There is an extraordinary amount of "double gaslighting", I guess you could call it; that is, to not just deny doing what we all see them doing, but to also say we are the ones doing it, not them. Here they are, breaking laws all over the place while warring against "crime-ridden" liberal cities, and breaking more laws in the process. Similarly, they have a shit hemorrhage over "defunding" police, as liberals supposedly did in their cities, when it was never seriously considered; meanwhile, the first thing Trump did entering office was get rid of government agency police, i.e., inspectors general.
Trump doesn't give a shit about the Hatch Act. As # 45 recitivist Hatch Act violator Kellyanne Conway avoided getting fired for “egregious and ongoing” violations of the Hatch Act in large part because athe MSPB, the Merit Systems Protections Board, which hears appeals was defunded.
When the MSPB didn’t have enough sitting members to issue any rulings, Conway’s case was referred to the White House.
As of today, the MSPB is not viable for rendering final decisions on federal employee appeals because it lacks the necessary quorum of members. Furthermore, a partial government shutdown has currently suspended all agency operations, including the functions of administrative judges who can otherwise issue initial decisions.
If Trump doesn't give a shit, Noem has a get out of jail free card.
Nearly 11,000 air traffic controllers (ATCs) are directing traffic without pay, per the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA)—are working under “increasingly unsafe” conditions.
Airline employees, shareholders in airline companies and others affected should be pressuring Congress.
The U.S. Travel Association (USTA) reported that the shutdown is costing the entire travel industry about $1 billion each week, with the loss having exceeded $1 billion as of October 8.
Always helpful to know how Republicans have crippled the system that is supposed to protect us, Daniel.
Kristi, her rearranged face, and hair extensions are living their their best life for now. They are probably depending on a blanket pardon in a few years from King of Fools Donald. Perhaps the odds in favor of that are dwindling.
They sure have a strategy going, don’t they? How to first set cracks in the system, then cause said cracks to widen into a chasm of complicity and facilitation.
This IS the new organized crime and how it bands together into loose ties of temporary cooperation, then sets to suck dry all it can quickly and apparently disband ties.
But, they don’t actually disband at all because they are all just as committed to making as much out of the situation individually and collectively, while always looking for a place to instigate a new “crack” or opportunity.
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This Administration of Psychopaths is determined to break every law they can. It is one big FU to all of us little people. You will listen and you will obey. We will snatch you off the street and release you only when and if we feel like it.
I am going to my regional airport today to find out if they are playing this Noem shi*t. We also have an airport board that we actually vote for; they'll be hearing from me. Please check into what is happening with your own areas.
Be bold and tell only the truth. Take your courage to the street this Saturday if you can. If you can't stand out there, put a NO KINGS sign up in your car, drive by, honk, and wave. We need you! See you in the streets.
Question: so why can't there be a lawsuit brought against this? Surely there is some way to sue them.
~~~ And the Air Traffic Controllers Union & the
TSA Union could just tell their members to walk off. It's not like this administration can go to an Air Traffic Controllers Store or TSA Store & buy or rent more!TSA individuals do need training.
And Air traffic Controllers are highly skilled for a demanding job. I mean they're not getting paid anyway, & they risk being fired anyway so why not use it to their advantage. Stop all air traffic. Let's see how that "lands" with these ghouls. It would be especially effective if corporate executives were "stuck" out of country.
I am, or rather was, an FAA certified Air Traffic Controller, if you could see what goes on inside of those control towers, you would think twice about flying, while the voice the pilot hears is cool, calm and in command what goes on behind the scenes would alarm you.
The shift schedule alone grinds you down, you barely have enough free time to take care of business and get a decent rest and recreate
Air traffic controller shifts are often rotating, irregular schedules that can include day, afternoon, and overnight hours. Controllers cannot work more than 10 consecutive hours and must have at least 9 hours of rest before their next shift. Common schedules include rotating shifts like the "2-2-1" (two day, two night, one midnight) and can involve working 10-hour days, six days a week, often including weekends.
The main occupational hazards for air traffic controllers are stress and fatigue due to high-workload, complex tasks, and the constant need for concentration, which can lead to errors. Other hazards include poor working conditions such as equipment malfunctions, staffing shortages, and unsuitable physical environments, as well as exposure to stressors like rotating shifts, long hours, and emergencies.
