DiabloWags said:

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Trump makes the suggestion that DEI hiring practices at the FAA "could have been" to blame for the crash.

But when pressed for evidence that diversity hiring was to blame for the tragedy, Trump said he did not have any.

"It just could have been," the president said, later adding: "I have common sense, OK? And unfortunately a lot of people don't."

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He apparently was not talking about skin color:
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Trump highlighted a January 14 Fox News article titled "FAA's diversity push includes focus on hiring people with 'severe intellectual' and 'psychiatric' disabilities," detailing the FAA's DEI push in the final days of the Biden administration.

Trump then paraphrased the subheading, "FAA says people with severe disabilities are most underrepresented segment of the workforce," contending that the Biden administration wanted to put DEI hires in the roles of "air traffic controllers."

tequila4kapp said:

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DiabloWags said:

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Trump makes the suggestion that DEI hiring practices at the FAA "could have been" to blame for the crash.

But when pressed for evidence that diversity hiring was to blame for the tragedy, Trump said he did not have any.

"It just could have been," the president said, later adding: "I have common sense, OK? And unfortunately a lot of people don't."

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He apparently was not talking about skin color:
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Trump highlighted a January 14 Fox News article titled "FAA's diversity push includes focus on hiring people with 'severe intellectual' and 'psychiatric' disabilities," detailing the FAA's DEI push in the final days of the Biden administration.

Trump then paraphrased the subheading, "FAA says people with severe disabilities are most underrepresented segment of the workforce," contending that the Biden administration wanted to put DEI hires in the roles of "air traffic controllers."

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Yup, the crash happened because people with mental and physical challenges were in charge of getting planes landed. Sure Trump and Q Anon idiots.

VOTE BLUE

Go Bears Forever

Many of the other passengers were people with active and vital lives of importance too.

Big C said:

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I hope it doesn't turn out that the air traffic controller, Kristen, was experiencing brain fog from their gender-affirming care.

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Lesbian poet.,sure
Lesbian gym teacher
Lesbian podcaster
All good
But when you put them in front of a fire hose or an airplane….

tequila4kapp said:

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DiabloWags said:

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Trump makes the suggestion that DEI hiring practices at the FAA "could have been" to blame for the crash.

But when pressed for evidence that diversity hiring was to blame for the tragedy, Trump said he did not have any.

"It just could have been," the president said, later adding: "I have common sense, OK? And unfortunately a lot of people don't."

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He apparently was not talking about skin color:
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Trump highlighted a January 14 Fox News article titled "FAA's diversity push includes focus on hiring people with 'severe intellectual' and 'psychiatric' disabilities," detailing the FAA's DEI push in the final days of the Biden administration.

Trump then paraphrased the subheading, "FAA says people with severe disabilities are most underrepresented segment of the workforce," contending that the Biden administration wanted to put DEI hires in the roles of "air traffic controllers."

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1. I've been reading about the FAA hiring issues and it seems like this is a legit issue that may well be rooted in a legitimate desire to make their ranks more racially diverse, but has actually resulted in there just being fewer controllers.

2. It was still irresponsible for Trump or anyone else to have blamed this whole thing on "DEI" without having any idea if that was the root cause of the crash. Also, Trump himself had the opportunity to improve this situation while he was President the first time and did not.

sycasey said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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DiabloWags said:

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Trump makes the suggestion that DEI hiring practices at the FAA "could have been" to blame for the crash.

But when pressed for evidence that diversity hiring was to blame for the tragedy, Trump said he did not have any.

"It just could have been," the president said, later adding: "I have common sense, OK? And unfortunately a lot of people don't."

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He apparently was not talking about skin color:
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Trump highlighted a January 14 Fox News article titled "FAA's diversity push includes focus on hiring people with 'severe intellectual' and 'psychiatric' disabilities," detailing the FAA's DEI push in the final days of the Biden administration.

Trump then paraphrased the subheading, "FAA says people with severe disabilities are most underrepresented segment of the workforce," contending that the Biden administration wanted to put DEI hires in the roles of "air traffic controllers."

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1. I've been reading about the FAA hiring issues and it seems like this is a legit issue that may well be rooted in a legitimate desire to make their ranks more racially diverse, but has actually resulted in there just being fewer controllers.

2. It was still irresponsible for Trump or anyone else to have blamed this whole thing on "DEI" without having any idea if that was the root cause of the crash. Also, Trump himself had the opportunity to improve this situation while he was President the first time and did not.

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If the FAA is like my agency, they've been chronically understaffed for years. When we have an opening in our office, it takes 9-12 months to hire a replacement. My current position was vacant for 18 months before I took it over. Upper management points fingers at the HR department at OPM dragging their feet. I think that may have some truth to it, but I think the real reason is that while the position is unfilled, they don't have to pay out salaries and benefits. In the meantime, we have to do extra work to cover the vacant shifts and have less time for training and non shift work duties. Because of people retiring and getting promoting to other offices, we're currently about 30% short of full staffing and with a hiring freeze, it doesn't we'll be getting new employees any time soon. God help us if they decided to can the new employees that are still in their probationary period and can be fired at will for any reason.

