The FAA Ground Stop Is a Fun Reminder That We're Still Ruled by Clowns

As celebrations continued for races that are still being called for Democrats, the FAA issued a nationwide ground stop on Friday jamming up airports across the country as flights were halted and tarmacs ran out of room for incoming aircraft. It was a real mess, prompting administration officials to say things like, “Don’t worry, this isn’t another 9/11,” which naturally made everyone think, “Oh great, it’s another 9/11.” While AI quickly became a suspect, the real culprit was a tale as old as time: aging tech and gross incompetence. The latter part was on full display as the nation watched a former Real World star take the White House podium and demand $50 billion before saying air traffic control “will continue to fail,” which did wonders to calm everyone down. The moral of the story: We still have two more years of this insanity. Strap in. (NPR)

Children of Blood and Bone already has a complicated legacy. (Lainey Gossip)

Speaking of flights, palace insiders would really like Prince William to stop flying everywhere with his only heirs. (Celebitchy)

Christina Applegate has a theory on her health woes. (Wonkette)

James Gunn set the record straight that no one at Skydance has seen Man of Tomorrow yet, so that shoots a lot of holes into some narratives out there. (Threads)

The real hero of the flight stoppage: Flava Flav. (A.V. Club)

How to pronounce “AT-AT”: Let’s settle this Star Wars debate once and for all. (The Hard Pass)

Pluribus just promoted one of its best characters to series regular. (The Wrap)

Shane Gillis was surprised by the reaction to his SNL monologue. That’s the problem, dude. (Variety)

They’re really going all out to rehab Johnny Depp, aren’t they? Subtle, folks, real subtle. (EW)

Just so this post isn’t all doom and gloom, while searching for the top photo, this image of Stephen Miller walking into Sean Duffy’s conference popped up. I don’t know about you, but the look on his face is life-affirming. When even Third Reich Dracula here is tired of walking into another trainwreck, you know things are getting great. Enjoy.