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and of course some folks will blame the gun. i blame the lack of parenting. but i think the cops did a decent job this time.
quite a shock. folks don't realize that kind of thing is right under our noses.
nothing can bring her back but perhaps ,perhaps,police will think twice about shooting a unarmed person again.if she was black i am willing to bet the cop woulda got the death penalty.
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should be on trial for murder.
it would be half way understandable if she was holding a weapon as she came in the window,a gun or a club,but she was totally unarmed.
there were plenty of armed people around that the cop could have shot at and had some logical reason to do so. but he chose to shoot a woman that was unarmed.
with way less evidence that they were in any/mortal danger.
Normally you think it's a capital offense just to talk back to a cop.
You've defended every single killer cop, no matter how clear their crime.
I agree that Ashley Babbit didn't need to get shot, but by YOUR normal standards, those cops were in their right to kill every single Jan 6th rioter, who acted violently that day.
All the people who we argued about previously were UNARMED.
Some were even cuffed and lying face down on the pavement.
Don't you think your double standards are a bit extreme now?
When it's people you identify with, almost nothing justifies them getting shot.
When it's a black person, you will find anything to justify them getting shot.
How about having reasonable standards and sticking to them?
Cops shouldn't shoot/kill anyone, unless someone's life is in mortal danger,
no matter their skin color or political ideology. How about having that standard?
You, Sherryann and you, Phart, why don't you start to look at ALL the facts, pro and con?
Now that I got that off my chest let me remind you that WE are members of a porn site. Neither you, me, or anyone else in ShowItOff walks the high moral ground.
If I’m a twisted thinker then what does that make you? You, that is terrified of living with people? Well, let me tell you what it makes you, a poor soul that makes me sad knowing that what I consider, a good and gentle woman has to suffer such a sad life.
Yes, I know you are a conservative person, but, and I don’t want to disrespect you, however, the truth is, you are also a racist bigot.
So, I will try to not post your name ever again. And if I forget, then, you will definitely have the right to call me a LIAR.
Go with God. May the rest of your life be a happy one.
Not sure if your "Go with God" etc. is genuine or not...if so, I wish you the same.
Miami's crime rate is higher than both the national and Florida state averages, particularly for violent crimes. The city has a high rate of violent crimes, with a 1 in 180 chance of becoming a victim, and property crimes, including motor vehicle theft. Miami is also a significant hub for fraudulent activities, leading the nation in reported fraud cases.
I survive my city and you are right. It is a red city, but, it’s a city were you other Americans abandoned it while taking Old Glory with you. The ones with cojones stayed and fought. We didn’t hide in our houses trembling from fear.
Yeah, in the heat of the moment I do call individuals a Dirty Jew or a rag head, or a homo. So what? I’ve never turned my back to help any unfortunate and I don’t care what ethnicity or sexual proclivity they happen to be.
The Go with God, etc, was and is genuine. I just don’t need reciprocity……..nor do I want it.
BTW, I commend you for your command of the art of deflection. I see that if you can't defend your views with facts or truths you go for the indignation and name calling. Classy, very classy, lady.
Do NOT bring Sir-Skittles name into this!
Skittles is already part of this chat. You don't think I see that it's Skittles that's doing the chatting while you front for him? Sorry to tell you but you are not clever enough to be so confrontational. You want to be the go between? Tell him I don't scare easily and if he wants to tell something to my face, all he had to do is publicly state he won't trash my page and I'll unblock him. Till then, change your rag often. You sound like a pissy little girl.
Yes, sometimes the head and heart can conflict but I’m having a difficult time processing and understanding loving someone who has commits an egregious crime; murder, r@pe*, molestation, etc. I’m really trying to be open minded without judging you.
Hey, dgraff, I’ve my haven’t had to pee outside in a hundred years! Those days are far behind me….drinking too much, not being able to make it home and needing to scope things out so I could pop a quick squat!
I have told your side this many times, but you keep rejecting it.
You can only see that something is wrong, when it happens to one of you.
There is one difference though. Your side defends cops who shoot people out of fear
in almost every situation: one cop against one unarmed black man -> the black man deserved it somehow. You have ALWAYS picked the side of the cop.
The Jan 6th cop wasn't facing just Ashli Babbitt one on one! There was a crazed mob waiting to follow her, threatening to kill them. You must have seen the video.
They didn't have a good reason to kill Ashli Babbitt, but it's very clear that under that situation they were going to be forced to shoot someone, to save their own lives.
It wasn't necessary to shoot to kill, but shooting a few in the legs was inevitable.
When you have a system that protects cops that kill people, in almost any situation,
then they won't be held accountable when it happens to someone you care about.
Now it's Ashli Babbitt, but next time it could be a family member. This happens to
black people ALL THE TIME, but you don't want to hear about that. Meanwhile,
Trump is signing executive orders that make your cops even more dangerous.
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"2. Make it more difficult to hold officers accountable for misconduct"
Do you think another Ashli Babbitt will be cared about in the future?
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First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
Pastor MARTIN NIEMЦLLER - A German Lutheran Priest.
He Spent 1938-1945 in a Nazi Concentration Camp.
the jan 6 cop is just a fucking murderer that should be in jail.period. plenty of armed people he could have been afraid of. there was a fellow walking around with horns on his head, he mighta got gored by a horn, shoot shoot.
but no, he waited until a unarmed WHITE woman was halfway in a room thru a window and shot her. as defenseless as a child in that position.
At least you now agree that it was murder of the first degree, while you previously blamed the victim, so we are making progress.
I agree that the Jan 6th cop is a murderer, but by your standards it was self defense.
You think just not following the orders of a cop is justification enough for him to shoot. Well, she didn't follow his orders. And it wasn't just the unarmed woman that was threatening them, but the whole crazed mob that stood behind her, ready to follow.
I don't know why you emphasize that she was white, because more than 90% of that mob was white. You're just showing that you think that it's a crime when a black cop shoots a white civilian and that it's self defense when a white cop shoots a black civilian.
Yes, she was defenseless as a child. Remember how you defended the cops,
when a mob of cops shot AN ACTUAL CHILD 60 TIMES?
Did any of those cops go to jail for that?
but still had the fellow could have acted like he had sense, and behaved and not passed a fake 20, and he could still be breathing
i bring up the fact i think the cop is racist and took a chance to kill a whitey, thats why i bring up the fact she was white. racism sadly works both ways.
- Willful: The person intended to kill.
- Deliberate: The person made a clear decision to kill, not in the heat of the moment.
- Premeditated: The person planned or thought about the killing before doing it — even if only briefly.
There is video evidence of him sitting on his neck for 9 minutes and 29 second.
I wouldn't call it "premeditated" after a minute, but when he continued that long,
while people are warning him that he was killing Floyd, I think that applies to "premeditated". Note the "even if only briefly" part.
You are forgetting that it was never proven that George Floyd actually used
that fake $20 bill, and certainly not that he INTENDED to use a fake $20 bill.
"The bill was reportedly marked as counterfeit by store employees, but there was
no trial or forensic evidence presented to prove whether the bill was actually fake —
or whether Floyd knew it was."
It was just an allegation.
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we may have our own source of lithium but now suddenly it's mining impact is of concern to a few natives.
why isn't there concern for the folks in other countries where the shit is coming from>?
that old double standard again.
Or, more accurately, I think we need electric cars. It's not top priority, but important.
I know that lithium mining is damaging to the environment. There are lots of other problems associated with the production of batteries. Those are the downsides of electric cars. However, for as much as I can oversee, the upsides outweigh the downsides.
Worse destruction of nature has been inflicted for the extraction of fossil fuels. Huge parts of Canadian forests are being destroyed for tar sands, Germany is digging even larger pits in the ground for lignite, oil spills are poisoning whole peoples in Africa, the Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010 released approximately 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over 87 days, many oil tankers leaked oil over almost every beach in the world for decades, fracking is poisoning your tap-water, Texans can hardly walk outside without risking cancer from the air-pollution, NOT TO MENTION CLIMATE CHANGE.
Lithium mining is not threatening the lives of billions of people living around the equator, in the near future, climate change is. Besides, lithium is probably only a temporary resource needed for batteries. Sodium-ion batteries are expected to be mainstream around 2030.
There is no double standard; climate change is not just your standard type of pollution,
it is a much more urgent problem. Still, cars are only 7-8% of the problem.
It's just a very popular problem, because we all love the freedom of personal transport.
