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I hate stock buybacks. I think they are one of the most self-serving things that corporate America does. Instead of investing in workers and in training and in research and in equipment, they don’t do a thing to make their company better and they...
by thomhartmann
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on Wed Apr 17, 2024 at 08:57 AM PDT
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and �...
by Chitown Kev
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on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 08:59 PM PDT
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VIA a Daily Report from Air & Space Forces Magazine , there’s lots of action in the Pacific.
Oren Liebermann of CNN reports on what it’s like flying a mission in a B-52.
Exclusive: On board a B-
by xaxnar
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on Sat Apr 13, 2024 at 07:49 AM PDT
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Cartoon by Pedro Molina.
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by Pedro Molina
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on Wed Apr 10, 2024 at 11:48 AM PDT
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and �...
by Chitown Kev
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on Tue Apr 09, 2024 at 08:59 PM PDT
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Cartoon by Jeff Danziger.
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by Jeff Danziger
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on Sat Apr 13, 2024 at 11:50 AM PDT
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What can we anticipate should Trump get elected in November? There’s one thread that hasn’t be thoroughly unraveled yet. And it needs to be, because it ends in disaster. What will happen to the federal agencies that protect our health and safety? Let’s...
by b3LLsb33r
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on Sat Apr 06, 2024 at 12:06 PM PDT
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In the wake of Boeing’s cabin panel blowout in the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, and the resignation of its CEO Dave Calhoun, aircraft manufacturer Boeing has been forced to do what it has not done in 16 years: join contract talks with the biggest union...
by averagemec
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on Sat Apr 06, 2024 at 07:51 AM PDT
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Unnamed Industry Officials tell Wall Street Journal the least powerful person they can think of may have caused LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to Dive on flight to New Zealand. Any thoughts you may have had that this is connected to lax safety...
by CA148 NEWS
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on Fri Mar 15, 2024 at 09:37 PM PDT
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and �...
by Chitown Kev
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on Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 08:59 PM PDT
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The Seattle Times this morning has two articles about added scrutiny and jeopardy Boeing may be facing. The two articles appear side by side in the print version with the main title: MAX blowout draws new U.S. scrutiny The DOJ (Chis Strohm, Greg...
by DButch
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on Thu Feb 29, 2024 at 10:18 AM PST
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The F-16 “Fighting Falcon” AKA Viper is one of the great aviation success stories. It’s been a mainstay of air forces around the world for decades. Brainchild of the legendary Colonel John Boyd, he managed to sneak it through the Air Force acquisition...
by xaxnar
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on Tue Feb 13, 2024 at 04:33 AM PST
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The latest Boeing issue is - faulty parts from a supplier. Sound familiar? From Stephen Losey at Defense News: Boeing said Friday that quality problems with parts slated for the T-7A Red Hawk training jet mean it will delay by several months delivering...
by xaxnar
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on Thu Feb 08, 2024 at 10:33 AM PST
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Scripps News has been following events at East Palestine with multiple reports ever since the catastrophic train wreck a year ago on February 3, 2023. (The list of reports at the link really cover the story in depth.) They have a followup report here...
by xaxnar
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on Sun Feb 04, 2024 at 11:41 AM PST
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VIA SCRIPPS NEWS: At a time when Ukraine is hurting for weapons — waiting, hoping the United States Congress will approve President Joe Biden's military aid package — a long-awaited, longer-range munition is now joining its arsenal. While it’s one that...
by xaxnar
155 comments
on Thu Feb 01, 2024 at 08:13 AM PST
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Well, another couple of days, 8 stories, and a letter to the editor in the Seattle Times. Good news (sort of, unless Boeing blows it again): The MAX 9 is back in the air today. These will be the "first few planes" that have passed final inspections to...
by DButch
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on Fri Jan 26, 2024 at 11:19 AM PST
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I'm reading more and more about a change in Boeing's corporate culture decades ago that led to a slow degradation of Boeing's quality control. It's the same old story; prioritizing short-term ...
by Nick Anderson
64 comments
on Fri Jan 26, 2024 at 04:59 AM PST
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a thoughtful explanation of what lead to the latest accident involving a Boeing aircraft: We often use the word “iconic” to describe companies such as Xerox, U.S. Steel and General Electric when we really mean “no longer great.” And Boeing no longer...
by ThePOD123098
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on Tue Jan 23, 2024 at 10:54 AM PST
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If you’ve ever watched a chicken fly, it’s not a pretty site. No sweeping wings gliding majestically in a breeze, circling up in a thermal. Nope-they are heavy, lumbering, clunky beasts that can get on top of the shed, or car, or whatever they need to...
by LilBoyBlu
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on Fri Jan 12, 2024 at 03:32 PM PST
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A cartoon by Clay Jones.
by Clay Jones
36 comments
on Sat Jan 13, 2024 at 10:54 AM PST
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- CIA Director Bill Burns warned that unless US sends more military support, Ukraine could “lose” the war against Russia by the end of the year. There is a very real risk that the Ukrainians could lose on the battlefield by the end of 2024, or at least...8 comments 57 Recs
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