Hearing that the airports are melting down because #TSA is working without pay just has me saying "have you considered just abolishing the TSA entirely since it's wholly useless anyway?"

#USPol #AbolishTSA

Trumps legacy will be that we can keep our shoes on during the tsa safety check.

#abolishice #abolishtsa

We need to #AbolishTSA and create an organization that's actually interested in security, instead of violating people's rights and security theater.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/1/23781040/the-tsa-will-use-facial-recognition-in-over-400-airports

The TSA will use facial recognition in over 400 airports

The TSA says its program is 97% effective across all demographic groups, and it will expand the program over the next several years. However, it will not be releasing the results of its pilot program to the public.

The Verge
ICE Records Reveal How Agents Abuse Access to Secret Data

Documents obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of investigations by the US agency into alleged database misuse that includes harassment, stalking, and more.

WIRED
Database Shows ICE Is Bypassing Courts And Sending Subpoenas To Schools, Charitable Organizations, And Abortion Clinics

There’s something about some government agencies that make them revolt against the notion of checks and balances. Some federal agencies have extra privileges that make it much, much easier. A…

Techdirt
DHS Adds To The World Of Shot-Spotting Tech, Claims System Is So Foolproof It Can Be Run By One Person

Shot-spotting tech is notoriously unreliable. The industry leader, ShotSpotter, continues to claim it’s helping solve gun crime even as many law enforcement customers shift from “curren…

Techdirt
Appeals Court Hands Immunity To TSA Agents Who Forced Man To Delete His Recording Of Them

Yeah, this is not great. This is yet more case law basically saying don’t bother suing federal agents because, unless they’ve very specifically done the same thing other federal agents …

Techdirt
Massachusetts sheriff ends enforcement agreement with ICE

The Barnstable County Sheriff's Office in Massachusetts is ending an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that gave deputies the authority to enforce federal immigration laws

Fall River Herald News
It Would Be Great If The TSA Stopped Treating Disabled Passengers Like Crap

At least pretend the Americans with Disabilities Act exists!

Wonkette