TSA’s John Pistole shovels the sh*t yet again

April 30, 2013

If you’re of a literary bent, you may already know the following statement. It was famously said by writer Mary McCarthy of fellow writer Lillian Hellman:

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Another woman detained by TSA over false positive

April 30, 2013

I suppose we can say it till we’re blue in the face and it still won’t make a dent.

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Another day, another TSA theft

April 29, 2013

Yawn. Just another day in the TSA.

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TSA supervisor caught stealing from luggage in Syracuse

April 25, 2013

A TSA supervisor was caught on film stealing pills from a piece of luggage in Syracuse, New York.

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TSA-style gropes at Coachella Music Festival

April 24, 2013

As some of us have been saying for years, and taking no end of sh*t for it from know-nothing observers, it was only a matter of time before the tactics of the TSA moved from the airport to other venues. And now that day is here.

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Is your 15-year-old son a terrorist?

April 24, 2013

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. You arrive at the airport to fly home from your family vacation, and something goes wrong — terribly wrong — at the TSA screening area.

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TSA postpones new knife rule

April 23, 2013

Proving once again that a bumbling bureaucracy is responsive as long as The Right People are squawking, the TSA has decided to delay implementation of the new rule about knives.

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TSA’s Pistole on invasive patdowns and nude scanners

April 21, 2013

An admirably persistent reporter from WeAreChange.org (not mainstream media, of course) questioned TSA Administrator John Pistole the other day about the strip-search scanners and his euphemistically termed “enhanced patdowns.” Pistole is his usual weaselly self, dancing around questions, faux-caring, and lying. Here’s the video.

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Blue shirts, red faces: more on TSA uniforms and public embarrassment

April 18, 2013

As you know, the TSA recently signed a $50 million contract for new uniforms, a contract that some lawmakers are none too happy about, especially with across-the-board budget cuts from the sequester.

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Random, unpredictable airport security that’s not always awful? Only in America

April 17, 2013

The TSA screening area at Reno-Tahoe International Airport’s B gates isn’t much to look at. It’s a dark, cavernous processing area with well-worn linoleum floors that almost makes you feel like you’re visiting a relative in prison.

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