NEW TRUMP TEAM LEAKS & The Hasan Elon Musk Assassin's Creed Shadows Situation Divided The Internet
PDS Published 03/26/2025
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The Atlantic has now released the attack plans that Trump advisers shared on Signal and, oh boy, it sure does seem like Jeffrey Goldberg was telling the truth.
Right, not sure you need a recap at this point, but Goldberg is the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic.
And earlier this month, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz accidentally added him to a Signal group chat in which the vice president and top cabinet officials discussed plans to strike the Houthis in Yemen –
Strikes, which notably, reportedly killed at least 53 people, including children. []
With Goldberg revealing all this a couple days ago and claiming Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared in the chat “precise information about weapons packages, targets and timing.” []
And so right away you had legal experts noting that this whole debacle could constitute violations of the Espionage Act and the Federal Records Act, not to mention being a breach of national security.
This not only because Goldberg was added to the chat, but because the chat existed in the first place; right, classified materials are not supposed to be on private messaging platforms like Signal.
But despite all that, Trump, members of his administration, and other Republican allies have downplayed the whole situation – notably, in many cases, denying that classified information had been shared.
Right, on Monday, you had Hegseth calling Goldberg a “deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who’s made a profession of peddling hoaxes” and then saying:
"Nobody was texting war plans, and that’s all I have to say about that.” (BYTE: 1:06-1:11)
At a Senate hearing yesterday, the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, John Ratcliffe, were both asked about the Signal chat:
With Gabbard telling members of the Senate Intelligence Committee:
“There was no classified material that was shared.” (BYTE: 45:06-45:08)
And Ratcliffe saying much the same:
“My communications, to be clear, in the Signal message group were entirely permissible and lawful and did not include classified information.” (BYTE: 44:26-44:35)
And finally, yesterday, Trump himself saying this:
“It wasn’t classified information, so this was not classified. Now if it’s classified information it’s probably a little bit different.” (BYTE: 6:18-6:25)
And with that, you had Goldberg and his colleague Shane Harris writing today that “these statements presented them with a dilemma.”
Noting that in the initial story about the Signal chat “they withheld specific information related to weapons and to the timing of attacks that we found in certain texts.”
And explaining that “As a general rule, [they] don’t publish information about military operations if that information could possibly jeopardize the lives of U.S. personnel.”
And that is why they “chose to characterize the nature of the information being shared, not specific details about the attacks.” []
But then, going on to say that “The statements by Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe, and Trump—combined with the assertions made by numerous administration officials that we are lying about the content of the Signal texts—have led us to believe that people should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions.”
Adding: “There is a clear public interest in disclosing the sort of information that Trump advisers included in nonsecure communications channels…
….especially because senior administration figures are attempting to downplay the significance of the messages that were shared.” []
And with that, notably, Goldberg and Harris still asked officials in the Trump administration if they objected to them publishing the full texts.
With White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reportedly sending an emailed response riddled with typos saying:
“As we have repeatedly stated, there was no classified information transmitted in the group chat.”
“However… that does not mean we encourage the release of the conversation.”
“This was intended to be an internal and private deliberation amongst high-level senior staff and sensitive information was discussed.”
“So for those reasons — yes, we object to the release.” []
And then, besides that, a CIA spokesperson reportedly replied by asking them to withhold the name of Ratcliffe’s chief of staff, which he had shared in the Signal chat, because CIA intelligence officers are traditionally not publicly identified. []
Though, notably, Ratcliffe also defended his sharing of the officer’s identity in hearing yesterday:
“I communicated the name of a CIA officer not operating undercover, completely appropriate, who does openly and routinely coordinate with the White House as a member of my staff.” (BYTE: 1:04:05-1:04:20).
But with all that, The Atlantic still opted to withhold the name of the officer.
Otherwise, they say, the messages are unredacted, some of which we’ve seen or had an idea about before.
Right, JD Vance, for example, seemingly disagreeing with Trump, writing:
“I am not sure the president is aware how inconsistent this is with his message on Europe right now.” []
And then, with that, another takeaway being the contempt members of the administration seem to have for our allies, writing:
“I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It’s pathetic.” []
But, most notably, we now get to see exactly what Goldberg meant when he said Hegseth shared “precise information about weapons packages, targets and timing.”
