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JetBlue Moves Fast To Turn A Spirit Collapse Into A Masterclass Growth Opportunity

Summary:

• JetBlue Moves Quickly To Expand Market Share 

• Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent Comments on Spirit's Demise

• Airlines For America CEO Chris Sununu Blasts Democrats For Spirit's Death Spiral

• Duffy Pledges Relief For Customers, Workers

• Spirit Airlines Is Dead, Flights Canceled

JetBlue Makes Ultimate Power Move 

Mike Netter, a conservative talk show radio host from California, wrote on X that JetBlue Airways is already moving quickly to expand its market share following the demise of Spirit Airlines, which shuttered operations on Saturday:

JetBlue just pulled the ultimate power move. Hours after Spirit Airlines went dark, JetBlue swooped into South Florida with a full-blown rescue mission—and they're not playing small.

Here's the breakdown: $99 rescue fares for anyone holding a valid Spirit ticket. Same route, same dates, just call 1-800-JETBLUE. Flying Fort Lauderdale to San Juan? Blue Basic is capped at $299 through May 8.

But that's just the warm-up. JetBlue is exploding at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International—adding 11 brand new cities, extra flights on existing routes, and pushing nearly 130 daily departures this summer. That's a 75%+ jump from last year and their biggest FLL operation EVER. CEO Joanna Geraghty put it plainly: "South Florida is a key market... we're stepping up, adding service, and keeping fares competitive." (Translation: we're taking over.)

Fun fact? Fort Lauderdale was JetBlue's very first destination back in 2000. Now they're reclaiming it after Spirit held 27% of that market. Oh, and they're not leaving Spirit's crew behind either—jumpseat access for two weeks and job interviews for qualified staff.

This is how you turn a market collapse into a masterclass.

JetBlue just pulled the ultimate power move. Hours after Spirit Airlines went dark, JetBlue swooped into South Florida with a full-blown rescue mission—and they're not playing small.

Here's the breakdown: $99 rescue fares for anyone holding a valid Spirit ticket. Same route,… pic.twitter.com/35exJrOuLE

— Mike Netter (@nettermike) May 3, 2026

Netter's X post drew immediate reactions from X users:

So in other words, the merger went through without Pocahontas after all. 🤣

— Tom Steele (@tsteele93) May 3, 2026

So, it is effectively a merger of Spirit and Jet Blue anyway, except Spirit's shareholders got screwed by Warren & Biden.

— OldSaltCityAce 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 👑 (@OldSaltCityAce) May 3, 2026

lol got the acquisition blocked by special ed politicians just so they can take market share from spirit for freeee 😂

— SwaggyP (@PoonBerry01) May 3, 2026 Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent Responds To Spirit's Demise 

Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent told Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo earlier that "Had Spirit Airlines been allowed to merge with Jet Blue, it would have given them much more resiliency."

Had Spirit Airlines been allowed to merge with Jet Blue, it would have given them much more resiliency.

Thanks to @SenWarren, @PeteButtigieg, and all of their friends in the Biden Administration who backed their enthusiastic opposition to the Spirit-Jet Blue merger, dozens of… pic.twitter.com/JhtKcAEnFu

— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) May 3, 2026 Head Of Airlines Lobbying Group Blasts Democrats For Spirit's Death Spiral

Chris Sununu, president and CEO of Airlines for America, the lobbying group representing major U.S. passenger and cargo airlines, blasted Democrats under the Biden-Harris regime era for accelerating bankrupt Spirit Airlines' demise after the blocked Spirit-JetBlue merger. 

This aged well!

I've warned for months that a @JetBlue-@SpiritAirlines merger would have led to fewer flights and higher fares.@JusticeATR and @USDOT were right to stand up for consumers and fight against runaway airline consolidation.

This is a Biden win for flyers! https://t.co/lJFGS3ucv3

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) March 6, 2024

"In their own BIG GOVERNMENT way, they said, no, we won't allow [the merger] to happen! And THIS is the result! What folks warned was going to happen ultimately came to fruition, unfortunately," Sununu told Fox News.

He continued, "The opportunity that an airline like Spirit creates for those kinds of working-class customers, if you will, they have a lot of low fares, a lot of that point-to-point stuff that those consumers really relied on, they threw it away!"

"They absolutely threw it away! They had the opportunity to make sure they could survive. They didn't want to look at the math," he emphasized, adding, "They didn't want to understand the business models."

