Lee Gross

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 14:39 UTC

The governors of a dozen Republican-led states — AL, AK, FL, GA, IA, MS, OK, SC, SD, TX, UT, WY — opted out of a new federal food assistance program, leaving about 9.5 million students without the aid this summer

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Lee Gross @leegross.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 18:24 UTC

In for 1000. Happy I can help!

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Lee Gross @leegross.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 06, 2024 at 18:40 UTC

As someone with 60+ years of dairy experience (farm kid, farmer, University Ext educator, and dairy pharma sales rep: These people are nuts.

They're taking unnecessary risks so they can "feel" better about their dairy consumption.

What's the title of that @radiofreetom.bsky.social book again?

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Lee Gross @leegross.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 18, 2024 at 21:56 UTC

Room and board for choring and field work on a Iowa dairy and hog farm, aged ~5-6 till HS graduation. Toss in a bike at 10 and dirt bike at 14. Someday I'll cash in those shit-loads of character I accumulated.😜

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Lee Gross @leegross.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 06, 2024 at 00:02 UTC

Hello Bluesky! My first post is to highlight "White Rural Rage" by @paulwaldman.bsky.social and Tom Schaller. It's an accurate encapsulation of how rural America has lost its way - and can find a path forward.

It's the best and most informative read since Frank's "What's the Matter with Kansas".

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Lee Gross @leegross.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 05, 2024 at 23:10 UTC

Good interview - well done. The authors are spot-on in holding rural voters responsible for electing people whose legislation undermines their communities. Democrats try to do the right things and occasionally succeed. Republicans don't even try.

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