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Engineer. Pilot. Policy wonk. I do infosec type stuff for airplanes.

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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I can only assume the cabin crew were unsuccessful in negotiating with the cat
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Incredibly thorough, detailed, and nuanced reporting on 737 Max FMS software issues and the complexity involved in fielding updates
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I had some spare time on a work trip to Vancouver last weekend, and took a seaplane tour of the area. Absolutely spectacular.
The city of Vancouver seen from low altitude. Vancouver Harbour stretches into the background. The strut and float of a seaplane is in the immediate foreground .
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A perfect half moon hung just over the tower as we waited for our gate last night
An airport ramp at night. A half moon hangs over the control tower in a dark sky. A 737 sits at its gate on the ramp.
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In the Biden administration, l led the team that developed what was arguably the first White House “AI safety” framework, the AI Bill of Rights. David Robinson, author of this forthright and sobering essay about risk culture at OpenAI and in Silicon Valley was on that team.
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The mural Tragic Prelude featuring abolitionist John Brown
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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026
Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport
Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'd wager Tommy Tuberville would fail each and every one of the written and practical tests that every single airline pilot, flight attendant and air traffic controller has passed.
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Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 21/09/2026
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Spider-Man pointing meme with Amtrak, DOT, NJT
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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 19/09/2026
IT’S A PUNT RETURN TD INNIT
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
No magic tool can make up for a chronic lack of qualified air traffic controllers. No magic tool makes it possible to fly through a line of thunderstorms that is hammering an entire region. arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/f...
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FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion
FAA plans for AI tool to help manage DC air traffic before a nationwide rollout.
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Most aren't fundamentally AI failures. They're management, architecture and security failures with a GPU attached."
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
To channel my mother, "it couldn't have happened to a nicer company"
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Sage advice from the airplane mechanic: "if it moves, squirt it with something"
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Roger Marshall is, and has been, the worst.
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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
On the New Mexico medevac crash last May and that recent article in Wired. colleenmondor.substack.com/p/55-the-new...
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#55: The New Mexico medevac crash is about more than GPS Jamming
Pilots do not get an asterisk saying "GPS only" on their instrument ratings.
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Buying the airplane is always the cheap part.
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Aircraft for sale. Find the best new and used aircraft for sale such as business jets, helicopters, Experimental, Warbirds and more.
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Casey Drottar @caseydrottar.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Fernando Tatis Jr. with the coldest grand slam robbery I have ever seen in my life
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The Air Current @theaircurrent.com · 10/08/2026
Archer to acquire rival Wisk as Boeing broadens its asset sales theaircurrent.com/industry-str... (via @elanhead.com & @juliejohnsson.bsky.social) #staycurrent
theaircurrent.com
Archer to acquire rival Wisk as Boeing broadens its asset sales
Plane maker will be able to tap Wisk’s core technology for future aircraft under licensing agreement
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Baseball is a team game, but that generally doesn't include outfielders helping an opposing batter get a home run
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The numbskulls who put this amendment on the ballot seemingly forgot who is on the mural in the state capitol
kansascity.com
Voters decisively reject ballot measure seeking to overhaul Kansas Supreme Court
The Associated Press called the race at 8:07 p.m. with 27 percent of the vote counted. The vote count sat at 124,020 no votes to 52,230 for.
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Tell us how you really feel about both EWR and ORD
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This. Is. So. Cool.
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Roger Marshall is the worst, example number 73,214.
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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Sat down to write about the Hugging Face/AI incident. Ended up drawing this instead.
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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Hit the flight attendant call button, complain that the person is disrupting the flight, say you feel their behavior is causing a hazard that could become serious if the a/c encounters turbulence. Say they are inhibiting your ability to pay attention to directions from the cabin crew or cockpit.
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Incredible cross, incredible finish
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I had a joke about Theseus, but I replaced the whole thing.
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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
On Pensacola and what came before in SC, DC, TN and TX. For the record, I am no longer certain the FAA has full control of the NAS. There is some history here, from 1958, especially on the crashes that year of UAL flight 736 & Capital Airlines flight 300. colleenmondor.substack.com/p/52-the-nat...
