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[–] 45 points 5 months ago

6 months. 6 more months of this and an excrutiating summer before we learn whether or not there will be a coup in November.

So, so tired.

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  • [–] 41 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Meanwhile: private prisons at home..

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I wonder what % of the world's slave labor they have via their prison slaves. They already have a disproportionate amount of imprisoned people so its gotta be quite a lot of slaves.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    US prison labor accounts for about 2.9% of forced labor (modern slavery) worldwide, but is also over a third of the forced prison labor population worldwide.

    US Data (800,000 forced workers): ACLU & University of Chicago (2022). Captive Labor: Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers.

    Global Data (27.6M total forced labor; 2.2M forced prison labor): International Labour Organization, Walk Free, & IOM (2022). Global Estimates of Modern Slavery.

    800,000 / 27,600,000 = 2.9% of total global forced labor. 800,000 / 2,200,000 = 36.3% (over a third) of global forced prison labor.

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  • [–] 75 points 5 months ago*

    Trump to manipulate the stock market again

    Fixed that headline.

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  • [–] 36 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Didn't I read somewhere on Lemmy a while back that the US was reducing protections for child labourers?

    Yeah fuck off Orangutan.

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  • [–] 20 points 5 months ago

    Remember, every accusation is a confession with them

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  • [–] 54 points 5 months ago* (5 children)

    Slavery is still legal in the US. Pot, kettle

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    Slavery has always been legal in the US and will always be legal until a constitutional amendment removes it. The only time slavery is not legal is when it is based on race.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    The only forced labor allowed is to be domestic and bribed.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    Trump making an announcement?

    The only idiot in this equation are the people that actually think anything he says means anything

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    Oh good, so they'll be taking on domestic forced labour next, right? Right?!

    Geez fellas, I'm starting to suspect these GQPedos actually have no values whatsoever and are just saying whatever feels convenient to get what they want.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Says the country that sells prison labour for cheap.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    Republican motto: Accuse others of the things you are doing. Private prisons in the US are using forced labor.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    So… the war is over?? He has time now to deal with other issues?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Trump seeks to protect oompa lumpas.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    the why is probably a lie, shrug

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Congress actually told him No to something...

    So of course he is going to smash the big red tarriff button, the only feature on his plastic Fisher Price Resolute desk playset.

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