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Covid-related slaughterhouse shutdowns in the US are leading to fears of meat shortages and price rises, while farmers are being forced to consider “depopulating” their animals.
More than 20 slaughterhouses have been forced to close, although some have subsequently reopened. On Tuesday President Trump issued an executive order to keep slaughterhouses open which would, he said, help solve liability problems for meat companies.
At least two million animals have already reportedly been culled on farm, and that number is expected to rise. Approved methods for slaughtering poultry include slow suffocation by covering them with foam, or by shutting off the ventilation into the barns.
A nationwide advisory issued last Friday by the US Department of Agriculture and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said state veterinarians and government officials would be ready to assist with culls, or “depopulation”, if alternatives could not be found.
The advisory was described by Leah Garcés, president of US welfare organisation Mercy for Animals, as a clear indication of a national farm animal emergency. Garcés told the Guardian that chickens are most at risk, followed by piglets. “Chickens are bred for speedy growth and are meant to be slaughtered at between 42 and 47 days. After that they die.”
Political leaders in Iowa – the biggest pig producing state in the US – have warned that producers could be forced to kill 700,000 pigs a week due to meat plant slowdowns or closures. The situation has been exacerbated by consolidation within the sector, with the number of meat plants having fallen by half in 45 years.
An 8 April letter from the chicken producer Allen Harim, seen as a photo by the Guardian, said that as of 10 April the company “will begin depopulating flocks in the field”. The letter went on to tell contract farmers that “growers, whose flocks we depopulate, will be fairly compensated”. It was signed by Michele V Minton, director of live operations.
In response to reports that nearly 2 million chickens have already been killed, trade body Delmarva Poultry Industry (DPI) told local media that methods used to “depopulate” flocks are accepted by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
In a letter this month to leading poultry companies, Mercy for Animals called AVMA culling methods – which include water-based foam generators, whole-house gassing and ventilation shutdown – inhumane.
Foaming means covering hens with a layer of foam that blocks their airways, gradually suffocating them over several minutes. Ventilation shutdown, meanwhile, although described by the AVMA as “not preferred”, is one of the cruellest, but cheapest options, said Garcés. “Shutting down broiler chicken house ventilation systems means animals die of organ failure due to overheating, as temperatures quickly rise.”
An AVMA spokesperson said the guidelines list several methods of depopulation that may be considered in emergency situations. “Each decision to depopulate animals is unique, and the myriad factors surrounding that decision and those animals need to be considered on a case-by-case basis to determine the most appropriate method in that situation, with as much consideration given to the welfare of the animals as practicable.”
Tyson Foods, one of America’s largest meat producers, has closed or reduced production at several facilities throughout the US, including a pork-processing plant in Iowa, where several workers tested positive for Covid-19. Tyson plants in Texas and Indiana also closed. Other facilities, including a Smithfield Foods pork plant in South Dakota, and a JBS beef plant in Wisconsin, have announced temporary shutdowns.
On Sunday Tyson chairman, John Tyson, warned in a blog post that: “In addition to meat shortages, this is a serious food waste issue. Farmers across the nation simply will not have anywhere to sell their livestock to be processed, when they could have fed the nation. Millions of animals – chickens, pigs and cattle – will be depopulated because of the closure of our processing facilities. The food supply chain is breaking.”
In a 14 April statement, the president of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), Howard Roth, said that the combination of restaurant and slaughterhouse suspensions meant pigs “are backing up on farms with nowhere to go, leaving farmers with tragic choices to make [because] hog farmers have nowhere to move their hogs.”
A spokesperson for the NPPC said: “On the topic of euthanasia, our farmers are focused on doing the right thing for their animals and employees while raising food for consumers. Euthanasia is always a devastating last resort for any farmer. However, when farmers cannot send pigs to market, barns can become overcrowded, limiting access to food and water and present significant animal welfare challenges. The farmers we represent believe it is unethical to allow any animal to suffer.”
