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usonian

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4. One of the biggest mistakes people make is believing their own lies.

Sun May 25, 2025, 01:07 PM

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But, you say, they were Trump's lies.

Well, there's a section of the brain, little used by many, that seeks truth, because not only can truth set you free, IT CAN PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS.

That "other" part of the brain, that reacts to danger and fear, REAL OR IMAGINARY, often "wins"

Ohhhhhhhhhh, Thinking hurts.

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Nicholas Gilbert- a NY dairy farmer- truly believed that other countries would pay for the tariffs. Instead he received [View all] riversedge Sunday OP

I'm sorry, it's sad to see this happen to anyone mountain grammy Sunday #1

I feel as if this is a deliberate Trumpian plan to get people's farms. yardwork Monday #53

It's shocking to me that anyone is really ignorant enough to belive that. Autumn Sunday #2

Especially Since... ProfessorGAC Sunday #3

I will never understand how people think basic knowledge about malaise Sunday #16

He apparently missed that he would have to pay fees as a co-op member. nt allegorical oracle Monday #51

One of the biggest mistakes people make is believing their own lies. usonian Sunday #4

Live and learn the hard way, dude. republianmushroom Sunday #5

Mexico paid for the southern border wall,... magicarpet Monday #54

If you "truly believe" easily and voluminously refuted nonsense, I cannot help you. RockRaven Sunday #6

The Leopard is going to need some hairball remedy to go with that face. GoCubsGo Sunday #7

That pic is not the NY farmer in question. It is a Fort Dodge Iowa Trumper from 2023. Celerity Sunday #22

Iowa state flag Celerity Sunday #26

riversedge needs to STOP spreading misinformation Brenda Sunday #39

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Sunday #40

I have checked and apparently a lot of people think the exporting nation pays the tariffs. Playingmantis Sunday #8

Including some very intelligent, liberal-learning folks Ms. Toad Sunday #38

If he believed that is because people like tapper completely ignored the JohnSJ Sunday #9

The republicons have really suckered Americans this time BoRaGard Sunday #10

FAFO, Nicholas, FAFO. Sogo Sunday #11

If this idiot thought Trump gave any more shits about a NY dairy farm displacedvermoter Sunday #12

But he would still vote Trump over "that woman" . JI7 Sunday #13

A willfuly ignorant idiot Mysterian Sunday #14

Blah away all you want, you're still going to lose the farm. I'm not going to say that it serves you right, but that SWBTATTReg Sunday #15

I hope his cows find nice homes. He can join Rudy and Mike Lindell under the bridge. Vinca Sunday #17

the farm, the home, the cows, the barns,.... ret5hd Sunday #27

FAFO dumbo! Clouds Passing Sunday #18

Somewhere, the most obese leopard is playing the tiniest of violins. n/t flvegan Sunday #19

The US Fuck Reserve has been depleted for years. Buns_of_Fire Sunday #20

👍 Rebl2 Sunday #21

Maybe he's just shitty at business like his dear leader Buckeyeblue Sunday #23

Farmer fooled by tariff talk? Upstate NY farmer stunned as Trump tariffs hit hard, admits he thought Canada, not U.S. fa riversedge Sunday #24

He's a shitty business man JustAnotherGen Monday #58

We can't understand it for them hamsterjill Sunday #25

Checking my supply of fucks.. Permanut Sunday #28

Over-leveraged, protected by a co-op bucolic_frolic Sunday #29

Farm Around and Find Out. To bad he's an idiot. dem4decades Sunday #30

Pull yourself up by your bootstraps Nicky. Hassler Sunday #31

To bad so sad, NOT. a kennedy Sunday #32

You can't fix stupid. Aristus Sunday #33

How much of this is true? sl8 Sunday #34

I wish he wasn't that stupid. Iggo Sunday #35

Thoughts and prayer, Nick. meadowlander Sunday #36

Oh well bdamomma Sunday #37

My thought is that NG looks Stupid in Cha Sunday #41

That's not a picture of Gilbert. nt sl8 Sunday #43

TY for the Correction.. Then whomever is Wearing it Cha Sunday #45

Agreed. sl8 Sunday #47

lol No Kidding! Cha Sunday #48

Bootstraps; motherfu*ker... EarthFirst Sunday #42

Leopard to the face sakabatou Sunday #44

I have no shits to give edhopper Sunday #46

Seinfeld Voice: 'That's a Shame'.... mackdaddy Sunday #49

You need to remove that falsely attributed pic (see posts 22 and 26). Your OP is misinformation, something that Celerity Monday #50

It's terrible for the ones that voted against the Orange asshole and are still going to lose their farms. flying_wahini Monday #52

Actually, he is the businessman/seller whom Trump expects to eat the tariff rather than pass it on. Norrrm Monday #55

This is not new, it happened months ago. If it happened at all. Srkdqltr Monday #56

Boo hoo JustAnotherGen Monday #57