Washington cherry growers struggle to find pickers
The threat of federal agents raiding orchards is forcing a labor shortage that has caused some Washington producers to leave cherries unpicked or delay their harvests until fruit gets over ripe, which...
Immigration raids are scaring farm workers, leaving Washington cherry growers without enough help to pick their fruit. Crops are wasted and farmers are losing money.
If this continues, family farms and our local food supply could all be in danger of disappearing.
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It canβt happen here?
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Muskβs status as a βspecial government employeeβ limits him to 130 days in the executive branch. However, despite working dailyβdocumented by his own X postsβthey claim he only works one day a week, effectively stretching his limit to 130 weeks. This needs to be brought to Congressβplease share.
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I have not switched sides. #SlavaUkraini
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
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Thanks to everyone who participated nationwide!
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Dr. Francis S. Collins, a renowned geneticist who led the NIH for 12 years, announced his retirement from both the institutes and the fed government. In his parting statement, he delivered a pointed yet measured message regarding the Trump adminβs decision to dismiss hundreds of NIH employees.
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Dr. Collins wrote. βThey are individuals of extraordinary intellect and integrityβselfless, hard-working, generous, and compassionate. They exemplify excellence in every way and deserve the utmost respect and support of all Americans.β
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Elon updated DOGE, claiming to have fixed the mistakes we all pointed out. But instead of correcting them, he just added more false claims. He even inflated his so-called βsavingsβ total from $55 billion to $65 billion, when in reality, the actual increase is only from $2 billion to $2.3 billion.
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- Health and Human Services mix-up β A $150 million savings claim was actually linked to an active $119,000 contract for refrigerated liquid gases, instead of the correct $1.4 million administrative contract.
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Done!
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Former Capitol police officer Michael Fanone when confronting Proud Boys insurrectionist Enrique Tarrio: βYou are a traitor to this country.β
RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone!
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From military service to civil service, Greg has served our country. Federal workers are being scapegoated by the spineless GOP and Musk/Trump. Get back to work, Congress, and Do Your Job. Thank you, Sen. Patty Murray for doing yours in fighting this mess.
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Β‘Viva Mexico! Sheinbaum is one smart Presidente.
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Um JD, your power comes from the same document youβre trying to undermine. Soβ¦.
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"Coristine, as WIRED previously reported, appears to have recently graduated from high school and to have been enrolled at Northeastern University. According to a copy of his resume obtained by WIRED, he spent three months at Neuralink, Muskβs brain-computer interface company, last summer."
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