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President-elect Donald Trump on Friday confirmed that Republicans will work together to ditch Daylight Saving Time, the practice of changing the clocks by an hour twice a year.

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[–] Randelung@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Right after lowering grocery prices.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'd rather be on savings time year round but yeah, the switch is the worst.

[–] lengau@midwest.social -4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Good news for you: that's what he's likely planning (if he implements the 2022 Senate bill as-is).

Bad news for kids: that means they have to walk to school in the dark with sleep-deprived people operating heavy machinery in their vicinity for a bigger portion of the year.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

"Won't someone think of the children?"

[–] lengau@midwest.social 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There's a pretty major difference between a moral panic and pointing out that something is going to decrease safety. Most notably, those moral panics are often opposed to things that actually do make kids safer.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] lengau@midwest.social 1 points 6 days ago

Fully agree! But let's not change them in a direction that also has known safety hazards.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 77 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Except that the Dems tried to do this recently and the Republicans wouldn't come to the table, but as soon as they are in: "oh hey guys, check out our great policy you all love".

Just saw this comment after posting saying it better than i: https://lemmy.world/comment/13969026

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

A broken clock can be right three times a day, if it breaks between 2AM and 3AM on the day of the DST change....

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Or more often, if it runs backwards. Far less often if it runs fast or slow.

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[–] mvirts@lemmy.world 56 points 1 week ago

Finally something I can support

[–] garretble@lemmy.world 51 points 1 week ago (5 children)

The Sunlight Protection Act has been put up several times and passed by the Senate as recently as 2022. It sits in a committee at this time. I'm sure trump will take credit if it works its way through.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Protection_Act

[–] ohellidk@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well I hope it does make it through, despite bronzer boy taking credit for it.

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[–] maxinstuff@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Good.

The extra hour of sunshine cannot be good for global temperatures.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 20 points 1 week ago (7 children)

I'm assuming you're joking, but I'm also assuming some morons actually believe this.

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[–] HootinNHollerin@quokk.au 24 points 1 week ago

Just trying to distract the public from any number of his fucked up shit

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Trump says lots of things.

Who knows which he will actually try to do?

Or how many of those things he will actually succeed at?

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Exactly "Trump vow" = "hot air"

[–] john89@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm fine with that, but I think we should settle on Daylight Savings time. You know, when time is an hour ahead of what it is now.

[–] HappyStarDiaz@real.lemmy.fan 16 points 1 week ago (13 children)

Standard time is the WORST. My political party might be permanent Daylight Savings Time

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[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The fun is in trying to figure out how this will be profitable for him.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Nice low-effort distraction from endless high crimes against America maybe.

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Fingers crossed that this gives us an extra hour of sunshine after work instead of before. It's so depressing to leave the office at 4pm and it's already dark out.

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[–] Verat@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I support standard time more, the 12 o clock at the center of the timezone should be noon, not having noon at 1PM, and day lengths are better on average without. DST makes it better, but only for sunset times, it makes the mornings drastically worse and I think employers and schools should just change their hours if they care so much about sunlight when they leave.

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[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

this would be pretty good. i hope he's not full of shit on this one thing

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Instead of squawking over which to have, how about we all just uze Zulu time and eliminate the timezone confusion as well?

[–] Llewellyn@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago (14 children)

Then you will have different work hours everywhere. Chaos.
Or you would need to force a lot of people to work at strange hours.

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[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Extra hour of sunlight for golf no doubt.

[–] Steve@communick.news 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That would be permanent Daylight Savings, not eliminating it.
Though I'm not sure he or many others know the difference.

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

Half the people cheering the elimination of DST actually want permanent DST. Can't wait for this to go through, morons will get what they asked for instead of what they wanted. Theyre going to spend the extra hour of sun asleep in their beds.

[–] harmsy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't give a crap if the clocks stay forward or stay back, as long as they stay put.

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[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I would be prepared to take either one at this point

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[–] ohellidk@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I'm for permanent daylight. Not a morning person so i hate the sun coming up so early. The mornings should be dark and gloomy (because I have to go to work, work sucks) plus the added benefit of actually having some light when you get off work. The sun going down right when I'm finally off is kind of insulting and depressing.

Getting anyone to come to an agreement on this will be impossible since its based on preference.

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