aspin
@asminnow.bsky.social
two-seven | he/him | bi
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(The views expressed here are my own)
askal🇵🇭/wolfhound🇮🇪
🏝️🖲️ atc🎙️🌁
OV CENIL 0901
bnr/flight of 2 w/ @peaky2.bsky.social💍 | dm's open
pfp: @analog-mart.bsky.social
linktr.ee/asminnow
(The views expressed here are my own)
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Solidarity to our striking baristas in Atlanta, GA! We're 15 days into our national ULP strike 💪
Baristas are on strike in over 65 cities, demanding: higher pay, better hours, & an end to union busting. Until Starbucks brings us NEW proposals, you’ll see us on the picket line. #NoContractNoCoffee
Baristas are on strike in over 65 cities, demanding: higher pay, better hours, & an end to union busting. Until Starbucks brings us NEW proposals, you’ll see us on the picket line. #NoContractNoCoffee
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Solidarity to our striking baristas in Atlanta, GA! We're 15 days into our national ULP strike 💪
Baristas are on strike in over 65 cities, demanding: higher pay, better hours, & an end to union busting. Until Starbucks brings us NEW proposals, you’ll see us on the picket line. #NoContractNoCoffee
Baristas are on strike in over 65 cities, demanding: higher pay, better hours, & an end to union busting. Until Starbucks brings us NEW proposals, you’ll see us on the picket line. #NoContractNoCoffee
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Hurricane Melissa, Oct. 2025.
Breaking through the eyewall of one of the strongest Category 5 storms in history.
250+ mph winds, extreme turbulence, and dangerous g-forces — but this is the moment we’ve trained for.
🎨: @zorrito.bsky.social
Breaking through the eyewall of one of the strongest Category 5 storms in history.
250+ mph winds, extreme turbulence, and dangerous g-forces — but this is the moment we’ve trained for.
🎨: @zorrito.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Hurricane Melissa, Oct. 2025.
Breaking through the eyewall of one of the strongest Category 5 storms in history.
250+ mph winds, extreme turbulence, and dangerous g-forces — but this is the moment we’ve trained for.
🎨: @zorrito.bsky.social
Breaking through the eyewall of one of the strongest Category 5 storms in history.
250+ mph winds, extreme turbulence, and dangerous g-forces — but this is the moment we’ve trained for.
🎨: @zorrito.bsky.social
There's two games my group does not play anymore
Machi Koro
and this
Machi Koro
and this
My knowledge of colors is not sophisticated enough for this game.
November 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
There's two games my group does not play anymore
Machi Koro
and this
Machi Koro
and this
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Rather than address how & why politics has infected the FAA, the WaPo suggests waving a magic wand with privatization & making it all go away.
In this administration, where pardons are for sale, this is not a smart idea.
Far cheaper to remove politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
In this administration, where pardons are for sale, this is not a smart idea.
Far cheaper to remove politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Privatize air traffic control
Safely directing thousands of commercial flights every day is too important to be left to politics.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Rather than address how & why politics has infected the FAA, the WaPo suggests waving a magic wand with privatization & making it all go away.
In this administration, where pardons are for sale, this is not a smart idea.
Far cheaper to remove politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
In this administration, where pardons are for sale, this is not a smart idea.
Far cheaper to remove politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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I have had an expensive bottle of SOMETHING WITH BUBBLES chilling since January for when IT HAPPENS.
"It’s impossible to say when IT will HAPPEN. But it can’t be too long until IT HAPPENS. Looking at the data, it is statistically plausible that IT will HAPPEN in the next thirty-six months. Eighteen, if you factor in hamburger consumption and all the weird bruising."
When It Happens
It’s been so long, you sometimes forget that eventually, IT will HAPPEN. It’s impossible to say when IT will HAPPEN. But it can’t be too long until...
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I have had an expensive bottle of SOMETHING WITH BUBBLES chilling since January for when IT HAPPENS.
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Any pilot who allows this on board is a piece of shit.
😲 CONFIRMED: “an Avelo ICE flight declared an emergency when the cabin lost pressure, according to air traffic control transmissions. The plane made a rapid descent and landed safely. Of 88 people on board, six were injured…”
From: @gbrockell.bsky.social
prospect.org/2025/11/17/i...
From: @gbrockell.bsky.social
prospect.org/2025/11/17/i...
ICE Air’s Sloppy, Dangerous Deportation Flights - The American Prospect
Poor planning, mechanical issues, serious safety lapses, and the shutdown are taking a toll on Avelo, America’s most famous deportation airline, internal documents show.
prospect.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Any pilot who allows this on board is a piece of shit.
