Monday, March 10, 2025

Reading archive 2025-03-10

Mitch McConnell and the President He Calls ‘Despicable’: An audience with the former Republican leader

The Real Cost of Backyard Eggs: Hens are wonderful to keep, but they lay the most expensive eggs you’ll ever buy.

Trump Is Nero While Washington Burns: ‘Trump’s message is that being his ally serves no purpose, because he will not defend you.’ - "Europe is at a crucial juncture of its history. The American shield is slipping away, Ukraine risks being abandoned, and Russia is being strengthened. Washington has become the court of Nero: an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a buffoon on ketamine tasked with purging the civil service.

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"I have confidence in the solidity of American democracy, and the country is already protesting. But in one month, Trump has done more harm to America than in the four years of his last presidency. We were at war with a dictator; now we are fighting against a dictator supported by a traitor."

Rat poison is sickening and killing D.C. wildlife, study finds: Dead and dying animals brought to a rescue center were tested for rat poison — 85 percent were positive. - "'It’s happening in bald eagles from Boston and other wildlife all the way down to the Potomac River,' Corrigan said. Rodenticides 'have been found in songbirds because they feed on ants, and ants feed on the poison bait. It’s a bad, bad situation.'"

Trump’s Justice Dept. ousts national security officials in latest purge: The transferring of at least three national security officials amounts to a complete gutting of leadership in the highly sensitive National Security Division.

Md. confirms measles case; Dulles Airport travelers may have been exposed: A Howard County resident contracted the virus during international travel, public health officials said.

Chinese tariffs on U.S. farm products take effect as trade tensions mount: Canada and Mexico have held talks with the Trump administration to stave off tariffs, but China has embarked on a tit-for-tat approach. That could soon change.

A trade war could hit these communities hardest: Chinese and Canadian retaliatory tariffs are aimed at agricultural, manufacturing and energy sectors that employ millions of Americans.

Farmers are caught in a political brawl over climate and DEI language: Biden funded farm projects that mention climate change. Trump wants to cut them. Farmers say they just want the money they were promised to preserve their land.

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