Episode 175 • • 25:52 - 35:06
175: Liz Cheney vs. Sarah Palin
TSA Hand Swabbing, Ion Scan 400B, False Positives
The Transportation Security Administration has deployed mobile Ion Scan 400B machines to swab passengers' hands for explosives and narcotics. Reports from an anonymous photographer suggest the machines frequently produce false positives for nitroglycerin and can detect legal heart medications or trace amounts of drugs, raising significant civil liberty and airport efficiency concerns.