Ironic Immigrant

The betrayals of the Trump administration: • Iran War • Withholding Epstein files • Liability protection for glyphosate • More pesticides • mRNA flu shots • New Covid boosters • Tariffs paid by consumers, rebated to corporations • More gov. spending. What would you add?

I don't know for sure why Trump started a war with Iran, but one thing I am sure of is that stopping Iran from developing a nuclear weapon was not it.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis: Some of these Republicans are saying, "Oh, well, the gas, don't worry. It's no big deal." Or they're trying to blame Biden. No, no. Listen, we've just got to be honest. Gas is higher. It hurts people, working-class people, and it's higher because of the Iran conflict. That's just the fact. If you can't admit that to voters, then you're gaslighting them, and they're not going to listen to you on other things.

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Governor Ron DeSantis: "Some of these Republicans are saying, "Oh, well, the gas, don't worry. It's no big deal." Or they're trying to blame Biden. "We’ve just got to be honest. Gas is higher. It hurts people, and it's higher because of this conflict." If you can't admit that to voters, then you're gaslighting them, and they're not going to listen to you on other things. @Ellulos @TuckerCarlson @piersmorgan

Writing this in my personal capacity, but I have been flying these types of aircraft for more than 20 years, with over 8,000 hours, and have reasonable familiarity with how the charter world operates. I feel compelled to post after seeing commentary about the Lear 60 crash, from missile strikes to DEI to critiquing this poor woman’s final radio calls. That last part is what I find most troubling. She was the second-in-command (SIC), and while she was empowered to point out mistakes as part of good crew resource management, she was doing her job, communicating with ATC right to the end in a terrifying situation. She likely knew before many of those calls that she was going to die. I have heard final calls from friends, from military pilots with thousands of hours in fighter aircraft, and they are just as heartbreaking because they know the end is approaching. I understand the public interest given the footage and audio. But you do not know the aircraft’s maintenance history, whether there was a structural failure, if any failure was induced by turbulence, overspeed, or overcontrol, or everything happening in that cockpit. I am sure weather will be part of the investigation, but beyond that, it is speculation. The charter industry routinely hires commercial pilots very early in their careers to gain experience alongside an ATP-qualified captain before they move up to the airlines. She would still have the appropriate training, qualifications, and checkouts by an FAA examiner or designee. Let people investigate, learn, and share the facts. Be respectful to those who perished and the families who carry their memories. God bless them and their loved ones.

It’s pretty remarkable that a Democrat in MI just endorsed the Republican to save our nation but Cornyn and self righteous Republicans in Texas couldn’t do the same here… 🤦‍♂️

Over $28,000 a year for family health insurance premiums, up from $6,000 in 1999. And that’s before deductibles, copays, and surprise bills. The system is fundamentally broken.

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