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The US, grappling with an egg shortage, is reaching out to Lithuania for egg exports after Finland declined. The situation has prompted ridicule online.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/europeans-gloat-as-usa-approaches-lithuania-to-export-eggs-door-to-door-begging-101742378501562.html


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

Maga: "Oh by oh boy, can't wait for Trump to make eggs cheap again."

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Are we Great again? This seems like an alpha move. I think we're great again.

/s

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

What a pathetic loser move

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

Don't do it Lithuani, we don't deserve it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

How each and every single world leader should be responding to requests from the current administration.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Fuck it, just don't eat eggs.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

Takes a every entitled, narcissistic mind set to shit all over your neighbor's car and porch, threaten them with violence and then ask them for a few eggs to help then through their trying times.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

The "find out" part of fuck around is already right there, yet most US citizens seem unaware that this is the "find out" stage of how they handled poultry for decades now.

RFK now wants all chickens to get bird flu, because his worm told him so and what could possibly go wrong?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

As an American don’t give us eggs we don’t deserve them

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know trump doesn't know world history.

But helping Russia and asking Lithuania for help are mutually exclusive options.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

A slight step up from trumps usual door to door scamming

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

US deserve this meme

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

This request has strong "Have you seen my stapler?" vibes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I was told… I could beg for eggs… at a reasonable volume.

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