TSA’s Instagram Is the Best-Kept Secret on the Internet
Updated: May 04, 2017The Transportation Security Administration sure knows how to make a mean Insta.
The TSA has a rep for being an intimidating, no-nonsense, and even downright scary bunch. Unsurprisingly, that’s why many travelers tense up at the thought of getting flagged while they’re going through the security line. (By the way, there is a way you can lower your chances of that.)
What you didn’t know is that TSA officials have a soft spot for Instagram, and their posts are as informative as they are hilarious.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQy91fHDzJM/?taken-by=tsa
Most of their posts are screenshots of tweets sent to @AskTSA, where people send pictures of items they’re not sure whether they can pack. Some are reasonable requests.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BS69_zpjr_n/?taken-by=tsa
Others you have to see to believe.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSfOTXJjUbd/?taken-by=tsa
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTFZzCRD1Pt/?taken-by=tsa
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSwveFHDxN6/?taken-by=tsa
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTC5js6jUKp/?taken-by=tsa
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRJ3RMSjCc1/?taken-by=tsa
They also feature objects that have been confiscated from passengers, for obvious reasons.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSfNqkcjVE_/?taken-by=tsa
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTSdtqoDlBq/?taken-by=tsa
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTKVN5Rjqw2/?taken-by=tsa
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSrOyK2DuT-/?taken-by=tsa
And occasionally, you’ll see the smart and adorable dogs that work side-by-side with their TSA humans.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRjj3lTDhKT/?taken-by=tsa
https://www.instagram.com/p/BR_oXeqDm7E/?taken-by=tsa
Regardless of the pic, you can always count on punny captions that put all other dad jokes to shame.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTKU7gKDG8l/?taken-by=tsa
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRuC1mHjhy-/?taken-by=tsa
TSA, keep on making the Internet—and our airports—a better place.
