Eddie Trujillo
@radarcornflakes.com
Air traffic controller at The World’s Busiest.™️
Not allowed to swear on frequency, so I’ll have to do it here.
He/him. Ally. Union proud.
Not allowed to swear on frequency, so I’ll have to do it here.
He/him. Ally. Union proud.
Every controller has an expiration date.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Every controller has an expiration date.
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thanks linus torvalds
November 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
thanks linus torvalds
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You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
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How your email finds me
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
How your email finds me
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You can't just flip a switch on unpaid and exhausted air traffic controllers. Things are still going to be messed up.
After the paychecks come in and folks get some sleep, they are still understaffed, and dealing with mandatory overtime and outdated equipment.
There are no quick fixes.
After the paychecks come in and folks get some sleep, they are still understaffed, and dealing with mandatory overtime and outdated equipment.
There are no quick fixes.
November 13, 2025 at 3:39 AM
You can't just flip a switch on unpaid and exhausted air traffic controllers. Things are still going to be messed up.
After the paychecks come in and folks get some sleep, they are still understaffed, and dealing with mandatory overtime and outdated equipment.
There are no quick fixes.
After the paychecks come in and folks get some sleep, they are still understaffed, and dealing with mandatory overtime and outdated equipment.
There are no quick fixes.
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Fire Chief Dick Durbin, showing up at the four-alarm inferno with a coupon good for one (1) discounted glass of water, redeemable in three weeks.
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Fire Chief Dick Durbin, showing up at the four-alarm inferno with a coupon good for one (1) discounted glass of water, redeemable in three weeks.
Ope. A negative mark. Cool.
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Ope. A negative mark. Cool.
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If you don’t test for Covid there won’t be any Covid theory, but for air travel.
If you just cancel flights, then they're actually not late! Brilliant stuff from Sean Duffy here
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If you don’t test for Covid there won’t be any Covid theory, but for air travel.
I have run out of fucks.
November 7, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I have run out of fucks.
I dunno about you all, but I’m kinda over being a political pawn.
November 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I dunno about you all, but I’m kinda over being a political pawn.
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The public cannot demand absolute perfection from us, while we are unpaid, working mandatory OT, and criminally understaffed.
Something has to give. Sorry for the inconvenience, folks, but, we're real people here, and we matter just as much as your travel plans do. #airtrafficcontrol
Something has to give. Sorry for the inconvenience, folks, but, we're real people here, and we matter just as much as your travel plans do. #airtrafficcontrol
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The public cannot demand absolute perfection from us, while we are unpaid, working mandatory OT, and criminally understaffed.
Something has to give. Sorry for the inconvenience, folks, but, we're real people here, and we matter just as much as your travel plans do. #airtrafficcontrol
Something has to give. Sorry for the inconvenience, folks, but, we're real people here, and we matter just as much as your travel plans do. #airtrafficcontrol
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I posted this as a reply elsewhere, but I'll say it again:
We air traffic controllers are not okay. The delay you call unnecessary may have been the delay that prevented one or more of us from working an unsafe level of traffic...
We air traffic controllers are not okay. The delay you call unnecessary may have been the delay that prevented one or more of us from working an unsafe level of traffic...
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I posted this as a reply elsewhere, but I'll say it again:
We air traffic controllers are not okay. The delay you call unnecessary may have been the delay that prevented one or more of us from working an unsafe level of traffic...
We air traffic controllers are not okay. The delay you call unnecessary may have been the delay that prevented one or more of us from working an unsafe level of traffic...
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For those of you just joining this party, I have not been paid for any of the work I've done since October 3rd. You're welcome. #airtrafficcontrol
November 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
For those of you just joining this party, I have not been paid for any of the work I've done since October 3rd. You're welcome. #airtrafficcontrol
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The fuckers got away with it.
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
*US DISMISSES BOEING CRIMINAL CHARGE OVER 737 MAX JET CRASHES
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The fuckers got away with it.
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
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Hug an air traffic controller today.
October 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Hug an air traffic controller today.
“Oh, I hear your job is stressful!”
Sure is.
Sure is.
October 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“Oh, I hear your job is stressful!”
Sure is.
Sure is.
I got a text asking me to RSVP to the No Kings protest. Are you fucking kidding me?
October 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I got a text asking me to RSVP to the No Kings protest. Are you fucking kidding me?
Yes, it fucking will.
I suspect this is going to anger a lot of other critical, excepted employees, like air traffic controllers / technicians, who are still required to work without pay.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Says US Troops Will Be Paid on Oct. 15 Despite Shutdown
President Donald Trump said he is directing the Defense Department to use funds his administration has identified to deliver paychecks to US troops on Oct. 15 despite the ongoing government shutdown.
www.bloomberg.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Yes, it fucking will.
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"“If we have a continual small subset of controllers that don’t show up to work, and they’re the problem children ... if we have some on our staff that aren’t dedicated like we need, we’re going to let them go,” Duffy said on Fox Business News.”"
That was a dumb thing to say, Secretary Duffy.
That was a dumb thing to say, Secretary Duffy.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is threatening to fire "problem children" air traffic controllers who fail to show up for work during the government shutdown.
DOT chief threatens to fire air traffic controllers who skip work
The Trump administration has also threatened to lay off thousands of federal employees at other agencies if Congress doesn’t halt the government shutdown.
nbcnews.to
October 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"“If we have a continual small subset of controllers that don’t show up to work, and they’re the problem children ... if we have some on our staff that aren’t dedicated like we need, we’re going to let them go,” Duffy said on Fox Business News.”"
That was a dumb thing to say, Secretary Duffy.
That was a dumb thing to say, Secretary Duffy.
A few things to note:
- staffing triggers have been happening since well before the shutdown.
- starting salary is not $180k and I’ve never come close to $400k as a 20 year veteran.
- it is illegal to strike or perform any job action.
- safe, orderly, expeditious. Exclusively in that order.
- staffing triggers have been happening since well before the shutdown.
- starting salary is not $180k and I’ve never come close to $400k as a 20 year veteran.
- it is illegal to strike or perform any job action.
- safe, orderly, expeditious. Exclusively in that order.
October 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A few things to note:
- staffing triggers have been happening since well before the shutdown.
- starting salary is not $180k and I’ve never come close to $400k as a 20 year veteran.
- it is illegal to strike or perform any job action.
- safe, orderly, expeditious. Exclusively in that order.
- staffing triggers have been happening since well before the shutdown.
- starting salary is not $180k and I’ve never come close to $400k as a 20 year veteran.
- it is illegal to strike or perform any job action.
- safe, orderly, expeditious. Exclusively in that order.
Pilot friends that fly into ORD frequently: I have some questions for you. Would you mind DMing me if you’re open to me picking your brains, please?
October 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Pilot friends that fly into ORD frequently: I have some questions for you. Would you mind DMing me if you’re open to me picking your brains, please?
Yet another shutdown looming. I’m so tired of this.
September 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Yet another shutdown looming. I’m so tired of this.
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Nice of him to make it CRYSTAL CLEAR that Trump & the Republican Majority will own a shutdown, period.
TAPPER: Just to be clear, there's not gonna be any negotiation at this meeting? This is just gonna be you, Thune, and Trump telling Jeffries and Schumer 'we're not giving you anything'?
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm telling you where the president's head is
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm telling you where the president's head is
September 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Nice of him to make it CRYSTAL CLEAR that Trump & the Republican Majority will own a shutdown, period.