Bryce Oates
@bryceoates.bsky.social
I write about rural people, places, policy, and politics. No billionaires. No bullies. Smartassery encouraged. Read my newsletter on rural politics and policy: https://thecocklebur.substack.com/
1.) Since when is ICE responsible for security at the Super Bowl? 2.) With the NFL trying to internationalize the game (see this weekend), shouldn't the NFL give Noem a fine here for not protecting the shield?
Kristi Noem tells Bad Bunny that ICE will be at the Super Bowl and the event should only be for Americans who “love this country”
October 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
1.) Since when is ICE responsible for security at the Super Bowl? 2.) With the NFL trying to internationalize the game (see this weekend), shouldn't the NFL give Noem a fine here for not protecting the shield?
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“A list of the 321 canceled grants obtained by Heatmap tells a different story. While much of the funding was awarded to blue state-based companies, the intended projects would have benefitted communities elsewhere, including in Texas, Florida, and Louisiana.”
The Department of Energy’s Latest Cuts Will Hit Red States, Too
A list of terminated grants obtained by Heatmap contains a number of grants that will cost jobs and revenue in Republican-led states.
heatmap.news
October 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“A list of the 321 canceled grants obtained by Heatmap tells a different story. While much of the funding was awarded to blue state-based companies, the intended projects would have benefitted communities elsewhere, including in Texas, Florida, and Louisiana.”
Great @propublica.org graphic-driven story on Trump cuts to food assistance. The food bank where I get most of my groceries currently was hit hard by this.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Great @propublica.org graphic-driven story on Trump cuts to food assistance. The food bank where I get most of my groceries currently was hit hard by this.
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NPR giving "Hillbilly Elegy" tons of friendly coverage, only for Vance to sign the de-funding of NPR, was one of the most ironic things I've lived through.
And it’s not a coincidence both came to prominence through the liberal media by offering “necessary correctives” to imagined liberal bubbles.
Bari Weiss and JD Vance are very similar figures with very similar skills.
October 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
NPR giving "Hillbilly Elegy" tons of friendly coverage, only for Vance to sign the de-funding of NPR, was one of the most ironic things I've lived through.
Trump's USDA is Engaging in Partisan Politics. That is a Threat to us All, and Could/Should Be Illegal.
Trump's USDA is Engaging in Partisan Politics. That is a Threat to us All, and Could/Should Be Illegal.
The USDA website has been a mess all year. Now they've crossed the line.
open.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Trump's USDA is Engaging in Partisan Politics. That is a Threat to us All, and Could/Should Be Illegal.
Amazing essay by the great @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
New article! On criminal complicity -- and some other things: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-united...
The United States of Flying Carp
The stupidest way to get injured.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Amazing essay by the great @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
The National Pork Producers Council continues to be out of touch. That's been the case since the 1990s.
Farmers deserve better than a trade group that wastes its energy on obstruction instead of building a stronger, more resilient future.
Big Pork Lobby’s War on Farmers, Consumers, and Democracy
Inside the National Pork Producers Council's absurd, years-long crusade to kill Prop 12, California’s landmark ballot initiative banning the sale of pork from pigs locked in extreme confinement.
www.commondreams.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The National Pork Producers Council continues to be out of touch. That's been the case since the 1990s.
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NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
This song just came on and I was like "have I already liked this one" and I had it on my like list 4 times and had put it on 5 playlists. sl.bing.net/fSU9446yVdQ
Aaron Raitiere - For the Birds (Official Music Video) - YouTube
Found on Bing from www.youtube.com
sl.bing.net
October 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This song just came on and I was like "have I already liked this one" and I had it on my like list 4 times and had put it on 5 playlists. sl.bing.net/fSU9446yVdQ
I just typed in "best affordable" and the prompt in the search came up as "pet insurance." WTF????? I was looking for stick blenders, by the way. Pet insurance.
October 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I just typed in "best affordable" and the prompt in the search came up as "pet insurance." WTF????? I was looking for stick blenders, by the way. Pet insurance.
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It's a cult and USDA's Brooke Rollins is 100% in thrall to the cult leader.
October 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It's a cult and USDA's Brooke Rollins is 100% in thrall to the cult leader.
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Democrats running for office in red states in the middle of the country should be mocking the Republican War on Windmills. Might seem like a fringe issue to some, but it is a pocketbook issue when people are being hit with higher electric bills.
September 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Democrats running for office in red states in the middle of the country should be mocking the Republican War on Windmills. Might seem like a fringe issue to some, but it is a pocketbook issue when people are being hit with higher electric bills.
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IATP submitted comments to the USDA recommending against the reorganization plan. Read our full public comment here: www.iatp.org/iatp-comment...
IATP comments to USDA on department reorganization plan
The following comments were submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on August 28, 2025 in response to the Department's announced reorganization plan. Download a PDF of the full comments here.
www.iatp.org
September 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
IATP submitted comments to the USDA recommending against the reorganization plan. Read our full public comment here: www.iatp.org/iatp-comment...
