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#groceries

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This is a man who has never fed himself.

He’s been weird about this for months.

#Trump: "I inherited a groceries situation. The groceries went way up. An old fashioned word, but it's a very descriptive word."

What is he talking about?

They are literally called #grocery stores, everyone who doesn’t have butlers, maids, & chefs uses the word #groceries.

I went shopping at Aldi for the first time after a failed attempt a few years ago (no quarter or bags).

It was more bare and open than I expected, with fewer selections than most grocery stores, and even many places that sell groceries on the side, like Target, but the prices were good, some of them fantastic ($2.99 for a pint of strawberries), and I was shocked at the apparent high quality of their fresh salmon.

Plus, it's across from my #FreshMarket

"...H Mart’s ascent reflects more than just a better or more affordable version of what most Americans already shop for. The company’s expansion across the US has coincided with decades of demographic shifts in which Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing group, and South Korean culture in particular has given rise to juggernauts in pop music and beauty...roughly 30% of the specialty grocer’s shoppers are now non-Asian."

archive.ph/1NJtf#selection-187

#aapi#aanhpi#food

Some Compassion And Support Sure Would Be Nice,
I have so many unseen issues, most don’t realize the true difficulty I endure each day, first I don’t sleep well, for many reasons, from a brain that is constantly in overdrive, to relentless nightmares, to being in constant pain, to not having a decent supportive bed to sleep on, so my days start of painful, tired and overwhelmed before I even get going, Often I go hungry because living in #poverty I simply can not afford #food to eat, I typically only get around 600-800 calories a day when a man my size and age should be getting around 3000 calories a day, as a result despite my appearance I suffer from malnutrition, I have a great deal of difficulty cleaning my tiny cave, from not being able to afford the basics to have cleaning supplies to being physically limited in my ability to do so, I cant hardly bend over, nor can I very easily get up and down off the floor, taking a shower can simply become a serious challenge, and often leaves my exhausted not to mention I cant often afford the basics for personal hygiene, simply washing a dish or standing at the stove at times can be brutal on my back, then there are chores I need to tend to as part of my rent, and those absolutely can be a painful and exhaustive event for me, and those around often don’t even realize and expect more as a result, and if I say I have had enough today, I am questioned, because they assume I did what I did with ease, but they have no idea of the pain and struggle I had to endure to deal with to accomplish the tasks at hand, reading has become trouble some, as world become very blurry and melt together, writing is becoming increasingly difficult, as finding the words is getting harder and harder, being creative used to help but I have been in so much pain, and under so much stress that I often cant even muster up the energy to attempt to be creative, not to mention my camera is failing, my laptop is struggling, and again no money to obtain what I actually need, I have no #healthcare because the laws people pass have really messed that up, and after years fighting to get it resolved I have given up, so I fight through each day to just to suffer the next, I reach out constantly for financial support yet receive nearly nothing compared to what I actually need, this #disable man exists in #poverty, constant pain and my #anxiety exacerbates my #ptsd, my #bipolar cycles, and several other issues, my blood pressure has been all over the place and frankly in a rather obscenely high range for to long, my core body temp has been far lower than the average, while I often feel as though I am on fire, things get darker with my sight each day, and yet to bright, I hear and see so much that is not actually there, so very much wrong and no support nor help to be found, it would really truly help if people could and would help me #fundriase the money I need each day to live, and the money I need to set up a life where I can take care of myself and lessen the effects of poverty and disability on an aging body and mind.

$5-10-15 It All Helps, via #cashapp at $woctxphotog or via #paypal at paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=…

#bipolar,#woctxphotog,#anxiety,#cashapp,#DisabilityAwareness,#DisabilitySupport,#disabled,#food,#FromHungerToHope,#fundraise,#groceries,#health,#HopeRestored,#MentalHealthMatters,#MutualAid,#MutualAidHelp ,#Paypal,#poverty,#PovertyRelief,#pasjrwoctx

Queer family with kids in hostile central Florida need help with bills and essentials, we are actively seeking work to no avail.

Right now we have ONLY what we can beg up, food stamps still pending unfortunately. We are in dire need of food and about $760 in overdue bills

Any boosts, reposts to other sites, and help are so incredibly appreciated <3

PayPal.me/londonshine
Venmo: @londonshine
cashapp: $glamorshark

Consumer confidence tumbled, and quarter million+ Americans filed jobless claims just as #Drumpf's mass gov layoffs start plus #tariffs of former #NAFTA partners kick in.

While #Crypto creeps praise #PresidentDrumpf #financial indicators are not great for #workingclass Americans, as #energy, #housing prices, #gas and #groceries creeping up steadily, if not soaring in some #inflationary cases, along with interest rates.

derivativelogic.com/dl-monitor

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"So how will Republicans sell these cuts to their voters?

It’s a tried and true move for autocratic governments. To lock up their enemies and assert power over government agencies and power centers, they claim that they need to go in with a flamethrower to burn out 'fraud, waste and abuse' in the government."

~ Jay Kuo

#Musk #Trump #destruction #FederalGovernment #billionaires #EconomicElites #TaxCuts #economy #groceries #prices #PriceofEggs
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thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p

The Big Picture · GOP House Budget 'Blueprint' Gets Spun By MAGABy The Big Picture
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"Donald Trump’s assault on the US federal government and the world’s interlinked manufacturing system have together reached an economic tipping point.

'It seems almost unavoidable that we are headed for a deep, deep recession,' said Jesse Rothstein, Berkeley professor and former chief economist at the US labour department."

~ Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

#Musk #Trump #destruction #FederalGovernment #billionaires #EconomicElites #TaxCuts #economy #groceries #prices
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telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/

The Telegraph · Economists are starting to worry about a serious Trump recessionBy Ambrose Evans-Pritchard