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calimary

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26. Nobody thought farther than the present.

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:37 PM

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Many only cared about how ballsy trump presented himself to be. And that was somehow supposed to be enough or some magic instant fix-it. That kind of high is extremely short lived.

Btw - my husband is watching a documentary called “How the Nazis Lost the War”. I just heard the narrator’s voice saying “a God-complex rarely ends well.” Pardon the pun but - HOLY COW!!! Could be my next “quote of the week”*

*as one of the writers of my Indivisible group’s weekly “Call to Action” emails, they always start with a quote, and I wind up being the one who picks the quote. This one sure packs a punch!

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According to Reuters, up to 70% of farmworkers stayed home, terrified of deportation, leaving fruits and vegetables to s [View all] riversedge Tuesday OP

Holy crap! 70%? Food prices are gonna go up and up. And on top of TSF's tarrfffs... brush Tuesday #1

If true, we'll have to rely more on IMPORTED fruits and vegs BaronChocula Tuesday #9

A self-own Catch-22 we can't escape. Thanks, trump. brush Tuesday #14

This will be devastating for northern state farms when harvest season hits soon. nt ImNotGod Tuesday #2

Lots of people who had milked cows in WI have left. Right now farmers are relying on HS kids but riversedge Tuesday #4

Calling all MAGAts. The employment opportunities Dr. T Tuesday #6

Well, they got rid of Department of Education so maybe they won't get to go to school. travelingthrulife Tuesday #7

Let's not forget the devastation to those workers and their families, who are unlikely to have a big cushion of savings Scrivener7 Tuesday #3

From farm to table, at least one in five jobs in the food industry is carried out by immigrants, the equivalent of 14 mi riversedge Tuesday #5

Good to know. calimary Tuesday #23

And a safe guess is that at least half of whom ICE rounded up were legal JT45242 Tuesday #8

Even easier just come by the fields at dawn. I keep telling ya: those berry-pickers are damn dangerous hombres... Hekate Tuesday #13

I am reading they get grabbed and thrown out of country almost immediately dixiegrrrrl Tuesday #24

We drove past ag fields planted next to US 101 this morning -- no workers in sight... Hekate Tuesday #10

Nobody thought farther than the present. calimary Tuesday #26

Terrific quote -- thx for sharing Hekate Tuesday #37

Have to hit GOP/Trump with inflation their overzealous actions are causing. Friend just got a quote for some work... dutch777 Tuesday #11

K&R UTUSN Tuesday #12

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Tuesday #15

I hate posts like this... druidity33 Tuesday #19

Maybe ICE can pick up swong19104 Tuesday #16

WTF? BoRaGard Tuesday #17

lemons are getting scarce in my area.. Colorado mountain grammy Tuesday #18

Based on personal experience, produce prices are already rising. Hassler Tuesday #20

That fucking rascist scum Steven Miller has Dotards ear... AZ8theist Tuesday #21

Other than that, what do you think of the guy? Gimpyknee Tuesday #35

Enjoy your food relayerbob Tuesday #22

Stand Back!!!!! Stable Genius At Work!!!!! BurnDoubt Tuesday #25

"Stable Dweller" is more like it. calimary Tuesday #28

Excellent post! Thank you very much. liberalla Tuesday #27

A great victory for MAGAts and the Oligarchy. DJ Synikus Makisimus Tuesday #29

Let them eat tariffs. Oh wait, cake, I mean cake, not tariffs. twodogsbarking Tuesday #30

Kick dalton99a Tuesday #31

Soon the buses will be sent to Medicaid recipients homes and they will be taken to the fields to pick cotton, oh wait, twodogsbarking Tuesday #32

And this all was intentional. LilElf70 Tuesday #33

tRUMP's tubs of lard diehards will not be out there picking fruits and veggies wolfie001 Tuesday #34

Perhaps they can be classified as "essential workers" BWdem4life Tuesday #36