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I don't usually tweet but when I do.....

[Jacque @jackAttack3689]

Soo, how bad does the state of our country have to get before John Krasinski returns to SomeGoodNews??? #johnkrasinksi #somegoodnews

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

Okay, this is funny.

[Candidly Tiff @tify330]

Remembering the good old day when 🇺🇸🇨🇦 were friends.

[Palmer Report @PalmerReport]

Keep your messaging simple:

“Trump fired everyone in charge of airplane safety, and a week later planes started crashing into each other.”

That’s it. That’s the messaging. Don’t get bogged down disputing Trump’s false claims. Just blame him, in short and repeatable sentences.

[Jacque @jackAttack3689]

@Electric_Forest Sunblock

[Mark McEathron @Mark_McEathron]

I was a Blackhawk helicopter crew chief in the Army.

I was even a Flight Instructor. This means that I trained Crew Chiefs and ensured that they completed all training annually to maintain their flight ratings.

One massive responsibility we had was to be the eyes for the pilots. We handled airspace obstacle avoidance and communicated potential risks to the pilots.

Quite often we would train as a flight of 2 or 3 birds flying in formation.

It was my job to have my head out the window and tell the pilots that the aircraft behind us was "staggered right at 3 discs". (We measured close distances in terms of the diameter of our rotor discs).

I can tell you after doing this for hundreds of hours, even when you know EXACTLY where a Blackhawk is, and you have night vision goggles on, it is EXTREMELY hard to SEE the aircraft.

These birds are designed to be hard to see at night.

The red and green lights on the side get lost in the lights of the city below. The only "lights" on top of the aircraft are called "slime lights" because they are a very very very dim green.

Incredibly difficult to see.

If you are above the helicopter, even if it has it flood light or spot light (2 different lights) on, underneath it, it is still hard to see the bird because all of that illumination is below the airframe.

Another thing people should know is just how busy things can get on the aircraft.

Pilots are talking to each other about what they are observing on the instrument panels. This means neither are looking outside the aircraft.

The crew chief might be conducting a fuel check, where we would also be looking up into the cockpit at the fuel gages and the clock.

This CAN lead to moments where all 3 people on the aircraft are all looking inside the aircraft.

It's not supposed to happen that way. We are supposed to announce when we are "coming inside" or are "back outside" the aircraft. But that doesn't always happen.

Also, in cities like DC, the radio traffic is constant and can make it hard to filter out what is important for you to listen to.

Checking instruments, doing math, reading checklists, and listening to multiple radios all at the same time is HARD. Mistakes happen.

Anyone out there telling you that they find the aircraft collision to be suspect, have NEVER been in a flight crew and they have ZERO idea what they are talking about.

Ignore them all. Better yet, mock the hell out of them.

999 times out of 1000 aircraft incidents always come down to a series of pilot and crew errors.

Humans are involved. They aren't perfect.

Tonight, my heart and mind is with the families of those involved in this tragic event.

I won't join the chorus of idiots making speculations.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

BREAKING: Holy cow. Pete Buttigieg just clapped back at Trump for his irresponsible rhetoric, saying:

“Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch. President Trump now oversees the military and the FAA. One of his first acts was to fire and suspend some of the key personnel who helped keep our skies safe. Time for the President to show actual leadership and explain what he will do to prevent this from happening again.”

Amen!

[Bill Madden @maddenifico]

Massive rally in Berlin against against far-right fascism. 🙌🙏💪👏👊👇

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

BREAKING: Senator @RonWyden says his staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following the Trump funding freeze.

[Senator Angela Alsobrooks @Sen_Alsobrooks]

You know who relies on federal grants?

-Veterans who need housing
-Hungry kids whose parents rely on SNAP benefits
-Police officers who need equipment
-Families who've lost their homes in natural disasters

These are the Americans the Admin has decided to target. It's shameful.

[FluTrackers.com @FluTrackers]

List:
1) Re-establish contact with your medical practitioner. Ask them for advice.
2) Bookmark your city/county public health dept.
3) Bookmark your state health dept.

There is public health without the federal agencies. Get familiar with local support.

You are not alone.

[Skye Jethani @SkyeJethani]

Trump's decision to deny entry to Afghan refugees who aided the US military & now face execution by the Taliban is disgraceful. If this is how we treat our allies why would anyone aid US soldiers in the future? This is not how a great nation behaves.
https://t.co/XrnEZm0cLl

[Akilah Hughes @AkilahObviously]

DEI only existed because white people were racist. They had the opportunity to hire based on merit, and they hired their unqualified white friends every time.

DEI isn’t racism. It’s a solution to historical racism.

[greg @mistergeezy]

Daily Reminder.

[Joe Walsh @WalshFreedom]

Dear Democrats,

Don’t laugh at this Republican bill to give Trump a 3rd term. Don’t laugh at it. It’s not a joke. It’s an attack on democracy. Treat it as such. And attack it for the threat that it is.

Sincerely,

An American Who Believes Trump Is A Threat To Democracy

[BlackMountain @DBlack_Mountain]

NEVER FORGET THE REAL HEROES.

[Candidly Tiff @tify330]

These arm gestures are not the same so stop playing in our face.

-Kamala raises her arm while talking
-He hits his chest and salutes 2x

[Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @NotHoodlum]

Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025