Rebecca Carlson planned to use a USDA grant to hire overseas workers for her cherry harvest. A funding freeze has left her in debt and unsure whether she can hire the workers.

Farmer relies on government grants and immigrant workers.

Farmer votes for candidate who vows to block government grants and immigrant workers.

Farmer is surprised when government grants and immigrant workers are blocked.

  • donEnglish
    92•10 days ago

    “I’ll admit to you, I bleed Republican. However, this has left a sour taste in my mouth,” Carlson said.

    Keep bleeding, then.

    • @radicalautonomy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      36•10 days ago

      “The sour taste in your mouth is blood. Because of the festering sores in your mouth. Which you contracted by suckling the micropeen of a cheating, raping misogynist who ran on a promise of ruining your life. But hey, at least your grandkids disowned you and your social security is about to not exist.”

      • Drusas
        12•10 days ago

        They did this to us. The farmers. We know who they voted for, as a group. Fuck 'em. Let them reap what they sow.

    • Drusas
      7•10 days ago

      It’s a religion to these people. It doesn’t matter what the policies are or what the impacts are. They need to be part of that local in-group.