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Air traffic controller. Dog dad. 🏳️🌈. Chicagoland.
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The FAA says EMAS (engineered materials arrestor systems) logged not one but TWO saves yesterday. One was a Gulfstream G150 at Chicago Executive and another a Challenger 300 at Boca Raton.
Oh, and they sent pics! #AvGeek
Oh, and they sent pics! #AvGeek
September 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The FAA says EMAS (engineered materials arrestor systems) logged not one but TWO saves yesterday. One was a Gulfstream G150 at Chicago Executive and another a Challenger 300 at Boca Raton.
Oh, and they sent pics! #AvGeek
Oh, and they sent pics! #AvGeek
We did a photo session with Piper. This is one of my favorites.
August 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
We did a photo session with Piper. This is one of my favorites.
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A record number of travelers passed through O’Hare Airport over the weekend, with about 114,000 people screened on Sunday — the highest ever for a single day.
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Sunday set a single-day record for travelers passing through O'Hare
Travelers on the long Juneteenth weekend saw O'Hare set a record, with 114,000 passengers screened, the TSA said. Thursday was the second-busiest travel day, with 111,000 people screened at O'Hare.…
chicago.suntimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A record number of travelers passed through O’Hare Airport over the weekend, with about 114,000 people screened on Sunday — the highest ever for a single day.
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Overtime is up 308% per controller since 2013.
FAA air traffic overtime costs soar as hiring lags, report says reut.rs/4ejgoX9
FAA air traffic overtime costs soar as hiring lags, report says
The Federal Aviation Administration's overtime costs for air traffic controllers have jumped by more than 300% since 2013 as the agency faces hiring constraints and a misallocated workforce, a report from the National Academies of Sciences released Wednesday said.
reut.rs
June 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Overtime is up 308% per controller since 2013.
Sad to see CT3 go.
Why a tight NL West race factored into Dodgers' decision to cut Chris Taylor, Austin Barnes
Why a tight NL West race factored into Dodgers’ decision to cut Chris Taylor, Austin Barnes
With another tight NL West division race looming, the Dodgers didn’t wait to act aggressively this week, resulting in the team moving on from Austin Barnes and Chris Taylor.
www.latimes.com
May 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Sad to see CT3 go.
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Bonuses for academy grads and new hires. Bonuses for those eligible to retire. Fuck all for the bulk of us in the middle.
They’re worried about retaining controllers. They’re forgetting that controllers can and will quit before they hit eligibility! We all have our limits!
They’re worried about retaining controllers. They’re forgetting that controllers can and will quit before they hit eligibility! We all have our limits!
May 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Bonuses for academy grads and new hires. Bonuses for those eligible to retire. Fuck all for the bulk of us in the middle.
They’re worried about retaining controllers. They’re forgetting that controllers can and will quit before they hit eligibility! We all have our limits!
They’re worried about retaining controllers. They’re forgetting that controllers can and will quit before they hit eligibility! We all have our limits!
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NEW: Alaska Airlines will launch 3 new routes from San Diego (SAN):
• SAN to Phoenix (PHX) starting August 20
• SAN to Chicago (ORD) starting October 4
• SAN to Denver (DEN) starting October 4
Each route will operate 3x daily primarily using 737 MAX 9 aircraft.
• SAN to Phoenix (PHX) starting August 20
• SAN to Chicago (ORD) starting October 4
• SAN to Denver (DEN) starting October 4
Each route will operate 3x daily primarily using 737 MAX 9 aircraft.
April 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
NEW: Alaska Airlines will launch 3 new routes from San Diego (SAN):
• SAN to Phoenix (PHX) starting August 20
• SAN to Chicago (ORD) starting October 4
• SAN to Denver (DEN) starting October 4
Each route will operate 3x daily primarily using 737 MAX 9 aircraft.
• SAN to Phoenix (PHX) starting August 20
• SAN to Chicago (ORD) starting October 4
• SAN to Denver (DEN) starting October 4
Each route will operate 3x daily primarily using 737 MAX 9 aircraft.
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Agreed.
We need to ban stock trading for members of Congress.
We need to ban stock trading for members of Congress.
April 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Agreed.
We need to ban stock trading for members of Congress.
We need to ban stock trading for members of Congress.
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
Had to escape to the north for a few days. 🇨🇦
March 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Had to escape to the north for a few days. 🇨🇦
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SpaceX lost another Starship and is again posing a major and unacceptable safety risk to air traffic in the Caribbean.
