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[–] meowmeowbeanz@sopuli.xyz 10 points 5 hours ago

Imagine campaigning on ‘immediate relief’ and then reposting an article that screams ‘suck it up.’ Iconic failure. Missed opportunities to explore potential solutions or broader economic implications.

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[–] sloppychops@lemmy.ca 16 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

The Americans need to learn from the French where one egg is un oeuf.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

I see what you did there.

[–] Tailzse836@lemm.ee 47 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Why are they complaining about eggs, can’t they just eat cake?

/s

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Tell him to go fuck off back to putinland and leave us to ourselves

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 45 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I voted for Trump because he Promised to LOWER Egg Prices and I STILL support Trump after he told me to SHUT UP and ACCEPT these Super High Egg Prices! I think for MYSELF!

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 15 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

MYSELF

I really could not stop laughing from earlier today (I think it was the Young Turks podcast I was listening to) when I heard them play some crazy bullshit from the State Media Television and someone was talking, in the context of little d destroying our economy with tariffs, about how this will be just more of "Biden's economy" if things get painful due to what little d is doing to us.

I mean, seriously. I guess Biden made little d play his tariff game? But I'm sure there are a non-zero amount of redcaps that watch that shit and nod their heads to it.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 141 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Fucking LOL. He ran on egg prices. “Shut the fuck up about eggs.”

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 39 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

High egg prices are doubleplusgood.

In the end, the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it.

[–] NotLemming@lemm.ee 15 points 9 hours ago

Eggs have always cost this much. Under Biden, they cost more. All hail Big trumper for lowering egg prices! /s

[–] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 8 hours ago

Friendship with eggs is no more.

Now he's a friend with a spiraling hyperinflation.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 211 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Yeah, you hear that, PEASANTS? Shut the fuck up about the prices of things, and TAKE IT. Show some goddamn respect for your BETTERS.

Billionaires need some peace and quiet while they divvy up the country's spoils amongst each other. Spoils from YOUR hard labor, by the way.

[–] dan@lemmy.i.secretponi.es 86 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

I believe the traditional response to "the peasants have no eggs" would be, "let them eat cake!"

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 50 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

You need eggs to make cake

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 27 points 12 hours ago (5 children)

Have they tried substituting smaller cakes for the eggs?

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[–] dan@lemmy.i.secretponi.es 19 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

That was the "joke" from the first time around. The French version uses brioche which is just even more fancy bread.

Maybe a parallel would be "the peasants have no eggs!" -> "let them eat omelettes!"

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[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 9 hours ago

Have you said thank you once?

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 42 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Why aren’t you wearing a suit to go grocery shopping? Show some respect!

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[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 23 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Good. Americans deserve this.

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago
[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

It's almost like they can't do anything about a war half a world away, if the government doesn't function and the oligarchs are making bank off an incompetent felon-in-chief. Who knew?

[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 36 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

The real reason trumps wants Canada to be US

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 34 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Also for American audiences its even worse than you think. That $3.93 is in CAD. Paying USD would put it at $2.75 because of the exchange rate.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

For now lol

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Lmao why do eggs need a tiktok

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 17 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] foggy@lemmy.world 21 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

If I keep posting this every time there are egg related political news stories, maybe it'll come true?

I put together a little short story about how I would like to see Donald Trump meet his demise. Drowning in eggs:

The Eggsecution.

The once-proud leader, now stripped of title and dignity, stands in the center of the barren, concrete abyss. The abandoned Olympic swimming pool—thirty feet deep, dry as bone—has become their final stage. Above, the gathered masses stretch in every direction, a writhing sea of anticipation.

They do not jeer. They do not boo.

They simply chant.

"Eggs. Eggs. Eggs."

It starts as a murmur, a low thrum of human voices vibrating in unison. Then it grows, swelling into a deafening roar that rattles windows, that shudders in the bones of every person present. A chant as ancient as it is absurd, a single-minded invocation of punishment.

The first egg arcs high overhead, tracing a lazy curve before splattering against the fallen leader’s shoulder. The yolk bursts, oozing down his baggy, ugly, now-useless suit. A streak of yellow, the first of many.

Another egg. Then another.

Then dozens.

The first impacts make them flinch, stagger—hands raised in a futile shield. But soon there are too many to dodge, too many to deflect. They curl inward as the sky rains viscous judgment. The chant never stops.

"Eggs. Eggs. Eggs."

Shells crack. Yolk drips. The scent of sulfur and shame thickens in the stagnant air. It coats their skin, their hair, their pride, turning them into something less than human. Something… egg-like.

At the top of the pit, a child—no older than seven—steps forward. They hold their egg with both hands, cradling it like something precious. Reverent. With a deliberate motion, they lob it downward. It strikes the leader square on the forehead, exploding with an almost musical plap. The crowd erupts into a fresh crescendo of cheers, but the chant never falters.

"Eggs. Eggs. Eggs."

No escape. No reprieve. The pit is smooth concrete, slick now with raw egg and humiliation. They can do nothing but stand there, endure, become part of the ritual.

Somewhere in the throng, a vendor hawks boiled eggs. Another sells cartons to the unprepared. A man in a chicken suit waves encouragingly at the crowd.

The night wears on, but the spectacle does not end.

It cannot end.

Not until the last egg is thrown. Not until the last voice is hoarse.

Not until the world is rid of this one, failed leader, broken not by swords or exile, but by the inescapable weight of public yolk and scorn.

"Eggs. Eggs. Eggs."

[–] cyphear@lemm.ee 7 points 8 hours ago

Do you have a blog? I would subscribe and actively donate to your cause.

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

$2/ dozen in Asia, mates! Laughing at america rn.

[–] blackberry@midwest.social 71 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (4 children)

saved you a click:

President Donald Trump promised cheaper groceries when he took office, but two months in, it seems the president is sick of all the complaining. To make his point, the president shared an article from the Daily Caller on Truth Social titled “Shut Up About Egg Prices — Trump Is Saving Consumers” that minimizes concerns about the increasing cost of eggs. The article, written by right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk, concedes that “a dozen currently costs around $7, up from just $2 in October.” However, Kirk contends that inflation during Trump’s presidency isn’t as severe as critics suggest and tells voters to stop whining. “The high price of eggs is in no way President Trump’s fault,” Kirk writes. “Almost all the increase took place during Biden’s final months in office.” The pro-Trump article further defended the president, saying, “Trump is already hard at work to deliver savings for American families.”

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 31 points 12 hours ago (7 children)

Despite the factual accuracy of when this began, it does not mean he can go unblamed.

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[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 23 points 11 hours ago

“Trump is already hard at work to deliver savings for American families.”

Yes, we know. All 735 of the billionaire families will receive savings at the very least. Thank you for your generosity.

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[–] sunglocto@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 hours ago

250% increase in price.

[–] Graphy@lemmy.world 19 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

What’s funny is I was just thinking about how all the news sites are itching to drop their Easter egg story so we’re about to hear a lot more about eggs

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[–] Dimmer@leminal.space 29 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Make American Grocery Affordable

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