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"The United States has reached out to Denmark..."

You know, the country the United States wants to invade and forcefully take land from.

America: The dumbest rocks in the sock drawer.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

I would not send a single good egg until Jan 2029.

[–] Naloe 2 points 53 minutes ago

Actually I would send them ONE egg, so that they can suck on it.

[–] Devanismyname 1 points 1 hour ago

Why then? It'll just be another corrupt warmonger. Might call themselves a democrat but in the end they still serve evil.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

The eggs aren't even that much more expensive to produce. The hit has only been about 2%. There's still plenty of eggs. And it's the same with getting free range eggs instead of battery/cage - the increase in production price is pretty small, really.

It comes down to the same thing: the market charging premiums. They charge more for free range because it's 'luxury'. They charge more for organic because it's 'lifestyle'. And they charge more for eggs during US strife because it's 'supply and demand'.

They have the supply. They also have an excuse, and nobody is regulating them. The country doesn't need to buy eggs en masse, it needs to regulate pricing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 59 minutes ago

sounds like socialism to me. allow the invisible hand to work.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 hours ago (3 children)

everything except actually putting the companies responsible in check.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Bird flu talk sounds a little too close to vaccine talk, and farmers vote Republican.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Welp, that is a pretty legit-looking counterexample to the Trump administration helping farmers. I still stand by what I wrote, though. The countryside is red and bird flu is causing the egg shortage.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

Theirs are the freedoms that we spend lives to protect.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Good thing we've got so many international allies and are known for being such a stable, reliable economic partner. Now, if you'll excuse me, I haven't read the news in two months and I need to catch up on current events.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Well, in those two months the USA has made new enemies by insulting and threatening with invade his own allies. Worst, the USA started an economic war against his allies for no reason.

So no, now we are not willing to help.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Maybe I’m uninformed in these things. But isn’t it super easy to get the supply of eggs increased domestically? Even in a country like India which almost has 1.5 billion people, I’ve never heard about a shortage of eggs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago

I think the short supply is due to bird flu, so not really

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

And they all answered "yes, you can eat our eggs, but not how you would expect"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 hours ago

Mexico's got some huevos for the U.S to suck on

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 hours ago

Has America considered asking Panama for eggs? Or Gaza?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

The fastest way to have a people turn on it's leaders is for the food supply to be threatened.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if Americans turned on their leaders?

[–] SpaceCowboy 19 points 5 hours ago

Yup. The US is currently deporting a significant portion of it's agricultural workforce, while putting insane tariffs on the countries it imports food from, while also doing major cuts to the government which makes problems like avian flue more likely.

The Trump regime has a very "let them eat cake" approach to the food supply.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Interesting that the orange traitor flooded CA's farms in response to the recent wildfires, while also threatening undocumented farm workers, while also levying taxes across broad swaths of the economy. Seems to me that he's been instructed on actions to take to raise food prices. Hmm...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

Don't forget the whole pretending that bird flu doesn't exist thing.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Let me see... since new years you have threatened to annex Greenland, had Musk call our finest astronaut removed, called our Prime Minister removed, recently Roger Stone called one of our conservative politicians a sick demented asshole on Twitter when said politician asked for the general secretary of NATO to not joke about Trump and Greenland and... oh yeah, Trump and Vance attacked and insulted our dear friend, President Zelenskyj on world wide TV.

So...... how about no? Oh, I'm sorry: no, thank you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 56 minutes ago (2 children)

Hey...just need to put this out there.

I'm sorry my government has the dumb. I am so, so embarrassed by how things are going and how horribly rude my so-called "leaders" are being to literally everyone.

I am not like that. I respect you and your country. I want to cry when I think about how Zelenskyj has been treated. I know many, many people just like me. We are NOT like our government. We are scared. Some of us are trying to get out of the country, but many of us literally cannot...for a host of reasons, many of which involve how little money we have been able to save while this is all happening.

I'm just so sorry. Not that this fixes anything. I'm just desperate to tell SOMEONE that. I hope you have a good day...and rest easier knowing I echo every sentiment of your post.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 37 minutes ago

(not so) fun fact: This entire text mirrors the sentiments of half of Russians today.

So expect to be lumped in with the rest, enough Americans support this to represent the county as a whole.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 7 hours ago (8 children)

Ask for 50% mineral rights and a thank you.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 8 hours ago (14 children)

FUCK THAT. Let's see eggs go to $5/each. We need to face the consequences of our collective fucking idiot electoral choices.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

The Norwegian government will offer eggs, and we will only ask for the state of New York or as we like to call it: Nye Jorvik. The citizens of Nye Jorvik will enjoy all the benefits from a stabile, functioning social democracy.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

We use the word eggs in German the way yankies use nuts or balls. That said, yes, you can swallow our eggs, dear US government.

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[–] sunfur82 47 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Hilarious. The US reaching out to the people they've insulted, threatened or victimized in some way, shape or form and asking them for help. And when they get refused, they'll tell the American people that everyone is being so mean to them.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 hours ago

That's what happens when the country is led by someone who has never faced consequences fir anything

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