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A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota suggested that Americans should cut back on daily costs amid the economic strain caused by the U.S. military operation in Iran.

Former NFL reporter Michele Tafoya acknowledged how “frustrating” and “hard” rising gas prices are for consumers during a Wednesday radio interview, but she suggested Americans should minimize some of their spending to support Trump’s actions in the Middle East.

“I think right now at least just kind of keeping a stiff upper lip. Maybe you take one less trip to Starbucks and so that gas goes a little further,” she told Tennessee’s KWAM radio host Todd Starnes.

  • stringere@sh.itjust.works
    9·
    5 hours ago

    I know you’re being facetious but it’s worth mentioning that avacado toast ingredients are $2 for multiple servings.

    • ContriteErudite@lemmy.world
      4·
      3 hours ago

      Yep! Not only is incredibly economical, it’s a healthier meal than most “traditional” American breakfasts.

      Didn’t stop conservative media from deriding it as millennial over-indulgence. Vilifying the millennial tendency of frugality + preference for plants-based diet choices by portraying avocado toast as excessive and soy milk as emasculating, along with a concerted effort to deliver narrative to the /pol/ audience, it not only swayed the opinions of older generations, but spurred parts of the younger generations to resent each other. I’m sure meat industry profits were also in the mix somewhere.

      The only winners in the culture war are the ones who drive the narratives, and it’s been that way in the US since radio was invented.

      • stringere@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        2 hours ago

        The only winners in the culture war are the ones who drive the narratives, and it’s been that way in the US since radio was invented.

        And empowered further through industry funded research into behavioral psychology.