State lawmakers want children to fill labor shortages, even in bars and on school nights

[RSherman]

4. Holy cow, just had this conversation with my mother

I'm trying to retain a relationship with my uncle, but he listens to some AM radio conspiracy program and he becomes completely unhinged.

Also, trying to be neighborly, I saw my Trump-supporting neighbor in his yard. I walked over to see how he made it through the winter and to inquire about his wife's health. Well, as we all know, there is no safe subject. His wife is a nurse, so she had to get the vaccine to keep her job. He claims she is now having all kinds of health problems. Everyone he knows, man, woman, whatever age, are supposedly having vaccine-related illnesses. I said, that's funny, I hiked with 14 people a few days ago and none experienced problems from the shot. Then I said that the foxes, skunks, possums, etc., are no longer stealing the cat food I leave out for the strays. He pounced! He asked, is it Purina???? I couldn't even follow. He spewed this conspiracy that is going around FB that Purina has changed its chicken feed formula (he has chickens) so that backyard chickens won't lay anymore and consumers will be forced to buy eggs at the grocery store at inflated prices.

Holy cow--I feel like I can't leave the house. And people at church are just as bad. The pastor said something about having compassion for immigrants and people were talking about it later.