Ep 875: FAFO Farmers Reap What They Sowed

The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Driftglass and Blue Gal

Democrat, Government, Midterms, Progressive, Liberal, Resistance, News, Debate, Campaign, Indivisible, Election, Politics, Presidential, News Commentary

4.8 • 854 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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In this episode of The Professional Left Podcast, hosts Blue Gal and Driftglass discuss the impact of Trump's recent federal funding freeze on American farmers, particularly those who supported him in the 2024 election. They examine multiple news reports from across the country showing how farmers are facing financial hardship after Trump halted various USDA programs, including conservation projects and foreign food aid initiatives. The hosts analyze the viral story of Skylar Holden, a young ...

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0:00.0	You can listen to the professional left wherever you get your podcasts on NetRoutes Radio or at our very own website, proleftpod.com, where you can also contribute to this podcast.
0:11.8	There's a PayPal button over there, or you can mail us a letter and or contribution at P.O. Box 913, Springfield, Illinois, 62791.
0:20.3	This is the podcast for February 11th, 2025.
0:24.9	It's not safe for work.
0:26.8	Recorded live from the cornfield resistance.
0:29.2	Today we're going to talk about memory and media and actual cornfield stuff.
0:34.2	Cornfield stuff.
0:35.6	Real honest to God, cornfield stuff. From where we live. Because this is the professional real honest to God cornfield stuff from where we live because this is the
0:41.0	professional laugh with drip glass and blue gal.
0:47.6	It's true.
0:52.1	It's true.
0:53.3	Today we're talking about what happens when the guy you voted for and cheered for and painted your barn Trump, 20, 24 for.
1:02.1	And you went to his rallies and you sent him money.
1:05.2	And you told the rest of us, fuck your feelings.
1:09.0	So, you know, we're not talking to our listeners.
1:11.9	We're talking to some people who live in our area.
1:15.7	What happened when that guy's big, smelly foot comes right down on your head?
1:20.2	And also, what is the right response from those of us who not only didn't vote for Trump,
1:25.7	but have been warning our fellow rural Americans
1:28.3	for decades that actions have consequences.
1:32.3	And I also want to say, a party of personal responsibility.
1:36.3	Yeah.
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