fast cars loose anus posted:

The ones that have actually shocked me when I went to the grocery store were the cheese slices (seriously 5 bucks for kraft singles????) and the fact that eggs have skyrocketed. I had always counted on eggs being available as a super cheap source of protein if everything else inflated to the moon but nope, 18 large eggs is nearly 5 bucks now. I know bird flu has something to do with this but its just lovely that that's happening at the time that other meats are going up.

fast cars loose anus posted:

Also the NY Times put out a "Biden might not be able to stand for re-election in 2024" article and in it was this

fast cars loose anus posted:

The ones that have actually shocked me when I went to the grocery store were the cheese slices (seriously 5 bucks for kraft singles????) and the fact that eggs have skyrocketed. I had always counted on eggs being available as a super cheap source of protein if everything else inflated to the moon but nope, 18 large eggs is nearly 5 bucks now. I know bird flu has something to do with this but its just lovely that that's happening at the time that other meats are going up.

hekaton posted:

also this is more than just the last year or so but the quality of the cheapest eggs you can buy has plummeted. Like the 60-flat I get from costco sometimes, the eggs are so thin shelled and the yolks break with the slightest perturbation. I dont know how to factor in decrease in quality into these price comparisons but i think its a big and harder-to-notice type thing happening

Willa Rogers posted:

random thoughts while at the grocery today:

* lovely, fatty lamb chops that used to be $3.99/lb tops are now $7.99
pass

* the whole wheat bread that used to be $2.99 is now $4.99

* green peppers at $1.79/lb seems high for this time of year; jalapenos are cheaper & taste better

* the corner store near me charges $5.99 for ben & jerry's. The grocery is charging $7.99. I went with the store brand choco mint for $3.50

* the only larger size of matzo meal was gluten-free, and $10/can. pass

* except for the green peppers the produce was cheap, like $.99 iceberg lettuce & $1.29 broccoli crowns cheap

fast cars loose anus posted:

The ones that have actually shocked me when I went to the grocery store were the cheese slices (seriously 5 bucks for kraft singles????) and the fact that eggs have skyrocketed. I had always counted on eggs being available as a super cheap source of protein if everything else inflated to the moon but nope, 18 large eggs is nearly 5 bucks now. I know bird flu has something to do with this but its just lovely that that's happening at the time that other meats are going up.

fast cars loose anus posted:

Also the NY Times put out a "Biden might not be able to stand for re-election in 2024" article and in it was this

the white hand posted:

whoever thought plain american cheese food slices and unseasoned ground chuck was too sad for an american barbecue, please keep your childlike faith

the white hand posted:

whoever thought plain american cheese food slices and unseasoned ground chuck was too sad for an american barbecue, please keep your childlike faith

the white hand posted:

whoever thought plain american cheese food slices and unseasoned ground chuck was too sad for an american barbecue, please keep your childlike faith

Nix Panicus posted:

Dean isn't wrong though, the up coming generation of politicians are a trash heap, but thats more the party's fault for destroying any young politician with an ounce of free will so they could run more CIA clone troopers

HootTheOwl posted:

Green peppers....by the pound?

Willa Rogers posted:

random thoughts while at the grocery today:

* lovely, fatty lamb chops that used to be $3.99/lb tops are now $7.99
pass

* the whole wheat bread that used to be $2.99 is now $4.99

* green peppers at $1.79/lb seems high for this time of year; jalapenos are cheaper & taste better

* the corner store near me charges $5.99 for ben & jerry's. The grocery is charging $7.99. I went with the store brand choco mint for $3.50

* the only larger size of matzo meal was gluten-free, and $10/can. pass

* except for the green peppers the produce was cheap, like $.99 iceberg lettuce & $1.29 broccoli crowns cheap

Nix Panicus posted:

Kai Ryssdal both kept my baby brain asleep and nodding to the liberal world view and accelerated my transition to left wing crank. Once you even begin to suspect that he might actually be full of poo poo his delivery becomes infuriating

fast cars loose anus posted:

The ones that have actually shocked me when I went to the grocery store were the cheese slices (seriously 5 bucks for kraft singles????) and the fact that eggs have skyrocketed. I had always counted on eggs being available as a super cheap source of protein if everything else inflated to the moon but nope, 18 large eggs is nearly 5 bucks now. I know bird flu has something to do with this but its just lovely that that's happening at the time that other meats are going up.

