What I am really wondering is how soon the economic costs kick in: getting rid of significant farm labor and food production; loss of economic stimulus through the ending of infrastructure projects for the US; drained resources and labor issues as illness becomes widespread; loss of economic markets as our soft power declines and Russian…
What I am really wondering is how soon the economic costs kick in: getting rid of significant farm labor and food production; loss of economic stimulus through the ending of infrastructure projects for the US; drained resources and labor issues as illness becomes widespread; loss of economic markets as our soft power declines and Russian, China, and others step into the gap; serious economic damage with no chance of recovery when FEMA stops; active discrimination that will stifle opportunity for minorities.
If you were out to destroy the country, these would be the pillars you would attack; and for an added jolt, put a spectacularly unqualified sexual predator, religious fanatic and drunk in charge of your armed forces.
No, the Germans never took Bastogne. But metaphorically speaking, Trump apparently has . . .
Interestingly I read that Trump wants his staff to limit how much they drink when they socialize with Congress staff. Now he’s controlling their drunken complaints that cause leaks I guess.
Last night before bed my husband said he eliminated Black History Month, Woman’s History Month, LGBTQ recognitions and month. I bet he demanded Indigenous Peoples Day be called Columbus Day again. I even heard he said Indigenous people don’t have birthright citizenship. All I could say when my husband finished this list was “Christ what an asshole”. Forgive my swearing.
Until Trump I rarely used a swear word. Now they’re never ending.
We followers of Jeff Tiedrich on Substack enjoy profanity at it's finest. We group-laugh at the taboo-ness of it. A lot of excellent, thoughtful profane venting goes on there. Laughter is de rigueur. Both are needed to get us through this humiliating national shit show.
My father never swore either. Once in a great while he would mutter "son of a gun" under his breath. OMG. That was pretty profane. But then came Watergate and when he watched the hearings he would quietly whisper "that son of a b*tch". I heard that, Dad! No telling what he would be screaming these days but I think his kids would be cheering him on. Sharon, we feel your pain. Think of it as expanding your vocabulary.
My sister was maybe 17 when she said fu@k in front of my mother and got her mouth slapped. My mother never hit us, really never disciplined us. I have always been able to let out a massive stream of swearing but never found the need to when I could use better words.
Don't forget, the orange blight removed the $35 cap on the price of insulin and stopped the $2,000 cap on out of pocket drug costs for Medicare recipients. This going to hurt a lot of people very soon too.
This is an equal opportunity disaster in the making. The MAGAS are going to hurt too. Yet, somehow they will blame the Democrats. Some people are almost to stupid to breathe.
I had to take a second mortgage out on my home (literally!) a couple years ago to afford a lifesaving medication that was lowered in price by President Biden last summer, and I was so looking forward to being able to afford the med without getting another loan. First Felon just rescinded that. I don’t know what I’m going to do. Well, yes, I do… I will not be able to buy it any longer. This coming from a retired federal employee with Medicare AND a secondary insurance policy who still cannot afford the $1700/month lifesaving medication. All to appease his pharmaceutical industry buddies.
According to my token, Maga person, deporting immigrants won’t even make a dent in our industries that are run by their labor because they’ve been so mechanized over the last few years that we don’t need the labor! They walk among us
Oh, yeah? Citrus growers are panicking because they need to get their frozen fruit to the juice factories fast. All the workers have disappeared. What did Trump think they would do? They aren't going to work to stand around waiting for ICE. This is only the beginning. Get ready for massive food price increases as crops don't get picked, meat isn't processed, etc. A lot of our fruit and vegetables come from Latin America, too.
The economy of Arizona is going to go straight to hell. I praise our immigrants regardless of their status. I'm trying to picture white people picking lettuce...but, alas, I just can't see it.
Food scarcity will kick in soon as many undocumented workers at the citrus farms are already not showing up for work because of fear and many are returning to their countries and back to the criminality they were trying to escape from....
I’m reminded of Mao’s ‘Great Leap Forward’ where he ignored expert counsel and stupidly pulled farmers from the fields to collect metal - the country starved.