Yes, I've read about those deficiencies in those control centers. I marvel that folks stay in those jobs & thank them in my thoughts the few times I do fly. And I thank you for your service in doing that job! Few can do that job so you are one of them that survived that job & earned retirement, at least I hope that you are retired!
May 8, 2025 — The overhaul would cost tens of billions of dollars and replace more than 600 outdated systems, including old wiring, the kind of wiring that ...
Common Cause has filed 54 ethics complaints. 18 last night alone.
For some of us, this is deja vu all over again. First thing Reagan did was kill the air traffic controllers' union.
Like I said above, we have to resist and persist even though we don't win them all.
At DOL I heard "AIR 21" aviation whistleblower cases.
"AIR 21 cases" refers to claims filed under the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR21), a law that protects aviation employees from retaliation for reporting safety violations. These cases involve employees who report safety concerns to their employer or the government and are subsequently subjected to adverse actions, such as termination or demotion.
From AI Overview: No, it is illegal for air traffic controllers to strike because they are federal employees and federal law prohibits strikes by government workers. Participating in a strike can lead to being fired, prosecuted, banned from future federal service, and face fines.
They could suffer fines that would ruin them. Who's going to hire them if they get prosecuted? Wish they had the power, but they truly don't, Return.
She wasn't interested in the Red Hot Tesla sale at the White House either.
Blondy didn't have the damn sense to cover her notes during the hearing, where she was under oath. Hope she's not expecting an Emmy for THAT pitiful performance.
Drama Queens-this Administration is filled with them and most of them aren't women.
It seems to me that using the words "federal law" in the current political era is silly. Nixon violated federal law and was pardoned. Reagan violated the Logan Act and was elected. The Voting Rights Act has been violated wholesale since the Bush/Gore election. As the political theorist Carl Schmitt put it "There is no law, only power". Now money is power. A very few people have more than 50% of the nations wealth and their fore the power to control the country.
Dollars, yes and the stats are worse than that, Oldsalt.
Let's remember the true wealth is in the land, resources and the people. None of this happens without compliance and eventually we can take back the dollars.
Yes Alis all economies are composed of four elements:
1) raw materials
2) labor
3) markets
4) money
You've got it right.
All the commonly accepted economic theories in this country are nothing more than a defense [implied or literal] of the institutionalized activities of those who manipulate money as they generate profit for themselves. This is not true wealth, however. Nor are those commonly accepted theories accurate explanations.
Nixon and Kissinger also violated the Logan Act in 1968 by telling the South Vietnamese to refuse a peace settlement. LBJ was aware of the Logan Act violation, but he was exhausted about the war and just ignored it. The result was four more years of war, with more dead North and South soldiers and civilians, and more dead American soldiers until Congress and the Senate refused more funding.
The lie is the weapon of Krasnov as it was for Hitler. Once the rest are cowed by violence such as the firebombing of the judges house infects society. Portland fights back by a hero frog and naked bikers. It helps keep society in the real world rather than the weaponized lie of Hitler fascists. Society is about to be presented by the shift where the Chosen One is bending time itself so the world starts to become the cosmic world of miracles. Then you will see dragons while the world of Krasnov lies will be forgotten as the falsity they are. Praise God from whom all Blessings flow.
Krispy Gnome needs to do a lot of things. She's going to do none of them. There are many things she shouldn't do. She's going to do all of them. But I must admit, having nicely coifed hair while addressing ICE agents before a raid is.really quite stylish. I wonder if she wore heels and a gown when she shot her puppy.
Mr. Hartmann. Republicans are systematically violating our laws and all we hear is whining about it. What does that tell us about our form of government?
Why not go on the offensive and fight fire with fire by distributing a clear message about the Hatch Act to airport managers with a demand for equal time or a simple notice that legal action will be taken to prosecute? It isn't partisan to notify them that they are breaking the law and giving fair warning about lawsuits. In the same vein, I wrote over a week ago with a suggestion that a series of educational videos should be produced with prominent constitutional scholars like Thom giving explicit information about the U. S. Constitution to be distributed widely in celebration of its 250-year anniversary. Is educating the public not actually such a high priority, after all? I received a few likes, but no one seems to have any solid interest in making something happen. Ho hum.
As a resident and citizen of Arizona, I was sooo HAPPY to see our Phoenix Sky Harbor airport has refused to run Noem's video. I think that was a 'deplorable, and total lie in that video. I'm no longer calling what they put out 'misinformation'.......it's a LIE!!!! Thanks for doing a newsletter on this!
