Milcom Miasma1d ago

“TSA officers just received $0 paychecks. That is simply unacceptable,”
--Letter from airline CEOs to Congress

Wow. That is tough. Maybe someone has some advice on getting through these penurious times.

First idea: The airline CEOs could fill in as TSA agents for awhile?

Second idea: TSA folks could pick up a side hustle - I assume there's jobs aplenty now that immigrants aren't stealing American jobs anymore. </sarcasm>

Having trouble with my sympathy today.

src: https://time.com/article/2026/03/17/airport-close-delays-dhs-shutdown-tsa/

TSA Official Warns ‘We May Have to Quite Literally Shut Down Airports’ If DHS Shutdown Stretches On

DHS said that 366 TSA officers have quit their jobs since the shutdown began in February.

Time
Show threadViolet Madder

@mmiasma

Or, you know, we could just... go back to doing airport security in the real, effective ways it used to be done before it got turned into Personal Space Violation Security Theater.

Mar 25 at 5:11amWeb
Show threadMilcom Miasma1d ago

@violetmadder

Well that's just crazy-talk right there... 😆

I stopped flying about six years ago. I don't miss it.

Show threadViolet Madder1d ago

@mmiasma

Right?? 😝

I may never fly again.

Show threadMilcom Miasma1d ago

@violetmadder

Of course now I'm paying $5/gal and wrecking the environment one tankful at a time so I've got some other guilt issues... 🤷‍♂️

Show threadViolet Madder1d ago

@mmiasma

Moral injury is how they get ya, no ethical consumption under capitalism, complicit in our own oppression and so on.

Show thread❣️u.s. pause federal tax remittances1d ago

@violetmadder shame is a fine capitalist tool. the more we downcast our eyes, the harder it is to see the rich pocket our exploitation.
@mmiasma

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