Summary

Army Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach, a highly accomplished pilot and top 20% ROTC cadet, was among 67 killed when her Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C.

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth blamed “DEI” for the crash despite no official cause being determined.

Lobach had 450+ flight hours and numerous military honors.

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      I don’t know if the more “holy shit” here is the level at which the Post is grasping at straws, or that people actually can’t read right through it.

      It talks about an lawsuit that was filed in 2015 the the Trump administration said had no merit back then. It hasn’t been heard in all this time, and somehow it’s relevant now.

      This is the trick the media is playing now. They find one slightly true and relevant fact (this dude filed a lawsuit), and manage to contort it into a relevant headline, but bury the important context somewhere after the 4th paragraph to make you think that any of this matters.

      • White (presumably cis-het) man
      • Filed a lawsuit
      • because he wasn’t hired by the FAA.
      • In 2015
      • That the Trump administration determined had no merits.
      • Back then
      • And still hasn’t been heard (probably due to said lack of merit)
      • Also he currently works for the FAA

      Just…wow.

      Edit to add: found the plaintiff lawyer’s website about the case. It’s still in discovery. After 9 years. Typically discovery in civil cases is measured in months, and infrequently in the double-digits.

      The whole website reads like a parody of constitutional ambulance chasers. Like Saul Goodman vs The Guvmint. But it’s apparently legit. They’re the ones to call of that pesky EPA won’t let you frack the Grand canyon.