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mercuryblues

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5. Heading for $10 a lb?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 08:40 PM

Nov 16

I paid that last week, at a locally owned grocer. Yes, I could have driven a mile up the road and paid $7 a lb. That mile is under construction and always backed up. I figure I would have used close to a gallon of gas just to drive the extra mile and back.

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Scott Bessent said That Migrants Bringing Cattle with Them Are to Blame for Higher Beef Prices [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 16 OP

PRO-JEC-TION. This admin wants to import (diseased) cattle from Argentina. RockRaven Nov 16 #1

Every accusation is a confession n/t leftstreet Nov 16 #2

Man, you should see them cows climb that border wall! tanyev Nov 16 #3

It all makes sense fargone Nov 16 #10

And there was a full moon last week! MorbidButterflyTat Nov 16 #15

If you ride the cow facing backwards they will think you are leaving. Foolproof! dameatball Nov 17 #50

Brilliant fargone Nov 17 #52

You laugh/scoff but I am less than 100 miles from the border FHRRK Nov 16 #12

Black Angus cattle get loose in my rural area, too. But I doubt that migrants allegorical oracle Nov 17 #22

When I lived in New Mexico, 30+ years ago, marybourg Nov 17 #31

In my area, loose livestock is a serious danger because our roads are allegorical oracle Nov 17 #48

I did my own research and found video proof of cows climbing over the border wall IronLionZion Nov 18 #71

LOL! That's pretty well done. tanyev Nov 18 #72

Here's another about the "cow-tels" rather than cartels IronLionZion Nov 18 #73

Here's a foolproof way to tell a Mexican cow from a patriotic American cow IronLionZion Nov 18 #74

And he's Secretary of the Treasury? God help us! surfered Nov 16 #4

I want some of whatever he's smoking. NotHardly Nov 17 #46

Heading for $10 a lb? mercuryblues Nov 16 #5

Holy Cow's Historic NY Nov 17 #60

Cattlepulting the propaganda Solly Mack Nov 16 #6

Biden, Obama, Bush . . . All inherited shit. Johonny Nov 16 #7

Ummm, correct me if I'm wrong chowmama Nov 16 #8

Bessent went on to make the strange claim that migrants have been bringing diseased cattle with them across the border. Celerity Nov 17 #20

i.... just can't believe anyone in this country buys this bullshit. Takket Nov 16 #9

I want to say idiotas from Florida, but I Vogon_Glory Nov 17 #62

He's one of the most elitist of all djt's cabinet members. He owns a allegorical oracle Nov 17 #67

Now the caravans of migrants are herding cattle across the border? Wounded Bear Nov 16 #11

Technically they're using them as floaties on the Rio Grande and Colorado rivers. bluesbassman Nov 16 #14

Not just any cattle. Infected cattle. yellowcanine Nov 17 #58

What an absolute moron MorbidButterflyTat Nov 16 #13

No, there's video leftstreet Nov 16 #16

Proof!! MorbidButterflyTat Nov 17 #17

Oh, I see, the packable junior size. travelingthrulife Nov 17 #37

They're eating the cats and dogs but carrying the cows in backpacks IronLionZion Nov 18 #75

Helpful to have the actual quote. Attached Melon Nov 17 #18

The screwworm fly is real. It is an insect. fargone Nov 17 #44

I agree. The screwworm would be a huge health issue if re-established Melon Nov 17 #45

LOL - I remember being stopped at the California border several years back Totally Tunsie Nov 17 #19

I keep coming back to this statement Bettie Nov 17 #21

He's a farmer he sez. travelingthrulife Nov 17 #38

There are farmers who work Bettie Nov 17 #63

They carry their cattle in their pockets? Cool I want a tiny bull and I will call him Autumn Nov 17 #23

Maybe he thinks all cows are the size of those miniature highland cows or mini horses ms liberty Nov 17 #30

Sounds like bull to me. milestogo Nov 17 #24

You would fail Econ 101 if you insisted increasing supply increases prices karynnj Nov 17 #25

Now they are going to have to create more caravans to scare the rubes, this time travelingthrulife Nov 17 #39

Oh my gawd................. Lovie777 Nov 17 #26

I wonder how he explains the increases in the price of ground turkey. nt Trueblue Texan Nov 17 #27

The stupidity of this moran is hilarious - I saw the clip - and then I come to DU for the commentary ms liberty Nov 17 #28

I'd wondered about all those cattle drive convoys Zambero Nov 17 #29

Who does he blame for the billions (with a b) of meat in freezer storage by the gov't and meat producers? marble falls Nov 17 #32

Spoken by a man who has never stood near any cattle. MineralMan Nov 17 #33

He says he is a farmer. travelingthrulife Nov 17 #40

Not a farmer who has livestock, apparently. MineralMan Nov 17 #41

Because magats will believe any old bullshit C_U_L8R Nov 17 #34

Ministry of propaganda IronLionZion Nov 17 #35

So Greater Supply Leads To Higher Prices? ProfessorGAC Nov 17 #36

Coyotes are herding cattle. Turbineguy Nov 17 #53

Amazing how fucking stupid trump's people think we are. (nt) Paladin Nov 17 #42

I saw those cows on my plane yesterday RainCaster Nov 17 #43

Baghdad Bob. Remember him? Doodles Nov 17 #47

I was on a flight last week and there was this fat cow walking up and down cornball 24 Nov 17 #64

According to the trmp explainers everything is 'inherited' spanone Nov 17 #49

What really pisses me off is when they bring their cattle with them to Home Depot. dameatball Nov 17 #51

Imagine an alternate timeline or fantasy... Moostache Nov 17 #54

It must be Annie Historic NY Nov 17 #55

They ate all the cats and dogs and have to bring cows? yellowcanine Nov 17 #56

I mean who hasn't seen a migrant with a backpack trudging through the desert with his herd? Vinca Nov 17 #57

How many cattle, Scott? Norrrm Nov 17 #59

By the time Traildogbob Nov 17 #61

If people had the self control The Wizard Nov 17 #65

They're probably dragging in a bunch of soy fields too. Hugin Nov 17 #66

I'm Impressed ConstanceCee Nov 17 #68

They've been strapping meat onto their thighs like cantaloupes Rstrstx Nov 17 #69

ChatGPT come up with the most absurd way to blame immigrants for rising beef prices fujiyamasan Nov 17 #70

He is a perfect example of how pathetic this administration really is. OLDMDDEM Nov 18 #76

MaddowBlog-The administration is blaming immigrants with 'sick cows' for higher beef prices LetMyPeopleVote Nov 18 #77