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John Farrell

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Climate video at Wash Post

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Imogen Piper@imogenpiper.bsky.social · 8mo ago

For our new visual investigation into how night vision and city lights may have played a part in the DCA crash we flew a drone along the helicopters route, filmed incoming planes through night vision goggles, and analyzed it all within a 3D model of Washington, D.C. Watch here wapo.st/4atdTBI

In deadly D.C. plane crash, city lights may have played a role. See how.

The Post examined the bright skyline around Reagan National Airport and whether it may have been a factor in the January accident, which killed 67 people.

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Anna Phillips@annamphillips.bsky.social · last yr.

As wildfires intensify and insurance companies look for ways to limit their risks, clashes over covering smoke damage have multiplied. Now the problem has come to LA, where CA's high-risk insurer is refusing to clean up "nonpermanent damage" left by the fire. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

These L.A. homeowners had coverage for fire. But not for the toxins left behind.

Clashes over covering smoke damage have become a growing issue in recent years as wildfires intensify and home insurance companies look for ways to limit their financial risks.

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Imogen Piper@imogenpiper.bsky.social · last yr.

At this point if the helicopter pilot had misidentified the incoming plane for one further behind, it would have become increasingly difficult for them to realize their mistake as the AA 5342 jet's lights merged with the city lights below as it arced to the east preparing to land at runway 33.

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Imogen Piper@imogenpiper.bsky.social · last yr.

Our examination shows how the American Airlines jet, AA5342, and the second plane AA3130, though separated by miles, would have appeared close to one another near the horizon and the helicopter crew could have confused the two jets when the tower first warned of incoming air traffic.

Imogen Piper@imogenpiper.bsky.social · last yr.

Helicopter pilot's request for "visual separation" from passenger plane complicated by city lights and potential confusion with another jet in line of sight, our new 3D reconstruction shows. wapo.st/4htyTJf

3D analysis shows how helicopter pilots could have mixed up jets in DCA crash

From the perspective of the helicopter cockpit, the lights of the incoming American Airlines jet could have also been obscured by the glow of the city skyline, pilots said.

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JM Rieger@riegerreport.bsky.social · 2y ago

New Washington Post reporting: Some DOGE staffers have gained access to internal systems at the Education Dept., including a financial aid dataset that contains personal information for millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. as DOGE probes data

Closing the agency would require congressional approval, so the new administration hopes to diminish it in the meantime.

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Shannon Osaka@shannonosaka.bsky.social · 2y ago

Amid everything, a new study finds that microplastics are accumulating in human brains. “Every time we scratch the surface, it uncovers a whole host of, ‘Oh, is this worse than we thought?’” lead author Matthew Campen told me last fall. A short thread: 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

In a first, scientists find microplastics are building up deep in our brains

A new study shows that microplastics are making their way into our brains, and that their numbers are rising.

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Jacob Bogage@jacobbogage.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 Big Scoop: We have the "blueprint" that House Republican leadership presented for reconciliation bill at their Miami retreat this week. Spoiler alert: For all the talk of spending cuts, it doesn't actually cut spending. via me + @mariannasotomayor.bsky.social

House GOP nears plan for Trump’s agenda — but may not have the votes

Republicans will attempt a tax and spending bill that will not require substantial budget cuts, but there may be serious math problems ahead.

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Drew Harwell@drewharwell.com · 2y ago

Full Trump Media response to me for this story: “This ridiculously tendentious story ... is a great example of what Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos now describes as the media’s ‘long and continuing fall in credibility’—in fact, it’s hard to explain how Bezos hasn’t fired you yet" wapo.st/3UVnY1G

“This ridiculously tendentious story, its predetermined conclusions, and its hand-picked ‘experts’ who just happen to parrot the writer’s long-existing biases, is a great example of what Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos now describes as the media’s ‘long and continuing fall in credibility’—in fact, it’s hard to explain how Bezos hasn’t fired you yet"