Sununu commended President Trump for putting together a rescue deal to save the bankrupt airline. But as of Saturday morning, the liquidation process had begun, with all flights canceled.

🚨 NOW: Airlines for America President Chris Sununu EXPOSES Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg for DESTROYING lower air fares and thousands of jobs by crushing Spirit Airlines

They just harmed the working class — which socialists CLAIM to fight for!

"In their own BIG… pic.twitter.com/nssxHEXCPm

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 3, 2026 RIP Spirit 

Rest in peace Spirit Airlines pic.twitter.com/7MVmW899pI

— Not Jerome Powell (@alifarhat79) May 3, 2026 The collapse of bankrupt Spirit Airlines Now Official

After several failed attempts by the Trump administration to engineer a rescue package, including a proposed $500 million financing deal that could have left the U.S. government with control of up to 90% of the budget carrier, negotiations broke down late this week.

By Saturday morning, Spirit had begun winding down operations, with all flights canceled and the carrier entering liquidation mode.

The outcome marks the final flight for the budget airline, crushed by years of operational stress, failed merger attempts, mounting debt, and a brutal jet-fuel price shock that derailed its efforts to emerge from bankruptcy this summer.

Well… oops https://t.co/Ahv3e2M8vU

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 1, 2026

The Trump administration was willing to explore an extraordinary state-backed rescue to save nearly 7,500 jobs.

Now, however, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has announced "ACTION to bring relief to Spirit customers and its workforce." This will include other airlines (United, Delta, JetBlue & Southwest) agreeing to cap ticket prices for Spirit customers who have been left in the lurch, reduced fares on 'high-volume Spirit routes", while American Airlines and United "are creating microsites for Spirit employees looking to continue a career in aviation."

In coordination with our airline partners, we’re taking ACTION to bring relief to Spirit customers and its workforce.

From capped ticket prices for flyers who need to rebook to employees looking for job opportunities, there’s a lot of information you should be aware of.…

— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) May 2, 2026

Spirit's statement about winding down operations:

It is with great disappointment that Spirit Airlines has started winding down its global operations, effective immediately. All flights have been cancelled, and customer service is no longer available. While we are not able to help rebook your flight on another airline, we will automatically process refunds for any flights purchased through Spirit with a credit or debit card to the original form of payment. We are proud of the impact of our ultra-low-cost model on the industry for the last 33 years and had hoped to serve our Guests for many years to come.

pic.twitter.com/Wz3ilRHD2z

— Spirit Airlines (@SpiritAirlines) May 2, 2026 Polymarket odds:

US takes a stake in Spirit Airlines by May 31?

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Spirit Airlines shutdown/liquidation by May 31?

Very easy money

SPIRIT AIRLINES STARTS ORDERLY WIND-DOWN OF OPERATIONS https://t.co/PAtaxmG5gv

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 2, 2026

Even as Spirit begins winding down operations, President Trump said Friday that he will "have something on Spirit today or tomorrow."

What that means at this stage is anyone's guess, especially with rescue talks reportedly dead and the airline already moving into full shutdown mode.

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Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Winner Hospitalized In Critical Condition

Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent Iranian human rights activist, remains in critical condition in a hospital in Zanjan, northwestern Iran, after collapsing in prison last week with severe cardiac distress. She was transferred by ambulance to the local hospital’s coronary care unit on Friday, May 1, 2026, following repeated episodes of loss of consciousness, extreme chest pain, and blood pressure fluctuations, the NY Times reports.

Narges Mohammadi poses in an undated photo provided by her family. The Nobel laureate has suffered from heart ailments for years, according to her family. Credit...Mohammadi family

Her family and lawyer have urgently called for her transfer to a specialized facility in Tehran, where her longtime cardiologist could provide care, but Iranian judicial authorities have refused the requests. The Narges Foundation and her husband, Taghi Rahmani, who lives in exile in Paris with their children, stated that her life is in danger and described the move to the Zanjan hospital as a “last-minute” response after prison doctors determined her condition could no longer be managed on-site.

“We are extremely worried about her; she has collapsed and lost consciousness several times, and her life is in danger,” Rahmani said in an interview. “Our request is basic and urgent: send her to a hospital in Tehran immediately.” Her lawyer, Mostafa Nili, confirmed on social media that she had experienced acute cardiac crisis symptoms in recent days and was initially reluctant to go to the Zanjan facility due to her medical history, which includes multiple angiographies and stent placements.

