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Leopards Ate My Face

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Listen to interviews and read quotes from people like this. They know damn will it's Trump's fault, but they think he doesn't know. Seriously, always the same attitude.

"We just need President Trump to know that his $policy is hurting us out here."

Imagine begging a malignant narcissist, with spiraling dementia, to give a shit about you.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 11 points 16 hours ago

At least they owned the libs bigly.

[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 19 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

The homeless dude begging for money is a Trump supporter. Even someone starving and pennyness, he still supports Trump. That's stupidity at the highest level.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Look! The wealth! IT'S TRICKLING DOWN!

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago

I'm covered in the wealth. The watery brown wealth. The smelly watery brown wealth...this is definitely not diarrhea!!!

[–] Cargon@lemmy.ml 4 points 20 hours ago

Republicans hate handouts so this will be an easy one

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 115 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

The good folks of Dawson County, Nebraska need to take a deep breath, and consider the bigger picture. They're finally getting Calibri font out of government documents, and the White House is getting vandalized. Losing some hamburger factory in the middle of buttfuck nowhere is a small price to pay.

Two in the thoughts, one in the prayers.

[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 49 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’m sure they’ll find a way to blame it on (a) Biden, (b) Democrats, (c) immigrants, and (d) woke liberals.

There is no or.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

why not all 4 at once.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

they can have one of musks AI datacenters build next to thier town.

[–] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 2 points 17 hours ago

This will ensure they can blame biden when they run out of water and electricity.

[–] arbitrary_sarcasm@lemmy.world 10 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Taking bets on how many of them are still gonna find a way to blame this on Biden and say that they'll continue to support Trump.

[–] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 4 points 17 hours ago

A good 90% at least won't find out ! They will keep believing what their favorite TV host tells them. Anyone else is a liar !

[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Is this related to Trump's administration actions because of the Argentinian meat subsidies and related competition in the meat sector? Or straight up tariffs?

[–] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 4 points 17 hours ago
[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 6 points 20 hours ago

I'm thinking both.

[–] RegularJoe@lemmy.world 63 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Per the article:

Tyson, the meatpacking giant that employs about 3,200 workers in the town, will leave all of them without jobs when the facility closes on Jan. 20.

Per Wikipedia:

As of the 2020 census, the population of Lexington, Nebraska was 10,348.

So about 30% of them are without jobs. That's a HUUUUUGE blow to their economy.

Per this article:

https://southernagtoday.org/2025/08/07/u-s-brazil-beef-trade-at-a-crossroads/

While expanding access to Asia, Brazil also made significant inroads into the U.S. market. In May alone, it shipped 175 million pounds of beef to the U.S., five times the volume of May 2024.

All they need to do is learn Portuguese and relocate to Brazil. FTFY.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

A 30% drop in employment is plenty to destroy a town.

[–] setsubyou@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

On average, every household loses one source of income. That town is dead.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago

that would destroy a country if it was country wide too, 25% is enough to cause a massive downturn.

[–] ClownStatue@piefed.social 12 points 1 day ago

Here’s hoping the next Republicans they happily vote for (again) will finally fix the problems.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

we also dont produce alot of beef for consumption, its mostly imported. the ones from usa are poor quality anyways.

[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I feel so sad for them. They believed in the dream of small America and big corporate winners. In other words, idiots.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

Don't worry, I am sure they are super happy their favorite orange pedophile is having a Ball room built... they'll be warmed and nourished by the notion

[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

The thing is, if they can throw out the psychopathic corporate politicians from their state and federal government, they can get some bennies to survive while they find new ways to make a living.

But will they realize that? I say no, they won't. And it's understandable, because a solution two or more years from now won't help them tomorrow. But still it would be nice if the message could work its way into the back corner of their brain.

[–] HisArmsOpen@crust.piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

More voters who fucked up and found out. If only they didn't cause so much collateral damage to the rest of US and international societies with their stupidity

[–] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 4 points 17 hours ago

They will not find out, they will keep blaming Biden !

[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 50 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Have they thought about not being lazy and just pulling themselves up by the bootstraps? Surely they can easily pivot to available jobs in new industries for future and forward-looking technologies that our government has fostered to prevent large permanent job losses when volatile or transitional roles are threatened or eliminated? Right?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago

trump said: you voted for what i campaigned on, and "get used to a lower standard of living." recently.

[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 31 points 1 day ago

MS NOW reported Friday from Lexington — the county seat of Dawson County, Nebraska, a place Trump carried easily with more than 74 percent of the vote last year. Tyson, the meatpacking giant that employs about 3,200 workers in the town, will leave all of them without jobs when the facility closes on Jan. 20.

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 day ago

The PROBLEM is that there's too many LIBRULS in the Government that Republicans control EVERY house of at the Federal and State level!

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

They're taking our jerbs!

[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

thats a bougie brand for babies, you think they can afford it.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 1 points 21 hours ago

I expect "crooksandliars.com" to be a reliable and unbiased source