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They weren’t 18 or 19! They were GROWN men fucking 15 year olds.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
They weren’t 18 or 19! They were GROWN men fucking 15 year olds.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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Good grief.
There were 23 stopgap funding bills for the FAA starting in 2008.
Funding cuts have hit the agency for decades, including pauses on hiring of….wait for it….air traffic controllers.
This committee will do nothing more than performative politicking about flight safety.
There were 23 stopgap funding bills for the FAA starting in 2008.
Funding cuts have hit the agency for decades, including pauses on hiring of….wait for it….air traffic controllers.
This committee will do nothing more than performative politicking about flight safety.
A U.S. Senate subcommittee will hold a Wednesday hearing to examine the impact of the government shutdown on aviation safety, a committee official told Reuters. The session signals congressional scrutiny of how funding gaps have affected aviation operations and agency readiness. - More on hype.aero
U.S. Senate Subcommittee to Hear on Government Shutdown’s Impact on Aviation Safety
A U.S. Senate subcommittee will hold a hearing next Wednesday on the impact of the government shutdown on aviation safety after thousands of domestic flights and millions of passengers were impacted by disruptions.
www.reuters.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Good grief.
There were 23 stopgap funding bills for the FAA starting in 2008.
Funding cuts have hit the agency for decades, including pauses on hiring of….wait for it….air traffic controllers.
This committee will do nothing more than performative politicking about flight safety.
There were 23 stopgap funding bills for the FAA starting in 2008.
Funding cuts have hit the agency for decades, including pauses on hiring of….wait for it….air traffic controllers.
This committee will do nothing more than performative politicking about flight safety.
the government has reopened
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
the government has reopened
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The Federal Aviation Administration is completely in thrall to DOT.
The FAA Admin is nothing more than Sean Duffy’s assistant at this point.
He must be back in the office waiting for the boss to let him speak.
The FAA Admin is nothing more than Sean Duffy’s assistant at this point.
He must be back in the office waiting for the boss to let him speak.
Sean Duffy, the U.S. secretary of transportation, on Tuesday refused to say when he would roll back the restrictions on flights at 40 busy airports.
Duffy Won’t Give Timeline to Restore Flights as Shutdown Appears Near End
Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary, instead stepped up his warnings of potential chaos in the air-travel system, saying some airlines could ground their fleets by this weekend if the government is not reopened.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The Federal Aviation Administration is completely in thrall to DOT.
The FAA Admin is nothing more than Sean Duffy’s assistant at this point.
He must be back in the office waiting for the boss to let him speak.
The FAA Admin is nothing more than Sean Duffy’s assistant at this point.
He must be back in the office waiting for the boss to let him speak.
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I can not stress enough how wrong it is to politicize flight safety.
Last summer at OshKosh FAA Admin Bedford said no one in the Biden admin cared about aviation; now we have this from Duffy.
This attitude turns safety into a concept to be owned for political gain. It’s dangerous & pathetic.
Last summer at OshKosh FAA Admin Bedford said no one in the Biden admin cared about aviation; now we have this from Duffy.
This attitude turns safety into a concept to be owned for political gain. It’s dangerous & pathetic.
Sean Duffy: "You all saw with the DCA air crash -- the last administration didn't see the 85 near misses" (Trump was in office when that happened)
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I can not stress enough how wrong it is to politicize flight safety.
Last summer at OshKosh FAA Admin Bedford said no one in the Biden admin cared about aviation; now we have this from Duffy.
This attitude turns safety into a concept to be owned for political gain. It’s dangerous & pathetic.
Last summer at OshKosh FAA Admin Bedford said no one in the Biden admin cared about aviation; now we have this from Duffy.
This attitude turns safety into a concept to be owned for political gain. It’s dangerous & pathetic.
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If you've got clear skies to the north tonight, you'll most likely be able to catch a glimpse of the aurora from most anywhere in the US! Really popping off tonight!
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
If you've got clear skies to the north tonight, you'll most likely be able to catch a glimpse of the aurora from most anywhere in the US! Really popping off tonight!
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Why is Trump going after America's air traffic controllers, today of all days?
It's one more way to distract from his decision to increase your health insurance premiums."
It's one more way to distract from his decision to increase your health insurance premiums."
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Why is Trump going after America's air traffic controllers, today of all days?
It's one more way to distract from his decision to increase your health insurance premiums."
It's one more way to distract from his decision to increase your health insurance premiums."
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🤨
TRUMP: US TO LAUNCH NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WITHIN 2–3 WEEKS
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
🤨
Not only do I never, ever want any of DJT's dirty money
Making him mad is more happiness than $10,000 could ever get me
Making him mad is more happiness than $10,000 could ever get me
BREAKING: President Trump says he will be recommending controllers who "didn't take any time off" receive a $10k bonus, adds that "those that did nothing but complain, and took time off" will have a "a negative mark."