Mohammadi, 54, has long suffered from chronic heart problems, a prior lung embolism (pulmonary embolism), and persistent headaches linked to ill-treatment in prison, including beatings by guards, according to her family and legal team. Prison authorities have repeatedly denied her adequate medical care in the past, opting instead for treatment in rudimentary prison clinics despite medical recommendations for specialized care.

This latest emergency follows a suspected heart attack in late March 2026, when she was found unconscious in her cell in Zanjan Prison on March 24. Fellow inmates reported she lay with her eyes rolled back for over an hour. Despite clear signs of cardiac distress, authorities refused hospital transfer or specialist evaluation at the time, according to reports from her legal team and visits documented by human rights groups.

She has spent much of her adult life imprisoned for her pro-democracy and women’s rights activism in Iran’s theocratic system. She was previously serving a sentence that included approximately 10 years on national security charges. In February 2026, a court added seven and a half more years—six years for “assembly and collusion against national security” and one and a half years for “propaganda activities”—along with a two-year internal exile and travel ban, bringing her total sentence to around 17–18 years, according to her foundation and lawyers.

She had been granted a yearlong medical furlough in December 2024 due to her deteriorating health but was rearrested on December 12, 2025, while attending a memorial service in Mashhad for slain human rights lawyer Khosro Alikordi. She delivered a speech critical of the government and was violently detained along with other activists. She was subsequently transferred to the more restrictive Zanjan Prison, far from her family in Tehran.

In 2023, while imprisoned, she received the Nobel Peace Prize for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.” The award highlighted her decades of work documenting executions, advocating against compulsory hijab laws, and supporting political prisoners.

Her current hospitalization occurs against a backdrop of intensified repression in Iran. Following nationwide anti-government protests in January 2026 and the escalation of conflict involving the United States and Israel that began in late February 2026, authorities have ramped up arrests of activists, journalists, and students. Human rights monitors report that Iran has carried out at least 22 executions of political prisoners in the past six weeks (mid-March to late April 2026), with at least 10 linked to the January protests. Dozens more face imminent risk of execution.

On April 30, 2026 (Thursday), 21-year-old Sasan Azadvar Junaqani (also spelled Jonaghani or Joonqani), a karate athlete from Isfahan, was executed in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan. Arrested during the January protests and accused of throwing a stone at security forces and other protest-related acts, he was convicted of “moharebeh” (enmity against God) in a swift Revolutionary Court proceeding widely criticized by rights groups as a sham trial lacking due process. Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) and HRANA documented the case as one of at least 10 protester executions tied to the recent demonstrations.

Omid Memarian, a senior fellow and Iran expert at the Washington, D.C.-based Dawn think tank focused on U.S. foreign policy, described the pattern as part of a broader campaign of intimidation enabled by the wartime environment.

“The wartime security environment has significantly increased the risks of activism in Iran, giving the government a broader pretext to use violence and making the level of repression, outside peak protest moments, considerably harsher than before the war,” Memarian said.

Iran’s mission to the United Nations declined to comment on Ms. Mohammadi’s health situation. Her family, the Narges Foundation, and international observers continue to demand her immediate transfer to Tehran for proper medical treatment and have expressed fears that delays could prove fatal. As of Saturday, May 2, and into Sunday, May 3, she remained in unstable condition in the Zanjan hospital’s intensive care unit, receiving oxygen support amid ongoing concerns from relatives and rights advocates.

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Democrats Melt Down After Supreme Court Restricts Race Based Gerrymandering

The response from Democrats to the Supreme Court's decision to strike down race-based gerrymandering has been predictable - running high in emotion and devoid of objectivity.  The Democrat Party has understood for a long time that much of their power comes from inserting themselves as the spokespeople for the supposed "have-nots".  Racial hysteria being a key weapon in their arsenal to push the ongoing socialization of America. 

Its the reason why left-wing NGO's have been dumping millions of dollars into the very "hate groups" they claim to be fighting against.  Leftists need racism as a bogeyman; they have no power without it.  

It makes sense that Democrats are clinging to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which prohibits voting practices (including redistricting maps) that result in denial or abridgment of the right to vote on account of race.  The assumption being that minorities (specifically black Americans) require rigged districts where they are the majority in order to maintain power in government.  