Energy production: ~40% of global CO2 emissions
Industry: ~20% of global CO2 emissions
Agriculture, Forestry & Land Use: ~18% of global CO2 emissions
Transport: ~15% of global CO2 emissions
Buildings: ~6% of global CO2 emissions
Waste: ~1–3% of global CO2 emissions
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But, is that an argument for not agreeing with this lawsuit?
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I wholeheartedly agree. Knowledge is a vaccination against believing lies and conmen.
Maybe that 'vaccination' part didn't much sell it to you.
I suggest taking all the biology courses.
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i hope this tech works out well. in the long term it should be alot cheaper than hiring people to do the job.
if you think about it, a truck driving it's self can't be much more dangerous than a person high on dope driving.
The purpose of life varies for each person, often shaped by personal beliefs, experiences, and values. Philosophers, religions, and individuals have proposed different answers:
Philosophical perspectives: Existentialists like Sartre suggest we create our own meaning through choices and actions. Stoics, like Marcus Aurelius, emphasize living virtuously and in harmony with nature.
Religious views: Christianity often points to serving God and loving others. Buddhism focuses on achieving enlightenment through detachment and compassion.
Scientific angle: From a biological standpoint, life’s purpose could be seen as survival and reproduction, though this doesn’t address personal fulfillment.
Humanistic view: Many find purpose in relationships, creativity, personal growth, or contributing to others’ well-being.
Ultimately, it’s a deeply personal question. What gives you a sense of purpose or meaning? I can dig deeper into any specific angle if you’d like.
for some reason, cat and ananas don't comprehend a persons personal experience as a part of what forms a person.but even a bunch of computer chips acknowledges it.
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wow,all these years when the males in the family at thanksgiving and Christmas would walk down the barn while the ladies washed dishes i never knew it was healthy
Personally, Covid has been very positive for my health, in the end.
At first it wasn't, because I was working 3 FTE from home,
I was stressed, I had very high blood pressure and nightmares.
But then the job normalized, and we were back at the office partly.
That "partly" is the positive part. I work from home three days a week,
I don't have to get up at 5:50 am every day, so I sleep full nights most of the week.
I also have time to go for a walk every day after work. I feel better than ever.
That reminds me; time for my walk.
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you will have to unmute and replay to hear it
Other than that, my farts are fully biodegradable.
Step 1: It begins with the myth of a glorious past, when our tribe was great
Step 2:This glorious past has been damaged by others who are not part of our tribe
Step 3: In order to reclaim our glorious past, we need to crush these other people
Step 4: The only one who can do this is our dear leader, aka fuhrer, aka DJT
Step 5: In order for our dear leader to do this, we must give absolute loyalty and fealty
Trump's ‘art of the deal’ becomes laughing stock online after China tariffs climb down
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"Ultimately, whether Trump is a fascist depends on the criteria used. He exhibits some traits associated with fascist rhetoric but lacks the systematic implementation of a fascist state"
in other words, you can cherry pick any leader you don't like and find similaritys with facism or hitler or whoever.
hell you could compare biden to Jesus if you wanted to. they both walked on 2 legs,although biden was slow, they both required oxygen,and so on. but is biden Jesus? of course not.
i remember when bush was compared to hitler,obama, and others. anytime folks don't like a leader they find some way to compare them to the evil they are most associated with in their education
Bush is a literal War Criminal, and it's embarrassing that Obama didn't have him face consequences. That set the standard, for all presidents after to commit war crimes too,
although with varying levels of disregards for the law and human rights.
Trump is unique. He’s not a leader, he’s an anomaly that could, accidentally, destroy a good part of the world with the USA being a good chunk of that.
I cannot see into their brain to find out their intent.
I can only see their actions, to know their morality.
I don't agree that ALL governments are amoral.
In any case, I don't want them to be amoral.
I'm voting for people who show a long record of good morals.
The FIRST SIGN when they aren't, is when they are DISHONEST.
I want my representatives to tell the truth, ESPECIALLY when that's difficult.
If you make honesty your litmus test, the only challenge you have then
is understanding what's true and how to recognize lies. That's what I have been focusing my knowledge and experience on, for the last 20 years.
The foundation of good morals is a mix of reason, empathy, and the pursuit of human flourishing. Reason helps us figure out what’s fair and consistent, like the Golden Rule—treat others as you’d want to be treated. Empathy lets us feel the impact of our actions on others, grounding morality in shared humanity. The goal is to create a world where people can live well together, balancing individual freedom with collective responsibility. Different cultures and philosophies (like Aristotle’s virtue ethics or Kant’s duty-based approach) flesh this out, but it boils down to principles that promote trust, cooperation, and minimizing harm. No single source—religion, tradition, or science—has a monopoly on it; they all contribute perspectives, but critical thinking sifts the best from them.
so even ai acknowledges religion provides perspective in moral. so how can you fully understand and expect moral and be a atheist?
I do not base morality on just honesty, I just make it a litmus test for politicians. That's because a politician's only job is representing their constituents. If they are dishonest, they are USELESS to do that job. If they think they need to lie, they either don't believe that they are representing their constituents, or they don't believe in the principles that they are representing. Both is a problem. Why would I vote for that?
What part of what Grok said to you makes you think that atheists can't be moral?
And how do you become moral from being a believer? When Muslims blow themselves up to kill infidels, they are doing what they believe in, with all their harts. Is that then a moral act to you?
Now, going back to my premise, any government of any country would carry out an assassination if it meant their country would be spared great harm. That is amoral. The people in that government may be very moral. A case in point would be President Truman. He ordered the deaths of thousands of Japanese people by bombing two cities with nuclear weapons. Was it the right call? For my part I have to say yes. Do I like it? No, and no one with a single fiber of morality would either, but there it is.
Recognizing the truth is a lot harder than it sounds and humanity has never been totally truthful nor will it ever be.
is an amoral act. Real self defense is not amoral. War is not amoral by definition.
When both the intent and the result are serving the right causes,
that's being moral. The problem is that you don't know, when they are lying.
I don't think the atom bombs on Japan were a moral act, because I think there were alternatives. They could have threatened Japan that they would do it, with the same effect. I am not even convinced that they believed it was necessary to end the war,
I think it was power play. Even if the end result might have prevented nuclear war,
I think the intent of it was to show the world who is the boss, which makes it an amoral act. I agree that sometimes an amoral act is required to prevent a horrible future, but since we don't know the future, the baseline should be to be the most moral possible. The baseline that I see is to be amoral way too much and use prevention of horrible events as a justification. That doesn't cut it, that's lying to yourself, that your actions are "good" by definition, because your intent is "good".
I don't believe that, when they are lying too much. You don't need to lie, when your intent is "good", because than you can explain your actions.
Be careful though, being honest doesn't guarantee morality. There are lots of people who are being open about their horrific acts these days. They could be completely honest about that, without it making the acts or their intent moral. It only works 1 way.
There is such a thing as a "white lie", but it's a very tricky area to be in.
I agree that recognizing truth is hard, but in your politics it isn't.
Trump is lying so much, because he's trying to destroy truth itself.
That for me would be a reason to never vote for him, even if he promised
to do everything I would like. Of course his promises were horrible by itself,
but when a politician feels the need to lie that much, you cannot trust any of
the promises either. You would have no idea what you are voting for.
What I'm supporting is to STOP ELECTING ASS-HOLES.
They never make your life any better, because they don't care to.
They don't care about you, or the country or the world, only about themselves.
That's what you need decent people for: they WANT to make things better.
However, you voted in the biggest ass-hole in American history, so you don't get it.
Hopefully you'll learn something, when it turns into a big disaster AGAIN.
is an amoral act" johnson used our government to wipe out kennedy so he could run the country
Second: "so he could run the country" is not the same as "When a government
is actually convinced they are preventing great harm and in reality actually preventing great harm, with an assassination...".
You still haven't explained how what I said makes that "good".
I think we have different ideas on what being 'convinced' of something should be.
People lie to themselves too much, because they WANT to believe something.
That's a religion, or a bias, or justifying your selfish reasons to yourself.
I don't want a government to do that. I want my elected representatives to reject their own self-interests and make decisions on ethics and logical reasoning.
I want them to represent my values and convince the most possible people
of them. I don't want them to lie, cheat, break laws and/or behave repulsively,
to achieve my goals, because that reflects badly ON ME.
