The Psy of Life

@thepsyoflife.bsky.social

I'm a snarky sarcasticky profaney political psychology blogger trying to explain this mixed up muddled up shook up world since 2016. Also, an expat, teacher, husband, father, runner, autistic Read my blog! https://thepsyoflifeblog.com/

Workers in upstate NY harvest apples as the season winds down climbing 8-10 ft ladders wearing buckets that weigh up to 50 lbs when full. "We must work fast enough to meet production quotas while being careful that we don’t damage bruise any apples. It's hard work.” #WeFeedYou

Apple trees with ladder set up against them in upstate New York

Before the 2008 crash, Wall Street hid massive financial risks using accounting tricks. Now Big Tech appears to be following the same playbook. Americans and our entire economy are at risk because Trump’s regulators are choosing to look the other way.

"Lupe" sent us this pic saying "We are harvesting strawberries in Nipomo, CA. It's raining and the fields are getting flooded and are slippery, but we need to continue working. There's no choice at this time of year as it is essential to save money for the winter." #WeFeedyou

A rainy muddy strawberry row where a worker is harvesting in during the rain

"Fernando" works in the Salinas area and shares "We are working more than 8 hours because we fear the lettuce fields might become damaged due to the heavy rain. We, H2A workers have to finish strong to be called again next season. " #WeFeedYou

As Trump's cognition declines precipitously, is he going to come out of the closet and declare himself gay? Disinhibition is a thing in dementia. Is Trump destroying Western civilization because he's closeted?

60 yr old "Martin" harvests #Halloween pumpkins in Ventura county for min. wage. "The work involves very heavy pumpkins, which takes a serious toll on my back. There's often large orders to fill, so we have to start early and often there's no set time to leave work." #WeFeedYou

A field full of recently harvested pumpkins

Boeing has overcharged the Pentagon nearly 8,000% for soap dispensers. Talk about government waste. If the Pentagon wants to crack down on price gouging by defense contractors and do something to save American tax dollars — I'm all in.

Nope, you’re not imagining it. You’re paying more than you were a year ago everywhere you turn: Airfares: +22.4% Car rentals: +9.1% Streaming: +3.3% Food: +2.5% Donald Trump promised to bring prices down "On Day One." That was more than 600 days ago.

"Alejandro" shares this photo saying, "I'm working in Soledad, CA. I walk behind the planting machine and replant the celery seedlings that don't get in the dirt correctly. At the end of the day I'm very tired from walking and bending over all day long." #WeFeedYou

Worker planting celery seedlings

In a classified briefing, a DoD official revealed to Senators how much Iranian attacks on U.S. bases have cost us. Now, I'm calling for the DoD to make that number public. Americans deserve to know how much of their money is being burned on Trump's war with Iran.

"Josefina" shares, "I've been harvesting strawberries in Salinas, CA for 10 years. This job is very tiring, especially when there are very few strawberries left in the rows. It means I must work more hours to earn the same amount of money." #WeFeedYou

Strawberries in a field being packed in boxes

"Fernando" says, "We're cleaning the strawberry blocks by removing dry plants, old plastic, and irrigation hoses. This work helps keep the rows clean and ensures the strawberry plants receive the water they need to continue growing and producing high quality berries." #WeFeedYou

A strawberry field being cleaned