When someone tells a 'joke' and only racists laugh, it's not funny. It's just racism.
If my incredibly sheltered snow-white ass can learn that before I hit high school, there's no excuse for these people. The lack of humanity is appalling.
My introduction to this clip was actually through a clip of AOC and Coach Walz watching it together on Twitch. I watched with my mouth hanging open while the Coach, who is so normal and so much like people we talk to everyday, actually said this to AOC after hearing him: "Who is this jackwad?"
For the past two months tRump has been campaigning to solidify his ceiling, not adding "undecided" or "moderate", or whoever. He's simply rewarding that mass of lumpen-proletariat who have cast their lot with him, and assuring them that he remains who they believe he is, and not someone who will go off pandering to other voting constituencies that "the base" despises.
Now, whether this ceiling is high enough to win the EC, the tRump campaign is going all in that indeed it is. It's up to the rest of us to prove them wrong bigly, and give the Harris-Walz ticket enough of a popular edge to carry a majority - even 270 EV - to win...it's imminently doable - if we vote, we win, that simple.
Remember, he said that him and Mike Johnson have a secret that he will reveal after the vote. I think that it can be not certifying the votes but from my understanding we have the best attorneys fighting for us and there is no logical way for republicans to win.
Because the new Congress is sworn in a few days before the electoral votes are counted, then if we can flip the House, any plans will definitely have a wrench thrown in. But I do wonder what they have up their sleeves. Trump doesn't seem to care about getting the most votes.
I agree that he seems so sure of a win although he alienates everyone but his base. But from my understanding they have no legal standing. Beyond that, my imagination runs wild.
I read a very long thread today from a Puerto Ricana and she tells the history of PR we've never been taught. They don't want to be a state, but rather to finally be free. After reading the history lesson she posted on 🧵, I totally understand.
They should have independence or statehood, as they choose. No more second-class territorial status.
If Trump were to return to power, independence looks a lot more attractive! But if he and his movement fail, as they should, I hope puertorriqueños will adhere to America. We are better with them.
Hawaii had that same split before statehood, as "independence" and return of native Hawaiian sovereignty did have a constituency...obviously not the majority, both inside and outside the territory, however.
Dunno. DC wants Statehood. And I, who moved to DC in '78 from Ohio, had NEVER been taught that "taxation without (voting) representation" didn't mean all of us. We are fearful - drumpf hates DC more than any place. Unlike even the Bushes and all but drumpf went to dinner, shopped, were part of DC. Now w/ his hotel gone, he'll have no place to go .. so I so hope the population leaves him in FL to rot before he goes to prison.
Here’s the thing: unless you are 100% Native American, your ancestors were IMMIGRANTS. What gives anyone the right to disparage those doing just what my Danish grandparents did by seeking a better life here? Would I want them to have immigrated legally, as my grandparents and great-grandparents did? Yes. But I am not so short-sighted like MAGA as to see the impact they have on our country. This is why I am voting blue down the ticket.
The really ironic part is that trump’s BFF Elon and of course trump’s wife are famously immigrants. Oh, wait a minute. They are the right color and Elon is rich. All is forgiven.
Trump’s 3rd wife actually came here dishonestly on what is referred to as an Einstein visa. Musk worked in the US illegally as an immigrant. Hypocrisy on full display with this group
She came illegally and was working here, trump got her a lawyer who found the visa loophole.
Nicknamed the "Einstein Visa", the EB-1 is in theory reserved for people who are highly acclaimed in their field - the government cites Pulitzer, Oscar, and Olympic winners as examples - as well as respected academic researchers and multinational executives.
"Mrs Trump began applying for the visa in 2000, when she was Melania Knauss, a Slovenian model working in New York and dating Donald Trump. She was approved in 2001, one of just five people from Slovenia to win the coveted visa that year, according to the Post".
trumps current wife (like him) looks like some sort of an Alien with both of their tanning obsessions. What’s up with that? You spew WHITE Supremacy, but you are orange and brown?
Puerto Ricans didn’t immigrate to become a US “Possession.” They’re more like Hawaii’s citizens.
"On October 18, 1898, American troops fighting in the Spanish-American War raised the United States flag in Puerto Rico formalizing U.S. control of the former Spanish colony."