It's also bad strategy, because most people don't like liars, cheaters,
law-breakers or repulsive behavior. If you need it, it makes you the "bad guy".
it was afraid it would get stuck in a crack
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"It's difficult to provide an exact number of U.S. presidents who have been compared to Adolf Hitler, as such comparisons are often subjective, rhetorical, or made in varied contexts (e.g., political discourse, media, or public opinion). However, based on available information, many U.S. presidents, especially since World War II, have faced such comparisons from political opponents, critics, or commentators, often as a hyperbolic way to express disagreement or highlight perceived authoritarian tendencies. The sources suggest the following:
General Trend: Comparisons to Hitler are common in modern political rhetoric, particularly for controversial or polarizing figures. This is noted as a recurring tactic used by critics across party lines, with Hitler serving as a "benchmark of worstness" for leaders deemed objectionable.
Specific Presidents: While not exhaustive, references exist for several presidents being likened to Hitler, including:
John F. Kennedy: Criticized over the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Lyndon B. Johnson: Compared to Hitler by the President of Yugoslavia for bombing Vietnam.Richard Nixon: Faced such comparisons, though specific reasons are less detailed.Donald Trump: Frequently compared to Hitler, with parallels drawn to his rhetoric, attempts to challenge election results, and polarizing style.Other Republican Presidents: Sources note that Democrats have often compared Republican presidents like Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and others to Hitler as a rhetorical attack, though specifics vary.Historical Context: The comparison is not limited to post-WWII presidents. Even earlier presidents like Herbert Hoover, who met Hitler in 1938, were scrutinized in ways that could invite comparisons, though less explicitly.Estimate: Given that 46 men have served as U.S. presidents (across 47 presidencies, accounting for Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump's non-consecutive terms) and the noted frequency of such comparisons, it’s plausible that at least a dozen or more presidents have been compared to Hitler at some point, especially in the modern era. However, precise documentation for every instance is lacking, and not all comparisons are equally substantive (some are fleeting or hyperbolic).
Caveat: Many comparisons are rhetorical exaggerations rather than serious historical analyses, and their validity varies widely. Without comprehensive data on every president, the number remains an estimate based on the pattern described in the sources. For a definitive count, further research into primary sources or political rhetoric for each presidency would be needed.
Much of it is hyperbolic, even while most of your presidents in the last decades are
War Criminals by international law standards. Then of course your side things anything that uses government money to help normal Americans is "socialism", "communism", "Marxism" and "fascism", even though those terms are contradictory. You are used to
your side being ridiculously hyperbolic, so when the other side does it, you just accuse them of what you are doing, all the time.
The difference is that Trump's ideology, and many of his actions, actually apply to all the definitions of "fascism". The large majority of experts studying the history of fascism agree with that assessment.
Jason Stanley, a Yale University philosophy professor and renowned expert on fascism announced his decision to leave the United States for Canada, in early 2025, citing deep concerns over what he perceives as the U.S. government's slide toward fascism under Donald Trump.
Understand that it doesn't require acting like Hitler or Mussolini, to completely deserve the label of "fascist". If your ideology completely meets the criteria of the definition of "fascist", it's accurate to call you a "fascist".
Trump has proceeded much further than just showing an ideology that deserves the label of "fascist". Even in his first term, he used consistent lying as a strategy to destroy truth,
he attacked minorities as a scapegoat for a failing country, he disrespected the law like
no other president before him, he attacked the media constantly, he constantly berated modern liberal democratic countries while cozying up to the worst dictatorships in the world, he increased the inequality in your already very crony capitalistic economy, deregulated the law for powerful people and toughening laws for normal people, and refused to accept his democratic defeat, while conspiring against the will of the people.
Before his second term, he had his loyalists in the Supreme Court give him immunity from legal repercussion, for committing crimes. He wanted full immunity, but the Supreme Court limited it slightly. As soon as he was elected president, with the help of the wealthiest man in the world, Elon Musk, literally buying votes for him, he let that wealthiest man go through all the government and private finances of your people, while being in-transparent, unaccountable and disregarding any safety standards to protect this vital data from foreign theft, without clearance, without democratic oversight. Elon Musk is canceling agencies,
in direct contradiction with Constitutional responsibility of Congress. Several judges order this infringement on the government to stop immediately, but because the Trump regime has taken control of the FBI, this clear violation of several laws goes unstopped and unpunished. This is an unprecedented level of criminal enterprise, within the US government.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is giving a Nazi salute TWICE, for all the world to see. Trump himself is emboldening his support for the war crimes against the Palestinian people, by the Netanyahu regime of Israel, which itself is holding on to power after being charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Trump is literally talking about ethnic cleansing of Gaza, while supporting the starvation of the Palestinians, while the historically largest number of journalists are killed by bombs and shells supplied by the US.
Then Trump starts kidnapping people from American soil and human trafficking them to prison camps, with a reputation for beating people to death, in a dictatorship, which historically and currently is recognized as the OG “banana republic”, on just accusations of being illegal or a gang member, without proving it in court, while the facts show those accusations to be false in many cases and the courts rule that this should stop and even the Supreme Court rules that people have been illegally and unjustly deported.
If that doesn't meet your definition of "fascism", than provide your definition of "fascism" and argument what part of it doesn't fit it.
I use the term "fascist" for Trump, because it fits. It's not hyperbolic at all. I use the term "Nazi" less for Trump, because it's a less accurately defined term, which fits less.
However, I call Elon Musk a Nazi without restraint, because he gave the Nazi Salute twice and comes from a family with a long history of Nazi and South African Apartheid support.
I don't think I ever called Trump "Hitler", but his own Vice President called him "Hitler",
which Trump didn't seem to mind, so why would you even complain about any of this?
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"The most common problems shipping companies have encountered are reduced shipping demand, lower freight rates, and rising costs of labor, fuel, and insurance."
labor and fuel, and these issues were before Trump came into office, it is just april and these companys are throwing the towel because of past years lack of profit.
who says biden did good? not the real world folks
If they had confidence that Trump's ideas would be good for them, why would they stop?
Aging workforce:
A significant portion of the current driver pool is nearing retirement, with fewer young people entering the profession.
High turnover:
Difficult working conditions, including long hours, stress, and limited work-life balance, contribute to high driver turnover.
Attracting new drivers:
The trucking industry needs to make itself more attractive to younger generations by offering better compensation, improved working conditions, and more flexible options.
2. Rising Operational Costs:
Fuel costs:
Diesel fuel prices fluctuate significantly, and rising prices can drastically impact a company's bottom line.
Insurance costs:
Insurance premiums have been on the rise, adding another layer of expense for trucking companies.
Other operational costs:
Tire costs, maintenance, and repairs, especially for older trucks, are also increasing.
3. Deregulation and Market Volatility:
Competitive rates:
The deregulation of freight rates in the 1980s led to increased competition and a tendency for trucking companies to bid down rates, making it difficult to be profitable.
Overcapacity:
There are more trucks on the road than there are loads to haul, leading to lower rates and a struggle for some companies to stay afloat.
Economic cycles:
The trucking industry is susceptible to economic downturns, with periods of low demand for freight leading to financial strain for many companies.
4. Other Challenges:
Truck Parking Shortage:
Insufficient parking for long-haul truck drivers can lead to violations of hours of service limits and safety concerns, according to Trucker Tools.
Regulatory Compliance:
The trucking industry is subject to various regulations regarding safety, emissions, and other operational aspects, which can be complex and costly to comply with.
Technology Disruptions:
While technological advancements like autonomous vehicles promise to improve efficiency, the transition to these new technologies can be disruptive and costly for trucking companies.
Look it up, Phart, and, while we are at it, didn’t the Clown say everything would be fixed on the SECOND day of his administration?
and until you fix the issue of soccer moms cutting in front of them and etc, you can fix the conditions outside the truck. and if you raise the pay alot more, the goods they are hauling will cost even more.
sure it is stressful, name a good paying job that allows you to see the country that is'nt.
Cat .it is no ones fault that moving goods requires humans to do it at this time,but Elon,and others you hate, are working on fixing the problem by automating trucks to do the work with less or no human involvement. that is the great thing about tech, it will help eliminate these complaints and the high labor cost. the automation has cost so we the consumer won't see a remarkable savings in the long term but at least people won't be bitching about having to drive.
Americans are getting to be the most pussyfied,lazy,over bearing people on earth. suck it up and go to work and keep America moving or sit still and shut up
why would they stop?
