The world's richest man managed to take $190 million away from a child cancer research center with his posts yesterday. Funding now stripped in the new bill.

submitted 70 days ago • 2670 comments

Jeffries: In our nation's history, 25% of our nation's debt was accumulated during the four years of the former president, 25%. How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility ever.

submitted 70 days ago • 1060 comments

ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY 💯

submitted 70 days ago • 1774 comments

Rand Paul becomes the first to call for Elon Musk to replace Mike Johnson as Speaker. Which, if you listened to my podcast Uncovered yesterday, you already knew was going to happen before it just happened.

submitted 70 days ago • 1013 comments