I remember project 2025 had a chapter about abolishing tsa. Which I tend to agree with, but now I’m wondering what their underlying motive is… has to be something sinister

3/22/2026 9:07:17 PM

their same motive for everything else: privatization

[Edited on March 22, 2026 at 9:13 PM. Reason : .]

3/22/2026 9:08:17 PM

I don’t know who ran airport security before 9/11 but I see privatization of that function to be good. Airlines and airports are going to be more interested in a smooth onboarding.

3/22/2026 10:26:21 PM

Privatization will absolutely result in things like first class security lines. tsa pre is $80 for 5 years! If privatized how long do you think before pay per visit for faster lines etc and precheck replacement cost explodes?

3/22/2026 11:07:45 PM

Maybe this is semantics, but it's not privatization, it's just monetization of government agencies. They don't want to replace TSA with some private corporation that scans luggage etc, they just want to use different government agents where they can manipulate the finances in their favor (while shitting on more constitutional rights)

3/22/2026 11:56:39 PM

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"I remember project 2025 had a chapter about abolishing tsa. Which I tend to agree with, but now I’m wondering what their underlying motive is… has to be something sinister"

they can easily control travel / do not fly lists by replacing TSA with their own agency.

3/23/2026 12:12:58 AM

they can already control all of that

it’s about getting the government out of sectors that they’ll be able to get as much money out of as possible

they’ve always looked at the government as a hindrance to maximum profitability

this is their hero: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Friedman

Quote :

"Friedman promoted a macroeconomic viewpoint known as monetarism and argued that a steady, small expansion of the money supply was the preferred policy, as compared to rapid and unexpected changes.[18] His ideas concerning monetary policy, taxation, privatization, and deregulation influenced government policies, especially during the 1980s."

there’s obviously a lot more to it than that, but that really gets to the heart of it



[Edited on March 23, 2026 at 12:22 AM. Reason : .]

3/23/2026 12:16:32 AM

https://bsky.app/profile/junlper.beer/post/3mieofzco6k22

Quote :

"anyone ever noticed how psychotically evil, cruel, and anti-human republicans are"

3/31/2026 1:51:42 PM

Quote :

" Rand Paul: "Really, the debate now should be, is a 47 year old conflict an imminent threat? Were there changes in their nuclear program that made this an imminent threat? And I don't think the evidence is there that this was an imminent threat that would allow the president to go to war on his own." "

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mjheyfqg6m22

4/14/2026 11:59:23 PM

https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-most-articulate-apologist

this is an incredible piece of writing

4/25/2026 3:58:17 PM

^^^Placating mentally ill people isn't the answer. Men are men. They are not women trapped in men's bodies. Women are women. They are not men trapped in women's bodies. Stop telling polite lies.

[Edited on April 25, 2026 at 6:08 PM. Reason : Delusional]

4/25/2026 6:05:53 PM

Quote :

" Apr 26 poll of 2,523 U.S. adults (+/-3.2 points) % who think political violence in the U.S. today is [a very big problem | somewhat of a problem] U.S. adults: 51% | 34% Democrats: 53% | 34% Independents: 47% | 34% Republicans: 54% | 34% 18-29: 38% | 36% 65+: 64% | 31% https://yougov.com/en-us/daily-results/20260426-1bdd5-2 "

4/26/2026 11:48:54 PM

34% of non-Boomer adults agree that it is somewhat of a problem.

4/27/2026 7:11:21 AM

The question is too open to interpretation

Trump pardoning thousands of his 1/6 attackers is obviously a very big political violence problem but doubt this is what republicans mean.

4/27/2026 10:16:17 AM