I envy the folks who don’t understand the reference.

The second one is equally cursed. Lol

The submitted photo is definitely AI. Generator went kooky with tiny basil looking leaves.

Comicus! Comicus!

The price gouging is mainly coming from consumer facing markets, not government contracts. Even with discretionary spending there isn’t that much that pure executive branch actions can do to dissuade the price gouging that we’ve been seeing.