"UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems. Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance." -NBC News headline

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Part of a Bob Dylan song. "And I hope that you die And your death’ll come soon I will follow your casket In the pale afternoon And I’ll watch while you’re lowered Down to your deathbed And I’ll stand o’er your grave ’Til I’m sure that you’re dead" 🎵🎵🎵

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"US liquor exports to Canada drop 85 percent" -TheHill (USA Comment) Good for Canada, for standing up to Trump.

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Last month I made something that I haven't had since I was a little kid, a root beer float - Häagen-Dazs ice cream, A&W root beer, and a freezer chilled glass. It tasted better than I thought it would.

There is only one Cracker Barrell in Minnesota, and that's in an exurb. I guess there aren't enough southern grandmas here to make it a popular restaurant. 😀

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Today I made New York Crumb Cake coffee cake, an Americas Test Kitchen recipe.

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"Lucy In The Sky With Catnip" 😀😀😀

Pie Trivia: This is the type of pumpkin that is typically used to make pumpkin pie.

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A beautiful old ballad that I "discovered" this month, that has poetic/symbolic lyrics. "Pick up here and chase the ride The river empties to the tide ☠️ All of this is coming your way" www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIJG...

"A combine manufacturer whose primary customers are farmers in Western Canada has confirmed it is moving production of some of its heavy machinery out of the United States and into Germany to avoid tariff uncertainty." - CBC News Another Trump Tariff Tax fail.

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"Hamburger Helper Sales Rise as Americans Try to Stretch Their Food Dollars" "And it’s not just Hamburger Helper. Sales of foods commonly purchased by consumers when financial times get tough are on the rise, according to industry analysts." - NYTimes Trump's America

👍👍 "Year to date, BYD's European sales have soared by 280%, while Tesla's have declined by 33% versus last year." -Motley Fool

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"Grocery prices are rising as beef, coffee hit record highs" -The Hill Trumpflation

"China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0." -NYTimes MAGA Farmers getting what they voted for.

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If the goal of our Congressional Republicans was to kick Minnesotans off their health care, make it more expensive, and shut down hospitals, they’ve succeeded. The Big Beautiful Bill has put our health care system at risk - they should tell you why they voted for it.

Rapture 2025 gone wrong. 😀

MAGA Evangelicals

Ferrero candy is in the process of buying Kellogg cereal. To increase sales, they should put one Ferrero truffle in each box of Kellogg cornflakes. 😀

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Breaking Cookie News: Here are the Thin and Crisp Gingersnaps I made today. The flavorings are ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and molasses. I measure the flour on a food scale to make sure they come out the proper thinness/thickness.

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Tonight's homemade dinner: Spicy (cayenne) cornflake coated chicken breast with mashed red sweet potatoes and canned cranberry sauce.

From before the "logo controversy": "One of the biggest problems facing Cracker Barrel is that younger people aren’t replacing their older customers. Only 23% of people who eat there are under 34 years old." - Grubfeed I guess they are now stuck in the past, and that issue won't improve.

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"Farmer Who Backed Trump Three Times Now Says His Policies Are Destroying Him" -MSN News Cry me a river.

When cows have nightmares. 😀😀😀

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A reminder:

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The shooter, another one of those dangerous white males. There should be a law that prevents white males from entering the country. /S

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