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Figarosmom

(14,220 posts) Wed Jun 10, 2026, 05:35 PM 8 hrs ago

Monte Mader - screw worms have been found outside of Texas

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Monte Mader - screw worms have been found outside of Texas (Original Post) Figarosmom 8 hrs ago OP

Didn't DOGE fire hundreds of meat inspectors? doc03 7 hrs ago #1

Oops lame54 7 hrs ago #2

Yes and regulations have been removed or relaxed Figarosmom 5 hrs ago #5

New republican mascot lame54 7 hrs ago #3

And when people were half-gleeful Igel 7 hrs ago #4

doc03

(39,221 posts)

1. Didn't DOGE fire hundreds of meat inspectors?

Reply to Figarosmom (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2026, 05:58 PM

7 hrs ago

lame54

(40,267 posts)

2. Oops

Reply to doc03 (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 10, 2026, 06:02 PM

7 hrs ago

Figarosmom

(14,220 posts)

5. Yes and regulations have been removed or relaxed

Reply to doc03 (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 10, 2026, 08:14 PM

5 hrs ago

lame54

(40,267 posts)

3. New republican mascot

Reply to Figarosmom (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2026, 06:03 PM

7 hrs ago

Igel

(37,651 posts)

4. And when people were half-gleeful

Reply to Figarosmom (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2026, 06:16 PM

7 hrs ago

that this would hurt Texas, I pointed out that Texas wasn't responsible for the spread of the bug from the Darien Gap *and* that it wouldn't be confined to just crossing the Mex.-Tex. border, but would also impact animals in New Mexico and eventually California.

Bad planning. That planned sterile fly production center to open next summer should have been ready long before. (And the one in Oaxaca that the Mexican government's opening this summer, by last summer.)

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