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AZJonnie

(4,122 posts)
4. Well, the problem with Beltsville is spelled out in the last sentence
Tue May 26, 2026, 01:45 PM
May 26

"where beekeepers can send samples for analysis free of charge."

The billionaire fascists hate it when YOUR government uses YOUR tax dollars to help YOU. That's not what government is for, in their minds. Government is for extracting your tax dollars and showering largesse on themselves and their cronies. They are VERY much into "wealth transfer". They have the plebes in outright culture war, bickering over the supposed "fraud" in various systems, trying to convince the public that "the problem" is that YOUR tax money is going to THOSE undeserving people, due to nefarious "globalist" schemes and the Deep State and all that fucking rot.

Whereas, of course, in reality, "the problem" is that YOUR tax dollars are going straight into the pockets of the Elite, in particular, those who suck up to, and enrich, one Donald J. Trump, who DON'T DO SHIT TO HELP THE PUBLIC with that money if they can possibly avoid doing so.

The Trump regime is biggest FRAUD scheme in all of human history. When the tally is totaled in the end, mark my words, it will be found that a STAGGERING sum of money was distributed to newly-sprung fly-by-night LLC's, who not only never delivered what the taxpayers paid for, but didn't even honestly try to do so in the first place.

It's always projection with these people. The more the regime attempts to focus on "rooting out fraud", the more you know that they're themselves committing fraud.

Anyways, the point in shutting down these types of facilities is that are actually SERVING CITIZENS with their tax dollars, doing something that benefits, frankly, everyone. Trump and his cronies want to take our tax money, and give NOTHING back to anyone. They fundamentally see government as a machine by which they can grift and enrich themselves.

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Bees are essential to US food supply. Irish_Dem May 26 #1
It's like they are deliberately trashing all scientific research that provides actual benefits. Ocelot II May 26 #2
Yup. It's horrible. AloeVera May 26 #5
"Owning the libs" BlueWaveNeverEnd May 26 #8
Sick Mickju May 26 #3
Well, the problem with Beltsville is spelled out in the last sentence AZJonnie May 26 #4
Soon to be replaced with faith-based, ersatz sciencists Torchlight May 26 #6
The Beltsville Ag center is a jewel and has been for generations Botany May 26 #7
Burning America down on his way out BlueWaveNeverEnd May 26 #9
Brilliant. No bees no food. Someone tell him his french fries were once the fruit of a plant. Vinca May 26 #10
so much wrong with this entire thread... mike_c May 26 #15
The word "fruit" is a generic term. For example, a child might be called the "fruit of our loins." Vinca May 26 #16
Honey bees aren't native to North America Kaleva May 26 #11
Bee labs aren't just for the management of honey bees but for the protection of native bees Ocelot II May 26 #14
Which supports what I said Kaleva May 27 #18
And which is why the closing of the USDA bee lab is such a disaster. Ocelot II May 27 #19
Does F45 intend to turn the soon-to-be vacant building into a private prison??? nt in2herbs May 26 #12
Everything Dump touches dies sakabatou May 26 #13
More destructiveness from drumphf! Hopefully something like ... electric_blue68 May 26 #17
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