Thursday, April 23, 2026

My plane crashed. It exposed the scary reality of air travel.

I was a passenger on Air Canada Flight 8646 at LaGuardia Airport when it crashed into a fire truck that shouldn't have been on the runway, killing two ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Mon Apr 20 2026

 
The wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet that collided with a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport on March 22, 22026.

I was a passenger on Air Canada Flight 8646 at LaGuardia Airport when it crashed into a fire truck that shouldn't have been on the runway, killing two

Pope Leo XIV visits El Madania, Algeria, on April 13, 2026.
 

Republicans are really out here religion-splaining ... to the pope

Is it just me or does it seem like Pope Leo XIV won't stop talking about religion? But is the head of the global Catholic Church really an expert?

President Donald Trump and Jerome Powell, his nominee to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve, at the White House in Washington, DC, on Nov. 2, 2017.
 

Here's how Trump's plan to oust Jerome Powell may backfire

Every word Trump and his top advisers say about the Federal Reserve chair bolsters Powell's defenses in court against this illegitimate investigation.

On April 13, 2026, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-California, announced that he is resigning from Congress, where he faced potential expulsion after several women accused him of sexual assault and misconduct. His resignation comes a day after the Democratic representative dropped his bid for governor.
 

Why can't we keep creeps out of Congress?

While I'm a firm believer in due process and not assuming guilt by accusation, that Swalwell and Gonzales left on their own accord says a lot.

From left, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Brett Kavanaugh attend President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2025, in Washington, DC.
 

The Supreme Court isn't as ideological as critics claim

Focusing on outcomes instead of legal reasoning has led many critics to misread how the Supreme Court actually works.

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order at the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 23, 2025, to pardon anti-abortion activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances.
 

Trump's pardons for anti-abortion activists will embolden violence

I fear Trump's 'full and unconditional' pardons to anti-abortion activists only embolden people who are inclined to act in dangerous, violent ways.

First lady Melania Trump arrives to a news conference about Jeffrey Epstein at the White House on April 9, 2026.
 

Team Trump's strategic Epstein outrage ramps up as midterms near

Hmm, a drawn-out fight about transparency and the Epstein files in the lead-up to the midterms. What could go wrong for Republicans there?

According to CouponFollow, from February 2024 to February 2026, the price per pound for ground roast coffee increased 55.2% to $9.46, 100% ground beef per pound rose 31.3% to $6.74, and a 16-ounce can of frozen concentrate rose 15.4% to $4.86.
 

I still believe in the American dream, but it's harder to afford

From groceries to housing to health care, rising costs are squeezing Americans like me – and putting the American dream further out of reach.

The polio vaccine trial of 1954 was among the largest medical studies in history, conducted at 14,000 schools in 44 states and Canada. The study results were announced April 12, 1955: “The vaccine works.” It was safe and 80-90% effective.
 

Quiet push to make vaccines optional has a deadly cost

Polio remains only in the global regions where vaccine rates are low. The U.S. should take heed.

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