Stuff They Don't Want You To Know Strange News: The TSA Conspiracy, a Missing General, Oil Trades and More
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Mar 30, 2026 Long airport lines, TSA staffing and claims of manufactured chaos get dissected alongside debate over ICE at airports and privatization risks. Updates on a still-missing Major General and puzzling X account physics claims. A jaw-dropping $580 million oil futures trade and patterns suggesting coordinated prediction bets are explored. Hilarious protest phone-prank stories add a lighter note.
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Airport Delays Could Be A Political Strategy
- Airport security slowdowns may be deliberate political pressure, not just staffing shortages.
- Ben links Project 2025 language urging TSA de-unionization and privatization to recent staffing cuts and ICE deployments at airports.
Plan Extra Time For Security Lines
- Expect longer security wait times and plan accordingly when traveling during the DHS funding standoff.
- Noel and Matt describe real examples of published 50-minute or multi-hour wait estimates and switching terminals to avoid lines.
Defund Then Privatize As A Coordinated Tactic
- 'Starve the Beast' is being used as a tactic to justify privatization of public services.
- Ben explains defunding creates failures used to argue for selling services to private interests, citing Project 2025's explicit TSA language.