US Politics Thread 2021-24

[Commander Wallace]

Originally Posted by Dargo

Trump signs order requiring truck drivers to speak English, pass literacy tests as ‘communication problems’ mount

losing my commercial driving licence because my essay on homoeroticism in Whitman is too shallow and derivative.

The order requiring people who drive a truck to be be competent and literate in the English Language is legitimate. It should be extended to anyone operating a motor Vehicle in the U.S. Driving a Truck is a huge responsibility. If someone operating a Truck can't read the English language, they have no business on the road, in a truck or any other Motor Vehicle. That's an accident waiting to happen. Why should those who drive safely in the U.S have to contend with those who can't read on the road ?

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

The order requiring people who drive a truck to be be competent and literate in the English Language is legitimate. It should be extended to anyone operating a motor Vehicle in the U.S. Driving a Truck is a huge responsibility. If someone operating a Truck can't read the English language, they have no business on the road, in a truck or any other Motor Vehicle. That's an accident waiting to happen. Why should those who drive safely in the U.S have to contend with those who can't read on the road ?

State's issue since they issue driver's licenses.

[Aktungbby]

actually, that's the FMCSA or Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that sets the rules for truck companies.

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by Gorpet

Bubblehead,Did you just move to Florida ? And if you did Why ? Was it getting to, Expensive to live under the Democrats ? And now you want to bring "Dark Enlightenment" to the Sunshine State ? Well we welcome your daughters and your partner. They will certainly get some Dark Enlightenment. But i expect you will use your 2nd Amendment right and buy gun faster than a Florida flea will hop on your dog.

LMAO Dark Enlightenment is a far reich, neofascist thing bro. Not my bag.

Actually, I am a native Floridian, grew up here, and spent large portions of my adult life here. I have lived in quite a few vastly different places over the years for college, grad school, work, etc. I'm back for family, primarily. I also have a desire to help change things for the better in my home city/county/state through my professional work, do my part. Each time I have returned over years to live here, aside from visits, I've noticed it's changed overall for the worse due to policies of last 25+ years under Bush, Crist, Scott, DeSantis. Cost out of living, especially housing and utilities is outrageous. Wages for typical worker are low, very few protections, rights, or services. Meanwhile, corporations (especially insurance, nursing homes, tourism) are catered to, protected. DeSantis's attacks. This could be a great place to live for everyone, much like the USA, but there are a lot of greedy, corrupt forces, and ignorant people in the way.
Since COVID, seems like a huge concentration of reich wing nutjobs, fascist inclined individuals flocked here, of course claiming they love "freedom."


Btw. I say this as a native, political independent, and former Republican

[Commander Wallace]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

actually, that's the FMCSA or Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that sets the rules for truck companies.

Yep. Exactly. Although, Automotive licenses are Issued through the State.

[August]

Wisconsin high court suspends Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, saying Tuesday that it is in the public interest to relieve her of her duties as she faces two federal charges.
The FBI took Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan into custody Friday morning at the county courthouse. She has been charged with concealing an individual to prevent his discovery and arrest and obstructing or impeding a proceeding.
In its two-page order, the court said it was acting to protect public confidence in Wisconsin courts during the criminal proceedings against Dugan. The order noted that the court was acting on its own initiative and was not responding to a request from anyone. Liberal justices control the court 4-3.

https://apnews.com/article/milwaukee...e=threads.net#

[Otto Harkaman]

Storm-steed riding 47POTUS claims hall’s high seat with thunder-word and iron-scroll;
In hundred-day tide his rune-bound edicts bend law’s oak and fire the frost of old foes.

[vienna]

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[mapuc]

Wonder if we can put all this in one word
Trumpisme ?

Markus

[Dargo]

It is ‘complete chaos’ in the container sector. Never before have so many ocean carriers been cancelled globally in a month as for the coming month: 80 container ships have cancelled or changed their routes. That amounts to about 20 per cent of total container capacity. By comparison, during the worst of the corona crisis, the number of cancelled sailings stood at 50, says industry association Evofenedex. In international shipping, the effects of the new US trade policy are increasingly palpable. According to Casper Roerade of Evofenedex, the number of changes to shipping routes is alarming and he does not rule out the possibility of more ships being taken out of service in the coming weeks. ‘The full impact for the shipping industry is yet to be seen,’ Roerade says.

In particular, container ships normally sailing between China and the US are shifting their routes. Trade between China and the US has declined sharply after President Trump recently introduced increasingly higher import duties on products China. Products from the rest of the world have also been additionally taxed since the beginning of April. Trump quickly reduced these levies to 10 per cent for most countries. But the US government's fickle policies are also causing a lot of unrest worldwide.

