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Richard Michael Blaber<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/19/pesticides-mix-pregnancy-complications-study" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jul/19/pesticides-mix-pregnancy-complications-study</span></a>; <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653525004722#abs0020" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedirect.com/science/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle/abs/pii/S0045653525004722#abs0020</span></a> (abstract, introduction &amp; section snippets only). "Exposure to multiple <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticides</span></a> increases the chances of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pregnancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pregnancy</span></a> complications compared to exposure to just one <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pesticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticide</span></a>, new peer-reviewed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> suggests. The findings raise new questions about the safety of exposure to widely used pesticides &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/herbicides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>herbicides</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communities</span></a>."</p>
Denis Olivier | Photography<p>Lone Cow, Grand-champs, France. December 2008. Ref-1205<br><a href="https://www.denisolivier.com/photography/lone-cow-grand-champs-france/en/1205" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">denisolivier.com/photography/l</span><span class="invisible">one-cow-grand-champs-france/en/1205</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/countryside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>countryside</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freerange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freerange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/field" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>field</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peaceful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peaceful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/breeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>breeding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/natural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>natural</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loneliness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bovine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bovine</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The contractors had worked at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agricultural</span></a> Research Service, the in-house <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> arm of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a>, said Thomas Henderson, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1657, which represents <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ARS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ARS</span></a> workers in Albany, California.</p><p>Most of those dismissed were Chinese post-doctoral researchers on 2-year contracts w/the agency, &amp; who were already subject to vetting before being hired, Henderson said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BrainDrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrainDrain</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>It's harvest season. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cherry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cherry</span></a> farms are short of workers amidst an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImmigrationCrackdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrationCrackdown</span></a> </p><p>July 6, 20258:14 AM ET<br>By Monica Nickelsburg</p><p>"The federal immigration crackdown has raised concerns among <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> workers. In Washington, growers say it's leading to a labor shortage during cherry season."</p><p>Listen / read:<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/06/nx-s1-5445351/its-harvest-season-cherry-farms-are-short-of-workers-amidst-an-immigration-crackdown" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/07/06/nx-s1-54453</span><span class="invisible">51/its-harvest-season-cherry-farms-are-short-of-workers-amidst-an-immigration-crackdown</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEKidnapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICEKidnapping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICERaids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICERaids</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CherryHarvest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CherryHarvest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WashingtonState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodWaste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a>!</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SustainableAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableAgriculture</span></a> research tour planned for July 16 at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UMaine</span></a> farm in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OldTownME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldTownME</span></a> </p><p>June 30, 2025</p><p>Old Town, Maine — "University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold its annual Sustainable Agriculture Research Tour on Wednesday, July 16 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the UMaine <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RogersFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RogersFarm</span></a> Forage and Crop Research Facility, 914 Bennoch Rd., Old Town and the nearby <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WymansWildBlueberry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WymansWildBlueberry</span></a> Research Center.</p><p>"The event is geared toward <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmers</span></a>, crop advisors and others interested in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> production. Faculty and staff from UMaine’s School of Food and Agriculture and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UMaineExtension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UMaineExtension</span></a> will present their field research on a variety of crops. Specific topics will include <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoTill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoTill</span></a> dry <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bean</span></a> production methods, soil health demonstrations, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CimateChange</span></a> effects on wild blueberries, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/agroforestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agroforestry</span></a> and variety trials for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/forage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/legumes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legumes</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/potatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>potatoes</span></a>.</p><p>"This event is free and pre-registration is not required. Participants will receive two pesticide certification credits and 3.5 CCA credits. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. For a detailed announcement visit the event webpage.</p><p>"Rogers Farm and Wyman’s Wild Blueberry Research Center are two of several facilities across the state that comprise the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station.</p><p>"For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Thomas Molloy at thomas.molloy@maine.edu.