Right, on March 15th, the day of the attack, the Defense Secretary sent a “Team Update” announcing:
“Weather is FAVORABLE. Just CONFIRMED w/CENTCOM we are a GO for mission launch.”
And then revealing that at 12:15 the “first strike package,” F-18 fighter jets, would be launched.
And at 1:45, they would strike their “target terrorist” and MQ-9 strike drones would also be launched[]
Right, this was sent at 11:44 am, 31 minutes before the warplanes were launched, and about two hours before they were meant to reach their target.
And I can’t really overstate how important that information is…
Right, with Goldberg and Harris noting that “Experts have repeatedly told [them] that use of a Signal chat for such sensitive discussions poses a threat to national security.”
Explaining, for example, that if this information – particularly the exact times American aircraft were taking off for Yemen—had fallen into the wrong hands?
“American pilots and other American personnel could have been exposed to even greater danger than they ordinarily would face.” []
And with that, just wait, cause there’s more.
Right, you had Hegseth sending additional updates about timing and weapons packages. []
And then at 1:48 pm, after the initial strike, Waltz sending a message containing real-time intelligence about conditions at an attack site, writing:
“VP. Building collapsed. Had multiple positive ID.” []
With that reportedly suggesting that U.S. intelligence had ascertained the identities of the Houthi target, or targets, using either human or technical assets. []
And with that, six minutes later, Vance, apparently confused by Waltz’s message, responded with “What?”
With Waltz responding:
“Typing too fast. The first target – their top missile guy – we had positive ID of him walking into his girlfriend’s building and it’s now collapsed.” []
And finally, Hegseth later told the group that attacks would be continuing, basically saying he would keep sharing this highly sensitive operational details in a group chat with people in it he didn’t even know were there, writing:
“Great job all. More strikes ongoing for hours tonight, and will provide full initial report tomorrow. But on time, on target, and good readouts so far.”[]
And beyond that, as everyone’s now getting their hands on this, you have people pointing out some other interesting things.
Right, for example, The Atlantic also published screen grabs showing the list of people in the chat.
And notably absent is Admiral Christopher Grady, the acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the senior military advisor to the president and the defense secretary. []
With the New York Times writing:
“It is unheard of that the Pentagon’s highest-ranking officer would not be included in a senior meeting on a military operation.” []
Also, that message from Waltz about ID’ing the guy walking into his girlfriend's building? []
You have one former Pentagon correspondent for CNN noting that this offers insight into the military’s surveillance capabilities in this location, writing:
“You only know that if you have overhead surveillance, comms intercepts, or an operative on the ground.” []
Of course, on the flip side, we’re already seeing pushback from the Trump administration, with the initial argument seemingly based around the idea that the first Atlantic Article said “war plans” and this one today said “attack plans.”
With Leavitt, the White House press secretary, writing on X:
“This entire story was another hoax written by a Trump-hater who is well-known for his sensationalist spin.” []
Also Mike Waltz – who yesterday said he took full responsibility for Goldberg getting into the group – also saying:
“No locations.
No sources & methods.
NO WAR PLANS.” []
And then a Pentagon spokesperson and the DOD “Rapid Response” team taking a similar tack, also calling the whole thing a hoax.
And with that, you have some agreeing, some saying, eh, it’s kind of semantics.
Right, because even if they weren’t full-on war plans, they were plans, and experts still say them being shared in this way could have put American lives in danger.
One former Pentagon official in the first Trump administration, for example, saying the launch times posted in the chat would have been taken from a document outlining the real-time sequence of the operation, and adding:
“It is highly classified and protected,”
“Disclosure would compromise the operation and put lives at risk. Next to nuclear and covert operations, this information is the most protected.” []
And with that, Democratic Senator Mark Kelly is now the latest on Capitol Hill to call for Pete Hegseth to resign.
Finally, with people like Lindsey Graham being somewhere in the middle, conceding sensitive information had been shared, but still kow-towing to Trump, writing in a statement:
“I think President Trump has handled this matter well.”
“Further, I believe that all the participants in the chat were under the impression they were using an appropriate and secure form of communication. This will also fall into the category of ‘lessons learned.” []
Also, notably, this was all happening as U.S. intelligence chiefs were again getting ready to testify before the House Intelligence Committee.
Where we saw Democrats with giant printouts of the messages released this morning (BROLL: 1:08:38, 1:19:16)
And otherwise just hammering down how much of a massive fuck-up this seemed to be and pushing for the administration to acknowledge that and accept responsibility, including there being more calls for Hegseth ro resign.
