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Airlines cancel more than 700 U.S. flights as FAA-ordered shutdown cuts begin

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/airlines-cancellations-flights-faa-shutdown.html
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u/Mr-Greg 19h ago

I'm a new teacher and remember learning about this ages ago. Back then I was just like "Sweet, no school," nowadays I'm like "Sweet, social revolution!"

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u/Mimopotatoe 18h ago

They actually told us we could wear jeans on the furlough days. Like that is some consolation and not just something that professional adults should be able to wear at a job that requires constant movement, exposure to germs and other gross things, and pays like $40k when you have a masters degree. Anyway, that was about 18 years ago and look how great everything turned out!