The 1972 screwworm epidemic killed 90,000 cattle in Texas after the fly was supposedly contained. It was devastating to Texas Ranchers. Here's a video put out by the USDA about it in 1972.
@Acyn Why are we in this mess in the first place? TRUMP DID THIS!!! Not Biden, TRUMP! So people who voted for this shit show should get checks because he screwed things up? How about, HELL NO! Reap what you sow #magacultmorons This lady is out of her mind.
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@BulwarkOnline If only a program was in place prior to all of this, you know, one where there were inspectors and Iran wasn't enriching to almost weapons grade, if only.
This rests on Trump/Bibi - 13 KIA, 400+ wounded, BILLIONS wasted, global impacts for years to come.
IDIOTS! #traitors
In an unprecedented deal, Trump negotiated with his former criminal defense attorney, whom he appointed acting Attorney General, to prevent audits of his tax returns or any filed by his family and their businesses.
I immediately offered an amendment to block this deal and ensure no person is above the law.
@TMcTravesty@marceelias You must have missed the entire case and how she broke the law and was sentenced accordingly. But we expect nothing less from the #magacultmorons you all think breaking the law is "winning" or "owning the Libs" when in reality she should still be in prison. #traitors
@DefiWimar Tell that to the 13 dead military members and their families... and the 423 wounded. Tell that to the US taxpayers footing the bill for all this bullshit. Tell that to the WORLD for the crisis we are all in because of the bullshit lies all of this is based on. #traitor
@HQNewsNow 1,055 BACKWARDS ASS BULLSHIT GARBAGE THAT DOESN'T DO A DAMN THING TO HELP AVERAGE AMERICANS. It's all about minority control over the majority, a Christian Nationalist agenda with heavy doses of white supremacy sprinkled throughout. Screw this people! #traitors
🚨 SCIENTISTS MAY HAVE JUST FOUND A WAY TO EXTRACT LITHIUM WITHOUT COOKING ROCKS AT 1,000°C.
And it could completely reshape the battery supply chain.
Researchers at MIT have developed a new room-temperature process that dissolves lithium-bearing rock using a recyclable chemical solution.
The result:
Battery-grade lithium.
Almost zero waste.
And potentially half the cost of conventional hard-rock extraction.
Why this matters:
Right now, extracting lithium from hard rock is expensive, energy-intensive, and produces massive waste. Most of the world’s refining is concentrated in China, even when countries sit on huge lithium reserves.
MIT’s approach changes the game.
Instead of crushing, baking, and throwing away most of the rock, the process breaks the mineral apart and recovers nearly everything:
• Battery-grade lithium salts
• Smelter-grade aluminum
• Cement-ready silica
Even the chemicals are recovered and reused.
The deeper implication is bigger than lithium:
This is a glimpse of “circular mining” where mines stop being giant holes in the ground and become precision material factories. Almost every atom has value.
If it scales:
• More domestic battery production
• Dramatically lower environmental impact
• Reduced dependence on overseas refining
• Cheaper energy storage
• Faster global electrification
The energy transition isn’t just about finding more resources.
It’s about learning how to use the ones we already have far more intelligently.
What happens when mining stops being extraction… and starts becoming chemistry?
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