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“In a move historians are calling the ‘Bakersfield Bread Line of 2026,’ the city’s sudden closure of downtown food markets eerily mirrors the Dust Bowl-era relief lines, but this time it’s not drought—it’s a digital divide. Just as Okies flocked to Bakersfield in the 1930s seeking survival, today’s residents line up for aid, only to find themselves trapped in a loop of algorithmic ‘help’ that’s worse than the Great Depression’s bread-and-soup promises.”