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A grandmother is suing the TSA for strip searching her to get a look at her...

Back in 2012, Jon Corbett made headlines by showing that he could easily get metal through TSA checkpoints' full-body pornoscanners: his experiences fighting the TSA convinced him to get his law...

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Toddler jumps on airport conveyor belt, is conveyed to bag room

Hilarity fading to horror, like everything else on the internet. NBC News reports minor injuries for the little boy who found his way into ATL's bowels. The small boy walked away from his mother at...

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The TSA strip searched a grandmother on Mother's Day and now says that she's...

Last Mother's Day, grandmother Rhonda Mengert was subjected to a pat-down search at Tulsa airport, wherein a TSA agent felt a panty-liner in her underwear; she was then forced to strip down and show...

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US to require air travelers to show 'gold star' at airports in order to fly

Beginning in October, 2020, the U.S. Transportation and Security Administration says it will require travelers to have a “gold star” on their ID in order to fly. The “gold stars” are displayed on...

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TSA confiscated this toilet paper roller shaped like a gun

What was the traveler who carried this gun-shaped toilet paper roller thinking? On every level, seriously, what were they thinking. This photo from the Transportation Security Administration shows a...

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Woman whose vulva was probed by Burbank TSA "officers" who ignored her...

Last September, Jessica Lundquist passed through a body-scanner at Burbank airport and was told by a TSA screener that they wanted to conduct a "groin search" on her. Lundquist refused to allow the...

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TSA officer grabbed Native American woman's braids, snapped them and said...

Tara Houska, an attorney and Indigenous rights activist, was going through TSA security at Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport when a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) told Houska...

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US Customs destroys the instrument of renowned Mali musician Ballaké Sissoko

This is so heartbreaking. Ballaké Sissoko, the highly-acclaimed African musician from Mali, claims that US Customs officials destroyed his custom-made, irreplaceable kora instrument. He arrived back in...

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TSA officer arrested for coercing a woman into showing her breasts

A former TSA officer, Johnathon Lomeli (22), has been charged with ordering a woman at LAX to show him her breasts by telling her it was for security reasons, reports the Associated Press. Lomeli is...

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Woman says TSA officer groped and threatened her during a groin search

A woman is suing the TSA after she was groped and threatened by one of its officers, according to a lawsuit recently filed against the TSA. The assault occurred at Asheville Regional Airport in North...

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How the coronavirus response reveals the arbitrary bullshit of so many US...

Over at Slate, Dan Kois offers an incisive look at the status quo frustrations that have long affected daily American life — and how they're now disappearing, because we're in a crisis. To some people,...

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"Brutally honest" airport security announcement

YouTuber ReThinkingTourism follows up the honest pre-flight safety demonstration video with the brutally honest airport security announcement. Really more painfully obvious than brutally honest....

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Airline passenger attempted to smuggle bag of meth inside a breakfast burrito

At Houston's Hobby Airport, Transportation Security Administration agents nabbed an airline passenger attempting to smuggle a bag of methamphetamine inside a breakfast burrito. What a great combination...

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What happens when you forget you have a gun in your carry-on

On November last year, a lady forgot she had a handgun in her handbag and got collared by the TSA scanner on the way into Orlando International Airport. This video, from Orlando Police Officer James...

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Lost or forgot your ID on the day you have to fly? Watch this TSA staffer's...

Don't forget to bring your ID to the airport. In case you lose your ID before your flight, here are the steps you need to follow. From the TikTok: If, for whatever reason, you have lost your ID on the...

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What to do when encountering terrorists on a plane

I shalln't attempt to further explain this sketch, but the advice is solid. Key and Peele: This reminded me of Willem Dafoe in David Lynch's Wild at Heart.

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Bullets in deodorant, a meth burrito, and the TSA's other "Top 10 Catches of...

The US Transportation Security Administration released its "Top 10 Catches of 2021," items that travelers attempted to bring through airport security checkpoints in luggage or on their person. Some...

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Boston airport terminal evacuated yesterday following discovery of possible...

The already chaotic scene yesterday at Boston Logan International Airport blew up even more after TSA spotted a suspicious electronic item in a piece of checked luggage. The entire terminal was...

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Here are the TSA's rules on whether it's OK to take live fish and other...

What are the TSA rules on breast milk, camping stoves, human remains, live fish, antlers, baseball bats, shot-puts, skateboards, unbottled prescription medicine, cannabis, fireworks, gels, garment...

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Florida man didn't fool TSA with gun hidden in a raw chicken

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Travel Tips & Dad Joke Hits 🎶 (@tsa) As the gaping maw of infinity spat out the infant universe, only a solitary entity emerged fully formed. While...

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