The US took over the island and they became citizens.
Just like in the American West: California, New Mexico, Colorado — and more — from the so-called Mexican-American War, which the Mexicans I met called La Invasión Norteamericana.
I won’t pretend to speak for Puerto Ricans, but my standard response to “It was a joke! It’s funny!” is “Really? Explain it to me. What’s the joke?” If they respond “Well, if you have to explain a joke …” “Exactly.”
It’s beyond disappointing to realize I live in a country with so many hateful, horrible people. I have no idea how to heal after such a tragic time in our history. There are no words…. Other than vote blue-down the line.
Exactly this Susan, but I am working hard to reconcile the fact that people(my brothers) that I grew up with would be the first to reveal Anne Frank’s secret space. It is beyond crushing, but J haven’t spoken to them in over a year; if you want me and people that I care about dead, we have nothing to say to one another. I hope you are doing well in your newest life adventure!💙🫶🏼
When our value systems are so polar opposite I have to let them go. I wasn’t raised to be hateful. I surround myself with kind people!! All is well on my end! I hope you’re doing well too!! 💙
Thank you Jay for following social media and watching news so we don't have to as its makes us sick. I was up at 3:30 am this morning reading Joyce Vance's Civil Discourse, then Robert Hubbell's Today's Edition about the MSG rally. I went right over to Act Blue Express to donate yet again to Harris Victory Fund and various Senate and House candidates I've supported with recurring donations. I'm thinking this could be a big day for fundraising for the Harris-Walz campaign. From Robert Hubbell I learned that people who are coming to Pennsylvania from out of state to canvas need places to stay. You can check this out: https://substack.com/inbox/post/150828858. There is a form to complete.
I, too, was awake at 3am reading Joyce, Heather Cox Richardson, and The Hopium Chronicles. My anxiety is running rampant, as my healthcare(Spina Bifida, 4 months post double mastectomy) and marriage(I am white and my husband is Indigenous), are on the line and these are the LEAST of my worries! These amazing people are just trying to find a better life and they are demonized; it makes me so damn angry! I know that anger drives me though, so I am making calls and doing my part! I am so grateful for this little community on Substack; it keeps me sane! Have a great day!💙
At this point we have to admit they are not trying to win the election outright. They are going to try and steal it, and we better be ready for it. The treason weasel also said he has a secret plan with Speaker Johnson, that he will only reveal after the election. Anyone want to guess what that plan is?
Remember the president of the Heritage Foundation said "we are in the middle of the second american revolution. Which will remain bloodless - as long as the left allows it to be."
I'm willing to bet that they won't see Harris being elected President as the left "allowing" them to have their "revolution."
This. I honestly think they know they aren't going to win the votes. But do we think that's going to stop them from trying--again--to steal the election? And do we think THEY think they learned from the last time and will be successful this time? Yah. We gotta be prepared.
PS: In Pennsylvania they also need people who speak Spanish to phone bank. Unfortunately it's not me.
I also learned that Ana Navarro of The View, who was a McCain supporter, supported Clinton in 2016, Biden in 2020, and now of course supports VP Harris. I learned this from a rally I watched with Governor Walz in Arizona. I believe it was the Phoenix rally. He did two rallies on Saturday. One in Window Rock, AZ the headquarters of the Navajo Nation, and the second in Phoenix. I watch these rallies on YouTube when I'm stressed. YouTube/Kamala
In 1974 Ohio had an open Senate seat. The odds-on favorite to win the GOP nomination was incumbent Gov. James Rhodes. Then the Kent State shooting happened on May 4. The Ohio primary was the next day, and Rhodes was defeated. The public can and will turn quickly. Yes, some early votes have been cast, but the vast majority of votes are yet to occur, and Harris has a full week - not just one day - and the internet (which did not exist in 1974) to exploit this.
It depends, in some states more than half the likely ballots have already been cast. But early voters are generally the ones who would never switch. Anybody who at any level is not sure usually waits till late.
You know, every time tRump or his MAGA fellow travelers blatantly and unapologetically attack racial, ethnic, or LGBQT minorities, we all say, "That's it, he/they have REALLY crossed the line, and THIS time they are going to pay for it.
