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Total Power, Zero Consequence: Inside The Incentive Machine That Turns CBP Checkpoints Into Humiliation Lines

Jul 03 2025

Matthew Klint who writes ‘Live and Let’s Fly’ writes about feeling belittled by an immigration officer at LAX airport, returning from a trip to Germany. He was powerless, having to ‘take it’, mostly because his wife has a Green Card but is not a citizen, and because he thought he might have his Global Entry revoked if he objected to being condescended to.

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United Airlines Is Now Locking Lavatories During Turbulence—Here’s The Secret Flight Attendants Share If You Really Can’t Hold It

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Jul 01 2025

I’m on the road 11 out of 12 weeks and during that time I’m flying American, Delta, United, Alaska, Southwest, Qantas, British Airways and Volotea. I don’t fly United a ton. Their route network and frequencies don’t help me a whole lot out of Austin, where they’re the fourth largest airline. I long avoided them because they had the worst wifi in the industry and I try to be productive inflight. Their inflight internet has gotten better, even before bringing on StarLink which is the best wifi in the skies (I’ve used it on JSX and on Hawaiian). I hadn’t experienced this on my most recent United flights, but this past week flight attendants locked the lavatories for descent. That’s not something I’ve ever seen on another U.S. airline. It’s something that United does increasingly…

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