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#52: The National Airspace System has a new flight safety problem
The Pensacola low level flyover is another example of the military & government agencies defying federal aviation regulations
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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 17/07/2026
Let’s get ready to Ooooooosssshhhhhhhkosshhhhhhhh! For about a week each year, OSH becomes the busiest airport in the world with tens of thousands of aircraft and hundreds of thousands of people descending on the Wisconsin town for EAA Airventure. Are you headed to Oshkosh this year, let us know!
Arrivals into OSH at about 4pm local time on 17 July.
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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 16/07/2026
Investigators have released their preliminary report on the crash involving a LEGO 747 and Space Shuttle earlier this week. flightradar24.com/blog/flight-...
A photo showing the wreckage of the LEGO 747 reconstituted at a secure location with an inlaid photo of a black cat sitting smugly on the side of a desk.
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I found the answer to twice-yearly time changes. That Saturday evening, just take a redeye to Europe. Then, head home before the Europeans make their change. The gain or loss of one hour gets lost in the shuffle. On second thought, this might not be scalable.
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
District court judges continue doing the hard work, and Trump's teams take Ls. Judge Williams saw exactly what was happening, used the procedural tools she had, and dropped the hammer.
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is just gross. Hopefully KU Athletics at least made sure the contract says they get paid in US dollars and not whatever Dunning-Krugerands this company is hawking. www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...
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KU Sports
Taking advantage of new NCAA rules that allow teams to sport corporate logos, Kansas Athletics announced on Wednesday morning that every KU sports uniform will feature an XRP patch as part of a “multi...
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Julie Boatman @julietbravofoxmedia.com · 08/07/2026
For those pilots who love the #Garmin 3X Touch flight deck, the latest from their avionics and user interface engineers. Introducing the Garmin Axis. @avbrief.bsky.social deployed #avionics guru Larry Anglisano to fly with Garmin’s Jessica Koss last week in the Baron. avbrief.com/garmin-axis-...
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Garmin AXIS Flight Demo - AvBrief.com
The suite Garmin's Team X built to replace the G3X.
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Send 'em all down to coach pitch
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I've seen games that bad before, but they've been in my local over 40 league
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Damon Beres @damonberes.com · 06/07/2026
You're laughing... I can't withdraw my Bonk from Kraken and you're laughing?
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Neymar yelling at the Norwegian keeper, who is cracking up, over the caption "Chris Paul hits a huge 3 to cut the lead down to 42"
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Micah @rincewind.run · 05/07/2026
let’s fucking go
Bank error in your favor monopoly card but instead it’s fifa corruption in your favor
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Today we celebrate the PDFing of "Declaration FINAL v3 USE THIS ONE - SIGNED.docx" (Jefferson's draft was heavily edited by the Committee, then again by Congress, and he was big mad about it.)
📂 Version 1.0 — June 20, 1776
File Name: Declaration_Draft_TJ_DO_NOT_EDIT.docx
Author: t_jefferson_33
Commit Message: "Initial copy-paste from my Mason_VA_Rights_Notes.txt and VA_Constitution_V2.docx scratchpads. Confine your review to grammar and typos, and do not redline, only leave comments."
Tracked Changes & Notes:
Line 14: "We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable..."
Comment from t_jefferson_33: "Certified banger."
📂 Version 1.1 — June 24, 1776
File Name: Declaration_Draft_TJ_comments_JA_BF.docx
Editors: b_franklin_GrittyOG and JA_redsoxfan (obo Committee, w/ Sherman and Livingston)
Commit Message: "First pass by the Committee of Five. Modest style changes."
Tracked Changes & Notes:
47 revisions (redlined), three full new paragraphs
Deleted: "sacred & undeniable" * Inserted: "self-evident"
Comment from b_franklin_GrittyOG: "250 years from now, people will think you wrote that banger. You’re welcome."
📂 Version 2.0 — June 28, 1776
File Name: Declaration_Committee_Review_FINAL.docx
Author: t_jefferson_33
Commit Message: "Incorporated Ben and John's very minor edits of my excellent first draft into a clean copy. Ready for the Continental Congress to approve verbatim."
📂 Version 2.1 to 2.8 — July 2 – July 4, 1776
File Name: Declaration_CONGRESS_REVISED2_redline_NEW_v4_approved..docx
Editors: Continental_Congress Group Chat (50+ active users)
Commit Message: "Line-by-line review by committee. Light trimming, a mere 20% of the original text. Optimizing for colonial unity."
