All The Changes Kristi Noem Is Making To TSA
Agents will personally thank white couples traveling with white children.
Mandatory ridiculing of bad driver's license photos
Any quantity of unpasteurized milk is okay to bring through.
Muslim travelers must be placed in separate bins.
Quart-sized Ziploc bag limit for carry-on guns
Rather than walk through a body scanner, travelers may elect to simply describe their nipples in detail.
No wheelchairs.
Flotation devices injected directly into lips
Free family separation for international travelers
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