John BreenMar 24
Julian Sanchez
We could just scrap TSA and go back to having airports & airlines be responsible for their own security. We wouldn’t have this chaos when there’s a government funding gap, and as a nice perk we’d ditch a lot of time-consuming theater that adds little meaningful security benefit.
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Show threadJulian SanchezMar 24
We haven’t had a 9/11 repeat because (a) we reinforced cockpit doors, and (b) the fact that 9/11 happened once permanently altered how crew & passengers would react to a hijack, literally on the same day. Everything else, the shoes and the liquids and all that, is useless theater.
Show threadwilliam.maggosMar 24

@normative.bsky.social

yea I was just going to say it's less passenger security where we can choose the airport but the security of people in buildings etc. but now that I think about it, I don't really get much choice in airports so can't choose my level of security. like a train.

agreed, end TSA.

Show threadUncleRicoMar 24
@normative.bsky.social And there is actually more of a threat of domestic RW terrorism than from outside at this point.
Show threadWild Eyed Boy From FreecloudMar 24
@normative.bsky.social I was thinking the same thing. Interesting that the privatize-everything crowd has been pretty quiet in this topic.
Show threadklausfiendMar 25

@normative.bsky.social Even if we maintained passenger inspection as a federal responsibility, I'd expect we'd get a better mission focus and better results if the TSA was rolled up under the DOT.

Although I read at one point individual airports could opt-out of using TSA agents, and SFO was an airport that had done so. Not sure if that's no longer possible, but I'm positive at one point it was.

Show threadklausfiendMar 25

@normative.bsky.social Yep, I wasn't imagining things. SFO (among others) does not use the TSA, although they use TSA standards for training and protocol.

https://www.businessinsider.com/these-20-airports-dont-use-tsa-screeners-2026-3

These 20 airports don't use TSA screeners and are avoiding security delays

Travelers at airports like San Francisco, Orlando Sanford, and Kansas City have not faced security delays due to the partial government shutdown.

Business Insider
Show threadDave á Jus4d ago
@normative.bsky.social
We should organize a loud direct call to repeal The Patriot Act which was founded and expanded upon documented lies.