Joseph Lemon

Hey look, I won a cool slinky this weekend

@jchaney01 @aakashgupta Or using technology like active runway occupancy lights at thresholds and taxiway intersections — which I suppose could use elements of AI depending on how it’s implemented — to prevent accidents like this

@aakashgupta Implement autonomous AI for air traffic control. Yes it’s hard and accidents will happen along the way but it’s the natural result of where this goes just like autonomous vehicles and delivery drones.

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.

Dublin Airport would like to apologise to any Spurs fans using our lifts. It’s unintentional. Honest. ⬇️

DOMINIK SZOBOSZLAI HAS DONE IT AGAIN. FREE KICK MAGNIFICENCE—FOR THE FIFTH TIME THIS SEASON.

Liverpool just gave me a first person experience of their entire season. Szoboszlai banger. Last minute goal conceded. Everything else has been great though!

At long last, the LAFC Joes meet up in London. It was a pleasure @joereecedrums, though I expected no less. Vamos LAFC!

@mahooroh Yeah. If we hit every chance like that it’d be 5-1 already

@joseph_lems Wrong

Off to London. No way to watch LAFC tonight, though I’m about to have a pretty nice view of BMO on the way out. My know-nothing prediction is 3-0 LAFC. Check me when I land.

@brn_slippy About to go watch them most likely steal a point on Sunday the way Liverpool is playing

Absolutely loving every minute of this Tottenham spiral

@CALA213 Wasn’t free but bit when it said it can handle “streaming.” Let’s see what that means.

@joseph_lems DEPENDING WHO U FLYING WITH, THEY GOT FREE WI FI. 🖤💛

@TalkSoccer Just did it. Greetings from 30,000 feet

@joseph_lems Internet on the plane. Download the ESPN Los Angeles app and click on the radio call. Safe travels!!

IS 👏 IT 👏 WAR 👏

Also known as “everybody eats” and I’m here for it this season

⚽ It's 100 days until the first 2026 World Cup match in the LA area -- 🇺🇸 vs 🇵🇾! We're making it easy + affordable to reach the 8 matches here with direct service from multiple locations to the stadium. See map 👇🏾 How to ride to the World Cup: wp.me/pfeql1-C22

We are planning the third meet up for Los Angeles FC here in London for our away game at Minnesota, the game kicks off at 6.30pm and is shown live on FS1. 📍London ⏰ 6.30pm 📆 April 25th Please retweet to help spread the word! @lafcdaniel @HaFoSaFo @LAFC_X

@joereecedrums Nice and early kickoff. I will be back in Minnesota for that one, too. London in a week, by the way!

“Foreign religion” he thinks Jesus walked on water in Brighton and was resurrected in Norwich

Hitting this pose directly in front of Orlando supporters was just plain cruel. Click the photo to see how they felt about it 😳 📷: The talented @morgantencza

C- on the roll out A+ on the message and symbolism

@MovesMLS @Denzell_Of_NSH @TouchlineX Pretty sure this would be about whether the Iranian team will be in a position to compete. Nothing more.

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: FIFA will monitor developments in Iran following the outbreak of military action by the United States, which will host the World Cup. Iran have qualified for the World Cup but with the US launching missile strikes, FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafstrom has said the situation will continue to be monitored: "I read the news [about Iran] this morning the same way you did. We had a meeting today and it is premature to comment in detail, but we will monitor developments around all issues around the world." — @espn

Keep that pitch warm for me in two weeks. I want to see a seven goal game when I'm there too. 😉