Are you brave enough to fly?

[Anonymous]

One of those fired believes he was targeted because he made personal Facebook posts criticizing Tesla and Twitter.

URGENT- NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT

I work(ed) for the FAA National Defense Programs (NDP). My position is/was a national security critical-designated job that was supposed to be exempted from the massive (and unlawful) firings of probationary employees.

On Saturday morning at 12:43AM CST, while I was actively working on an extremely important and classified project in response to a credible threat to America's national security, I was fired.

Before I was fired, the official DOGE Facebook page started harassing me on my personal Facebook account after I criticized Tesla and Twitter. Less than a week later, I was fired, despite my position allegedly being exempted due to national security.

For those who do not know, FAA NDP is tasked with protecting the National Air Space from threats such as missiles, enemy drones, aircraft used as weapons (think 9-11), and so forth.

FAA NDP is a small, yet critical part of protecting the American public and many of our border states that are at risk of attack from our foreign adversaries such as China and Russia.

In March 2024 - I was recruited from my job as Legislative Director at the DC Government to the FAA NDP for the purpose of working on a critical national defense project and in response to a grave and credible threat to the American Air Space.

While working for the FAA NDP, I served as the FAA Lead to the DoD for Open Mission Systems and Data Rights on an urgent project underway in response to a credible national defense threat to America's National Air Space.

When DOGE fired me, they turned off my computer and wiped all of my files without warning. I had just finished a classified meeting at Hill AFB in SLC and was on my way home when I was fired. I was also scheduled to be at Hanscom AFB this upcoming week for additional briefings.

I will be appealing my termination based on political retaliation - which happened in the same unsigned form letter others received - and which my boss and FAA leadership appear to have had no idea of, thought was exempted, and vehemently disagreed with.

My boss and FAA leadership had actively advocated for my position to be excluded from DOGE terminations due to the grave national security implications of my work and believed that such an exemption had been granted.

I had also received excellent performance evaluations and even received a valuing for performance pay raise in January as the FAA is one of the only federal agencies that gives pay raises based on merit and performance.

I decided over the weekend that I want to talk publicly about what happened - especially the harassment I received from DOGE on my personal social media accounts prior to my being fired simply for criticizing Tesla and Twitter (X).

I’m also deeply concerned about DOGE's disregard of the national security implications of my termination.

I believe that the public has a right to know that America's national security has been made less safe.

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[Anonymous]

I just wrote to my favorite airline where I have miles-based status, and let them know I canceled my two upcoming flights because I’ve lost faith in the FAA since Elon and Trump got their grubby fingers in it.

It will be years before I fly again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just wrote to my favorite airline where I have miles-based status, and let them know I canceled my two upcoming flights because I’ve lost faith in the FAA since Elon and Trump got their grubby fingers in it.

It will be years before I fly again.

Ohhhh…..that will certainly impact the FAA. You trivial, hysterical, inconsequential, silly little people are so tiresome. And you haunt this little echo chamber for validation of your ridiculous behavior. Sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just wrote to my favorite airline where I have miles-based status, and let them know I canceled my two upcoming flights because I’ve lost faith in the FAA since Elon and Trump got their grubby fingers in it.

It will be years before I fly again.

Ohhhh…..that will certainly impact the FAA. You trivial, hysterical, inconsequential, silly little people are so tiresome. And you haunt this little echo chamber for validation of your ridiculous behavior. Sad.

lol you people are destroying the economy but you blame everyone else. Hope you feel the pain and hate!

[Anonymous]

This will be great if people refuse to fly. Flying has a huge impact on your carbon footprint. Please stop flying even after it becomes safe under the next Democrat administration. Thank you!!

[Anonymous]

I'm not brave enough to fly after reading the news this morning.

Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
The firings come as the FAA is already struggling to find enough air traffic controllers to man the nation's airports.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Probationary workers were targeted in late night emails Friday notifying them they had been fired, David Spero, president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union, said in a statement.

[Anonymous]

Tr5mp has fired over 300 FAA and has brought spaceX in to begin an overhaul

Not flying

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just wrote to my favorite airline where I have miles-based status, and let them know I canceled my two upcoming flights because I’ve lost faith in the FAA since Elon and Trump got their grubby fingers in it.

It will be years before I fly again.

Ohhhh…..that will certainly impact the FAA. You trivial, hysterical, inconsequential, silly little people are so tiresome. And you haunt this little echo chamber for validation of your ridiculous behavior. Sad.

You, smug, Dunning-Kruger poster child, are tiresome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just wrote to my favorite airline where I have miles-based status, and let them know I canceled my two upcoming flights because I’ve lost faith in the FAA since Elon and Trump got their grubby fingers in it.

It will be years before I fly again.

Ohhhh…..that will certainly impact the FAA. You trivial, hysterical, inconsequential, silly little people are so tiresome. And you haunt this little echo chamber for validation of your ridiculous behavior. Sad.

You smug, entitled, poor, low IQ MAGA. The only one in an echo chambers is you, watching garbage like Fox News and Newsmax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tr5mp has fired over 300 FAA and has brought spaceX in to begin an overhaul

Not flying

I've seen all the SpaceX crap buying in the atmosphere this winter. No way I trust them to overhaul the FAA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tr5mp has fired over 300 FAA and has brought spaceX in to begin an overhaul

Not flying

I've seen all the SpaceX crap buying in the atmosphere this winter. No way I trust them to overhaul the FAA.

Buying what?

[Anonymous]

Which of the recent airline accidents was the result of Trump administration decisions? Zero?
The DCA accident was due to military aircraft mistakes and had nothing to do with new Trump policies regarding the DoD or the FAA. If anything, these are the remnants of Biden policies. I mean Trump just entered the office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not brave enough to fly after reading the news this morning.

Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
The firings come as the FAA is already struggling to find enough air traffic controllers to man the nation's airports.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Probationary workers were targeted in late night emails Friday notifying them they had been fired, David Spero, president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union, said in a statement.

If I was an ATC I would be looking for a new job ASAP. The pay is low, the stress is high, hours are long and they are over worked. If an enough are fired or move on Trump will have to offer a lot more money to get people to take the job.

[Anonymous]

I'll think carefully before I fly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which of the recent airline accidents was the result of Trump administration decisions? Zero?
The DCA accident was due to military aircraft mistakes and had nothing to do with new Trump policies regarding the DoD or the FAA. If anything, these are the remnants of Biden policies. I mean Trump just entered the office.

Actually, the use of helicopters to transport VIPs was a lot higher under Trump 45 than Biden 46, so the need for more helicopter pilots for Trump 47 was a direct contributor to what happened at DCA.