a different supermarket i worked at for a short while had the lng trucks but being mired down in their health and safety only about 4 people were allowed to drive them because they only had 4 sets of safety kit.
It was a pain in the arse because it would take you 30 min to get a truck as the transport would hide all the diesel unit keys for their mates
Opinion by Thom Hartmann
This is not a drill: Trump’s new attack on America means no one is safe
“Whenever law ends, tyranny begins.” —John Locke
When a president declares an “invasion” to justify shredding the Constitution, he’s not defending the nation—he’s declaring war on democracy itself.
The United States of America has long been defined by its commitment to the rule of law. For over 240 years, this nation has stood as a beacon of justice, due process, and constitutional order. Yet today, we are witnessing a grotesque and unprecedented assault on those very principles
Donald Trump, in his endless pursuit of authoritarian control, is now weaponizing a wartime-only power—the Alien Enemies Act—to circumvent legal protections, deport individuals without any due process, and imprison people indefinitely with no evidence.
This is an atrocity, an outright attack on the very foundation of our democracy, and it must be met with fierce resistance from every true patriot.
The Alien Enemies Act, a relic from the 18th century, was intended for use during actual wartime to address foreign threats. It was never meant to be a political cudgel for a desperate demagogue who seeks to inflame his base with fear and xenophobia.
Trump and his cronies, however, have now declared that migrants crossing the southern border constitute an “invasion,” an absurd and legally indefensible claim.
By invoking this law, they are sidestepping constitutional protections and rounding up people en masse, deporting them with no regard for individual circumstances, and throwing others into black sites without trial. This is not just an overreach of executive power—it is tyranny.
The administration’s blatant disregard for evidence is particularly chilling.
Thousands of individuals, many of whom have lived in this country for years or have fled unimaginable horrors, are being swept up with zero proof that they are gang members or threats.
Trump and his enablers do not care. They are deporting innocent people to countries where they face certain death, violating our laws, international treaties, and basic human decency. This is not immigration enforcement; this is state-sponsored terror.
Even more horrifying, Trump is ignoring court orders to halt these unconstitutional actions. He is deliberately undermining the judiciary, proving once again that he does not see himself as a president constrained by law but as a dictator accountable to no one.
If left unchecked, this power grab sets a precedent that no American is safe from arbitrary detention.
Today, it’s asylum seekers and immigrants. Tomorrow, it could be political opponents, journalists, or anyone who dares to criticize the orange menace occupying the White House.
This is not hyperbole.
Trump has already signaled his admiration for despots around the world, from Vladimir Putin to Kim Jong-un. He has openly fantasized about imprisoning his enemies, called for journalists to be punished, and incited violence against those who oppose him.
Now, with this unprecedented abuse of the Alien Enemies Act, he is laying the groundwork for a nation where due process is erased, where the rule of law exists only at his whim, and where Americans must live in fear of his unchecked power.
And let’s be clear: this is not just about immigrants.
The moment we allow a president—any president—to declare an “invasion” as a pretext for trampling the Constitution, we are all at risk.
If Trump can toss migrants into Guantanamo Bay or El Salvadoran prisons today, what stops him from doing the same to protesters tomorrow? To journalists who expose his corruption? To political rivals he deems a threat?
Once the line is crossed, once we allow the executive branch to function as an unaccountable dictatorship, there is no going back.
The Republican Party, already complicit in countless abuses of power, must be forced to confront this atrocity. Every Republican in the House and Senate who still believes in the Constitution—if any remain—must rise up and act.
They must demand Trump’s impeachment for violating his oath of office, for disregarding judicial authority, and for trampling on the rights enshrined in our nation’s founding documents.
And they must demand the removal of “Border Czar” Tom Homan for saying:
“We are not stopping. I don’t care what the judges think. I don’t care what the Left thinks. We’re coming.”
If they do not stop these men, they are aiding and abetting a dictatorship, and history will remember their betrayal.
But this fight is not just for Congress—it is for every American. We must flood the streets in protest. We must call our representatives and demand accountability. We must challenge this in the courts, in the media, and at the ballot box. Silence is complicity.
The time to resist is now, before Trump’s America becomes a full-fledged police state.
This is not a drill. This is not a partisan squabble. This is the moment when we decide whether the United States remains a constitutional republic or slides into authoritarian rule.
Every single American who values freedom, regardless of party affiliation, must speak out.
If we let this stand, history won’t ask how it happened—it will ask why we didn’t stop it.
We could wake up in the morning and say thank God it was a dream
It’s due to the newly agreed CO2 standards for HDV (heavy duty trucks)
"Under the recently agreed new CO2 standards, the scope of the regulation was extended to also cover medium lorries, all heavy trucks (including those with special axle configurations), vocational vehicles (from 2035), urban buses, coaches and trailers. This means that 87% of HDV sales and 93% of HDV fleet emissions in the EU are now covered by the regulation.
