My family is planning on flying abroad in April and May. Hopefully the "partial shutdown" will be over by then, but it doesn't look like there is any chance of resolution at this point.

It's one of the things that makes travel bearable in this day and age. I'm going to Vegas in two weeks and that line can get absolutely nuts.

just like the 10 day El Paso airport shutdown because of an evil party balloon...

the absolute absurdity of the Trump regime and the Ken and Barbie idiots working for a shit-for-brains Hitler wannabe is almost comedic in its incompetence...almost

So many, many of our problems have been directly caused by this shitty channel. Fuck them all!

my TSA precheck was due to expire in March. They actually texted me, but I don't do anything based off a text, so I went to the website to check it out. so it's all privatized and for about $60 or $70, doing it through CLEAR but not having to sign up for that program, I renewed.

I got an email telling me my application was being reviewed and was thinking, uh oh, they're going to have an AI bot scroll through my social media and take it away, but that didn't happen. Got this in my email today:

It will be a shit show.

and if you carry on your computer, all that crap. but IIRC we don't have to take off our shoes anymore.

it's worth it imo. this cannot be what brings Democrats back to the table caving in to the republicans.

honestly when I consider what others are being put through by this administration, it's very small potatoes imo.

Not every god damn thing on the planet has to kiss the fucking asshole's worthless ass.

make the process much more efficient and actually require fewer workers!

So, of course, they have to be targeted!

F*ck GOPers forever!

to cause as much chaos as possible.

desk, including non-pre screening. Given its relatively high cost, I'd expect most CLEAR passengers have gone through the PRE process, but that's not required.

to using CLEAR

CLEAR is a business. They must be profitable. Someone’s making money. Pre Check is a benefit to citizens without as much cost to consumers. It’s one more time that privatization is allowed to succeed as a socially beneficial government program falters.

And that is all.

These arbitrary cut backs of necessary services have a way of flying back into the faces of the people who directly put them into place.....no matter what excuse they use.

We all know the budget is not causing these cut backs. It's the plastic face of Kristi that's causing them. ICE Barbie needs another jet.

The idea that the party that shoots citizens in the streets, makes health care costlier and targets travelers ALSO hopes in November to win over the voters they’re killing is jaw-dropping to me. You want my vote? Stop making life harder, jerks.

no one in the press will bring that up though, and the con will continue.

I can remember when Russia kept a choke hold on Russians and anyone wanting to enter Russia had to go through very rigid checks and then would be followed around.
I don't think the "detentions" of U.S. citizens has been amped up to the level they are actually planning for yet. The early stages we are seeing are still easy for people to downplay.

I've never used any of the "pay to jump to the front of the line" programs. So it certainly isn't about keeping your average traveler here.

during a period when the workers needed to staff the extra lines or provide escorts, are being required to work without pay is hardly implementing control.

It may have the effect of making those with means to pay for the courtesy features angry, so they exert pressure on Congress to cave. Those with means to buy courtesy features have a lot more ability to exert pressure than those without means (those impacted the most by the lack of healthcare subsidies).

Middle and upper class business travelers who otherwise can afford to not care about airport lines, or the govt that manages them.
They just lost another % point off their overall approval rating, and don't know it yet.

We paid big money to get on that program when it started years ago.

This b.s. is stupid.

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.

will get a refund......................or will the Snow Queen and the orange hair fraudster take the money and run.................

they'll have to get in line with the rest of the people for awhile.

meanwhile, tens of thousands of people are being held in concentration camps under horrendous and deadly conditions.

we can get through this.

The TSA says its expedited screening program will continue for now during the DHS funding lapse.

Link to tweet

Here I thought puppy killer WAS A "SPECIAL PRIVILEGE ESCORT"......

At least that's what Lewendowski's wife must think.....