Slaughterhouses are acknowledged to be the vulnerable point in the meat supply chain. A huge amount of consolidation in the last few decades means that both the US and EU have fewer, larger meat processing plants.
When a single US Tyson beef plant was shut down by a fire last summer, it caused a market shock that some called “historically significant”. The margins for beef carcasses doubled, while prices for live cattle fell. This is because shutdowns mean farmers may not be able to take their cattle to slaughter, and will then face unexpected costs in feed and care.
“It is not a broken system by any means,” said senior analyst with Agribusiness Intelligence in Memphis, Adam Speck.
“It is a black swan event. There are hogs available. We are full to the brim. But when we are down about 23% in hog harvesting capacity and we can’t process at normal rates, then the only option is to depopulate.”
“Chickens have a super-short life. I understand they started euthanising them about the second week of April and the cull must be in the millions now. We might be down about 10% of current chicken availability now.”
“It’s going to be painful for the next few weeks until about mid-May when hopefully processing plants start to come back online.”
In Europe, by contrast, the situation appears reversed, as slaughterhouses remain open and intensive pig and poultry farmers benefit from lockdown shopping sprees for home cooking.
“The main cause of the supply chain problems in the US seems to be Covid-19 and the number of sick workers at slaughterhouses,” said Professor Peter Sandøe at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Food and Resource Economics.
In Denmark, a major European exporter of pork and chicken, slaughterhouses are still running and “intensive pig and poultry farmers are doing OK thanks to consumer demands both locally and in the countries’ we are exporting to,” said Sandøe.
In the UK the situation appears to be similar. “The irony is that smaller, more sustainable farmers are the hardest hit while supermarkets in the UK stock up on the cheapest, most intensively reared pork and poultry,” said Patrick Holden, dairy farmer and founder of the Sustainable Food Trust.
59 Comments on "Millions of farm animals culled as US food supply chain chokes up"
makati1 on Wed, 6th May 2020 2:28 am
Hmm. Then I guess I am lucky living here in the province of the Philippines where the farms are neighbors, and I can buy all the pork, chicken and beef I want, not to mention ocean fish, veggies and fruits. ^_^
Abraham van Helsing on Wed, 6th May 2020 3:48 am
Making fat-shaming great again!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8290581/SARAH-VINE-Wholl-dare-face-facts-obesity-Covid-19.html
“SARAH VINE: Who’ll dare to face the facts on obesity and Covid-19?”
The main reason why BoJo almost died, as he confessed to Donnie, namely BoJo = fattie:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8211051/Boris-Johnson-came-close-death-battle-against-coronavirus.html
“‘The NHS saved my life’: Boris Johnson pays tribute to hospital medics saying ‘I can’t thank them enough’ and friends reveal he came close to death – as coronavirus claims 917 UK lives in 24 hours”
Being fat = eating out of boredom.
Dooma on Wed, 6th May 2020 3:49 am
I guess this is what they mean by the term “choke the chicken”.
Abraham van Helsing on Wed, 6th May 2020 3:53 am
“ALEX BRUMMER: Just 332 under-45s have died in UK from Corona. It’s madness to keep them from work while our economy burns”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8290353/ALEX-BRUMMER-Madness-45s-work-economy-burns.html
We are destroying our economies out of super-humanism, just to keep edacious 81-year old’s alive. But we have become such snowflakes we need a no-nonsense jew to openly state the obvious:
https://www.der-postillon.com/2020/04/palmer-rente.html
“We are keeping alive people who are about to die anyway”.
Abraham van Helsing on Wed, 6th May 2020 4:03 am
“How 1918 Spanish flu pandemic helped spark the rise of the Nazi party, says US bank”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8289801/1918-Spanish-flu-pandemic-linked-rise-Nazi-party-federal-paper-reveals.html
BS. Read all Hitler’s speeches…
http://www.worldfuturefund.org/wffmaster/Reading/Hitler%20Speeches/Hitler%20Key%20Speeches%20Index.htm
…to verify that the Nazi party was about TWO things ONLY:
– roll-back the injustice of Versailles and retake all lost German territories
– prevent “jewish communism” from taking over Germany, like it had done to Russia, with disastrous consequence (expect similar developments in a US theater near you, after Donnie will have left the scene)
The “Spanish Flu” was a deliberate Washington policy to infect US soldiers who were sent to Europe in order to infect the entire European battles scene.
