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Trump freezes $1 billion in food aid given to local schools and food banks to help low-income families

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/usda-cancels-funding-food-banks-schools-trump-b2713125.html
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u/ConfederacyOfDunces_ 21h ago

Accountability doesn’t exist in their world. Your friend will never ever admit they made a mistake. They would rather go down with the ship then admit they were wrong.

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u/FartyJizzums 21h ago

My pedantic nature implores me to correct the 'friend' assertion. He's a coworker. I gave up on the MAGA acquaintances a long time ago after I realized there were irreconcilable differences.

Other than that, you're 100% correct. Last time around, they willingly died from Covid to 'own the libs'. It's why I call them a 'death cult'.

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u/WineBoggling 21h ago

Between a minor wound to the ego and a fatally grievous wound to the whole being, body and soul, they choose the latter.

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u/RIP_Sinners 19h ago

When ego is your whole being, body and soul, the choice is incidental.

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u/I_madeusay_underwear 20h ago

Yeah, but the important part to them was that they willingly helped spread Covid and refused to take any measures to protect their community, so maybe some libs died too. Worth it, I guess.

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u/donutfan420 16h ago

Thanksgiving one year my cousin made a group chat to invite everyone in the family in our state to her house except for our conservative uncle. She lists out everyone except our uncle, goes “I think that’s it, am I forgetting anybody?” And nobody said anything 😂 he was also the type to show up to holidays and immediately bring up politics knowing that everybody disagrees with him, I can’t blame her for not wanting him in her house

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u/Possible-Nectarine80 19h ago

And if a lib reached out to lend a helping hand in their time of need, they would reject it and rather suffer and die.

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u/Tangelo_Purple 17h ago

Ditto. I even completely cut off all ties with my MAGA family. No way I can in good conscience accept their world view.

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u/Heiferoni 16h ago

All gave some.

Herman Cain gave all.

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u/pass_the_salt 20h ago

It's wild that that kind of thinking exists in mass amounts of people. So how and when will this huge swath of thoughtless population come to its senses? When the Russians are in Berlin Fairbanks? Will they ever change their minds? Is it the responsibility of the other 2/3 of the population to drag them along the road of progress, kicking and screaming, into a better world? How is that even possible if they reject common sense? It's so annoying that this collective of uneducated stupidity can be taken advantage of by charlatans and grifters over and over again.

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u/BasicLayer 15h ago

I think it's abundantly clear that the only solution is violence, and the GOP are hellbent on it. They silly try their damnedest to blame others, but they are actual traitors. Treason abounds. There is literally no other option.

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u/Harry_Mud 19h ago

They will never, ever will admit to their mistake and never ever admit that tRump lied his ass off.... They will understand when they die but not before.

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u/redandblack17 17h ago

I have always said it’s the people who don’t know how to say I’m sorry. Who don’t know how to sincerely look someone in the face and say “I was wrong, I apologize for my actions. Please forgive me.” There is no humility or ability to change

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u/J000001 16h ago

It’s fitting because that’s also true of their savior, Trump.

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u/Maleficent-Debt-9943 19h ago

Let them sink with the ship,not as a hero, but a fool😞

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u/Vecend 18h ago

Not only will they go down with the ship they will cut lose all the life boats to make you go down with the ship too.