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RTN<p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/GlassAlmanac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlassAlmanac</span></a>:<br>".. fired 6,000 employees : the U.S. now faces a surge of invasive species"</p><p>"With fewer people on the ground, inspections have become chaotic and inconsistent. Perishable goods are rotting in ports, inspection delays are piling up, and food prices are poised to spike across the country. Worse, cargo containers are slipping through without proper screening .."</p><p><a href="https://glassalmanac.com/elon-musk-fired-6000-employees-the-u-s-now-faces-a-surge-of-invasive-species/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">glassalmanac.com/elon-musk-fir</span><span class="invisible">ed-6000-employees-the-u-s-now-faces-a-surge-of-invasive-species/</span></a></p><p>3.5.2025</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PPQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PPQ</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
Barbara Monaco<p>Well oiled machine. After dozens of employees took DOGE offer to resign, trump regime belately realizes that USDA actually needs experts in Animal and Plant Health Inspection division. They are scrambling to fill critical positions.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/AbolishDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbolishDOGE</span></a> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a><br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/03/nx-s1-5384961/usda-deferred-resignation-federal-workers-aphis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/05/03/nx-s1-53849</span><span class="invisible">61/usda-deferred-resignation-federal-workers-aphis</span></a></p>
Helen Branswell<p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> reports +1 <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> infected dairy herd in California, the 766th. 80% of CA herds have been found to have been infected since the virus was first found in cows there last Aug. Amazing.<br>613 herds have been released from quarantine.<br>Cumulative national total: 1,048 herds in 17 states.</p>
Helen Branswell<p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> reports that another <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> infected dairy herd has been detected in Arizona, the state's third.<br>The cumulative national total is 1,032 herds in 17 states. <br><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poult</span><span class="invisible">ry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock</span></a></p>
Steven Saus [he/him]<p>(27 Apr) Ohio food banks are serving more people than ever, budget would maintain funding at 2019 levels </p><p>Workers handing out food at Faith Fellowship’s food pantry. (Photo by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journ... </p><p><a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/colmx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/colmx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br> </p><p><a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/brian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brian</span></a>-stewart <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a>-banks <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a>-pantries <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/mid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mid</span></a>-ohio-food-collective <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ohio</span></a>-association-of-food-banks <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ohio</span></a>-budget <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a>-&amp;-gov <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/snap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snap</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/usda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usda</span></a></p>
Steven Saus<p>(27 Apr) Ohio food banks are serving more people than ever, budget would maintain funding at 2019 levels <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/colmx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://s.faithcollapsing.com/colmx</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23brian-stewart" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brian-stewart</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23food-banks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#food-banks</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23food-pantries" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#food-pantries</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23mid-ohio-food-collective" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mid-ohio-food-collective</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ohio-association-of-food-banks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ohio-association-of-food-banks</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ohio-budget" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ohio-budget</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23politics-%26-gov" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics-&amp;-gov</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23poverty" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poverty</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23snap" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#snap</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23usda" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usda</a> </p>
Zuri (he/him) 🕐 CET<p>"U.S. government doesn't test x anymore"<br>– <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> cases (<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FirstTrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstTrumpAdministration</span></a>)<br>– Milk<br>– Chicken (both <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SecondTrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecondTrumpAdministration</span></a>)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TrumpAdministration2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a></p>
Tom Baker ✅ :screwattack:<p>Hey! No need to limit the salmonella, boys!</p><p>Speed up the line, we got some chickens to sell.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FoodSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Salmonella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salmonella</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSafety</span></a></p><p>"USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry"</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/poultry-salmonella-food-poisoning-usda-081dafd3c8a75c3ef2203d260584a893?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/poultry-sal</span><span class="invisible">monella-food-poisoning-usda-081dafd3c8a75c3ef2203d260584a893?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share</span></a></p>
smeg<p>Make Salmonella Great Again!!!!!!!</p><p>USDA withdraws a Biden-era effort to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry <br><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/usda-withdraws-rule-salmonella-levels-raw-poultry/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/usda-withdraw</span><span class="invisible">s-rule-salmonella-levels-raw-poultry/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/usda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usda</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/foodsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodsafety</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooking</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/salmonella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>salmonella</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/chicken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chicken</span></a></p>
Helen Branswell<p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> confirms 6 more <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> infected dairy herds in Idaho, which is now up to 71 herds. <br>36 of those have been detected since late February.<br>Idaho is the nation's 3rd largest diary producer, with over 350 farms. This may not stop soon. <br>Cumulative national total: 1,031 herds in 17 states.<br><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poult</span><span class="invisible">ry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock</span></a></p>
