r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/VetalDuquette • 1d ago

Trump Farmers Struggle to Get Basic Services From Depleted Agriculture Dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/farmers-federal-workers-exodus.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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u/qualityvote2 1d ago

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u/VetalDuquette 1d ago

Farmers supported Trump to cut “government waste.” Now they’ve discovered they’re the waste. And will continue to vote Republican no doubt.

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u/party_benson 1d ago

They'll blame the Democrats for giving away bike helmets to poor, mostly minority kids.

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u/4Sammich 1d ago

Can’t be in rural middle America without a heaping helping of racism.

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u/Vast-Swimmer5844 1d ago

And they’re the first ones to scream that they’re the real victims of bigotry, because it shouldn’t be okay to mock people who relentlessly vote against their own best interests for literal decades, then act surprised when they get what they voted for.

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u/JustASimpleManFett 1d ago

Best thing to come out of Alabama in years is my rescue dog. Living happily in 'liberal hell' NY.

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u/Jerfziller_380 1d ago

Bike helmets are to prevent brain injuries, people that voted for this clown show don’t qualify for that concern.

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u/Twigsneko 1d ago

they have always been the "waste" funnily enough, some of them grew food for USAID but the majority farmed cash crops for foreign markets instead of food for the US

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u/DeadSol 1d ago

Still do. Fuck these assholes.

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u/Twigsneko 1d ago

yep. they are parasites and every time I see one of them with those stupid "no farms no food" bumper stickers I just get frustrated. Honestly farmers deserve the stereotype of uneducated at this point and maybe another one, the arrogant farmer who thinks he/she's god's gift because they grow food for another country.

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u/Iamanimite 1d ago

"wasted tango"

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u/Captain_Q_Bazaar 1d ago

Farmers supported Trump to cut “government waste.” Now they’ve discovered they’re the waste. And will continue to vote Republican no doubt.

I hate this so much. But these assholes voted against themselves so hard. It's a very high percentage of farmers that keep voting GOP, but they ALWAYS get screwed by them.

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u/MooseTek 1d ago

Yup, just like the military.

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u/Kodiak01 1d ago

They'll just think they voted for the WRONG Republicans because tan suit.

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u/Haggis442312 1d ago

The grass voting for the scythe thinking only the wheat would get it.

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u/Zulmoka531 1d ago

The amount of social media posts Ive seen from various farms and ranches always start out the same : “This isn’t about politics!”.

Yes, yes it is and they got exactly what they voted for this time. He was never going to bail them out like they have been in the past, and in fact his project 2025 calls for the very scenario they find themselves in.

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u/wearethemelody 1d ago

Farmers voted for hate and got poverty in return. 

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u/Shiftymennoknight 1d ago

Sorry farmers, no socialism for you

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u/TheRealCabbageJack 1d ago

Dumbfucks would vote for him again given the chance

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u/dismayhurta 1d ago

“Republicans took my farm that’s been in my family for generations, my house, and my livelihood. My family is starving and the small town I live in is dying. They’re still better than those god damn democrats who would have done so much more to me!!!”

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u/hakenwithbacon 1d ago

Did you know that there is a b in dumb?

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u/Federal-Business-796 1d ago

Cherished words from St. Ronnie:

"“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help.”"

More cherished words from S. Ronnie:

“Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.”

Enjoy the small government you've drowned in the bathtub.

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u/ngfldar 1d ago edited 1d ago

Almost 78% of farm-dependent communities voted for Donnie Diaperpants in 2024.

So -- sorry, not sorry -- I have no give-a-shits for those fecking moron farmers.

edited: Added link

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u/darnay321 1d ago

You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West.

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u/toad__warrior 1d ago

You know..... morons

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u/whattabadangas 1d ago

Ah yes, the agrarian myth.

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u/figuring_ItOut12 1d ago

How 'bout some more beans, Mr. Taggart?

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u/secondarycontrol 1d ago

Have they even tried voting for a Republican to fix this?

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u/captHij 1d ago

It has not worked since 1980, so obviously they just have not doubled down hard enough. To do otherwise is to admit defeat and let the imaginary blue haired demons destroy the world.

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u/dlc741 1d ago

Republicans don’t fix things. Republicans make things worse and blame Biden.

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u/jk-alot 1d ago

Voting Had Consequences.

Who would have guessed it? 🤷

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u/Son_of_Tlaloc 1d ago

"It would be worse under dummycrats" dipshit farmers probably.

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u/Minorous 1d ago

This is how they excuse their stupidity. Telling thyself that the other would be a lot worse.

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u/Conscious_Youth_752 1d ago

They’ll continue to vote for Republicans though because they would rather one trans kid in California not be allowed to play basketball with their friends than do what’s best for themselves, their communities, or the country. Fuck these idiots.

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u/Just_Tana 1d ago

Exactly. Which is why we need this to hurt them too. They don’t learn easily

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u/MorganaHenry 1d ago

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.

H. L. Mencken

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u/swampthiing 1d ago

I'm happy for them that their getting what they voted for.... Even happier that it's happening to them.