No company just stops, when they see profit in the future.
So again, why don't they believe in what Trump is doing?
What he's doing is supposed to be good for your economy, right?
No matter how high the price of fuel or the price of labor, transportation is still needed. "America First" should be the absolute best prospect for a trucking company, because it increases INTERNAL manufacturing and consumption,
which is all transported by trucks in the US, because your rail-system sucks,
while global trade requires ships and planes. They should feel very optimistic
about the future. Even if they would have been on the verge of bankruptcy,
they would hold on for dear life, if the future looks promising.
NO AMERICAN would say no to future profit guarantees.
There is only one explanation; they see hard times coming, from Trump's actions.
The reality is that they are correct. Trump is destroying your economy.
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i can't wait myself,looking forward to being able to do bussiness without having to deal with snot nose brats that are to lazy to work
Then, WTF, are those brats doing work dealing with you doing business? Which is it? Not working or working? And if you think you have it hard, think it from their point of view. “Oh, crap. Here comes that crippled old fart. Bet his first words are, “you are all lazy”.
grok is actually interesting if you mess with it a while
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and i couldn't help but notice 1 of the peoples names, Vietnamese Duh Hung Nguyen
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Really>? this is downright silly
IF they gave a damn, they would stop the drugs from coming into their own borders don't you think??
So yes, we will go into a ression because of canada and mexico's failure to comply with Trumps demands of stopping the drugs and stopping the killing of Americans. It is no different than if a canadian sat at the border and shot 4 people a day with a rifle. would you permit that? Probably if it made your lumber and oil cheaper right?
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Mexico did everything the Clown wanted, so?
how i make it work? i buy second hand everything i can. i rebuild or build from scratch anything i need mechanical.
self reliance is key to reducing foreign influence.
sadly some tooling i have bought recently is made overseas. tried for 3 years to find a second hand set of tool boxes and couldn't find anything that would function for me.
kids don't get a chance to learn at a early age.
I do agree that high school should split the students into two or three different paths such as trade or vocational school, scientific school, and clerical. The choice being given to the student.
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Notably, on December 24, 2024, CBSA officers at the Coutts border crossing in Alberta discovered 186 kilograms of methamphetamine, valued at approximately $1.86 million CAD. Three weeks later, on January 18, 2025, they seized an additional 42 kilograms of cocaine, worth over $1 million CAD.
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These efforts highlight the CBSA's commitment to preventing the flow of illicit drugs into Canada from the United States.
Which country is overflowing which country with illegal drugs again?
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That, though, was not the topic we are discussing. We are discussing the tariffs illegally applied to incoming goods from our neighboring countries of Mexico and Canada. The Clown is using false data to justify his dumb logic that a tariff will stop either country from exporting fentanyl to the United States. And, if he’s right, and he’s not, then why does he go back and forth imposing the tariffs and then stopping them. And why should I or any American have to pay for this through higher prices on goods?
Stop defending Donnie Boy’s insane tariff policies. He’s going to get us in a recession or worse and drag the rest of the world into it too.
Biden’s economy was doing good. Maybe inflation was a little high, but, nowhere what it is now. And it looks like it’s going to get worse. A lot worse.
But I argue the point of it being life or death. Sure, the withdrawl sucks , just 2 patches of it were enough for me to go into all kinds of shit for several days after I took that second 1 off. BUT it can be done. some people are just incapable of withstanding a bit of pain without looking for a crutch.
It's not intended for people with "a bit of pain", it's for people who are suffering.
It's the next best thing after Morphine. There are just many people suffering
in your country, because your healthcare system sucks.
The lower income people hardly have any healthcare at all.
Even if you have a good job that offers good health coverage,
you still are paying more, than I would, if I didn't have any.
Total costs for a healthy pregnancy, delivery and insurance, on Platinum insurance in the US is $6,460. In The Netherlands, the national maximum rate for an outpatient delivery without a medical indication or a delivery in a birthing center is Ђ841.51 ($917.03). There might be some extra costs involved in your rate, but your $6,460 is after Platinum insurance, our $917.03 is before any insurance.
Our BASIC insurance covers the care for the mother and all her baby's needs, before, during and after birth. That's because your government allows the hospitals, pharma companies and insurance companies to get rich, by screwing patients and everyone on insurance. That money is mostly going to shareholders, not to the development of better healthcare. People like Vivek Ramaswamy get rich by leeching of that system. Then they go into politics to screw you even more.
Only the really wealthy people have your top quality healthcare,
for everyone else, even if they can afford it, it's worse than ours.
More women and children die during your $6,460 'Platinum' births,
than during our fully paid for 'basic' births.
That might be something to consider, if you're worried about low birth rates.
How many immigrants do your oligarchs need to replace your not born workers?
How many people can afford Platinum insurance and how many people can afford $6,460, when they want a kid? Aren't kids not already expensive enough?
If you want them to look out for you when you're old, you need to invest in their education, because they're not much use to you, when they turn out poor.
but as soon as he started actually doing stuff, the stock market started to tank.
The idea that Republicans are good for the economy is nothing but a myth.
And the idea that Republicans ever lower the debt & deficit is a complete lie.
In any case, it's time to hold Trump accountable to his own standards:
March 10, 2025: Dow Jones Index Open: 42,507.65
March 11, 2025: Dow Jones Index Close: 41,433.48
Difference over 2 days: -1,074.17 points
Time to impeach the president!
it's up to the people to remove him.
The midterm elections of ALL the House of Representatives and one third of the Senate in November 2026 will determine what party controls Congress starting on January 1, 2027. It’s not a given that Democrats will pull it off. If they do, they’ll be able to push back somewhat.
Democrats are showing NO leadership at all. They are capitulating.
They are losing even more support than Republicans right now.
No one will vote for pathetic losers. If there is even a fair election.
You will have only Constitutional protection left; the 2nd amendment.
MAGA would be willing to start civil war, to destroy America.
It's time that your side shows that saving America is worth it too.
that leader will never be able to do something good for the working class.
That's why Bernie Sanders is now not talking about who should lead the Democrats, but about rebuilding the party from the ground up. All the other representatives are much more important. They will support actual progressives, while all the billionaires will donate millions to the corrupt corporatists. The likes who just voted with Republicans for Trumps spending bill, that cuts everything
for you and gives massive hand-outs to the wealthy.
That "new blood" is exactly what Bernie and AOC were talking about.
Watch this video from 3:53:
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It’s going to take awhile to fix all the Democrats fuck ups
Was investing in infrastructure a fuck up?
Was paying off some of the worst student debt a fuck up?
The idea being that he increased the debt and the deficit, right?
Trump did, and will again, increase the debt and the deficit, MUCH MORE!!!
And YOU will be paying MORE TAXES to fix his fuck-ups again.
How about the way joe Biden pulled us out of Afghanistan people falling to their death from the air plane wings how about letting billions of dollars worth of military equipment with the keys hanging in them now being used as terrorist tools those are just a couple of the democrats fuck ups i was thinking of so don’t try to predict what I’m thinking it’s a dangerous game
Can you explain the cause and effect you're thinking about?
Heating Oil down 30 cents per gallon
Milk down 50 cents per gallon
Eggs down 2 dollars per dozen
It’s not much but it’s a start
It saves me 10 dollars per week
Biden managed to get your economy running at top speed, put people
back to work, and invested in jobs coming back to America.
That's exactly what you say you want.
Before Biden, Trump massively increased the debt and the deficit.
That's exactly what you say you DON'T want.
If you blame Biden for inflation, that's because he prioritized what YOU wanted him to do, instead of making the economy benefit ALL Americans.
Biden was TOO RIGHT-WING. He should have increased the minimum wage
for all the working class. That wouldn't have overheated the economy, and made it easier for the working class to pay for groceries. You are blaming Biden for not being LEFT-WING ENOUGH, while you have voted for Elon taking the last dollar out of the hands of the working class.
The only thing you came up with was Afghanistan, so far.
Is that what you think left the US in such a rough shape?
The Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts costed somewhere between $4 to $6 trillion.
What did you get out of that? Is terrorism defeated now?
At least Obama killed Osama Bin Laden. In Pakistan.
What did Biden do, to make life for the working class worse,
so they couldn't afford groceries?
No answer at all... Crickets!!!
I say; not raising their minimum wage. Your answer; Bull shit
That's you, knowing that I AM RIGHT!
"such a rough shape".
