From the Texas Tribune:
After Mexican officials confirmed case of screwworm in Nov. 2024, USDA, under Joe Biden, closed southern ports of entry to live cattle imports to prevent spread of screwworm into U.S. Move also strained supply of cattle in Texas....
USDA reversed course in Feb 2025, after Trump took office, announcing opening of ports"
BREAKING: Somali FIFA referee Omar Artan was denied entry into the United States upon arriving at Miami International Airport and was sent back to Turkey. Although he was selected to officiate the World Cup and held a valid visa, he was barred at the border due to the U.S. travel ban list, which includes Somalia, per BBC
UPDATE: New World Screwworm is no longer contained to Texas.
USDA says that the infested dog announced earlier today lives in Lea County, New Mexico and will be reclassified as the first detection in that state.
And now a goat in Gillespie County, TX, has also been confirmed.
🧊RECORDING ICE: I got the text of @RepMaxwellFrost’s bill making it illegal for federal agents to stop people from recording their activities.
Notable: Bill would bar feds from threatening a person filming them w/ adding their info or “biometric characteristics” to a database.
I don’t know who was dumber. Trump for listening to Netanyahu and getting us into this war or Netanyahu for thinking that @realDonaldTrump would be someone you can trust as a war time President. Total dumbasses
Honestly telling New Yorkers Trump is the reason Knicks fans can no longer party outside of Madison Square Garden is more dangerous than allowing them to party.
Trump Calling Welker “crooked” “stupid” and then the ultimate—“darling”—for asking him what evidence he has that elections are rigged? What is “crooked” is the money for the ballroom, what is “stupid” are the tariffs. And what is “darling” is a first class journalist.
This the quintessential story of how sports reflects the state of the world. Thousands of fans have waited for Game 3 their whole lives and now they’re priced out of entering the game and can’t even celebrate outside because one billionaire gets to attend the game for free.
@SherylNYT It struck me in reading this that the things he is focused on are typically the purview of the Surgeon General; e.g., "...he is leading in other ways by taking stands on matters of importance to Americans, including healthy eating and tackling chronic disease."