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EarlG

(23,615 posts) Tue Mar 24, 2026, 10:39 AM Yesterday

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Pic Of The Moment: The Current Situation At America's Airports [View all]

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TSA wait times up to 6 hours as ICE, other agents deployed to 14 airports

ICE deployments created chaos for cities and cost them millions, NPR analysis finds

Did Senate vote to fund TSA? Dems push bill to bolster airport security (March 22)

Republicans reject Democrats’ effort to pay TSA by suspending Senate rules (March 21)

GOP Rants About TSA Shutdown Right After Voting Against Funding TSA (March 16)

Republicans block Democratic bill to fund DHS agencies other than ICE, CBP (March 11)

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Pic Of The Moment: The Current Situation At America's Airports [View all] EarlG Yesterday OP

DURec leftstreet Yesterday #1

Bannon says it's a test run for the mid terms orangecrush Yesterday #2

"We can't wear masks so we've grown beards instead" FakeNoose Yesterday #3

Neckbeards have become de rigueur for these ICE special ops cosplayers. sop Yesterday #7

They're all trying to emulate their heroes. Wednesdays Yesterday #17

They remind me of the Taliban freaks. Dave Bowman 22 hrs ago #27

Also some do the Amish-Mennonite thing FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #29

There's an Old Testament biblical thing going on for sure. sop 8 hrs ago #31

Republican Party will be listed as one of the most corrupt and lethal to its citizenry in world history. Passages Yesterday #4

Assuming we survive. niyad Yesterday #9

I worry all the time for our kids. Passages Yesterday #10

For our kids, the animals, everything on this fragile little blue marble. niyad Yesterday #11

Exactly right. Passages Yesterday #16

Gee, no masks is nice. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #5

I bet TSA isn't resentful at all about this MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #6

Ha ha ha ha ha, oh my god this government sucks so bad. Initech Yesterday #8

WTF is it with these beards? kimbutgar Yesterday #12

See my post #17, above. nt Wednesdays Yesterday #19

ugh kimbutgar Yesterday #21

I had a COVID beard Wednesdays 23 hrs ago #25

K&R LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #13

Suddenly no masks? JohnnyRingo Yesterday #14

The beards must be to compensate a little. Dave Bowman 22 hrs ago #28

I'm assuming when they finally Tree Lady Yesterday #15

Undisciplined fucks Aviation Pro Yesterday #18

Featherbedding 2na fisherman Yesterday #20

I feel really bad for the TSA officers jfz9580m Yesterday #22

It is unfair, and yes it sucks, but they will be paid for all the hours they've worked FakeNoose Yesterday #23

"... more fun than storming the Capitol" is the cherry on top, the perfect closing phrase. eppur_se_muova 23 hrs ago #24

Trump's "solutions", they make headlines, but they do nothing to resolve problems. Jim__ 22 hrs ago #26

Well... lonely bird 9 hrs ago #30