protist

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 1 points 10 minutes ago

You don't have a daily dog? What else would you eat after dinner?

[–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 14 minutes ago (1 children)

You had me up until that last part

[–] protist@mander.xyz 1 points 18 minutes ago

I'm right there with you as far as how our government is functioning on the whole, but everything I see indicates state and federal officials are taking this one seriously. Remember, this threatens the beef and dairy industries, which are not exactly politically passive

[–] protist@mander.xyz 0 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

There was an outbreak in Florida in 2016, which was quickly contained. We know how to stop it. They used to be widespread across all of North America

[–] protist@mander.xyz 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

This question didn't say anything at all about problems and I think you've overreacted.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

But right after it mentions supply chain issues, it talks about unauthorized migration through the Darien Gap and the illegal cattle trade in Central America. Just saying, criticize where it's due, and Trump's due criticism for almost everything he's done, but this problem is complex and exists independently of him and independently of the United States

[–] protist@mander.xyz 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

2000, when we were all chatting through AIM and Napster had just hit the mainstream. Unlimited, above-board piracy.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not saying they didn't do damage, but did they cut funding for this? There doesn't seem to be any evidence of that. There was an outbreak in Florida in 2016 before the 2022 outbreak

No concrete reason for the northward spread has been given, and Dr. Chancey said it is likely “multifactorial.” She noted that surveillance of NWS is limited in hard-to-reach areas across Central America, and livestock often are transported through unmonitored or insufficient checkpoints.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

but that was cut as part of the "government efficiency" fiasco

I hate Elon, Trump, DOGE, and MAGA as much as the next comrade, but I have seen no evidence this is the case. Where did you get this from?

[–] protist@mander.xyz 61 points 1 day ago (6 children)

This article also makes this sound like a brand new endeavor, as if this hasn't been an ongoing project for 70 years now

[–] protist@mander.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

I'm increasingly convinced that this is yet another in a series of moves overtly intended to destroy the federal government's legitimacy.

This has been the Republican game since Reagan

[–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Many paper wasps have very painful stings. Red hornets and yellow jackets are just two species of paper wasps

 

But now I'm in bed questioning my decision.

 

so I turned on some lights.

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