https://www.wowt.com/2025/03/06/nebraska-lawmakers-now-facing-even-larger-budget-shortfall/

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-president-news-01-21-25?fbclid=IwY2xjawH9I35leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRmBcDFRtS2_xOPRuVQevQgGD5tkRdGdaNOaZ2BkV-HL7QFqtBTILlco-Q_aem_mtdq8XlHWu4vDz2ET9BfFg#cm66zac9e00053b6me5fppoqa

The No Kings protest in Scottsbluff went really well. I spoke with organizers, who said 350 people turned out for the event. I took far more photos, but Reddit only lets you upload 20. The police were supportive. I saw Scottsbluff PD and the sheriff's department vehicles across the street. Anyone who drove by and rolled coal got stopped and presumably ticketed. Enjoy and stay safe out there.

In 2023, Nebraska imported 1.7 billion in goods from Canada, representing 21% of Nebraska's total goods. Over $500 million was ag machinery and natural gas and itwas steadily growing. Still think a trade war is good for the Cornhusker state? It is not Canada that will pay these tariffs, but all of us Huskers. This does not include any numbers for Mexico, China or the EU.

Edit: Corrected year, and number amount. State Information sited for this post can be found at the United State Trade Representative website. Title figure of $425 million is based on Trump implementing 25% tariffs on goods coming from Canada to Nebraska.

http://ustr.gov

Update: As you may know, Trump has paused tariffs for 1 month. We shall see what happens in a few weeks.

After watching the legislative debate and vote for LB 574, banning gender affirming care for trans youth and banning abortion at 10 weeks, I agree with what several senators said about what will happen. Terrible things are going to come to Nebraska, and we’ve earned it all.

People are going to die because of this. People will leave the state and take their skills and knowledge with them. Students will not even consider coming here for school. (Heaven forbid) no athletes will want to be Huskers, Bluejays, Mavs, etc. Our loved ones will go elsewhere for critical healthcare, many of whom don’t have the luxury of paid time off or hotels.

This state has fucked around, and we’ll soon find out just how horrifying these decisions are. All while ignoring what citizens, businesses, and healthcare professionals have said. These people were voted into office, and now blood will be on our hands, and we’ll know we deserved it.

As part of his broad slashing and freezing of federal spending, Trump froze food purchases for foreign aid through USAID last month before some waivers were issued for existing contracts. Over 40% of the food distributed through USAID programs is purchased from farmers in the U.S., amounting to about $2 billion per year. “President Trump and his team need to turn this stuff back on. You know, it’s one thing to find a few programs that are bad or being mismanaged, but just a blanket turn off impacts our farmers,” Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican on the House Agriculture Committee, told NOTUS.