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[majestic]

53 minutes ago, uuuhhii said:

usa attempt 2 trillion cut into medicade and other welfare program

pretty sure it is the time for guillotine now

#freeluigi

[Malcador]

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/us/politics/egg-prices-us-imports.html

I think Ukraine has a lot of eggs, should have used that as leverage

[Lexx]

So this is a bit of an odd observation, but ... lately I saw that the egg shelf in the supermarket is surprisingly empty. Now I'm wondering if the same idiots who voted for the AfD are the ones who think Germany has an egg price problem because it's what they talk about in America. Maybe I'm wrong, but it's... well.. odd.

Edited February 27 by Lexx

[rjshae]

5 hours ago, Lexx said:

So this is a bit of an odd observation, but ... lately I saw that the egg shelf in the supermarket is surprisingly empty. Now I'm wondering if the same idiots who voted for the AfD are the ones who think Germany has an egg price problem because it's what they talk about in America. Maybe I'm wrong, but it's... well.. odd.

Bird flu has led to mass deaths of egg-laying chickens in the USA, which is part of the reason the cost is sky-rocketing. (Chicken meat isn't though, since it can be cooked.) The ultimate irony of this is the White House is considering a mass vaccination program to deal with the issue. Side effects don't matter when it's just an animal... but good luck when it breaks out among humans.

[Lexx]

Yeah, but as far as I know, we don't have that issue here in Germany right now. So panic-buying eggs is... really not necessary. Besides, it's not like you can store them for years like toilet paper.

[BruceVC]

2 hours ago, rjshae said:

Bird flu has led to mass deaths of egg-laying chickens in the USA, which is part of the reason the cost is sky-rocketing. (Chicken meat isn't though, since it can be cooked.) The ultimate irony of this is the White House is considering a mass vaccination program to deal with the issue. Side effects don't matter when it's just an animal... but good luck when it breaks out among humans.

Talking about anti-vaxxers, Im sure you aware of the measles outbreak in Texas

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/texas-announces-first-death-measles-outbreak

And the official advice from the Texas health department is " The best way to prevent getting sick is to be immunized with two doses of a measles-containing vaccine, which is primarily administered as the combination measles-mumps-rubella or MMR vaccine. Two doses of the MMR vaccine prevent more than 97 percent of measles infections. A small number of vaccinated people can occasionally develop measles. In these cases, the symptoms are generally milder, and they are less likely to spread the disease to other people. DSHS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend children receive one dose of MMR at 12 to 15 months of age and another at 4 to 6 years. Children too young to be vaccinated are more likely to have severe complications if they get infected with the measles virus. However, each MMR dose lowers the risk of infection and the severity of illness if infected. "

 

So it also seems vaccines become fine when there is a outbreak of a virus?

 

 

[Gfted1]

^Its mostly in a cluster of mennonites and sky wizard is asleep at the wheel.

[Malcador]

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/24/nx-s1-5305269/tesla-state-department-elon-musk-trump

"But NPR has obtained a State Department document detailing that Biden's State Department planned to spend just $483,000 in the 2025 fiscal year on buying electric vehicles and $3 million for supporting equipment, like charging stations. It represented less than 1% of the hundreds of millions of dollars likely destined for Tesla vehicles after the Trump administration quietly revised a State Department procurement document."

 

[rjshae]

13 hours ago, Malcador said:

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/24/nx-s1-5305269/tesla-state-department-elon-musk-trump

"But NPR has obtained a State Department document detailing that Biden's State Department planned to spend just $483,000 in the 2025 fiscal year on buying electric vehicles and $3 million for supporting equipment, like charging stations. It represented less than 1% of the hundreds of millions of dollars likely destined for Tesla vehicles after the Trump administration quietly revised a State Department procurement document."

On a related note, sales of Tesla have suddenly plummeted in Europe. It's either a political comment or just a random fluctuation; time will tell. Meanwhile, one wag called the Tesla Truck a Swasticar (in reference to Musk's hand salute gesture). 