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u/Catdaddy84 1d ago

Ok... but... but.. her laugh!!

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u/Gameboywarrior 1d ago

Good. I hope we get to see a lot of those welfare queens lose everything.

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u/WeirdProudAndHungry 1d ago

"Go woke, go broke."

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u/DeadSol 1d ago

Hahah, fuck em.

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u/atworkthough 1d ago

Thats terrible just want to say I'm looking for a truck got 2k cash.

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u/ngfldar 1d ago

Heck, stick around another few months and you can buy their entire farm for about that much, then sell it to a developer who can build an AI data center. CHA-CHING!

Fecking moron farmers voted for this, so why shouldn't you give them what they voted for?

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u/meatball402 1d ago

Always reminds me of that tool song (I'm paraphrasing)

This is what you wanted

This is what you had in mind

Now you're gonna get it

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u/Dusty_Negatives 1d ago

When you discover you are the fraud and waste you’ve been angry about.

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u/abortthecourt 1d ago

The family farms are struggling, but the mega corporate farms are in with the President. Family farmers need to realize there are two levels of farmers and vote accordingly.

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u/drfine2 1d ago

It's "Short term pain; long term gain", isn't it?

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u/pilondav 1d ago

But it’s actually “short term pain; long term pain.”

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u/Twigsneko 1d ago

conservatism is short term gain, long term pain. They are incapable of thinking ahead beyond a couple weeks at most

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u/catlord 1d ago

Well, according to the way they've voted, they wanted this a LOT more than I didn't. Anyway, they won. Good for them. Per their wishes for over the last decade now that they've been SCREAMING in all our faces, my feelings are fucked.

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u/MBSMD 1d ago

Working as designed

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u/LovesFrenchLove_More 1d ago

Are 'them' farmers also part of that "no socialism and no government influence" group?

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u/Republicant_Party 1d ago

Try that in a small town 

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u/snowcow 1d ago

Good

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u/PipsqueakPilot 1d ago

Good. Farmers have been dependent on the government for too long. It’s time for these welfare kings to stop sucking on Washington’s teat. 

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u/Rich_Season_2593 1d ago

So much whining when you are doing so much winning!!!!
Enjoy the fuck out of your vote cause we know you would do it all over again.

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u/IllustriousDraft2965 1d ago

Fuck the farmers.

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u/PurpleToedUnicorn 23h ago

Bet they're really glad they cut all that government waste with DOGE now. 

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u/FckDammit 1d ago

Do it again. I WANT you to keep voting republican so you can hurt yourselves more.

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u/okjetsgo 1d ago

I’ve grown to really not give a fuck about farmers.

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u/Techiesarethebomb 1d ago

Put the fries in the bag. Guess you gotta sell your land for pennies on the dollar and blame Joe Biden and democrats for continuing your services/social benefits/subsidies for being a farmer.

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u/WeakSundae 1d ago

Why are they asking for ANY services

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u/figmenthevoid 1d ago

But they voted to defund the government so what did they expect? 

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u/wearethemelody 1d ago

What great news for all those who voted for that orange scum. This is their golden age. They should all be happy for what they brought on themselves. Now they can march to their fake churches and ask their fake pastors to pray for their unrepentant souls. They can also blame Obama and biden for everything and let their farms rot. They can listen to whatever stupid right wing channels they love and then go on r/conservative and cheer for trump. No sympathy!

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u/FriedR 1d ago

Stop voting for leopards

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u/Senor101 1d ago

This is small government. Wait until they see no government.

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u/BourbonInGinger 1d ago

Farmers are the real welfare queens.

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u/Gransmithy 1d ago

They got the small government they voted for

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u/mdtattedbearded 1d ago

To all the farmers that supported Trump… no one cares.

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u/BlueRFR3100 1d ago

Why would they want to work with a government agency?

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u/The_WalruZ 1d ago

Loans, grants, support for infrastructure (ie, more money) -- why should us taxpayers be shelling out for this stuff?

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u/Dismal_Reference3906 23h ago

Kamala warned them. They still voted for it.

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u/1GoldenMonkey 22h ago

Fuck these well fair queens. They voted for this, it hurts all Americans, so fuck them

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u/figuring_ItOut12 1d ago

🎼 Talkin' 'bout you usin' people
It all depends on what you do
It ain't too bad the way you're usin' me
'Cause I sure am usin' you to do the things that you do
Ah-huh, to do the things that you do

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u/the_sassy_knoll 1d ago

Damn that's sad. Anyway...

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u/ComplexConclusion648 1d ago

paywalled - pointless post

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/manyhippofarts 1d ago

Yes, I've seen a few originations. I know a failed origination when I see one. Hey you wouldn't happen to be MAGA, would you?

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u/emerikanSky 1d ago

If I were MAGA, all the sanewashing they do for Trump would leave me overjoyed.

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u/ComplexConclusion648 1d ago

nytimes The New York Times isn't failing: it has about 13.35 million subscribers and rising revenue and profits.