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Hey I don’t mind living on the street as long billionaires get their tax cuts so they net worth goes from 50 billion to 70 billion. I feel good sleeping in my card box as long as I know the rich can eat steak 7 days a week………sincerely MAGA voter

Melodic-Lingonberry7

copingcabana2023

Feel the pain of your vote. Many will just smile as trump policies kill them.

Designer-Contract852

"I iz willin' tuh go hungry if dem brown and collerd peh-pel iz also hungry."

Still_Mix3277

Jeez these people are so fucking stupid and shortsighted it's actually mind boggling

redditlvlanalysis

“Thank you, sir. May I have another”?

jamiegal

No, it's not.  The damage Trump has done to US power and influence in the world is absolutely not worth it.

MJcorrieviewer

May you get everything you voted for, rural Minnesota. May you also keep your mouths shut when in happens. No whining when you can't run your farms. No complaints when your nearest rural hospital shuts down. Should you encounter a natural disaster, not a single word should be uttered when Trump decides you are unworthy of federal disaster relief.

pgm_01

I’m sure your great-great grandfathers will be proud of you failures losing the family farms that generations have worked to build and preserve for you and your grandchildren.

restore_democracy

RAdm_Teabag

These people will drink poisoned flavor aid if Trump asks them to, and thank him profusely if his goons shoot them to death at this orders. Because they are cult members.

  
What a way to screw up winning the birth lottery while millions of immigrants are trapped in the bullshit system, condemned by the fear of below average white men.

AdventurerBKRB

Odd title, since "the pain" these people anticipate being "worth it" isn't going to resemble anything they've seen before -- at least not if they're under the age of 70.

What will they say if we get twenty years of high unemployment combined with high inflation, followed by -- if we're lucky -- a return to a world in which the USA is understood to be the natural first among free nations?

The idea that buying goods cheaply from other countries = being ripped off is so stupid on its face that it's hard not to laugh at people who smugly assert that this imbalance must be fixed at all costs!

I know people like this; I'm related to them. They will never, ever understand what's happening or what role they're playing in their own degradation.

sleepingbeardune

They wonder why some people kind of wish they’d go through painful things in life: Because we want them to know that postponing building a house is not one of them! And because it’s only when they are affected by something that they grasp that others have been terribly, painfully affected for a long time (see Rob Portman’s son coming out). I don’t Understand why they think the trade deficits are the cause of the demise of family farms — that started decades ago with corporate farm companies buying them out for more than their neighbor’s kid could offer.

Ella0508

Confident_End_3848

The global market and technological advancements that right-wing farmers disdain are the only reasons why they are able to collectively sell more agricultural products than Americans can consume.

Right-wing farmers are killing their family farms because they are mired in stupid talking points about the global market that is made possible by technological advancements and apparent inability to do basic consumerism math.

ResidentKelpien

“If we try to fix it little by little, it never changes,” said Lucas Boyd, a truck driver and school board member from nearby Royalton. “You pull off the Band-Aid, it’s going to bleed. And eventually it’s going to heal.”

&gt;From 1960 until 1980, Democrats won Morrison County in six presidential election cycles in a row. After two decades as a swing county, Morrison County has gone Republican in every presidential election since 2000. Republican margins have increased each cycle, with Trump winning 77% in 2024.

&gt;Trump’s agenda, Schultz said, resonates with the everyman here. Local people aren’t wealthy: Morrison County ranks in the bottom fifth in the state for median household income. It’s virtually all white — 97%, according to U.S. census numbers — and more than 1 in 5 residents over age 65, slightly higher than the state average. School enrollment has declined.

&gt;Trump’s policies are seen as helping Main Street, family farms and the once-thriving manufacturing base. Those changes matter way more than the stock market, Schultz said.

&gt;“Our heyday was when you had a different family farm on every corner,” Schultz said. “Trump is the first president in at least four decades who is addressing these trade deficits in a meaningful way and saying, ‘This is the purpose of my administration.’”

