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Michael Soetaert for United States Senate ☆2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣☆KS☆1h ago

linktr.ee/michaelsoeta... PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT Michael Soetaert for United States Senate representing Kansas #ABOLISHICE #AFFORDABILITY #IMPEACHMENT #MEDICAREFORALL #MONEYOUTOFPOLITICS

Grinning Cat

🚫👑1h ago

While millions of Americans are struggling to afford groceries, gas, and health insurance, Trump is fuming about his billionaire’s ballroom. That tells you everything you need to know about his true priorities.

This malignant narcissist has never cared about working people. With him, it’s all about vanity, self-enrichment, and power. The cruelty isn’t a bug, it’s a feature, one the MAGA faithful cheer on. Many of Trump’s supporters are struggling and yet continue in their blind devotion to their “Chosen One.” How does it feel to be barely surviving and watching your leader throw a tantrum over marble floors and chandeliers?

As we approach our nation’s 250th anniversary, I find it hard to celebrate. Not because I don’t love America, but because I’m genuinely concerned for where this authoritarian sociopath is taking us. History will not be kind to those who enabled him.

(Guzzman at Breaking News and Religion)

#Trump #affordability #groceries #gas #GasPrices #healthcare #billionaires #narcissism

Manannán mac Lir 🇺🇦 🇵🇸4h ago

I trust this restaurant has lowered prices on those items that no longer include tomatoes, right?

Right?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/tomatoe-price-restaurant-9.7175744

#CDNPoli #NLPoli #tomatoes #Affordability #CostOfLiving

Hold the tomatoes! In face of rising costs, a St. John’s pub ditches the red fruit from menu | CBC News

When a downtown St. John’s restaurant saw the price for tomatoes had skyrocketed in a week, they made the decision to ditch the red fruit from the menu.

CBC

Tina M Casey 10h ago

More heat pumps for the USA: lease plans and automated permitting systems.

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/05/29/heat-pumps-us-startup-quilt-lease-finance/

#heatpumps #hvac #heating #cooling #buildings #energyefficient #energy #efficiency #decarbonization #electrification #affordability #affordable #us #startups #investors #esginvesting #esg

An Easier Path To Heat Pumps: Monthly Lease, No Up-Front Cost

The US startup Quilt is making its indoor and outdoor heat pumps more accessible to homeowners on a budget.

CleanTechnica

Tina M Casey 10h ago

More heat pumps for the USA: lease plans and automated permitting systems.

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/05/29/heat-pumps-us-startup-quilt-lease-finance/

#heatpumps #hvac #heating #cooling #buildings #energyefficient #energy #efficiency #decarbonization #electrification #affordability #affordable #us #startups #investors #esginvesting #esg

An Easier Path To Heat Pumps: Monthly Lease, No Up-Front Cost

The US startup Quilt is making its indoor and outdoor heat pumps more accessible to homeowners on a budget.

CleanTechnica

beSpacific 1d ago

Its about the #food prices! #Tomato #prices are up about 40% over a year ago, according to the latest #Consumer Price Index, dwarfing increases for other #groceries, including #coffee (up 18.5%), #beef roasts (up 17.8%) and frozen #fish and #seafood (up 12%), among other products that have become symbols of America’s affordability squeeze. #economy #maga #trump #congress #affordability https://apnews.com/article/tomatoes-inflation-prices-groceries-mexico-tariffs-trump-1176fd9d4213f2b568181809937c2170

Tomatoes become latest symbol of America’s affordability squeeze

Prices for tomatoes are up 40% over the past year, the biggest increase tracked among products in the Consumer Price Index. Experts say the spike is the result of crop yields and two pillars of President Donald Trump's second term policies. The Iran war has spiked shipping costs. And Trump has slapped tariffs on tomatoes from Mexico, which grows most of America's supply. Outraged consumers are voicing their displeasure online, but the impact is most acute among businesses that rely on tomatoes as a key ingredient. Wayne Humphrey of Snarf’s Sandwiches, which which operates dozens of stores in Colorado, Missouri and Texas, says the price hike will cost him $1.7 million this year.

AP News

Knut 🏳️‍🌈 🇳🇴🧸1d ago

It is very important to be kind to people these days. Go to the store for kitty food, which is now $12, and my favorite lesbian was working, and I'm like "ouch. It was $10" she punches in a few things into her register, $10 - she gave me her employee discount. "Only because your cat is cute". Remember children, we #gay people travel in packs. #affordability

Joseph Simons 🍁 🌱1d ago

"Critics of supply-side solutions say new homes often cost more and don’t meet the needs of low- to middle-income households. But new research shows that even the supply of mid- to high-priced homes initiates a chain of vacancies that eventually lead to openings in affordable segments, proving supply helps even when housing is built in expensive markets."
#housing #affordability
https://financialpost.com/real-estate/evidence-increasing-new-housing-supply-improves-affordability