Most Under-Reported Story This Week; Also, The Most Important US Story This Week -- March 16, 2025

Locator: 48512FAA.

Most important story of the week: where was Pete Buttigieg?

• the FAA's preliminary report clearly shows blood on Buttigieg's hands
• where was Buttigieg?
• preliminary report released this past week, March 11, 2025
  
• NY Times reporting: link here.
• last major story on this crash in TNYT: February 13, 2025, according to NY Times own search engine
• "mid-air crash was years in the making" -- Buttigieg -- years as Secretary DOT prior to crash.
• Michael Whitacre: resume suggests he was eminently qualified to lead the FAA; what happened?
• interesting how little this story is gaining interest by mainstream media
• Buttigieg broke the cardinal rule of a Secretary of DOT.  
• ironically, it was in his backyard 
• note: from what I understand, the DOT / FAA is not directly involved with space exploration except as a partner with the DOD when it (space exploration) involves commercial activities. 
• would the ISS be considered having commercial applications? I don't know.

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In Other News

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Those anti-Musk protests. Clearly organized protests. Organized funded protests. This is not the 60s. This is not anti-Vietnam War protests.

"x" is making a profit. And it's just beginning. I have no idea if this is real. Link here. But it certainly isn't getting much press.