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Blamellors ✔️✔️💙

#Trump kills the strongest economy in the world, in four months.Unemployment was low, and the stock market high. . Yes inflation was stubbornly high (eggs from Avian flu) and some never recovered from pandemic layoffs but THIS?

Republicans own this. Dow futures down 1,000 and the Asian markets are down 4% or $30 BILLION gone.

The farm belt may be crippled by this as China and Canada will retaliate. Sorry MAGA farmers, #FAFO .#tariffs #china #japan #canada #farms

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NSW.Biodiversity

Why do salmon eaters don’t care about Australian threatened species?

“Australia has the highest rate of mammalian extinctions in the world … The only way to protect the hundreds of threatened Australian forest species is to end native forest logging....The Maugean skate is very much at the forefront of the zero extinction target."
theguardian.com/environment/20
#Conservation #extinctions #Biodiversity #laws #Skate #MaugeanSkate #salmon #food #NSWLogging #koalas #OpenNetPens #SeaBased #Fish #farms #pollution

The Guardian · Why does Leonardo DiCaprio care so much about Australian wildlife?By Lisa Cox
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Maggie Maybe

Huh. So THIS is why he turned on all that water in California.

From the link:

“DOGE agents, including Tyler Hassen, a former oil company CEO, told senior Reclamation officials they had an order from the president to turn on water pumps at the Jones Pumping Plant, three people with knowledge of the requests told CNN. The plant transfers water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into a canal system, delivering water to farmers and other water users in the Central Valley.”

cnn.com/2025/03/07/climate/tru

CNN · Inside Trump and DOGE’s chaotic effort to release billions of gallons of California’s waterBy Ella Nilsen
#DOGE#farms#california
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Charlie McHenry

Just one example of many playing out right now…In 2024 Iowa farmers were told to expect a renewal of contracts sending local foods to schools and food pantries, the USDA has announced those contracts won’t be renewed. Some Iowa farmers say they’re feeling betrayed after the USDA has chosen to not renew $11 million worth of deals. #Agriculture #farming #farms #USDA #RepublicansOwnThis #RepublicansDidThis
Source: kcrg.com search.app/APc61LSHLdRkUv3c6

https://www.kcrg.comKCRG | Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Waterloo, Dubuque | News, Sports and WeatherKCRG | Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Waterloo, Dubuque | News, Sports and Weather
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks

States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for #schools to buy food from nearby #farms.
politico.com/news/2025/03/10/u

"State officials were notified Friday of USDA’s decision to end the LFS program for this year...

“Donald Trump and #ElonMusk have declared that feeding #children and supporting local #farmers are no longer ‘priorities,’""

Headline and photo with caption. Headline: Agriculture USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms. By Marcia Brown 03/10/2025 08:29 PM EDT Photo: Side salads sit on a tray. Caption: USDA ended the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program. | Rogelio V. Solis/AP
#Musk#Trump#Corruption
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Nando161

#Corporate #welfare at its finest: #TysonFoods fixes #wages and still gets #government #handouts. Oh, and let’s not forget their #factory #farms allow #birdflu to keep spreading. It’s time to #TalkAboutTyson

#Tyson has been reporting increasing #profits while getting millions in government awards ($115.3M in Q4 2024 according to USAspending.gov) and fixing both prices and wages for their workers to be as low as possible.

#TalkAboutTyson

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InstagramTransfarmation on Instagram: "It’s time to #TalkAboutTyson. This lawsuit alleges that Tyson purposely coordinated with Cal-Maine Foods, the company that purchased one of the shuttered plants. Because of this, farmers were prevented from continuing their operations with a Tyson competitor. ⁠ ⁠ After the lawsuit was filed, Tyson asked the court to compel the farmers to reveal all contacts and conversations with the USDA and journalists. Attorneys believe this to be an intimidation tactic.⁠ ⁠ Tyson is one of the biggest players in the global meat-processing market. In 2023, the company was one of the world’s most valuable food brands. A majority of Tyson’s sales come directly from consumers.⁠ ⁠ DID YOU KNOW?⁠ 🤔 Tyson processes one of every five pounds of chicken, beef, and pork sold in the United States. Because they control so many brands, avoiding them can be hard!⁠ ⁠ 🍟 Tyson supplies every McDonald’s chicken nugget. They’re also responsible for much of the meat served in schools and fast-food chains.⁠ ⁠ 🧑‍🌾 Nearly all of Tyson’s farmers are independent contractors. This means that farmers bear the lion’s share of financial risk and responsibility, leaving many to feel like “indentured servants” on their own land.⁠ ⁠ 💰 According to Violation Tracker, Tyson has paid over $100 million in penalties for price-fixing or anticompetitive practices.⁠ ⁠ 🗣️ Imagine if we replaced the major corporations that control our food system with better ones. We could demand healthier, more nutritious, and more sustainable food. The power is in our hands. ⁠ ⁠ Can you #TalkAboutTyson? What’s your story? Help us spread the word by sharing these posts and using the hashtag."301 likes, 27 comments - thetransfarmationproject on March 9, 2025: "It’s time to #TalkAboutTyson. This lawsuit alleges that Tyson purposely coordinated with Cal-Maine Foods, the company that purchased one of the shuttered plants. Because of this, farmers were prevented from continuing their operations with a Tyson competitor. ⁠ ⁠ After the lawsuit was filed, Tyson asked the court to compel the farmers to reveal all contacts and conversations with the USDA and journalists. Attorneys believe this to be an intimidation tactic.⁠ ⁠ Tyson is one of the biggest players in the global meat-processing market. In 2023, the company was one of the world’s most valuable food brands. A majority of Tyson’s sales come directly from consumers.⁠ ⁠ DID YOU KNOW?⁠ 🤔 Tyson processes one of every five pounds of chicken, beef, and pork sold in the United States. Because they control so many brands, avoiding them can be hard!⁠ ⁠ 🍟 Tyson supplies every McDonald’s chicken nugget. They’re also responsible for much of the meat served in schools and fast-food chains.⁠ ⁠ 🧑‍🌾 Nearly all of Tyson’s farmers are independent contractors. This means that farmers bear the lion’s share of financial risk and responsibility, leaving many to feel like “indentured servants” on their own land.⁠ ⁠ 💰 According to Violation Tracker, Tyson has paid over $100 million in penalties for price-fixing or anticompetitive practices.⁠ ⁠ 🗣️ Imagine if we replaced the major corporations that control our food system with better ones. We could demand healthier, more nutritious, and more sustainable food. The power is in our hands. ⁠ ⁠ Can you #TalkAboutTyson? What’s your story? Help us spread the word by sharing these posts and using the hashtag.".
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