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A few months ago, an investigation uncovered a secret Border Patrol Facebook group. The group was filled with vulgar, sexist and racist posts that were made by federal border agents. From an obscene illustration featuring Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to jokes about migrant deaths, the content left many people completely baffled. And if you think that group was bad, well, as it turns out, TSA employees are no better.

Recently, NBC Washington revealed that Transportation Security Administration employees have their own Facebook group with 18,000 current and former employees called TSA Breakroom. The employees used it to vent about their managers, coworkers and of course the travelers who, in some cases, were described as 'idiots'. Posts were filled with hate, frustration, crudeness and racial stereotypes. While the group is no longer available, NBC Washington managed to gather some of the absolutely outrageous posts.

Even though TSA made a statement to News4 I-Team in which they stated that the page "is not affiliated with TSA" and "an employee's off-duty internet use must not adversely reflect on TSA", the posts clearly demonstrate problems within the institution. An audit by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General cited staff turnover, shortages, pay and “excessive use of overtime” as causes of lower job satisfaction and morale.

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Renee Gauthier
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't think that is that bad. Just being realistic & funny about what the gloves look like.

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just doing their job. Customers who say they’ve already been checked elsewhere blah blah blah are asshats. Just get checked and leave, you’re holding up the damn line.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yea, you don't get to dictate what the TSA searches. The note was pretty delusional.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But that probably wasn't even a lie... it really depends on the airport

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Anna McHugh
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry, what exactly is wrong with this? The person is cold. There is a heat-source. Person is only proving that they're not a numpty by applying heat from source to cold extremities.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is profiling, not racist. If a large percentage of travelers from China (usually Chinese) bring prohibited items with them, then a whole group not having anything is an outlier and worthy of a little nod. Nothing wrong with that.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's actually horrible??? Just because you have a crappy unfulfilling life, Susan, doesn't mean you should feel joy when others lose theirs. Learn to be happy. This is some real grinchness here.

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Gemma Read
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wilvander, you realise that it was the TSA that someone else was shouting at right? Not the other way around?

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would expect security measures within one country - or at least one state - to be the same! This is not about preferences such as shoes on or off, this is about safety!

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Dave P
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On paper they are, but the TSA gives each airport latitude in how they enforce the rules, remember the TSA is in over 400 airports that meet a min federal size (some small local regionals dont have enough traffic for the TSA to be used and few airports got permission to use private like San Fran). So since it is hard to manage over 40,000 employees in over 400 airports with a uniform standard, they give a lot of leeway to each facility. People do not realize how big the agency is or how big the US is

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Scott Lloyd
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They are all run by the same organization and rules they should all be the same if the security mattered instead of just being theater.

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Karen Klinck
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If they did that, it would take two weeks to get through security. Airport A's problems may not be the same as Airport B's.

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Rob Fraser
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't see anything wrong with this. Everyone complains about work/customers, why should TSA be any different? Why aren't they allowed to vent?

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Linda Harms
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's distressing to learn that TSA procedures are not standardized across the country. Imagine if the USPS was run this way. Or any government agency. Not good.

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Karen Klinck
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate to tell you this, but they are. It's impossible to legislate everything, so each place legislates for its own particular problems. Take UPS, for example. A facility that does everything by hand (because they're so small) will accept items that a mechanized facility won't.

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Craig Silberman
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

TSA procedures are established at the top and are to be applied identically across all US airports. It's like TGIFridays or Denny's -- they can't make up their own menus or ways of making dishes. They have procedure manuals. Passengers are smart enough to realize the TSA agents they're dealing with are making up things on their own and not following established procedures.

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Kimberly DeGeer
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I'm told at the layover that my bag isn't allowed, it's a problem. I'm supposed to go shopping at the airport, half way through my trip, buy a smaller bag than the one allowed at the first airport and throw out that which does not fit? YES! TSA regulations should be standard in ALL airports in this country.

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WilvanderHeijden
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's just dumb. If procedures are different at every airport it's no wonder that passengers get agitated and irritated. It's not the passengers that are DAMF but the TSA, from management all the way down to the agents.

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Lauren Misek
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I fly a lot for work. Different airports all over the U.S. The procedures/rules are not different. The only difference is the attention to details and GAF of the enforcement.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At a lecture a comment came up stating that at any McDonald’s everything is the same across the country. One sandwich is made exactly the same at each. The company I worked for had a book of the rules and it was the standard at every work location save one. In Sacramento they thought they would ‘improve’ the rules without running it by corporate first. I had worked there for two weeks and everyday I had to listen to what I didn’t do yesterday. I asked where in the standards is any of this info, if it isn’t printed it’s not a rule. Standards in the workforce would end ‘they don’t do this at...’

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a federal agency, TSA should be applying their policies uniformly.

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Lisa Hallman
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Literally every airport tells you what to expect if you read online. Get your read on. lol. I had never flown in my life and even though I had never flown before I definitely wasn't a deer in the headlights going through security check.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ll keep this is mind next time. It does get a bit confusing. You would think TSA guidelines would be the same at every airport in the country. I have been guilty of asking a similar question, as I travel with a wheelchair and there’s always something different at every airport. I didn’t consider how annoying it must be for them.

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Jessica Raffelson
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, well, keep that in mind the next time you b***h about your order being f****d up at a restaurant-why MFs think their Big Mac gotta be the same at every McDonald's? Gtfoh with that s**t.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And why is this post here? OK I need my life back, can't believe I'm this far down and still nothing to enjoy/get upset so far.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

SSSS = Secondary Security Screening Selection. LLLL = you're pre-check approved. I believe it stands for "Laptop Liquid Light-jacket Line" (ie the line where you don't need to remove your laptop, liquids, or light-jacket, in order to be scanned). (according to google research & the TSA-related websites)

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