{"id":951,"date":"2025-12-27T19:07:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T19:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?p=951"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:23:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:23:42","slug":"diplomacy-low-groceries-high-weather-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?p=951","title":{"rendered":"Diplomacy Low Groceries High Weather Bad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2.png?resize=201%2C251&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-952\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Second mortgages needed for groceries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><strong>(NNTN) &#8211; <\/strong>World leaders are <s>flying around<\/s> driving around like they\u2019re in <em>Fast &amp; Furious: Diplomacy Drift<\/em>, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rolling through Halifax to meet Canada\u2019s Mark Carney, then jetting down to Florida to talk peace plans with Donald Trump before a crucial summit that\u2019s supposed to end the Russia\u2013Ukraine war (but probably ends in dinner plans at a local McDonald\u2019s). Reports say the peace plan is \u201cabout 90% ready,\u201d which basically means it\u2019s actually half baked, the definition of a soggy crust pizza. Meanwhile, Kyiv was hit by major missile and drone strikes <em>the day before<\/em> the meeting &#8211; the geopolitical version of sneaking up behind someone and yelling \u201cBOO\u201d right before their selfie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2744\ufe0f US Weather &amp; Local Drama: Travel Woes Meet Target Practice<\/strong><br>Back home, the Northeast is getting blasted by winter storms that have flight schedules more canceled than Drake concerts in Australia and celebrity retweets, with snow not only beating down cities but blanketing airport terminals turning into them in impromptu ice statutes and skating rinks. Add in a bizarre \u201cman impaled while jumping on frozen trampoline in his backyard\u201d incident that ended in tragedy, local law enforcement officers are still on a manhunt for the suspected icicle responsible. In other unrelated news the sudden winter bum rush has Americans juggling snow shovels, flights being delayed, and kids who just wanted to get on the polar express experiencing explosive diarrhea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Add in a bizarre \u201cman impaled while jumping on frozen trampoline in his backyard\u201d incident<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udcca The Economy, Stocks Up, Grocery Prices Upper<\/strong><br>In financial news the economy reportedly grew faster than expected, however, your bank account pretends to be on a starvation diet, the U.S., with consumer spending up and grocery prices multiplying like rabbits, the 2026 forecast is looking like and 18 wheeler doing 50 miles\/km over the speed limit on uneven pavement hauling eggs heading towards a 30 degree uphill winding road, truly a spectacle to behold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reports say the peace plan 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