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MAGA fans are rejoicing on social media in favor of President Donald Trump's plan to sign an executive order requiring commercial truck drivers to speak English.

Breitbart News reported that Trump would sign the order Monday evening because "President Trump believes that English is a non-negotiable safety requirement for professional drivers." Last month, Trump designated English as "the official language of the United States."

"This is such a big deal! So grateful for this, the roads will be much safer. Like many, I have seen many accidents or near accidents from unqualified drivers," posted @coffeegirlvegas.

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[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Which will be ignored like the rest of his Executive Orders that don't actually have anything to do with the Executive.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Like many, I have seen many accidents or near accidents from unqualified drivers

Can anyone explain how knowing English would reduce traffic accidents? Is it because of detour signs?

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago

I keep on thinking of the mad tv skit with the woman who says she can't understand people with accents.

[–] YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

So if you happen to have a thicc Indian accent you need a second guy with you to translate English to English. Gotcha

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is there any such requirement for ships in international waters?

English seems a bit too narrow, but I could see one of maybe 10 languages being a requirement (English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Mandarin, Russian, Portuguese, etc)

Or perhaps, like the UN requires, at least three on this list.

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Seems more and more like every headline could be: Senile Old Man Yells at the Sky*.

*with the authority of the US government.

[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Oof that will crash the trucking industry.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was going to mostly crash anyway, when the ships stop coming next week, due to the tariffs.

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[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Later: "Okay, my executive order is in effect. But what the hell is a lorrie?"

[–] GrassCat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Literally no trumpees anywhere can tell you their top three works of literature.

This is fact.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Unless it's the old testament, the new testament, and the headlines of faux news

[–] GrassCat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That’s informational text, not literature.

My severely undereducated state rep trumpee Angela Rigas replied to me that her top three works of literature are the bible, constitution, and declaration of independence. She had no response when I told her those aren’t literature.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was being sarcastic, because I know you'd get a lot of extremely similar answers.

Besides... the Bible is fiction

[–] GrassCat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Fiction would count as literature. I’d say it goes in the self-help section next to the Tony Robbins cassette tape series.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (4 children)

So, they will arrest people for not obeying an executive order that, and IANAL, has no basis in law? How will they be identifying these drivers? What is the justification for pulling them over?

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago

*sniff sniff*

Smells like your food is about to cost even more.

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