US Politics: Catering to Iran

US grain farmers face worst crisis in decades as Iran war sends costs spiralling.

Will this affect elections in farming states such as Iowa and Nebraska? There is a difference to merely sitting out an election and voting for the opposition. What do Dems offer to the good, patriotic rural folk of the Midwest? Also, even if Dems. control the House and Senate, they actually have limited power to stop the Iranian war, which seems to be the biggest cost factor.

Farmers in America’s Corn Belt say they are facing their worst crisis in 40 years, as an explosion in diesel and fertiliser costs triggered by Donald Trump’s Iran war pushes grain producers to the brink.
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The struggles for Midwestern farmers show how concerns over affordability, the inflationary impact of the Iran war and the adverse effects of Trump’s tariffs are reaching greater swaths of the US population — from working-class families in big cities to rural communities in the heartlands.
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Some of his attempts to tackle rising food prices have triggered a backlash from the agricultural sector. Last week he enraged cattle farmers by announcing a 90-day waiver of tariffs on up to 300,000 tonnes of beef imports, a move some ranchers called a “betrayal”.

But many farmers say it is Trump’s war in Iran that has had the most sweeping effect on their businesses. The sharp slowdown in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has pushed up the price of diesel and disrupted the global supply of fertiliser, which had already surged in 2022 following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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capd said:
  1. Appointed 3 conservative Supreme Court justices: Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.
  2. Appointed more than 250 federal judges, reshaping the federal judiciary for decades.
  3. Helped create the conservative Supreme Court majority that overturned Roe v. Wade through Dobbs.
  4. Signed the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, including cutting the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%.
  5. Extended and expanded tax cuts during his second term.
  6. Eliminated federal tax on tips and overtime.
  7. Pursued major deregulation, reducing federal rules and bureaucracy affecting businesses and industry.
  8. Expanded domestic oil, natural gas and coal production.
  9. Promoted American energy independence and energy dominance.
  10. Withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement.
  11. Replaced NAFTA with the USMCA trade agreement.
  12. Took a significantly tougher stance on China, including tariffs and strategic competition.
  13. Increased pressure on NATO allies to spend more on their own defence.
  14. Increased US defence spending and military modernisation.
  15. Created the US Space Force.
  16. Destroyed ISIS’s territorial caliphate.
  17. Moved the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and officially recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
  18. Brokered the Abraham Accords between Israel and several Arab countries.
  19. Withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal and imposed tougher sanctions on Iran.
  20. Signed the bipartisan First Step Act, reforming aspects of the criminal justice system.
  21. Signed the VA MISSION Act, expanding veterans’ access to healthcare.
  22. Expanded religious liberty protections.
  23. Prioritised school choice and parental rights.
  24. Built and expanded hundreds of miles of physical barriers along the southern border.
  25. Implemented tougher immigration enforcement and the “Remain in Mexico” policy.
  26. Made border security and illegal immigration central national political issues.
  27. Dramatically reduced illegal border crossings during his second term.
  28. Expanded deportation and immigration enforcement.
  29. Aggressively targeted criminal illegal immigrants for removal.
  30. Rolled back federal DEI programmes and policies.
  31. Opposed racial preferences and ideological DEI requirements in federal institutions.
  32. Defined sex in federal policy according to biological sex rather than gender identity.
  33. Moved to keep biological males out of women’s sports.
  34. Opposed federally supported gender-transition interventions for minors.
  35. Made parental rights a major federal policy priority.
  36. Made opposition to government censorship and politically motivated content moderation a major issue.
  37. Reversed many Biden-era climate, energy and cultural policies.
  38. Promoted an “America First” foreign policy focused more heavily on US national interests.
  39. Challenged the traditional Republican interventionist foreign-policy establishment.
  40. Made China, border security, institutional bias, free speech, DEI, parental rights and cultural issues central to modern conservative politics.
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So like 80% of those are terrible policies.

Then there are the ones that are blatantly untrue. Like no 39, 38, 36, 9.
 
vigras rojara said:
There's also:

First convicted felon in the White House.

First court adjudicated sex offender in the White House.

Most self-enriching president ever.

And loads more. What a guy, I can see why some people might admire him.
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It seems only Vrot is supporting the pedo now.. That will change if someone comes up with some DEI blood present in Trump's lineage.
 
Sideshow Bob said:
It seems only Vrot is supporting the pedo now.. That will change if someone comes up with some DEI blood present in Trump's lineage.
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It's not just vrot, there are a few others who still think he's their lord and saviour. They are presumably like those weirdos who send love letters to serial killers in jail.
 
vigras rojara said:
It's not just vrot, there are a few others who still think he's their lord and saviour. They are presumably like those weirdos who send love letters to serial killers in jail.
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Yip, and same people would raise $1 million for this mom. Blame it on postpartum psychosis is the new mantra.

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