</p><p>About University of Maine Cooperative Extension: </p><p>"As a trusted resource for over 100 years, Extension has supported UMaine’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandAndSeaGrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandAndSeaGrant</span></a> public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension seeks to build thriving communities and grow the food-based economy, focusing on aspects from production and processing to nutrition, food safety and food security. Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H which offers hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and civic engagement and creates a positive environment where participants are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles."</p><p>FMI:<br><a href="https://extension.umaine.edu/2025/06/30/sustainable-agriculture-research-tour-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">extension.umaine.edu/2025/06/3</span><span class="invisible">0/sustainable-agriculture-research-tour-2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RegenerativeAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RegenerativeAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarmingInMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarmingInMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChangeFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChangeFarming</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Opinion: The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USGovernment</span></a> Is Starving Its Own <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scientists</span></a> of Knowledge </p><p>The National <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agricultural</span></a> Library canceled many journal subscriptions to save costs, leaving <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> staff without access.</p><p><a href="https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/opinion-the-u-s-government-is-starving-its-own-scientists-of-knowledge/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">goodmenproject.com/featured-co</span><span class="invisible">ntent/opinion-the-u-s-government-is-starving-its-own-scientists-of-knowledge/</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Monterey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monterey</span></a> County’s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Salinas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salinas</span></a> Valley is known as <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Salad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salad</span></a> Bowl of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>. </p><p>"Monterey County is the fourth highest <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ag</span></a> producing county in California, following Kern, Tulare, and Fresno Counties.” </p><p>Monterey County’s Top 8 Crops in 2023 (most recent annual report, July 2024): <a href="https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/government/departments-a-h/agricultural-commissioner/forms-publications/crop-reports-economic-contributions" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">countyofmonterey.gov/governmen</span><span class="invisible">t/departments-a-h/agricultural-commissioner/forms-publications/crop-reports-economic-contributions</span></a></p><p>Strawberries $903,791,000<br>Leaf Lettuce $ 782,134,000<br>Head Lettuce $493,464,000<br>Broccoli $468,871,000<br>Wine Grapes $194,642,000<br>Cauliflower $188,242,000<br>Celery $173,814,000<br>Spinach $138,963,000</p><p>"With 1/3 of the nation’s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> workforce located in California, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farm</span></a> employees play an indispensable role in <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> production. These skilled workers plant, cultivate, harvest &amp; process the crops that make <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> the leading producer of fruits, vegetables &amp; nuts in the United States. California’s agricultural operations are not only critical to the state’s economy – they are essential to feeding the nation.” —California <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farm</span></a> Bureau <a href="https://www.cfbf.com/ag-news/press-releases/california-farm-bureau-underscores-need-for-stable-agricultural-workforce" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cfbf.com/ag-news/press-release</span><span class="invisible">s/california-farm-bureau-underscores-need-for-stable-agricultural-workforce</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SalinasFeedsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SalinasFeedsAmerica</span></a> / <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SalinasAlimentaNuestraNacion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SalinasAlimentaNuestraNacion</span></a></p>
JIPB<p>In this 🔓 <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/review" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>review</span></a>, Liu et al. discuss advances in understanding C and N transport, metabolism, and signaling in plants, highlighting NUE-related genes in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a>, and exploring <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/breeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>breeding</span></a> strategies to enhance <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/crop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crop</span></a> efficiency and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a>.<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13919" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13919</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>@wileyplantsci<br> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PlantSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantSci</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/JIPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JIPB</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Sumy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sumy</span></a> Oblast: Hundreds of domestic animals killed, tonnes of grain destroyed – photos</p><p>5 Russian UAVs struck a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farm</span></a> in a village in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Romny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romny</span></a> hromada in Sumy Oblast</p><p>Attack set fire to farm buildings, killed hundreds of domestic <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> &amp; destroyed dozens of tonnes of grain</p><p>One of the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drones</span></a> also hit a car delivering bread</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russians</span></a> also struck <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> businesses in the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Trostianets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trostianets</span></a> district with 2 <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/missiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>missiles</span></a> and 13 UAVs</p><p><a href="https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/05/31/7514931/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/05</span><span class="invisible">/31/7514931/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>In our Winter Bike Buzz, we mentioned a March 10 public hearing in Gonzales about the Vista Lucia Specific Plan, which includes bike trails and pedestrian promenade.</p><p>Laura Davis, deputy director and Michael DeLapa, executive director of Landwatch Monterey County wrote to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCountyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCountyNow</span></a> readers about Vista Lucia on May 30. </p><p>"What doesn’t make sense in 2025 is that communities sacrifice their prime <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> lands for an outdated <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> model that isn’t solving the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingCrisis</span></a>. It is forcing people onto congested <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/highways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highways</span></a>, on new <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> that are allegedly built to reduce this very problem, all while increasing bigger <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> problems (<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>).” More: <br><a href="https://www.montereycountynow.com/archives/2025/0529/a-vision-for-building-the-housing-we-need-at-prices-we-can-afford-means-thinking/article_6f517f52-07c5-40e7-94c0-f3d718a66eea.