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3mo ago

How the Plane and Helicopter Crash in Washington, D.C., Happened: Maps and Graphics

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How the Plane and Helicopter Collided in Washington: Maps and Graphics

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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

Staffing was not normal at air traffic control

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3mo ago

How the Plane and Helicopter Crash in Washington, D.C., Happened: Maps and Graphics

www.nytimes.com /interactive/2025/01/30/us/washington-dc-plane-crash-helicopter-maps-photos.html

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3mo ago

How the Plane and Helicopter Crash in Washington, D.C., Happened: Maps and Graphics

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3mo ago

How the Plane and Helicopter Crash in Washington, D.C., Happened: Maps and Graphics

www.nytimes.com /interactive/2025/01/30/us/washington-dc-plane-crash-helicopter-maps-photos.html

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Trump killed 67 Americans and it’s still January 2025.
- The last time he killed about 450.000 so, today is still below average.
  
  You're assuming that the plane crash is a full count. I'd be really surprised if some of the other things he's done this week (eg: limiting access to reimbursement for health care) haven't killed people.
- This is an overreach that minimizes the people who are actually impacted by Trump's actions.
  This was the heli pilot's error, plain and simple. Tower was following protocol and did not grant clearance because they were short on staff or something ridiculous like that.
  
  They were short on staff because of Trump.
  
  This specific tower was not short on staff, and again, ATC doesn't just start issuing faulty clearances when they're short staffed.
  Use your brain.
  
  New York Times reported that "Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ at Reagan Airport Tower, According to F.A.A. Report"
  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/business/air-traffic-control-staffing-plane-crash.html
  
  If you read a little deeper, you'd know that ATC error wasn't the cause of the crash. The clearance issued was perfectly valid
  
  Individual human failures are often a symptom of broader and larger systemic problems. Pointing out these systemic problems is not over reach.
- Yeah but the Democrats hate trans people!!
  
  LOOK, A SQUIRREL!
  
  A genoside squirrel!

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