Well ...

  ATCSCC Advisory
    ATCSCC 111 DCC 11/13/2026 NATIONAL GROUND STOP 

    EVENT TIME: 13/2053 - 14/0400
    DUE TO EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES AND FOR REASONS OF SAFETY.
    ATTENTION ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATORS, BY ORDER OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION
    COMMAND CENTER ALL AIRPORTS ARE GROUND STOPPED. ALL DEPARTING
    TRAFFIC SHOULD REMAIN GROUND STOPPED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. INBOUND
    INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS WILL BE MANAGED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS

i came here to make the same reference.

could this be like a y2k style bug in network routers where some programmer in the 60s thought it would be funny to make nov 13th 2026 a constant for the end of the world?

Probably unrelated to the tanker that mysteriously lost steering and rammed a boat near New Orleans at the time of your post https://apnews.com/article/new-orleans-tanker-river-cruise-r...

It has begun.