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Helen Branswell<a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> confirmed 5 new <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#H5N1</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birdflu</a> infected dairy herds in Idaho, bringing the state's total to 52 and the cumulative national total to 1,005 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">https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock</a>

NonilexAs <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EggPrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EggPrices</a> soared, so did producer <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/profits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#profits</a>  A <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> program doled out hundreds of millions in relief payments to big egg companies, even as the largest earned record profits.The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AvianInfluenza</a> outbreak has had far-reaching consequences: >120M hens have been slaughtered & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/egg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#egg</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prices</a> have risen to record levels. In his address to Congress, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> called the situation “out of control.”  Yet for some <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corporate</a> companies, these are good times.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdFlu</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Profiteering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Profiteering</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/08/egg-prices-profit-increase-cal-maine/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/08/egg-prices-profit-increase-cal-maine/</a>

Helen BranswellThe cumulative number of confirmed dairy herds in the US that have been infected with <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#H5N1</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birdflu</a> has hit 1,000, with <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> confirming one new infection each in California and Nevada. 17 states have had confirmed infections since the outbreak was first recognized in March 2024.

Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴From <a href="https://bird.makeup/users/muellershewrote" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@muellershewrote</a> on 🦋:Boat derangement syndrome. ____ Me: <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTariffs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medicare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialSecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medicaid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SBA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CDC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HHS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FEMA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VeteransAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAdministration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxCutsForBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TaxCutsForBillionaires</a>

Kim Perales"Cuts of 30 to 70% are rumored at USDA next week. NIH & NSF funding is being destroyed & the agencies themselves facing cuts. About 3,500 nonfederal entomologists depend on these agencies. We're🚨risking research that protects <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecosystems</a> & <a href="https://toad.social/tags/foodsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#foodsecurity</a>."It's difficult to keep up with all the atrocities, but we amplify the gravity of the losing these experts, the firings, existential threats... of the <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TrumpMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpMusk</a> admin.<a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Firings</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NIH</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSF</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/04/some-usda-rif-plans-take-shape-department-warns-employees-major-cuts/404247/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/04/some-usda-rif-plans-take-shape-department-warns-employees-major-cuts/404247/</a>

NonilexThe lawsuit came a week after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> announced the freeze, one of several actions Trump's admin had taken against the state since Democratic <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> Gov <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JanetMills</a> clashed w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> over the issue of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transgender</a> athletes during a WH event in Feb.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#discrimination</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigotry</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#funding</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> sues over <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> pause on funds due to support for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transgender</a> athletesThe state of ME on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the USDA's decision to freeze federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#funding</a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> programs in the state over its refusal to ban transgender women from sports.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#discrimination</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigotry</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/maine-sues-over-usda-pause-funds-over-support-transgender-athletes-2025-04-07/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/legal/maine-sues-over-usda-pause-funds-over-support-transgender-athletes-2025-04-07/</a>

gentlegardener<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/usda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usda</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/forestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#forestry</a>Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging <a href="https://wapo.st/4jfr8a9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wapo.st/4jfr8a9</a>

KlimagartenEs tut sich was in der Darstellung des aktuellen <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Klimas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Klimas</a>. Zwar geistern immer noch Karten herum, die stoisch Deutschland in den <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a>-Klimazonen 6 und 7 verorten; grad eben stoße ich aber auf eine vollkommen neu berechnete Karte. Ihr zufolge ist <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Cottbus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cottbus</a> in die 8a gerutscht und tatsächlich findet sich in Deutschland bereits eine Gegend mit einer solide 9a: Nordöstlich der Linie Wernigerode-Ilsenburg-Bad Harzburg. Wer hätte das gedacht? Und wissen das auch die Ilsenburger? <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-germany-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-germany-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a>

