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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] 6 points 48 minutes ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 50 minutes ago)

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] 5 points 1 hour ago (3 children)

everything except actually putting the companies responsible in check.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 26 minutes ago (1 children)

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

[–] McNasty 1 points 9 minutes ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 minutes ago* (last edited 1 minute 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 1 hour ago

Theirs are the freedoms that we spend lives to protect.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 hours ago

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] 9 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

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

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

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 hours ago

Has America considered asking Panama for eggs? Or Gaza?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 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?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 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] 7 points 3 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] 2 points 1 hour ago

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

[–] [email protected] 39 points 5 hours ago

Let me see... since new years you have threatened to annex Greenland, had Musk call our finest astronaut retarded, called our Prime Minister retarded, 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] 42 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Ask for 50% mineral rights and a thank you.

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

OOTL... What's with the thank you meme?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 minutes ago* (last edited 12 minutes ago)

It's what the administration demanded in order to 'talk to' Putin about ending the war in Ukraine.

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

Trump/Vance and Zelensky had a meeting recently where it was ridiculous hostile and mentioned trival things like Zelensky didn't say thank you. I would recommend watching it but it very embarrassing for a "world leader" to be so hostile to a friendly nation.

That's why Zelensky went on x and thank everyone afterwards

https://youtu.be/v_kTNIYsFnQ?eQUm55ju6GKxNTdT

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

Oooh... I did watch that video, just must have missed that part of it with all the other nonsense that went on in that meeting. It was embarrassing for sure

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Its at 2:20 I think.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

American responding here.

JD Vance and Trump both told Zelenskyy that he never said thank you for our help. They are such fucking twats and ignore how many times he’s said it in the past publicly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Oh gotcha. Thanks for the response. Hopefully we as a country figure it out before it's too late. My Facebook feed doesn't give me much hope though...

[–] [email protected] 43 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 hours ago (8 children)

I'm confused as to why people are still buying eggs. I've gotten on fine without them all my life

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Probably mostly restaurants right now.

[–] zalgotext 17 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

They were a relatively cheap, healthy, reliable source of protein. Also, they're delicious.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Probably the most versatile food as well.

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

Eggs have been a staple poverty food in the US. Frying up one egg can give you your whole day's supply of protein plus a lot of nutrients, and it used to be that it could do that for about 20 cents. No more, though.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

…7 grams of protein as a day’s supply? Ok

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Ok I definitely thought they had more. Maybe I'm thinking of a different nutrient. I don't remember. Point is they are nutritious and they used to be cheap.

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

Cheese is the best source of protein for normal non-bodybuilder food.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 6 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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 hours ago

everyone moves to Nye Jorvik

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 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.

[–] hypeerror 4 points 4 hours ago
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[–] [email protected] 45 points 7 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] 15 points 5 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Other countries: "No. Thank you." 🤭🤭🤭🖕🖕🖕

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 hours ago

Maybe it's time for Europe to make a Trump-style "deal" with the US for Ukraine

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