It could also be argued Trump could simply end the shutdown under the claim the Congress already raised the debt ceiling when they knowingly voted for a budget which exceeded the debt ceiling. The budget vote being more recent than the last debt ceiling vote, it supersedes the last debt ceiling vote.
Of course he could end the shutdown but he doesn’t want to. And Thune and Johnson just do what the president tells them to do. They’re all mean, cruel, soulless people who don’t care about anyone but themselves- they’ll be out of power if they don’t listen to their Dear Leader. Grown a spine fellas.
Exactly who, now, will be enforcing the Hatch Act, along with the Emoluments Act - which don't seem to have been enforced for quite some time. How many airports will have to be sued, and go to court, by Kristi Noem? Will they have to shut down?
There is an extraordinary amount of "double gaslighting", I guess you could call it; that is, to not just deny doing what we all see them doing, but to also say we are the ones doing it, not them. Here they are, breaking laws all over the place while warring against "crime-ridden" liberal cities, and breaking more laws in the process. Similarly, they have a shit hemorrhage over "defunding" police, as liberals supposedly did in their cities, when it was never seriously considered; meanwhile, the first thing Trump did entering office was get rid of government agency police, i.e., inspectors general.
Trump doesn't give a shit about the Hatch Act. As # 45 recitivist Hatch Act violator Kellyanne Conway avoided getting fired for “egregious and ongoing” violations of the Hatch Act in large part because athe MSPB, the Merit Systems Protections Board, which hears appeals was defunded.
When the MSPB didn’t have enough sitting members to issue any rulings, Conway’s case was referred to the White House.
As of today, the MSPB is not viable for rendering final decisions on federal employee appeals because it lacks the necessary quorum of members. Furthermore, a partial government shutdown has currently suspended all agency operations, including the functions of administrative judges who can otherwise issue initial decisions.
If Trump doesn't give a shit, Noem has a get out of jail free card.
Nearly 11,000 air traffic controllers (ATCs) are directing traffic without pay, per the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA)—are working under “increasingly unsafe” conditions.
Airline employees, shareholders in airline companies and others affected should be pressuring Congress.
The U.S. Travel Association (USTA) reported that the shutdown is costing the entire travel industry about $1 billion each week, with the loss having exceeded $1 billion as of October 8.
Always helpful to know how Republicans have crippled the system that is supposed to protect us, Daniel.
Kristi, her rearranged face, and hair extensions are living their their best life for now. They are probably depending on a blanket pardon in a few years from King of Fools Donald. Perhaps the odds in favor of that are dwindling.
They sure have a strategy going, don’t they? How to first set cracks in the system, then cause said cracks to widen into a chasm of complicity and facilitation.
This IS the new organized crime and how it bands together into loose ties of temporary cooperation, then sets to suck dry all it can quickly and apparently disband ties.
But, they don’t actually disband at all because they are all just as committed to making as much out of the situation individually and collectively, while always looking for a place to instigate a new “crack” or opportunity.
The worst of them think they have God on their side.
"Temporary ccoperatin." I'm hoping that many of Trump's accomplices will see that they, too, are nothing but his marks.
Trump isn't God?
His followers think he’s either God or sent by God. With such thinking, no wonder we’re in trouble.
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http://bit.ly/483Qrd4
TAKE BACK THE POWER
This Administration of Psychopaths is determined to break every law they can. It is one big FU to all of us little people. You will listen and you will obey. We will snatch you off the street and release you only when and if we feel like it.
I am going to my regional airport today to find out if they are playing this Noem shi*t. We also have an airport board that we actually vote for; they'll be hearing from me. Please check into what is happening with your own areas.
Be bold and tell only the truth. Take your courage to the street this Saturday if you can. If you can't stand out there, put a NO KINGS sign up in your car, drive by, honk, and wave. We need you! See you in the streets.
Trump is their "captain of the [air] ship." https://theconversation.com/travelling-to-the-u-s-how-the-government-shutdown-will-impact-tourism-266650
No kings. https://www.nokings.org/?SQF_SOURCE=socialsecurityworks&link_id=9&can_id=c21edc35afceb939e29222ede000e0fb&source=email-re-no-kings-4&email_referrer=email_2929581&email_subject=re-no-kings&&
Protest at Congressional Republicans' offices. Do they not have daughters?
The discharge petition can be signed by any Republican House member.
Many of them privately say Trump is nuts.