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">montereycountynow.com/archives</span><span class="invisible">/2025/0529/a-vision-for-building-the-housing-we-need-at-prices-we-can-afford-means-thinking/article_6f517f52-07c5-40e7-94c0-f3d718a66eea.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCountyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCountyNow</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SalinasValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SalinasValley</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SaladBowlOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaladBowlOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/farmland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmland</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/farms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farms</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Scientists Sounding Alarm As World’s Largest <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Tropical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tropical</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Lake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lake</span></a> Turns Green <br>In <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LakeVictoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LakeVictoria</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/eutrophication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eutrophication</span></a> and resulting <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HAB</span></a> have been caused by over a century of human activity sending nutrients into lake’s water. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agricultural</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sewage</span></a>, and industrial <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wastewater</span></a> have all been linked to the problem, as well as products of slash and burn practices, biomass burning, and industry being sent up into the atmosphere and dumped down into lake.<br><a href="https://www.iflscience.com/scientists-sounding-alarm-as-worlds-largest-tropical-lake-turns-green-78617" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">iflscience.com/scientists-soun</span><span class="invisible">ding-alarm-as-worlds-largest-tropical-lake-turns-green-78617</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/5tHQw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/5tHQw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Juggling With Eggs<p>‘One in four properties will be at risk of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a> by 2050 unless urgent action is taken, up from about 6.3m properties today, the report found. More than a third of the railways and road networks are already at risk of flooding, which will rise to about half by 2050.</p><p>More than half of England’s top quality <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> land is already at risk of flooding, and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/harvests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harvests</span></a> like last year’s – the second worst for arable on record – could become more common.’</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a> is with us now.</p>
Knowledge Zone<p>When <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Life</span></a> Gives You <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Asteroids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroids</span></a>, Start An <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agricultural</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Revolution</span></a> : Medium</p><p>How To Develop An <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Abundance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abundance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mindset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mindset</span></a> That Fuels <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Career" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Career</span></a> Growth : Forbes</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tiger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tiger</span></a> turnaround as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Populations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Populations</span></a> grow in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> ($) : Nature</p><p>Check our latest <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KnowledgeLinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KnowledgeLinks</span></a></p><p><a href="https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knowledgezone.co.in/resources/</span><span class="invisible">bookmarks</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MonmothME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonmothME</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/resists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resists</span></a>! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Monmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monmouth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> department withdraws <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> training application</p><p>Residents packed the Monmouth Board of Selectmen meeting Wednesday to speak out against the town's police department taking on the role of enforcing federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> laws. </p><p>by Emily Duggan, Kennebec Journal, April 17, 2025</p><p>MONMOUTH — "After dozens of residents voiced opposition, the police department has withdrawn its application for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement program that allows local law enforcement agencies to work with the federal agency to enforce federal immigration laws. </p><p>"Police Chief Paul Ferland said he was seeking the training so his officers would know what to do if they come across people who are in the United States illegally.</p><p>"In the past year or so, Monmouth officers have called the U.S. Border Patrol about a dozen times, each time with questions about legal rights, when to detain someone and how to not violate someone’s constitutional rights. </p><p>"Each instance can take hours, Ferland said, as officers wait for federal agents to arrive from wherever they are stationed. Once the agents arrive, they check for the person’s immigration status and whether they may have an upcoming court date. If not, the officers can issue a date. </p><p>"The southwest Kennebec County town is home to a number of businesses, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> businesses that employ <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/migrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migrant</span></a> workers.</p><p>"Ferland announced the department’s withdrawal from the program Wednesday at the town’s Board of Selectmen meeting, which was packed with residents both in person and on Zoom who turned out mostly to speak against the move. </p><p>"Because Ferland is also the chief of the Winthrop Police Department, that town is also withdrawing, he said.<br>" 'When I saw how this is dividing the community, it’s not what I want. It’s not what our officers want. Our community is our community, it’s our home. The officers love their community, and we are not here to divide it. That is one of the reasons why I pulled the application. Not the only, but the biggest,' Ferland said. </p><p>"Following an executive order signed by President Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, police departments from 38 states have applied to be a part of ICE’s 287 (g) program, including the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WellsPoliceDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WellsPoliceDepartment</span></a>, which according to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement data is the only <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> police agency that is currently taking part."