When Flights Were Grounded On 9/11, A Military Plane Carried A Liver To A Dying Baby [Roundup]

News and notes from around the interweb: On 9/11, with air traffic grounded, human organs couldn’t be transported by air. Senator Bill Frist – who had been a cardiothoracic transplant surgeon – helped get the Tennessee Air National Guard to carry a liver to a dying baby. A newborn died in Nashville overnight on September 10, 2001. His family, in the worst hours of their lives, decided to donate his organs. Only the liver could be used. Early the next morning a match came back: a 6-month-old girl in Houston named Kareena, dying of liver failure.… pic.twitter.com/9sMthVpi3A — Mike Netter (@nettermike) September 6, 2026 What’s grosser than gross? And by the way there even happens to be a bare foot in the background. She grabbed the bottle by the next (sic) and just let the water pour over her fingers as it entered the glass. Did it every time I saw her pouring water. Flight attended lets the water pour over her fingers before it’s goes in your cup. Absolutely disgusting. I have a full video if AA wants it. by u/NeillDrake in americanairlines New York gallery says Alaska Airlines ruined half a million dollars in Japanese artwork More than $500,000 worth of artwork destined for an Upstate New York gallery was allegedly ruined when the pieces were transferred between airplanes during a downpour in Hawaii, according to court filings reviewed by The Independent. Eleven original paintings were destroyed by Alaska Airlines on March 18 while en route from Osaka, Japan to John F. Kennedy International Airport, destined for Naga Antiques in Hudson, New York, says a lawsuit filed Thursday in state court. …“In Honolulu, Hawaii, Alaska deplaned the Artworks during a heavy rainstorm and made no effort to protect the Artworks from water damage,” it states. “As a result, the Artworks were soaked and sustained significant damage.” Rethink, reuse, recycle. This I can get behind! Recycling plastic is actually bad for the environment, modern landfills are actually good (capture up to 95% of methane gas, with no groundwater contamination)! However, recycling things like metal (aluminum, steel) is what’s really valuable. And this: This is much better tipping than 20% to the kiosk at Hudson News. Sitting in the SLC Delta Lounge (the old one by the A gates), and it’s full of people who are perfectly put together, and looking like they have somewhere very important to be. I sat down next to an older woman who looked much more casual and relaxed. As I was sitting there, I… pic.twitter.com/luwnHzihOW — KeraBirk (@KeraBirk) September 5, 2026 Didn’t we already do Bark Air and Pet Airways? And this is why banks don’t let us make custom cards anymore. New debit card. pic.twitter.com/4HtFMbsei9 — Evil HowlingGrimace (@EvilHowlerGrim) September 6, 2026 Topics on this page