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Spocko<p>US farm agency cancels Food for Progress food aid grants <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-farm-agency-cancels-food-progress-food-aid-grants-2025-05-14/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/us-farm-a</span><span class="invisible">gency-cancels-food-progress-food-aid-grants-2025-05-14/</span></a></p><p>Why? This comes from Russ Vought at OMB. He sees the USDA as just another federal agency that hates Americans &amp; Trump must control. </p><p>The admin doesn't want to provide foreign aid, even if it feeds kids in other countries. <br>To turn it back on Farmers need to call their Reps but first the grain wholesalers have to cut new "deals" with Trump, with a kick back.<br>That's how contracts work now.<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</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> reported 2 new <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 Texas today, the first there since last Dec. Anyone know if these are new spillovers? it isn't easy to get that kind of info from USDA anymore. <br>Cumulative national total: 1065 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>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/NorthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthCarolina</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/HurricaneHelene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneHelene</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> </p><p>'The U.S. Department of Agriculture has just one staffer providing guidance for farmers’ disaster loans across 23 North Carolina counties...</p><p>USDA’s Farm Service Agency is charged with distributing aid after storms like Hurricane Helene wipe out crops. But Emily Gangi, chief deputy for the governor’s Helene recovery office, said they now had a threadbare presence in the region after the White House made cuts.'</p><p><a href="https://ncnewsline.com/briefs/one-usda-staffer-is-handling-all-of-western-ncs-post-helene-farm-loans-after-federal-cuts-freeze/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ncnewsline.com/briefs/one-usda</span><span class="invisible">-staffer-is-handling-all-of-western-ncs-post-helene-farm-loans-after-federal-cuts-freeze/</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> confirmed 10 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. The state's tally is now 100 herds. <br>The cumulative national total is 1,063 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>
acm<p>Terrible: Philabundance, a major player in feeding the hungry in eastern PA, about to take a major federal funding hit.<br><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/pennsylvania-food-banks-farmers-philabundance-usda-funding/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/</span><span class="invisible">pennsylvania-food-banks-farmers-philabundance-usda-funding/</span></a></p><p>Fortuitous: they're having a double-your-gift drive right now!<br><a href="https://secure.philabundance.org/site/Donation2?11034.donation=form1&amp;df_id=11034&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;s_subsrc=PPC_Bing_SPA25_Z_Z" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">secure.philabundance.org/site/</span><span class="invisible">Donation2?11034.donation=form1&amp;df_id=11034&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;s_subsrc=PPC_Bing_SPA25_Z_Z</span></a></p><p><a href="https://jawns.club/tags/Philadelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philadelphia</span></a> <a href="https://jawns.club/tags/hunger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hunger</span></a> <a href="https://jawns.club/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://jawns.club/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://jawns.club/tags/CharitableGiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharitableGiving</span></a></p>
Maggie Maybe<p>“Fidelity Information Services, or <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/FIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FIS</span></a>, which contracts with many states to process electronic benefit transfer transactions for <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/SNAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNAP</span></a> programs, signaled to its state partners on Friday it intended to comply with the USDA's request, according to an email reviewed by NPR.”</p><p><a href="https://www.nhpr.org/2025-05-13/privacy-advocates-urge-states-not-to-comply-with-usda-requests-for-food-stamp-data" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nhpr.org/2025-05-13/privacy-ad</span><span class="invisible">vocates-urge-states-not-to-comply-with-usda-requests-for-food-stamp-data</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> also means corporations that comply with privacy violating requests without a fight. Pigs. 🐽</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a></p>
AMonkeyInSilk 🇺🇦🇵🇸<p>Do not travel to the USA.</p><p>Reason number 25.<br>Why you should not travel to the USA.</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-face-recognition-exit-us-border/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/cbp-face-recog</span><span class="invisible">nition-exit-us-border/</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/usda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usda</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/vacination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vacination</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/snowbirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snowbirds</span></a></p>
BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TheGremlinZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGremlinZoo</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> </p><p>USDA wants states to share sensitive food stamp data </p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-5389952/usda-snap-doge-data-immigration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-53899</span><span class="invisible">52/usda-snap-doge-data-immigration</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In 2024, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SNAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNAP</span></a> served an average of 42M people each month, acc/to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a>, at a cost of $100B. Only some categories of lawfully present noncitizens are eligible to receive SNAP benefits, &amp; those without legal status can never qualify. However, a noncitizen parent without legal status may apply for the assistance on behalf of their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> who are <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UScitizens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UScitizens</span></a>.</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/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PersonalData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalData</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/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The emails obtained by NPR also show the nationwide directive regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SNAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNAP</span></a>, follows a request by federal auditors for information that included <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> but not other data typically used to verify financial eligibility for the program.