This obviously benefits Democrats, with around 83% of blacks voting blue in recent elections.  Predominantly black districts in states across the US have acted as assured seats in the House for Dems since 1965.  In 1982, Congress strengthened Section 2 by amending it to clarify that plaintiffs only need to prove that a voting practice has a discriminatory result (effect), not just the intent.

Republicans sided with Democrats in a grand virtue signal, but the results of the strengthened VRA have harmed conservatives ever since.  The Supreme Court's recent 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais ends this 45-year-long mistake, at least, for the most part.    

This is what it looks like to stand up when democracy is on the line! Florida Rep. Angie Nixon disrupted a special session to protest gerrymandering, declaring, “This is a violation of the Constitution.” We must continue to protect the power of the people’s vote! ✊🏿

🎥:… pic.twitter.com/g0lPRcSmGQ

— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) April 29, 2026

The decision sets a precedent which largely eliminates the use of frivolous race-based challenges to redistricting maps and will lead to a loss of 12-19 House seats for Democrats over the next two years.  States which are planning to adjust their maps in light of the Supreme Court ruling include Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama.  A few other red states are looking into potential changes before 2028.

The Democrat reaction has been an absolute meltdown.  Impending district map changes threaten a loss of around 12 seats in the near term.

This is what the Supreme Court conservative supermajority just enabled. pic.twitter.com/iBS2ArVGBD

— Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryDems) April 30, 2026

The underlying narrative promoted by the political left is that the ruling will result in black Americans losing the right to vote.  Chuck Schumer insinuates this in his frantic response, calling the decision a "return to Jim Crow". 

"A despicable decision that is a return to Jim Crow."

No, what Democrats want is a return to 'Jim Snow.'

They aim to disenfranchise white voters with racially discriminatory gerrymandering.

No racial discrimination means no racial discrimination. Get it? pic.twitter.com/lxcfH3jg0H

— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) April 29, 2026

This is, of course, a fallacy.  No black citizen is losing their right to vote.  In fact, the Supreme Court ruling confirms that black voters and white voters are equal and that rigged districts based on race are not necessary.  Raging over the proposition of losing political power, Democrats are now calling for "packing the courts" as a means to dilute the Supreme Court and assert total control over districts and elections (a typical appeal to lawfare). 

Hakeem Jeffries called the Supreme Court a disgrace and said "everything is on the table" to undermine their decision. 

WEAPONIZATION: Democrats, dissatisfied with Supreme Court rulings, have decided they will simply keep adding judges until they find a court that will rule in their favor. Hakeem Jeffries admits that once they’ve packed the court they eliminate filibuster. pic.twitter.com/3xlO8yoiGm

— @amuse (@amuse) April 30, 2026

Other Dems echoed this strategy.  Their plan?  If they can't rig districts, they will rig the courts.

Term limits for the Supreme Court.
Enforce a binding Code of Ethics.
Impeach these corrupt justices.
Expand the Court.

— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) April 30, 2026

It should be noted that the political left only calls for these kinds of extreme measures when the court rules in favor of conservatives.  Objective positions and nuances within court decisions are not tolerated.  The threat is clear:  "Rule with us, or we will get revenge..."

Other left-wing politicians argue that the Supreme Court "has no authority" to change the VRA because they are not "elected".  When Democrats start to sound like activist libertarians, you know they're scared.

Raphael Warnock is giving AOC a run for her money on saying stupid shit!!

“No one elected this court”

“It’s really NOT up to the Supreme Court”

It’s like these morons have no clue how the three branches of government work. pic.twitter.com/hRlckmGYdf

— SaltyGoat (@SaltyGoat17) April 30, 2026

In the sprint to the Midterms the district changes will likely be minimal, but enough to potentially thwart a Democrat majority.  In 2028, the game could change dramatically.  Former President Barack Obama was lambasted for attacking the Supreme Court ruling, just days after cutting ads for a Virginia effort to transform that state's map into a 10-1 Democratic advantage. 

Top Illinois Democrats called the precedent a ‘crushing blow to our democracy', despite the fact that Illinois is widely considered gerrymandered to benefit Democrats.  It's only okay when they do it, not when conservatives do it.  

The Democrat response is a reminder that, if the political left ever returns to substantial government power as they had under the Biden Administration, they will break every rule and violate every principle in order to keep control.

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