Tag: usda
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#MorningMonarchy: April 26, 2017
Superbug fungus, artificial wombs and genetic memories + this day in history w/the Polio vaccine and our song of the day by Melodysheep on your Morning Monarchy for April 26, 2017.
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#MorningMonarchy: February 1, 2017
Factory farce, makin’ it rain and the rise of the hupig + this day in history w/the Columbia disaster and our song of the day by Luxury Death on your Morning Monarchy for February 1, 2017.
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#MorningMonarchy: September 7, 2016
Nuked bees, down on the farm and psychedelic research + this day in history w/Mountain Meadows massacre and our song of the day by Drive-By Truckers on your Morning Monarchy for September 7, 2016.
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#MorningMonarchy: August 3, 2016
Floss flag attack, educatin’ with Satan & dead media + this day in history w/TRS-80 and our song of the day by Júníus Meyvant on your Morning Monarchy for August 3, 2016.
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#MorningMonarchy: May 18, 2016
Prescription gardening, magic mushrooms and surplus cheese and + this day in history w/Mount St. Helens eruption and our song of the day by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on your Morning Monarchy for May 18, 2016.
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#MorningMonarchy: May 4, 2016
Portland pesticides, medical errors and unhealthy headlines + this day in history w/Haymarket affair and our song of the day by Japancakes on your Morning Monarchy for May 4, 2016.
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#MorningMonarchy: February 17, 2016
Healthy stamps, ugly food and re-Colonelization + this day in history w/the Blaine Act and our song of the day by the Fruit Bats on your Morning Monarchy for February 17, 2016.
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#MorningMonarchy: January 13, 2016
Glyphosate, National Guard and fizzy drinks + this day in history w/the Pagliacci and our song of the day by Nicola Cruz on your Morning Monarchy for January 13, 2016.
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US Lets 141 Trillion Calories Of Food Go To Waste Each Year
from npr.org: The sheer volume of food wasted in the U.S. each year should cause us some shame, given how many people are hungry both in our own backyard and abroad. Now the U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided us with a way to understand our flagrant annual waste in terms of calories, too. It’s…
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USDA moves forward with herbicide-resistant GMO seeds
from RT.com: The commercial use of new herbicide-resistant, genetically modified corn and soybean seeds moved one step closer to reality on Friday when the United States Department of Agriculture announced their introduction in limited quantities. The new seeds have been genetically engineered by Dow AgroSciences to survive the hefty application of 2,4-D, a widely used…
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How a partial government shutdown will affect food in America
from foxnews.com: No doubt you’re well aware that a shutdown doesn’t actually mean the government pulls the shades, locks the door, and puts the key under the mat. Essential services—anything involved in protecting life or property — remain operational… But if this goes on long enough even you, Joe and Jane Citizen, will be affected.…
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‘Monsanto Protection Act’ quietly extended by Congress
from RT.com: A budget provision protecting genetically-modified seeds from litigation in the face of health risks was extended for three months in an approved US House of Representatives’ spending bill on Tuesday evening. Called “The Monsanto Protection Act” by opponents, the budget rider shields biotech behemoths like Monsanto, Cargill and others from the threat of…
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USDA Privatizing Meat Inspections With Program That Allowed ‘Chunks’ of Feces
from crooksandliars.com: The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is planning to roll out a meat inspection program nationwide that will allow pork plants to use their own inspectors, but it has a history of producing contaminated meat at American and foreign plants. The Washington Post reported on Monday that documents and interviews showed that a plan…
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Government’s War Against the Citizens: Farmers Being Arrested for Trying to Survive
Farmers in America are increasingly being subject to fines or even prison sentences for selling food directly to customers. from Intellihub.com: The US government is now acting as if The Constitution never existed, as they kill with impunity, arrest peaceful farmers, and ensure their dominance. They have destroyed all economic opportunity with regulations and other…
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Surprised? Monsanto Openly Wrote Own Monsanto Protection Act
How could a major corporation write its own laws and regulations, you ask?