This whole story shows that the TSA is at least partially run by idiots

But then we've known all along that the TSA reserves the right for its agents to make arbitrary decisions on a whim when they feel like it so I suppose it shouldn't be a big surprise.

Don't question the decision making process, citizen! This is for your own protection! If we decide something is bad . . . → Read More: This whole story shows that the TSA is at least partially run by idiots

When protesting the TSA’s new screening policies…

Pic of TSA Logo

…try to remember that the poor schlep in front of you is just doing his or her job. I say this because protesting the current screening policies at airports is becoming increasingly more common and some folks are being way too nasty about it.

It’s not that I think you shouldn’t protest in some fashion, . . . → Read More: When protesting the TSA’s new screening policies…

The TSA incompetently posts its secrets on the Internet.

What a sad fucking joke the Transportation Security Administration has turned out to be. Not only they do engage in security theater that does little to nothing in preventing actual threats, not only have they removed any desire I might have had to fly anywhere anytime soon, but now they’ve gone and posted their entire . . . → Read More: The TSA incompetently posts its secrets on the Internet.

Grenades in your luggage? TSA says that’s A-OK!

Someone please explain to me why the TSA says that you can’t have a bottle of shampoo larger than three ounces in your luggage or a pair of fingernail clippers, but a couple of grenades is OK:

Federal airport screeners found two grenades in the luggage of a man set to board a JetBlue flight . . . → Read More: Grenades in your luggage? TSA says that’s A-OK!

TSA worker claims he’s a “Federal Agent” to police. They arrest him anyway.

If we needed more proof that being employed by the TSA sends some people on a power trip there’s this news item to consider:

Claiming he was a federal agent couldn’t keep a Chicago man from being arrested at Great American Ball Park on Saturday.

According to court records, when a concession employees working the . . . → Read More: TSA worker claims he’s a “Federal Agent” to police. They arrest him anyway.

Would you prefer to be seen nekkid or groped by the TSA?

Yet another reason why I may never fly on an airplane again. They’re deploying more of those millimeter wave scanners that allow agents to see through your clothes to make sure those are actually your tits and not a couple of shapely clumps of plastic explosives:

Do You Have Any Naked Pictures Of Your Mother? . . . → Read More: Would you prefer to be seen nekkid or groped by the TSA?

Beware terrorists bearing nipple rings!

It seems the TSA thinks terrorists wear nipple rings. That’s the only reason I can see for the following news item about a woman being forced by the TSA to remove her nipple rings before she could board her flight:

Hamlin said she was trying to board a flight from Lubbock to Dallas on Feb. . . . → Read More: Beware terrorists bearing nipple rings!

Flaw in TSA website exposed thousands of people to possible ID theft.

The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) is a friggin’ joke. Not only are the engaging in security theater in our airports, but they managed to actually make people less secure by running a website that had basic security flaws:

The web site was hosted on a commercial domain by a contractor and did not use SSL . . . → Read More: Flaw in TSA website exposed thousands of people to possible ID theft.

Excellent OpEd from an airline pilot on the idiocy of airport security.

Go read this New York Times OpEd by Patrick Smith. It’s an excellent rant about the idiocy that passes for security that is the TSA. A snippet:

No matter that a deadly sharp can be fashioned from virtually anything found on a plane, be it a broken wine bottle or a snapped-off length of . . . → Read More: Excellent OpEd from an airline pilot on the idiocy of airport security.