"We’re being told to work without compensation, under the threat of TERMINATION, while managing life-or-death decisions. It’s one of the cruelest contradictions in public service." (reddit)/r/ATC/ #airtrafficcontrol #atc #shutdown #governmentshutdown

We’ve been warning you for years.

I don't remember if I've posted this before, but DAYUM that light!

Perspective.

That was fun to see as I was grilling!

Kimmel: "The President of the United States made it very clear he wants to see me and the hundreds of people who work here fired from our jobs. Our leader celebrates Americans losing their livelihoods because he cannot take a joke."

Dayum. So many hardened criminals in the far western suburbs./s

A little activity to wear them out!

Meet Teddy and Pixie!

NK1300 and AF1 had a bit of an "encounter" today-- ATC was reportedly yelling at NK1300 to get their attention to get them to alter course. Not sure it was a "close call" at all, but since AF1 involved.. I tend to believe the yelling part. Thanks to @petchmo.bsky.social for his help in..

Some thoughts on today’s awful murder

I would like to take this opportunity to remember Melissa Hortman, a serving Democratic politician assasinated by a right-winger.

Me, on Monday morning when the office sounds like a whooping cough infirmary because of all the old men in the office

Did a little plane spotting with @atclew.bsky.social today and hit up the plane spotting bar afterwards. I had a blast, thanks for having me!

Not me, sprinting at 126rpm when Sia screams “I AM TITAAAAAANNNIIIIIIIIUUUUUUMMMMMM”.

@nascar.com would do well to incorporate a lot more road courses into future schedules. A LOT MORE. I’ve actually been watching the road course races the past few years, and am reminded of why I enjoy motorsports. This year’s road course races are highly entertaining

A bit more of my nonprofit initiative. #AlottaSole Instagram.com/alottasole

I bit of what I’ve been up to lately and why I’ve been so absent from BlueSky as of late Instagram.com/alottasole.

Tadej Pogacar is a beast.

7-minutes of how fucked the ATC system is right now www.npr.org/2025/07/16/n...

Quick question. There are still almost as many troops in LA right now as there were at the end of Afghanistan. Why exactly? Also where are the mass deportations of white illegals, like from Russia?

This is not the act of a legitimate government.

Did your inner dialogue start singing this? If so, it’s time to schedule your colonoscopy.

In the first picture, these shoes had already received a lot of leather conditioner/moisturizer as well as a cleaning. They were DRYYYY when I picked them up In just 3 days the transformation is astonishing! Follow along at instagram.com/alottasole

A minute of mirror shine! If you haven't checked it out yet: Go visit my charitable initiative "Alotta Sole Shoe Works" instagram.com/alottasole Check it out, give it a follow and some shares over there! It would mean the world to me

The second batch of shoes is ready!!! I'm going to drop all of these off, and then go find at least another six pair to rehab! "Shine a little, give a lot" instagram.com/alottasole, I'd really appreciate a follow and some shares! I'm doing all of this for charity! I'm not taking a single cent!

I know I haven't been all too active on here. Truth is, I've been busy working on something. Shoes. Shining shoes for charity. I've been buying worn out leather dress shoes from Goodwill, giving them the glow up, and donating them to local unhoused shelters and any org. who might need it.

Chicago showed the 🤬 up ✊

Literally the Russian flag in the post. Two of them

This time-lapse video of protesters marching down Broadway in Oakland for No Kings Day gives an idea of how many people turned out today @sfchronicle.com

Here’s a sneak peek at the Edmonton Oilers locker room during the first intermission youtu.be/xIAfCupuZ3w?...

Happy Obama Appreciation Day

As Trump plans mass deployments of ICE in Chicago, a car just sped through a group of protesters. I was at the Federal Plaza protest. It was PEACEFUL. This violence and chaos are what Trump, his masked thugs, and the people who support mass deportations stand for.

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼, 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀. ✊🏻

I don’t care if you’re black, white, brown, yellow, purple - at the end of the day there’s only ONE race and that’s the human race. BE HUMAN. Practice humanity.

Folks at ORD are earnin’ that money!

The sound was glorious.

Super shiny

Saw these ALL over Boulder, CO when we visited.

I hate that I still feel compelled to wear a mask aboard an aircraft because middle-aged men can’t cover their fucking mouths when they cough and are coughing incessantly.

Update on the shoes here!! www.instagram.com/reel/DJ4JwB1...

Today’s late update. Notice the new insta handle.

Update! Volume up, just a little. (I need to turn the gain up on the mic)

🫵🏻 ⏬ ⏬ ⏬ 🫵🏻

The FAA makes the *best* hiring videos. youtu.be/qCzWL9OPpwE?...

Now THAT, is a shine.