AnarchoNinaAnalyzesSo, is the fascist's ongoing anti-trans pogrom still a "culture war distraction" when it's affecting education funding for the State of Maine - because their Governor won't ban trans women from school sports in deference to the Trump regime's stated quest to erase trans people from public life?<a href="https://truthout.org/articles/usda-suspends-maine-education-funds-over-states-support-for-trans-athletes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://truthout.org/articles/usda-suspends-maine-education-funds-over-states-support-for-trans-athletes/</a>USDA Suspends Maine Education Funds Over State’s Support for Trans Athletes"The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Wednesday that it is suspending federal funding for select education programs in Maine, citing the state’s refusal to comply with President Donald Trump’s anti-trans directive to exclude transgender students from girls’ and women’s sports.In a letter to Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D), Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the funding freeze would affect “certain administrative and technological functions in schools,” and warned that “[t]his is only the beginning.”Rollins also noted that the USDA is reviewing Maine’s research and education-related funding to assess compliance with the U.S. Constitution, federal law, and the Trump administration’s anti-trans policy agenda. She specifically invoked Title IX — which the White House has weaponized against trans people — and Title VI, which the administration has distorted to go after diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts."You might be tempted to scoff at this story because Department of Agriculture funding is a narrow application of force by the regime, to try and dictate Maine's compliance with Trump's executive order, but as the article notes this is part of a much larger attack on Maine's education funding to force the state's compliance with the regime's persecution of trans people via an executive order that is being challenged in court still. I have no idea if we even have laws or constitutional rights in this country anymore, but if SCOTUS doesn't want to play Calvinball, Trump's order is almost certainly unconstitutional and shouldn't survive legal challenges. Given the existence of a 6-3 fascist high SCOTUS that is quite happy to make up the law as it goes to support the Trump regime's agenda however, you'll forgive me if I don't have a lot of confidence in the courts to save trans folks, particularly trans women like me. Speaking more broadly, I'm sharing this article to point out how shortsighted and utterly ineffective the liberal establishment's plan to stop talking about trans rights is, even in the face of an anti-trans pogrom, because they think doing so will win them elections that might not even happen or be fair at all. The fact is the anti-trans pogrom is a foundational plank in the Trump regime's larger fascist agenda; it doesn't matter if bougie lib politicians want to talk about it, they're going to make you folks either help them eliminate trans people, or talk about why the rights of trans people are human rights and must be protected. You don't get to opt out, they're pushing this agenda whether you want to talk about it or not. <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TransRights</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/AntiTransProgrom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiTransProgrom</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Transpohobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Transpohobia</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JanetMills</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Patriarchy</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/CultureWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CultureWar</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/BrookeRollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrookeRollins</a>

LuigiAmerica's safety net is becoming one big hole. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#america</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usaisaterroriststate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usaisaterroriststate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usaisfundingGenovide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usaisfundingGenovide</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDAloans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDAloans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usda</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#republicans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicansAreTheProblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepublicansAreTheProblem</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#classwar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poverty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#welfare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#centrelink</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialsecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ausgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ausgov</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tasgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tasgov</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taspol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#australia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fuckneoliberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fuckneoliberals</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neoliberalcapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neoliberalcapitalism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthonyalbanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anthonyalbanese</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fucktherepublikkkans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fucktherepublikkkans</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> cuts could cause long-term damage, reverse hard-won progress For decades, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/farmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#farmer</a> John Burk has been working to improve <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#soil</a> on his <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#farm</a>, taking a few extra steps to make it more resilient and productive. His efforts have paid off. An added bonus: He needs less fertilizer Trump considers these Yield-increasing steps—which include limiting tillage, planting soil-enriching cover crops or installing water chutes to control erosion—“far left <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a>” activities. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/federal-funding-freeze-endangers-climate-friendly-agriculture-progress/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/federal-funding-freeze-endangers-climate-friendly-agriculture-progress/</a>

notes"This action builds on Secretary Rollins’ announcement last month to unleash American energy by directing the USDA Forest Service to take action to remove burdensome Biden-era regulations that have stifled energy and mineral development on Forest Service land. As part of these decisive actions, the agency also canceled two mineral leasing withdrawals on Forest Service land that will help boost production of critical minerals." <a href="https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/04/04/secretary-rollins-announces-sweeping-reforms-protect-national-forests-and-boost-domestic-timber" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/04/04/secretary-rollins-announces-sweeping-reforms-protect-national-forests-and-boost-domestic-timber</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USForestService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USForestService</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USFS</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Climate</a>

