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My sibling group chat is sharing the letters from our insurance companies about how unaffordable insurance will be next year, and memes about Bubba and trump. We can focus on both at once.
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
My sibling group chat is sharing the letters from our insurance companies about how unaffordable insurance will be next year, and memes about Bubba and trump. We can focus on both at once.
I’m not even sure what a non-ethnic food would be, that fits with the heritage they think they have. The food of early medieval Northern Europe? Some bland root vegetables and beef or mutton? Certainly not spices from the places they despise.
November 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I’m not even sure what a non-ethnic food would be, that fits with the heritage they think they have. The food of early medieval Northern Europe? Some bland root vegetables and beef or mutton? Certainly not spices from the places they despise.
I’m no communications expert, but it seems like helping people understand that those who are selling them these viewpoints are doing so to manipulate them into making their own lives worse could be useful.
November 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I’m no communications expert, but it seems like helping people understand that those who are selling them these viewpoints are doing so to manipulate them into making their own lives worse could be useful.
of the population reject racism, sexism, nativism, etc and want a more equal society, we need to put more thought into what factors lead some people out of that and why others don’t.
November 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
of the population reject racism, sexism, nativism, etc and want a more equal society, we need to put more thought into what factors lead some people out of that and why others don’t.
and my grandma drove her kids 30 miles from the town they lived in to take them to a black dentist, which had to have been a deliberate choice, but I don’t know why, or what factors led to them seeing things differently from the people around them. It just seems like if we ever want to have more
November 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
and my grandma drove her kids 30 miles from the town they lived in to take them to a black dentist, which had to have been a deliberate choice, but I don’t know why, or what factors led to them seeing things differently from the people around them. It just seems like if we ever want to have more
I just try not to feel that I am somehow innately superior because it seems that it would have been very easy to end up seeing things how they did, and I’m glad I don’t, but I don’t feel like it’s because I’m just a better person. I grew up with a family that bought me books on civil rights,
November 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I just try not to feel that I am somehow innately superior because it seems that it would have been very easy to end up seeing things how they did, and I’m glad I don’t, but I don’t feel like it’s because I’m just a better person. I grew up with a family that bought me books on civil rights,
I grew up in, and still live in a rural community, with a lot of racism, MAGA people, etc., but there are some people who see through it. I’ve thought a lot about what has made the difference, but I haven’t come to any firm conclusions because I think it’s likely a lot of factors.
November 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I grew up in, and still live in a rural community, with a lot of racism, MAGA people, etc., but there are some people who see through it. I’ve thought a lot about what has made the difference, but I haven’t come to any firm conclusions because I think it’s likely a lot of factors.
I’m not saying it’s not possible to reject it, but that depends on a lot of factors. For instance, there has been research showing that politically conservative people tend to be more fear driven, which makes them easier to manipulate with fear based rhetoric about “different” people.
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I’m not saying it’s not possible to reject it, but that depends on a lot of factors. For instance, there has been research showing that politically conservative people tend to be more fear driven, which makes them easier to manipulate with fear based rhetoric about “different” people.
to women, then they don’t realize how it is really the rich oppressing them all, and that if they worked together, their lives would all be better. There is a reason the rich put so much effort into destroying educational systems and a more impartial media.
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
to women, then they don’t realize how it is really the rich oppressing them all, and that if they worked together, their lives would all be better. There is a reason the rich put so much effort into destroying educational systems and a more impartial media.
I think it is also similar to what wealthy white planters did in the south before the civil war- they promoted racism because they saw what happened when poor white people had solidarity with slaves. If they make poor white people feel better than black people & immigrants, make men feel superior
November 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I think it is also similar to what wealthy white planters did in the south before the civil war- they promoted racism because they saw what happened when poor white people had solidarity with slaves. If they make poor white people feel better than black people & immigrants, make men feel superior
It’s a good thing my husband isn’t on Bluesky to see that slide or I know what he would be doing with our round bales next summer.
November 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It’s a good thing my husband isn’t on Bluesky to see that slide or I know what he would be doing with our round bales next summer.
I literally know no one who is flying home for the holidays, and only a couple who fly more than very, very rarely. I know many people who already were struggling with healthcare costs before this and it will now be unaffordable.
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I literally know no one who is flying home for the holidays, and only a couple who fly more than very, very rarely. I know many people who already were struggling with healthcare costs before this and it will now be unaffordable.
The writers need to watch some soap operas apparently if they need some creative ways to bring back someone who appeared to die. Maybe they shouldn’t be writing movies if they have this little creativity.
November 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The writers need to watch some soap operas apparently if they need some creative ways to bring back someone who appeared to die. Maybe they shouldn’t be writing movies if they have this little creativity.
I don’t think having all the farm land owned by guys like Bessent who buy land as an investment is going to be good for food security long term, but I don’t see any plans by anyone to make farming a viable way to make a living for regular people.
