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Lew W

@atclew.bsky.social
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Retired Air Traffic Controller, Chicago ARTCC Ally. Army Veteran. For a good time call (202) 762-1069

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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Whew! It’s been awhile! How’s everyone doing? A little before and after from the past 7 months!
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Two years ago, we were treated to Celine Dion. These Opening Ceremonies, we are treated to Andrea Bocelli!!!
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Anyone else having audio issues with @nflredzone.bsky.social ?
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Hello! www.instagram.com/reel/DR16Uk2...
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Pixie & Teddy Pawty! on Instagram: "Hello! #PixieAndTeddyPawty #PixieAndTeddy #TeddyAndPixie #PuppyDinner #HappyPups #DogsofInstagram #PuppyGram #Pupstagram #CuteDogs #DogReel #PuppyReel #PuppyLove ...
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Paid $7 for a “Rush” fee at PetFace Pajamas. Nineteen days later the package still hadn’t touched USPS. They answered with emojis. I answered with evidence… <refund issued>
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Bundled up to clear the last of the snow from the driveway and sidewalk. I’m that Midwestern neighbor that clears the sidewalk for my two neighbors to the left AND right of my house,(the length of my block). It’s not like it costs me anything but a little time with the trusty two stage snow thrower
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Ooooof. <laughs in atc pension>. No, that won’t come back to bite me in the ass!
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I’m starting to wonder if the day before thanksgiving is gonna be a really bad day to fly if the shutdown is still in effect. #airtrafficcontrol Like how many controllers are gonna bang out?!?!
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
We never let our trainees forget either! It is ALWAYS “The Washington National Airport”.
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
It’s not like we haven’t been fucking saying/warning you this shit was going to happen if push came to shove. We’ve been pushing it for YEARS. Shit won’t get fixed though until another Academy is built to train controllers, but OKC lobbyists are trying to remain home of the sole location, IIRC.
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Just had my first go-around as a pax. Reason: Another pax was in the lavatory.
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
"We’re being told to work without compensation, under the threat of TERMINATION, while managing life-or-death decisions. It’s one of the cruelest contradictions in public service." (reddit)/r/ATC/ #airtrafficcontrol #atc #shutdown #governmentshutdown
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
We’ve been warning you for years.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
I don't remember if I've posted this before, but DAYUM that light!
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Perspective.
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
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Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 03/10/2025
#FlyTheW
A blue hour view of the Chicago skyline as seen from Adler Planetarium. The lake, in the foreground, is awash in bright, colorful reflections from the lit skyscrapers. “CUBS” is spelled out in office lights in the Aon Center. Other buildings are lit blue and red for the Chicago Cubs
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
That was fun to see as I was grilling!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2025
Kimmel: "The President of the United States made it very clear he wants to see me and the hundreds of people who work here fired from our jobs. Our leader celebrates Americans losing their livelihoods because he cannot take a joke."
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Dayum. So many hardened criminals in the far western suburbs./s
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
A little activity to wear them out!
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Meet Teddy and Pixie!
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JonNYC @xjonnyc.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
NK1300 and AF1 had a bit of an "encounter" today-- ATC was reportedly yelling at NK1300 to get their attention to get them to alter course. Not sure it was a "close call" at all, but since AF1 involved.. I tend to believe the yelling part. Thanks to @petchmo.bsky.social for his help in..
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 10/09/2025
Some thoughts on today’s awful murder
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Fred, His Enemy Getting a Vote @thefred.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
I would like to take this opportunity to remember Melissa Hortman, a serving Democratic politician assasinated by a right-winger.
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Me, on Monday morning when the office sounds like a whooping cough infirmary because of all the old men in the office
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Kendall 🛩️ @tacotuesgay.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Did a little plane spotting with @atclew.bsky.social today and hit up the plane spotting bar afterwards. I had a blast, thanks for having me!
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Not me, sprinting at 126rpm when Sia screams “I AM TITAAAAAANNNIIIIIIIIUUUUUUMMMMMM”.
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
@nascar.com would do well to incorporate a lot more road courses into future schedules. A LOT MORE. I’ve actually been watching the road course races the past few years, and am reminded of why I enjoy motorsports. This year’s road course races are highly entertaining
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
A bit more of my nonprofit initiative. #AlottaSole Instagram.com/alottasole
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
I bit of what I’ve been up to lately and why I’ve been so absent from BlueSky as of late Instagram.com/alottasole.
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Tadej Pogacar is a beast.
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
7-minutes of how fucked the ATC system is right now www.npr.org/2025/07/16/n...
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5 air traffic controllers explain the improvements they want
Former and current U.S. air traffic controllers say Trump administration's plan to overhaul the nation's air traffic system does little to fix the bigger problem: a nationwide staffing shortage.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 15/07/2025
Quick question. There are still almost as many troops in LA right now as there were at the end of Afghanistan. Why exactly? Also where are the mass deportations of white illegals, like from Russia?
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
This is not the act of a legitimate government.
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Did your inner dialogue start singing this? If so, it’s time to schedule your colonoscopy.
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
In the first picture, these shoes had already received a lot of leather conditioner/moisturizer as well as a cleaning. They were DRYYYY when I picked them up In just 3 days the transformation is astonishing! Follow along at instagram.com/alottasole
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
A minute of mirror shine! If you haven't checked it out yet: Go visit my charitable initiative "Alotta Sole Shoe Works" instagram.com/alottasole Check it out, give it a follow and some shares over there! It would mean the world to me
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
The second batch of shoes is ready!!! I'm going to drop all of these off, and then go find at least another six pair to rehab! "Shine a little, give a lot" instagram.com/alottasole, I'd really appreciate a follow and some shares! I'm doing all of this for charity! I'm not taking a single cent!
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
I know I haven't been all too active on here. Truth is, I've been busy working on something. Shoes. Shining shoes for charity. I've been buying worn out leather dress shoes from Goodwill, giving them the glow up, and donating them to local unhoused shelters and any org. who might need it.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Chicago showed the 🤬 up ✊
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 15/06/2025
Literally the Russian flag in the post. Two of them
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Jessica Christian @jachristian.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
This time-lapse video of protesters marching down Broadway in Oakland for No Kings Day gives an idea of how many people turned out today @sfchronicle.com
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Lew W @atclew.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Here’s a sneak peek at the Edmonton Oilers locker room during the first intermission youtu.be/xIAfCupuZ3w?...
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Rick and Morty | Get your shit together
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Firehawk @firehawkjw.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Happy Obama Appreciation Day
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
As Trump plans mass deployments of ICE in Chicago, a car just sped through a group of protesters. I was at the Federal Plaza protest. It was PEACEFUL. This violence and chaos are what Trump, his masked thugs, and the people who support mass deportations stand for.
In a picture from behind, I'm holding a sign reading, "ABOLISH ICE / SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY". Standing on all sides of me are protesters holding signs like "STOP RACIST DEPORTATIONS / KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER" and "EL PUEBLO DICE / ICE FUERA".
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
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мɑгκ @drumrollplease.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼, 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀. ✊🏻
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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
I don’t care if you’re black, white, brown, yellow, purple - at the end of the day there’s only ONE race and that’s the human race. BE HUMAN. Practice humanity.
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