Jeff

WOW

Yes, I think DoD will still need my expertise (along with a whole bunch of others) that no matter how much Pete hates us they won't fire us

See also every other federal department, even the ones this admin especially hates

Another thing bsky poasters are illiterate on is scope of the federal govt

Average bluesky poaster quite literally thinks all federal employees should either starve, file for chapter 7, or just Die For The Revolution I guess

It's also this shit that's not only making good people bounce, but *keeping* good people from wanting to serve in this field in the first place.

As much as I love working air traffic control, and God do I love it, it's this shit that's leading me to bounce the day I'm eligible.

Honest to God, I can't wait for the next 26 months to pass, so I can retire and be done with being a pawn in people's political games.

But "everyone who isn't me eats real, quantifiable, actual financial shit, and I keep poasting as a Hero Of The Resistance (while getting my paycheck)" ain't it

Some victory.

👇There it is, the alternative was to keep federal employees unpaid for 13 MONTHS. How the fuck do you think that would play out? A collapse of the entire underpinnings of the country, that's how.

I recall seeing the Bluesky intelligentsia freaking out about this the other day, too.

fuck off

It’s very very easy to say “KEEP FIGHTING, COWARDS” when ur pay isn’t being held hostage.

People talk a big game when *their* paychecks aren't being withheld.

"I think the Republican Party would've seen the light after a week of flight fuckery and decided that yes, the ACA as implemented is good and cool actually, an idea they explicitly rejected 5 months ago"

Muted a huge number of accounts on here tonight.

But but the intelligentsia on this app is telling me everything is awful.

Honestly, this is likely as good of a deal as the Democrats are going to get.

Reinstates fired federal workers. Prevents admin from re-firing them. SNAP funding for a year, and an ACA vote in December.

Voters are already blaming the GOP for the ACA - make them vote against it.

Setting aside this is transparently the squishies trying to pressure vs an actual done deal, something I think a lot of folks on here have not effectively come to terms with is actually getting change on the subsidies was always a dead letter

Also small but non zero chance point 3 drives a veto lol

Hey @NBCNews, who cares? Americans are standing in bread lines, air traffic controllers haven’t been paid in over a month, and Trump’s tariffs are wreaking havoc on our economy. Why is THIS news?👇

There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.

Cowards

just a small town boat
getting stuck in
SOUTH DETROIT

Yup.

After a Friday Boeing recommendation to ground the MD-11 freighter fleet, FedEx has followed UPS in immediately ceasing operations of the aging tri-jet. In a statement provided to TAC, the logistics provider said, “Out of an abundance of caution, we have made the decision to immediately ground our MD-11 fleet as we conduct a thorough safety review based on the recommendation of the manufacturer.” A statement from Boeing on its recommendation is expected shortly. The airline has 28 MD-11s in operation. UPS Airlines, FedEx and Western Global are the only remaining operators of the McDonnell Douglas type. UPS grounded its fleet of 26 aircraft earlier Friday night.

CONFIRMED: FedEx follows UPS in grounding MD-11 fleet after Boeing safety recommendation. Western Global expected to follow. Boeing statement expected shortly. (Via ⁦‪@theaircurrent‬⁩.com)

Out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of safety, we have made the decision to temporarily ground our MD-11 fleet. MD-11s are approximately 9% of the UPS Airlines fleet. The grounding is effective immediately. We made this decision proactively at the recommendation of the aircraft manufacturer. Nothing is more important to us than the safety of our employees and the communities we serve. Contingency plans are in place to ensure we can continue to deliver the reliable service our customers around the world count on.

List of UPS MD-11 aircraft from the Flightradar24 fleet list.

❗️UPS is grounding its MD-11(F) fleet with immediate effect at the recommendation of the aircraft manufacturer.

There are currently 26 MD-11s in the UPS fleet of 294 total aircraft. www.flightradar24.com/data/airline...

My kids have measles and my SNAP benefits were cut. But at least those cashiers at Walmart aren’t writing “they/them” on their name tags anymore.

Going great out there.

Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbors Revolted Neighbors complained about noise, security guards, and hordes of traffic. An unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken tipped them over the edge.

Just terrible people, turbocharged by wealth.

www.wired.com/story/mark-z...

pretty sure none of the most powerful people in silicon valley realize how fully their collective public image has swung, from plucky altruists to an epicenter of evil

real sign of the times that an oil fund has to suspend its ethics rules to hold tech company stocks

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.