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YodaMom2

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20. Chaos by design.

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 12:18 PM

10 hrs ago

Noem doesn’t even try to make sense of the “necessity” of taking groups of travelers who have already been through a screening/vetting process and requiring them to now be screened again at the airport. If she really was concerned about the impact of the government shutdown on TSA, the pre-screen would at least alleviate some of that. But she and Rump don’t want that. They want maximum chaos and inconvenience, so much so that it will piss off travelers and they’ll pressure Dems to cave and submit to R demands re: ICE and CBP. The insanity is on purpose.

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Homeland Security suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs [View all] RainCaster 20 hrs ago OP

This will fuck up a lot of travelers. SunSeeker 20 hrs ago #1

Oh they'd better not fuck with my Precheck. Initech 19 hrs ago #4

TSA/pre-check suspension... suspended!!! agingdem 8 hrs ago #26

And all of this was brought to us by the Turd Reich's favorite propaganda channel. Initech 6 hrs ago #29

i have some good news for you. barbtries 6 hrs ago #30

I fly this week for Spring Baseball RainCaster 12 hrs ago #12

it'll be longer lines barbtries 6 hrs ago #31

Hopefully, "serious real world consequences" includes not buying her and Lewandowski a $70M flying bedroom William Seger 20 hrs ago #2

Oh god damn these stupid MAGA toddler crybaby assholes. Initech 19 hrs ago #3

These programs BlueMTexpat 18 hrs ago #5

They want the REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN markodochartaigh 18 hrs ago #6

What about CLEAR? sinkingfeeling 15 hrs ago #7

Clear isn't run by the government. After identity verification, CLEAR workers escort passengers to the appropriate TSA 24601 15 hrs ago #8

Flying out tomorrow and looking forward WA-03 Democrat 12 hrs ago #13

Here's my beef with CLEAR continuing as Pre-✔️ goes dark: BadgerMom 9 hrs ago #23

Yes, and my guess is that this is to boost CLEAR's business. Tumbulu 8 hrs ago #25

Is she still jetting around in her airborne whorehouse? 617Blue 14 hrs ago #9

She better be very careful Farmer-Rick 13 hrs ago #10

Right? BadgerMom 9 hrs ago #24

Homeland Security has more than enough money. That was part of trump's big beautiful BULLSHIT bill. I suspect lostincalifornia 12 hrs ago #11

Maybe I'm paranoid, but is this about keeping us here? pandr32 11 hrs ago #14

I've been out of the country twice since Trump was elected. Ms. Toad 10 hrs ago #16

I hope you are right, but I think they are implementing their control in stages. pandr32 10 hrs ago #17

Cutting off courtesy features which require extra personnel, Ms. Toad 10 hrs ago #19

No...its about them being stupid enough to inadvertently punish Volaris 9 hrs ago #22

Completely unnecessary action. Bullying tactic. marmar 11 hrs ago #15

Then, I WANT A REFUND LittleGirl 10 hrs ago #18

Chaos by design. YodaMom2 10 hrs ago #20

So everyone that paid.............. oh I don't know $130.00 dollars for not having to take off their shoes turbinetree 10 hrs ago #21

no. barbtries 6 hrs ago #32

This is already old news. The suspension has been suspended. lol mikewv 8 hrs ago #27

TSA PreCheck will remain operational, despite earlier suspension plans LetMyPeopleVote 8 hrs ago #28

"suspending courtesy and special privilege escorts" AZ8theist 6 hrs ago #33