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[ti-amie]

Thanks dry! This is a more realistic map and shows the areas where I would've expected Cuomo to do well.

[ti-amie]

I said here that I think that Mamdani's ideas are pie-in-the-sky but given the choices we had this election he was the only choice. It should be noted that Cuomo's followers blame Sliwa for his loss and feel that he should've dropped out. I think Sliwa stayed in purely for spite. It was clear early on that a vote for Cuomo would be a vote for Tiny.

Mamdani should be given a chance to try. I hope he and his team are ready for the poop-show that is headed his way.

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FAA orders 10% cut in flights at several airports as shutdown drags on

The Trump administration says the move, which will affect 40 markets, is part of an effort to ease pressure on air traffic controllers.
Updated
November 5, 2025 at 6:42

By Lori Aratani

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it will reduce flight traffic by 10 percent in 40 “high traffic” markets across the United States as part of an effort to ease pressure on air traffic controllers, who will miss another paycheck next week as the government shutdown enters its second month.

The reductions, slated to take effect Friday, will probably increase flight delays and cancellations. Further details about the affected markets will be announced Thursday, administration officials said.

The move is unprecedented and could affect cargo operations as well as commercial travelers. It also has the potential to scramble travel plans in the run-up to the busy Thanksgiving travel period, when record numbers of Americans are expected to be on the move.

A 10 percent cut at a major hub like Chicago O’Hare International Airport, for example, could mean 121 fewer flights — or more than 14,500 fewer seats — a day, according to an estimate by Cirium, an aviation analytics data firm.

“There’ll be frustration,” Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said. “But in the end, our sole role is to make sure that we keep this airspace as safe as possible.”

Airlines for America, which represents major U.S. carriers, said in a statement: “We are working with the federal government to understand all details of the new reduction mandate and will strive to mitigate impacts to passengers and shippers.”

Federal Aviation Administration head Bryan Bedford, who joined Duffy in making the announcement, emphasized that the aviation system continues to be safe and is running as efficiently as it was before the shutdown. But, he said, an examination of data, including voluntary safety disclosure reports from pilots, highlighted concerns about fatigue among air traffic controllers.

“We are starting to see some evidence that fatigue is building in the system in ways that we feel we need to work towards relieving some of that pressure,” Bedford said.

Air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration officers are among the federal employees working without pay.

Though there have been sporadic spikes in flight disruptions tied to staffing shortages, the system has been relatively stable.

Still, Duffy has warned of the potential for “chaos” for travelers to reinforce the need to end the shutdown that began Oct. 1.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transpor ... own-duffy/

[Suliso]

Interesting map of shifting allegiances in Virginia.

[Owendonovan]

I wonder how many Virginia republicans refuse to vote for a black person?

[ti-amie]

I wonder how many Virginia republicans refuse to vote for a black person?

A black person of either party. Don't forget Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the confederacy.

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[ponchi101]

I were Melie and I would be dancing too. He played Tiny like a fiddle.

[Jeff from TX]

I always find it fascinating that conservatives go all in on YMCA from the Village People, given that so many have so much antipathy for gay rights (to say nothing of trans rights).

[dryrunguy]

The NY Times is reporting a bloc of Senate democrats have caved on the government shutdown and are voting as I type to re-open the government through January. ACA subsidies are not included in the package, but language protecting federal workers from additional layoffs and backpay for federal workers furloughed are included in the language. I also saw something about some nixed federal employees getting their old jobs back.

[skatingfan]

The NY Times is reporting a bloc of Senate democrats have caved on the government shutdown and are voting as I type to re-open the government through January. ACA subsidies are not included in the package, but language protecting federal workers from additional layoffs and backpay for federal workers furloughed are included in the language. I also saw something about some nixed federal employees getting their old jobs back.

Listening to the Bulwark right now, and they're reporting it's a CRA to Jan 30 with a promise to hold a vote in December on the ACA subsidies.

[Owendonovan]

The NY Times is reporting a bloc of Senate democrats have caved on the government shutdown and are voting as I type to re-open the government through January. ACA subsidies are not included in the package, but language protecting federal workers from additional layoffs and backpay for federal workers furloughed are included in the language. I also saw something about some nixed federal employees getting their old jobs back.

Listening to the Bulwark right now, and they're reporting it's a CRA to Jan 30 with a promise to hold a vote in December on the ACA subsidies.

A promise from a republican is worth absolutely nothing. I’ll call them 8 suckers.

[dryrunguy]

I'll tell what infuriates me most about all of this... Sure, the Republicans infuriate me. They always infuriate me. I'm used to it.

But the Democratic strategists, the pundits, the talking heads... All of this talk about how this will put Republicans in the hot seat in the mid-terms as voters fume over their lost/exorbitant health care... This isn't a game. We're talking about people's lives. Health care coverage is a matter of life or death for so many. And while ordinary people across the United States--Republicans, Democrats, Independents, disengaged--will have to make difficult choices about whether to seek care or not when it should be a given, we have these talking heads, playing their games, talking strategy, all while every last one of them can rest comfortably in the knowledge they have health insurance to fall back on if something in their body goes awry...

THAT infuriates me. It's not just the Republicans who are heartless and missing a moral compass...