A deadly UPS Freightliner crashed in Louisville. It was leaving Louisville Muhammed Ali International Airport for Honolulu when it crashed shortly after takeoff. It is a deadly airplane crash in a government shutdown.
Oh let's ask Charlie Kirk if the pilot or crew were DEI hires?
Nevermind.
President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Gov. Andy Beshear, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and the Kentucky House members were notified.
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, NTSB and other federal agencies will react to it.
Some of them will not be paid for this.
Y'all voted for this.
The latest plane crash in 2025. Since January, there have been so many of these planes falling out the sky. That is a major problem and it seems like Trump isn't interested in it.
At least seven people are dead after a UPS cargo plane crashed Tuesday while taking off from the Louisville airport, leaving a trail of flames just miles from the city’s downtown.
The plane crashed at about 5:15 p.m. after its left wing caught fire. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft, made in 1991, was departing for Honolulu from UPS Worldport at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said 11 others had “very significant” injuries.
The victims have not been identified publicly. Four of those killed were not aboard the plane, said Louisville Fire Department Chief Brian O’Neill.
Here’s what is known about the deadly crash.
This is what a government shutdown does to a state!
A trail of destruction
Video showed flames on the plane’s left wing and a trail of smoke. The plane then lifted slightly off the ground before crashing and exploding in a massive fireball. Residents who pulled out their phones upon hearing loud booms captured several balls of flames exploding into the sky in a row. Video also revealed portions of a building’s shredded roof next to the end of the runway.
O’Neill said the fire spanned “almost an entire city block.”
The Louisville airport shut down after the crash and wasn’t expected to resume operations until Wednesday morning.
UPS responds
Louisville is home to UPS’s largest package handling facility. The hub employs thousands of workers, has 300 daily flights and sorts more than 400,000 packages an hour.
UPS acknowledged the crash in a brief statement and said the National Transportation Safety Board would handle the investigation. The company said it was halting package sorting operations Tuesday night at the Louisville facility and did not indicate when operations would resume.
There was no hazardous cargo on board, officials said.
Aviation expert reacts
Pablo Rojas, an aviation attorney, said based on the videos it appears the aircraft was struggling to gain altitude as a fire blazes on its left side around one of its engines. Given the large amount of fuel the aircraft was carrying, once the fire started in that area, it would’ve been only a matter of time before there was an explosion or the fire grew considerably.
“There’s very little to contain the flames and really the plane itself is almost acting like a bomb because of the amount of fuel,” he said.
It’s difficult to know whether the pilot noticed the flames from inside the aircraft, he said. Even if the pilot had realized there was a problem as they were about to take off, Rojas said stopping at that point may have been the more dangerous option.
When Republicans say they don't want to give things for free.... I am going to say that death is free and they are pushing buttons. These folks will drive chaos to protect the status quo.
The call center to the White House and Congress should still be the same.
The call number to the White House and U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official White House numbers 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414. This is the Congress official phone number, 202-224-3121. Please be respectful to operators, staff members and elected leaders. Your calls are monitored by the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Capitol Police.
Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence. Let them know that we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. You want no more qualified immunity for police officers who use deadly force when it's not justified. Let them know that deporting law abiding immigrants seeking refuge is inhumane. You want the U.S. to improve the immigration process. You want the U.S. lawmakers stop dehumanizing human beings. You want the U.S. to prove to the world its a beacon of freedom. You want our American military out of our cities, the Middle East and every fucking international conflict in the world. You want legislation to focus on lowering the cost of rent, lowering the cost of food, lowering the cost of hospital visits, improving healthcare and building relationships with other nations. Let them know that you will not tolerate a government shutdown which affects federal services for Americans in need or in support of services. Let them know that pulling out of the UN Human Rights Organization, World Health Organization and Paris Climate Accords will put the U.S. in danger when catastrophic event happen. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel and Ukraine. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-semitic or in support of terrorism because you support the freedom of Palestinians. You are tired of the propaganda being forced on your media platforms.
We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire, a weapons embargo, sanctions and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more domestic or foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and lawmakers avoid influence from lobbyists and special interest groups.
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