Between all the distributor/warehouse and factory fires exacerbating shortages, and everything working toward food shortages, its really hard not to feel like this stuff is all accidental/incidental/bad-luck
ISN’T accidental*
In other words, more than just mere whiskey tango foxtrot
I’m guessing not, especially if UP is union-run. It could be that some leftist union leaders on the railroad, for example, could be getting messages from the WH to get management to restrict the fertilizer shipments to create a mild famine. Union threatens to strike unless management meets the demands. Since the railroad needs to make money by continuing to ship other things, management complies. Just my hypothetical, which could actually be a spoiler.
I’m guessing not, especially if UP is union-run. It could be that some leftist union leaders on the railroad, for example, could be getting messages from the WH to get management to restrict the fertilizer shipments to create a mild famine. Union threatens to strike unless management meets the demands. Since the railroad needs to make money by continuing to ship other things, management complies. Just my hypothetical, which could actually be a spoiler.