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Summary

Michigan farmer Rebecca Carlson, a longtime Trump supporter, faces bankruptcy as Trump’s funding freezes stall a $400,000 USDA grant for hiring temporary workers.

Carlson, who hoped Trump’s second term would revive her struggling cherry farm, already spent $200,000 preparing for labor under the H-2A visa program.

With funding halted, she risks losing $200,000 more and can’t move forward with critical hires.

Trump’s new tariffs and immigration crackdowns threaten agriculture costs and labor availability, leaving farmers uncertain and frustrated with unmet promises.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Sorry. Zero fucks given over this idiots sob-story.

Fuck around

Find out <------- they are here

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago

Oh no. Anyway.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The leopards are having trouble keeping up with all the faces to eat.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

They wrote project2025 specifically to facilitate eating faces as rapidly as possible. They will get to everyone eventually.

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

Frog and the scorpion how many hundreds of years ago? We have not learned.

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

these people hurt them self's. you cant feel bad for people who stab them self's in the leg. you just cant.

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

Fucking rights. Lose everything

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Eat shit, dumbass. She reaps what she sow.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

She won’t be sowing much now….

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Why would you vote Trump if youre relying on federal grant money? Its not like he hid the fact tbat he was gonna slash and burn govt programs. People really need to pay the fuck attention to what theyre voting for...jesus christ.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Their local media didn't cover any of that. And that's the problem. It's not a case of stupidity or willful ignorance for a lot of them. They don't get their news from cable or online. Just their local reliable broadcaster. Which over the last 20 years has been bought now and replaced with propaganda from companies like Sinclair.

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

It's clear to me close to half the population stopped thinking after they heard "make America great again".

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Imagine someone with totally average intelligence. Then realize 50% of people are dumber than that. Also - they think they are smart.

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

And this is why trump just turfed the department of education.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“I was expecting to see a drastic turnaround for the better for my farm because the Republicans have always been for the American farmer,” said Carlson, a longtime Republican and Trump supporter.

If there's anything good that could come out of the entire Trump situation, it would be finally breaking the illusion and myth that Republicans are good for the economy and Republicans are good for farmers. It's apparent they will try to keep their head in the sand until they nearly suffocate though.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

As you note, they've never been good for either the economy or farmers and that hasn't stopped them yet. I fear very little will change.

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

And they will learn nothing from it lmao

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

You have sown the wind, and now you shall reap the whirlwind.

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

Yesss, go bankrupt to own the libs!

Sickos in the window meme. "Yes... Ha ha ha... Yes!”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

______ voted for Trump. Now, Trump's decision to _____ will hurt them.

On repeat.

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

Put that shit into my veins

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

If you're so into republican policies, why not look back through all they've done. Notice a lack of small farms and farmers compared to decades ago?

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