The entire #rural hospital + rural advocacy community was banging this drum throughout the "debate" over the budget reconciliation wealth-transfer-to-the-rich budget bill. Props to Bernie for reading the rural room and calling bs on GOP talking points in the moment.
RFK Jr: It's gonna be the biggest infusion of federal dollar into rural healthcare in American history
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
September 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The entire #rural hospital + rural advocacy community was banging this drum throughout the "debate" over the budget reconciliation wealth-transfer-to-the-rich budget bill. Props to Bernie for reading the rural room and calling bs on GOP talking points in the moment.
What Drives the Rural Economy #2? Here's Where manufacturing is a major player in a rural county near you. Or maybe not at all near you if you live west of the 100th meridian.
What Drives the Rural Economy #2? Here's Where Manufacturing is a Major Player.
From grinding burger to sawing logs to building air conditioners and furnaces, factories are the key economic engine of many rural counties. Here's the map.
open.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
What Drives the Rural Economy #2? Here's Where manufacturing is a major player in a rural county near you. Or maybe not at all near you if you live west of the 100th meridian.
Who among us would have thought that voters prefer populism to sucking up to the rich, cutting taxes for the ruling class, and deregulating developers and polluters? Shocking. Just completely shocking.
Democratic research finds voters prefer populism over ‘Abundance’
A progressive think tank and veteran Democratic strategists are scheduled to present their findings to congressional Democrats next week.
www.politico.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Who among us would have thought that voters prefer populism to sucking up to the rich, cutting taxes for the ruling class, and deregulating developers and polluters? Shocking. Just completely shocking.
Want to know which rural counties are the most farming dependent in the U.S.? Here's the data, courtesy of USDA's Economic Research and my latest rural newsletter. thecocklebur.substack.com/p/what-drive...
What Drives the Rural Economy? Here are the U.S. Counties Where Farming is the Anchor.
Farming is important in rural places all over the country, but it is the key economic player in just 409 counties. Nearly all are located in the Great Plains.
thecocklebur.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Want to know which rural counties are the most farming dependent in the U.S.? Here's the data, courtesy of USDA's Economic Research and my latest rural newsletter. thecocklebur.substack.com/p/what-drive...
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@bryceoates.bsky.social on the overlap between farm-heavy counties and rural depopulation.
What Drives the Rural Economy? Here are the U.S. Counties Where Farming is the Anchor.
open.substack.com/pub/thecockl...
What Drives the Rural Economy? Here are the U.S. Counties Where Farming is the Anchor.
open.substack.com/pub/thecockl...
What Drives the Rural Economy? Here are the U.S. Counties Where Farming is the Anchor.
Farming is important in rural places all over the country, but it is the key economic player in just 409 counties. Nearly all are located in the Great Plains.
open.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
@bryceoates.bsky.social on the overlap between farm-heavy counties and rural depopulation.
What Drives the Rural Economy? Here are the U.S. Counties Where Farming is the Anchor.
open.substack.com/pub/thecockl...
What Drives the Rural Economy? Here are the U.S. Counties Where Farming is the Anchor.
open.substack.com/pub/thecockl...
For what it's worth, here are the top 10 U.S. cities for violent crime: Memphis, Detroit, Baltimore, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Albuquerque, Houston, Nashville, Denver, DC. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
For what it's worth, here are the top 10 U.S. cities for violent crime: Memphis, Detroit, Baltimore, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Albuquerque, Houston, Nashville, Denver, DC. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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#EPA Plans To Dramatically Reduce Wetland Protection
Miranda Wilson reports for @eenews.bsky.social
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
Miranda Wilson reports for @eenews.bsky.social
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
EPA plans to dramatically reduce wetland protection
A proposal shared with staffers Wednesday would shrink the reach of Clean Water Act permitting and oversight.
www.eenews.net
September 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
#EPA Plans To Dramatically Reduce Wetland Protection
Miranda Wilson reports for @eenews.bsky.social
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
Miranda Wilson reports for @eenews.bsky.social
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
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Trump recently ordered the Department of the Interior to halt work on a huge wind farm.
1,000 union workers had already completed 80% of the project.
Now they're fired.
He made sure the oil and gas billionaires got their tax breaks, though.
Happy Labor Day, I guess.
1,000 union workers had already completed 80% of the project.
Now they're fired.
He made sure the oil and gas billionaires got their tax breaks, though.
Happy Labor Day, I guess.
September 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Trump recently ordered the Department of the Interior to halt work on a huge wind farm.
1,000 union workers had already completed 80% of the project.
Now they're fired.
He made sure the oil and gas billionaires got their tax breaks, though.
Happy Labor Day, I guess.
1,000 union workers had already completed 80% of the project.
Now they're fired.
He made sure the oil and gas billionaires got their tax breaks, though.
Happy Labor Day, I guess.