If I had any doubt whatsoever about whether or not my nitro pills will always be allowed, this proves how right I am to leave them home.
Key responses in the twitter feed above:
Joshua King @asujosh1 2h2 hours ago
@AskTSA yeah, even after showing them your site clearly indicating it's allowed. What's the point of rules if you don't follow them?
We’re sorry for any frustrations. Our officers make the final decision on whether to allow any item on the plane.
5:41 AM - 7 Mar 2016
Paging GSOLTSO: <deleted>, can you honestly review the exchange above and then tell me with a straight face that the blog post saying nitro pills are allowed means anything at the checkpoint?
According to your own agency, you have posted misleading information here - and the blog post contains the same misleading information. Please do me (and any lurkers) the courtesy of admitting that nitro pills may be subject to confiscation at any time. There is no rule that says otherwise and there never will be a rule that says otherwise - your agency just said so in clear and unambiguous terms.
In short, the screeners who confiscated my pills were acting completely within the rules of your agency, just as they said.