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Not only do I never, ever want any of DJT's dirty money
Making him mad is more happiness than $10,000 could ever get me
Making him mad is more happiness than $10,000 could ever get me
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Okay, since I've seen similar questions about stuff like this multiple times in the last couple weeks, I'm going to make a thread explaining it. /1
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Okay, since I've seen similar questions about stuff like this multiple times in the last couple weeks, I'm going to make a thread explaining it. /1
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(we see him)
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
(we see him)
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Oh no, the gen Z airline pilots have arrived.
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Oh no, the gen Z airline pilots have arrived.
For reference, last week's was a new record (at least for during the shutdown)
39 facilities with staffing triggers
No surprise, as it was Halloween
39 facilities with staffing triggers
No surprise, as it was Halloween
November 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
For reference, last week's was a new record (at least for during the shutdown)
39 facilities with staffing triggers
No surprise, as it was Halloween
39 facilities with staffing triggers
No surprise, as it was Halloween
My smallest real complaint about AI?
I am a fan of em and en dashes, and using then correctly over hyphens
I even went as so far as to memorize the ALT code for them
ALT + 150
ALT + 151
Now I can't use them — I'll be branded a slop-partaker!
RIP dash usage 2017–2025
I am a fan of em and en dashes, and using then correctly over hyphens
I even went as so far as to memorize the ALT code for them
ALT + 150
ALT + 151
Now I can't use them — I'll be branded a slop-partaker!
RIP dash usage 2017–2025
November 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
My smallest real complaint about AI?
I am a fan of em and en dashes, and using then correctly over hyphens
I even went as so far as to memorize the ALT code for them
ALT + 150
ALT + 151
Now I can't use them — I'll be branded a slop-partaker!
RIP dash usage 2017–2025
I am a fan of em and en dashes, and using then correctly over hyphens
I even went as so far as to memorize the ALT code for them
ALT + 150
ALT + 151
Now I can't use them — I'll be branded a slop-partaker!
RIP dash usage 2017–2025
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Again, for those that have the time to keep up.
nasstatus.faa.gov
It's real easy to make assumptions. I was a controller at ZTL (Atlanta Center) for 25 years and I can't tell you them implications of every detail. But I can point you towards the data the FAA releases.
(More in the remarks)
nasstatus.faa.gov
It's real easy to make assumptions. I was a controller at ZTL (Atlanta Center) for 25 years and I can't tell you them implications of every detail. But I can point you towards the data the FAA releases.
(More in the remarks)
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Again, for those that have the time to keep up.
nasstatus.faa.gov
It's real easy to make assumptions. I was a controller at ZTL (Atlanta Center) for 25 years and I can't tell you them implications of every detail. But I can point you towards the data the FAA releases.
(More in the remarks)
nasstatus.faa.gov
It's real easy to make assumptions. I was a controller at ZTL (Atlanta Center) for 25 years and I can't tell you them implications of every detail. But I can point you towards the data the FAA releases.
(More in the remarks)
In what is now the LONGEST shutdown in history, myself, along with controllers across the US, have been volunteering to make the public more aware of ATC'ers and our struggles
If you see folks with yellow shirts at the airport, come talk to us, ask us questions, take a pamphlet, spread the word ♥️
If you see folks with yellow shirts at the airport, come talk to us, ask us questions, take a pamphlet, spread the word ♥️
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
In what is now the LONGEST shutdown in history, myself, along with controllers across the US, have been volunteering to make the public more aware of ATC'ers and our struggles
If you see folks with yellow shirts at the airport, come talk to us, ask us questions, take a pamphlet, spread the word ♥️
If you see folks with yellow shirts at the airport, come talk to us, ask us questions, take a pamphlet, spread the word ♥️
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You "ease pressure" by paying them and FINALLY staffing up to proper numbers. (Like - hire more controllers than you think you need so that there are plenty of students in training. And then keep hiring controllers for YEARS so that retirements don't cause perpetual staffing crises.)
Breaking news: The Trump administration has announced it will reduce flight traffic by 10 percent in 40 markets across the U.S. as part of an effort to ease pressure on air traffic controllers, as the government shutdown enters its second month.
U.S. orders 10% cut in flights at several airports as shutdown drags on
The Trump administration says the move, which will affect 40 markets, is part of an effort to ease pressure on air traffic controllers.
wapo.st
November 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
You "ease pressure" by paying them and FINALLY staffing up to proper numbers. (Like - hire more controllers than you think you need so that there are plenty of students in training. And then keep hiring controllers for YEARS so that retirements don't cause perpetual staffing crises.)