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TSA agents are donating blood and sleeping in their cars as DHS shutdown drags on (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] aramis87@fedia.io 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The White House said ICE officers have been handing out water to travelers waiting in long security lines and offered to hold spots for those who need to step out of line temporarily.

Most lines I've been in, you can ask the people behind you to hold your space, we don't need special people for that.

Otoh, I'd rather they be water-handlers and line-sitters instead of out there murdering people, so ...

Trump suggested Wednesday he could deploy National Guard members to airports experiencing long wait times to assist as well. However, it’s unclear what role they could play in alleviating congestion due to understaffed TSA agents.

They could hand out water to people standing in long lines, and ...

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Must feel so good as TSA member to work for free while thugs working for ICE getting top dollar to hand out water bottles. I'm sure that makes TSA workers work harder/s.