</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/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PersonalData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalData</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/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The sweeping &amp; unprecedented request comes as the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin ramps up the collection &amp; consolidation of Americans' sensitive <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a>, &amp; as that data has been used to make misleading claims about people in the US *illegally* accessing public benefits &amp; committing fraud, &amp; to build a greater capacity to deport them.</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/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PersonalData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalData</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/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FoodStamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodStamps</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SNAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNAP</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Exclusive: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> demand <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/states" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>states</span></a> hand over personal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FoodStamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodStamp</span></a> recipients</p><p>The Department of Agriculture is demanding states hand over <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PersonalData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalData</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FoodAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodAssistance</span></a> recipients — including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> numbers, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/addresses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>addresses</span></a> &amp;, in at least one state, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a> status, acc/to emails shared w/NPR by an ofcl who was not allowed to speak publicly.</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/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</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/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-5389952/usda-snap-doge-data-immigration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-53899</span><span class="invisible">52/usda-snap-doge-data-immigration</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 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 in Arizona, its 4th. Would love to know if the herds there are all connected or if there have been more introductions from wild birds. <br>Cumulative national total: 1053 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>
AMonkeyInSilk 🇺🇦🇵🇸<p>Do not travel to the USA.</p><p>Reason number 24.<br>Why you should not travel to the USA.</p><p><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91330052/u-s-measles-outbreak-now-reached-11th-state" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fastcompany.com/91330052/u-s-m</span><span class="invisible">easles-outbreak-now-reached-11th-state</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/usda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usda</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/vacination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vacination</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</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> reported 2 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 today, and clarified that the 2 yesterday were both dairy herds as well.<br>Idaho's state count is up to 90 and the cumulative national total is 1052 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>
Nando161<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> radically remade the <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/system" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>system</span></a> in just 100 days - The <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> who grow and sell <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>'s food no longer trust the <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a>. We made a timeline to show you what happened<br><a href="https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/trump-usda-food-system-agriculture-first-100-days" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/food-and-agriculture</span><span class="invisible">/trump-usda-food-system-agriculture-first-100-days</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> confirmed 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/birdful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdful</span></a> infected dairy herd in Idaho, bringing ID's herd total to 87. It also confirmed infection in another mammal species, but the exact species isn't listed on its website. Seems like it's not cows, alpacas or swine. <br>Postscript: USDA says the 2nd detection is also a dairy herd. ID total = 88, sumulative national total = 1050 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>
mborogarden<p>By the 1940s–60s, blueberry farming exploded across the U.S., planting over 200,000 seedlings in 13 states. Elizabeth White was honored for her work in 1932—forever changing American agriculture.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blueberries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blueberries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElizabethWhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElizabethWhite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeirloomCrops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeirloomCrops</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Botany</span></a> <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/NativePlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativePlants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GardenHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GardenHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RegenerativeAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RegenerativeAg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perennial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perennial</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.murfreesborocommunitygardening.com/post/blueberry-the-story-of-turtle-island-s-star-berry" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">murfreesborocommunitygardening</span><span class="invisible">.com/post/blueberry-the-story-of-turtle-island-s-star-berry</span></a></p>
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>