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Irish_Dem

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2. These farmers voted for Trump.

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 03:57 PM

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Farmers are concerned about RFKJR's proposed corn syrup ban. [View all] Ocelot II Sunday OP

This just in: face-eating leopards on the loose. sakabatou Sunday #1

Farmers in the midwest are wondering why there are leopards in their cornfields. Ocelot II Sunday #7

These farmers voted for Trump. Irish_Dem Sunday #2

They support Trump. Enjoy. 33taw Sunday #3

They can still produce corn syrup just not the HFCS MagickMuffin Sunday #4

One of the few things I can get behind RainCaster Sunday #5

Uh oh snowybirdie Sunday #6

But you didn't vote for Trump. Corn-producing farmers did. Ocelot II Sunday #8

I agree. nt Raine Monday #17

I already don't drnk soda and check labels Ritabert Sunday #9

Congratulations! They got what they voted for. tanyev Sunday #10

Corn is heavily subsidized, which makes foods & snacks with corn products from labs cheap to make Hekate Sunday #11

The voted, and they got what they wanted, and now they can go fuck themselves . . . hatrack Sunday #12

Trump said he was going to let RFK Jr go wild. This is what you voted for. Norrrm Sunday #13

Let's wait to see if they continue to vote straight Republican Golden Raisin Sunday #14

HFCS bad. corn syrup ok. need it for our caramel for apples. pansypoo53219 Sunday #15

That's beside the point, though, isn't it? Ocelot II Sunday #16

1st we grow to much corn. hfcs should be baned. there was a movie a few years about how ADM pushed this shit. pansypoo53219 Yesterday #19

Good, This is something I don't have a strong opinion on JI7 Monday #18

Would probably hurt the economy though. Elessar Zappa Yesterday #21

An acre of solar produces far more energy than corn exboyfil Yesterday #32

Farmers shoot themselves in the foot to entertain Republican politicians. Emile Yesterday #20

Fuck their feelings! Celerity Yesterday #22

the "MAHA" movement is against many things Dorian Gray Yesterday #23

"Ha ha. Suckers and losers. Ha ha." - G.O.P. BoRaGard Yesterday #24

Farmers have entered the "find out" stage. GoCubsGo Yesterday #25

this is just a shakedown. ADM will cough up a few millions in donations and this effort will go away. unblock Yesterday #26

Wait until the ethanol ban hits! DenaliDemocrat Yesterday #27

no worries markie Yesterday #28

As an Iowan and the grandson of farmers, I say: Itchinjim Yesterday #29

Plenty of other uses for corn -- mostly as livestock feed GreatGazoo Yesterday #30

Bigger problems for corn that corn syrup..tariffs and ethanol JT45242 Yesterday #31

That is something I could get behind myself. How about stopping contaminating our doc03 Yesterday #33