Cal88 said:

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sycasey said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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DiabloWags said:

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Trump makes the suggestion that DEI hiring practices at the FAA "could have been" to blame for the crash.

But when pressed for evidence that diversity hiring was to blame for the tragedy, Trump said he did not have any.

"It just could have been," the president said, later adding: "I have common sense, OK? And unfortunately a lot of people don't."

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He apparently was not talking about skin color:
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Trump highlighted a January 14 Fox News article titled "FAA's diversity push includes focus on hiring people with 'severe intellectual' and 'psychiatric' disabilities," detailing the FAA's DEI push in the final days of the Biden administration.

Trump then paraphrased the subheading, "FAA says people with severe disabilities are most underrepresented segment of the workforce," contending that the Biden administration wanted to put DEI hires in the roles of "air traffic controllers."

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1. I've been reading about the FAA hiring issues and it seems like this is a legit issue that may well be rooted in a legitimate desire to make their ranks more racially diverse, but has actually resulted in there just being fewer controllers.

2. It was still irresponsible for Trump or anyone else to have blamed this whole thing on "DEI" without having any idea if that was the root cause of the crash. Also, Trump himself had the opportunity to improve this situation while he was President the first time and did not.

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I don't think the DEI situation was as bad 5 years ago, it was mostly confined to the liberal strongholds. It spread to the mainstream only recently.

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But hiring unqualified white guys (like some of the idiots on this board) has always been a problem!

calpoly said:

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Cal88 said:

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sycasey said:

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tequila4kapp said:

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DiabloWags said:

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Trump makes the suggestion that DEI hiring practices at the FAA "could have been" to blame for the crash.

But when pressed for evidence that diversity hiring was to blame for the tragedy, Trump said he did not have any.

"It just could have been," the president said, later adding: "I have common sense, OK? And unfortunately a lot of people don't."

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He apparently was not talking about skin color:
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Trump highlighted a January 14 Fox News article titled "FAA's diversity push includes focus on hiring people with 'severe intellectual' and 'psychiatric' disabilities," detailing the FAA's DEI push in the final days of the Biden administration.

Trump then paraphrased the subheading, "FAA says people with severe disabilities are most underrepresented segment of the workforce," contending that the Biden administration wanted to put DEI hires in the roles of "air traffic controllers."

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1. I've been reading about the FAA hiring issues and it seems like this is a legit issue that may well be rooted in a legitimate desire to make their ranks more racially diverse, but has actually resulted in there just being fewer controllers.

2. It was still irresponsible for Trump or anyone else to have blamed this whole thing on "DEI" without having any idea if that was the root cause of the crash. Also, Trump himself had the opportunity to improve this situation while he was President the first time and did not.

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I don't think the DEI situation was as bad 5 years ago, it was mostly confined to the liberal strongholds. It spread to the mainstream only recently.

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But hiring unqualified white guys (like some of the idiots on this board) has always been a problem!

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kindly leave me out of this, please

Trumps big folly was that he stepped into the briefing room during Covid, and now he's stepping in again during another tragedy.
His vanity will hurt him again if there are more problems, and there will be.

Covid:
Trump's health people, Fauci and Brix, began to get a lot of news coverage, so Trump said to himself that HE would rather get the coverage. That's when he looked entirely stupid and unqualified. Inject bleach or light? What a dumb ass.

Air crash:
He's doing the same thing. Wanting to stand and talk about something serious though he has no ability to do so.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/politics/analysis-trump-news-conference-dc-plane-crash/index.html

Zippergate said:

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Actually, no. A crash like this screams incompetence. DEI is about prioritizing things other than competence. I can't change the fact that only political party thinks this is a good idea.

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This might just be one of the dumber posts here in recent memory.

If you had any clue about what it takes to become an AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, you would realize just how pathetically stupid your DEI narrative is when it comes to this particular profession.

There is a MASSIVE weeding out process when it comes to Air Traffic Control positions.
You don't seem to be even remotely aware of this.

There are multiple pass/fail points and it literally takes 3 years before an Air Traffic Controller actually talks to an aircraft on his own. They have to go through an academy, undergo medical screening, an IQ test, as well as tons of simulator training just for starters. There are multiple FAILURE points which results in an attrition rate of 40 - 50%.

And yet you're ranting about this tragedy being correlated with DEI?

Your post is typical of someone here at Bearinsider that has no clue.
Just pathetically stupid.

"In his first national tragedy, President Trump posted like a pundit, speculated needlessly, and blamed Democrats and DEI even though the specifics were unknown, Axios' Zachary Basu writes.

Why it matters: The traditional presidential playbook is boring by design pray for the lost and their families, reassure the public, promise a swift investigation. That has never been Trump's style.

The big picture: It's vintage Trump: His instincts for bare-knuckle brawling were a huge asset during his four years in the wilderness, helping to fuel a historic political comeback.