October 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I don’t think having all the farm land owned by guys like Bessent who buy land as an investment is going to be good for food security long term, but I don’t see any plans by anyone to make farming a viable way to make a living for regular people.
Losing money at a larger scale is still losing money. It doesn’t make sense. People romanticize small farms, but anyone farming that isn’t the Scott Bessent version, which is just being a landlord who charges enough to bankrupt farmers, is doing a hell of lot of work for little money.
October 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Losing money at a larger scale is still losing money. It doesn’t make sense. People romanticize small farms, but anyone farming that isn’t the Scott Bessent version, which is just being a landlord who charges enough to bankrupt farmers, is doing a hell of lot of work for little money.
That is a whole skill set that is entirely different from spending my days with my cows. You can’t milk a small herd and get by. Most milk comes from giant farms and I’m not sure the economics of those other than they are a giant tax write off for the rich maybe.
October 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
That is a whole skill set that is entirely different from spending my days with my cows. You can’t milk a small herd and get by. Most milk comes from giant farms and I’m not sure the economics of those other than they are a giant tax write off for the rich maybe.
Dairy prices are so incredibly low that’s basically impossible though. The only that’s even slightly feasible is if I also want to have my own bottling facility, and then sell dairy products from my farm, with a storefront and all that entails or convince other businesses to buy.
October 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Dairy prices are so incredibly low that’s basically impossible though. The only that’s even slightly feasible is if I also want to have my own bottling facility, and then sell dairy products from my farm, with a storefront and all that entails or convince other businesses to buy.
We have about 15 cows (I never remember how many because I know them by name, not just a number). For the most part, they’ve been very expensive pets for years because you don’t make money raising cattle usually. Most are actually dairy breeds and I would love to milk them and sell it.
October 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
We have about 15 cows (I never remember how many because I know them by name, not just a number). For the most part, they’ve been very expensive pets for years because you don’t make money raising cattle usually. Most are actually dairy breeds and I would love to milk them and sell it.
The price of beef is also actually where you could make money raising cattle. It’s a complicated problem to fix because it would involve our society not just handing over all the money to a few rich people, but a lot of food prices should be higher so farmers don’t have to live in poverty.
October 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The price of beef is also actually where you could make money raising cattle. It’s a complicated problem to fix because it would involve our society not just handing over all the money to a few rich people, but a lot of food prices should be higher so farmers don’t have to live in poverty.
He means he is one of the rich guys buying up farmland for high prices and then renting it out at rates that are more than you can make farming it, bankrupting actual farmers. Most farmland sold in my area now is bought by “investment groups”.
October 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
He means he is one of the rich guys buying up farmland for high prices and then renting it out at rates that are more than you can make farming it, bankrupting actual farmers. Most farmland sold in my area now is bought by “investment groups”.
So he bought land and is likely charging more in rent than the farmers can make farming it. At least, that’s what happens around here with the land wealthy people bought up as in investment, which is more and more of the farmland .
October 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
So he bought land and is likely charging more in rent than the farmers can make farming it. At least, that’s what happens around here with the land wealthy people bought up as in investment, which is more and more of the farmland .
For my one brother who nearly voted for trump, is was the meeting with Zelenskyy, which I would not have thought would be what would make him see what was going on, but it seems to have let him what else was going on in a different light.
October 24, 2025 at 3:09 AM
For my one brother who nearly voted for trump, is was the meeting with Zelenskyy, which I would not have thought would be what would make him see what was going on, but it seems to have let him what else was going on in a different light.
My siblings and I regularly text about being broke and how this administration is making it worse, as well as the desecration of the rule of law and the history of our country. You also never know what will be the thing that makes how bad things are click for someone.
October 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
My siblings and I regularly text about being broke and how this administration is making it worse, as well as the desecration of the rule of law and the history of our country. You also never know what will be the thing that makes how bad things are click for someone.
Sure, there are people without a lot of money who don’t care about politics, but a lot of us can both be very concerned with the state the country in ways that don’t impact us economically in an immediate sense, as well as things like healthcare costs.
October 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Sure, there are people without a lot of money who don’t care about politics, but a lot of us can both be very concerned with the state the country in ways that don’t impact us economically in an immediate sense, as well as things like healthcare costs.
Funny, last night I checked my bank account, realized I lost $60 because the bank took out transactions before our direct deposit and we got overdraft fees as a result, and then I texted my siblings about how horrible the East Wing being demolished is, and how trump is screwing farmers like us.
October 24, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Funny, last night I checked my bank account, realized I lost $60 because the bank took out transactions before our direct deposit and we got overdraft fees as a result, and then I texted my siblings about how horrible the East Wing being demolished is, and how trump is screwing farmers like us.