CelloMom On Cars"The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> oversees 20 conservation programs that are funded through the Farm Bill. Under the Biden administration these programs got a huge boost: $19.5 billion from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InflationReductionAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InflationReductionAct</a>, Biden’s signature climate legislation. But amid the Trump administration’s broader attacks on climate action, most of the unspent dollars remain frozen, despite the popularity of these programs and their benefits beyond addressing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>."<a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04042025/american-farmers-and-the-usda-had-finally-embraced-their-role-in-the-climate-crisis-then-came-the-federal-funding-freeze/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04042025/american-farmers-and-the-usda-had-finally-embraced-their-role-in-the-climate-crisis-then-came-the-federal-funding-freeze/</a>

Mary Nelson"Leaked Memo Reveals Insane Ban on Words Agriculture Department Can Say The Department of Agriculture is no longer allowed to use the phrase “safe drinking water.” "<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WordsBanned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WordsBanned</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Censorship</a> <a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/193395/agriculture-department-ban-words-safe-drinking-water" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://newrepublic.com/post/193395/agriculture-department-ban-words-safe-drinking-water</a>

Helen Branswell<a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> confirms 2 more <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#H5N1</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birdflu</a> infected dairy herds in Idaho, bringing the state's total to 47. This is the 12th herd detected there since the late Feb detection via bulk milk testing. Cumulative national total: 998 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">https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock</a>

Steve Thompson PhDUSDA Freezes Some Funds to Maine Over Support for Transgender Athletes<a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-04-02/usda-freezes-some-funds-to-maine-over-support-for-transgender-athletes-secretary-says" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-04-02/usda-freezes-some-funds-to-maine-over-support-for-transgender-athletes-secretary-says</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAINE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MAINE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TRANS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TRANS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TRUMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TRUMP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SPORTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SPORTS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PRESS</a>

VasUSDA Cuts More Than $1 Billion in Assistance, Hitting Food Banks Across the USThe impact is being felt widely, challenging food banks and food pantries already struggling to meet higher demand...<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a>..<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>..<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a>..<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/whitenationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#whitenationalism</a> <a href="https://truthout.org/articles/usda-cuts-more-than-1-billion-in-assistance-hitting-food-banks-across-the-us/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=f78f84df9e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_04_02_09_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-f78f84df9e-651517877" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://truthout.org/articles/usda-cuts-more-than-1-billion-in-assistance-hitting-food-banks-across-the-us/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=f78f84df9e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_04_02_09_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-f78f84df9e-651517877</a>

notes> USDA Freezes Funding, Promises Further Action If <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> Continues Violating Federal Law <a href="https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/04/02/usda-freezes-funding-promises-further-action-if-maine-continues-violating-federal-law" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/04/02/usda-freezes-funding-promises-further-action-if-maine-continues-violating-federal-law</a> “In order to continue to receive taxpayer dollars from USDA, the state of Maine must demonstrate compliance with Title IX which protects female student athletes from having to compete with or against or having to appear unclothed before males,” Secretary Rollins wrote in the letter.<a href="https://social.coop/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Transgender</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

notes<a href="https://social.coop/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#California</a> Assembly Bill 1955 appears to conflict with <a href="https://social.coop/tags/FERPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FERPA</a> by prohibiting schools from requiring personnel to disclose records about a child’s “gender identity” to that child’s parent. As a result, according to the California Justice Center, “every public school in California has a policy of denying, or effectively preventing, the parents of students...the right to inspect and review the education records of their children.” <a href="https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/03/27/secretary-rollins-sends-letter-challenging-governor-newsoms-use-usda-funding-programs-implement" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/03/27/secretary-rollins-sends-letter-challenging-governor-newsoms-use-usda-funding-programs-implement</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Transgender</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

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