Airport Security Seizes Three-Year-Old’s Fart Gun
Making the world that much safer.
Government
Cops: We “Expected Privacy” Because We Tried to Smash All the Cameras
It was totally unfair that the victims had a backup set.
TSA: Terror Sorority Alert
Seriously, I'm already way behind on other stuff—could the TSA stop doing stupid $&*# for maybe 48 hours? Is that possible? Today's report (thanks, Erika) is that thousands of passengers were delayed for hours at Hobby Airport in Houston, many…
Morrissey Claims TSA Officer Groped Him
“Last night I felt … that somebody groped me….”
New TSA Administrator Explains, Part II
Update: I did watch the rest of the hearing yesterday (see “New TSA Administrator to Explain How Agency Will Fail Differently From Now On” (July 29)), although to be honest I just sort of listened to it in the background while…
New TSA Administrator to Explain How Agency Will Fail Differently From Now On
Can he reduce the failure rate below 95.7 percent? Only time will tell.
Town Says It Will Prosecute Official (Part II)
Update: The Simolaris Incident was still infuriating people at this week’s board meeting, according to a more recent report by the Lowell Sun. Simolaris and town manager John Curran argued about who had committed the greater sin, and the forum…
Town Says It Will Prosecute Official Who Did Something Useful
George Simolaris is a member of the Board of Selectmen (the town council) in Billerica, Massachusetts. According to him, some of the crosswalks around town have become unsafe because the paint has faded, and it's been taking forever to get…
Eric Holder Begins New Career in Comedy
Those of you wondering what Eric Holder would do now that he's no longer the Attorney General, wonder no more. He's apparently decided to do stand-up. Holder has always been sort of a card, as you probably recall. I personally…
Legislator Admits Voting While Under Influence of Facebook
No California Republican has voted in favor of a state budget proposal in years, so it was a little startling when one did on Monday. He may have been the most startled of all, because he wasn’t really paying attention,…