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[Agnes Callamard @AgnesCallamard]

Amnesty has an Urgent Action on behalf of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. Israel must release him now. Why oh why such cruelty? Why oh why those with the power to hold Israel authorities accountable for their cruelty failing over and over?

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya should be with his loved ones, and caring for the many many people in need of his skills. The last place where he should be is solitary confinement.

https://t.co/ewJQfpEfpZ

[Adam Crafton @AdamCrafton_]

Story @TheAthleticFC

The International Sports Press Association (AIPS) has written to FIFA claiming that “many” Iranian and African journalists have been denied the necessary visas to cover the World Cup in the United States.

https://t.co/GUgKB86HvB

[Brian Tashman @briantashman]

Most Moral Army in the World in the last 24 hours:

- Shot a baby in the head
- Beat up a random man in a pogrom
- Bombed Lebanese soldiers hours after announcing a truce
- Whistleblower admits they mostly kill unarmed people

And now Congress wants to merge our two militaries

[Real App @realapp]

Paige Bueckers in her career:

256 AST
90 TOV

The fastest player in WNBA history to reach 250+ AST while having under 100 TOV.

[… @ballNhoop]

Paige doing that with a dysfunctional team that sold all her assists every night is very impressive.

[Louisville Democratic Party @LouKYDemParty]

Breonna Taylor would have been 33 years old today.

[WNBA @WNBA]

A tunnel hates to see Paige Bueckers coming 😂

Keeping a straight face during arrivals isn't always easy...catch Bueckers and the @DallasWings taking on the @LASparks at 10pm/ET.

📺 ION | 2026 WNBA Commissioner's Cup presented by @coinbase

[adoverz @adoverz]

@iriscentral_ IMO, there were two games where Karl outcoached the other coach. The second Dallas game and the game against CT.

[🔑-ah @_ItsKiaBITCH]

Dream get the ball and just stand at the 3 pt line til the clock get to 5 then somebody tries to force a shot 😭

[WNBA @WNBA]

One woman offense 💪

Angel Reese gets the rebound and takes it full court for the lay!

ATL-IND | Prime Video | 2026 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup | @coinbase
Tap to watch: https://t.co/okJbeKZvTo

[Quin @Quinthox]

BLOCKED BY REESE!

[Nomadic Warriors for Pritzker⚔️ @Nomads4Pritzker]

So, I've worked in the beef industry. I have a fairly detailed knowledge of beef markets, the supply chain, parasites and parasiticides, etc. Suffice it to say, this is a nightmare scenario, but one we've known was coming since at least 2022.

New World Screwworm was eradicated from North and Central America in the mid-90's. The US gov't (APHIS) funded a program of screwworm drops, where they bred sterile males so that extant populations couldn't reproduce and move northwards. But in 2022 NWS jumped the Darien gap and started moving northwards once again. It's most likely that they came undetected on livestock brought alongside migrants fleeing political instability in South and Central America. Elon Musk/DOGE, of course, cut several monitoring programs that would have detected this exact scenario. The screwworm drops are still funded, but the monitoring programs are what have been cut - a stupid move if there ever was one.

A serious Central/South America policy would have worked hand-in-hand with CA/SA governments to help contain this, but we've never had a serious policy towards South America, not during the Biden years, and especially not under Trump. The USDA broke ground on a sterile screwworm facility in Texas... last month. I worry it's too little, too late.

Screwworm is so dangerous because, unlike other fly larvae, they lay eggs and feed on living flesh. So something like a small scratch (or even bug bite) can quickly becomes infested, and the larvae will burrow into the flesh, growing the wound and attracting more screwworm. They don't only parasitize cattle, but will also feed on wildlife, domestic pets, even humans. Since they have detected screwworms in domesticated cattle right now, it's likely that there is a wild reservoir as well. We can quarantine herds and pets, but we can't quarantine deer and armadillos. They will move, and so will the NWS.

Under normal circumstances, cattle are moved around - a lot. Calves will be sent to stockers through their adolescence, then shipped to feedlots for finishing. A lot of calving operations (like 70%) are small, and small-time producers don't always catch parasite infestations. Cattle moved in-state don't require a certificate of veterinary inspection, so it's easy for an infested animal to be moved without being noticed. Animals crossing state lines do need a CVI, but Texas has such an enormous cattle population (something like 13 million head) that as goes Texas, so goes the nation.

Fortunately, we have a lot of drugs that treat NWS. The FDA has issued several emergency use authorizations in the last year or so. But every input raises the price of beef, and treatment only makes a difference if producers catch an infestation early. If an infestation spreads unnoticed on a large feedlot, it can hit hard, both in terms of cattle that have to be killed, and treatments that then have to be deployed. Producers will spend days at a time running cattle through the chute, inspecting them and applying parasiticides. It costs a lot of money, which is then passed on to the consumer.

What does that mean for you? Beef is a commodity, and just because there's no NWS up here in Illinois doesn't mean that prices won't skyrocket - and they will skyrocket. US herd size is already at record lows, and this will result in culls. Consumer prices also run 18-24 months behind, which means that shocks to the supply chain now are still going to be felt by consumers in 2028.

It's hard to say if our government will be able to muster an effective response - though I don't trust our current administration, which can't even throw a 250th anniversary party, to be able to deal with an ecological issue of this magnitude. It doesn't help that our current USDA secretary is a lawyer and think-tank creature. I don't much trust the state government of Texas either. The industry has also taken the workforce of large animal veterinarians for granted - a monopoly/market power issue that I just can't get in to here.

For me, it comes back to our federal government having an incoherent policy on Central and South America. We knew what was coming, we know what's going to happen, but we cut the program meant to prevent this scenario. Instead of taking those countries seriously as partners, the government has been stupid and domineering.

Here's the kicker: this is what the industry voted for. They might scream, they might get bailed out, but all that means is that you, the consumer, are going to be paying more for beef, plus whatever bailout gets shoveled their way. Until the industry accepts that they are part of a larger system; that they cannot eternally privatize the gains and publicize the losses of beef production; that they need to consider sustainability and stewardship in the management of their operations, this is only going to keep happening. Eventually, they may find that there is very little goodwill for them among the public, and people will decide that a Brazilian ribeye tastes just as good as one from Texas.

[NBC News @NBCNews]

A flesh-eating parasite that had been kept out of U.S. livestock for decades has been detected in Texas, threatening the nation’s cattle industry and food supply at a time when prices are already high. https://t.co/p011Q4crOe

[Sam Richards @MinneapoliSam]

Six vehicles worth of masked ICE thugs broke someone's window, dragged them out and abducted them early yesterday in Minneapolis

[ZealousChoice @ZealousChoice]

He died defending his partner after his house was burned down and his dog was murdered.

His partner is a trans man.

Jonathan should still be here, at home, with his family.

But im told that we dont need pride.

[adoverz @adoverz]

@yrfavesoph I definitely agree with that. I do think it’s unfortunate for her though because it seems like she’s being put in a difficult situation and I don’t think we can really be able to understand that pressure.

[adoverz @adoverz]

@yrfavesoph I’d imagine the Chinese basketball federation wants her to have more minutes in the WNBA but Jose doesn’t really seem to think she fits his system. I could see the federation wanting her to go somewhere else but it seems like Li really likes her teammates.

[Abubaker Abed @AbubakerAbedW]

Israel yesterday kidnapped four women. Two are footballers in the Palestinian National Team.

Their names are: Natali Abu Dia and Rand Halwani.

Is it normal to kidnap footballers, @FIFAcom? Where are sports media organisations? This story should be the headline everywhere.