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Séamus Michael Wilkinson's avatar

I spent 30 years with the current embattled agency, the FAA. My job was compliance, enforcement, and investigation, including post-fatal crashes, like the one we just had.

I have been wet and cold and tired and angry because of the loss of life, but then I went back to the office, warmed up, dried the clothes, and settled in to do the rest of the job, waiting for that next call. And there always would be a next one.

The guy who occupies the Oval Office—you know, the current fellow who reports to president Musk—was never in it for service to anyone but himself, or focused on anything but his own wealth.

That makes me sad. What makes me even sadder—and a *lot* more angry—is what he had done to the millions of my former colleagues. He is a despicable human, and his second election validates the low quality of education found in many parts of this country.

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Melissa's avatar

Yes, I finally feel seen. I work in planning for a land management agency. Good job for my area, but also full of great people serving the community we live in. People who know me know I am not the enemy. But there are too many people believing that less government workers at any cost is an answer to anything.

Fantastic writing, and thank you for your service. I started in the military as a kid, so a life long public servant in multiple places. This is crazy town.

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