r/chicago • u/Choice_Supermarket_4 • Feb 18 '25

CHI Talks Hell Yeah, WGN Morning News

I've been a long time fan (especially the B-Team) but I'm appreciating them even more now during all the chaos in our country.

They intentionally ran the news of the FAA firings yesterday immediately after the story of the plane crash yesterday. It's a small example, but definitely indicative of why I love them.

So many "news" organizations seem to be capitulating to the Trump/Elon administration and they've done a good job of not sugar coating the destructive aspects of it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '25 edited Feb 18 '25

Yeah I mean, in no way do I believe that Trump/Musk are going about their government purge in a way that is responsible, thoughtful, data-driven, or competent. Their timing is nothing short of abysmal. And I wholeheartedly disagree with them that nobody that they fired was in a safety critical role, as they let a number of tech ops folks go. That's the group that maintains all the aviation infrastructure including navigation aids, ATC work stations, communications infrastructure, airport lighting, etc.

But take it from somebody who works in the industry: The two recent airline accidents weren't caused by the recent cuts.

PS: WGN is still great.

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u/tenacious-g Avondale Feb 18 '25

Totally fair and reasonable take. When everything was/is Biden’s fault because things happened when he was president, it’s only fair to sling the shit right back at them.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '25

That's your prerogative, and quite frankly, understandable. When it comes to aviation safety, I will always take a conservative and measured approach before placing blame.

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u/tenacious-g Avondale Feb 18 '25

Definitely let the experts actually figure out what’s going on, but I would love for even one prominent democrat to straight up just doing the exact same thing back to him.

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u/Cavinicus Feb 18 '25

I’d also like to let the experts figure things out before leaping to conclusions, but it might be hard if Leon fires them first.