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William Lindsey :toad:"Was he grave, sombre, the consoler-in-chief? Are you kidding – this is Trump. Hours after the Washington plane crash, the president’s desire to politicise tragedy was breathtaking in its audacity."~ David Smith<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirSafety</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirTravel</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FAA</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTrafficControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirTrafficControl</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AviationSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AviationSafety</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/scapegoating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scapegoating</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PassingtheBuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PassingtheBuck</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RankStupidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankStupidity</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#racism</a> /16<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/30/trump-washington-dc-plane-crash" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/30/trump-washington-dc-plane-crash</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"Aviation safety sits at the pinnacle of what we think of as the 'good' provided by government. Trump is already taking a sledgehammer to that framework with his false public denunciations and emphasis on assigning quick and baseless blame."~ David Kurtz<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirSafety</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirTravel</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FAA</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTrafficControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirTrafficControl</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AviationSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AviationSafety</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/scapegoating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scapegoating</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PassingtheBuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PassingtheBuck</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RankStupidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankStupidity</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#racism</a> /15<a href="https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/the-worst-nightmare-for-doj-is-already" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/the-worst-nightmare-for-doj-is-already</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"This administration’s response to the crash has been consistently sickening, but not at all unexpected.This is what America voted for."~ Jim Swift<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirSafety</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirTravel</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FAA</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTrafficControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirTrafficControl</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AviationSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AviationSafety</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/scapegoating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scapegoating</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PassingtheBuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PassingtheBuck</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RankStupidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankStupidity</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#racism</a> /14<a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-plane-crash-response-is-as-749" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-plane-crash-response-is-as-749</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"Trump's comments desecrated the lives, memories, and bodies of the victims that have yet to be buried. And they insulted hundreds of millions of Americans who are not 'white male Christians,' including women, people with disabilities, and Black and Hispanic Americans."<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirSafety</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirTravel</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FAA</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTrafficControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirTrafficControl</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AviationSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AviationSafety</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/scapegoating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scapegoating</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PassingtheBuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PassingtheBuck</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RankStupidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankStupidity</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#racism</a> /13

William Lindsey :toad:"Never before in the history of the nation has a president made such an explicit appeal to racism during a time of tragedy."~ Robert B. Hubbell<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirSafety</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirTravel</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FAA</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTrafficControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirTrafficControl</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AviationSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AviationSafety</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/scapegoating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scapegoating</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PassingtheBuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PassingtheBuck</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RankStupidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankStupidity</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#racism</a> /11<a href="https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/a-new-low" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/a-new-low</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"Let’s make a couple [of] things clear:First, only people who are inferior garbage blame things on “DEI.” Only people who aren’t good enough at their jobs or at life to garner respect without coercion blame things on 'DEI.'” ~ Evan Hurst<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirSafety</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirTravel</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FAA</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AirTrafficControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AirTrafficControl</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AviationSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AviationSafety</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/scapegoating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scapegoating</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PassingtheBuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PassingtheBuck</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RankStupidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RankStupidity</a> /10<a href="https://evanhurst.substack.com/p/trump-and-hegseth-scream-dei-to-hide" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://evanhurst.substack.com/p/trump-and-hegseth-scream-dei-to-hide</a>

WIST Quotations has moved!A quotation from Barrie, James:« I had been gone a fortnight when the telegram was put into my hands. I had got a letter from my sister, a few hours before, saying that all was well at home. The telegram said in five words that she had died suddenly the previous night. There was no mention of my mother, and I was three days’ journey from home. The news I got on reach… »Full quote, sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/barrie-james/71996/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wist.info/barrie-james/71996/</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quote</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quotes</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quotation</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/badnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#badnews</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#death</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/passingthebuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#passingthebuck</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#family</a>

WIST Quotations has moved!A quotation from Smith, Sydney:« Benevolence is a natural instinct of the human mind. When A sees B in grievous distress, his conscience always urges him to entreat C to help him. »Full quote, sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/smith-sydney/71700/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wist.info/smith-sydney/71700/</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quote</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quotes</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quotation</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/benevolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#benevolence</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/charity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#charity</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/compassion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#compassion</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/conscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conscience</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/humannature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humannature</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/irresponsibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#irresponsibility</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/passingthebuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#passingthebuck</a>

WIST Quotations has moved!A quotation from Truman, Harry S:« The buck stops here. »Full quote, sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/truman-harry-s/63445/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wist.info/truman-harry-s/63445/</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quote</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quotes</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quotation</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accountability</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/deciding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deciding</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/decision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decision</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/decisionmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decisionmaking</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/passingthebuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#passingthebuck</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/responsibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#responsibility</a>

Walter MentethA concern is that this bias in approach to providing a ‘Golden thread' will only add further unforeseen consequences compounding problems -if there is not also single individual knowledgeable champions with authority having consistent direct engagement through a construction project. UK <a href="https://mas.to/tags/procurement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#procurement</a> needs serious review, & the answer isn’t in a computer, but with people & their interrelationships. <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/@george_morgan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@george_morgan</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/passingthebuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#passingthebuck</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GoldenThread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GoldenThread</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/slicingdicing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#slicingdicing</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/procurement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#procurement</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Grenfell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Grenfell</a>3/3

Walter MentethThe 'Web of Blame' below presented on the final day of the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Grenfell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Grenfell</a> Inquiry. is a ‘Web of Shame’. Managerial culture enforced by contractual relationships has enabled the buck to be passed endlessly, without anyone accepting responsibility. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Procurement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Procurement</a> is an important contributor to this but isn’t included in the remit given to the inquiry. <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/@george_morgan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@george_morgan</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/passingthebuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#passingthebuck</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GoldenThread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GoldenThread</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/slicingdicing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#slicingdicing</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/procurement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#procurement</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Grenfell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Grenfell</a> THREAD 1/3

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