Originally Posted by Edwin Asveld, chief executive of TransHeroes.

It is chaos. There are appalling delays at the port of Rotterdam. On global sea freight, it is a mess right now.

Many exporters are currently watching the cat out of the tree. It is leading to a lot of changes in the sailing schedule of container ships at the moment. This is also noticed by TransHeroes, a logistics company that books containers on cargo ships. Some companies are waiting to send goods. But there are also companies that have been waiting for weeks for stuff they ordered or that are not getting their own products on a boat at the moment. ‘The delays that are occurring now are particularly unpleasant when you are depending on what is in the containers,’ Asveld says.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Wonder if we can put all this in one word
Trumpisme ?

Markus

Its a sect. Same psychological laws like in describing human behavior and submission in sects apply. Thats why it is useless to look at total approval ratings, there are the disciples that have blind faith no matter what, that cannot be reached by rational judgement or reality. They will act aggressively (and do) if you put their idol in question, their dogma, very much like Dietrioch Bonhoeffer explained it in his famous letter on human stupidity as a social phenomenon. These disciples are fanatics, they will always stick to him, and therefore approval ratings cannot drop below a certain treshold that reflects these fanatics' total number.


You must therefore instead look at the level of polarization between disciples and "heretics" (all unbelievers). And here Trump scores by far the worst of all presidents there have been since WW2 minimum, possible even earlier.


Trump is a fire accelerator in its purest form. The damage he already has "acchieved" cannot be taken back with in the next two or three generations. If ever. And more bad is yet to come. Nothing can be ruled out anymore, it seems. Madness rules where rationality and reason and wisdom should be at home.



If we non-Americnas are clever, we cana benefit from the American madness and use this warning call as an opportunity to advance ourselves out of necessity. Where there is danger, it means there is risk - and also opportunity. Its completely up to us. But we should not wait and hope for the US.



The breathtaking quality of our own intellectual "elites" and political "leaders" however leaves a foul taste in my mouth when typing this. I think we will ruin this chance with flying colours, and afterwards point fingers at others.

[Otto Harkaman]

When kamikaze fiends lashed winds from Yemen’s shores, the carrier turned her iron prow and loosed her Hornet into the sea’s hungry maw.
A tow tractor followed its winged kin to the deep, yet fellowship held fast—only one sailor bore a scratch upon his helm.

The USS Harry S. Truman has been on its current deployment for approximately 7 months.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Trump is a fire accelerator in its purest form. The damage he already has "acchieved" cannot be taken back with in the next two or three generations. If ever. And more bad is yet to come. Nothing can be ruled out anymore, it seems. Madness rules where rationality and reason and wisdom should be at home.






The breathtaking quality of our own intellectual "elites" and political "leaders" however leaves a foul taste in my mouth when typing this. I think we will ruin this chance with flying colours, and afterwards point fingers at others.

A bit over dramatic.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Dargo

It is ‘complete chaos’ in the container sector. Never before have so many ocean carriers been cancelled globally in a month as for the coming month: 80 container ships have cancelled or changed their routes. That amounts to about 20 per cent of total container capacity. By comparison, during the worst of the corona crisis, the number of cancelled sailings stood at 50, says industry association Evofenedex. In international shipping, the effects of the new US trade policy are increasingly palpable. According to Casper Roerade of Evofenedex, the number of changes to shipping routes is alarming and he does not rule out the possibility of more ships being taken out of service in the coming weeks. ‘The full impact for the shipping industry is yet to be seen,’ Roerade says.

In particular, container ships normally sailing between China and the US are shifting their routes. Trade between China and the US has declined sharply after President Trump recently introduced increasingly higher import duties on products China. Products from the rest of the world have also been additionally taxed since the beginning of April. Trump quickly reduced these levies to 10 per cent for most countries. But the US government's fickle policies are also causing a lot of unrest worldwide.Many exporters are currently watching the cat out of the tree. It is leading to a lot of changes in the sailing schedule of container ships at the moment. This is also noticed by TransHeroes, a logistics company that books containers on cargo ships. Some companies are waiting to send goods. But there are also companies that have been waiting for weeks for stuff they ordered or that are not getting their own products on a boat at the moment. ‘The delays that are occurring now are particularly unpleasant when you are depending on what is in the containers,’ Asveld says.

Less trucking in the USA. California will be happy as smog/emissions will be reduced considerably. Got to look at the sunny side sometimes.

[Skybird]

https://www.bbc.com/news/resources/i...8-7590b9eaf3ad