[BruceVC]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/hyped-release-epstein-files-sparks-anger-disappointment-right-rcna194087

What a sensationalized distraction the whole " release the REAL Epstein " files has become 

I dont believe in conspiracy theories on a normal day but this whole thing was really hyped to an unrealistic level 

But the way its been handled has just been pathetic 

" Then, Thursday, a handful of right-wing media figures were photographed leaving the White House holding binders labeled “The Epstein Files: Phase 1." The figures included Jack Posobiec, who helped spread the false “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory about Democrats’ operating a satanic child abuse ring out of a Washington pizzeria that led to a shooting at the restaurant.  Some went on to cheer the release of the files on their social media accounts. But almost immediately some of them started downplaying what was in the documents. "

 

[bugarup]

On I hope also related note, I read that those chinless and brainless mouthbreathers Tate brothers were flied from Romania to USA. Cannot wait to see what post in Trump administration they will be offered. 

[Lexx]

Problem is, none of those files can be trusted now. GOP could just easily have made up their own crap, filling the list with their enemies and removing who they don't want to be on it.

Pretty sure they will just try to discredit whoever isn't in line with Trump yet. It's another step on the ladder to the final fascist form.

Edited February 28 by Lexx

[BruceVC]

2 hours ago, bugarup said:

On I hope also related note, I read that those chinless and brainless mouthbreathers Tate brothers were flied from Romania to USA. Cannot wait to see what post in Trump administration they will be offered. 

I hope they get deported back to Romania or the EU to face the justice they deserve 

These things take time but extradition does happen between the EU and the USA 

So Tate brothers may avoid this now under Trump but not the next Democratic presidency if the EU applies formally for extradition 

 

 

[Lexx]

You still think there will be another democratic president. Wish I had your optimism.

/Edit:

"Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia"

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/us/politics/hegseth-cyber-russia-trump-putin.html

You can't make this **** up. US is sure as hell an ally of Russia now.

Edited Sunday at 09:18 PM by Lexx

[Malcador]

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/us/politics/doge-musk-contracts-wall.html

Relevant xkcd, well, except these dudes aren't here to help.

 

 

 

[uuuhhii]

usa are trying to pass law to establish crypto reserve

this could be the death blow of us dollar

hopefully world can survive this by switching to euro

the hope reserve is pretty low right now

edit

but the tariff start now

there is no way this trade war doesn't escalate

Edited Tuesday at 06:18 AM by uuuhhii

[Malcador]

Welp. fun time with tariffs. 

[Elerond]

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/04/congress/gop-town-halls-richard-hudson-00210024

No more in-person town halls, NRCC chief tells House Republicans

"If you’re running in fear of your own voters, there is nothing America can do for you"  - JD Vance

I didn't understood at first that he was speaking about his own government

[uuuhhii]

usa are planning to cut down its own forest now canada lumber suffer tariff

prepare for new and bigger dust bowl

[BruceVC]

19 hours ago, Elerond said:

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/04/congress/gop-town-halls-richard-hudson-00210024

No more in-person town halls, NRCC chief tells House Republicans

"If you’re running in fear of your own voters, there is nothing America can do for you"  - JD Vance

I didn't understood at first that he was speaking about his own government

I cant see town hall  meetings  being abandoned,  they are as American and traditional as apple pie 

GOP will just have learn to deal with the type of anger some of Trumps policies are creating 

[BruceVC]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y071kxwn8o

@Elerond this US supreme court ruling should make you happy

Nothing is guaranteed  for Trump at the SC level  even with  a Conservative majority of judges 

" The US Supreme Court has rejected a request by the Trump administration to withhold nearly $2bn (£1.6bn) in payments to foreign aid organisations for work they have already performed for the government.

On Wednesday, the top court upheld a lower court ruling ordering the administration to release the funds to contractors and grant recipients of the US Agency for International Development and the State Department. "

 

[Malcador]

23 hours ago, Elerond said:

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/04/congress/gop-town-halls-richard-hudson-00210024

No more in-person town halls, NRCC chief tells House Republicans

"If you’re running in fear of your own voters, there is nothing America can do for you"  - JD Vance

I didn't understood at first that he was speaking about his own government

As usual, people championing free speech are full of it.

[ShadySands]

1 hour ago, BruceVC said:

Trump administration to withhold nearly $2bn (£1.6bn) in payments to foreign aid organisations for work they have already performed

That's pretty on brand for Trump

 

[Malcador]

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/03/yes-biden-spent-millions-on-transgender-animal-experiments/

When this is an official statement, you know things are ****.

[Hurlshort]

6 minutes ago, Malcador said:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/03/yes-biden-spent-millions-on-transgender-animal-experiments/

When this is an official statement, you know things are ****.

The internet trolls have won. What a time to be alive.