What I am really wondering is how soon the economic costs kick in: getting rid of significant farm labor and food production; loss of economic stimulus through the ending of infrastructure projects for the US; drained resources and labor issues as illness becomes widespread; loss of economic markets as our soft power declines and Russian, China, and others step into the gap; serious economic damage with no chance of recovery when FEMA stops; active discrimination that will stifle opportunity for minorities.
If you were out to destroy the country, these would be the pillars you would attack; and for an added jolt, put a spectacularly unqualified sexual predator, religious fanatic and drunk in charge of your armed forces.
No, the Germans never took Bastogne. But metaphorically speaking, Trump apparently has . . .
Interestingly I read that Trump wants his staff to limit how much they drink when they socialize with Congress staff. Now he’s controlling their drunken complaints that cause leaks I guess.
Last night before bed my husband said he eliminated Black History Month, Woman’s History Month, LGBTQ recognitions and month. I bet he demanded Indigenous Peoples Day be called Columbus Day again. I even heard he said Indigenous people don’t have birthright citizenship. All I could say when my husband finished this list was “Christ what an asshole”. Forgive my swearing.
Until Trump I rarely used a swear word. Now they’re never ending.
We followers of Jeff Tiedrich on Substack enjoy profanity at it's finest. We group-laugh at the taboo-ness of it. A lot of excellent, thoughtful profane venting goes on there. Laughter is de rigueur. Both are needed to get us through this humiliating national shit show.
Black comedy is an excellent coping mechanism.
My father never swore either. Once in a great while he would mutter "son of a gun" under his breath. OMG. That was pretty profane. But then came Watergate and when he watched the hearings he would quietly whisper "that son of a b*tch". I heard that, Dad! No telling what he would be screaming these days but I think his kids would be cheering him on. Sharon, we feel your pain. Think of it as expanding your vocabulary.
My sister was maybe 17 when she said fu@k in front of my mother and got her mouth slapped. My mother never hit us, really never disciplined us. I have always been able to let out a massive stream of swearing but never found the need to when I could use better words.
Don't forget, the orange blight removed the $35 cap on the price of insulin and stopped the $2,000 cap on out of pocket drug costs for Medicare recipients. This going to hurt a lot of people very soon too.
This is an equal opportunity disaster in the making. The MAGAS are going to hurt too. Yet, somehow they will blame the Democrats. Some people are almost to stupid to breathe.
I had to take a second mortgage out on my home (literally!) a couple years ago to afford a lifesaving medication that was lowered in price by President Biden last summer, and I was so looking forward to being able to afford the med without getting another loan. First Felon just rescinded that. I don’t know what I’m going to do. Well, yes, I do… I will not be able to buy it any longer. This coming from a retired federal employee with Medicare AND a secondary insurance policy who still cannot afford the $1700/month lifesaving medication. All to appease his pharmaceutical industry buddies.
I keep wondering what Putin promised him to make him hand over the keys
thanks to a thin voting majority of patriotic Americans!
And 90 million of whom didn't even bother
And 39% that didn't vote
According to my token, Maga person, deporting immigrants won’t even make a dent in our industries that are run by their labor because they’ve been so mechanized over the last few years that we don’t need the labor! They walk among us
Oh, yeah? Citrus growers are panicking because they need to get their frozen fruit to the juice factories fast. All the workers have disappeared. What did Trump think they would do? They aren't going to work to stand around waiting for ICE. This is only the beginning. Get ready for massive food price increases as crops don't get picked, meat isn't processed, etc. A lot of our fruit and vegetables come from Latin America, too.
The economy of Arizona is going to go straight to hell. I praise our immigrants regardless of their status. I'm trying to picture white people picking lettuce...but, alas, I just can't see it.
Food scarcity will kick in soon as many undocumented workers at the citrus farms are already not showing up for work because of fear and many are returning to their countries and back to the criminality they were trying to escape from....
I’m reminded of Mao’s ‘Great Leap Forward’ where he ignored expert counsel and stupidly pulled farmers from the fields to collect metal - the country starved.
Yes.