#elpasoairport #elpaso #laser #drones #FAA #ice #kristinoam #hegseth #DHS #10days #airspace #closedairspace #Minneapolis
#FAA
Let’s vibe-regulate US transport with Gemini! - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BOjoEapVtU
:picardfacepalm:
Also, still Hegseth, still lack of communication, still party balloons.
But now with appropriate levels of snark.
https://www.wonkette.com/p/jewish-space-lasers-shoot-down-99
Update: still Hegseth, still lack of communication, still party balloons.
But now with appropriate levels of snark.
https://www.wonkette.com/p/jewish-space-lasers-shoot-down-99
The Maine Wonk on Dead 🐦 4hrs ago: If you’re keeping track at home: #Hegseth gave #CBP access to laser that hasn’t been fully tested & is strong enough to take out drones & planes. BP used it b/c they thought we were under attack by Cartel Drones & w/out telling #FAA. Actually party balloons.
And the saga continues. Just another SNAFU?
Communications breakdown over El Paso airspace closure sparks finger pointing across Trump administration
#FAA #ElPaso #TX
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/politics/el-paso-trump-administration-finger-pointing
The Maine Wonk on Dead 🐦 4hrs ago:
If you’re keeping track at home:
#Hegseth gave #CBP access to laser that hasn’t been fully tested & is strong enough to take out drones & planes.
BP used it w/out telling #FAA & they thought we were under attack by Cartel Drones.
But it was actually party balloons.
____
Me:
And the Trump clown car toddles its way merrily on...
Futurism:It Appears That Immigration Officials Caused the El Paso Airport Shutdown When They Panic-Fired a Powerful Laser Weapon at a Children’s Balloon
Let’s talk about how #texas just got hegsethed #elpaso #FAA #petehegseth https://youtube.com/shorts/ROLIxCDzIqA?si=zz5ROO5bCWfDSrQd via @YouTube
#FAA of #Starship is #FAA of #superheavy.
So… El Paso airspace got swatted because someone played laser-pointer hero? According to people briefed, CBP fired a Pentagon-loaned anti-drone laser and the FAA abruptly shut nearby airspace for 10 days—then lifted it Wednesday morning at the White House’s direction. Also reportedly: it was a party balloon. 😼
Good news everybody! We got those party balloons and we done blown em up real good! Sure, urgent care flights were rerouted, sure medical equipment for live saving surgeries weren’t delivered on time, absolutely thousands of travelers were inconvenienced, but hey, Secretary of Scotch got to fire space lasers at balloons, so totally worth it.
Things that scare the Trump Administration.
Secretary #Hegseth had the #Pentagon give #CBP a military anti aircraft #laser they've been using to shoot down alleged "cartel" drones earlier this week without warning the #FAA of the insanely stupid danger they caused in the heavily populated #ElPaso #Texas airspace. Lasers don't stop at the target, #Trump's administration could have easily destroyed unaware commercial air traffic not to mention the danger of falling debris to the 700k living in El Paso.
https://apnews.com/article/faa-el-paso-texas-air-space-closed-1f774bdfd46f5986ff0e7003df709caa
@ZhiZhu The FAA Administrator should be forevermore known as Bryan "Hiding-under-the-Bed" Bedford.
US Military Zapped a Party Balloon by Mistake, Closed Airspace
https://newsletter.tf/el-paso-airspace-balloon-laser-faa-pentagon/
The US military used a laser on a party balloon, thinking it was a drone. This caused El Paso airspace to close briefly. There was a disagreement between the military and FAA.
#ElPaso, #MilitaryMistake, #PartyBalloon, #FAA, #DroneDefense
US Military Laser Destroys Balloon, Prompting El Paso Airspace Halt
https://newsletter.tf/el-paso-airspace-balloon-laser-faa-pentagon/
A US military laser hit a party balloon mistaken for a drone, briefly closing El Paso airspace due to agency disagreements.
#ElPaso, #MilitaryMistake, #PartyBalloon, #FAA, #DroneDefense
US Military Zapped a Party Balloon by Mistake, Closed Airspace
The US military used a laser to shoot down an object it thought was a drone. It turned out to be a party balloon. This mistake caused El Paso airspace to close for a short time because of a disagreement between the military and the FAA.
https://newsletter.tf/el-paso-airspace-balloon-laser-faa-pentagon/
#ElPaso, #MilitaryMistake, #PartyBalloon, #FAA, #DroneDefense
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