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15. Tens of thousands of laid-off government workers

Fri Mar 7, 2025, 12:44 PM

Mar 7

from across the country will suddenly show up at their local avocado groves eager to start their new jobs picking avocados.

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Gee 🤔 how'd that happen? underpants Mar 7 #1

Talk about a stupidly blind headline... sheesh NotHardly Mar 7 #19

Unexpectedly rose? SheltieLover Mar 7 #2

Exactly what I was about to say! ms liberty Mar 7 #3

Oh I don't trust anything they say SheltieLover Mar 7 #6

Yeah, but that doesn't work here. SheltieLover Mar 7 #13

Right! We're not at home to weasels and their words. Harker Mar 7 #16

Definitely not! SheltieLover Mar 7 #17

Well all that firing................... Lovie777 Mar 7 #4

"If he were still president the headline today would be brutal." markodochartaigh Mar 7 #12

"Day one" Klarkashton Mar 7 #7

There are different unemployment metrics though, markodochartaigh Mar 7 #14

So Unexpected North Coast Lawyer Mar 7 #9

Tens of thousands of laid-off government workers markodochartaigh Mar 7 #15

Whose expectations are these? AmericaUnderSiege Mar 7 #18

Gosh, I wondered what happened? NotHardly Mar 7 #21