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55,000 Pounds Of Frozen Blueberries Recalled For Listeria The blueberries were distributed in Michigan, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and in Canada.

The blueberries were distributed in Michigan, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and in Canada.

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Trump’s Latest Deportation Tactic: Targeting Immigrants With Minor Family Court Cases Should a dad be deported for leaving his toddlers alone at home for a half hour 15 years ago? The Trump administration says yes in a pending court case with sweeping implications for both the immigrat...

In 2010, an undocumented farmworker from Mexico received a misdemeanor citation for leaving his two young kids alone to buy them pajamas at Walmart.

The Trump administration says this now merits deportation in a potentially wide-reaching court case.

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Zohran Mamdani Promised City-Owned Groceries. Atlanta Already Has One When major chains refused to open in downtown Atlanta, Mayor Andre Dickens carved his own path forward

One of Zohran Mamdani's key campaign pledges was municipal grocery stores. Atlanta has him beat--the city opened one up last summer and has another coming soon. www.bonappetit.com/story/zohran...

25.02.2026 16:21 — 👍 15 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

Casey Means pledges focus on food as first MAHA surgeon general Despite plenty of criticism, wellness influencer and physician Casey Means appears likely to be confirmed as surgeon general — and she’s planning to focus on food.

Despite plenty of criticism, wellness influencer and physician Casey Means appears likely to be confirmed as surgeon general — and she’s planning to focus on food.

foodfix.co/casey-means-...

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MAHA unleashes on White House after Trump backs pesticide MAHA advocates promptly denounced the move and said it would threaten Republicans’ chances in the midterms.

Some background on the fallout from the executive order with MAHA. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

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POLITICO Pro: Rollins says the MAHA alliance is unchanged by Trump's pesticide EO The Agriculture secretary said MAHA icon Robert F. Kennedy Jr. understands that the order was a national security priority.

ICYMI: USDA Sec. Brooke Rollins told me in a brief interview that the administration's alliance with MAHA is unchanged despite the president's order boosting glyphosate production, the active ingredient in Roundup.

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27.02.2026 19:33 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Today in @politico.com's Morning Ag:

🍞 Dems are making food and agricultural monopolies a centerpiece of their affordability pitch ahead of the midterms.

📂 USDA announced a new filing system for farmers via a multi-million dollar contract with Palantir.

🐔 Bird flu in PA is bad right now.

27.02.2026 19:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

California fast food workers, still reeling from ICE raids, demand employers step up Union-backed pledge urges fast food employers to protect workers’ rights as immigration raids fuel fear and walkouts

@cafastfoodunion.org are pushing fast food franchises to step up and support their workers' rights amid ongoing ICE operations and raids

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Feeding America names former VA Secretary Denis McDonough CEO /PRNewswire/ -- The Feeding America Board of Directors announced today that Denis McDonough will become the organization's Chief Executive Officer, effective...

Feeding America names former VA Sec. Denis McDonough as CEO.

www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

25.02.2026 16:46 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

U.S. Forest Service Stops Issuing Firefighter Pants That Contain PFAS, Following ProPublica’s Reporting Officials at the agency knew about the use of potentially dangerous “forever chemicals” in protective gear years before publicly acknowledging the issue, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.

NEW: ProPublica recently reported that the U.S. Forest Service knowingly issued protective gear containing PFAS to wildland firefighters.

The agency says it has now stopped distributing those garments.

By @abestreep.bsky.social

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Trump attacks Supreme Court justices after he is handed a major tariff loss The president excoriated the court hours after its decision to strike down his tariffs.

Trump attacks Supreme Court justices after he is handed a major tariff loss

20.02.2026 18:35 — 👍 71 🔁 14 💬 16 📌 1

MAHA unleashes on White House after Trump backs pesticide MAHA advocates promptly denounced the move and said it would threaten Republicans’ chances in the midterms.

The WH is walking a tightrope as it works to please #MAHA and court traditional GOP allies.

With the glyphosate EO, that challenge became stark.

“Are people happy about it? No, but there’s a logic here that’s pretty undeniable,” a WH official said.

w/ Cheyenne Haslett for @politico.com

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"Descendants of enslaved people are fighting an attempt to use eminent domain to carve a spur through one of Georgia’s largest Black‑owned farms."

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Scooplet in @politico.com's Morning Ag newsletter:

Coca-Cola has left the top trade group the Consumer Brands Association as the packaged food and beverage industry struggles to respond to the Make America Healthy Again movement.

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20.02.2026 18:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Bit of a Shocker: PETA Opposing Cage-Free Eggs, Issues White Paper on Consumers Misled into Paying Higher Prices While Birds Still Suffer | PETA In a surprising turn of events that challenges widespread assumptions about food labels, PETA is publicly opposing so-called “cage-free” eggs after a

PETA announces they're no longer supporting cage-free eggs.

www.peta.org/media/news-r...

19.02.2026 20:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft A database left accessible to anyone online contained billions of records, including sensitive personal data that criminals appear to have not yet exploited.

NEW: Yet another reason why Social Security numbers should no longer be used for verifying your identity. @lhn.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/a-mega...

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The Voracious Vine That ‘Ate the South’ Can Also Fuel Wildfires - Inside Climate News Brought to the United States as an ornamental porch decoration, the kudzu vine has reshaped itself into ladder fuel for wildfires.

One simple spark, and dried-out kudzu vines could easily catch fire. That’s especially problematic when they’ve climbed trees.

17.02.2026 18:35 — 👍 14 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 2

Snow/ice on the ground doesn’t end a severe drought.

