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Ms. Toad

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38. Including some very intelligent, liberal-learning folks

Sun May 25, 2025, 06:25 PM

May 2025

I have encountered.

The failure to/inability to do basic fact-checking is a serious and growing deficiency, and it isn't limited to the right wing. We may have different blind spots - but ours are just as real.

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Nicholas Gilbert- a NY dairy farmer- truly believed that other countries would pay for the tariffs. Instead he received [View all] riversedge May 2025 OP

I'm sorry, it's sad to see this happen to anyone mountain grammy May 2025 #1

I feel as if this is a deliberate Trumpian plan to get people's farms. yardwork May 2025 #53

It's shocking to me that anyone is really ignorant enough to belive that. Autumn May 2025 #2

Especially Since... ProfessorGAC May 2025 #3

I will never understand how people think basic knowledge about malaise May 2025 #16

He apparently missed that he would have to pay fees as a co-op member. nt allegorical oracle May 2025 #51

One of the biggest mistakes people make is believing their own lies. usonian May 2025 #4

Live and learn the hard way, dude. republianmushroom May 2025 #5

Mexico paid for the southern border wall,... magicarpet May 2025 #54

If you "truly believe" easily and voluminously refuted nonsense, I cannot help you. RockRaven May 2025 #6

The Leopard is going to need some hairball remedy to go with that face. GoCubsGo May 2025 #7

That pic is not the NY farmer in question. It is a Fort Dodge Iowa Trumper from 2023. Celerity May 2025 #22

Iowa state flag Celerity May 2025 #26

riversedge needs to STOP spreading misinformation Brenda May 2025 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity May 2025 #40

I have checked and apparently a lot of people think the exporting nation pays the tariffs. Playingmantis May 2025 #8

Including some very intelligent, liberal-learning folks Ms. Toad May 2025 #38

If he believed that is because people like tapper completely ignored the JohnSJ May 2025 #9

The republicons have really suckered Americans this time BoRaGard May 2025 #10

FAFO, Nicholas, FAFO. Sogo May 2025 #11

If this idiot thought Trump gave any more shits about a NY dairy farm displacedvermoter May 2025 #12

But he would still vote Trump over "that woman" . JI7 May 2025 #13

A willfuly ignorant idiot Mysterian May 2025 #14

Blah away all you want, you're still going to lose the farm. I'm not going to say that it serves you right, but that SWBTATTReg May 2025 #15

I hope his cows find nice homes. He can join Rudy and Mike Lindell under the bridge. Vinca May 2025 #17

the farm, the home, the cows, the barns,.... ret5hd May 2025 #27

FAFO dumbo! Clouds Passing May 2025 #18

Somewhere, the most obese leopard is playing the tiniest of violins. n/t flvegan May 2025 #19

The US Fuck Reserve has been depleted for years. Buns_of_Fire May 2025 #20

👍 Rebl2 May 2025 #21

Maybe he's just shitty at business like his dear leader Buckeyeblue May 2025 #23

Farmer fooled by tariff talk? Upstate NY farmer stunned as Trump tariffs hit hard, admits he thought Canada, not U.S. fa riversedge May 2025 #24

He's a shitty business man JustAnotherGen May 2025 #58

We can't understand it for them hamsterjill May 2025 #25

Checking my supply of fucks.. Permanut May 2025 #28

Over-leveraged, protected by a co-op bucolic_frolic May 2025 #29

Farm Around and Find Out. To bad he's an idiot. dem4decades May 2025 #30

Pull yourself up by your bootstraps Nicky. Hassler May 2025 #31

To bad so sad, NOT. a kennedy May 2025 #32

You can't fix stupid. Aristus May 2025 #33

How much of this is true? sl8 May 2025 #34

I wish he wasn't that stupid. Iggo May 2025 #35

Thoughts and prayer, Nick. meadowlander May 2025 #36

Oh well bdamomma May 2025 #37

My thought is that NG looks Stupid in Cha May 2025 #41

That's not a picture of Gilbert. nt sl8 May 2025 #43

TY for the Correction.. Then whomever is Wearing it Cha May 2025 #45

Agreed. sl8 May 2025 #47

lol No Kidding! Cha May 2025 #48

Bootstraps; motherfu*ker... EarthFirst May 2025 #42

Leopard to the face sakabatou May 2025 #44

I have no shits to give edhopper May 2025 #46

Seinfeld Voice: 'That's a Shame'.... mackdaddy May 2025 #49

You need to remove that falsely attributed pic (see posts 22 and 26). Your OP is misinformation, something that Celerity May 2025 #50

It's terrible for the ones that voted against the Orange asshole and are still going to lose their farms. flying_wahini May 2025 #52

Actually, he is the businessman/seller whom Trump expects to eat the tariff rather than pass it on. Norrrm May 2025 #55

This is not new, it happened months ago. If it happened at all. Srkdqltr May 2025 #56

Boo hoo JustAnotherGen May 2025 #57