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He gutted FAA and we got plane crashes. Today I'm hearing nuclear oversight folks are being gutted. Time to prepare for one I guess.

advisedwang 2y ago
> He gutted FAA and we got plane crashes I do believe Trump's attacks on our regulatory agencies are going to kill people... But it does seem implausible that firing the FAA director, an advisory committee, and a ATC hiring freeze could result in a crash 9 days later.
- add-sub-mul-div 2y ago
  I agree, and I don't love the facile takes. It's future crashes that could result from fewer resources to investigate and analyze these events.
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- pfannkuchen 2y ago
  It’s possible that a major shakeup adjacent to one’s org and uncertainty about the future could affect sleep and concentration. So while it may not be directly causal, it may not entirely be a coincidence either.
  - esalman 2y ago
    This is true. I had a hard time concentrating on my PhD research during the 45 presidency.
ivewonyoung 2y ago
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- JustExAWS 2y ago
  https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/01/30/politics/faa-disability-hiring-trump-fact-check https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/01/30/politics/faa-disability-h...
  - esalman 2y ago
    Love that fact check. People should really take whatever Trump, Musk or the right in general say with huge grains of salt. That Gaza condom thing being a great example.
    - dh2022 2y ago
      The fact check posted by GP and the discriminatory practices detailed initial post are about completely different things. The initial post details racial discriminatory practices started during Obama's presidency; the fact check posted by GP is Trump's claim about people with mental disabilities working at FAA. As far as I can tell, GP did not refute the initial post.
      - esalman 2y ago
        I don't think it is different. The point is, the same people who did not complain about Obama's policies in 2016 are finding issue with the same policies in 2024. So the motive is purely political and improving FAA hiring practices has nothing to do with it.
        dh2022 2y ago
        Your reply is borderline mis-leading. I will give you the benefit of the doubt and direct you to the article. You will see people did not know about this situation until recently. It took a lot of effort to find this - including FOIA requests. [edited typo-sorry I am on mobile]
blueyes 2y ago
I disagree with many of the current cuts, but other administrations did the work that got us the plane crashes. https://www.tracingwoodgrains.com/p/the-full-story-of-the-faas-hiring https://www.tracingwoodgrains.com/p/the-full-story-of-the-fa...

advisedwang 2y ago

> He gutted FAA and we got plane crashes I do believe Trump's attacks on our regulatory agencies are going to kill people... But it does seem implausible that firing the FAA director, an advisory committee, and a ATC hiring freeze could result in a crash 9 days later.

add-sub-mul-div 2y ago
I agree, and I don't love the facile takes. It's future crashes that could result from fewer resources to investigate and analyze these events.
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pfannkuchen 2y ago
It’s possible that a major shakeup adjacent to one’s org and uncertainty about the future could affect sleep and concentration. So while it may not be directly causal, it may not entirely be a coincidence either.
- esalman 2y ago
  This is true. I had a hard time concentrating on my PhD research during the 45 presidency.

ivewonyoung 2y ago

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JustExAWS 2y ago
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/01/30/politics/faa-disability-hiring-trump-fact-check https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/01/30/politics/faa-disability-h...
- esalman 2y ago
  Love that fact check. People should really take whatever Trump, Musk or the right in general say with huge grains of salt. That Gaza condom thing being a great example.
  - dh2022 2y ago
    The fact check posted by GP and the discriminatory practices detailed initial post are about completely different things. The initial post details racial discriminatory practices started during Obama's presidency; the fact check posted by GP is Trump's claim about people with mental disabilities working at FAA. As far as I can tell, GP did not refute the initial post.
    - esalman 2y ago
      I don't think it is different. The point is, the same people who did not complain about Obama's policies in 2016 are finding issue with the same policies in 2024. So the motive is purely political and improving FAA hiring practices has nothing to do with it.
      - dh2022 2y ago
        Your reply is borderline mis-leading. I will give you the benefit of the doubt and direct you to the article. You will see people did not know about this situation until recently. It took a lot of effort to find this - including FOIA requests. [edited typo-sorry I am on mobile]

blueyes 2y ago

I disagree with many of the current cuts, but other administrations did the work that got us the plane crashes. https://www.tracingwoodgrains.com/p/the-full-story-of-the-faas-hiring https://www.tracingwoodgrains.com/p/the-full-story-of-the-fa...