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MEUSER: You've got Trudeau saying how the president is making a dumb move. That's bad diplomacy.

SANCHEZ: I'm not sure how it's good diplomacy to say that a neighboring country should be the 51st state and that you're gonna impose economic hardship to achieve that goal.
March 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Not mentioned at the #SOTU: how cuts to USAID are affecting American farmers, by potentially undermining the billions of taxpayer dollars they receive to support conservation practices. www.wired.com/story/usda-l...
USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers
The blanket firing of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown a host of climate science and crop projects into chaos.
www.wired.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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"The days of rule by unelected bureaucrats are over," Trump says, as Elon looks on from the gallery.
March 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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And the majority of it was spent here and benefitted American businesses.
BREAKING - Trump repeats another MASSIVE lie - claiming that US has spent $350 billion on Ukraine and Europe only $100 billion

WRONG - here are the real numbers:

US - $114 billion
Europe - $132 billion
March 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Hamamelis vernalis, Vernal Witchhazel, or Ozark Witchhazel; has begun blooming for 2025.
It's a special plant with a very limited native range, with most of its distribution confined to the Ozark Mountains in Missouri and Arkansas. It blooms in late winter here and is both fragrant and beautiful.
February 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Happy year of the snake! I would argue that the snakes of the United States are just as varied and pretty as our birds. A few years ago I made a poster to try and prove it. Drawing this took many months and a lot of research. You can get it here:
topatoco.com/collections/...
January 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
While I won't be taking down bird feeders, for now, I'm paying attention to the H5 strains in migratory bird populations.
Avian Influenza Outbreak: Should You Take Down Your Bird Feeders?
Originally published April 2022. Updated through January 2025 to reflect further developments in the outbreak. Many people are concerned about the outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, that beg...
www.allaboutbirds.org
January 28, 2025 at 4:47 AM