So, they keep electing Republicans while their town continues to literally die and they blame everyone but themselves?  Classic MAGA mentality.  Hey, at least they don't have to worry too much about being exposed to minorities...

Aggressive-Will-4500

“It’s been 4 decades since we’ve had decent government”. Started voting R in 1980.  Ya, that’s 40 years.  The stupid is strong with the rural.

ComprehensiveFly9356

Minnesotan here
Just read the piece. One guy said he still believes Jan 6 was staged by antifa. Should he even be driving?

PleaseEvolve

What a depressing read.  I wish the reporter has asked much more probing questions -  what policies, specifically, did they dislike from the Biden administration.  Which specific policies of Trump do they like?  

Everything is just generalities, and from the reporting it is hard not to draw the conclusion that a lot of these people are simply racist and economically illiterate.  

I need a beer.

dak-sm

You really can't reason with these people. They are too utterly brainwashed. It truly is a personality cult, and they're incapable of realizing that Trump is bad for the economy.

LordSiravant

Good thing rural Minnesota is the perfect representation of the entire US (especially in 2025).

dakotanorth8

The disconnect is what's astounding.

They seem to think the Trump admin would choose "small family farmers" over conglomerates.

Etc

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Why Tunt's Tarrifs will Fail.

Secret Word: Monopsony

https://youtube.com/shorts/2KHWVB03gOY?si=H8aL6oKRqIahBaxI

Weird-Ad7562

Thanks for posting this garbage article /s

MonsterGuitarSolo

Competitive_Mind_829

He is 40, married, with four children.  And he intentionally sought out an underaged prostitute.  The Party of Family Values ^TM everyone.

&gt;Six other suspects were arrested in the sting, prosecutors said.

How about we get their info, too.  Five bucks says we know which side of the fence they're on.

ERedfieldh

constant--questions

It's really annoying all these headlines omit the child predator's name.

Republican Justin Eichorn, of Grand Rapids resigns after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution.

Republican Justin Eichorn, of Grand Rapids resigns after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution.

Republican Justin Eichorn, of Grand Rapids resigns after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution.

itsnotcomplicated1

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How fucked up is it that there was nothing that forced him to resign?

Fakeymcfakey18

More accurate title:

“Minnesota Senator, an ardent Trump supporter and accused pedophile, resigns.”

time_drifter

This was one of the MN legislators that would designate "Trump Derangement Syndrome" as an officially recognized mental illness in Minnesota.

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/trump-derangement-syndrome-minnesota-senate-republicans/

This guy also has a wife and 4 kids. Bravo, GOP.

genital_lesions

Well, that is one way to clean out the far-right - allow them to say stupid stuff and then track them so that they self destruct on their own.

Different_Glass5043

Smooth_Department534

kylebb

Classic mistake, resigning. He should have tried for a cabinet appointment. 

clickmagnet

LooseFurJones

Resigning gives him more time to begin campaigning for the Presidency. He’ll be a front runner for the GOP nomination.

WTF_USA_47

The title doesn’t include he is a MAGA republican.

Pankosmanko

And to think, he thought he was going to get off with something minor…

NoLie129

He's probably on the way to divorce court

Pension_Fit

So no Trump Derangement Bill gets advanced, wth!

Good god how many Republicans going to go down this week?  Isn’t that 3?

None are drag queens though.

dacalo

He’ll be nominated to a federal cabinet position in a few days.

SwingingtotheBeat

Forgot the “Republican” part in the title could also add…”another”, in there…

Tricky-Efficiency709

Drumpf set the precedent as King and self-proclaimed pussy grabber so I fail to see is wrong here.  If the King can sex offend why not the other lords?

Internal-End-9037

I'm not very educated in pedophiles but if you are one, why would you pay a child for sex? Can't you just slap one around and go to rape? Like is there some fair wages labor moral code for child rape?

Otherwise_Bar_5069

SkyDaHusky

When the truly deranged call others "deranged".

Would anyone call that ironic?