But Trump is president now, not a powerless pundit. His words carry the weight of the U.S. government."
-Axios


President Trump speaks with reporters yesterday in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room. Photo: Alex Brandon/AP

DiabloWags said:

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Zippergate said:

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Actually, no. A crash like this screams incompetence. DEI is about prioritizing things other than competence. I can't change the fact that only political party thinks this is a good idea.

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This might just be one of the dumber posts here in recent memory.

If you had any clue about what it takes to become an AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, you would realize just how pathetically stupid your DEI narrative is when it comes to this particular profession.

There is a MASSIVE weeding out process when it comes to Air Traffic Control positions.
You don't seem to be even remotely aware of this.

There are multiple pass/fail points and it literally takes 3 years before an Air Traffic Controller actually talks to an aircraft on his own. They have to go through an academy, undergo medical screening, an IQ test, as well as tons of simulator training just for starters. There are multiple FAILURE points which results in an attrition rate of 40 - 50%.

And yet you're ranting about this tragedy being correlated with DEI?

Your post is typical of someone here at Bearinsider that has no clue.
Just pathetically stupid.

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Dude, c'mon. He's read somebody's three paragraph Substack entry on this issue and is now a subject matter expert capable of providing expert testimony if needed. It's the same way with everything here.

With all respect due (which is absolutely none in this isolated case) I'd like to offer a hearty "go to hell and while you're on the way, take a moment to have a good look in the mirror at your sad ass self" to anybody that's jumping into the "DEI is the problem here" pool two days into this. If, after actual review, it turns out to be the case, talk about it later.

In the meantime…

You're doing absolutely nothing to improve the world with this BS.

" All you have to do to secure a Republican vote is show lots of pictures of gay people kissing or black kids with their pants pulled down or Mexican babies at an emergency room."
-Matt Taibbi, 2016

DiabloWags said:

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Zippergate said:

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Actually, no. A crash like this screams incompetence. DEI is about prioritizing things other than competence. I can't change the fact that only political party thinks this is a good idea.

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This might just be one of the dumber posts here in recent memory.

If you had any clue about what it takes to become an AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, you would realize just how pathetically stupid your DEI narrative is when it comes to this particular profession.

There is a MASSIVE weeding out process when it comes to Air Traffic Control positions.
You don't seem to be even remotely aware of this.

There are multiple pass/fail points and it literally takes 3 years before an Air Traffic Controller actually talks to an aircraft on his own. They have to go through an academy, undergo medical screening, an IQ test, as well as tons of simulator training just for starters. There are multiple FAILURE points which results in an attrition rate of 40 - 50%.

And yet you're ranting about this tragedy being correlated with DEI?

Your post is typical of someone here at Bearinsider that has no clue.
Just pathetically stupid.

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Is it true these bypassed 3,000 applicants w top scores for diversity?

Understaffed ATC, new direct flights added from SFO at the possible direction of Congress members, and WH / Congress taking helicopters for local travel may all have contributed to a very dangerous ticking ATC time bomb.

It will be interesting to see how many 'near misses' we had the past year.

America has spent Trillions on the 'War on Poverty' and 5, 6, 7 decades of affirmative action.

Many inner city schools are run by POC, yet oftentimes 30%, 20% or less of HS grads can even pass basic math and english proficiency exams set at 60% or 70% correct answers - at 10th-grade level.

What are y'all concentrating on?

DiabloWags said:

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Zippergate said:

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Actually, no. A crash like this screams incompetence. DEI is about prioritizing things other than competence. I can't change the fact that only political party thinks this is a good idea.

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This might just be one of the dumber posts here in recent memory.

If you had any clue about what it takes to become an AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, you would realize just how pathetically stupid your DEI narrative is when it comes to this particular profession.

There is a MASSIVE weeding out process when it comes to Air Traffic Control positions.
You don't seem to be even remotely aware of this.

There are multiple pass/fail points and it literally takes 3 years before an Air Traffic Controller actually talks to an aircraft on his own. They have to go through an academy, undergo medical screening, an IQ test, as well as tons of simulator training just for starters. There are multiple FAILURE points which results in an attrition rate of 40 - 50%.

And yet you're ranting about this tragedy being correlated with DEI?

Your post is typical of someone here at Bearinsider that has no clue.
Just pathetically stupid.

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Did you know that 3,000 top-performing applicants for air traffic controllers were REJECTED by FAA for being white? pic.twitter.com/OsENBuvvlO

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 30, 2025

DEI was everywhere, including the FAA.

🇺🇸 'Helicopter pilots didn't know there was a plane until they hit it'
- Reagan airport crash recreated in flight simulator pic.twitter.com/rJc9lnKf0f

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) January 31, 2025

What is Trump's opinion of Nepotism hiring? With regard to his own family, you could position them in a circle and have them rub brain cells together and they wouldn't be able to generate a spark capable of igniting a pile of dry pine needles.

Not saying that there is a correlation.
But this clown is gonna get a lot of people KILLED over the next 4 years with his asinine moves.