@StillIRise1963 McDonalds was always the societal low cost food supplier. Cheaper than cat food. Now they have priced out their lowest earning customers. WTF. look at this quote from them: "We're just going to need to continue to keep a close eye on that $45,000 and under consumer because of the pressure that they're feeling there and make sure that we're offering value but hopefully the industry stays disciplined as well on pricing," Kempczinski said. https://www.eatthis.com/mcdonalds-losing-traffic-2023/
@StillIRise1963 McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski also accidently revealed that the actual living wage is $20/hour., since that $45K/year is apparently a cutoff for being able to afford McDonald's higher prices.
An old friend who moved to NC never got vaccinated for Covid. Not one shot. Honestly, I have to say it changed the way I see him and has made me feel less inclined to talk to him.
@StillIRise1963 it's sad how people literally chose the no Vax direction. No one stopped them from getting jabbed. I'm sorry for your loss. For a while the anti-vax people made me wonder if COVID vaccines were mostly just a hope strategy (I'm fine with that). But then there is this new study (sorry if you've already seen it): "Repeat COVID-19 vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses"
If anyone has read my posts about the rock squirrels eating everything that has moisture, they have not chomped on the Baby Rita's yet. There have been a few bites out of them, but that's it. The Baby Rita's replaced numerous other plants destroyed by rock squirrels.
@rlstone4dems@StillIRise1963 Robert's is the 'country club type' nazi. Just a different persona than the MTG 'hillbilly type' nazi. Same results though.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's appointment of a new defense minister, Andrey Belousov, is seen as an attempt to streamline Russia's economy and mobilize it for the war effort.
Russia's military has faced numerous supply and logistics problems that thwarted its all-out war against Ukraine from the get-go. Two years later, the problems of poor logistics and lack of strategic planning persist. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia#Putin
@StillIRise1963 holy crap, it could get worse, where U.S. religious fundamentalists follow ISIS and throw non-straight people off of roofs. 😡 Who doesn't think people like Mike Johnson and Mike Pence would just give that process a wink wink.