"‘Epstein bomb’ about to drop, 100 GOP members to ‘jail break’ from Trump, Swalwell says."
https://www.kron4.com/news/politics/epstein-bomb-about-to-drop-100-gop-members-to-jail-break-from-trump-swalwell-says/
Question: so why can't there be a lawsuit brought against this? Surely there is some way to sue them.
~~~ And the Air Traffic Controllers Union & the
TSA Union could just tell their members to walk off. It's not like this administration can go to an Air Traffic Controllers Store or TSA Store & buy or rent more!TSA individuals do need training.
And Air traffic Controllers are highly skilled for a demanding job. I mean they're not getting paid anyway, & they risk being fired anyway so why not use it to their advantage. Stop all air traffic. Let's see how that "lands" with these ghouls. It would be especially effective if corporate executives were "stuck" out of country.
I am, or rather was, an FAA certified Air Traffic Controller, if you could see what goes on inside of those control towers, you would think twice about flying, while the voice the pilot hears is cool, calm and in command what goes on behind the scenes would alarm you.
The shift schedule alone grinds you down, you barely have enough free time to take care of business and get a decent rest and recreate
Air traffic controller shifts are often rotating, irregular schedules that can include day, afternoon, and overnight hours. Controllers cannot work more than 10 consecutive hours and must have at least 9 hours of rest before their next shift. Common schedules include rotating shifts like the "2-2-1" (two day, two night, one midnight) and can involve working 10-hour days, six days a week, often including weekends.
The main occupational hazards for air traffic controllers are stress and fatigue due to high-workload, complex tasks, and the constant need for concentration, which can lead to errors. Other hazards include poor working conditions such as equipment malfunctions, staffing shortages, and unsuitable physical environments, as well as exposure to stressors like rotating shifts, long hours, and emergencies.
Yes, I've read about those deficiencies in those control centers. I marvel that folks stay in those jobs & thank them in my thoughts the few times I do fly. And I thank you for your service in doing that job! Few can do that job so you are one of them that survived that job & earned retirement, at least I hope that you are retired!
Stress+Sleep Deprivation=Tortured
Tens of $billions like we sent to Argentinian asshole Trump supports:
What it will take to update the aging U.S. air traffic control ...
PBS
https://www.pbs.org › newshour › show › what-it-will-t...
May 8, 2025 — The overhaul would cost tens of billions of dollars and replace more than 600 outdated systems, including old wiring, the kind of wiring that ...
Common Cause has filed 54 ethics complaints. 18 last night alone.
For some of us, this is deja vu all over again. First thing Reagan did was kill the air traffic controllers' union.
Like I said above, we have to resist and persist even though we don't win them all.
At DOL I heard "AIR 21" aviation whistleblower cases.
"AIR 21 cases" refers to claims filed under the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR21), a law that protects aviation employees from retaliation for reporting safety violations. These cases involve employees who report safety concerns to their employer or the government and are subsequently subjected to adverse actions, such as termination or demotion.
Let us not forget 1981 and the PATCO strike.
From AI Overview: No, it is illegal for air traffic controllers to strike because they are federal employees and federal law prohibits strikes by government workers. Participating in a strike can lead to being fired, prosecuted, banned from future federal service, and face fines.
They could suffer fines that would ruin them. Who's going to hire them if they get prosecuted? Wish they had the power, but they truly don't, Return.
Thom's post begs the question: "Who is going to prosecute ICE Barbie and her airport henchmen for Hatch Act violations at US airports, Blondy Bondi?"
Tononthebeach. Best comment here. You seem to be the only one who understands the nature of our political and economic institutions.
She wasn't interested in the Red Hot Tesla sale at the White House either.
Blondy didn't have the damn sense to cover her notes during the hearing, where she was under oath. Hope she's not expecting an Emmy for THAT pitiful performance.
Drama Queens-this Administration is filled with them and most of them aren't women.
Is that really how Gorsuch, Barrett, and what's-his-face got in?
Yup!
I had reckoned that Gorsuch got in because he gave the 4th memorial Barbara Olson lecture, with a straight face.
It seems to me that using the words "federal law" in the current political era is silly. Nixon violated federal law and was pardoned. Reagan violated the Logan Act and was elected. The Voting Rights Act has been violated wholesale since the Bush/Gore election. As the political theorist Carl Schmitt put it "There is no law, only power". Now money is power. A very few people have more than 50% of the nations wealth and their fore the power to control the country.
