• TheModerateTankie [any]@hexbear.net
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    2 days ago

    Trump is blaming DEI

    Pretty cool that all the problems in the world are going to be blamed on minorities being respected. Very good sign for the future as Trump shock doctrines the USA.

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    I think Whiskey Pete and the DoD are going to catch the most flak here. The latest reports I’ve seen say that “training mission” was just getting flight hours to stay qualified. While I haven’t yet seen whether or not they were using night-vision goggles which would be the chefs-kiss, choosing to do such a routine anytime anywhere flight at night in the landing path of one of the busiest airports in the country is remarkably stupid. Maybe the most stupid military-civilian incident since the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air 655 back in 1988.

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        Hot damn. I’ve seen videos of coast guard rescues using them and even a few light sources blow out their vision. They were above an illuminated airport with multiple planes around them and the light from stars on a clear night.

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          Which generation of night vision?

          Only the ancient hardware performs as you describe.

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            shrug-outta-hecks No other explanation would be more vindicating for the blackhawk pilot, who otherwise is just someone who murdered everyone on that plane through their negligence/incompetence. I’m just looking for any technical element apart from the military willfully killing 64 civilians.

  • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    Fucking owns that we’re entrusting the most sensitive aspects of society to your olf G*mer cousin who dropped out of business school to work at his dad’s jetski dealership and thinks the empire in star wars are the good guys.

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      I unno man. I feel like if they were an empire supporter they would have continued with their business career. I mean the topic at hand is 2 corrupt “businessmen”.

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    Couldn’t this also be bad for all those rich people with private jets? Like don’t they need to rely on ATC’s as well so they don’t collide with another aircraft?