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Mike Collins, a congressman from Georgia, wants to take away commercial driver’s licenses from noncitizens.

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  • propublica@newsie.socialP propublica@newsie.social

    Mike Collins, a congressman from Georgia, wants to take away commercial driver’s licenses from noncitizens.

    Over the past 25 years, truckers for his businesses have been involved in crashes that killed five people and injured more than 50 people.
    https://www.propublica.org/article/mike-collins-georgia-senate-truck-crashes?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

    #News #Georgia #Congress #Immigration #Trucks #Transportation #Driving

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    @ProPublica Sounds like he's suggesting we replace road-destroying trucks with trains.

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    • propublica@newsie.socialP propublica@newsie.social

      Mike Collins, a congressman from Georgia, wants to take away commercial driver’s licenses from noncitizens.

      Over the past 25 years, truckers for his businesses have been involved in crashes that killed five people and injured more than 50 people.
      https://www.propublica.org/article/mike-collins-georgia-senate-truck-crashes?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

      #News #Georgia #Congress #Immigration #Trucks #Transportation #Driving

      p__x@mastodon.socialP This user is from outside of this forum
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      @ProPublica "If you cant read english traffic signs?" US traffic signs in the meantime:

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      • soviut@hachyderm.ioS soviut@hachyderm.io

        @ProPublica Sounds like he's suggesting we replace road-destroying trucks with trains.

        antipode77@mastodon.nlA This user is from outside of this forum
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        @soviut @ProPublica

        One of those incredibly loooooooooong freight trains, because profit maximising is the one priority trumping EVERYTHING.

        First we need to set an upper boundary on train lengths.

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        • propublica@newsie.socialP propublica@newsie.social

          Mike Collins, a congressman from Georgia, wants to take away commercial driver’s licenses from noncitizens.

          Over the past 25 years, truckers for his businesses have been involved in crashes that killed five people and injured more than 50 people.
          https://www.propublica.org/article/mike-collins-georgia-senate-truck-crashes?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

          #News #Georgia #Congress #Immigration #Trucks #Transportation #Driving

          kevinrns@mstdn.socialK This user is from outside of this forum
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          @ProPublica

          This post needs better writing, I hope the article is clearer.

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          • propublica@newsie.socialP propublica@newsie.social

            Mike Collins, a congressman from Georgia, wants to take away commercial driver’s licenses from noncitizens.

            Over the past 25 years, truckers for his businesses have been involved in crashes that killed five people and injured more than 50 people.
            https://www.propublica.org/article/mike-collins-georgia-senate-truck-crashes?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

            #News #Georgia #Congress #Immigration #Trucks #Transportation #Driving

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            @ProPublica

            Article is much clearer than post.
            Republican racist has opposed safety programs in trucking, has killed, has injured and now spreads hateful.lies.

            Typical Republican.

            Typical.

            #uspol #USRacists #usracism #trump #filth #gross

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            • propublica@newsie.socialP propublica@newsie.social

              Mike Collins, a congressman from Georgia, wants to take away commercial driver’s licenses from noncitizens.

              Over the past 25 years, truckers for his businesses have been involved in crashes that killed five people and injured more than 50 people.
              https://www.propublica.org/article/mike-collins-georgia-senate-truck-crashes?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

              #News #Georgia #Congress #Immigration #Trucks #Transportation #Driving

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              @ProPublica

              #uspolitics #democracy

              while we still can

              https://vote.gov/register
              Voter registration deadlines vary by state and territory.
              Once you register, you can vote in national, state, and local elections.
              CHECK YOU ARE REGISTERED REGULARLY,
              THEN EXERCISE YOUR CIVIC DUTY AND ACTUALLY VOTE!

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              • propublica@newsie.socialP propublica@newsie.social

                Mike Collins, a congressman from Georgia, wants to take away commercial driver’s licenses from noncitizens.

                Over the past 25 years, truckers for his businesses have been involved in crashes that killed five people and injured more than 50 people.
                https://www.propublica.org/article/mike-collins-georgia-senate-truck-crashes?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

                #News #Georgia #Congress #Immigration #Trucks #Transportation #Driving

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                @ProPublica

                What about Canadians?

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                • p__x@mastodon.socialP p__x@mastodon.social

                  @ProPublica "If you cant read english traffic signs?" US traffic signs in the meantime:

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                  Still way too much language in there. Have a look at the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Convention_on_Road_Signs_and_Signals, "dear" USA!

                  @P__X @ProPublica

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                  • propublica@newsie.socialP propublica@newsie.social

                    Mike Collins, a congressman from Georgia, wants to take away commercial driver’s licenses from noncitizens.

                    Over the past 25 years, truckers for his businesses have been involved in crashes that killed five people and injured more than 50 people.
                    https://www.propublica.org/article/mike-collins-georgia-senate-truck-crashes?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

                    #News #Georgia #Congress #Immigration #Trucks #Transportation #Driving

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                    @ProPublica note: delete everything after the ? on URLs, that is tracking!!! Or does privicy mean nothing???