The 6–9" that fell Jan. 25 equaled only ~2" of rain — and we entered January already 10+ inches below normal after six dry months. February is running ~0.75" below normal.

One storm can’t erase a long-term deficit.

More info at cwg.live

17.02.2026 16:44 — 👍 43 🔁 12 💬 3 📌 2

RFK Jr. wants states to ban junk food. No one knows what counts. Retailers are scrambling to find out what thousands of foods will no longer be eligible under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program come January.

I wrote about this in more detail back in December, too.

www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

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Kennedy is banning junk food from SNAP. Our quiz shows what counts.

Over the weekend, 2 more states began new restrictions on junk food in #SNAP.

RFK Jr. has made these policies a keystone of his Make America Healthy Again agenda, but each state has their own plan, complicating this SNAP overhaul.

Our quiz helps illustrate that:

@politico.com

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Black Residents Win Key Ruling in ‘Cancer Alley’ Environmental Racism Case The lawsuit could force a jury to decide if turning Black communities into sacrifice zones is a legacy of slavery.

A judge ruled that groups representing residents of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley can proceed with their landmark lawsuit seeking a pause on toxic industrial plants in two majority‑Black districts

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The farm has been in his family since 1837. Don Guinnip may be the last to run it. A fifth-generation farmer stares down a future in which his land is no longer tended by someone in the family. It’s new territory for everyone.

A fifth-generation farmer stares down a future in which his land is no longer tended by someone in the family. It’s new territory for everyone. on.wsj.com/46EmwGM

15.02.2026 02:03 — 👍 42 🔁 21 💬 11 📌 7

Kennedy is banning junk food from SNAP. Our quiz shows what counts.

The Trump administration is pushing states to revamp the #SNAP program by banning some junk foods.

But every state is slightly different.

We came up with a quiz to show just how confusing this can be for SNAP participants and retailers.

@politico.com

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14.02.2026 17:00 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

BEEF RECALL: USDA announces CS Beef is recalling more than 20k pounds of ground beef for possible contamination with E.Coli.

www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-aler...

12.02.2026 19:46 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years. As early as 2021, government officials were alerted to the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in pants used by wildland firefighters, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.

SCOOP from @abestreep.bsky.social: Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years.

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Capitol agenda: House set to rebuke Trump’s tariffs The House is set to rebuke Donald Trump’s signature economic policy Wednesday following Speaker Mike Johnson’s failure late last night to contain GOP unrest over the administration’s trade war. The chamber will vote on a resolution offered by Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks (N.Y.) to overturn the president’s Canadian tariffs. It comes after GOP Reps. Kevin Kiley of California, Don Bacon of Nebraska and Thomas Massie of Kentucky sided with Democrats to tank a procedural rule, which contained a provision GOP leaders have relied upon for months to prevent members from voting to undermine Trump’s trade agenda. “I don’t think that the House should be limiting the authority of members and enlarging the power of leadership at the expense of our members,” Kiley told POLITICO. Now the House will vote Wednesday afternoon on the Meeks resolution. And thanks to a combination of Johnson’s razor-thin majority, Democratic unity and expected Republican defections, that measure is expected to be approved — it’s only a question of, by how much. Besides Kiley, Bacon and Massie, keep an eye on Republican Reps. Dan Newhouse (Wash.) and Zach Nunn (Iowa), who held out on voting for the rule Tuesday night before eventually folding. Newhouse in particular was subject to a full-court press on the House floor from House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Majority Whip Tom Emmer. Reps. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) and Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) have also been uneasy about the tariffs. No longer held back, Democrats can and likely will continue to force votes on other resolutions to overturn Trump’s tariffs on goods from Mexico and Brazil, following the example of senators who have successfully voted across party lines to curb the administration’s trade activities. “What we want to show is that really this should be a bipartisan issue,” Meeks told reporters Tuesday. “The American people are watching to see what we do in this issue.” What else we’re watching: — DHS negotiations: Senate Majority Leader John Thune took the first procedural step Tuesday toward allowing the Senate to vote on another DHS funding punt. But Democratic support will be necessary to get a continuing resolution for the agency over the finish line. A DHS shutdown at the end of the week is near certain, with no deal in sight. — Schumer seeks Venezuela probe: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) are rolling out legislation Wednesday that would direct the Government Accountability Office to investigate the Trump administration’s handling of proceedings from Venezuelan oil sales. Their bill, shared first with POLITICO, would require GAO to launch the audit within 30 days and report its findings to Congress within 90 days of completion. — Bondi in the hot seat: Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday as the Department of Justice faces scrutiny over its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, prosecution of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and response to the fatal shootings by federal agents of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota. Calen Razor, James Bikales and Hailey Fuchs contributed to this report.

Capitol agenda: House set to rebuke Trump’s tariffs

11.02.2026 13:01 — 👍 60 🔁 18 💬 2 📌 1

A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., on foot, completing a 15-week trek for peace from Texas apnews.com/article/budd...

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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund

Even a small contribution goes a long way:

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04.02.2026 19:51 — 👍 11 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0

America Runs on Sucking A brief history of straws and American consumption

"Ideally, by drinking a coffee while you drive to work, you are saving it so that you can have more enjoyment in your life elsewhere, but in all likelihood you’re saving time so you can clock in earlier and clock out later." gourmetmagazine.net/nation-of-su...

04.02.2026 14:46 — 👍 19 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Washington Post eliminates sports department and reduces overseas journalists, AP source says The troubled Washington Post has begun implementing large-scale cutbacks, including eliminating its sports department and shrinking the number of journalists it stations overseas.

BREAKING: The Washington Post eliminates its sports department and reduces overseas journalists in large-scale cuts, an AP source says.

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