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AI6YR Ben<p>ZDC is the Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). So, this is a shortage of FAA controllers.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Air_Route_Traffic_Control_Center" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washingt</span><span class="invisible">on_Air_Route_Traffic_Control_Center</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/ZDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZDC</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/GroundStop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GroundStop</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>This is interesting. Apparently Teterboro is almost exclusively private jets?</p><p>I wonder if this is FAA staffing constraints (ie not enough controllers to safely land all that traffic in the corridor there).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@AirportStatusBot/114140642712918956" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@AirportStatus</span><span class="invisible">Bot/114140642712918956</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>Atrocities mount: <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> is cutting off critical supplies, stalling travel, &amp; killing productivity.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOAA</span></a> scientists aren’t able to order EQP used to repair ships/radars. <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a>: labs are experiencing delays in ordering basic supplies. At the <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPS</span></a>, WKRs: CXL trips to oversee crucial maintenance work. <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a>/ <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a> WKRs worry: mission-critical projects could be stalled. </p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> researcher who tests new vaccines/treatments in rodents -on hold -can't get antibodies-.<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a><br><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/donald-trump-elon-musk-doge-credit-card-spending-limit-federal-agencies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/donald-trump-elon-musk-doge-credit-card-spending-limit-federal-agencies/</span></a></p>
Frankie ✅<p>The Federal Aviation Administration directed staff to locate tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal</p><p><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/elon-musk-starlink-faa-officials-find-funding-1235285246/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rollingstone.com/politics/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics-features/elon-musk-starlink-faa-officials-find-funding-1235285246/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOPCult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPCult</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nazi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The firings at one of the most important US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/licensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>licensing</span></a> agencies hit at a dire time for a booming US space industry that has long pushed for more nimble &amp; simplified <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellite</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulatory</span></a> processes…</p><p>But sources &amp; individuals across the space industry &amp; US govt…said these <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/layoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>layoffs</span></a> are likely to trigger major delays in getting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> approved for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a>.<br>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a>, which signs off on rocket payloads, cannot approve a satellite launch requiring a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOAA</span></a> license if it hasn’t obtained it.</p>
Kim Perales<p>"Air traffic controllers are required by law to retire at 56. It is a high-stress, high-intensity job that requires intense focus. The retirement rules are there to keep us all safe. This fucking guy has no clue what's he's doing.</p><p>I'll be heading up the Bellevue protest and we've got an amazing crew holding down all these locations. Come join us! <a href="https://toad.social/tags/teslatakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teslatakedown</span></a><br>-E Sutton</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/PublicSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSafety</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTrafficControllers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirTrafficControllers</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The close calls come as officials are investigating a string of safety incidents in recent weeks, including the deadly midair collision over the Potomac River, a Medevac jet crash in Philadelphia and a regional airline crash off the coast of Nome, Alaska, that killed 10 people. And last week, a Delta plane crashed while landing in Toronto, flipping upside-down as a wing – engulfed in flames – broke away from the fuselage. All 80 people on board survived."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirSafety</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a> <br>/7</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"An American Airlines flight arriving at Ronald Reagan National Airport was forced to abort its landing to avoid another aircraft Tuesday, officials said, less than a month after a midair collision killed 67 people near the same airport and roughly 90 minutes before another close call between a passenger plane and a private jet in Chicago."</p><p>~ CNN</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirSafety</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a> <br>/6</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/us/reagan-national-american-airlines-go-around/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/02/26/us/reagan-n</span><span class="invisible">ational-american-airlines-go-around/index.html</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>James Fallows focuses on how Musk-Trump's bogus fraud claims are justifying cutting vital programs that took years to develop, and people will end up dying as a result. A case in point: "the sudden attack on part of the invisible infrastructure that has kept air travelers so safe in the skies."</p><p>"Before last month’s helicopter-airliner collision over the Potomac, the US had gone nearly 16 years without a major airline crash."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirSafety</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a> <br>/5</p><p><a href="https://fallows.substack.com/p/they-were-careless-people-taking" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fallows.substack.com/p/they-we</span><span class="invisible">re-careless-people-taking</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>Planes really are going to start dropping out of the sky, aren't they? But people voted for this, so....</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/us/politics/planes-near-miss-crash-washington-chicago.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/02/25/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/planes-near-miss-crash-washington-chicago.html</span></a></p><p>Archive link: <a href="https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20250226024833/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/us/politics/planes-near-miss-crash-washington-chicago.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/2</span><span class="invisible">0250226024833/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/us/politics/planes-near-miss-crash-washington-chicago.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPOL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RonaldReaganNationalAirport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RonaldReaganNationalAirport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MidwayInternationalAirport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MidwayInternationalAirport</span></a></p>
BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TheGremlinZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGremlinZoo</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a> </p><p>Fired FAA employee produced maps ‘crucial and critical’ to air traffic control </p><p><a href="https://wtop.com/government/2025/02/faa-cuts-raise-concerns-about-aviation-safety/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wtop.com/government/2025/02/fa</span><span class="invisible">a-cuts-raise-concerns-about-aviation-safety/</span></a></p>
