The FAA is shutting down all flights to/from the El Paso airport for 10 days
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Anonymous
I agree with this. I get the sense he actually cares about wanting the FAA to be good, as opposed to Pete, Kristi, etc. who just want to be at photo shoots. I'm not saying Sean's doing a good job or anything, because I don't actually know, but just by virtue of being quieter than the others I like him best. |
Anonymous
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pentagon-pete-caused-airport-chaos-by-shooting-down-party-balloon/ar-AA1Wa1R4
The recent airspace closure around El Paso, Texas, was caused by the U.S. Military shooting down a party balloon amid a behind-the-scenes spat with air safety officials, multiple reports say. That contradicts the explanation provided on Tuesday by administration officials, which claimed the closure was necessary because drones operated by Mexican drug cartels were being downed as they crossed the southern border. Flights at the El Paso International Airport were grounded and inbound planes, including medical evacuation flights, were forced to divert 45 minutes away to Las Cruces, New Mexico, said the border city’s enraged mayor. |
Anonymous
| It wasn't the military who shot the balloon down, it was border patrol, using a military issued weapon. |
Anonymous
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It happened again - around Fort Hancock, TX.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/faa-closes-airspace-fort-hancock-texas-after-reported-use-anti-drone-laser-2026-02-27/ |
Anonymous
How are these idiots still shooting lasers at objects they haven’t identified? Holy crap! Is anyone in this regime not a total moron? |
Anonymous
The short, and tragic, answer is: no, they are all total and reckless morons. |
Anonymous
If they keep doing this, they are eventually going to hit a manned aircraft. Or cause debris to fall on a person or property. |
Anonymous
The general (and willful) incompetence of this entire administration is just staggering. This Presidency is an abject failure. |
Anonymous
| What do you want to bet that they are using some kind of AI targeting for these lasers? |
Anonymous
No....the answer is a resounding no. They are in fact all morons-the dangerous kind. |
Anonymous
Well considering that nobody has solved the AI hallucination problem, not very safe... |
Anonymous
From the Reuters article: “The lawmakers said that they warned months ago that the White House’s decision to sidestep a bipartisan proposal to train counter-drone operators and address coordination issues ‘was a short-sighted idea.’ ‘Now, we’re seeing the result of incompetence,’ the statement said.” |