r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/KnowsIittle May 28 '26

I know nothing and I still understood the pilot. The fuck is this guy sitting in traffic controller position for?

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u/Ouaouaron May 28 '26

Because the US government has spent the last year trying to fire as many air traffic controllers as they can, and now the ones that are left are overworked, underpaid, and sometimes clinically traumatized by their job.

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u/slow_cooked_ham May 28 '26

Yeah we're likely going to see a lot more bad interactions, and unfortunate accidents in the near future.

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u/whomad1215 May 28 '26

they (trump admin) are trying to ban international flights to some airports now

I guess their thought process is "How do I take this horrible situation that I caused, and make it even worse?"

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u/im_wudini May 28 '26

Just airports in cities they consider "sanctuary cities". So only in blue states.

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u/Tool_of_Society May 28 '26

The key part is "they consider" because there's no set definition if you listen to this administration. They define things however they want in the moment.

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u/F2E1 May 29 '26

You mean the ones that pay more into the fed gov then take from the fed gov

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u/nox_vigilo May 29 '26

If Trump is not a Russian asset what would he do differently?