Mostly because it's not true. Both presidents left your country in a much better shape than they got it in, while the Republican president before them did the exact opposite.
My claim is supported by ALL statistics. You're just saying that the US FELT in better shape, because people could more easily afford groceries.
You don't present any evidence or provide any logical relationship to what Obama or Biden did, to make groceries more expensive.
Everything has become more expensive. That is because of capitalism.
The rich are becoming more rich, and everyone else is getting poorer.
You keep voting in the people who are making that worse.
Poor children that got to eat in school, now don't get it anymore.
Elon cut the funding for that. How clear do you want it?
At least he did pull you out of Afghanistan. Trump could have done that, but didn't, probably because he knew it would be messy. At least 90 more American soldiers died,
because Trump left them there.
If you're worried about the Taliban, stop supporting Saudi Arabia, their biggest supporters. Saudi Arabia got a $200 billion weapons deal from Trump. And you care about some broken helicopters and jeeps? Do I need to remind you that 15 of the 9/11 hijackers came from Saudi Arabia?
Better pay attention to what Trump is doing, because he's thinking about starting wars everywhere. They are hinting at Iran every day. That will be much worse than Afghanistan. Or do you want something to cry about, when a Democrat pulls you out, after you spent 10 trillion dollars and wasted the lives of tens of thousands of American soldiers, for something completely useless? There is nothing to gain from war with Iran.
Anything else?
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But it's more that 3 billion too. Just one deal was already $8.1 billion, and I didn't read that one wrong.
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"It includes some of the world’s most sophisticated warfare aircraft, including precision-guided bombs, advanced F-15 fighter jets and laser-guided missiles."
Republicans were lying through their teeth about what was really left behind in Afghanistan.
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That's not much of a difference with Saudi Arabia.
Sunni jihadists vs Sunni fundamentalists who support Sunni jihadists.
The only difference is that one group of extremist lunatics actually controls
a whole country with a military. And you are choosing to strengthen them,
just because they control oil. Never learn from history!
That's why it's not a good idea to let someone like that run a country.
It requires more wisdom than just what makes you money, short term.
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Pencilvainyea is Amish farm country , of course the alphabet community is going to have a tough row to hoe in that state. perhaps they need to move to california.
I can't read your story, but I see all the trigger words in your link;
queer, latinx, masculinity, taxpayer-dime.
It's just spreading bullshit, to cut expenses for average Americans
and cut taxes and give government funding to Elon Musk and his friends.
Stop defending these entitled wealthy ass-holes. They hate you.
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All that effort, for a story I couldn't care less about.
You might disagree with it, but it was intentional, so not waste.
Waste is something that doesn't serve a purpose. This served a purpose.
It helped people do something that they have an disadvantage for.
That kind of money is one party for some scummy politician.
Do you know how many billions in bailouts Trump gave farmers
to compensate them somewhat for the damage of his first trade war?
That trade war didn't amount to anything positive, so it was a waste.
Trump's current trade war will also not achieve anything positive.
He has some stupid ideas he wants to act out, and that's it.
Doing "big things" makes him feel important, but you can sit on the blisters.
He's too dumb to do anything actually worthwhile.
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He's famous for teaching adolescent boys to treat women like crap.
prices have not risen on anything that i use. matter of fact some food items have went down a bit.
it takes time, rome was not built in a day.
Waste and fraud? So far it’s tall show and no go. Just a disruption of the government agencies.
You may not buy anything that its price has gone up? Yeah, right. I don’t care about Rome. In the good old USA we went from “I can change everything in the first day.” to “maybe I’ll get something right someday.”
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Pete Hegseth’s Defense for Disastrous Group Chat Blows up in His Face
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This is what happens, when you replace a four-star general, with a Fox host,
known for alcohol abuse and misconduct.
But, but, but, the four-star general was black, you know... DEI!!
"We pick people, based on merit..."
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This is what Fox'News' used to think about "mishandling classified information":
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Did they say anything like that about Pete Hegseth group chatting war plans?
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Then, I discovered the discussions here, with people saying things that are objectively wrong or I completely disagree with. First, I was under the misunderstanding that I could change people's mind, by providing them with logical arguments and verifiable facts,
that contradict their claims. I found out that most people here, especially the right-wingers, are completely impervious to facts and logic.
The type that gave Whirlies in High School? I tried Googling this, but it's not clear to me what you mean. Care to clarify? Is it a drugs thing? I never did drugs, nor am I interested in doing drugs. I don't even drink alcohol. I have made nothing but very responsible choices in my life. I'm highly educated, perform a valuable job that serves human needs,
and I invest time in helping family and friends, and supporting the progress of society.
Anything specific you are referring to with the stuff I come up with?
It's all very vague what you are referring to. Do you actually have some clear opinions
that you want to discuss? It seems like your opinions are based on some feelings that Trump is a real man, which I find ridiculous. I find him pathetically weak and awfully stupid, but that's not why I hate that he became your president. It's what he is doing and very likely is going to do, what I have problems with. If that just affected Americans, that's your own choice. However, it is very much affecting the rest of the world. That's why I care, even though I don't even live in the US. Don't you understand that?
I'm not a big D Democrat, I'm a small d democrat. That means that I fight for democracy, not for a party. Most Democrats are to me only a bit less awful than Republicans. I don't care about your party politics. The last thing you should do is attach your identity to a party, or worse, to a specific politician. To me, parties and politicians are expendable.
I support them, as long as they represent me, I don't represent them.
It's very funny to me, when I hear Americans talking about wanting to get rid of “socialist bullshit”. You hardly have any. The US is the least socialist country in the world and heading to a complete oligarchy. That's a system where people like us, people who have to work to survive, are completely dominated by the wealthy. Why would you want to live
in such a society?
Here's a question for you; before Trump got elected, did you think that it was very important to make Canada the 51st state and make Greenland part of the US?
Don't you think it is important for democracy that a candidate for president announces ideas like that, before people vote for him?
Or, do you just vote on a personality, and after that he can do WHATEVER he wants?
Social security is a socialist idea and it is belly flopping as we type. The only way it can survive is to beat,i mean tax, more money out of the working class to support it. It was not properly invested so it could draw enough interest and it was given to those that contributed little or none at all. which made it disolve all to fast.
As for voting party lines. the ballet I get being unaffiliated ,gives me the option to vote for whoever I wish on the list.the last 3 elections I have to vote straight republican as the other side was just flat out to wrong for me to support them even down to the most local level.
I have voted for a democrat more than once over the years but not often do you find 1 that actually is worth your vote. most are so far flung to the left they are hopeless.
Why do you feel the need to answer my questions for him?
Don't you think he has a brain of his own?
but not in actually discussing those ideas.
Dipping his toe in, but afraid of getting wet.
That sounds very Trumpesque to me.
At what point is it America's responsibility to police its own borders?
Oh, and by the way, we are changing the name of Lake Erie to Lake Canada because we feel like it.
I think we will also take over the sovereign nations of the Dominican Republic and Iceland too.
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Oh yeah, and we're also in talks with Russia to put nuclear weapons on the Canada US border.
BUT you are forgetting something. For the drugs to come from china to get to us thru the border, that means there is probably some scattered about being taken by your own people.which can't be good. so why is there is no concern about that?
Nobody likes fentanyl except drug dealers.
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"the illegals", and there are much more unvaccinated people that just "the illegals".
It's possible, but to make that your standard narrative for everything related to infectious diseases is just plain racism.
We have had our own uptick in measles, from people returning from Morocco and Romania. The large majority of the those people were unvaccinated, and they were infecting unvaccinated people, in the immigrant communities and the bible belt.
So why is RFK Jr banning vaccines? Why are 7 states trying to ban vaccines?
Isn't that stupid? Weren't you supporting people's own choice on this matter?
Banning vaccines isn't choice.
So you do allow parents to make a choice on vaccines, but you don't allow them to make a choice if they provide them with puberty blockers? Explain to me why that's not hypocrisy.
About half your population didn't take the Covid vaccines.
How is that possible if everyone was forced?
Do you think eliminating modern medicine, because stupid people felt a bit pressured, is a good thing?
You're making up nonsense about non-existent authoritarianism, to justify real authoritarianism.
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Isn't that formed at an early age too?
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Of the 441 mass shootings in the United States, between 1966-2022, 54.1%
of perpetrators were white.
Most of the murders in your country are still committed by white people.
In 2023, 8,842 murderers in the United States were white, while 6,405 were black.
