[UtakataNoAnnex]

To be fair, she’s just using the woke, left idea that everyone has their own truth rather than the facts. We can’t complain when a conservative shill uses the same.

You are presuming they know what that is...where it's been demonstrated that much of their ideas about that is based in fiction and wishful thinking. Also see: Constructing strawmen...

...but you know, they're already winning that position when we turn this into a bothside'ism debate.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

From https://www.barrons.com/articles/trump-musk-jobs-things-to-know-today-9b209c16

President Donald Trump’s made-in-America drive faces one big problem-factory jobs returning to the U.S. from China might be filled by robots.

In exchange for short-term pain, the Trump administration has touted the job creation linked to investment announcements from the likes of Hyundai and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.

However, listen to executives and they’re planning for much of that work to be done by robots. Trump’s close ally Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently predicted that by 2040 robots will outnumber humans.

A Tesla-made Optimus humanoid servant in every home might be a stretch but AI looks set to turbocharge industrial automation. Hyundai’s $21 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing includes a recently opened factory in Georgia where robotic dogs perform quality inspections and the company noted automation is nearly double the level of its existing facilities.

That doesn’t mean there won’t be opportunities for American workers—Hyundai said it would create 14,000 new direct full-time jobs in the U.S. by 2028. But that has to be weighed against the cost of tariffs. Alcoa has estimated the 25% levy on aluminum imports will result in the loss of about 20,000 direct U.S. industry jobs.

A new wave of tariffs will spur efforts to cut costs. Liberation Day might be remembered as the time America opened the workplace doors for the robots to take over.

One of the original reasons for manufacturers moving from North America to the Far East was because of the lower labour costs. There are those who think that the Far East labour costs will slowly increase (IE. unions, strikes, and legislation). So people like Musk are turning to robotics, computers, and AI as a source of cheap labour for production.

Another source is criminal labour. In the US, slavery was outlawed EXCEPT as punishment for criminals. The 13th Amendment, passed by Congress in 1865 and ratified in December of that year, declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction".

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

From https://www.barrons.com/articles/trump-musk-jobs-things-to-know-today-9b209c16







One of the original reasons for manufacturers moving from North America to the Far East was because of the lower labour costs. There are those who think that the Far East labour costs will slowly increase (IE. unions, strikes, and legislation). So people like Musk are turning to robotics, computers, and AI as a source of cheap labour for production.

Another source is criminal labour. In the US, slavery was outlawed EXCEPT as punishment for criminals. The 13th Amendment, passed by Congress in 1865 and ratified in December of that year, declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction".

Thousands of prisoners are sent to work in El Salvador "for the cost of their stay in prison"​

"To repair the damage done to society" applies to some 3,000 prisoners a day all kinds of forced labour without remuneration. More and more hours of work, earlier will be the time of release.​

It is no news to force prisoners to do all kinds of work anywhere in the world. And El Salvador was by no means an exception: The Government led by Nayib Bukel presents the Plan Nada Entertainment as a novelty. Through it, nearly 3,000 prisoners in prisons are today working by labour. Prisoners are required to perform all kinds of forced labour, with days of up to eight hours, in exchange for their "stay in prison" (i.e. without any remuneration).

The Ezer Aisialdi Ez Plan is based on the "reparation of the harm caused to society" of prisoners, working for the government in conditions of misery. This plan includes prisoners with "good behavior" ("rehabilitated"), with the objective of starting the so-called "Trust Phase" and, gradually, carrying out the tasks that the government has established (cleaning, construction, sewing, etc. ). These jobs are taken out of jail, and the plan sells it as a "permission to go outside."

These "permits" are progressive and, ultimately, unpaid days. First, they take prisoners out of jail to make four-hour days. Gradually, if they continue to have "good behavior", they are given eight-hour days. At the end of each day they return to prison. And at all times, police and military forces closely monitor prisoners.

Depending on the hours of work they do, they are reduced to prison terms, so the more hours they work, the more time they will theoretically end their prison incomes.

The Central American and Caribbean Games (which are held every four years), for example, will allow this workforce of prisoners. 500 men imprisoned in El Salvador are forced to build sports courts and stadiums and female prisoners to make clothing for young athletes.

Can we expect the same coming soon the the USA?

As of February 2025, El Salvador had the highest rate of incarceration globally, with 1,659 prisoners per 100,000 residents, followed by Cuba with 794 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.

Here's a more detailed breakdown:

• El Salvador: 1,659 prisoners per 100,000 residents.
• Cuba: 794 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.
• Rwanda: 620 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.
• Turkmenistan: 576 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.
• United States: 541 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.

 

[guavadelic]

An Australian MMA coach says he was handcuffed and jailed by US immigration officials​

The head coach of the Australian mixed martial arts (MMA) team says he spent 24 hours in an American jail when United States immigration officials detained him for a visa "mistake".

