Agriculture
8 unrolled threads about agriculture, each one readable on a single page.
- Jan 12, 2025
I am a 5th generation Southern Californian who grew up in an orange grove and in Hollywood. I fled my home state in 2020. Los Angeles is burning right now because of what We the People have allowed ri...
SummaryA California native argues that LA's current fires are connected to decades of water mismanagement, with billionaires Stewart and Lynda Resnick controlling majority ownership of the state-funded Kern Water Bank and using vast amounts of California's water for pistachio exports while local communities lack clean drinking water and face health crises.26 tweets3 min read - Dec 19, 2024
Congress was moments away from passing a bipartisan funding agreement that would have helped our farmers, seniors, families, and small businesses – almost everybody. Then, a billionaire & Trump s...
SummaryA congressman details how a government shutdown blocked by Trump and Elon Musk prevented passage of a bipartisan funding bill that would have provided relief to farmers, seniors, small businesses, and families through expanded healthcare, disaster aid, farm support, infrastructure funding, and consumer protections.13 tweets2 min read - Mar 4, 2025
🚨 Gavin Newsom & his allies just forced 12 historic family farms & dairies out of Point Reyes National Seashore in California. They claim it’s about saving the environment — but the truth co...
SummaryGovernor Newsom and environmental groups forced 12 family farms and dairies out of Point Reyes National Seashore in California despite a 60-year promise allowing ranching, replacing them with contracted grazing operations. The ranchers received a $30M payout but were silenced under gag orders, raising questions about whether the deal prioritized conservation or political interests.12 tweets1 min read - Dec 14, 2024
🧵🚨 1. Everyone should know the story of Roscoe Filburn, a farmer from Ohio who found himself in the crosshairs of one of the most absurd federal overreaches in history. It’s a tale of government con...
SummaryThis thread recounts the story of Roscoe Filburn, an Ohio farmer fined by the federal government for growing wheat beyond his quota for personal farm use. The Supreme Court's 1938 Wickard v. Filburn decision expanded federal Commerce Clause authority to regulate even non-commercial, intrastate activities, setting a precedent for broad government control that the author argues represents dangerous overreach.14 tweets2 min read - Mar 30, 2026
Thomas Massie is sounding the alarm. Congress is on the brink of passing a liability shield for pesticide companies, like Bayer, who give Americans cancer. Bayer is a foreign company, but Congress w...
SummaryRep. Thomas Massie warns that Congress is about to pass a liability shield in the Farm Bill that would grant Bayer and other pesticide companies immunity from lawsuits for health damages caused by glyphosate, preventing farmers and Americans from suing even if they develop cancer. The bill would protect corporations rather than farmers, contradicting Trump's MAHA movement, and Massie urges people to contact Congress to remove the problematic sections.2 tweets1 min read - Mar 4, 2025
Donald Trump has betrayed America's farmers. Because of his actions many are facing financial catastrophes. Trump froze farmer's funding, broke their contracts, and left them scrambling to make ends...
SummaryThe thread criticizes Trump for freezing farmer funding, breaking government contracts, and abandoning agricultural support shortly after taking office, featuring testimonials from farmers across multiple states expressing frustration over financial hardship and broken commitments.8 tweets1 min read - Jul 5, 2026
Voy a contarles en un hilo mi columna #ElEstructurador El hombre que estructuró la operación para que le regalaran 95 millones a Juan José @LafaurieCabal y le dieran un crédito dirigido a pequeños pro...
SummaryUn investigador expone cómo Indalecio Dangond, dueño de Open Loans, estructuró una operación para que Juan José Lafaurie Cabal (hijo del presidente de Fedegan) recibiera 95 millones en subsidios y crédito de Finagro destinados a pequeños productores, usando documentación falsa y presentándose fraudulentamente. El esquema involucra irregularidades como tierra que no era de su propiedad, contadora que trabaja para su padre, y plazos de pago incompatibles con ciclos de cultivo de palma.12 tweets1 min read - Jul 18, 2026
Cyclospora is just the tip of the iceberg. A parasite spread through human fecal contamination has sickened thousands of Americans. One major cluster was traced to shredded iceberg lettuce grown in ce...
SummaryA Cyclospora outbreak traced to Mexican iceberg lettuce distributed by Sysco highlights growing risks in the centralized, long-distance food supply system. Foodborne illness from leafy greens has surged dramatically since the 1980s, with leafy vegetables now causing an estimated 2.3 million illnesses annually, and the solution may lie in local, small-scale food production rather than industrial agriculture.12 tweets1 min read