And each time, the media feature it for a day or so, the electorate absorbs this stuff, and we all - stop me if you heard this before - "move on".
And it will be the same with the MSG fascistic extravaganza...yeah, shitty people, but man, $6/doz for eggs?
Hate to be so cynical, but in normal times, this "rally" display would have sunk a politician's campaign; however, since coming down the trashy golden escalator 9 years ago, tRump has completely redrawn what's acceptable and what clearly is not, to this country's everlasting shame. tRump has shown indisputably that there is NO floor beneath which he would sink, for the very simple reason that it hasn't cost him, full stop. Now whether a last-minute traducing and insulting of Puerto Ricans would make any sort of "game-changing" difference is problematic, IMO, for the reasons I listed above. Yes, admittedly I could be wrong, but Occam's razor suggests it's same as it ever was, end of story.
The thing is there isn't much time left to move on. You are right, and Trump's worst things usually fade after a couple weeks. But this happened 9 days before the end. There is no time to fade, and any undecided or switchable voter who was irate about this event can vote now, before the anger has any chance to fade. So for us, the timing was perfect.
Who is paying $6/doz for eggs? What brand of eggs are $6/doz? Where in the continental U.S.? I'm just curious?!
The rest of your post I agree with, unfortunately. At this point, I think humans have a worse attention span than that of a gnat. And so many of our fellow citizens have decided to forego any ethics, morality, values, etc. that they may have had before is... appalling to this old gal.
I'm not doubting that some people, are by choice, purchasing organic free range pasture eggs for that price or even more - but it is a choice. And no doubt in my mind that those eggs have beautiful yellow yolks like those of my childhood and taste far superior to those bought in a grocery store (chain or local). I still remember the taste and mouth feel of whole milk from the 50s, and the dairyman delivering to the door along with beautiful eggs.
As for now, as a senior single on fixed income, I'll continue to buy the best I can buy from local store with my limited means. But, again, I've never seen $6/doz in our local/chain stores here. :)
California. Bay Area. We could also pay double that for a fancy dozen. Cage free extra large etc. but yeah, egg prices are about as crazy as gas prices here now (over $5/gallon even at the cheap places).
Recently crossed the country, driving (OR to GA), and gas prices ran from below 3$ per gal. to a bit over that, until hitting the east coast. It's a state to state thing.
OK, $6 eggs is a metonym for the "Biden" economy, that nebulous entity that embraces high consumer prices, high housing costs, high utility costs, etc., etc., & etc., and which has proven a winner for tRump, and a loser for Biden and then Harris. Capisce?
No, I get that it is a metonym. But I hear that all the time from trump supporters, even from my ultra-proud-maga brothers who live in the same city as I do. (I'm the black sheep of the family for a lot of reasons that don't fit their white Jesus mentality.) I digress - even my own brothers are spouting $6 eggs, and gas prices so high they can't afford to go to work. Really? Well, sell your high $ truck for something more efficient in a heavily trafficked city. Tell me where lil brother are you buying $6/doz eggs because I watch prices like a hawk and most I've ever paid for eggs was during the height of pandemic and the height of bird flu because well... supply/demand but eggs were never $6/doz. here in any area of Houston Tx even the la-te-da frufru stores.
So, yeah, I was just wondering. I know prices of eggs, etc are way more exp in places like Alaska and Hawaii but where else?!
Italo-Americans use the word, so that's where any rudeness may be applied, if it is to at all to be. I have to wonder, though, why you, yourself, misspelled it!?
I’m skeptical that this will move the needle much, but that cuts both ways. Trump is losing and desperately needs to move the needle towards him, but he wasted yet another opportunity with only about a week left. Opportunity cost is a real thing and the only finite resource in an election is time, which is quickly running out. Keep working hard everyone!
I have lived in 6 states and traveled abroad a lot. I have always found that meeting new people on their home turf is such a wonderful way to pick up on what other people think is important. I don’t always agree, but I’m not afraid to find out. In my 70 years, I have picked up a lot of friends who immigrated here. I have friends all over the world. And I have a cooking repertoire with great dishes I learned in my travels such as Frango com Pequi from Brazil and Indonesian chicken soup, Portuguese Caldo Verde, and Malaysian Durian Ice Cream. I am richer for the exposure and tRump is poorer for limiting his diet to Big Macs and KFC.
