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Petrushka

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29. Jones Act waived . . .

Reply to Docreed2003 (Reply #27)

Thu Sep 28, 2017, 08:45 AM

Sep 2017

. . . https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-28/trump-authorizes-jones-act-waiver-for-puerto-rico-shipments

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This woman says people are bagging their dead in garbage bags [View all] LuckyCharms Sep 2017 OP

she is right bdamomma Sep 2017 #1

This is attempted genocide. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #3

She said something about the US needing Doreen Sep 2017 #2

Might be referring to the Jones act, which prohibits non-US flagged LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #7

That's it exactly. Foreign ships have to go to a US port and unload cargo to a US ship... brush Sep 2017 #18

Jones Act waived . . . Petrushka Sep 2017 #28

OK, it looks like if foreign ships want to go to Puerto Rico LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #9

The tariff might be cost prohibitive, LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #10

This is insane. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #20

In other words they are knowingly killing people because of greed....again. Doreen Sep 2017 #11

Yes. It seems like the Jones Act is too much of a hoop to jump through LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #12

No, you are wrong. Satan is nicer. Doreen Sep 2017 #13

You are right. I'm told Satan can at least appear to be kind. n/t LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #14

Yup Doreen Sep 2017 #17

I truly can't comprehend how/why Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #27

Jones Act waived . . . Petrushka Sep 2017 #29

Saw that...thanks! Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #32

They've been doing that for centuries malaise Sep 2017 #30

Like I said, "again." Doreen Sep 2017 #34

Christ that's like the Spanish Empire... a la izquierda Sep 2017 #26

Drumpf is guilty of manslaughter Takket Sep 2017 #4

He and his admin have blood on their hands.. HipChick Sep 2017 #6

This is worse than Katrina BainsBane Sep 2017 #5

Yes it is worse. LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #15

I just gave a donation bdamomma Sep 2017 #8

Why isn't the media talking about this like they did Katrina? In so many ways it is worse because onecaliberal Sep 2017 #16

The media has dropped the ball bigtime. BadgerMom Sep 2017 #19

CNN has seven reporters there. cwydro Sep 2017 #21

Good. I'm glad I've just missed coverage. BadgerMom Sep 2017 #22

PBS and NPR have a reporter there. PBS Newshour did a 10 minute segment on Puerto Rico yesterday: mucifer Sep 2017 #23

Thanks for the clip. BadgerMom Sep 2017 #25

It's so ridiculous. onecaliberal Sep 2017 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author xor Sep 2017 #24

There are no words malaise Sep 2017 #31