The TSA keeps us safe from containers of liquid over 6oz
this post was submitted on 24 Mar 2026
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TSA was previously getting paid just to stand there too.
And to pat down a rather dangerous looking bit of sweat on the back of my shirt.
TSA is very ineffective. They've done tests where they try to sneak stuff through, and the amount of times they were successful was shockingly high
They once caught me with a package of batteries.
Another time, they cleared me to bring a cup through security that had some tiny amount of liquid inside the walls of the cup. But somehow they discovered that I wasn't a fan of their machine that made nude pictures of people, and so they reconsidered and confiscated the cup. That was a close one. I was almost able to take a Christmas present back home with me.
Say what you will, they've never let me bring the dangerous bioweapon of bacterial vaginosis on a flight without a thorough inspection. On the other hand it did take two flights for them to notice the pepper spray in my wife's purse that we forgot about. I don't think they've ever noticed her pocket knives that she always forgets to take out.
batteries are meant to go in your carry on. you’re not meant to have any batteries in your checked luggage - you’re just meant to put tape over the terminals
I accidentally flew with 4 inch long OLFA razor blade refills in the bottom of my laptop bag 4 times, twice around the Boston Marathon bombing, from and to Boston.
I didn’t find them until cleaning out my bag at home after the last flight. Basically some tape could make them into box cutters like the 9/11 guys supposedly used.
But I had to take off my shoes and belt every time, to feel safe.
I forgot about my miniature multi tool with a half inch dull blade and pair of scissors that was in my flaptop bag and it got confiscated on the first flight
my boss went both ways through those same two cross-border flights right next to me with a 3" folding knife in his pocket
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lost me at TSA keeping people safe
Why compare ICE to TSA? TSA was always "paid to stand three" (and look like they're doing something useful). How about:
ICE is paid to hurt innocent people and the economy in general while there's...
- FEMA workers who are out there actually helping people who really need it.
- CISA employees who are actively engaged in fighting information security incidents. Probably the biggest impact of all government employees if they just stopped showing up for work!
- Civilian Coast Guard employees who actually make it possible for things like search and rescue operations to function.
...who are not getting paid.
Aside: Seriously, the CISA folks need to start being treated like they're holding the nuclear football. With the (unbelievablly stupid) Iran war going on, they're what's standing between infrastructure that works and suddenly having millions of Americans without power, water, or say, having a damn burst (which can happen if the right SCADA systems get taken over!).
Great comment! Tiny observation:
ICE is paid to hurt [...] the economy in general
ICE is paid to hurt Democrat cities mostly, and those that didn't pledge allegiance to the right person. If their methods had been applied in general, there would be a lot of MAGA malcontent.
Democratic controlled cities and states are where the bulk of our wealth gets generated
TSA was always "paid to stand three" (and look like they're doing something useful).
It was mainly created as a last ditch effort to keep the airlines a float after 9/11. A lot of people might be too young to remember, but a large chunk of the population stopped flying out of fear after 9/11. So the government basically created the TSA out of thin air to keep the airlines privatized.
Now we're just stuck paying for security theater and securing airline profit margins.
TSA doesnt keep people safe. Its the illusion of safety.
What the actual fuck is this AI article? Don't post shit like this.
They can make it up with the shit they steal
I thought the whole partial shutdown was over ICE funding, surely they aren't still getting paid while the rest of DHS isn't?
I just saw the news, and one passenger said the ICE Apes were just standing around in groups talking, and weren't doing anything productive or making any difference at all in reducing the crowds or speeding up the lines.
Straight misinformation.
Can we not valorize otherwise useless airport rapists?
I'm honestly a little surprised that an article written by an LLM is getting up votes.
I just want people to see this. I thought that was the meaning behind uovotes.
Here's an insane idea. If the department isn't being funded, maybe we should open the checkpoints and let airports return to normal functional spaces where people can eat at the airport and famlies and friends can meet each other at the gate?
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I'm betting most of ICE makes more than 45 an hour.
Project 2025, eliminate the unions and TSA is one of the first attempts.
Wouldn't expect anything more from the same person who managed to bankrupt a casino.
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