Tracked Changes & Notes:
❌ CRITICAL DELETION: 300 word imprudent diatribe against KG III for transatlantic slave trade (“waging cruel war against human nature”).
Comment from dunkin_delegate: “Jefferson wrote that? He always struck me as a smug hypocrite. #IYKYK”
Comment from SC_delegation_delegate: "I thought we agreed this issue was off the table for now. It can be amicably settled later."
❌ DELETION: Large sections complaining about the ordinary British public being "deaf to the voice of justice."
Comment from NY_delegation_hub: "Guys, let's keep the finger pointed strictly at King George. If we trash the British citizens, we ruin any chance of future trade partnerships or alliances. Keep it professional."
➕ INSERTION: Added "appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world" and "with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence" to the closing paragraph.
Comment from Middlesex_Conservative: "Marketing requested more religious claptrap to ensure maximum buy-in from the zealots."
System Notification: User t_jefferson_33 reacted 👎(39 instances).
📂 Version 3.0 (Production) — July 4, 1776 (Late Morning)
File Name: Declaration_of_Independence_FINAL_v3_USE_THIS_ONE_SIGNED.docx
Editors: john_hancock_big_font
Commit Message: "Approved. Shipped to the printers. John Hancock didn't realize his zoom level was at 200% when he signed. Committee unable to find the one intern who can resize images, shipping anyway."
System Notification: User t_jefferson_33 has left the chat.
The draft of the Declaration was revised first by Adams and Franklin, and then by the full committee. A total of 47 alterations, including the insertion of three complete paragraphs, were made to the text before it was presented to Congress on June 28. After voting for independence on July 2, Congress continued to refine the document, making 39 additional revisions to the committee draft before its final adoption on the morning of July 4.

The draft shows the multiplicity of corrections, additions and deletions that were made at each step. Although most of the alterations are in Jefferson's handwriting (Jefferson later indicated which changes he believed were made by Adams and Franklin), he felt slighted by the way Congress rewrote the manuscript. In a consoling letter of July 21, 1776, the state's senior delegate, Richard Henry Lee, wrote to Jefferson that he wished that "the manuscript had not been mangled as it is." In an 1823 letter to Madison, Jefferson wrote that, at the time, "during the debate, I was sitting by Dr. Franklin and he observed that I was writhing a little under the acrimonious criticisms" of Congress. In fact, as Congress neared completion of the document by altering nearly all of his last paragraph, Jefferson could only write in the margin "a different phraseology inserted." Jefferson remained bitter about the changes made to the Declaration of Independence right up to his death. His autobiography was a major effort to set the record straight on its writing.
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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Truest words ever written.
Tweet from Diego Lopez 

I don’t understand why so many Americans are confused about how offsides works in soccer. It’s easy, if anything exciting happens, that’s offsides.
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
There are far worse things than having a radler on a Main river cruise on a very hot day
A table on a river cruise ship. A beer and menu are in the foreground. A river bank with buildings is in the distance, under a partially cloudy sky
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The official scorekeeper says there was one error on this play. That seems low.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Things I never thought I would type: look at how they greeted the Algerian team arriving back at the DoubleTree in Lawrence, Kansas
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
A sentiment that unites substantially all of us
A blue shirt that reads "I love soccer but hate FIFA"
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Do not skip leg day if you want to climb the tower of the cathedral in Cologne. The view is worth it, though.
A river with city buildings on either side, viewed from a church tower. Part of the church is in the foreground on the rightInterior structure of the top of a cathedral spire viewed from below. Light comes through differently shaped openings.The Cologne cathedral viewed from a nearby rooftop. Two spires reach into the sky, with the sanctuary on the left
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A Dutch windmill that drives an Archimedes screw for pumping water, just outside Amsterdam. On this day, the water level was low enough that it didn't need to run. The operator was very friendly and answered questions from my tour group.
A Dutch windmill in the countryside, viewed from the back
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VilePython @vilepython.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Amsterdam from the canals. The famous dancing houses make it seem like the city motto should be "I know a good foundation guy."
Water in the foreground goes under a low arched bridge. Houses line the street on either side of the bridge.Several narrow buildings viewed from the water. The buildings are visibly leaning.
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Chef's kiss, salute, tears, all of it
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