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"The United States has reached out to Denmark..."

You know, the country the United States wants to invade and forcefully take land from.

America: The dumbest rocks in the sock drawer.

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[–] Doctor_Satan@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago

Denmark: Did you say "please" even once?

[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 8 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Oh, so now the US has pivoted to strongman style diplomacy where you rattle your sabre and then ask for concessions? I've bought a fresh carton of eggs last week, Orange Felon and his tech bro boyfriend can have them projectile delivered straight to their stupid mugs.

[–] thelasttoot@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

What do you mean "now"? This has been standard practice for the past 200 years.

[–] Dogyote@slrpnk.net 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Implement fucking price controls before you beg for European eggs ffs

[–] Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 hour ago

If there really are not enough eggs, that would just lead to eggs being constantly sold out.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 11 points 7 hours ago

Yeah, good luck with that America after you've insulted and threatened every ally that would sell us eggs.

Dumbasses.

[–] xorollo@leminal.space 14 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

What does it mean the US has reached out? Individual store chains? State governments? Certainly not Trump.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Likely USDA which is under one of his appointees so either way very dumb.

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

I know right.

Hey we don't want your crap in our country. America first. But while I have you on the phone....

[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 18 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Kneel down and beg.

[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 3 points 6 hours ago
[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 5 points 7 hours ago

Didn't their leader said they don't need to rely on other countries?

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 32 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

I would not send a single good egg until Jan 2029.

[–] drhodl@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago

I'd give Drumph some eggs, if only he would come within range...

[–] Naloe@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 hours ago

Actually I would send them ONE egg, so that they can suck on it.

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[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 69 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Good thing we've got so many international allies and are known for being such a stable, reliable economic partner. Now, if you'll excuse me, I haven't read the news in two months and I need to catch up on current events.

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[–] Manticore@lemmy.nz 27 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (3 children)

The eggs aren't even that much more expensive to produce. The hit has only been about 2%. There's still plenty of eggs. And it's the same with getting free range eggs instead of battery/cage - the increase in production price is pretty small, really.

It comes down to the same thing: the market charging premiums. They charge more for free range because it's 'luxury'. They charge more for organic because it's 'lifestyle'. And they charge more for eggs during US strife because it's 'supply and demand'.

They have the supply. They also have an excuse, and nobody is regulating them. The country doesn't need to buy eggs en masse, it needs to regulate pricing.

[–] PandaParent@lemmy.ca 9 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

They actually don’t have the supply. The USA is short tens of millions of eggs because of all the hens they had to slaughter due to bird flu. Which RFK probably doesn’t think is real.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Which RFK probably doesn’t think is real.

This is the danger. The conspiracy crowd is already denying bird flu. The culls are evidence of government conspiracy to force us to eat da bugs/fake meat.

We’re going to hit a pandemic which our government will pretend does not exist. The narrative has already been hammered out on Facebook for them.

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[–] Letsdothisok@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

I've got a whole sack of eggs I'm selling for cheap, but you gotta extract them yourselves. In fact, I'll even pay you, but then you gotta go after. Don't hang around after.

[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

I'm not kinkshaming, but yeesh, you can do better.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 23 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

everything except actually putting the companies responsible in check.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Bird flu talk sounds a little too close to vaccine talk, and farmers vote Republican.

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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 40 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

The fastest way to have a people turn on it's leaders is for the food supply to be threatened.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if Americans turned on their leaders?

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 31 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Yup. The US is currently deporting a significant portion of it's agricultural workforce, while putting insane tariffs on the countries it imports food from, while also doing major cuts to the government which makes problems like avian flue more likely.

The Trump regime has a very "let them eat cake" approach to the food supply.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 hours ago

while putting insane tariffs on the countries it imports food from

Also on the country they import most of their fertilizer from.

Real "stable genius" moves going on there.

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

Interesting that the orange traitor flooded CA's farms in response to the recent wildfires, while also threatening undocumented farm workers, while also levying taxes across broad swaths of the economy. Seems to me that he's been instructed on actions to take to raise food prices. Hmm...

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[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 55 points 18 hours ago (9 children)

Let me see... since new years you have threatened to annex Greenland, had Musk call our finest astronaut retarded, called our Prime Minister retarded, recently Roger Stone called one of our conservative politicians a sick demented asshole on Twitter when said politician asked for the general secretary of NATO to not joke about Trump and Greenland and... oh yeah, Trump and Vance attacked and insulted our dear friend, President Zelenskyj on world wide TV.

So...... how about no? Oh, I'm sorry: no, thank you.

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[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 50 points 18 hours ago (8 children)

Ask for 50% mineral rights and a thank you.

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[–] robocall@lemmy.world 17 points 15 hours ago

Has America considered asking Panama for eggs? Or Gaza?

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 48 points 19 hours ago (15 children)

FUCK THAT. Let's see eggs go to $5/each. We need to face the consequences of our collective fucking idiot electoral choices.

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[–] sinnsykfinbart@lemmy.world 44 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

The Norwegian government will offer eggs, and we will only ask for the state of New York or as we like to call it: Nye Jorvik. The citizens of Nye Jorvik will enjoy all the benefits from a stabile, functioning social democracy.

[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

Please, take me! Take us!

leaps into arms

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