Hello everyone! It’s been a little while and I’ve been curious how things are going. A little update on me I’ve felt the direct effects of trumps bull shit such as fucking with foodstamps and other things. Its been a wild ride. How are all of you? Ready for the holidays? How was Thanksgiving? If you celebrate.
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I can only complain.
I’m ready for christmas to be over with already.
Thanksgiving is a non-issue here (Europe).
Nope.
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Sorry to hear the SNAP cuts have burdened you. During the same period my stepson was granted disability benefits, including a couple years of back benefits, much to my astonishment. But I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before Trump’s fuckeries catch up to us. We started taking Social Security in January because we figured we’d lose those benefits or they would be cut or become unreliable before long – even though we both could have waited a couple more years. Of course we have experienced the enormous increase in food prices – I joke with the cashier at the local grocer that they need to start offering mortgages to pay for groceries. It’s a good thing we’ve mostly quit eating red meat anyway because we can’t really afford it anymore.
We will all muddle through together – what else can you do.
The whole world is feeling the effects of his bullshit.
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Try getting hold of the British wartime cookbooks…they are online. Saved me from malnutrition a few times….
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Well this is an entirely new world I didn’t know existed. Thanks for the suggestion. I may buy a couple of them for my stepson – he is the big cook in the family, and would enjoy the challenge of working around shortages, etc. He studies the chemistry of food for fun as it is.
I did not mean to imply we’re unable to buy enough food – things are not that dire for us (yet anyway) – but prices are high enough that we are more careful and not splurging like we used to, and I foresee various shortages in coming years due to war, climate, supply chain disruption, etc. So all forms of resilience are apt to become more important.
Exactly, things that once were weekly are now monthly treats. And yes as the oligarchs tighten their grip on supply sides, water and agricuture it is not going to get better…until……