I wouldn’t be surprised if those US soldiers who joined the military games in Wuhan were infected with Corona for exactly the same purpose: weaken a geopolitical adversary.
http://www.realjewnews.com/?p=1438
Not that the jewish “US Bank”, the DailyFail refers to, is interested in those kinda revelations.
Davy on Wed, 6th May 2020 4:37 am
“The “Spanish Flu” was a deliberate Washington policy to infect US soldiers who were sent to Europe in order to infect the entire European battles scene. I wouldn’t be surprised if those US soldiers who joined the military games in Wuhan were infected with Corona for exactly the same purpose: weaken a geopolitical adversary.”
Liar
makati1 on Wed, 6th May 2020 5:09 am
Gotta side with Abe/Cloggie on the US deliberately sending the corona virus to China, considering that it is fighting WW3 against China with every method imaginable except bullets and bombs and the games were a perfect opportunity. Also considering that the US lost the games big time. CIA agents?
The US has done worse before with diseases grown in its 400 plus biolabs around the world over the years.(No refs. Do your own research if you don’t believe me.)
But it seems to have boomeranged and will take down the US instead. Maybe that is the elite’s goal to cover up the ongoing collapse of the US economy and democracy? We shall see. Pass the popcorn.
Davy on Wed, 6th May 2020 6:06 am
“Gotta side with Abe/Cloggie on the US deliberately sending the corona virus to China, considering that it is fighting WW3 against China with every method imaginable except bullets and bombs and the games were a perfect opportunity. Also considering that the US lost the games big time. CIA agents?”
The bulk of the evidence is pointing to China. I have 50 articles on this subject with maybe 5 that are the conspiracy of the CIAvirus BS. The overwhelming evidence points to a malicious CCP cover up that allowed the world to be infected. Further on in criminality the CCP is now using disinformation to coerce nations to not blame China. It is also using disinformation to blame the US. The CCP is attempting to deflect global blame for this criminality and digging itself deeper into a hole of being wrong and untrustworthy.
The virus likely started out as an accident in WIV lab. The western world and China deserve blame for funding and the study of such viruses. So, if there had been no criminality by the CCP in a cover up the blame should be equitable. Honesty from the start would have allowed equitable blame. The criminality does not start from the accident because this accident could have happened in multiple places globally. All these research stations share and cooperate on these experiments in some form. The criminality is with the coverup and the disinformation of the CCP covering up the coverup. The coverup was the real mistake that spread the virus across the globe. This is how lies work and why China is losing the battle for global public opinion.
joe on Wed, 6th May 2020 8:27 am
Coronavirus? What about the other pandemics? 1.5mil to die of TB as the world frets listening to social media and the Democrats/CIAMedia.
The world was wrecked to spite trump for a common cold virus
“https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-lockdown-could-lead-nearly-15-million-extra-tb-deaths/”
Duncan Idaho on Wed, 6th May 2020 8:46 am
What’s the Difference Between Corporate CEOs and Pigs?
(For starters, pigs are remarkably intelligent animals with a sense of social responsibility to the common good of the group.)