The FAA needs to stop this from....ah shit that's right Musk owns the FAA now, or whatever. Cool cool cool.
The FAA needs to stop this from....ah shit that's right Musk owns the FAA now, or whatever. Cool cool cool.
March 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
SpaceX lost another Starship and is again posing a major and unacceptable safety risk to air traffic in the Caribbean.
The FAA needs to stop this from....ah shit that's right Musk owns the FAA now, or whatever. Cool cool cool.
The FAA needs to stop this from....ah shit that's right Musk owns the FAA now, or whatever. Cool cool cool.
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Eds note: Controllers can only check their FAA emails at work, and not all controllers work on weekends. So that complicates things.
NEWS: Air traffic controllers received the email sent to all federal employees today asking them to explain what they accomplished last week. It’s not clear if they will be exempted. Understand that interim guidance is not to respond.
WH did not respond to a request for comment.
WH did not respond to a request for comment.
February 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Eds note: Controllers can only check their FAA emails at work, and not all controllers work on weekends. So that complicates things.
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BREAKING: At least 8 injured after Delta plane crash landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport - CP24
February 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
BREAKING: At least 8 injured after Delta plane crash landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport - CP24
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Passenger on Flight 4819 that crashed on landing in Toronto posted this video from the scene after evacuation from the Delta CRJ900. Screen caps via John Nelson - full link here: www.facebook.com/jwnelson301/...
February 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Passenger on Flight 4819 that crashed on landing in Toronto posted this video from the scene after evacuation from the Delta CRJ900. Screen caps via John Nelson - full link here: www.facebook.com/jwnelson301/...
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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
February 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
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So yeah, even after a bunch of accidents that highlighted FAA staffing shortages they still went ahead and fired FAA staff. They don't know what they are doing.
February 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
So yeah, even after a bunch of accidents that highlighted FAA staffing shortages they still went ahead and fired FAA staff. They don't know what they are doing.
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three fights and we're not 10 seconds into the USA-Canada 4 Nations Face-Off game this is the most lit thing i've ever seen
February 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
three fights and we're not 10 seconds into the USA-Canada 4 Nations Face-Off game this is the most lit thing i've ever seen
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Federal employee terminations will cause widespread economic damage even beyond the hardships for specific employees
How many federal workers live in your state or county or congressional district?
I made an little interactive site to tell you economic.github.io/federal_work...
How many federal workers live in your state or county or congressional district?
I made an little interactive site to tell you economic.github.io/federal_work...
February 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Federal employee terminations will cause widespread economic damage even beyond the hardships for specific employees
How many federal workers live in your state or county or congressional district?
I made an little interactive site to tell you economic.github.io/federal_work...
How many federal workers live in your state or county or congressional district?
I made an little interactive site to tell you economic.github.io/federal_work...
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The removal of a transgender reference from the National Park Service’s Stonewall website wasn’t done by NPS staff. Elon, care to elaborate?
February 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The removal of a transgender reference from the National Park Service’s Stonewall website wasn’t done by NPS staff. Elon, care to elaborate?
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Kendrick Lamar showed more courage in the face of rising American tyranny than we’ve seen from ANY former American leader. If you swore an oath to protect this nation, where are you now?
youtube.com/shorts/keNw6...
youtube.com/shorts/keNw6...
Where Are Our Leaders
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtube.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Kendrick Lamar showed more courage in the face of rising American tyranny than we’ve seen from ANY former American leader. If you swore an oath to protect this nation, where are you now?
youtube.com/shorts/keNw6...
youtube.com/shorts/keNw6...
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I’m so tired of this ‘mandate’ BS and ‘the American people said…’ nonsense.
Trump didn’t win a majority of the popular vote, and beat Harris by one of the smallest popular vote margins (1.5%) in US history. If you factor in turnout, he got the votes of less than 1 in 3 eligible voters in the US.
Trump didn’t win a majority of the popular vote, and beat Harris by one of the smallest popular vote margins (1.5%) in US history. If you factor in turnout, he got the votes of less than 1 in 3 eligible voters in the US.
January 29, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I’m so tired of this ‘mandate’ BS and ‘the American people said…’ nonsense.
Trump didn’t win a majority of the popular vote, and beat Harris by one of the smallest popular vote margins (1.5%) in US history. If you factor in turnout, he got the votes of less than 1 in 3 eligible voters in the US.
Trump didn’t win a majority of the popular vote, and beat Harris by one of the smallest popular vote margins (1.5%) in US history. If you factor in turnout, he got the votes of less than 1 in 3 eligible voters in the US.