I'm afraid that rally was not just a big stupid mistake. It looks a lot more to me like it was meant to say: We're taking over and there's nothing you can do about it.
They're banking on the "little secret" with Mike Johnson, which is they've got a bunch of corrupt judges lined up to throw the election results into chaos and get the House to vote for the winner.
I hope the sane people who could see this coming have got the defenses in place.
When someone tells a 'joke' and only racists laugh, it's not funny. It's just racism.
If my incredibly sheltered snow-white ass can learn that before I hit high school, there's no excuse for these people. The lack of humanity is appalling.
My introduction to this clip was actually through a clip of AOC and Coach Walz watching it together on Twitch. I watched with my mouth hanging open while the Coach, who is so normal and so much like people we talk to everyday, actually said this to AOC after hearing him: "Who is this jackwad?"
I LOVE Walz! He is real, and isn’t afraid to respond honestly!
I can't wait for AOC to become America's first Puerto Rican president!
Crockett/Ocasio-Cortez 2032
Love both ladies!
That would be so amazing !!! Voting for a sane intelligent caring economist would very wise.
Can you share that clip please?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su84GdgxfLU
This picks up exactly at the spot.
Thank you Linnae.
Yep, thanks for adding that.
Thanks 🌹💙
Thank you Linnea. There are really no words for how horrible this is
AOL's entire Twitch (over 2 hours) is at: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2286957057. (I don't know where in it they watched the clip.)
Thank you Anne.
For the past two months tRump has been campaigning to solidify his ceiling, not adding "undecided" or "moderate", or whoever. He's simply rewarding that mass of lumpen-proletariat who have cast their lot with him, and assuring them that he remains who they believe he is, and not someone who will go off pandering to other voting constituencies that "the base" despises.
Now, whether this ceiling is high enough to win the EC, the tRump campaign is going all in that indeed it is. It's up to the rest of us to prove them wrong bigly, and give the Harris-Walz ticket enough of a popular edge to carry a majority - even 270 EV - to win...it's imminently doable - if we vote, we win, that simple.
Remember, he said that him and Mike Johnson have a secret that he will reveal after the vote. I think that it can be not certifying the votes but from my understanding we have the best attorneys fighting for us and there is no logical way for republicans to win.
Because the new Congress is sworn in a few days before the electoral votes are counted, then if we can flip the House, any plans will definitely have a wrench thrown in. But I do wonder what they have up their sleeves. Trump doesn't seem to care about getting the most votes.
I agree that he seems so sure of a win although he alienates everyone but his base. But from my understanding they have no legal standing. Beyond that, my imagination runs wild.
And it can't be close, the Supreme court wants to pull a "Bush the lesser".
My incredibly sheltered white ass agrees 100%! Thanks for putting it into words!
Same. You sure don’t have to be Puerto Rican to be deeply horrified, offended, and revolted by that “joke.”
"Schrodinger's douche-bro", they say something racist, then if no one laughs, claim it was a "joke".
Maybe this will be the push needed to get a movement to make Puerto Rico a state, finally.
I read a very long thread today from a Puerto Ricana and she tells the history of PR we've never been taught. They don't want to be a state, but rather to finally be free. After reading the history lesson she posted on 🧵, I totally understand.
They should have independence or statehood, as they choose. No more second-class territorial status.
If Trump were to return to power, independence looks a lot more attractive! But if he and his movement fail, as they should, I hope puertorriqueños will adhere to America. We are better with them.
Some want to be a state and some do not. Not everyone wants the same thing.
Hawaii had that same split before statehood, as "independence" and return of native Hawaiian sovereignty did have a constituency...obviously not the majority, both inside and outside the territory, however.
Yes, it depends on how conservative they are.
thank you I did not know
I just guessed they wouldn’t want to be a state.
Dunno. DC wants Statehood. And I, who moved to DC in '78 from Ohio, had NEVER been taught that "taxation without (voting) representation" didn't mean all of us. We are fearful - drumpf hates DC more than any place. Unlike even the Bushes and all but drumpf went to dinner, shopped, were part of DC. Now w/ his hotel gone, he'll have no place to go .. so I so hope the population leaves him in FL to rot before he goes to prison.