Staragox

CynicalSigtyr

EWAINS25

He’ll get a pardon and promotion to cabinet

Fit-Significance-436

Conscious-Quarter423

Ok_Music_7863

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gabeathause

I'm always confused by the term. "Trump derangement syndrome." Is that referring to the Orange Moron's pathological narcissism, expressed as a wanna-be dictator," or does it refer to the 70% of Americans who have not drank the kool-aid and  don't need concentrations camps to be built and occupied before concluding that  the Orange Mussolini has no regard, understanding, or respect for the  constitution and  the rule of law? 86 the 47th now as he burns the country to the ground (no violence is implied or expressly intended - no need-we can do this through the constitution and with respect for the rule of law).

Majestic_Stress_1265

Extremely inflammatory title aside, this is just a plain case of corruption, where the DA decided to spare another government employee from prosecution.

Unfortunately, it will all probably be forgotten about in a month's time, especially if the constituents that elected the DA don't care about this issue.

creernouveaucompte

I saw this story posted and thought it was an interesting bit of context for the recent decision by a County Attorney in Minnesota to give someone a slap on the wrist for politically-motivated vandalism. I admit that the NY Post is biased but it was the first story I saw ablit it.


Mary Moriarty, the elected County Attorney for Minneapolis' Hennepin County, is facing criticism for her decision not to prosecute Dylan Adams, a state employee who was caught on video vandalizing six Teslas, causing over $21,000 in damages. Instead of pursuing criminal charges, Moriarty offered Adams a "diversion" program. Moriarty defended her decision by claiming diversion programs help reduce recidivism and allow offenders to maintain employment and pay restitution. However, her office’s own guidelines suggest diversion is intended for property crimes involving less than $5,000 in damages.


However, local reporters uncovered that Moriarty’s office, on the same day, charged a 19-year-old woman with a first-degree felony for keying a single car and causing $7,000 in damage — despite her having no prior criminal record. This inconsistency raised accusations of political favoritism, suggesting that friends or allies of the Democratic establishment receive leniency while others, like lower-income individuals, face harsher penalties. The Minneapolis Star Tribune, usually aligned with liberal viewpoints, published a critical piece highlighting Moriarty’s handling of the Adams case and her broader record of being perceived as "soft on crime."


Moriarty, when questioned by reporters, insisted that her charging decisions are made without considering political implications. Nevertheless, the Adams case has amplified debates about selective prosecution, political bias in law enforcement, and the public’s trust in equitable legal standards under Moriarty’s leadership.


This obviously isn't an isolated case of political favoritism and Democrats certainly aren't the only ones who do it, but this seems like an undeniable case of political favoritism since the decision to allow the Tesla vandal to enter a diversion program was made on the same day as the first degree felony charges for the other vandal. So is this just what the US should expect from politics moving forward - seemingly every political office being used to selectively enforce laws based on political favoritism? 

shaymus14

This might take the cake for the most loaded headline I've ever seen, good lord. 



Anyway, I've said before that I believe that the Tesla vandalism is terroristic in nature and should be prosecuted as such when possible. The implicit condoning of it by Democratic politicians is disgusting.

Sabertooth767

Meanwhile, people have been convicted of felonies for leaving tire marks over rainbow-colored crosswalks, and at least one man is serving a 15-years sentence for stealing and burning a pride flag.

athomeamongstrangers

Sounds like Minnesota should be expecting some *mostly* peaceful protests this summer.

Rogue-Journalist

Woke simply doesn't mean anything anymore, can't even take it seriously when I see it used unironically.

Zeusnexus

Is there a reason why this case wasn't handled by the feds like the others?

notapersonaltrainer

That title is a mouthful.
It’s like someone hit a woke meme title generator and threw it on the article.

DOctorEArl

A manhunt is underway for Vance Luther Boelter, the suspect in the shooting of Minnesota Democrats Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman. Hortman and her husband were killed, while Hoffman and his wife were wounded. The suspect left a manifesto with a hit list of politicians and abortion providers. This incident has drawn widespread condemnation from leaders across the political spectrum, highlighting concerns over rising political violence in the U.S.

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