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[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

As someone who used to visit fairly regularly, yeah it sucks.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Trumps mouthpiece

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Russia refusing to import our bleached chicken during Obama was a big falling out point with them. And they blocked the US adoption industry from trafficking Russian kids.

Big Ag has a lot of power here. They will be petty and make this hurt for the EU.

[–] towerful@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Big Ag, ~~sponsored~~ subsidised by the US government.

Take a hike. The US has lost all its trust and trading power with trump's tariff games.
Things tariffed, things exempt, not exempt but not tariffed, U-turn on tariffs.
The uncertainty isn't bringing manufacturing back to the US. Especially if the US is tariffing raw materiels.
And it isn't going to force the EU to buy worse products than they can grow locally.
I buy milk from a farm that's 70 miles away. It's a bit more expensive, but holy hell does it taste better than the (already fairly decent) supermarket milk.

I cannot imagine a world where I have to refrigerate eggs. Sitting in the fridge, soaking up the random flavours of leftovers. That's weird as fuck, man.

"Big Ag" has power in the US. The US has pissed away their power failing to strong arm dozens of countries. And they've deported/interned (or are working on departing and interning) their labour farm workforce.
Eggs are expensive in the US? Have fun with the next 6 months.

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