Summary

Army Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach, a highly accomplished pilot and top 20% ROTC cadet, was among 67 killed when her Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C.

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth blamed “DEI” for the crash despite no official cause being determined.

Lobach had 450+ flight hours and numerous military honors.

  • OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca
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    22 hours ago

    Stop talking as though this will go away in 4 years with an election. This is the US for the foreseeable future. No dictator has ever been removed from power through an election. You can’t vote him away. The only thing that will change this is resistance, protest, and revolution.

    • chknbwl@lemmy.world
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      19 hours ago

      I never said it was going to fade away? I’m well aware of the extreme state of US politics, as well as the realization that peaceful revolution is now impossible after this last US presidential election.