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Security lines at U.S. airports were notably shorter Monday as Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) agents began receiving backpay for working during the government shutdown.
Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Friday ordering the Department of Homeland Security to re-direct funds in order to pay the TSA agents.
Question – if he had the means to issue such an order all along, why didn’t he? Continue reading “Airport Security Lines Dwindle As TSA Agents Receive Backpay”
On Thursday, the Tampa International Airport has ignited a new discussion on airport decorum announcing on X: “It’s time to ban pajamas.” Continue reading “Tampa Airport Bans Pajamas – “We’ve Had Enough””
Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy announced today that 776 air traffic controllers with “perfect attendance” during the 40-day government shutdown will be receiving a $10,000 bonus for their “patriotic work.” Continue reading “Duffy: Air Controllers With ‘Perfect Attendance’ Will Receive $10K Bonus”
A Sun Country flight from Minneapolis to Newark was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger – wearing “no less than fifteen facemasks” – began screaming that the LGBTQ community was ‘radiating’ him with cancer. Continue reading “Emergency Landing: Unhinged Flyer Screams Gays Are ‘Radiating’ Him With Cancer”
Some news items you might have missed: • Des Moines Register: Republican lawmakers in Iowa want to expand the state’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law (already challenged in courts) from grades K-6 to K-12. So, in the year 2025, high school students shouldn’t know that LGBTQ people exist? Continue reading “Iowa Republicans Want To Expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law + More News”
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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined a request to block a federal requirement for wearing face masks during air travel. Continue reading “Supreme Court Declines To Block Face Mask Requirement During Air Travel”
More than 500 flights on Christmas Eve were cancelled in the U.S. as the omicron variant makes its impact on holiday travel this weekend. Continue reading “Delta & United Cancel Dozens Of Christmas Eve Flights”
Some news items you might have missed: • Gaily Grind: Amy Schneider (above) is the first transgender woman to qualify to compete in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, an annual tournament between the show’s top 15 contestants. The nine-time champ is still on a roll with $343,200 in winnings. Continue reading “News Round-Up: November 29, 2021”