Brandon Sullivan

I am a husband, dad, triathlete, computer guy, retired cop and former Chicagoan now living in the Valley of the Sun.

[Brandon Sullivan @phxtri]

@RepCasar @SenSanders The Bears might leave Chicago because they don't want to pay the crazy taxes of IL and Cook County. Same reason TX is now #1 in Fortune 500 companies, taking the spot from CA, which had the majority WAS #1 for the past 40 years.

[Brandon Sullivan @phxtri]

@ChrisMWilliams Greed by who, the Bears or the City? Why would a business pay tens of millions in property taxes when they can move 20 miles SE and pay a fraction of it? The city and county had every opportunity to come to an agreement. They don't seem willing to. It suck.

[Brandon Sullivan @phxtri]

@GravityTheHusky @AmericanAir What's it like caring this much about what other people are doing around you? If it is so concerning, tap him on the shoulder and tell him, don't just snap a photo on it to post on social media. Be an adult.

[Brandon Sullivan @phxtri]

@tedlieu Yea, more made-for-tv politics.

[Brandon Sullivan @phxtri]

@JamieBonkiewicz Because the current, non-TV inspired, mayor has done such a bang-up job?

[Brandon Sullivan @phxtri]

Being tossed into the middle of the rioting in Paris after the PSG win, as an American, I get why Parisian are pissed. I see no reason to ever visit Paris again. London, love it. Paris, hard pass.

[Brandon Sullivan @phxtri]

The entire crew of this aircraft should be terminated immediately for not adhering to both FAA policy and their employer's policy. Simple as that.

[🇺🇸 Edward T. Winslow @EdwardTWinz]

NOBODY IS TELLING YOU THE REAL STORY OF THE DELTA TARMAC HEAT INCIDENT

Yes, passengers were trapped on a Delta plane in nearly 100-degree heat for over 3 hours.

Yes, Delta didn't pass out water and wouldn't let anyone deplane.

Yes, Laura Loomer is filing an FAA complaint and tagging the Transportation Secretary.

But here's the part everyone is missing:

Federal rules already require airlines to offer deplaning before the 3-hour mark on domestic flights. Water and food are required under contingency plans by the 2-hour mark. Delta's own published policy says crew must notify the pilot-in-command when cabin temperature falls outside acceptable levels — and the pilot may return to the gate.

→ The 3-hour domestic tarmac delay rule exists specifically to prevent this
→ The 2-hour water requirement exists specifically to prevent this
→ Delta's own contingency plan covers exactly this scenario
→ There were babies and elderly passengers on board
→ A 2023 Delta flight in Las Vegas hit 111°F on the tarmac — DOT investigated that one too

If federal rules require deplaning before 3 hours and Delta didn't comply, then this isn't a customer service failure — it's a potential FAR violation.

If it's a potential FAR violation, then an FAA complaint doesn't just go into a folder — it triggers a formal investigation.

If a formal investigation opens, then Delta faces civil penalties, not just bad press.

If Delta faces civil penalties for a second high-profile heat incident in three years, then the DOT has a pattern — and patterns lead to rulemaking, not just fines.

That's what nobody is saying out loud.

The rules to protect those passengers already existed. The question is whether anyone enforces them.

I'll keep you updated. Turn on notifications. 🚨

[Brandon Sullivan @phxtri]

People are just batshit crazy today. This woman needs to go live in a van down by the river.

[Isabella @KhanSaba1278]

I need to talk about my neighbors because I have been holding this in for too long.

They had a birthday party this weekend. For one of their kids. In their backyard.

I counted six children and two adults. There were balloons. There was a cake on a folding table. It lasted maybe two hours in the middle of the afternoon.

And I am sorry but who is going to tell people that you cannot just do this.

The noise. Six children making the sound that six children make. For two hours. On a Saturday. I had things I wanted to do in my own home and instead I had to listen to a party I was not invited to and would not have attended anyway.

The cars. Two extra cars parked on the street near my house. On the public street, yes, but near my house, which means in front of the area I consider to be my general zone.

And the balloons. One of them came loose and drifted into my yard and I had to be the one to deal with a stray balloon on my own property because of a party that had nothing to do with me.

They did not warn me. No note, no heads up, no hey we are having a small thing on Saturday. They just decided to have a celebration in a yard that shares a fence with mine and let me find out about it by hearing it.

If you are going to host an event, even a small one, the neighbors should be consulted. We share an environment. My Saturday is part of that environment and they spent it without asking.

I am aware some people will say it was just a kids birthday party. To those people I would say it is never just anything when it affects the people around you.

[Brandon Sullivan @phxtri]

@ShamsCharania That’s not going to make him any friends.

[Brandon Sullivan @phxtri]

@harryjsisson I have the feeling this post isn't going to age too well.

[Brandon Sullivan @phxtri]

I think you missed the debate. Of course LE can travel armed on commercial aircraft. Did it a handful of times myself, for very specific operations. But, some seem to think they can do so while traveling for non-official business, like a family vacation, just because they are cops. As a result, there's a bunch of armed "off-duty" cops flying with their family to Disneyland that can take action. Dude's reply to me what he's done it. I cited him the federal statute, which disagrees, yet he still claim to have done it.

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@MikeNellis I’ll look you dead in the eye and tell you I shouldn’t be responsible to feed YOUR kids. This used to not be a debate.

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@jedigoodman @TheNotoriousMMA Sounds very Lance Armstrong. Given sporting history, probably not the best argument to support him.

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Go to Paris they said. It’s a beautiful city. I’m sure it is when you’re not getting tear gassed eating at a restaurant.

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@RedstateDem86 @MattWalshBlog Please, name me a country's who's borders are not defined by some past conquest.

[Brandon Sullivan @phxtri]

All true, but as a Cards fan, I'd watch him miss 10 easy passes, only to have to make a Hail Mary one, which would then be shown on national TV. Guess we'll know this season. He has zero excuses to not be a top QB outside of a lack of talent. Good coach. Good receivers. Months to learn the playbook.

[Brandon Sullivan @phxtri]

Anyone can fly with a gun their checked luggage, cops aren’t special that way. You never flew armed, inside a plane, for unofficial reasons. It’s prohibited, clearly, in 49 CFR § 1544.219. You can’t even fly armed traveling for training or ceremonial events. You have to have a justifiable reason, which is defined in federal law, to fly armed (transporting a prisoner, duty-related operations straight from exiting a flight, targeted surveillance,etc). You are utterly full of shit. If you say you did, you did so in violation of the law.

[Brandon Sullivan @phxtri]

@EOD_K9 @MCCCANM You think you can do this for unofficial travel, say a local cop flying on a vacation? Let me make sure I’m hearing you correctly.