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Natalie Winters@nataliegwinters · Aug 13, 2026

🚨EXCLUSIVE: The @USDA is spending MILLIONS to build a Muslim halal food pipeline into American PUBLIC SCHOOLS. This…

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A Twitter thread alleges the USDA is funding a halal food production pipeline for U.S. public schools, citing millions in grants to Five Pillars Butchery for a halal meal production lab and slaughtering facility in Maine, with claims the model could expand nationally.

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    🚨EXCLUSIVE: The @USDA is spending MILLIONS to build a Muslim halal food pipeline into American PUBLIC SCHOOLS. This isn’t just funding a few alternative lunches. Washington is financing the producers, the halal slaughterhouse AND a “HALAL MEAL PRODUCTION LAB” for K-12 schools. 🧵

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    USDA awarded Five Pillars Butchery $1.5 MILLION for a “Halal Meal Production Lab” serving K-12 students, beginning with public schools in Auburn and Waterville, Maine. One student’s review: “Halal chicken patties allahu akbar!!!”

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    But Washington is also funding where the meat comes from. USDA separately awarded Five Pillars another $2.68 MILLION to construct a new halal slaughter and processing facility. USDA itself describes it as a: “Muslim-owned halal slaughter and processing facility.”

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    The federally backed facility is expected to eventually process nearly ONE MILLION pounds of halal meat annually. And USDA funding goes even further upstream. Another $65,150 went toward developing the livestock cooperative supplying the halal processing system.

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    And they want this to SCALE. Rep. Chellie Pingree said lessons from these federally funded Maine projects could become a model “nationally.” The USDA program behind this grant remains active and is scheduled to run through 2028.

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    If you think this is bad, you should see what else I’ve found. More exclusive reporting on my @Substack ⬇️ NatalieGWinters.Substack.com