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The head of the FAA, Mike Whitaker, resigned on January 20 — one year into his 5 year term — after facing relentless criticism from Musk for not approving SpaceX missions quickly enough.

The Senate confirmed him unanimously in 2023.

No acting FAA head has been appointed.
January 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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January 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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January 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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December 10, 2024 at 12:32 AM
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True story.
December 8, 2024 at 3:18 AM
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BREAKING: Syria’s Assad has fled Damascus as rebels enter capital.

Here’s the takeaway.

Putin has spread his military forces so thin by invading Ukraine that his house of cards is starting to crumble.

His allies are alone.

This is the ultimate fucked around and found out.
December 8, 2024 at 3:24 AM
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First NHL game in Pgh was played 99 years ago yesterday, 12/2/1925, a 1-2 Pirates loss to the NY Americans. Lionel Conacher had Pirates' lone goal at Duquesne Garden, while Charlie Langlois scored in OT for NYA. Conacher and Langlois were traded for each other a year later.
December 3, 2024 at 11:47 PM
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Noncompete clauses trap workers in jobs and make it harder for them to get better pay.

It was a Trump-appointed judge who initially halted the FTC's ban after business groups (including Trump's tax adviser) sued to stop it.

The Trump Admin is now expected to kill the ban.
December 4, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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'White men can't jump'
a man wearing a shirt that says " cccup mars " walks on a red carpet
ALT: a man wearing a shirt that says " cccup mars " walks on a red carpet
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2024 at 12:19 PM
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1. Justin Sun, a Chinese national being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC, just sent Donald Trump $18 MILLION

Sun made the payment by purchasing tokens from a Trump-backed crypto company

THIS IS A MAJOR SCANDAL

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A Chinese national, charged with fraud by the SEC, just sent Donald Trump $18 million
Chinese Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun paid $6.2 million for a banana — sold by Sotheby's as conceptual art — and then ate it last Friday.
popular.info
December 2, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Ha ha. Fuck Musk
November 25, 2024 at 2:09 AM
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it's official — 1,000,000 people have joined Bluesky in just the last day!!!

welcome and thank you for being here 🥳
November 15, 2024 at 12:53 AM