The old handful-of-rattle-bolts-in-the-door-panel trick of union autoworkers.
[ZeroHedge] Boeing's reputation continues to slide as a new fuselage problem was discovered on 50 undelivered 737 MAX jets, Reuters first reported.
Stan Deal, the chief executive of Boeing's commercial plane unit, wrote in a memo to employees on Sunday that the Renton, Washington, factory will "spend several days" to focus on "quality, including inspecting some undelivered airplanes for a potential nonconformance prior to delivery."
"This past Thursday, a supplier notified us of a nonconformance in some 737 fuselages. I want to thank an employee at the supplier who flagged to his manager that two holes may not have been drilled exactly to our requirements," Deal said.
He noted this production issue "could delay some near-term 737 deliveries" as the factory "will have to perform rework on about 50 undelivered airplanes."
Deal didn't name the supplier. However, Reuters confirmed that fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems discovered two misdrilled holes.
Deal stressed that "this potential condition is not an immediate flight safety issue, and all 737s can continue operating safely, adding, "While this delay in shipment will affect our production schedule, it will improve overall quality and stability."
The misdrilled holes disclosed yesterday are yet another problem for the 737 program.
In August, Boeing identified a manufacturing problem in the aft pressure bulkhead on specific Max jets, which helps maintain cabin pressure. This production issue stems from Spirit AeroSystems, which builds 70% of the narrowbody jet frames. In December, a separate issue of a possible loose bolt in the rudder control system of Max jets was reported.
Boeing shares were lower 2% in premarket trading on the news. Shares have traded sideways for several years since the two Max crashes, killing 346 people. The first crash was in 2018, and the second in 2019.
How are they gonna do with ballots?
[JustTheNews] State Human Services Department says it is taking prompt action to correct the mistake.
The New Mexico Human Services Department made a mailing error that went out to about 14,000 child support recipients and claims it is taking prompt action to correct the mistake.
HSD sent monthly statements to the wrong addresses for about 14,000 child support recipients, but HSD said it will correct the error soon.
“We’re swiftly addressing the mailing error and ensuring all affected child support customers receive the correct statements promptly,” Betina Gonzales McCracken, Director for Child Support Services Division with the New Mexico Human Services Department, said in a statement. “Mistakes happen, and we take full responsibility. We appreciate the understanding of our child support customers during this process.”
HSD is asking child support recipients who receive mail from HSD's Child Support Services Division intended for someone else not to open the mail and return it to sender. Additionally, HSD urges anyone with questions on the matter to call the child support line at 1-800-283-4465.
“We are grateful to the child support customers who contacted the department to report the error,” Gonzales McCracken said.
The error comes as state lawmakers approved a bill last year to reform child support. It cut the amount of child support lower-income New Mexicans have to pay while increasing the amount that middle and upper-income earners pay if their case undergoes a modification from the courts, the guidelines released by HSD this week revealed.
“The self-support reserve is designed to ensure that paying parents, particularly those near or below poverty, face a manageable financial obligation,” Gonzales McCracken said in a statement in support of the reform. “Research indicates that when child support payments are within their financial reach, parents are more likely to consistently meet their responsibilities, benefiting both the child and the custodial party.”
I have to ask, "how could you tell?" [BBC] The independent body that reviews how the owner of Facebook moderates online content has said the firm should label fake posts rather than remove them.
The Oversight Board said Meta was right not to remove a fake video of US President Joe Biden because it did not violate its manipulated media policy.
But it said the policy was "incoherent" and should be widened beyond its scope ahead of a busy election year.
A Meta spokesperson told the BBC it was "reviewing" the guidance.
"[We] will respond publicly to their recommendations within 60 days in accordance with the bylaws," Meta said.
The Oversight Board called for more labelling on fake material on Facebook, particularly if it cannot be removed under a certain policy violation.
It said this could reduce reliance on third-party fact checkers, offer a "more scalable way" to enforce its manipulated media policy and inform users about fake or altered content.
The video in question edited existing footage of the US President with his granddaughter to make it appear as though he was touching her inappropriately.
Because it was not manipulated using artificial intelligence, and depicted Mr Biden behaving in a way he did not, rather than saying something he did not, it did not violate Meta's manipulated media policy - and was not removed.
Michael McConnell, co-chair of the Oversight Board, said the policy in its current form "makes little sense".
"It bans altered videos that show people saying things they do not say, but does not prohibit posts depicting an individual doing something they did not do," he said.
[Washington Examiner] House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) placed blame for the border crisis on President Joe Biden, insisting the president should act on solving the crisis as Senate negotiators are slated to release the text of their proposed border security bill on Sunday.
Johnson put the ball in Biden’s court to act on the border, arguing he has the authority to enact measures the House GOP has pursued through its H.R. 2 bill, which has not been considered by the Senate while speaking on NBC News’s Meet the Press on Sunday.
"I have been saying what the requirements are to fix the problem. I don’t care if they call the legislation HR 2 or not. What we’re saying is you have to stem the flow. The President has executive authority right now, as Congress does this negotiation and the debate and discussion," Johnson said.
"The President could stop at section 212 F of the Immigration and Nationality Act [which] the Supreme Court has already acknowledged gives the President broad executive authority. He could close the border literally overnight," he added.
When pressed on whether it is their obligation to voters to pass legislation, noting that executive action on the border under the Trump administration faced lengthy court battles, Johnson reiterated that the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2 in 2023.
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Neither Biden or the Deep State have any intention of closing the border. I'm not at all certain anyone in Washington wants it closed.
An open border is 'fig leaf' for Washington economic failure. It's also a pit an incoming Republican president will somehow, have to dig himself out of.
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So Mike, you're telling us that dereliction of duty is NOT cause for impeachment?
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Biden says Netanyahu is a "bad Fu*king guy," report
Grom, I'm pretty sure Biden's problem is not with Israel but with Netanyahu because Netanyahu is too much like Trump and not on board with the globalist agenda. That could be the reason Biden and Obama give Iran a pass.
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^They are against Israel - and against Bibi because he's effective in opposing them. Mutatis mutandis (USA instead of Israel) why they hate Trump.
[NYP] You can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your pathogens.
A review of dozens of published studies into the mechanisms behind neurological diseases has collected strong evidence that people who frequently pick their noses are at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
The new report, compiled and written by researchers at Western Sydney University, was published in the journal Biomolecules late last year.
"Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s disease might be partially caused by viral, bacterial and fungal pathogens entering the brain through the nose and the olfactory system," they wrote in the report.
Chronic nose-picking, medically known as rhinotillexomania, introduces germs into the sensitive nasal cavity that cause inflammation in the brain, which has been linked to the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
NYPD has pulled its robot security cops from the Times Square subway station
The end of the AI security system comes just months after Mayor Eric Adams unveiled the robots and described them as 'part of the fabric' of the future
It's unclear whether the AI program was considered a success, but New Yorkers are glad that the robots are out
The K5 device, which is decorated with NYPD colors and complete with an unblinking camera lens, was part of this strategy.
The robot, a product of California-based autonomous security robots developer Knightscope, has four cameras it can use to shoot video and moves at 3mph.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
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[BBC] The independent body that reviews how the owner of 