A further 461 murderers were of another race.
Non-Hispanic Whites are 57.7% of the US population.
That's only a tiny percentage difference between population and murder percentages.
There is definitely an over-representation of black men in the murder statistics. I'm sure you think that's because they're black. However, if you look closer to those statistics, there is a high significance between poverty and criminal behavior, especially in relation with black murderers.
Black Americans are disproportionately represented in the lower-income brackets. About 30% to 35% of Black households fall into lower-income categories (working-class or below the poverty line).
White Americans: Around 20% to 25% of White households are in similar lower-income categories.
19.5% of Black individuals in the U.S. live in poverty.
10.1% of White individuals live in poverty.
Fix poverty, and you mostly fix violent crime and murder.
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That was for you phart
On Racism and Housing Discrimination (1973): "You know, I have a great relationship with the blacks. I’ve always had a great relationship with the blacks." — Trump made this statement in 1973 during an interview regarding the U.S. government’s lawsuit against him and his company for allegedly discriminating against Black renters.
On African American Culture (1980s): "I think the problem with blacks is they don’t have enough people that look like me, that have made it, to give them a sense of possibility." — In an interview in the 1980s, Trump suggested that Black Americans lacked successful role models in society who could inspire them to succeed, while also implying that his own success was a model for others, while he was born into a wealthy family.
On Black People (1989): "Black guys counting my money! I hate it." — In a 1989 interview with New York Magazine, Trump said this while discussing a deal involving his casinos.
On Central Park Five (1989): "I don’t believe that you should ever, under any circumstances, apologize for the crime. They should never have been released from prison. I think the police and the people that worked on the case should be proud of themselves."
— Trump took out full-page ads in New York newspapers calling for the execution of five Black teenagers wrongfully convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park.
He never apologized after they were exonerated.
On Black People and Crime (1989): "The blacks are the only ones who get in trouble. White people never do." — A quote from the late 1980s, where Trump allegedly expressed a belief that Black people were more prone to criminal behavior than whites. You can give me statistics, but he said "only" and "never".
On the 1990s (1991): "I’ve got black accountants at Trump Castle, Black guys counting my money. I hate it." — Another instance of racially insensitive comments that Trump made during the early 90s.
On African Americans and Wealth (1991): "Look, I’m the first to say it. The black community hasn’t done well, and that’s unfortunate. But look at all the people in jail. There’s a reason. Look at the people who don’t have jobs. They just haven’t worked hard enough." — Trump was quoted making these comments in 1991, reinforcing the stereotype that the lack of success in the Black community was due to a lack of effort.
On Racial Segregation in His Casinos (1992): "I am the king of New York. And I will not tolerate black people running things in my hotels." — In 1992, there were accusations that Trump had segregated hotel staff and kept African Americans out of certain positions. This comment was reportedly made to a Black worker at one of his properties.
On the ‘Birther Movement’ (2011): "I’m starting to think that he was born in Kenya. I am starting to think it’s true. I just don’t know." — Although this was after Obama’s presidency, it’s still worth noting that Trump’s promotion of the birther conspiracy theory implied that Obama was not a legitimate American, casting doubt on his background because of his race.
On Obama's Birth Certificate (2011): "If you don’t have a birth certificate, you’re not going to be able to run for president. I want to see if it’s real. There are a lot of questions, and I think there are a lot of people who are very interested in it." — Trump repeatedly cast doubt on Obama's legitimacy as president, questioning the authenticity of his birth certificate and reinforcing the idea that Obama wasn’t a "true" American, due to his race and background.
On Obama's "Chicago Background" (2011): "I think that he’s a guy who doesn’t understand America. He’s from a completely different background." — Trump claimed that Obama's background, including his upbringing and Kenyan heritage, made him somehow "foreign" or disconnected from American values.
On Obama's Education (2011): "I have great respect for Barack Obama, but I will say this: He’s probably one of the least educated presidents we’ve ever had." — Trump often implied that Obama was less capable or less intelligent, suggesting that his educational background (which includes a degree from Harvard Law School) was somehow inferior or suspect due to his race. Barack Obama’s academic credentials, particularly his graduate law degree and his leadership role at Harvard Law Review, make him more highly educated in a traditional academic sense than Donald Trump. Trump's education, while strong in business, does not involve graduate-level academic training in the same way.
On Immigration (2015): "When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people." — Trump's comments about Mexican immigrants when he announced his presidential campaign in 2015.
On a Judge of Mexican Descent (2016): "We’re building a wall. You know, the wall is going to be built. And they’re going to pay for it. Believe me, they’re going to pay for it. And I will tell you this, and you know this better than anyone, I have had tremendous success in winning cases against people of Mexican descent. Tremendous success." — Trump made these comments about Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who was overseeing a case related to Trump University. He suggested the judge was biased because of his Mexican heritage.
On African American Communities (2016): "What the hell do you have to lose? Look, I’m going to fix it. I’m going to fix it. What the hell do you have to lose? You’re living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs." — Trump’s comments to African American communities, which many felt perpetuated negative stereotypes.
On African Americans (2016): "Look at my African American over here. Look at him." — Trump made this comment at a campaign rally in 2016 while pointing to a Black man in the crowd, which many critics deemed patronizing.
On African Americans in General (2016): "Look, the African American community has been so great to me. I’m getting so much support from them, from the African American community." — This quote, from a 2016 rally, was seen by many as an attempt to pander to African American voters without offering real policies.
Charlottesville (2017): "You also had people that were very fine people, on both sides." — After the violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Trump faced criticism for stating that there were "very fine people" among both the white supremacists and the counter-protesters, suggesting equivalence between them.
On Congresswomen of Color (2019): "Go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came." — Trump made these remarks about four Democratic congresswomen of color (Reps. Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib), all of whom were U.S. citizens. This sparked widespread accusations of racism and xenophobia.
On African American Voters (2019): "What the hell do you have to lose?" — During a rally, Trump addressed African American voters with this comment, suggesting that Black Americans had nothing to lose by voting for him. Critics saw it as an oversimplification of racial issues and a stereotypical view of Black Americans.
On Native Americans (2020): "Pocahontas, they always want me to apologize for saying Pocahontas." — Trump continued to use the term "Pocahontas" to refer to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, despite Warren's self-identification as having Native American ancestry. Many criticized him for using this as an insult, considering it racially derogatory.
On African Americans and the Economy (2020): "I think that people like me, that people who love me, are the ones who have been with me from the beginning. I’m telling you, I have done more for the Black community than anybody." — Trump made this claim in 2020, suggesting that his administration had done more for Black Americans than anyone else, despite widespread criticisms of his policies and his failure to address systemic racial issues.
On Immigrants from Haiti and Africa (2021): "We don’t want people from Haiti. We don’t want people from Africa. We want people from places like Norway."
This remark was allegedly made during a private meeting with lawmakers in 2021, as reported by various sources, and it continued the same racist sentiment Trump expressed about immigration from certain countries during his presidency.
On the 2020 Election and Black Voters (2021): "They say we lost the election. Well, how come all of a sudden, in places like Detroit, they came up with all the votes for Biden? Where’s the honesty in that?" Trump continued to spread unfounded conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, including his claims about Black-majority cities (such as Detroit) and the votes counted there, reinforcing stereotypes about voter fraud in African American communities.
On "Critical Race Theory" (2021): "Critical Race Theory is a disaster. It’s a cancer in our schools. It’s un-American, it’s racist, it’s horrible, it teaches children to hate each other." Trump condemned "Critical Race Theory" (CRT) in his rhetoric, framing it as a tool that promotes division and "hatred" between races, despite CRT being an academic framework that analyzes the intersection of race and law.
On Immigrants from "Shithole Countries" (2021): "I still don’t want people from shithole countries coming here. I’m not changing my stance." Although this is a repeat of the controversial comments Trump made in 2018 about immigrants from Haiti and African countries, he reportedly reaffirmed this racist language in private conversations in 2021.
On the Capitol Riot (2021): "These are great people. These are people who love this country. These are people who are patriots. They’re just a little misguided." Following the January 6th Capitol insurrection, Trump made statements that many interpreted as excusing the violent, mostly white nationalist crowd, downplaying the racism involved and suggesting that their actions were driven by love for America.
On the Black Lives Matter Movement (2021): "Black Lives Matter is a Marxist group. It’s anti-American. It’s bad for our country." Trump continued to make disparaging remarks about the Black Lives Matter movement in 2021, claiming it was a Marxist and anti-American organization. His language played into fears about racial justice movements, undermining their legitimacy.
