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nuxvomica

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20. These farmers should be told about the private prisons

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 08:41 AM

Jun 21

Mary Trump details how private prison companies that donated heavily to de facto Pres. Trump, and for whom de facto AG Pam Bondi was a lobbyist, are fueling the demand for more arrests.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/132278350

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'Farms will vanish': Cherry farms become ghost towns amid Trump's ICE crackdown [View all] turbinetree Jun 19 OP

Grant County WA 2024 General Election: Trump 67.1% Harris 29.8% hatrack Jun 19 #1

Hear, Hear! AZJonnie Jun 19 #7

They need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Ray Bruns Jun 20 #10

My neighbors, communities and cilla4progress Jun 19 #2

Again with the FAFO mn9driver Jun 19 #3

Nationwide, 4 out of 5 farmers voted for The Dotard; I'm reserving my pity RockRaven Jun 19 #4

Next, they will probably line up for bailouts. nt Justice matters. Jun 20 #9

Double whammy: tariffs on imports and no one left to farm in the US newdeal2 Jun 19 #5

Where are ALL the voters who wanted these jobs? MagickMuffin Jun 19 #6

One upside to being old BidenRocks Jun 19 #8

I guess the farmers could all just be U-Pick it farms ToxMarz Jun 20 #11

just think of the tan we'll get onethatcares Jun 20 #12

LOL -- U-Pick North Coast Lawyer Jun 20 #14

300 bins at 350 lbs/ea. 2.5 TONS of cherries! Grins Jun 20 #13

Um, check your math Brother Buzz Jun 20 #19

I am so tired DENVERPOPS Jun 20 #15

none of them (and very few of us) seem to... ret5hd Jun 20 #16

The G.O.P. War on Farms and Food is specially evil BoRaGard Jun 20 #17

Private Equity has already destroyed several rural hospitals and businesses.. Stargazer99 Jun 20 #18

These farmers should be told about the private prisons nuxvomica Jun 21 #20