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"All mimsy were the borogoves..." Avid reader, occasional world traveler, raises chickens in Texas.
Interested in #Books #SFF #Photography #Travel #Nature #Science #Journalism #News #USPolitics #USPol #Ukraine #Etymology and other things.

I create threads of news articles I find interesting, and occasionally share a #GiftArticle #GiftLink so those without subscriptions can read the whole article.

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"When you’re a #billionaire it’s almost impossible to stop being a billionaire. Your wealth gives you the ability to buy assets & then borrow against them, and then use that money to buy more assets & borrow... and none of it ever gets taxed... and then when you die your family inherits your wealth with an adjustment in basis that wipes all of the gain off the table from a point of taxability. It's called borrow-buy-die. Isn't it neat?"
https://www.the-reframe.com/the-cost-of-doing-business/

#Corruption #Money #News #US #USA

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" #USDA Sect Brooke Rollins confirmed a second New World Screwworm detection... She posted the announcement... Then she deleted it. ...This is the same regime that’s been removing the detection ex...
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[Hubby and I own a horse and three donkeys as well as a flock of chickens. This New World Screwworm doesn't just affect beef cattle, it also affects equines and other animals. It's a big deal, and detecting infections and preventing its spread is important in so many ways.

But the Trump regime thinks that ignoring it/hiding it will make it magically disappear.

It won't.

It will just allow it to spread un-checked, and no one will know how far.]
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" #USDA Sect Brooke Rollins confirmed a second New World Screwworm detection... She posted the announcement...

Then she deleted it.

...This is the same regime that’s been removing the detection experts & surveillance infrastructure that were specifically designed to catch #outbreaks like this one before they spread. Now... instead of transparency, we get a post and a quiet delete."
https://www.meidasplus.com/i/200915697/posted-then-deleted

#Food #Health #Politics #Outbreak #Trump #GOP #Corruption #News #Press #Texas #US #USA

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Zhi Zhu 🕸️ · 5d
[Hubby and I own a horse and three donkeys as well as a flock of chickens. This New World Screwworm doesn't just affect beef cattle, it also affects equines and other animals. It's a big deal, and detecting infections and preventing its spread is important in so many ways. But the Trump regime thi...
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"Trump sat down... for what was supposed to be a 90-minute to 2-hour Meet the Press #interview... He left after about 50 minutes...

During the abbreviated interview, #Trump said the #US has “totally destroyed” Iran’s military, but then said that #Iran still has 21 to 22% of its missiles. “That’s a lot of missiles,” he admitted in the same breath.

He also said that Iran hasn’t agreed to a US deal because its leaders are “strong”"
https://www.meidasplus.com/i/200915697/trump-runs-away-from-his-own-interview

#DonaldTrump #War #Politics #News #US

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"Overnight, #US forces struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites after shooting down Iranian #drones that were headed toward the strait. #Iran responded by launching ballistic missiles and drone attacks on US interests...

CENTCOM says it intercepted all 7 ballistic missiles. Iran says it successfully hit its targets. Unfortunately, #CENTCOM has lied repeatedly about these incidents over the course of this war."
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https://www.meidasplus.com/p/saturday-afternoon-news-updates-iran

#Trump #War #Politics #News #USA

MeidasTouch · 1w
Trump has no ceasefire in Lebanon despite his claims, no deal with Iran, no plan for the oil crisis, and his ballroom guy is in Russia showing Putin White House renovations. Your midday recap is here:...
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"Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei addressed the Iranian people Thursday, & the message ... was directed squarely at #DonaldTrump. Khamenei declared that the US-Israeli “system of domination” has suffered a historic #military defeat... And then his office posted an AI-generated #propaganda image showing #Iran ascending as a great power, with the symbols of #America, #Israel, and imperial Rome toppled at its feet."
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https://www.meidasplus.com/p/thursday-afternoon-news-updates-trump-084

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Mastodon Migration · 1w
Video: Tony Gilroy | 'Andor' Director Urges People To Fight Back "If you're not willing to fight for the things that you love, your family, your community, your culture, your planet, the truth, freed...
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"And then remember this: the Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that.

And know this, the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empires’s authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege.

Remember this: Try."