SaanichGuy 🇨🇦🇨🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@odd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>odd</span></a></span> something almost caused a huge crash! What is going on in US airspace? <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> cuts staff &amp; stress levels are high</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Among those Trump and Musk fired at the FAA:</p><p>- Lawyers who help keep drunk or reckless pilots out of the skies</p><p>- Air traffic control support staff</p><p>- Employees who track potential new flying hazards like cranes</p><p>- Staffers who medically clear pilots to fly"</p><p>~ Andrew Perez quoted by Greg Dworkin</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SuperRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperRich</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/EconomicElites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicElites</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirSafety</span></a><br>/21</p><p><a href="https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/22/2305411/-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-The-unpopular-President-offers-bad-policies-which-also-are-unpopular" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/22</span><span class="invisible">/2305411/-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-The-unpopular-President-offers-bad-policies-which-also-are-unpopular</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>To Fight the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> Purge, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalWorkers</span></a> Hold Nationwide <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DayOfAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DayOfAction</span></a> to '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveOurServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurServices</span></a>' </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a>, February 19, 2025</p><p>"Today federal workers nationwide are calling for support for a 'Save Our Services Day of Action' mobilizing nationwide in opposition to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elon</span></a> Musk’s efforts to dismantle government agencies through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>. Workers plan to protest outside of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalBuildings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalBuildings</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeslaDealerships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaDealerships</span></a> to show support for the work of federal agencies. 'It’s not just about federal workers,' says Eric Blanc, author and assistant professor of labor studies at Rutgers University. 'If they take out the federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a>, that’s our best block right now against Trump’s authoritarian power grab.' This comes as Musk has gained access to the sensitive information of millions of Americans, all the while laying off government workers en masse. The layoffs have affected the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> and more."</p><p>Read / listen / watch:<br><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/2/19/federal_workers_strike_action_trump_layoffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/2/19/fed</span><span class="invisible">eral_workers_strike_action_trump_layoffs</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistTrump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Strike</span></a></p>
KB Sez<p>Fired FAA employee who was working on missile defense says Americans should be scared</p><p>In an interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins, former <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a> employee Charles Spitzer-Stadtlander says he was working on an FAA defense program when he was fired on Friday. Spizer-Stadtlander says Americans should be scared in the wake of several hundred FAA firings.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firings</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/politics/video/faa-employee-fired-americans-scared-missile-defense-digvid" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/02/19/politics/vi</span><span class="invisible">deo/faa-employee-fired-americans-scared-missile-defense-digvid</span></a></p>
Rob Pianozzino<p>“Soon you will understand.” - Rep. Jasmine Crockett <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23jasminecrockett" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jasminecrockett</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23project2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#project2025</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23doge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doge</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23fundingcuts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fundingcuts</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23faa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#faa</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23medicaid" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medicaid</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23medicare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medicare</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23hospitals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hospitals</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23groceries" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#groceries</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23socialsecurity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialsecurity</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23planecrash" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#planecrash</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23fafo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fafo</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23musk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#musk</a></p>
Nonilex<p>None of these complaints explains why <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> teams have been unleashed in places such as the Dept of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Veterans</span></a> Affairs, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a>, &amp; the National Reconnaissance Office, which is responsible for American <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/spy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spy</span></a> satellites. Worse, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>’s team *accidentally* posted sensitive info from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NRO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRO</span></a> in what one <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> official called a “significant breach” of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a></p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p>JUST HEARD on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheStephanieMillerShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheStephanieMillerShow</span></a> (I missed the source of the quote):</p><p>"If planes were falling out of the sky while President <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> were recklessly firing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a> employees, they'd have here in handcuffs by now."</p>
AI6YR Ben<p>This is not going to work out well 😬 </p><p>AP: T*** begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash </p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/doge-faa-air-traffic-firings-safety-67981aec33b6ee72cbad8dcee31f3437" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/doge-faa-ai</span><span class="invisible">r-traffic-firings-safety-67981aec33b6ee72cbad8dcee31f3437</span></a></p>
jj the Santa Barbarian<p>Via TaraCopp 🐦</p><p>Update to this story: <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a> employees fired included one who spoke to me on the record who was partnered with the @DeptofDefense on a classified, urgent need for an upgraded radar system for <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hawaii</span></a> to detect cruise missile threats. Their phone was wiped, institutional knowledge and records erased. Update is in story link now: </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/doge-faa-air-traffic-firings-safety-67981aec33b6ee72cbad8dcee31f3437?s=09" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/doge-faa-ai</span><span class="invisible">r-traffic-firings-safety-67981aec33b6ee72cbad8dcee31f3437?s=09</span></a></p>