• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    The conspiracy theorist this week: “The government is bulking us up with protein.”

    me, going to the grocery store

    eggs, $20/pack

    The conspiracy theorist next week: “They’re trying to deprive us of cheap eggs to make us weak enough to seize by force.”

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      1 month ago

      A bunch of egg producers in the US just got a judgement forcing them to pay a paltry fine and donate some eggs. However, the judge’s ruling did nothing to stop the existing price fixing still ongoing…

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        1 month ago

        between shit like that and my state putting new restrictions on SNAP purchases, I honestly think they really are trying to kill us poor bastards off

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          1 month ago

          I think they want unrest so they can declare martial law and have unprecedented powers