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[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

USian here... Iirc we're losing a ton of water on the West side of the country due to farms in California, and one of the biggest culprits is almonds. Boycotting American almonds may end up being good for the US as well, since our ruling class is too stupid to stop themselves.

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Dates as well, medjool variety often comes from the us iirc

[–] NotLemming@lemm.ee 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] casmael@lemm.ee 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Accidentally bought Israeli potatoes the other day what kind of sick fuck grows potatoes in Israel and ships them to the uk fml 🤦‍♂️

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

i'd extend that to "who the fuck imports potatoes", it's the one crop that grows effortlessly basically anywhere

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Potato: the unbothered chad of the vegetable kingdom, muddy, chalky, dry, soaked, doesn’t matter. Happy. Calm. Multiplying. In its element. 🥔 👑

[–] Kekzkrieger@feddit.org 6 points 6 days ago

Yeah just buy from a local farmer ifnyou have a chance, saves money, supports the farmer and short transports mean less enviromental pollition

[–] Hazematman@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Would be really happy if Canada was a future EU member 🤞 but this doesn't instill much confidence https://www.politico.eu/article/canadians-want-join-european-union-will-never-happen-paula-pinho/ 😔

[–] Mysterious_Tea@feddit.org -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

EU was created to prevent future wars in the European continent, and several countries like Morocco or Turkey were rejected on simple geographical ground.

It’s not a bandwagon where every guy scared of Trump can join.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 3 days ago

why do people think things can't change from what they were when they were created? there's 0 reason whatsoever that should have any relevance today.

The EU is what ever EU members want it to be, it's that simple. And i for one want canada to join the EU.

[–] chmod755@feddit.org 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't believe Canada can be a EU member, but we can make good trade agreements with them

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 days ago

australia and israel are in eurovision song contest, so anything's possible.

[–] NewDay@feddit.org -2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Stop labeling Canada as a future member of the EU. It will never happen. The canadian population do not know that they will lose many things, such as their own currency. They just know that the EU is a free trade zone and a defense partnership.

[–] BigShammy80@feddit.org 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You can be EU Member with your own currency 🤷‍♂️

[–] NewDay@feddit.org -2 points 6 days ago

They have to work to fulfill all requirements to adopt the Euro. Juncker in 17 “I have no intention of forcing countries to join the euro if they are not willing or not able to do so”. He softened the politics about the currency. There will be a President of the European Commission who will not be so kind and soft. Ursula von der Leyen did not talk about this politics at all.

[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world -3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yes, boycott the united states to support... Iran?

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Because that's the only choice, yes? 🙄

[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world -2 points 5 days ago

Fine if there are good alternatives, but it's pretty weird to go out of your way to support Iran, as if they have any claim to moral high ground over the United States.

[–] xkbx@startrek.website 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I thought The Cranberries were from Ireland

[–] NichtElias@feddit.org 13 points 6 days ago

I think that's just in your head

[–] Lemmist@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Georgia is a Russian bitch at the moment (not Belarus tier but moving in that direction).

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Also, according to this comment it's likely Georgia in US producing pecans, not Georgia in the Caucasus mountains.

[–] Lemmist@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That would be strange: why replace USA with another part of the USA?

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Exactly. Georgia (US) was mistaken for Georgia (Europe).

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 6 days ago

US Georgian here. I can confirm we have a lot of pecans. I even have a pecan tree in my yard.

[–] Lemmist@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

That's sad and show the overall quality of the list.