Ahem, DC please too. We'd like some rights.
That would be great and about damn time too.
I hope so!
Yes!!!!!!!
Here’s the thing: unless you are 100% Native American, your ancestors were IMMIGRANTS. What gives anyone the right to disparage those doing just what my Danish grandparents did by seeking a better life here? Would I want them to have immigrated legally, as my grandparents and great-grandparents did? Yes. But I am not so short-sighted like MAGA as to see the impact they have on our country. This is why I am voting blue down the ticket.
The really ironic part is that trump’s BFF Elon and of course trump’s wife are famously immigrants. Oh, wait a minute. They are the right color and Elon is rich. All is forgiven.
Trump’s 3rd wife actually came here dishonestly on what is referred to as an Einstein visa. Musk worked in the US illegally as an immigrant. Hypocrisy on full display with this group
Before the Einstein visa, she did modeling jobs on a visa that did not authorize work.
wow. something new and different for them. :+))) NOT!
She came illegally and was working here, trump got her a lawyer who found the visa loophole.
Nicknamed the "Einstein Visa", the EB-1 is in theory reserved for people who are highly acclaimed in their field - the government cites Pulitzer, Oscar, and Olympic winners as examples - as well as respected academic researchers and multinational executives.
"Mrs Trump began applying for the visa in 2000, when she was Melania Knauss, a Slovenian model working in New York and dating Donald Trump. She was approved in 2001, one of just five people from Slovenia to win the coveted visa that year, according to the Post".
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43256318
trumps current wife (like him) looks like some sort of an Alien with both of their tanning obsessions. What’s up with that? You spew WHITE Supremacy, but you are orange and brown?
Puerto Ricans didn’t immigrate to become a US “Possession.” They’re more like Hawaii’s citizens.
"On October 18, 1898, American troops fighting in the Spanish-American War raised the United States flag in Puerto Rico formalizing U.S. control of the former Spanish colony."
The US took over the island and they became citizens.
Just like in the American West: California, New Mexico, Colorado — and more — from the so-called Mexican-American War, which the Mexicans I met called La Invasión Norteamericana.
I've said this repeatedly and people forget they didn't start here. Ignorance is rampant.
I won’t pretend to speak for Puerto Ricans, but my standard response to “It was a joke! It’s funny!” is “Really? Explain it to me. What’s the joke?” If they respond “Well, if you have to explain a joke …” “Exactly.”
Let’s hope what I used to hear in the 1980s: Women have no sense of humor. /s
It’s beyond disappointing to realize I live in a country with so many hateful, horrible people. I have no idea how to heal after such a tragic time in our history. There are no words…. Other than vote blue-down the line.
Totally agree. The problem is these trmp supporters aren’t going anywhere no matter what happens. It’s disgusting to be stuck with them.
Exactly this Susan, but I am working hard to reconcile the fact that people(my brothers) that I grew up with would be the first to reveal Anne Frank’s secret space. It is beyond crushing, but J haven’t spoken to them in over a year; if you want me and people that I care about dead, we have nothing to say to one another. I hope you are doing well in your newest life adventure!💙🫶🏼
When our value systems are so polar opposite I have to let them go. I wasn’t raised to be hateful. I surround myself with kind people!! All is well on my end! I hope you’re doing well too!! 💙
I think we live in such a world, not just such a country. so we gotta make the best of it
Thank you Jay for following social media and watching news so we don't have to as its makes us sick. I was up at 3:30 am this morning reading Joyce Vance's Civil Discourse, then Robert Hubbell's Today's Edition about the MSG rally. I went right over to Act Blue Express to donate yet again to Harris Victory Fund and various Senate and House candidates I've supported with recurring donations. I'm thinking this could be a big day for fundraising for the Harris-Walz campaign. From Robert Hubbell I learned that people who are coming to Pennsylvania from out of state to canvas need places to stay. You can check this out: https://substack.com/inbox/post/150828858. There is a form to complete.