On Voter ID and Minorities (2022): "Voter ID is a very big deal. I want to make sure that we get the right people voting. A lot of people say that minorities can’t get IDs, but that’s not true." Trump's statements continued to perpetuate the idea that minorities are less capable of obtaining identification, an argument often used to oppose voter ID laws that disproportionately affect Black and Latino communities.
On Chinese Americans and COVID-19 (2021): "I don’t think China should be running our country. They’ve got all these people working in the White House, don’t they?" Trump made derogatory remarks about Chinese Americans and the involvement of Chinese nationals in various sectors, again fueling the idea of racial or ethnic "otherness" in relation to American politics and business.
On Immigrants and Border Control (2022): "We’re going to build the wall again. We’ll get rid of all the people coming in from the southern border who are criminals and drug dealers. They’re ALL bad people." Trump continued his rhetoric about immigrants, particularly from Latin America, as "bad people" associated with crime and drugs, perpetuating harmful stereotypes about people of Latin American descent.
On "The Squad" (2021): "The Squad is a disaster for the country. They hate America. They hate Israel. They want to destroy this country. They’re all radical left." Trump continued his attacks on progressive congresswomen of color, including Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, labeling them as "radical" and accusing them of hating America, which critics saw as a racially charged attack on these women, all of whom are people of color.
On “Woke” Culture (2022): "Woke culture is a disaster. It’s destroying our country. We have to stop it." Trump's criticism of "woke" culture often included racial overtones, as it commonly involves calls for racial justice, inclusion, and awareness. He has positioned "wokeness" as a threat to American values, often without addressing the legitimate issues it seeks to confront.
On Immigrants (rally in New Hampshire, 2024): "16 million people.... They are Poisoning the Blood of Our Country". Language that is often employed by White supremacists, nativists, which is related to quotes from Adolf Hitler, who spoke of impure Jewish blood “poisoning” Aryan German blood, in his manifesto “Mein Kampf”.
On Ilegal Immigrants (rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina 2024): Undocumented immigrants who commit murder have “bad genes,” in the latest example of the former president using dehumanizing rhetoric as he tries to stoke fears about those in the country illegally.
About Haitian immigrants (2018 ): During a meeting about immigration reform, Donald Trump allegedly made a racist remark about Haitians, suggesting that they were "bringing all their problems" to the United States, and later adding that Haitians "eat dogs." This remark was reportedly made during a meeting with lawmakers about immigration policy and was part of a broader comment that immigrants from certain countries, including Haiti, were undesirable. The comment about Haitians eating dogs was widely condemned as racist and xenophobic. It was seen as a derogatory stereotype aimed at dehumanizing Haitian immigrants. Trump denied making the specific comment about eating dogs, but the report was confirmed by several individuals who were present at the meeting.
About Haitian immigrants (2024): "In Springfield, they are eating dogs, cats, pets of people who live there" The claims began with a local Facebook group post claiming a local cat had been butchered, and spread quickly among far-right and neo-Nazi groups. Several more videos were circulating, which were all debunked as evidence for Haitian immigrants eating pets. Springfield Police investigations commander Mike Kranz told Forbes there have been “no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community.”
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Why? Because Putin is telling the Russian people than only 498 Russian soldiers have been killed so far. Parents don't even get a note that their son was killed in the war.
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but I've seen them getting shared by several news outlets and YouTubers.
Always take information like that with a big bunch of salt, but if the information is confirmed by other sources, don't just dismiss it. Russians are pretty much controlled and indoctrinated by their government, but there are still enough Russians who don't believe their dictator and provide the rest of the world with information that confirms the claims of the Ukrainians.
You don't interfere with your opponent when he is kicking his own ass.
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This why I didn't like to eat out
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Are you kidding? Dems don't feel like you should be able to defend yourself or your family.
idiots.
joe biden, didn't remember signing anything sometimes.
It could very well be, HE DIDN'T!!
Who ever controls the autopen ,controls the country. I say chunk the autopen, if you can't be there to physically sign a document, then why are you president?
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kinda odd, I can't find anything on Trump and autopen except for the junkmail stuff wanting campaign money
55 billion in cuts to do nothing organization with in our government yes you seen that right 55 billion so far and they only scratched the surface the democrats are scrambling makes me think maybe they have lots to hide
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If this don’t discredit the democrats for ever nothing will don’t believe me let’s talk about how much money the Clinton’s were paid out of taxpayers money with no explanation as to why
Busted
He just fired the nuclear safety officers, people who are protecting your nukes!
What accidents or attacks would you like happening?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has the job to police the bank and loan industry, to not scam it's customers. Trump is literally defunding the finance POLICE.
He's targeting CISA now, the agency that protects your elections from foreign hackers.
For a guy who keeps saying that the election was stolen from him, that's just clear evidence that he was lying and he wants to steal the next election.
Trump has muzzled the CDC earlier and is now ordering CDC and NIH layoffs.
Your eggs are this eggspensive, because of the raging bird flu. Not a good time to cancel the only agencies assigned to keeping that under control.
Are you still pretending you care about The Constitution?
If you want to cancel government agencies, you need to go through CONGRESS!
If they are cutting so much wasteful spending, then why did the House GOP just release
a budget that raises debt limit by $4 trillion?
I just read about 40 billion of credit card exspenses that elon found.
Those plane crashes happened AFTER, trump fired lots of FAA employees.
What Elon found is nothing but rumors, unless he is TRANSPARENT about it.
1 air traffic control is using 40 year old equipment for tracking incoming and outgoing flights half the ping towers don’t work properly this is were 70 percent of the problem lies
2 pilots are not being trained properly in emergency situations that a flight simulator can’t duplicate
3 plane failures are much more common as technology increases automation involves electronic that are known to fail
I’ve been watching planes drop from the sky over 40 years are they all Donald trumps fault you Dutch people have had your fair share of plain crashes is that Donald trumps fault let them over haul the FAA and make flight safe again
Billionaire assholes knew from day one, that they can do
whatever they want now, at whatever cost, and get away with it.
They started firing their own tower control staff and hired cheap unqualified staff
from second parties, immediately.
Risking peoples lives to save a buck, will be the norm now.
It's not just the FAA, it's the people who are checking your food.
A nasty E. Coli infection from your piece of beef can kill you just as effectively
as an airplane crash. They know now that they can sell you contaminated meat, double the interested rate on a loan without even telling you, tell you that you
don't need that operation that would save your life, all because they know Trump
will protect them when they destroy YOU.
You know everything so I should just sit back and go by any thing you say
And then you wonder why @tecan@ quit answering your posts
Your one like the guys i used to give wirllies to in high school
Trump is doing everything we warned you that he would do.
You didn't have to believe me, you could just have LISTENED TO HIM.
When you saw Trump with all his billionaire tech buddies around him,
that should have been a hint that he cares about them and not you.
They give him money, you just voted for him. He doesn't need you anymore.
He has two years to make sure he never needs any votes anymore.
Even when you start regretting your vote, it won't matter anymore.
I give him a standing ovation 👏
I'm sure you like all of the government getting destroyed.
I'm sure you like all the dumb-assery that is upsetting the libs.
You will not like the results for your country.
It might take a little longer for you. You have money.
You can always sell your gun collection.
I like the immigrants being deported. The local crime rates are coming down.
It takes major moves to fix problems, especially those so deeply imbedded in our government.
He has done nothing yet that could result in those things.
However, his trade war with Canada will blow up your gas prices.
And if he actually goes trough with the tariffs, everything will be more expensive.
I know you didn't see any real stats about crime going down,
you just make that up to confirm your own bias.
It was a lie in the first place that illegals were causing crime.
Illegals commit crimes at a much lower rate than US citizens themselves.
Trump and Elon are not fixing your government, they are destroying it.
Do you have any clue how a government works? Do you think that when Trump signs off on a law, it would magically turn into reality? Have you ever even talked with a government worker and asked them what they are doing on a daily basis?
Trump/Elon are firing people with years or decades of experience and eliminating all the organization around them, which took many decades to put together. Once destroyed it will take the same amount of time to organize alternatives. Knowing Trump and Elon, he will want to outsource most to private companies. Do you have any idea how much more expensive that is? It's at least TWICE the price. That's exactly what the billionaires want, because they will profit from that, but YOU, the tax-payer will pay for that.