At one point, for example, pointing out that the messages released today directly contradict Gabbard’s claim yesterday that “Precise operational issues” were not part of this conversation.
With Gabbard saying her answer was based on her, quote, “recollection, or the lack thereof, on the details that were posted in the chat.” []
But with that, she was still claiming that this information wasn’t classified, even if it was extremely sensitive:
“It was a mistake that a reporter was inadvertently added to a Signal chat with high-level national security principals having a policy discussion about imminent strikes against the Houthis.” (BYTE: 0:07-0:17)
“The conversation was candid and sensitive, but as the President and national security advisor stated, no classified information was shared. There were no sources, methods, locations or war plans that were shared.” (BYTE: 0:37-0:51)
But then, at the same time, she didn’t disagree that information about the timing of the attacks was classified as “top secret” under intelligence community rules.
Defending it by saying the material was posted to the chat by Hegseth, and as the Secretary of Defense, he’s in charge of declassifying material from the Pentagon. []
Ratcliffe, on the other hand, accused Goldberg of being deliberately false and misleading in his reporting, insisting that HE didn’t share any classified information –
But seemingly ducking the question of if classified information had been shared at all:
“My answers haven’t changed.”
“I used an appropriate channel to communicate sensitive information. It was permissible to do so. I didn’t transfer any classified information.” (BYTE: 1:16-1:26)
But with all that, we’re gonna see what happens from here, if there’s any real fallout or accountability, or if it ends up being just something everyone forgets about when the next thing comes along.
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The anti-woke video game culture war is once again sparking up because of the game Assassin’s Creed: Shadows.
It’s at a point where even the company behind the game -- Ubisoft -- has waded into the trenches and is clapping back at self-described anti-woke figures and defending creators like Hasan Piker.
But backing up a bit, if you’re at all into video games you’ve probably at least heard about some of this controversy.
Because ever since it was revealed that the main characters of Shadows were a woman ninja and a black samurai, the anti-woke people have been at the game’s throat.
Mostly, they claim that the game is forcing the black character Ya-skeh into a prominent role when the game is set in feudal Japan.
Ya-skeh is based on an actual figure and there’s a lot of historical debate about him, but the most commonly accepted thing is that he was given at least some kind of status in Japan and likely a samurai.
Regardless… It's a game about a secret society of assassins. There’s bound to be creative liberties.
And that was all before the game even came out.
Ever since its release this month, figures in the anti-woke gaming sphere like Mark “Grummz” Kern continued their crusade against the game’s “woke” aspects.
For example, they bashed that both characters had same-sex romance options.
So when Hasan Piker did a sponsored stream of the game it was like a perfect storm for them.
They got to bash a figure on the far left AND a game they currently despise, so we saw Kern tweet out a screenshot of Hasan’s sponsored tweet and write:
“You can tell a lot about Ubisoft with how much money they are throwing at terrorist-platforming streamers.” []
Elon Musk piled on and wrote:
This turned into a back and forth, with Hasan bringing up the fact that Musk paid someone to play Path of Exile 2 for him at an extremely high level in order to look better at the game than he was, writing:
“this bitch literally paid someone to powerlevel his character in poe2 lmao. wym i’m a fraud? elon i challenge you to a duel in elden ring. I will cook your fat rolling ass.” []
This turned into Grummz defending Elon by saying that he wasn’t paid to play PoE2 while asking how much Hasan was paid to play Shadows.
Hasan defended the block, saying he was tired of Musk’s posts being all over his timeline after he bought the site. []
He then suggested that Musk should come onto his stream and later added:
“if elon isn't chickenshit, he'll come on the stream. we all know he won't. he ducked mark zuckerberg, he ran away from jon stewart and now he's ducking a twitch streamer.” []
(He also reposted clips of Musk’s ex, Grimes, on his stream asking him questions like “Why are you so buff?”)
And while he was live yesterday he also joked that:
“I’m going to have Grimes on again on the broadcast. You keep this up ELon, you keep this shit up, I’m going to have Grimes on the broadcast. I’m going to have your daughter on the broadcast. You keep this shit up, I’m going to interview everybody.” @:18-:37
In a followup video to all of this, Hasan actually revealed he unblocked Musk so that Musk could reply to his challenge to appear on stream. [broll @3:20]
He went on to say: @4:41
“My challenge is still simple: Elon Musk, come on the stream. Show everybody how not-afraid you are. Except, Elon Musk, you have backed away from challenges time and time again.”
