The Political Thread

[OsBlaze]

American Airlines Plane Carrying 64 People Crashes Midair with Army Black Hawk Helicopter Over Washington, D.C.

An American Airlines regional passenger plane with a seating capacity between 66 and 78 collided with a helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

people.com

 

[Wang Chung]

OIG report finds Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office improperly blocked access to gift room with Gucci bags, other designer items

A report released Wednesday found Johnson’s office violated a policy requiring mayors to record gifts above $50 and “accepted on behalf of the City” in a publicly available log.

www.chicagotribune.com

 

[Grim]

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5111676-minnesota-senate-democrats-control/

GET FUCKED REPUBLICANS

 

[Grim]

 

[Grim]

I love Tim Walz, I fucking wish he and Kamala won.

 

[Professor Booty]

I love Tim Walz, I fucking wish he and Kamala won.

If he was the Presidential candidate and she was the VP I think they’d of won

 

[Grim]

If he was the Presidential candidate and she was the VP I think they’d of won

It's just cuz dumbass leftists thought "Kamala's just another version of Biden" and opted not to vote, while the average American still voted for Trump cuz they're idiots and thought "Illegals are why eggs are so expensive, reeee"

 

[Professor Booty]

I think you are underestimating the level of sexism that still is in this country. Not to mention her ethnicity. The democrats will have a much better chance if they put out a white male, as sad as it is...it's just the truth.

 

[Samoa Looch]

On a positive note... y'all seen the Texas knife shop video yet?

Bluesky

bsky.app

 

[Butters]

I think you are underestimating the level of sexism that still is in this country. Not to mention her ethnicity. The democrats will have a much better chance if they put out a white male, as sad as it is...it's just the truth.

leaving this here again

 

[Professor Booty]

He’s a smart man

 

[Wolverine]

He’s a smart man

Glad that I'm following him on Bluesky. He tells it like it is.

Also, very funny comedian.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Germans took to the streets to protest AfD. Americans pat on phones and go back to bingewatching content.

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/31/politics/fbi-agents-who-investigated-january-6-fired/index.html

The Trump administration is set to expand a purge of career law enforcement officials, with dozens of FBI agents who worked on January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and Trump-related investigations as well as some supervisors being evaluated for possible removal as soon as the end of Friday, according to people briefed on the matter.

The changes highlight how the new administration has moved quickly to deliver on President Donald Trump’s vow to strike back at the Justice Department and FBI that he claims have been weaponized against him. Trump has falsely accused agents of abuse in their court-ordered search of his Mar-a-Lago home and of their treatment of Capitol rioters.

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/31/us/air-traffic-control-staffing-nationwide-problem-invs/index.html

When an American Airlines flight fatally collided with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport Wednesday night, the airport’s tower wasn’t fully staffed, with one traffic controller handling the jobs of two people.

But the situation was hardly an anomaly. Airports around the country have struggled with controller staffing levels for years, according to a CNN review of government data and interviews with aviation experts.

The most recent data from the Federal Aviation Administration shows that across all airport towers and terminal approach facilities nationwide, only about 70% of staffing targets were filled by fully certified controllers as of September 2023. When controllers in training are included, that rose to about 79%.

Some traffic control towers at major airports around the country – including Philadelphia, Orlando, Austin, Albuquerque and Milwaukee – had less than 60% of their staffing targets filled with certified controllers. Reagan Airport had about 63%.