CURRENT EVENTS July 31-Sept 27

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Since we are getting a legal showdown about the Trump verdict between Ramrouser and Super, I figured this might be an appropriate time for a board theme song...

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“… The U.S. also will stop issuing worker visas for commercial truck drivers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday on X. He said the change was effective immediately.

“The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers,” Rubio posted. The department did not immediately respond to a question about the number of foreign truck drivers working in the U.S.

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The administration has steadily imposed more restrictions and requirements on visa applicants, including requiring them to submit to in-person interviews. The review of all visa holders appears to be a significant expansion of what had initially been a process focused mainly on students who have been involved in what the government perceives as pro-Palestinian or anti-Israel activity.

Officials say the reviews will include all visa holders’ social media accounts, law enforcement and immigration records in their home countries, along with any actionable violations of U.S. law committed while they were in the United States.

The reviews will include new tools for data collection on past, present and future visa applicants, including a complete scouring of social media sites made possible by new requirements introduced earlier this year. Those make it mandatory for privacy switches on cellphones and other electronic devices or apps to be turned off when an applicant appears for a visa interview.

“As part of the Trump Administration’s commitment to protect U.S. national security and public safety, since Inauguration Day the State Department has revoked more than twice as many visas, including nearly four times as many student visas, as during the same time period last year,” the State Department said.

The vast majority of foreigners seeking to come to the U.S. require visas, especially those who want to study or work for extended periods. Among the exceptions for short-term tourist or business visits are citizens of the 40 mainly European and Asian countries belonging to the Visa Waiver Program, which grants those nationals a stay of up to three months without having to apply for a visa.…”

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Trump administration is reviewing all 55 million foreigners with US visas for any violations

The Trump administration says it’s reviewing more than 55 million foreigners who have valid U.S. visas for any violations that could lead to deportation.
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“… The U.S. also will stop issuing worker visas for commercial truck drivers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday on X. He said the change was effective immediately.

“The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers,” Rubio posted. The department did not immediately respond to a question about the number of foreign truck drivers working in the U.S.

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The administration has steadily imposed more restrictions and requirements on visa applicants, including requiring them to submit to in-person interviews. The review of all visa holders appears to be a significant expansion of what had initially been a process focused mainly on students who have been involved in what the government perceives as pro-Palestinian or anti-Israel activity.

Officials say the reviews will include all visa holders’ social media accounts, law enforcement and immigration records in their home countries, along with any actionable violations of U.S. law committed while they were in the United States.

The reviews will include new tools for data collection on past, present and future visa applicants, including a complete scouring of social media sites made possible by new requirements introduced earlier this year. Those make it mandatory for privacy switches on cellphones and other electronic devices or apps to be turned off when an applicant appears for a visa interview.

“As part of the Trump Administration’s commitment to protect U.S. national security and public safety, since Inauguration Day the State Department has revoked more than twice as many visas, including nearly four times as many student visas, as during the same time period last year,” the State Department said.

The vast majority of foreigners seeking to come to the U.S. require visas, especially those who want to study or work for extended periods. Among the exceptions for short-term tourist or business visits are citizens of the 40 mainly European and Asian countries belonging to the Visa Waiver Program, which grants those nationals a stay of up to three months without having to apply for a visa.…”

apnews.com

Trump administration is reviewing all 55 million foreigners with US visas for any violations

The Trump administration says it’s reviewing more than 55 million foreigners who have valid U.S. visas for any violations that could lead to deportation.
apnews.com apnews.com
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I am sure getting rid of truck drivers will help inflation. It's not like trucks carry goods.

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There's A Trucking Industry Crisis The U.S. Isn't Doing Anything To Address - Jalopnik

The promises of big wages are basically lies to trick America's working poor into a cycle of near-indentured servitude labor.
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America doesn't have enough truck drivers

The trucker shortfall risks upending supply chains, driving up prices and sending shockwaves through the broader U.S. economy.
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America is experiencing a nationwide shortage of truckers, prompting the logistics industry to place more emphasis on employee retention satisfaction as the driver shortfall threatens to upend the nation's supply chains.

According to a report published last week by business research firm Tech.co, 56 percent of U.S. freight businesses concerned about staffing retention plan to increase driver compensation, with the same number also planning to place greater emphasis on work-life balance to "combat the perception of long and inflexible hours in the industry."

This is against the backdrop of what Tech.co called a "persistent trucker shortage," which it warned threatens the stability of America's supply chains and dubbed a "ticking time bomb" for the logistics sector.

A spokesperson for the Department of Transportation told Newsweek: "Secretary [Sean] Duffy is working tirelessly to address the concerns of American truckers who have been vocal about the issues facing their industry."

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As evidence of how vital this industry is, there are an estimated 3.6 million truck drivers in the U.S.—equivalent to just over one out of every hundred people. However, according to Statista, the industry has faced a persistent shortage that is expected to grow to 162,000 drivers by 2030.

As Tech.co noted, the issue is a "hiring problem, not a demand problem," given 84 percent said there was sufficient or surplus freight to haul, and 63 percent reporting increased demand compared to 2024. As a result, companies are now assessing ways to improve recruitment and retention.

As noted, 56 percent of business who chose "staffing retention" as a priority plan to improve salaries and work-life balances to this end, with an additional 43 percent putting more emphasis on recruitment efforts and 44 percent providing better training and development opportunities.
 
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F.B.I. Plans to Lower Recruiting Standards, Alarming Agents

The plan appears to be part of a broader effort to shift the agency’s focus from tracking national security threats to fighting crime.
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The Trump administration is preparing to lower the recruitment standards for F.B.I. agents, eliciting alarm from many agents who worry that the move will undermine the agency’s primary mission of conducting complex investigations and tracking threats to national security.

Under a plan pushed by the director, Kash Patel, and his deputy, Dan Bongino, the F.B.I. will start welcoming new classes of recruits who will receive less training and no longer be required to have a college degree, according to people familiar with the plan who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe it.

The shift comes as the agency anticipates losing more than 5,000 employees by September, largely as a result of agents, analysts and others taking severance or early retirement packages offered by the Trump administration to try to reduce the budget.

Instead of spending about 18 weeks training at the academy in Quantico, Va., the group of agents, tentatively scheduled to start in October, will receive eight weeks, according to the people. And the agents will no longer need to fulfill a longstanding requisite for joining the bureau: a bachelor’s degree.
 
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www.nytimes.com

F.B.I. Plans to Lower Recruiting Standards, Alarming Agents

The plan appears to be part of a broader effort to shift the agency’s focus from tracking national security threats to fighting crime.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com

The Trump administration is preparing to lower the recruitment standards for F.B.I. agents, eliciting alarm from many agents who worry that the move will undermine the agency’s primary mission of conducting complex investigations and tracking threats to national security.

Under a plan pushed by the director, Kash Patel, and his deputy, Dan Bongino, the F.B.I. will start welcoming new classes of recruits who will receive less training and no longer be required to have a college degree, according to people familiar with the plan who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe it.

The shift comes as the agency anticipates losing more than 5,000 employees by September, largely as a result of agents, analysts and others taking severance or early retirement packages offered by the Trump administration to try to reduce the budget.

Instead of spending about 18 weeks training at the academy in Quantico, Va., the group of agents, tentatively scheduled to start in October, will receive eight weeks, according to the people. And the agents will no longer need to fulfill a longstanding requisite for joining the bureau: a bachelor’s degree.
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So, now they can fill ranks of FBI agents with MAGAts.
 
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