People familiar with the episode said the use of the technology was not coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials targeted what they thought was a drug cartel drone, but turned out to be a party balloon, they said.
Every update to this story has been dumber than the last.
I love that the FAAs response was “we’re shutting this whole thing down until someone tells you to stop fucking up”. Of course the Whitehouse had to come in and provide cover for them.
Also, this would end careers in any other administration, how the hell did we get here. Why does no one in congress care?
I would expect no less from this administration. It’s a master class in establishing a kakistocracy.
Yakety sax-istocracy.
Every update from this administration has been dumber than the last.
They’re gonna crash a plane and claim it was terrorists or a cartel…
I honestly don’t know if doing it out of incompetence is worse than intentionally letting it happen like Cheney did tho
I hear they popped a gender reveal balloon though, so it was all worth it
honestly i begin to wonder how any part of the government is even still operating
Sheer momentum. You think the people at the top are bad? Remember how many low-/mid-level employees they shitcanned? Most haven’t and won’t be replaced. Even if a position is refilled, the lost institutional knowledge will take decades to rebuild.
Government? It’s just three billionaires in a trench coat!
I have refused to get on a plane since doge fired all those FAA employees, this isnt inspiring confidence.
If this was an inconvenience to the people of Texas then maybe they should get the fuck out and vote for the last 20 years so they don’t end up with a Republican super majority for the state and a GOP fucking trifecta in DC.
The informed voters who watch Fox/OANN are already thankful we have strong patriots like Pete Hegseth blasting those Mexican drug cartel drones out of the sky with SUPERIOR AMERICAN MIGHT
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It’s really not as simple as “just get out and vote.” Voter suppression is the state’s past time.
Also the same day el paso denied an ice concentration camp from opening there… Couldn’t have been a threat. And someone called the bluff. No. Absolutely the air force mis - id’d a Mylar balloon. Wait how close is this to Roswell??? Interesting… Lol.