Manufacturers will have to cut the average emissions of new trucks and coaches by 43% in 2030, 64% in 2035 and 90% in 2040. Urban buses will need to reach 90% zero-emission sales in 2030, increasing to 100% by 2035. Trailer manufacturers will have to reduce emissions by 7.5% (drawbar trailers) and 10% (semi-trailers) until 2030."
So it looks likely that they are going to share the spoils between them
Stop hitting infrastructure and power plants won’t that save them a few bob in their favour
Not a hope of getting any deal that will satisfy Europe or Ukraine
Trump wants a deal that suits the US, he doesn’t give a toss about Europe. Never has and never will.
On my French but English Language forum we have had a wave of Americans registering as members, all have either already fled to France or are planning the move. One lady in Texas is getting all her affairs in order for the move in May and is genuinely becoming worried that something will happen before that to prevent it. I jokingly said ‘perhaps you had better head south for the border, if you can get past the famous wall’, and another replied ‘my daughter has already done that and is making her way to France from Mexico’.
Never was the saying ‘you couldn’t make it up’ so real.
He’s silenced the Voice of America because he doesn’t like truth & facts being broadcast, it interferes with his unconstitutional megalomania plans.
All quiet on the Canadian border too with, 500000 fewer people visiting the Führer land in February. they need to build a wall there too to keep the septics out.
Of course he wants the best deal for his own country, he’s the US President, not the European one.
And as for giving a toss about Europe tbf why should he?
In less than 2 months Trump has changed the way that the world views America.
It is no longer is it a friend that can be relied on to come to your aid.
It is no longer is a country that embraces freedom and what that means.
It is no longer a country that believes in free speech (despite what the first amendment says)
It is no longer a country where the law is above the government.
It has shown itself to be a country that is scared of Russia (and probably China).
It has shown itself to be a country that believes that the world should buy their goods but God help anyone who tries to sell goods to them.
I could go on but you know where I’m coming from.
The lunatic Christian right has a lot to answer for.
Yeah it seems to be a trend,…Starmer has done the same in this country.
Nobody dare protest in case the d/head contingent join in and they ALL get jailed under the 'Far right ’ chestnut,.and even Karen off Facebook has to watch her p.s & q.s now in case she is made to join them.
Free speech my arse.
So let’s all live in our own little bubble. That might have been fine in the middle ages but the world is a global village now. Perhaps you’d like Tyneside to become an independent country and you could live happily ever after in your sheltered community.
Nah I expect nothing else, because I’m just a realist mate…if you are that way you are never dissapointed in expectatiins.
It’s a harsh dog eat dog world sadly,.so you jusr need to look after numero uno and make the best of it you can…aint gonna repeat the hand of cards analogy btw.
As for Europe I’m the same, I only care for my own country…so something else me and Trump have in conmmon…apparentlly.
So you only care about your country. What do you think about Cornish independence. Are you okay with that?
Sorry to appear flippant and apathetic mate, but truthfully I don’t really care…can’t help it.
Like I said I just tend to (admittedlly selfishly) care about me, my family and my friends…and my country in general terms, if Cornawall.wants independence…well crack on
It is the way that the state of the world I mentioned, and life experience that has got me this way.
And tbh I make no apologies for it.
Cornish independence? It’s still allegedly a free world so my thoughts are give the Cornish (only those who reside there permanently) a vote on the issue after explaining that independence means full independence, raising their own taxes, funding their own education, maintaining their own infrastructure etc etc etc and if the majority vote for independence then give them it.
Where is your line in the sand? What if the North East decided they wanted independence. Would you leave if they got it? What about Kent, let them have independence and all the small boats would be their problem.
Or more to the point, as Trump is the subject of this thread and he seems to think that it is ok for 20% of the Ukraine to be transfered to Russia, I wonder what he would think if Texas wanted to rejoin Mexico.
Or if Mexico, assuming they were able, would just say what the hell, and march in.
We all know what happened the last time some states wanted to secede from the USA, the bloodiest war in US history.
California seems to be getting in the mood
ok one at a time…
if you had a “friend” that called on you every 5 minuets to help them then when you really needed their help they stuck two fingers up at you. would you help them again. Most people sure as hell wouldnt unless they were complete mugs.
it does embrace freedom you just have to go there legally and abide by the laws of the country and state. free speech etc is still allowed unlike here soon.
as i said above it is allowed how many americans have been arrested for speaking their minds. How many british have been.
no law is above the body that makes them.
nope wrong again thats why trump has put sanctions on russia.
why should they buy in goods that they are capable of making. Do you order takeaway every night or eat in restaurants every night or do you cook your self a dinner because you have the necessary skills. This is precisely what is wrong with this country. we have allowed all skills to be outsourced to Europe until all that is left is a service industry. One thing goes wrong and the whole lot collapses (covid).