All this was already enough to make this situation spread across people’s timelines,
but things really took off when Ubisoft itself decided to join in and respond to Musk calling a Hasan a “sell out” with:
“Is that what the guy playing your Path of Exile 2 account told you?” []
Grummz responded with an article that claims Shadows isn’t the success the embattled Ubisoft needs right now. []
And the social media person at Ubisoft was quick with it, posting, “our game is out.”[]
Which is a reference to the fact that Grummz has allegedly been developing a game for years now with no tangible progress.
Grummz made a few tweets making fun of Ubisoft and their game by pointing out that an indie game that just came out is doing better on Steam and claiming that their attempts to ratio him and Musk aren’t successful.
It’s definitely true that Schedule I is doing better on Steam, but a game like Assassin’s Creed also relies heavily on platforms like Playstation to do well so it’s not a huge indicator.[]
As for the ratio… Well it looks like he took the screenshot right when it happened.
Because as of recording it’s a blow out, with Musk’s and Grummz’s tweets getting 81k likes collectively while Assassin’s Creed’s clapback is sitting at 585 thousand. []
They went on to retweet their dig against Musk with a quote from their own game, which also went viral.
It’s at a point where it’s spawning its own popular memes and people are claiming that the fact the company stood up to Musk was enough for them to buy the game now rather than wait for a sale.
(Some claim that Ubisoft is buying likes and spending time on this, which is why they’re in financial trouble right now. But there’s no real proof the likes were purchased. []
Not to mention that the success of Shadow has helped their stock).
Companies doing stuff like this are super rare, which makes sense.
Right, they don’t want to alienate potential fans and lose sales.
And outlets like Forbes back this up, writing:
“It is very hard to get tweets fully approved for big name brand accounts, so to have Ubisoft social snap after months and months of harassment is something to behold.” []
But what do you think?
Are you more likely to engage with a brand or its product if they show some kind of personality like this?
And do you think Ubisoft was at a point of saying “fuck it, we’ll never make them happy” when they decided to send those tweets?
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Voting is about to get a lot harder for a lot of people if the courts let Trump do what he just did.
Because the president signed an executive order yesterday requiring people to show proof of citizenship before registering to vote. [B roll, 02:14]
Something the executive branch shouldn’t be able to do unilaterally, but Trump exploited the Election Assistance Commission to do it. [Same B roll]
Right, that’s an independent, bipartisan agency created by Congress after the 2000 Bush v. Gore fiasco that supports local election officials by doing things like certifying voting equipment and funding tech upgrades. [B roll, 02:01]
So Trump’s order directs the commission to simply add a proof-of-citizenship requirement to its voter registration form. [Image]
And any states that refuse to comply will be starved of federal funds.
Now to be clear, the current form already makes you swear, under penalty of perjury, that you’re a citizen, and asks for a driver's license number, state ID number or Social Security number. [Quote, find “purgery”]
But Trump wants to require actual documentary proof, and only certain documents count, namely a U.S. passport, a military ID, or an ID that complies with the REAL ID Act or otherwise proves citizenship. [Quote same link, find “only lists”]
With birth certificates not explicitly mentioned, leading some to presume they don’t count since Trump’s already trying to divorce being born here from being a citizen by repealing birthright citizenship.
Now, officially the purpose of this order is to prevent non-citizens from voting.
But the thing is, there’s no evidence that non-citizens actually do vote in any meaningful numbers.
Right, in 2016, for example, the Brennan Center for Justice found just 30 cases of suspected non-citizens voting out of 23.5 million votes cast, or 0.0001%. [Quote, find “30”]
Hell, Trump’s own election integrity commission disbanded without releasing evidence of voter fraud. [Quote, find “disbanded”]
And when non-citizens do vote, they tend to be legal immigrants who mistakenly believe they’re eligible.
You see, because it’s not really something you can get away with.