Law is for the little guy.
Show me the person and I will show you the crime: Stalin
Beria.
Beria was also a serial rapist and murdered some of the women he attacked.
Dollars, yes and the stats are worse than that, Oldsalt.
Let's remember the true wealth is in the land, resources and the people. None of this happens without compliance and eventually we can take back the dollars.
Yes Alis all economies are composed of four elements:
1) raw materials
2) labor
3) markets
4) money
You've got it right.
All the commonly accepted economic theories in this country are nothing more than a defense [implied or literal] of the institutionalized activities of those who manipulate money as they generate profit for themselves. This is not true wealth, however. Nor are those commonly accepted theories accurate explanations.
Money has always been power. It's just in tangible form.
Nixon and Kissinger also violated the Logan Act in 1968 by telling the South Vietnamese to refuse a peace settlement. LBJ was aware of the Logan Act violation, but he was exhausted about the war and just ignored it. The result was four more years of war, with more dead North and South soldiers and civilians, and more dead American soldiers until Congress and the Senate refused more funding.
Who out there still believes we live in a democracy? And if so, why? I fail to see any evidence.
I'm clapping for Tinkerbell! She lives in each state, county, and city election. Kids start voting for stuff when they are tiny.
Eventually, the younger generations will demand what they need to survive. These psychos only THINK they are going to live forever.
Clean-up in the Republican aisle!
We had a cast recording from the Broadway show, scratchy 78s. I listened to it over and over and...
I worry about the Hitler-Youth, though that is only possible if every other party is illegal, a thought I have no doubt DonDon dreams about.
The lie is the weapon of Krasnov as it was for Hitler. Once the rest are cowed by violence such as the firebombing of the judges house infects society. Portland fights back by a hero frog and naked bikers. It helps keep society in the real world rather than the weaponized lie of Hitler fascists. Society is about to be presented by the shift where the Chosen One is bending time itself so the world starts to become the cosmic world of miracles. Then you will see dragons while the world of Krasnov lies will be forgotten as the falsity they are. Praise God from whom all Blessings flow.
Krispy Gnome needs to do a lot of things. She's going to do none of them. There are many things she shouldn't do. She's going to do all of them. But I must admit, having nicely coifed hair while addressing ICE agents before a raid is.really quite stylish. I wonder if she wore heels and a gown when she shot her puppy.
Hilarious Robert.
Mr. Hartmann. Republicans are systematically violating our laws and all we hear is whining about it. What does that tell us about our form of government?
Why not go on the offensive and fight fire with fire by distributing a clear message about the Hatch Act to airport managers with a demand for equal time or a simple notice that legal action will be taken to prosecute? It isn't partisan to notify them that they are breaking the law and giving fair warning about lawsuits. In the same vein, I wrote over a week ago with a suggestion that a series of educational videos should be produced with prominent constitutional scholars like Thom giving explicit information about the U. S. Constitution to be distributed widely in celebration of its 250-year anniversary. Is educating the public not actually such a high priority, after all? I received a few likes, but no one seems to have any solid interest in making something happen. Ho hum.
As a resident and citizen of Arizona, I was sooo HAPPY to see our Phoenix Sky Harbor airport has refused to run Noem's video. I think that was a 'deplorable, and total lie in that video. I'm no longer calling what they put out 'misinformation'.......it's a LIE!!!! Thanks for doing a newsletter on this!
It could also be argued Trump could simply end the shutdown under the claim the Congress already raised the debt ceiling when they knowingly voted for a budget which exceeded the debt ceiling. The budget vote being more recent than the last debt ceiling vote, it supersedes the last debt ceiling vote.
Of course he could end the shutdown but he doesn’t want to. And Thune and Johnson just do what the president tells them to do. They’re all mean, cruel, soulless people who don’t care about anyone but themselves- they’ll be out of power if they don’t listen to their Dear Leader. Grown a spine fellas.
An honest question: How many times has anybody been prosecuted / punished under the Hatch Act? And has the law ever been applied to other than peons?
Exactly who, now, will be enforcing the Hatch Act, along with the Emoluments Act - which don't seem to have been enforced for quite some time. How many airports will have to be sued, and go to court, by Kristi Noem? Will they have to shut down?
Trump didn’t bother enforcing the Hatch Act during his first term, so why would he start now?
Now would be an ideal opportunity for everyone who is working in the Aviation industry to use Solidarity and stage a National One Day shut down.