Bryce Oates
@bryceoates.bsky.social
I write about rural people, places, policy, and politics. No billionaires. No bullies. Smartassery encouraged. Read my newsletter on rural politics and policy: https://thecocklebur.substack.com/
Doesn't matter. You won't like it.
October 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Doesn't matter. You won't like it.
What do they do? Leave out the tomato and replace it with tidy peppers or something?
October 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
What do they do? Leave out the tomato and replace it with tidy peppers or something?
When I lived in an Aldi area I could totally throw a fill-you-up charcuterie party for $2/person. Seemingly fancy too.
October 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
When I lived in an Aldi area I could totally throw a fill-you-up charcuterie party for $2/person. Seemingly fancy too.
The cheese and tofu. 100%
October 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The cheese and tofu. 100%
At Aldi a cheapass person can even afford nuts
October 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
At Aldi a cheapass person can even afford nuts
And it is also employee owned
October 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
And it is also employee owned
In the Pacific Northwest we have Winco. It’s kind of big box but has Aldi like price choices plus bulk foods and great cheap produce plus the international stuff.
October 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
In the Pacific Northwest we have Winco. It’s kind of big box but has Aldi like price choices plus bulk foods and great cheap produce plus the international stuff.
By crustless quiche do you mean what is sometimes called frittata?
October 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
By crustless quiche do you mean what is sometimes called frittata?
Talk about entitlement--and Chinese buyers can (and are) actually choose who they buy from.
October 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Talk about entitlement--and Chinese buyers can (and are) actually choose who they buy from.
"These most important of all Americans."
October 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"These most important of all Americans."
There's 270,759 "soybean farmers" in the US per Ag Census. Some are not very big. But even including all of those $10B/# of farms = $36,933 per farm.
October 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
There's 270,759 "soybean farmers" in the US per Ag Census. Some are not very big. But even including all of those $10B/# of farms = $36,933 per farm.
No problem. Flying carp were not a Missouri problem when we was kids.
October 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
No problem. Flying carp were not a Missouri problem when we was kids.
"Buyers there want our soybeans" is doing a lot of work there. How long is that gonna last? These companies do get to choose who they buy their soybeans from after all. So much for Big Ag's supposed free market commitments.
October 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"Buyers there want our soybeans" is doing a lot of work there. How long is that gonna last? These companies do get to choose who they buy their soybeans from after all. So much for Big Ag's supposed free market commitments.
If you're in the market to buy pet insurance I figure you need to have your taxes increased.
October 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
If you're in the market to buy pet insurance I figure you need to have your taxes increased.