The Battle of Britain monument, on the embankment in London. #travel

Did a bit of tubing this week. #travel

Medicare for All - "That's socialism!" Social Security - "That's socialism!" Debt free education - "That's socialism!" Universal childcare - "That's socialism!" Bailing out a failed libertarian austerity agenda in Argentina... "That's just how it is."

People who are incapable of going a few hours without a cigarette; I sympathise with your addiction struggles but maybe commercial air travel just isn’t for you

A very big Onion announcement: The Onion has spent the last two months working on a masterpiece. It's a documentary titled Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile. It's so good, in fact, we were set to release it in theatres nationwide on October 2nd. Then two weeks ago, Charlie Kirk was shot.

Of all the buildings and monuments in London, this is the oldest… and it isn’t even close. This obelisk was a gift from Egypt to Queen Victoria. It was first erected in approximately 1500 BCE #travel

When I first started working I was a bit intimidated by the “big”, busy airports. ORD, JFK, LAX etc. Turns out they’re all pretty straightforward - a quick review and you’re good to go. It’s the ones surrounded by rocks or beset with nasty weather that need the extra attention. #AvGeek

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

a Reichstag fire, but one of them every week

🚨NEW: Kerry Kennedy has announced Late Show Host Stephen Colbert is the recipient of the 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for his advocacy for free speech and speaking truth to power. REPOST to congratulate Colbert on this honor!

Seems like I’ll be over in the right seat for 4 of my next 5 trips. Just finished some review… wanna make sure I have my FO flows down pat. #avgeek

Russia’s attempt to regain access to the governing body of the UN’s aviation agency despite being held responsible for shooting down a civilian airliner and stealing hundreds of airplanes is being met with fierce resistance from the European Union.

A statue of Donald Trump & Jeffrey Epstein has been placed outside the White House in honor of Friendship Month

"The high water mark of America’s influence over the world has come and gone." Interview: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

There are only four words bullies understand | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver www.youtube.com/shorts/ru3y1...

Some of us do.

Returning Jesus Christ Downed By U.S. Missile Defense 30,000 Feet Before Making Landfall

I’m just doing my annual recurrent refresher course on PBN. In the part where they talk about SLOP they actually felt the need to say that it had to be done with an Offset rather than selected heading. What maniacs were out there doing SLOP with the heading selector!? #AvGeek

We have always been at war with Tylenol

Look, it’s Heroin and Adderall ganging up on Tylenol.

@terriblemapshq.bsky.social is getting very topical.

The police are out of control and need to be reined in. They sell themselves as members of the community but too often they behave like an occupying army. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Some still frames of that #StreetArt

After losing more than 2.5% in stock value, thousands of subscriptions and getting torn apart by free speech advocates of all stripes, Disney has had a change of heart. Hopefully other corporations will take notice and show some spine. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

Local #StreetArt

The haunted birdhouse that bird parents warn their chicks to stay away from

It’s sneezin’ season #allergies

The lighting wasn’t great, but I got a couple pictures of the jumpin’ fish

NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable. This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed. From me for @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Fishies

This is just madness. How did the US go from “Freedomland” to North-Korean-style “Dear Leader” so quickly?

Democracy is ending…great, now I have to fake patriotism AND orgasms.

#avgeek 🧵 In the spring of 2020 I was flying the 767. When the pandemic hit we quickly wound down operations. I did a simulator check ride even after we stopped flying, but a few weeks later the company retired the airplane permanently and I was reassigned to the A220..

Looks like I’m working with someone doing their captain upgrade next month. Neat. I used to do a LOT of command upgrade training when I flew narrowbodies, but it’s rarer on the heavies at my company. All the captains I’ve trained so far on the 330 have already sat in the left seat on other types.

Increase in productivity since 1979: 87% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

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What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.

By rights, all of them should be subjected to exactly the same treatment they would inflict on others. I mean, how well do you think Stephen Miller would fare at a torture prison in El Salvador? My guess? Not well. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/lock-em-up

The U.S. under the current regime is not a reliable ally and trading partner, and not a friendly nation. Proximity means we’re joined at the hip, but prudence demands that we watch our backs. #ElbowsUp www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.

Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From

What America is going through is not unusual in historical terms. Plenty of examples like it today elsewhere in the world. What makes it unusual is the rapid collapse from a set of widely espoused norms and values that centered on liberty. It is the sacking of the shining city on hill that shocks.