Homeland Insecurity

US Air Bomb Hoax Involves Lots of Stupidity All Around

Hey, you know what'd be a hilarious prank? Calling the airport to claim (falsely) that a specific traveler is trying to get liquid explosives past the TSA and onto a plane. If the plane has already left, they'll probably turn…


Legal Action Announced at Gathering of the Juggalos

This is a thing that is happening: INSANE CLOWN POSSE AND PSYCHOPATHIC RECORDS RETAIN LEGAL COUNSEL TO INVESTIGATE AND PURSUE LEGAL ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THE NATIONAL GANG INTELLIGENCE CENTER'S 2011 NATIONAL GANG THREAT ASSESSMENT Musical Group to Spearhead Campaign…


$100 Million Security System Breached by Drunken Jet Skier

Multiply this by about 1,000 to get an idea of the problem with our entire approach to security post-9/11. Sorry—I meant 1,000 times the wasted money, although I imagine that 1,000 drunken jet skiers could wreak a lot of havoc…






TSA Manages to Reach a New Low

Every time you think the TSA has hit rock-bottom, it manages to find yet another dung-filled sub-basement to wallow in. From the Orlando Sentinel: John Gross remembers frantically trying to scoop up his grandfather's ashes and wondering why the Orlando…



Don’t Forget to Sign Up for the “Do Not Kill” List

A number of sources (including the Wall Street Journal) report that someone has used the White House's "We the People" website to start a petition asking it to create a "Do Not Kill" list similar to the "Do Not Call" list…