AMonkeyInSilk 🇺🇦🇵🇸<p>Do not travel to the USA.</p><p>Reason number 20.<br>Why you should not travel to the USA.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/poultry-salmonella-food-poisoning-usda-081dafd3c8a75c3ef2203d260584a893" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/poultry-sal</span><span class="invisible">monella-food-poisoning-usda-081dafd3c8a75c3ef2203d260584a893</span></a></p><p><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/donottravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donottravel</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/cdnpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpol</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/eupol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eupol</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/dictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictator</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/surveillence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillence</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mexico</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/mex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mex</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/southamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southamerica</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/foodsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodsafety</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/PopulationHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PopulationHealth</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Salmonella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salmonella</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/chicken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chicken</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/usda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usda</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farming</span></a></p>
Joyce Bell :mastodon: 🇺🇦🇨🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ai6yr</span></a></span> Well Jack in the Box did have a food poisoning rep. Good paper on it. Even if you don’t read the whole thing, read the Conclusions which makes me all the more angry at what DOGE and RFKjr are doing to food safety. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/JackintheBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JackintheBox</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/foodsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodsafety</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/usda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usda</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/rfkjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rfkjr</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/meatinspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meatinspection</span></a><br> <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6951920/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/</span><span class="invisible">PMC6951920/</span></a></p>
Judgment Dave<p>Thank god! </p><p>For a minute there I thought my government might be overreaching and limiting the amount of salmonella bacteria in the products I buy.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/poultry-salmonella-food-poisoning-usda-081dafd3c8a75c3ef2203d260584a893" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/poultry-sal</span><span class="invisible">monella-food-poisoning-usda-081dafd3c8a75c3ef2203d260584a893</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Shiitake Toast<p>Some times I feel I've got to<br>unh unh skip the whey<br>I've got to <br>unh unh skip the whey<br>oh oh oh tainted milk<br>oh oh oh tainted milk<br>Don't touch my cheese!<br>I can't stand whey you breed...<br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a></p>
Aure Free Press :verified:<p>U.S. Crop Agriculture’s Government Payment Trap<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AureFreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AureFreePress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/headline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>headline</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/usda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usda</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.agriculture.com/u-s-crop-agriculture-s-government-payment-trap-11719530" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">agriculture.com/u-s-crop-agric</span><span class="invisible">ulture-s-government-payment-trap-11719530</span></a></p>
Helen Branswell<p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> confirms 4 more <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> infected dairy herds, 1 in California &amp; 3 in Idaho, which has overtaken Colorado as the state with the 2nd highest number of infected herds. Calif's total is now 765 and Idaho's is 65. <br>Cumulative national total: 1,025 herds in 17 states. <a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poult</span><span class="invisible">ry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock</span></a></p>
Eka A.<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>georgetakei</span></a></span> <br>The Jungle by Upton Sinclair</p><p>The novel is in part responsible for the passage of the revolutionary Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug act, and thus the establishment of the modern-day Food and Drug administration in the U.S. <br><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/FoodSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSafety</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <br><a href="https://archive.org/details/upton-sinclair_the-jungle" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/upton-sinc</span><span class="invisible">lair_the-jungle</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, when the time comes, our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Farmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farmer</span></a> friends already have <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pitchforks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pitchforks</span></a>! </p><p>With tractor parade, Maine farmers protest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> cuts that could leave many in debt</p><p>by Eesha Pendharkar<br>Wed, April 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM EDT</p><p>"Steve Sinisi of Old Crow Ranch in Durham was among dozens of farmers who paraded through the streets of Augusta on Wednesday on tractors bearing signs like 'Support Farmers, Not <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a>' and '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CompostTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CompostTrump</span></a>.'</p><p>"The more than 100 farmers and supporters were there to protest the millions of dollars in federal cuts to agricultural grants and programs and raise awareness about the impacts they would have on their farms and livelihoods."</p><p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/tractor-parade-maine-farmers-protest-201230864.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/tractor-parade-</span><span class="invisible">maine-farmers-protest-201230864.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarmersAgainstFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarmersAgainstFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarmersResist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarmersResist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineFarmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineFarmers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TractorParade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TractorParade</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CompostTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CompostTheRich</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> identifies 15 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farm</span></a> programs still on ice, according to details shared with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a></p><p><a href="https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/04/usda-identifies-15-farm-programs-still-on-ice-according-to-details-shared-with-congress-00284759" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">subscriber.politicopro.com/art</span><span class="invisible">icle/2025/04/usda-identifies-15-farm-programs-still-on-ice-according-to-details-shared-with-congress-00284759</span></a></p>
Helen Branswell<p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> confirms one more <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> infected dairy herd in California. The state's total is now 764, which is 79% of the CA herds. The state says 561 of those herds have recovered &amp; are out of quarantine. <br>Cumulative national total: 1,021 herds in 17 states. <a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poult</span><span class="invisible">ry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock</span></a></p>