Or do you think you can go without an FDA, or the SEC?
It means you are not sure to survive if you take some cough syrup or a Tylenol, or some butcher kills you when you need an operation.
It means you can get screwed on any mortgage, insurance, loan or pension.
I know your government isn't doing as good of a job as we have in Europe,
but it isn't as bad as they have been telling you. That's just propaganda.
Propaganda from the wealthy, who don't like an FDA or SEC policing them.
They want to be able to do crimes unchecked, which would send you to jail.
They were already getting away with horrible crimes or just got a slap on the wrist or a fine that the customers end up paying. Trump will give the billionaires absolute immunity against repercussions, when they exploit and abuse you. Why are you OK with that?
It can be automated or farmed out to contractors.
Alot of companys farm out their phone tech support and such to India to save ALOT of money.
This country's government needs to be saving money and what money it does spend needs to be doing the most good for the taxpayers that send it in.
We need Production, profit,and success for this country,
Rubbers to overseas countries,what the hell?
Sure, let another country handle your critical and personal information.
I'm not talking about simple IT-work, that's no problem and you can be sure that was already done. I'm talking about specialist services. It's much cheaper to have government workers do that, than have it contracted under private companies.
Our government cut funds to our tax authorities. Many highly skilled and experienced tax auditors left the tax authorities to find jobs at big accountant offices (like the "Big Four"; PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY). Then the tax authorities weren't able to implement the big changes that same government demanded of them anymore. It resulted in a big farce, which the next administration (mostly the previous administration) had to fix. They were unable to rehire the old employees, because they were now making buckets full of money. They could also not find new employees with the same qualifications, because they prefer working for the "Big Four", so they needed to hire staff from the "Big Four", who are much more expensive. Not only do they make more money, the "Big Four" makes a lot of profit, making those employees several times more expensive.
One of our neighbors daughters worked there. She's now a Senior Financial Officer in one of those "Big Four" firms. She still talks about the chaos she found, when she was deployed at the tax authorities. By the way, she makes a bunch of money. She bought a big house, on her own, just recently. With the current prices, that is at least a $600,000 house.
When you force out people from your government, like Elon does, the strong employees leave and the weak employees try to stick around as much as they can. That stupid email Elon sent around ("Tell me what you did this week") doesn't work either. The strong employees just don't react and demand their severance pay, the weak employees will react and make up something good. Do you think Elon has the manpower to check millions of emails? It's the dumbest thing ever. He will fire the good workers and keep the weak workers. When you find out your government is completely broken to shit, you will not find ant good workers and you'll have to hire very expensive workers from private firms. And that is exactly Elon's PURPOSE. He or his techbro buddies will provide them, at a fucking high price. The exact opposite of what they tell you they are doing.
If you ask me, your government isn't doing near enough for its citizens.
20 billon stuffed in a bank for later distribution
waste!
What will you say when there is actually a check going out to the people after doge finishes as a % of the savings created? I don't much care about a check as much as I would just like to see taxes reduced by that % for everyone.
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Secondly; buffers are not waste, unless it's several times the yearly expenditure. Do you know what's their yearly expenditure?
If you don't you're just babbling.
If everyone gets a check, that's waste, because most people are not going to use that wisely. It's just tax-dollars that could have been used for better goals.
Kash Patel has just one goal; legitimize Democrats and Democratic goals. He's a plant. I would expect nothing less from him than investigate something like this. He announced that he was going to do that, way before. Also he is completely unqualified to run any large organization. But that can be said for almost all Trump's people.
And the ones who might have some qualification are forced to shut up and do as they're told, no matter how unwise the task they are given. That's asking for trouble. Trouble that will affect American citizens.
From within the FBI, whistleblowers are already warning about the rot Patel is bringing in. Is your media actually telling you that?
No need to fund transgender studies in Pakistan
When the canadians start feeling the pinch when their products don't sell as well, they will come around. We don't need them, they just come in handy to preserve our resources while they sell theirs off to us leaving themselves vulnerable in the future. DUH.
This is the long term goal of the short term effects of the tariffs.
No, John Deere is not moving production to Mexico, and the company is doubling down on its commitment to U.S. manufacturing.
Explanation
In response to threats from former President Donald Trump, John Deere has emphasized its investments in U.S. factories.
Since 2019, Deere has invested over $2.5 billion in U.S. factories, including new facilities in Iowa, Illinois, and North Carolina.
Deere has also purchased a farm in Texas to test advanced farming machinery.
Deere has stated that less than 5% of its U.S. sales are manufactured in Mexico.
Deere has also stated that more than 75% of all sales in the United States are from U.S.-based manufacturing facilities.
Deere has said that it relies on its U.S. employees to deliver quality tractors
It seems that now you agree that Covid shots worked even with side effects. I watch adds for meds on TV and they all come with a warning about side effects
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In the first quarter of 2025, John Deere's net income was $869 million, a 50% decline from the same period in 2024.
John Deere announced that it will move its skid steer and track loader manufacturing from Dubuque, Iowa to Mexico by the end of 2026.
John Deere announced its 2025 Startup Collaborator program.
John Deere revealed new autonomous machines and technology at CES 2025.
Company response
John Deere says that the layoffs are due to changing agriculture economy conditions in the U.S.
John Deere says that it is investing in automation to improve manufacturing efficiency and reliability.
John Deere is addressing cost concerns by reducing the prices of some new technologies.
Other initiatives
John Deere is helping soldiers find new careers with the U.S. Army Reserve.
John Deere launched an Innovation Hub in Austin, Texas.
Seems to me like John Deere is following good business practices
after Hurricane Helene? That wasn't true, because Biden signed the order immediately.
Anyway, on the 17th of February, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey requested a FEMA disaster declaration for 13 counties throughout the Southern part of West Virginia. There are huge floods, leaving 3 people dead in McDowell County.
To date, there has been NO response from the Trump Administration.
He is screwing over his biggest supporters.
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Meanwhile Trump is talking about canceling FEMA all together.
But, knowing you, you'll do a 180, and you agree with that now.
You're crazy to think this absolves him.
If Biden would have waited a week, you would demanded his head.
The reason we have FEMA now is because Congress, unilaterally, recognized that, in a national catastrophe, time is of the essence, and by pooling the resources lives are saved, damage is stopped.
Why should any of the other 49 states pay money to rebuild a house 6 times in the same spot in Louisiana with tax money every so often? that's why our insurance is high ,that's why taxes are high. Florida would be sent x amount of federal money just as any other state and could put it where the state officials feel it needs to be spent. faster than the feds because no act of congress would be needed to get the money out. States are divvied out the money anyway, as the feds don't come out and fix the road,the state gets the road fixed and then gets federal money and so on. the itty bitty 750 dollar check can come from a state or county office with in hours of a situation instead of weeks.
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Replacement housing after a catastrophe is paid by insurance, not FEMA. You are, also, not doing the math. A poor state like Alabama can't put out money like the Feds. Why are you always so chinsy with Fed money? It's in the coffers already and should be used for everyone's benefit. California alone contributes more to the Feds than a bunch of other states put together.
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California, New York, Texas, and Florida are the states that pay the most federal taxes. These states also have the largest populations.
We don't complain when the Carolinas need FEMA. On the contrary, we want to help.
to pay for it. Why would you need to change this? Just because Trump says so?
The federal budget sets aside x money for FEMA.
IF fema is ditched, then the money that would be set aside for fema, would be divided among the states. THUS the states WOULD have the money to deal with emergency's because they would have the money that fema would have been given sent to them each year.
state governments and county governments can dispatch resources sooner than feds any day. Because they are already within a short distance of the issues.
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This administration is using that fear to provide more money to the rich at the expense of the middle class. I won't change your mind but let's see how happy you are in the next four years.
Making more genius's.
Staying busy or squirting in a test tube and mailing it to perspective mothers?
But, he does have talent in selling dreams to people. That doesn't require genius.
He's not an inventor. He stole Tesla from the people who actually started it.
He has also been defrauding investors and
Elon is a South African former illegal immigrant well-fair queen ketamine-addict hypomanic robber-baron, but you like him because of his self-created genius myth and because he reposts bullshit on the media outlet that he specifically bought to give people brain-rot.
(he overstayed his visa and takes billions is subsidies from the government)
This guy destroys the myth of Elon Musk with actual facts:
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It is the character on his keyboard that most closely resembles a swastika.
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