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calimary

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15. My dad was a pilot and an Air Force veteran who flew photo-recon during WW2.
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 04:57 PM
Jun 21

My husband is a pilot, also.

Neither of them, nor any of their other pilot friends, ever pulled that crap. Refusing to land if they didn’t get fill-in-the-blank-here? What bullshit! ANY pilot my husband OR I knew was the ultimate in safety-mindedness. NONE of them would EVER risk their lives or the lives of their colleagues or passengers, or threaten to use them as barter to get whatever it was that they wanted or believed they were owed.

I never knew ANY pilots who DIDN’T put safety first, and second, AND third, above ALL ELSE. Piloting a plane, whether you’re just flying yourself OR you have others in the plane with you, is ALWAYS a Safety-First priority.

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Tim Walz FTW [View all] highplainsdem Jun 21 OP
Nailed it! biophile Jun 21 #1
The post on X, currently with 2.6 million views and 99K likes: highplainsdem Jun 21 #2
That seems to have broken through on that rightwing nut farm. themaguffin Jun 21 #4
Have people arrested to shift blame lame54 Jun 21 #3
And the MF lies and make up shit..................... Lovie777 Jun 21 #5
What did he say about the AF1 pilots? 3catwoman3 Jun 21 #8
he claimed they asked for raises mid-trip. mopinko Jun 21 #9
Thanks, I hadn't heard that either PatSeg Jun 21 #10
My dad was a pilot and an Air Force veteran who flew photo-recon during WW2. calimary Jun 21 #15
not to mention mopinko Jun 21 #16
Yep. Most certainly! calimary Jun 21 #20
Refusing to land? Dr. T Jun 21 #17
how much proof do ppl need mopinko Jun 21 #18
Well, that is compete bullshit. My husband was an Air Force pilot for 20+ years, and his final assignment... 3catwoman3 Jun 21 #21
Trmp believes it because it's what he would do if he were a pilot. Remember the rule: IT'S ALWAYS PROJECTION. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 21 #23
That's just Trump's... GiqueCee Monday #25
"They let you do it when you're a celebrity." Beartracks Jun 21 #19
"I must break it so I alone can fix it" dalton99a Jun 21 #6
Meanwhile while tRump was sending tweets to an imaginary daughter.... Blue Owl Jun 21 #7
Trump is blaming 'vandals'. pfitz59 Jun 21 #11
The vandals drove a heavy armor plated motorcade through it. Omnipresent Monday #27
Hey, cbs, the pool started being refilled on 5 June, and the algae niyad Jun 21 #12
...and then blamed Antifa and bicyclists. yardwork Jun 21 #13
Embezzlement Blue Full Moon Jun 21 #14
The reflecting pool is a reflection of MAGA IronLionZion Jun 21 #22
left a mess for others to clean up Skittles Jun 21 #24
Spot on Gov Walz riversedge Monday #26
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