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ancianita

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9. At this very moment, my neighbor is stuck in Atlanta because of FAA/flight controller screwups.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 08:58 PM

Aug 21

She's a religious rw'er from Kentucky who's a chaplain in the Sarasota PD. I sent her this video and the list of airlines (from the video I count eight, not six) no longer doing business in the U.S.

Her response? "I'm Delta."

Her mindset is to forgive and still back liars & cheaters, make excuses for incompetent governance, just to validate some outworn and incorrect map of reality. Can't reason with folks more loyal to their maps than the actual territory they're in.

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6 Airlines Pulling Out of the U.S. in 2025 - Tourists Abandon America as Airports Empty [View all] riversedge Aug 21 OP

Kick Demovictory9 Aug 21 #1

narrated by AI. not much supporting fact here nt msongs Aug 21 #2

Yes, I noticed that something was wrong right away. 1WorldHope Aug 21 #3

Why not read below the video; look up names noted; maybe listen at the end -- 15:33. Why judge it so quickly? ancianita Aug 21 #12

Are they listed JustAnotherGen Aug 21 #4

Who? The airlines? ancianita Aug 21 #13

Yes JustAnotherGen Aug 22 #14

Artful deal? czarjak Aug 21 #5

"Why are tourists abandoning America?" That's not really a tough question. Jim__ Aug 21 #6

Not sure what to make of this, without connection to reliable sources. Ms. Toad Aug 21 #7

I'm pretty sure your last sentence explains more than American flyers realize. I have a friend stuck in Atlanta ancianita Aug 21 #10

I'm not sure ForgedCrank Aug 21 #8

At this very moment, my neighbor is stuck in Atlanta because of FAA/flight controller screwups. ancianita Aug 21 #9

You guys *WANTED* another four years of the fucking asshole. This is what we get. Initech Aug 21 #11

trmp turned America into a shithole nation in seven short months spanone Aug 22 #15

another massive republicon FAIL BoRaGard Aug 22 #16