Like many other USDA programs that support local and regional farms, the Regional Food Business Centers have been put on ice since the Trump administration took office.

@lisaelaineh.bsky.social reports ⬇️

Volition is my nomination for word of the year.

As Trump seeks to cut critical NIH research funding that finds cures and saves lives, I spoke with Dean Jha at Brown U about standing up for scientists & medical researchers.
 
I’ll continue working in Congress to restore these funds and end the brazen attempt to stifle innovation & public health.

Trump/Musk have gutted the USDA – & RIers are paying the price.

I sat down with fired  USDA workers based in RI to discuss how RI farmers & small businesses are going to bear the brunt of service interruptions.

This won’t lower the cost of food - in fact, it'll do the opposite.

Indeed.

#50501protests
Great sign and crowd in Providence today.

@50501movement.bsky.social

In Providence, hundreds braved the cold winds to march around the capital.. @50501movement.bsky.social

Our new paper, based on data from 1,705 studies, shows that pesticides are toxic to organisms they are not intended to harm, including fungi, microbes, plants, insects, & vertebrates such as ourselves. Questions the wisdom of applying over 3 million tonnes of them every year...

Hundreds of Rhode Islanders out in force today calling on our federal delegation stand strong and use every tool at their disposal to fight Elon’s attempted takeover of our federal government!

Make it make sense 🙃

PVD
#indivisible @indivisible.org

The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

We interrupt this constitutional crisis to bring you two baby goats on a log.

You’re welcome.
#forkedover #babygoats

Worried about a fascist takeover? This sheet-pan paella will make you feel like you’re in 1930s Spain.