Jerry Johnson III

Started the decade working at Starbucks...doing what I can to make ends meet...Ended the decade Working for the FAA as an Air Traffic Controller...living comfortable in Santa Barbara....cant complain...WIN

@KlayForTrey Richard Jefferson always been the voice of reason

Yoo I just realized that Draymond got a tech on his first NBA basket LMAOO 😭

@overtime Call the foul ref...that's a flagrant 1...didn't make a play on the ball

3rd grader moving DIFFERENT 😱 (via _zmb5/TT)

@usermooseontwt This was such a nightmare to watch. Some of the lowest of lowlights you can get

Russ: “ I wasnt given a fair chance at the Lakers “ Also Russ:

Rui had the same bag his entire life...lol

@DBKfamily_ I just saw this earlier today. He look like he's NEXT up. Imma have to follow all his stuff after this

This look like some HEAT!!!! @jjohn2j3

@Trndk1ll @aakashgupta This has always been my recommendation too. There should be an academy on the East and West coast along with OKC. Having and academy for each region would allow way more intake and possibly faster processing. They need to invest more money in the on-board process

I’ve been a controller for 15 years. Most of this is correct however the “certification time” part is just factually incorrect. The problem is the aforementioned bottleneck in OKC and the absolutely absurd amount of time it takes the FAA to get intake paperwork done. Just as a point of reference it took 4 years from the time I was an accepted applicant to the time I got a date in OKC. Nobody takes 6 years to certify at a facility. Even as a first time hire at a 10-12 ARTCC, it’s not going to take more than 2-3 years. The problem is your paperwork. Then waiting for a class date in OKC. They need to build 2 or 3 more OKC facilities and fast track people paperwork who are qualified. We can handle the rest of it at the actual facilities if you get us the bodies.

The air traffic controller cleared the fire truck onto the runway. Seconds later, the same controller screamed “stop, stop, stop.” The plane was doing 93 to 105 mph. Both pilots are dead. Everyone will frame this as controller error. One controller was simultaneously managing a United flight that aborted takeoff after an anti-ice warning, dispatching a fire truck across an active runway, and sequencing an inbound Air Canada landing at highway speed. At 11:40 PM. On a mandatory overtime shift at a facility that has been understaffed for years. A system that assigns one person that workload will produce exactly this outcome. The only variable is when. The FAA is short approximately 3,000 controllers. The headcount dropped 13% from 2010 to 2024 while flight volume rose 10%. Over 40% of the FAA’s 290 terminal facilities are understaffed. The New York TRACON, which manages the most congested airspace in America across LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark, has been chronically below target. Newark was operating at 59% of its staffing goal. LaGuardia handles 900 flights a day. The hiring pipeline is broken at every stage. Only 2% of applicants complete the full process. Training takes up to 6 years. The FAA Academy in Oklahoma City is a bottleneck, with roughly 35% of trainees washing out. Congress blocked legislation to build a second academy. In one recent hiring cycle, the FAA brought on 1,512 candidates and lost 1,300 in the same window. Net gain: around 160 controllers for an entire country. Three things need to happen and everyone who can make them happen has known for years. Congress needs to fund and authorize a second FAA training academy. One facility in Oklahoma City cannot produce enough controllers for 900 million annual passengers. Members of Congress from Oklahoma have actively blocked this. That needs to end yesterday. The FAA needs to cut certification time. Six years from application to fully certified controller is absurd. The agency’s own data shows tower simulators reduce certification time by 27%. They’ve installed them at 95 facilities. That should be every facility, and the simulated hours should count toward more of the certification requirement. The FAA needs to stop plugging staffing gaps with mandatory overtime. Controllers at understaffed facilities are working six-day weeks rotating between morning, mid, and night shifts. The NTSB has flagged fatigue repeatedly. The controller last night was managing overlapping emergencies during a nighttime operation. Overtime is not a staffing plan. It’s a countdown to the next runway collision. The controller said “I messed up” to a Frontier pilot who watched the whole thing. The pilot responded “No man, you did the best you could.” One of them is right. The answer determines whether this happens again.

@LakersLegacyPod The biggest change in the Lakers late game execution was removing Bron as the Inbound passer. He's been terrible at it for years oddly enough. Marcus is great at it

Kleber is a Mad Man. He is The Screening King. Just a bad pass by LeBron. Otherwise - Luka was WIDE TF Open. Lol. x.com/mcten/status/2…

Happens everytime...he's averaging 8ppg on yhe season

@TrevorLane Lakers shooting awful too

Lakers fans, how are we feeling here? Down 13 at the half, 3rd-worst 3pt shooting team hitting 50% from deep so far. Will LA keep the streak alive?

@TrojanFBx He was the most inevitable big play waiting to happen I've ever watched. Such a rare player

It’s been 20 years since Reggie Bush left college football and I still haven’t seen anyone move the way he did.

@KlutchBron23 He was drafted to be exactly this for us. I said he really should shadow Kennard and model his game after him. It can help turn his career around for real

It kinda sucks that Dalton Knecht is supposed to be in the position that Luke is in

@WedgeBuster88 Agreed...I loved the Zeke era but it was too rich of a pick to choose that low value position. Shoulda took Jalen Ramsey and looked at RB later. The 2nd round had Derrick Henry. Take premium positions with premium picks

My takeaway from this is drafting Jordan Howard in the 4th and putting him behind that godly line would have been just fine.

@jtuck151 St. Maarten is the one of the best vacations I've had...best place to disconnect from the hustle of regular life. Chill island vibes all the time

Amazing time in St Maarten it was nice just to get away and shut our brains off beautiful place, amazing weather and culture we'll definitely be back (just not during spring break .. TEAM F DEM KIDS 😂) .. now lets get back to work 🧙🏾‍♂️ #stmaarten instagr.am/p/DWKLsjwEVDO/

@KamBrothers We need to request unlimited timeouts so we can run ATOs all game. Timeout after every bucket they score

If the Lakers could somehow only run ATO plays, they'd be the best offense in NBA history. AK

@VandyTracker Isn't Arch the son of the one brother who didn't make it

He will bring balance to the force. Arch was not the one in the prophecy. It was Marshall…. 👀

@ruireaves He's not a one name player...Bron Luka Kobe Shaq etc...he's not on those guys level

for some reason i cant call luke kennard just “luke” it always has to be the full name

@DBKfamily_ Yeah he does damage in the 1st and 4th most games...2nd and 3rd quarters he be chillin

What’s crazy is he played awful in the second half and still had 30 an 8 lmfao

@MaskedInLA Grandma tried to smile it off for him

Kennard ruined that kid’s night 😭😭😭

This is a real strength of the team. It's been like this all season. As inconsistent as they've neen everywhere else. They've been the best clutch team all season. It's a real strength going into the playoffs

@LakeShowYo FBI watching Bron at all times

THEY BROUGHT OUT THE NASA CAM AGAIN LMAOOO THEY ONLY USE THIS AGAINST LEBRON 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