"I arrived in America excited, ready to coach my seminar. It was supposed to be a great trip," he wrote on Instagram.

Instead, the 33-year-old says he was detained by local officials, handcuffed, and taken to a federal prison.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article...etained-by-us-immigration-officials/jwrd9lhvt

I don't really understand the logic of jailing incoming visitors for minor visa discrepencies. Why not just deny them entry instead of detaining them and spending resources jailing them?

 

[afransen]

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article...etained-by-us-immigration-officials/jwrd9lhvt

I don't really understand the logic of jailing incoming visitors for minor visa discrepencies. Why not just deny them entry instead of detaining them and spending resources jailing them?

They are trying to dissuade visitors. The cruel and unusual punishment is the point. Message received. I won't be visiting.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

They are trying to dissuade visitors. The cruel and unusual punishment is the point. Message received. I won't be visiting.

Yeah...the arbitrariness of it all suggests this is working as intended when it comes to dissuasion. What a dangerously paranoid country, IMO. /bleh

 

[lenaitch]

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article...etained-by-us-immigration-officials/jwrd9lhvt

I don't really understand the logic of jailing incoming visitors for minor visa discrepencies. Why not just deny them entry instead of detaining them and spending resources jailing them?

Totalitarian and wannabe states always need an 'other' that their besieged population must always be on guard against. If I though Trump could read he would have a copy of 1984 on his bedside table.

 

[evandyk]

They are trying to dissuade visitors. The cruel and unusual punishment is the point. Message received. I won't be visiting.

A year before hosting the World Cup. It's insane.

 

[Richard White]

A year before hosting the World Cup. It's insane.

I wonder if FIFA may reallocate some of the games given the political climate.

 

[Northern Light]

One could certainly put this in a Canada-based thread; but since its a direct response to what's happening to our south, I'll stick it here:

Toronto’s University Health Network launches recruitment campaign for scientists

Hospital network will be investing $15-million in recruiting 50 scientists immediately as a part of its ‘Canada Leads 100 Challenge’

www.theglobeandmail.com

UHN set to announce this morning that they will spend a minimum of 15M to attract 50 early-career scientists from the U.S.

Assuming this meets with success, they will then pursue a second cohort of similar size.

Each will be promised 2 years of research funding.

The CEO of UHN seems confident the program will be fully if not oversubscribed.

Sounds sensible as far as it goes.

I'd like to see them attract at least 1 major philanthropic donation to support these efforts, if not 2 or 3.

Ahem Rogers Family whose name is blazed on one one of the buildings........another 100M about now...... ?

 

[Admiral Beez]

A year before hosting the World Cup. It's insane.

I’ve just returned from an industry sales event in Florida that normally attracts buyers and vendors from across the globe. But there were almost no visitors from Asia, none from south of Texas I could see, and few from Canada. I expect the US World Cup venues will be giving away tickets to locals just to fill the seats.

 

[Admiral Beez]

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article...etained-by-us-immigration-officials/jwrd9lhvt

I don't really understand the logic of jailing incoming visitors for minor visa discrepencies. Why not just deny them entry instead of detaining them and spending resources jailing them?

Never tell custom officials that you’re coming to the US to consult, teach a class, etc. unless you have a work visa. This Australian was not only a visitor, but was also a worker, and that’s where they get you.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Thousands of prisoners are sent to work in El Salvador "for the cost of their stay in prison"​

"To repair the damage done to society" applies to some 3,000 prisoners a day all kinds of forced labour without remuneration. More and more hours of work, earlier will be the time of release.​

Can we expect the same coming soon the the USA?

As of February 2025, El Salvador had the highest rate of incarceration globally, with 1,659 prisoners per 100,000 residents, followed by Cuba with 794 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.

Here's a more detailed breakdown:

• El Salvador: 1,659 prisoners per 100,000 residents.
• Cuba: 794 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.
• Rwanda: 620 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.
• Turkmenistan: 576 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.
• United States: 541 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.

They seem to be "testing" the prisons of both the USA and El Salvador to see if they can be used as a source of "cheap labour" for corporations. In the United States, 158 private correctional facilities, operated by corporations, are located in 30 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, holding roughly 8% of the total state and federal prison population. Expect to see more privately run correctional facilities in the USA.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

^Might as well be bringing slave auctioning back... /bleh

 

[PinkLucy]

U.S. sent 238 migrants to Salvadoran mega-prison; documents indicate most have no apparent criminal records

The U.S. sent 238 Venezuelan migrants to a Salvadoran mega-prison. The Trump administration says they're all gang members, but 60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75 percent of them.

www.cbsnews.com

238 migrants sent, most with no apparent criminal records.