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In 75% of US industries, fewer corporations control more of the business than 20 years ago. That's especially true in the food industry. Just four corporations control 54% of the fresh-cut salad industry, including Taylor Fresh Foods. We're seeing in real time the danger of monopolization.
Taylor Farms Produce Is Sold Everywhere, Making Outbreak Difficult to Escape
Taylor Farms produce is everywhere, and comes from everywhere.
bloomberg.com
I went to a party. I found a cat. I played with the cat for 2 hours. Then I went home. It was the best party I've ever been to.
A new WNBA All-Star game attendance record: 19,783. The NBA’s largest venue — United Center — is completely filled.
Don't blame me, I voted for the smart lady with the funny laugh. Cartoon by Trevor Stone Irvin
News outlets that covered the US-Saudi nuclear deal without mentioning that Jared Kushner, Trump’s top foreign policy advisor, is getting paid by the Saudi government: WSJ NYT AP Reuters CNN NBC ABC CBS The Guardian Semafor Washington Post Fox News New York Post BBC Newsweek MS NOW
A nuclear deal for the Saudis. A media blackout for Kushner’s corruption.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration signed a 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that paves the way for the kingdom to enrich its own uranium.
popular.info
Trump's nominee to run the CFPB, Brian Johnson, is a former Capitol One executive who previously consulted for payday lenders and credit reporting agencies Now he could lead the very agency meant to rein those predatory companies in. The fox is in the henhouse.
Trump’s Consumer Watchdog Pick Worked For Companies Sued By The Agency
Financial disclosures reveal Trump’s CFPB pick advised companies accused of ripping off consumers — and if confirmed, he
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Taylor Farms' parent company has given $2.2M to GOP PACs this election cycle. That includes $1M to Trump's own PAC, just 6 days after the FDA delayed new food tracing requirements last year. Money in politics is sickening.
Taylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.
Taylor Farms Recalls Iceberg Lettuce Traced To Farm In Mexico Amid Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
Taylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.
forbes.com
“How is it that a drug like abiraterone can be sold by @mcuban.bsky.social for less than 50 cents, while a PBM in the commercial market is selling it for $50 more?” The specialty drug marketplace is wrecked: www.46brooklyn.com/research/wre...
Remember back in 2020 when we found out about Trump's secret bank account in China, and that China's biggest state-controlled bank had rented out three floors in Trump Tower? I sure do. Interesting timing given his lies about China interfering in the 2020 election. www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/u...
Trump Records Shed New Light on Chinese Business Pursuits (Gift Article)
As he raises questions about his opponent’s standing with China, President Trump’s taxes reveal details about his own activities there, including a previously unknown bank account.
nytimes.com
No science fiction could have prepared us for just how stupid the end of the world can be. "The environment was on the brink of collapse, and so, rather than deal with that, we burned what fuel we had left getting computers to scam each other for money."
Kelly Lippke reports on one farm where fish have found protection from sun and predators beneath the shade of floating panels. www.ecoportal.net/en/island-ch...
An island in Chile covered its waters with floating solar panels. Soon, thousands of salmon had turned them into their home
An island in Chile covered its waters with floating solar panels. Soon, thousands of salmon had turned them into their home and were all thriving.
ecoportal.net
Sandhill crane mom with her two colts. The Colts will be ready to find their own food after 2–3 months. However, stay with their parents as a family for 10 months. They migrate south together in the fall, and finally separate in the following spring.
Bobcats aren’t elusive. They’re just introverts.
NEW: The $1.2T National Defense Authorization Act has FAILED in the Senate on a procedural vote. This is the package that included merging the Israeli military with ours. All dems voted no. Fetterman did not vote. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
Senate Dems block defense bill in protest of Iran war
A $1.15 trillion Pentagon policy bill was handily rejected, a blow to Republicans who had sought to deliver on President Donald Trump’s record-shattering defense budget ambitions.
politico.com
BREAKING: Trump will fabricate foreign election interference in his speech Thursday: www.ms.now/news/trump-s... From 5 months ago:
In just six months, Mamdani has already made huge progress on: -Lowering rent -Enacting universal childcare -Taxing the super rich -Improving city buses -Cracking down on junk fees and subscription traps -Protecting gig workers from wage theft This is what delivering for the people looks like.
Trump approved disaster aid requests from six red states last week. Two days later, he rejected aid requests from four blue states. Not only is he punishing states who didn’t vote for him, he’s playing politics with people’s lives. Despicable.
Former NFL star Colin Kaepernick helped fund the independent autopsy for 18 year old Nolan Wells. His foundation stepped in to cover the costs so the family could have the examination conducted outside Mississippi, amid concerns over a lack of transparency and trust with local authorities.
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to obtain an unredacted copy of New York's statewide voter registration list. A big victory for Elias Law Group and our Client the NAACP. DOJ is now 0-12 in these cases. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