I, too, was awake at 3am reading Joyce, Heather Cox Richardson, and The Hopium Chronicles. My anxiety is running rampant, as my healthcare(Spina Bifida, 4 months post double mastectomy) and marriage(I am white and my husband is Indigenous), are on the line and these are the LEAST of my worries! These amazing people are just trying to find a better life and they are demonized; it makes me so damn angry! I know that anger drives me though, so I am making calls and doing my part! I am so grateful for this little community on Substack; it keeps me sane! Have a great day!💙
Blatant racism is never funny, and this stateside Boricua has shared her displeasure far and wide!
At this point we have to admit they are not trying to win the election outright. They are going to try and steal it, and we better be ready for it. The treason weasel also said he has a secret plan with Speaker Johnson, that he will only reveal after the election. Anyone want to guess what that plan is?
Remember the president of the Heritage Foundation said "we are in the middle of the second american revolution. Which will remain bloodless - as long as the left allows it to be."
I'm willing to bet that they won't see Harris being elected President as the left "allowing" them to have their "revolution."
This. I honestly think they know they aren't going to win the votes. But do we think that's going to stop them from trying--again--to steal the election? And do we think THEY think they learned from the last time and will be successful this time? Yah. We gotta be prepared.
This time we have a real president in the White House.
PS: In Pennsylvania they also need people who speak Spanish to phone bank. Unfortunately it's not me.
I also learned that Ana Navarro of The View, who was a McCain supporter, supported Clinton in 2016, Biden in 2020, and now of course supports VP Harris. I learned this from a rally I watched with Governor Walz in Arizona. I believe it was the Phoenix rally. He did two rallies on Saturday. One in Window Rock, AZ the headquarters of the Navajo Nation, and the second in Phoenix. I watch these rallies on YouTube when I'm stressed. YouTube/Kamala
I can think of a lot of C words for her: clever, conscientious, citizen (native born), capable . . .
Consistent, compassionate, calm, classy, committed, clear.... let's keep this going!
Civil, credible, courageous
Courageous
Watching the View now! So inspiring!
Yes!
In 1974 Ohio had an open Senate seat. The odds-on favorite to win the GOP nomination was incumbent Gov. James Rhodes. Then the Kent State shooting happened on May 4. The Ohio primary was the next day, and Rhodes was defeated. The public can and will turn quickly. Yes, some early votes have been cast, but the vast majority of votes are yet to occur, and Harris has a full week - not just one day - and the internet (which did not exist in 1974) to exploit this.
It depends, in some states more than half the likely ballots have already been cast. But early voters are generally the ones who would never switch. Anybody who at any level is not sure usually waits till late.
The Kent State shooting (and murder) was in 1970, not 1974. But your point is well taken.
Blue House & Senate = State of Puerto Rico? 🇵🇷
One can only hope!
It would need to overcome the filibuster, meaning we’d need to change the rules. Very tough.
Add DC and it absolutely would flip for at least a generation!
You know, every time tRump or his MAGA fellow travelers blatantly and unapologetically attack racial, ethnic, or LGBQT minorities, we all say, "That's it, he/they have REALLY crossed the line, and THIS time they are going to pay for it.
And each time, the media feature it for a day or so, the electorate absorbs this stuff, and we all - stop me if you heard this before - "move on".
And it will be the same with the MSG fascistic extravaganza...yeah, shitty people, but man, $6/doz for eggs?
Hate to be so cynical, but in normal times, this "rally" display would have sunk a politician's campaign; however, since coming down the trashy golden escalator 9 years ago, tRump has completely redrawn what's acceptable and what clearly is not, to this country's everlasting shame. tRump has shown indisputably that there is NO floor beneath which he would sink, for the very simple reason that it hasn't cost him, full stop. Now whether a last-minute traducing and insulting of Puerto Ricans would make any sort of "game-changing" difference is problematic, IMO, for the reasons I listed above. Yes, admittedly I could be wrong, but Occam's razor suggests it's same as it ever was, end of story.
$2.99 Large eggs - Florida Trader Joe’s
The thing is there isn't much time left to move on. You are right, and Trump's worst things usually fade after a couple weeks. But this happened 9 days before the end. There is no time to fade, and any undecided or switchable voter who was irate about this event can vote now, before the anger has any chance to fade. So for us, the timing was perfect.
Who is paying $6/doz for eggs? What brand of eggs are $6/doz? Where in the continental U.S.? I'm just curious?!
