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13. Check out this story. No paywall:

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 02:23 PM

10 hrs ago

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/03/aviation-failures-tsa-dhs-shutdown/686505/?gift=hLnulyU3Fb1D5AXfc3h9jZgVVUR5cN_6QVgotc_faTI

American Aviation Is Near Collapse
Fatal crashes, overstressed controllers, and endless security lines reveal a system teetering on the brink of failure.

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Live updates: 2 dead after Air Canada plane, fire truck collide at LaGuardia Airport [View all] malaise 19 hrs ago OP

From the link malaise 18 hrs ago #1

Too sad malaise 17 hrs ago #3

Thanks! How horrible! Rhiannon12866 17 hrs ago #4

Too sad malaise 16 hrs ago #6

Sees like flying has become less safe multigraincracker 16 hrs ago #7

It sure has. We're all less safe under Trump. yardwork 16 hrs ago #8

bottom line is the air traffic controller made a massive mistake and dawn5651 12 hrs ago #10

This is a systems failure. yardwork 10 hrs ago #11

Check out this story. No paywall: yardwork 10 hrs ago #13

all i can say is jesus h. christ. dawn5651 10 hrs ago #14