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LymphocyteLover

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11. we are so fucked up

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 10:12 AM

Saturday

I really fear a massive crisis is coming

The war in Iran has led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route for fertilizers needed to produce the worldâ€™s food.

â€œWe cannot grow without it. There is absolutely no way you get around it,â€ said Stacy Simunek, president, Oklahoma Farm Bureau. #StraitofHormuz #Fertilizer
— Lisa (@pinwheel777.bsky.social) 2026-03-18T16:11:16.965Z

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Thanx Donny. Iran War Deprives U.S. Farmers of Affordable Fertilizer as Spring Planting Looms [View all] Botany Wednesday OP

You know what really, really, pisses me off, gab13by13 Wednesday #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Maru Kitteh Wednesday #9

But giving farmers money to compensate them for the crops they couldn't grow and sell... Mister Ed Wednesday #2

Probably Won't Motivate Them To Vote Democratic, Either. Too.... ColoringFool Saturday #13

Everything Trump touches dies... Chasstev365 Wednesday #3

It gets worse. Politico, "It's not just oil. Here comes Hormuz inflation." Botany Wednesday #4

Of course, gab13by13 Wednesday #6

Hassett: "Nobody cares about that stuff" durablend Wednesday #8

The hits just keep on coming BeyondGeography Wednesday #5

Synchronized global RECESSION. roamer65 Wednesday #7

it's coming and it will not be pretty LymphocyteLover Saturday #12

Big men w/tears in their eyes will regret having but one farm Maru Kitteh Wednesday #10

we are so fucked up LymphocyteLover Saturday #11

This kind of in my wheelhouse Botany Saturday #14