The rest of your post I agree with, unfortunately. At this point, I think humans have a worse attention span than that of a gnat. And so many of our fellow citizens have decided to forego any ethics, morality, values, etc. that they may have had before is... appalling to this old gal.
I buy organic free range pastures eggs from rare breed hens for $6 per dozen. I love hens.
May I ask what state/area? Which breed of hens?
I'm not doubting that some people, are by choice, purchasing organic free range pasture eggs for that price or even more - but it is a choice. And no doubt in my mind that those eggs have beautiful yellow yolks like those of my childhood and taste far superior to those bought in a grocery store (chain or local). I still remember the taste and mouth feel of whole milk from the 50s, and the dairyman delivering to the door along with beautiful eggs.
As for now, as a senior single on fixed income, I'll continue to buy the best I can buy from local store with my limited means. But, again, I've never seen $6/doz in our local/chain stores here. :)
Actually, there are $5.99 eggs here in SW Ohio but they are specialty eggs like free range and/or organic. You can buy regular eggs for much less.
California. Bay Area. We could also pay double that for a fancy dozen. Cage free extra large etc. but yeah, egg prices are about as crazy as gas prices here now (over $5/gallon even at the cheap places).
Bay Area...nuff said.
Recently crossed the country, driving (OR to GA), and gas prices ran from below 3$ per gal. to a bit over that, until hitting the east coast. It's a state to state thing.
OK, $6 eggs is a metonym for the "Biden" economy, that nebulous entity that embraces high consumer prices, high housing costs, high utility costs, etc., etc., & etc., and which has proven a winner for tRump, and a loser for Biden and then Harris. Capisce?
No, I get that it is a metonym. But I hear that all the time from trump supporters, even from my ultra-proud-maga brothers who live in the same city as I do. (I'm the black sheep of the family for a lot of reasons that don't fit their white Jesus mentality.) I digress - even my own brothers are spouting $6 eggs, and gas prices so high they can't afford to go to work. Really? Well, sell your high $ truck for something more efficient in a heavily trafficked city. Tell me where lil brother are you buying $6/doz eggs because I watch prices like a hawk and most I've ever paid for eggs was during the height of pandemic and the height of bird flu because well... supply/demand but eggs were never $6/doz. here in any area of Houston Tx even the la-te-da frufru stores.
So, yeah, I was just wondering. I know prices of eggs, etc are way more exp in places like Alaska and Hawaii but where else?!
Thanks, Lance.
I can find them near PDX. Especially if you use Instacart or the equivalent. Look up Vital Farms pasture raised eggs in the fancy newfangled carton.
Quando non si parla italiano usare capiche è scortese. Molto scortese.
Italo-Americans use the word, so that's where any rudeness may be applied, if it is to at all to be. I have to wonder, though, why you, yourself, misspelled it!?
I’m skeptical that this will move the needle much, but that cuts both ways. Trump is losing and desperately needs to move the needle towards him, but he wasted yet another opportunity with only about a week left. Opportunity cost is a real thing and the only finite resource in an election is time, which is quickly running out. Keep working hard everyone!
I’m not skeptical about it moving the needle. Onward!
Brilliant piece, once again, Jay. Thank you!!!
I have lived in 6 states and traveled abroad a lot. I have always found that meeting new people on their home turf is such a wonderful way to pick up on what other people think is important. I don’t always agree, but I’m not afraid to find out. In my 70 years, I have picked up a lot of friends who immigrated here. I have friends all over the world. And I have a cooking repertoire with great dishes I learned in my travels such as Frango com Pequi from Brazil and Indonesian chicken soup, Portuguese Caldo Verde, and Malaysian Durian Ice Cream. I am richer for the exposure and tRump is poorer for limiting his diet to Big Macs and KFC.
I'm afraid that rally was not just a big stupid mistake. It looks a lot more to me like it was meant to say: We're taking over and there's nothing you can do about it.
They're banking on the "little secret" with Mike Johnson, which is they've got a bunch of corrupt judges lined up to throw the election results into chaos and get the House to vote for the winner.
I hope the sane people who could see this coming have got the defenses in place.
Perhaps Mike Johnson will be picked up for Sedition!
I keep asking people to talk me down from this very ledge. Haven't got there yet.