Willa Rogers posted:

random thoughts while at the grocery today:

* lovely, fatty lamb chops that used to be $3.99/lb tops are now $7.99
pass

* the whole wheat bread that used to be $2.99 is now $4.99

* green peppers at $1.79/lb seems high for this time of year; jalapenos are cheaper & taste better

* the corner store near me charges $5.99 for ben & jerry's. The grocery is charging $7.99. I went with the store brand choco mint for $3.50

* the only larger size of matzo meal was gluten-free, and $10/can. pass

* except for the green peppers the produce was cheap, like $.99 iceberg lettuce & $1.29 broccoli crowns cheap

Ytlaya posted:

IMO it's cool that everything is falling apart and it's only vaguely being acknowledged by broader society/media as "there's some inflation I guess, but the economy is good so it doesn't matter!"

Ytlaya posted:

I used to listen to this a lot. As terrible as it is, the NPR finance show (Planet Money I think?) is even worse. Or at least was worse way back when I listened to that stuff, which I guess is at least 8-9 years ago, so I don't know how they may have changed post-Trump/Bernie.

IMO it's cool that everything is falling apart and it's only vaguely being acknowledged by broader society/media as "there's some inflation I guess, but the economy is good so it doesn't matter!"

Nix Panicus posted:

Dean isn't wrong though, the up coming generation of politicians are a trash heap, but thats more the party's fault for destroying any young politician with an ounce of free will so they could run more CIA clone troopers

hobbesmaster posted:

are there even any nationally prominent gen x Democratic politicians?

buttgieg is a millennial

HootTheOwl posted:

Green peppers....by the pound?

hobbesmaster posted:

are there even any nationally prominent gen x Democratic politicians?

buttgieg is a millennial

Willa Rogers posted:

Defective Pikachu posted:

Sinema

hekaton posted:

also this is more than just the last year or so but the quality of the cheapest eggs you can buy has plummeted. Like the 60-flat I get from costco sometimes, the eggs are so thin shelled and the yolks break with the slightest perturbation. I dont know how to factor in decrease in quality into these price comparisons but i think its a big and harder-to-notice type thing happening

fast cars loose anus posted:

Well, importantly, there's also something he needs to be told about his generation of politicians

What's weird about this is green bell peppers are per item at my grocery store and red bell peppers are by the pound

Real hurthling! posted:

the green ones are just red ones that are picked early

Willa Rogers posted:

The Democrats' Gen X bullpen includes Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), former HUD Secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), to name a few. If Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) managed to beat Ted Cruz next year, he'd easily be the most Gen-X Gen Xer in the Senate. Any of these Democrats might run for president, but none are early favorites to win the nomination.

On the Republican side, though, the entire House leadership team is Gen X: Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and Luke Messer were all born between '65 and '80. The youngest member of the House Democratic leadership is Rep. Joseph Crowley (R-N.Y.), the Democratic caucus chairman, born in 1962. The only Gen Xer in Senate leadership, in either party, is Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), the chairman of the Republican Senatorial Committee. This asymmetry is worrisome.

Why? Because the two main political parties being what they are, the best shot for achieving a Gen X America lies in compromise, finding common ground between a vibrant Gen X right and Gen X left. Real compromise used to happen in Washington — say, when Reagan worked with the Democratic-controlled Congress to pass major immigration and tax reform. It has been rarer since the boomers took over Washington in 1995, but it could happen again, if we can move past their decades-old ideological blood feuds.

PerniciousKnid posted:

Wow, good thing we've spent the last three months building a chicken coop.

Defective Pikachu posted:

The true Republican GenX-er, Tucker Carlson

Willa Rogers posted:

how do you buy them, richie rich? by the barrel?

HootTheOwl posted:

By the pepper. Never seen them by the pound.

HootTheOwl posted:

By the pepper. Never seen them by the pound.

quote:

The original formula recall announced by the FDA in February did not include the brand we used for our daughter, which made me assume that we would not be affected. As a first-time mom already concerned about keeping her baby safe during the pandemic, I didn’t need another thing to worry about. I thought that the government would step in before families had to go out of their way to find food. We noticed the large empty spaces on shelves at every store but remained optimistic that help would arrive soon. Yet the shelves only grew emptier.

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I built a network of moms who would look for my type of formula while I looked for theirs. This is how we made it week by week. My gym became a drop-off place where women traded containers. All of this transpired while my news feed was filled with articles demonstrating how little our politicians seem to care about keeping women and children safe, even alive. The shelves of our cupboard remained empty.

45 posted:

The Democrats are sending another $40 billion to Ukraine, yet America's parents are struggling to even feed their children. There is a massive formula shortage, but no one is talking about it—it is a national disgrace. It is unthinkable that in the year 2022 American families are unable to get baby formulas for their children. Families whose children have serious allergies and require "elemental" formula are in even more desperate and dire straits. The pain that mothers and fathers are going through who literally cannot get nutrition for their newborns and infants is a mark of eternal shame on the Democrat Party. America First!

Willa Rogers posted:

can't wait to see the formula-parent vote this fall