REPORTER: Is there an acting FAA director?

DUFFY: *walks away*

(The FAA director resigned on the day of Trump's inauguration under pressure from Elon Musk)

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Making America Great Again!

Van Gogh of the day: Wheatfield with Sheaves, Arles 1888. You can find this painting at the Honolulu Museum of Art courtesy of the descendants of Hawaiian-born art collector Anna Rice Cooke. Fun fact, this piece was included in the immersive van Gogh experience that first introduced me to van Gogh!

Van Gogh of the day: The Gardener, 1889. Saw this gem in Rome at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte. During World War II, this painting was hidden on a farm to prevent it from being looted by the Germans. The real life gardener worked at the asylum in Saint Remy where Vincent was institutionalized.

Van Gogh of the day: Joseph Roulin, 1888. Vincent’s famous postman friend in Arles. Saw this at the Kunst Museum Winterthur in Switzerland. Pictures don’t do this one justice.

Van Gogh of the day: Portrait of Patience Escalier. Arles, August 1888. As this masterpiece is in a private collection, I never thought I would have a chance to see it in person. I was so surprised when I unexpectedly found it on display in the Kunthaus Zürich! It was incredibly striking in person.

Van Gogh of the day. “Portrait of a Peasant” August 1888. This painting is currently on loan from the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena California, to the National Gallery in London.