</p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.centralmaine.com/2025/04/17/monmouth-police-department-withdraws-ice-training-application/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">centralmaine.com/2025/04/17/mo</span><span class="invisible">nmouth-police-department-withdraws-ice-training-application/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.md/FHBWe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/FHBWe</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEDetention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICEDetention</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deportations</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsAbuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsAbuses</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEDetentions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICEDetentions</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MonmouthMaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonmouthMaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s memo, sent to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Interior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Interior</span></a> Secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DougBurgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DougBurgum</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> Secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KristiNoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KristiNoem</span></a>, Secy of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agricultural</span></a> Secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BrookeRollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrookeRollins</span></a>, states that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> must “take a more direct role” in efforts to secure the border &amp; calls on the secretaries to act to provide the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOD</span></a> “use &amp; jurisdiction” over certain <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalLands</span></a> “to enable military activities” on military installations.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USexpansionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USexpansionism</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farming</span></a> states have been put in a particularly tough position by the tariffs. “We all know <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> is usually the first place of retaliation,” Grassley says.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Grassley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grassley</span></a> says he has taken a vocal “wait &amp; see” approach 🙄 to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> because he believes <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; Greer are using them as a tool to get fairer trade (nope). “If that’s not the case, level with me.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutivePower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutivePower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a></p>
The Secret Life Of Plants🌱<p>Weltweit werden pro Kopf und Jahr etwa 43 kg Fleisch und 88 kg Milch konsumiert. In <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Europa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Europa</span></a> sind diese Zahlen mit #78 kg Fleisch und #216 kg Milch pro Kopf und Jahr _doppelt so hoch_. Infolgedessen nehmen Europäer durchschnittlich fast 800 kcal pro Tag aus tierischen Lebensmitteln zu sich (FAO, 2020 ), was deutlich über den Ernährungsempfehlungen (DGE, 2017 ) und einer geschätzten gesunden und nachhaltigen Menge von 300 kcal pro Tag liegt (Willett et al., 2019 ).<br />Vom Teller auf den <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Bauernhof" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bauernhof</span></a>: Auswirkungen nachhaltigerer Ernährung in der EU‐27 auf den <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Agrarsektor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Agrarsektor</span></a> - Rieger - 2023 - Journal of <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Agricultural</span></a> Economics - Wiley Online Library<br /><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1477-9552.12530" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10</span><span class="invisible">.1111/1477-9552.12530</span></a></p>
O=C=O<p>Amid climate change jitters, China is looking to turn Tibet into its future granary</p><p>As the threat of global <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> collapse grows, increasingly raising dangers of a catastrophic <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FoodCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodCrisis</span></a> across the world, alarmed <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> is considering a plan to turn the increasingly wetting up and warming <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TibetanPlateau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TibetanPlateau</span></a> into an <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> stronghold, with the establishment of new agricultural settlements, reported the scmp.com Mar 23, citing Chinese government scientists.</p><p><a href="https://www.tibetanreview.net/amid-climate-change-jitters-china-is-looking-to-turn-tibet-into-its-future-granary/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tibetanreview.net/amid-climate</span><span class="invisible">-change-jitters-china-is-looking-to-turn-tibet-into-its-future-granary/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Tibet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tibet</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Crop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crop</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>How <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/poop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poop</span></a> could help feed the planet<br>Once you get over the ick factor, new technologies are efficiently transforming human waste into <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> solutions. <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/03/1108658/poop-feces-agriculture-varcor-biowaste/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">technologyreview.com/2025/01/0</span><span class="invisible">3/1108658/poop-feces-agriculture-varcor-biowaste/</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Personal Discretion Over Treasury’s Payments System Means the End of Democracy. On Jan 31 2025 <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> team gained access to the Department of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Treasury</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payments</span></a> system which processes <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> spending that makes up more than a fifth of US <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a>. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> supports, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NationalParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalParks</span></a> large majority of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spending</span></a> flows through this spigot..attempting to use payments system to decide congressionally approved spending <a href="https://www.bespacific.com/personal-discretion-over-the-treasurys-payments-system-means-the-end-of-democracy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bespacific.com/personal-discre</span><span class="invisible">tion-over-the-treasurys-payments-system-means-the-end-of-democracy/</span></a></p>