Right, every voter registered and every ballot cast leaves a paper trail that election officials routinely examine, and registering or voting without citizenship are crimes punishable by several years in prison or deportation. [Quote, find “jail”]
With Sean Morales-Doyle, a lawyer at the Brennan Center, telling NBC News:
“This is a crime where not only are the consequences really high and the payoff really low — you’re not getting millions of dollars, it’s not robbing a bank, you get to cast one ballot. But what also makes this somewhat unique is that committing this crime actually entails the creation of a government record of your crime.” [Quote]
Which is why critics argue this executive order isn’t really about non-citizens; it’s meant to effectively disfranchise tens of millions of legal citizens.
Right, because for a lot of people, especially lower-income folks, proving you’re a citizen can be a huge hassle.
Right, according to the State Department, only about half of Americans had U.S. passports last year. [Quote, find “half”]
And according to the Brennan Center, 9% of eligible voters do not have proof of citizenship “readily available.” [Quote]
Moreover, only five states offer enhanced driver's licenses that show proof of citizenship. [Quote, find “enhanced”]
And some of the other documents listed in Trump’s order, like REAL IDs and military IDs, don’t always show proof of citizenship, either. [Quote, find “REAL IDs”]
But that’s not all the order does; right, it also directs the Justice Department to sue states that accept ballots postmarked on or before election day and received afterward.
With those states also getting starved of federal funds, of course.
Then, it bans election equipment that uses QR codes, requiring costly replacements that’ll be harder to pay for without those federal funds. [Quote, find “QR codes”]
And lastly, it asks the Department of Homeland Security and the DOGE team to subpoena states for their voter rolls so they can hunt for ineligible voters. [Quote same link, find “rolls”]
A move which critics fear would let Elon Musk amplify lies about voter fraud the same way he spread baseless claims of Social Security fraud.
Plus databases might seem like they include non-citizens when they’re just outdated and those people have since been naturalized.
So if the DOGE team prompts state governments to purge their voter rolls, that could disfranchise eligible voters too. [Image]
Now as with virtually everything Trump has done since taking office, this order is all but certain to be challenged in the courts.
With numerous election law experts pointing out that the president has almost no authority over election rules.
Right, the Constitution generally leaves it up to each state to determine how it’s elections are run, though Congress can impose some minimum standards.
But even for that, it would need to pass a law, something Republicans are currently trying to do with the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship, including birth certificates.
And that bill’s expected to have a hard time getting through the Senate, so we’ll see what happens there.
But as he signed the executive order yesterday, Trump suggested this was only the beginning.
[Clip, 01:40 - 01:44, 01:59 - 02:06] Caption: “There are other steps that we will be taking in the coming weeks. … This country is so sick because of the election, the fake elections and the bad elections, and we’re gonna straighten it out one way or the other.”
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The film Academy refused to support an award-winning director after he was beaten and taken by Israeli soldiers.
That is what the directors of the documentary “No Other Land” are alleging happened to their Palestinian collaborator Hamdan Ballal. (Hom-don Buh-lall, Hom like palm, com/lall like ball, fall etc)
Right, Buh-lall is one of several co-directors of the film, which won Best Documentary at the Academy Awards just a few weeks ago.
It is about Israeli displacement of Palestinians living in the West Bank and was made by a group of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers.[]
And on Monday, Buh-lall was one of three Palestinians detained in a West Bank village.[]
With the IDF tweeting that a violent clash broke out after people were throwing stones at Israeli citizens. []
And when the IDF showed up, people began throwing stones at them, and the forces arrested three Palestinians accused of participating, as well as an Israeli who was involved in the clash.
But one witness disputed this version of events to the Associated Press. []
And Basel Adra (bay-sell odd-rah rah like robin, rock), another co-director of “No Other Land” who reportedly witnessed the incident, told the outlet that around two dozen settlers, some masked or carrying guns, attacked the village shortly after residents were breaking fast for Ramadan.
Adding Buh-lall’s wife allegedly heard him being beaten, screaming that he was dying.
With Odd-rah saying that Buh-lall was then handcuffed and blindfolded and taken into a military vehicle.
With other witnesses backing up details of his account.
And another one of the co-directors of “No Other Land” posting a video claiming to show settlers throwing rocks.
And this story made a ton of headlines because, like I said, it was not long ago that Buh-lall was in Los Angeles picking up the most prestigious prize in Hollywood.
With the Intercept noting that this week:
“the award-winning filmmaker was the victim of the very violence his documentary depicts.”[]
And while the outlet also noted that settler violence is common in the area he is from, it has actually only increased since the Oscars.
