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Cattledog

(6,670 posts)
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 01:31 AM Jan 2025

Trump Guts Key Aviation Safety Committee, Fires Heads Of TSA, Coast Guard

President Donald Trump moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday, firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up and eliminated all the members of a key aviation security advisory group.


The aviation security committee, which was mandated by Congress after the 1988 PanAm 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, will technically continue to exist but it won’t have any members to carry out the work of examining safety issues at airlines and airports.


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-aviation-safety-tsa-coast-guard_n_67912023e4b039fc12780c73
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Trump Guts Key Aviation Safety Committee, Fires Heads Of TSA, Coast Guard (Original Post) Cattledog Jan 2025 OP
Planes didn't have problems landing when Biden was in charge Hassler Jan 2025 #1
Trump is already killing people. Frasier Balzov Jan 2025 #2
Making unneeded changes to look like you're doing something... brush Jan 2025 #3
Will this make flying less safe? Maraya1969 Jan 2025 #4
I'm scared. It'll put a damper on the booming travel industry. live love laugh Jan 2025 #8
Odd how, when you quickly dismantle the car for no good reason, the wheels can fall off. allegorical oracle Jan 2025 #5
Trump guts on Tuesday; Potomac Crash Wednesday....hmmm Captain Zero Jan 2025 #6
Is it a conspiracy when it's all over the news? dchill Jan 2025 #11
Is this the Fork in the Road? Puppyjive Jan 2025 #7
Just the first. elleng Jan 2025 #9
There is good goddamn reason why all of that Klarkashton Jan 2025 #10
I don't want to sound like a conspiracist but... Buddyzbuddy Jan 2025 #12
"I take full reponsibility for the crash that resulted." - The Felon-Rapist (R) BoRaGard Jan 2025 #13
our side RJ-MacReady Jan 2025 #14
 

brush

(61,033 posts)
3. Making unneeded changes to look like you're doing something...
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 01:50 AM
Jan 2025

creates chaos, a trump specialty. So many new people in unfamiliar postions at the same time...look out everyone.

Captain Zero

(8,954 posts)
6. Trump guts on Tuesday; Potomac Crash Wednesday....hmmm
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 02:09 AM
Jan 2025

Actually, is this a full timeline?

Friday:
All IGs fired
Tuesday:
Aviation Security Gutted
Wednesday:
Potomac Crash and Burn

Has anyone checked the price of tin foil lately?

Klarkashton

(5,422 posts)
10. There is good goddamn reason why all of that
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 03:45 AM
Jan 2025

Was in place.

Utter bullshit artists came in and fucked with the whole system.

Buddyzbuddy

(2,914 posts)
12. I don't want to sound like a conspiracist but...
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 05:04 AM
Jan 2025

How would you plan the bloodless takeover of a country?
Get rid of the whistleblowers.
Put idiots and appeasers in charge.
Create distractions.
Have your patsy finish his job of stealing secret unclassified documents.
Half the population hates the other half.
Undermine confidence in your news sources.
Undermine the population's confidence in government.

 

RJ-MacReady

(603 posts)
14. our side
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 07:39 AM
Jan 2025

Needs to relentlessly hammer this and point this as the reason the crash happened. Every day all day on every outlet we can get on.

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