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                    • antipode77@mastodon.nlA antipode77@mastodon.nl

                      @soviut @ProPublica

                      One of those incredibly loooooooooong freight trains, because profit maximising is the one priority trumping EVERYTHING.

                      First we need to set an upper boundary on train lengths.

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                      @antipode77 @soviut @ProPublica

                      But long trains are the best, especially when your house is on one side of the tracks and the local hospital or school or your workplace is on the other.

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                      • pomegranate_stew@kind.socialP pomegranate_stew@kind.social

                        @antipode77 @soviut @ProPublica

                        But long trains are the best, especially when your house is on one side of the tracks and the local hospital or school or your workplace is on the other.

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                        @pomegranate_stew @antipode77 @soviut @ProPublica or when it's full of improperly marked hazardous substances

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                        • libramoon@mastodon.socialL libramoon@mastodon.social

                          @ProPublica

                          #uspolitics #democracy

                          while we still can

                          https://vote.gov/register
                          Voter registration deadlines vary by state and territory.
                          Once you register, you can vote in national, state, and local elections.
                          CHECK YOU ARE REGISTERED REGULARLY,
                          THEN EXERCISE YOUR CIVIC DUTY AND ACTUALLY VOTE!

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                          @libramoon @ProPublica if they let you*

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                          • propublica@newsie.socialP propublica@newsie.social

                            Mike Collins, a congressman from Georgia, wants to take away commercial driver’s licenses from noncitizens.

                            Over the past 25 years, truckers for his businesses have been involved in crashes that killed five people and injured more than 50 people.
                            https://www.propublica.org/article/mike-collins-georgia-senate-truck-crashes?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

                            #News #Georgia #Congress #Immigration #Trucks #Transportation #Driving

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                            @ProPublica The whole industry is in a horrendous state. My info may be a few years out of date, but the turnover in truckers is enormous--it even exceeded 100% at one point (lots of retirements, etc. that weren't offset by new drivers.)

                            About half of truckers on the road have less than one year experience. That should change your expectations of driving near semis!

                            Many new drivers receive negative paychecks, since the cost of the their shiny new rig outweighs what they earn through driving.

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                            • wonka@chaos.socialW wonka@chaos.social

                              Still way too much language in there. Have a look at the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Convention_on_Road_Signs_and_Signals, "dear" USA!

                              @P__X @ProPublica

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                              @wonka @ProPublica Lemme translate from US Fascist to Normal Human Language: they feel that it's impolite to say straight up bigoted things like "immigrants are the cause of all problems in America". So they think it's much more palatable to say stupider shit like "one has to be a citizen to be able to "read" traffic signs".

                              It's similar to when someone's dumping their bf/gf because they're overweight, but since it would look shallow, they say it's because of their busy online gaming schedule

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                              • linza@kamu.socialL linza@kamu.social

                                @libramoon @ProPublica if they let you*

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                                @Linza @ProPublica

                                have you encountered difficulties?

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                                • libramoon@mastodon.socialL libramoon@mastodon.social

                                  @Linza @ProPublica

                                  have you encountered difficulties?

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                                  @libramoon @ProPublica Yes, for ten years.

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                                  • pomegranate_stew@kind.socialP pomegranate_stew@kind.social

                                    @antipode77 @soviut @ProPublica

                                    But long trains are the best, especially when your house is on one side of the tracks and the local hospital or school or your workplace is on the other.

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                                    @pomegranate_stew @antipode77 @ProPublica This is so car-pilled. There are solutions for getting past train tracks; don't build level crossings!

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                                    • linza@kamu.socialL linza@kamu.social

                                      @pomegranate_stew @antipode77 @soviut @ProPublica or when it's full of improperly marked hazardous substances

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                                      @Linza @pomegranate_stew @antipode77 @ProPublica You're right; put those on the roads instead.

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                                      • soviut@hachyderm.ioS soviut@hachyderm.io

                                        @pomegranate_stew @antipode77 @ProPublica This is so car-pilled. There are solutions for getting past train tracks; don't build level crossings!

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                                        @soviut @antipode77 @ProPublica
                                        It’s small town Midwest US life. My hometown, around 5000 people, has tracks directly through the center that have been there for over 100 years. They don’t have the money to even build pedestrian bridges over the tracks.

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                                        • pomegranate_stew@kind.socialP pomegranate_stew@kind.social

                                          @soviut @antipode77 @ProPublica
                                          It’s small town Midwest US life. My hometown, around 5000 people, has tracks directly through the center that have been there for over 100 years. They don’t have the money to even build pedestrian bridges over the tracks.

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                                          @pomegranate_stew @antipode77 @ProPublica Your town got hosed. It had a direct rail line and still only has 5000 people in it? Sounds like it got gutted by the interstates. Remember that; cars ruin cities. Asphalt is expensive to maintain, has terrible drainage issues and is destroyed by heavy trucks that could have been delivered literally straight to your town via rail.

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