With Odd-rah telling the AP:[]
“We came back from the Oscars and every day since there is an attack on us. This might be their revenge on us for making the movie. It feels like a punishment.”
And yesterday morning, we got the news that Buh-lall was released and taken to the hospital.[]
In testimony obtained by the AP, he said he had gone out to film the settlers as they attacked homes in the village, but when he got back to his house, a settler who had previously threatened him showed up with two soldiers. []
Also denying that he threw stones and telling the AP that he was blindfolded for 24 hours and adding:
“All my body is pain. I heard the voices of the soldiers, they were laughing about me … I heard ‘Oscar’ but I didn’t speak Hebrew.”
With reports also saying that settlers had attacked Jewish activists at the scene as well.[]
But this situation prompted a ton of outrage in the film industry, right.
While Buh-lall’s whereabouts were still unknown, a group of filmmakers signed a petition demanding his immediate release and safety.[]
The International Documentary Association releasing a statement asking for the same, and further demanding that:
“his family and community be informed about his condition, location, and the justification for his detention.”[]
And other stations or film groups releasing similar pleas.[][][]
With Mark Ruffalo demanding that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which puts on the Oscars, also speak out, writing in an Instagram comment:
“Every film maker and academy member should be acting together in protest. No matter where you stand on this issue this is an attack on our beloved art form of film making. Hamden Ballal is a political prisoner and this is an international incident and violation of human rights.”[]
And this morning, “No Other Land” co-director Yuval (You-val, like Duvall) Abraham said The Academy dismissed calls to address the situation, writing:[]
“Several US Academy members—especially in the documentary branch—pushed for a statement, but it was ultimately refused. We were told that because other Palestinians were beaten up in the settler attack, it could be considered unrelated to the film, so they felt no need to respond.”
“In other words, while Hamdan was clearly targeted for making No Other Land …he was also targeted for being Palestinian—like countless others every day who are disregarded. This, it seems, gave the Academy an excuse to remain silent when a filmmaker they honored, living under Israeli occupation, needed them the most.”
Though he added that it is not too late for the Academy to change their mind and that a statement condemning the attack could still be meaningful.
And his statement prompted tons of responses from people slamming the Academy. [][][]
So far, the Academy has not publicly responded to the backlash, with the Hollywood Reporter noting that “the organization has a longstanding policy of not commenting on matters outside of its immediate purview.”[]
But we will have to see if they change their mind amid backlash, or where else this goes
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And for the daily good news to keep you sane, a pilot and his two daughters were rescued after surviving 12 hours on the wing of their crashed plane.
Right, Sunday afternoon, a pilot took his two young girls out for a sightseeing flight of the Kenai Peninsula in a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser.
But they didn’t make it back Sunday night when they were supposed to that night.
Which prompted a family member to take to Facebook, pleading with the community to help find the small plane because it didn’t have a locator beacon.
One of the people who saw the post was Terry Goades - who joined roughly a dozen other pilots in looking for the plane Monday morning. []
Terry was headed towards a lake at the foot of a glacier when he saw the wreckage - saying,
“It kind of broke my heart to see that, but as I got closer down and lower, I could see that there’s three people on top of the wing.” []
He said a prayer and headed towards the plane - and that’s when he saw that all three people were alive and moving, even waving at him.
Terry then got on the radio, saying he’d found them and their location was relayed to troopers. []
So after roughly 12 hours in below freezing temperatures on the wing of this plane, the family was rescued via helicopter with no significant injuries - though the dad was hypothermic to some extent. []
And according to the commander of the National Guard aviation unit that did the rescuing, this was the luckiest way this situation could have turned out.
Saying,
“It was literally the best possible scenario and outcome. Ultimately the crew of that airplane were lucky, because from what my guys told me, that plane was in the ice with the tail refrozen, and if that tail hadn’t refrozen, it would have sunk.” []
As of now, we don’t know why the plane crashed but according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, that area is, quote, “notorious for its sudden, dangerous winds.” []
With a local meteorologist adding,
“The terrain helps turn the winds around, and occasionally they get a little squirrelly.” []
And Terry also agreed that the area can be dangerous to fly in - both with the winds and the water being whipped up into waves, saying,
“It’s just a recipe for chaos and for turbulence.” []
But everyone here is safe and sound thanks to all the BAMFs who went out in search of this family and those that got them off that plane wing.
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