In 1985, Illinois corn farmer Herman Warsaw is pictured standing in a field with his record-breaking harvest, which reached an extraordinary 370 bushels per acre.
His achievement was especially remarkable given where it began. When Warsaw and his family purchased the farm in 1941, the soil was depleted and yielding only around 38 bushels per acre. Rather than accept those limits, he spent decades rebuilding the land through careful soil management and intensive study of crop production. His approach emphasized deep root development, soil fertility, optimal plant spacing, residue management, and continuously identifying and removing constraints on yield.
By 1985, he achieved 370 bushels per acre on a measured, non-irrigated test plot—a world record at the time. The result was particularly striking because it depended entirely on natural rainfall and soil capacity, requiring roots capable of reaching deep moisture reserves during dry periods.
Warsaw gained widespread recognition among farmers and agricultural researchers, who viewed his fields as a living experiment. Visitors from around the world came to observe his methods and learn how exhausted farmland could be transformed into highly productive soil systems.
Between 1975 and 1989, his test plots averaged 274 bushels per acre, demonstrating that the 1985 record was not an anomaly but the outcome of a long-term, consistent agricultural system.
In 1923, Buster Keaton suffered a serious injury after failing a rooftop jump during filming. Hurt badly enough to remain bedridden for three days, he still kept the genuine accident in the finished movie because the production couldn’t afford a reshoot.
ProPublica, medio ganador del Premio Pulitzer, publicó que fiscales federales tenían evidencia sólida de un esquema de drogas a cambio de votos en las cárceles de Puerto Rico.
La investigación fue paralizada cuando llegó Trump a la presidencia.
El PIP ya presentó legislación en Cámara y Senado para investigarlo. Porque esto no es un bochinche. Es un ataque a nuestra democracia.
Y los que nos acusaban de querer traer un narcoestado resulta que eran ellos.
#OtD 30 Nov 1930 legendary Irish-born dressmaker and worker-organiser, Mother Jones, died in Maryland, US. Co-founder of the @IWW, she organised for multiple unions and, in 1902, was called dubbed "the most dangerous woman in America" https://t.co/ozKXs12iBW
#OtD 19 Nov 1915 Joe Hill, Swedish-American @IWW union member and songwriter was executed by firing squad for a murder he did not commit. In his final letter he wrote: "don't waste any time in mourning. Organize." Learn more in this book: https://t.co/NPCXyGeuTg
So we are bragging about approximately .24 per hour based on a 40 hour work week. On “average “ so this is the median rate we are proud of. MAGA must do better at math.
Not surprisingly, Trump’s overall tax and tariff proposals would make the very rich much richer and working families poorer.
If you earn less than $360,000 a year, your taxes are going to go way up.
If you’re in the top 1%? Don’t worry. You’ll save big.