A funny take on homeland security Posted: 3 months ago by buddha
If a door is closed, karate chop it open.
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Department of Homeland Security Blanket Posted: 10 months ago by misswinkle
Endorsed by the White House and Fox News, this colorful scrap quilt is a guide to our ever-changing security alert levels. Each level is labeled with embroidery to distinguish a DHS Blanket from a gay-pride flag.
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The next step in airline security may be an "ID bracelet" - with a built-in TASER! Posted: 3 weeks ago by tigertony
A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has expressed great interest in the bracelets, which would be worn by all airline passengers and could be remotely operated by airline personnel.
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Geologist's specimen taken by Homeland Security Posted: 2 years ago by hypnotode
Rock sample deemed a "dual-use" item, confiscated by guard.
Image is not of the actual sample, which is now rotting in a bin in Connecticut.
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Air Marshals grounded in the name of Homeland Security Posted: 3 months ago by tigertony
They have names close to those on the no-fly list and airlines won't let them board planes.
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Amish couple sue over Homeland Security photo rule Posted: 2 years ago by hypnotode
The photos are required so the husband--a Canadian citizen--can become a permanent U.S. resident, but the couple believes it would violate the Biblical injunction against making graven images.
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Asleep At The Power Plant Posted: 9 months ago by dollyllama
Federal agents are investigating security concerns at the nation's nuclear power plants after video footage surfaced showing guards asleep on the job.
*There just aren't words.
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National I.D. Card Rules Unveiled Posted: 8 months ago by psycmoe
Critics, such as American Civil Liberties Union attorney Tim Sparapani, charge that the bill increases government access to data on Americans and amplifies the risk of identity theft, without providing significant security benefits.
Maine has already declared it will not follow the rules, and other states are close to joining that rebellion. In Congress, a bipartisan coalition is forming around bills that would repeal portions of the Real ID Act, but it is unclear if today's rules will slow or accelerate these efforts.
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US to watch Cdn. border with high-tech devices. Won't stop sneaky north-Mexicans who say "Eh?" a lot Posted: 2 years ago by Galoot
Homeland Security Department announced Thursday that it will be installing high-tech devices along the border with Canada as part of a multibillion-dollar plan to reduce illegal entry into the United States.
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Detained Posted: 7 months ago by pocksucket
On arriving at JFK airport from Iceland to do some Christmas shopping last weekend, Erla Lillendahl was detained by the Department of Homeland Securty, jailed, deprived of food, sleep and contact with the outside world and thoroughly humiliated.
Her crime was overstaying her visa in 1995.
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Airline Employee to Be Retrained Following Gore Security Breach Posted: 1 year ago by MaskedWriter
An American Airlines employee who led former Vice President Al Gore and two staffers around an airport security line Wednesday will be required to re-take an airport security training course.
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