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/05/06/whats-difference-between-corporate-ceos-and-pigs
joe on Wed, 6th May 2020 8:55 am
Why use Islamic slurs? You like ISIS? The biggest pigs of all are the elites of the third world ie brown and black elites. Obama’s fathers people butcherd Christian’s for oil….
peaceful day 13 on Wed, 6th May 2020 9:26 am
greetings tiny little small big brother joe supertard
can you help explain why my search for “muslima croissant” previously yield thousands of images but absolutely zero now
does it mean infiltration of muzzies is complete?
like they say of muhadmad the pedifiler, peace be upon you brother (not saying u’re a pedifiler)
Davy on Wed, 6th May 2020 10:06 am
“China Warns Of Possible Armed Conflict With US Over Coronavirus Backlash”
https://tinyurl.com/yb53j3ym zero hedge
“An internal report presented to Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders concludes that global anti-China sentiment is at a level not seen since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, and recommends preparing for a worst-case scenario of armed conflict with the United States, The report, created by the China Institutes of Contemporary Internal Relations (CICIR) – which is affiliated with the Ministry of State Security – suggests that the wave of anti-China sentiment is led by the United States, which sees China’s rise as a global superpower as a threat to Western democracies. China’s Xi has shaped the country’s military into a fighting force equipped to win modern wars – expanding air and naval capabilities and reach in a challenge to over 70 years of US dominance in Asia. China’s foreign ministry is now calling for peace and cooperation, saying “the sound and steady development of China-U.S. relations” are in the best interests of both countries and the international community, and that “any words or actions that engage in political manipulation or stigmatization under the pretext of the pandemic, including taking the opportunity to sow discord between countries, are not conducive to international cooperation against the pandemic.”
“Trump, meanwhile, announced that he will cut off funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) for being “very China-centric.”
go trump !
JuanP on Wed, 6th May 2020 11:51 am
China Warns Of Possible Armed Conflict With US Over Coronavirus Backlash
An internal report presented to Chinese President IR) – which is affiliated with the Ministry of State Security – suggests that the wave of anti-China sentiment is led by the United States, which sees China’s rise as a global superpower as a threat to Western democracies. China’s Xi has shaped the country’s military into a fighting force equipped to win modern wars – expanding air and naval capabilities and reach in a challenge to over 70 years of US dominance in Asia. China’s foreign ministry is now calling for peace and cooperation, saying the sound and steady Trump, meanwhile, announced that he will cut off funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) for being “very China-centric.”development of China-U.S. relations” are in the best interests of both countries and the international community, and that “any words or actions that engage in political manipulation or stigmatization under the pretext of the pandemic, including taking the opportunity to sow discord Xi Jinping and other top leaders concludes that global anti-China sentiment is at a level not seen since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, and recommends preparing for a worst-case scenario of armed conflict with the United States, The report, created by the China Institutes of Contemporary Internal Relations (CICbetween countries, are not conducive to international cooperation against the pandemic.
trump go!
har on Wed, 6th May 2020 11:58 am
JuanP on Wed, 6th May 2020 11:51 am
China Warns Of Possible Armed Conflict With US Over Coronavirus Backlash
An internal report presented
yes supertard,
china and russia use low english and threatening lanugage is nothing new.
that’s the way supremacist chinese operate. chinese supremacist professor said their system change 4 years, ours is permanent and superior
Davy on Wed, 6th May 2020 12:11 pm
“The “Spanish Flu” was a deliberate Washington policy to infect US soldiers who were sent to Europe in order to infect the entire European battles scene. I wouldn’t be surprised if those US soldiers who joined the military games in Wuhan were infected with Corona for exactly the same purpose: weaken a geopolitical adversary.”
Liar
Actually, I have take that back. Now that I actually look at the evidence and think about it even a little, this makes perfect sense. My governments fingerprints are all over this covid-19 thing and I have been ignoring the obvious for far too long. I mean, you would have to be some kind of dumbass to believe my government, and probably Israels as well, are not behind this in a major way. I feel like something of a dunce for trying to insist otherwise, but that is in the past now. I mean who was I trying to fool here? Embarrassing to think I was trying to convince, not sure who, that someone ate some bats brains from a take-out joint in Wuhan and then went straight to a not-so-secret biowar-Lab where they modified it, then released it in a plot to bring down America. Stupid, I know, but when you can’t think for yourself, you say things like that. A lot.
In any event, a big hug and a thank you to all the the excellent contributors and writers at Global Research and New Eastern Outlook in particular, for helping set me straight on this most important issue. If they can help me see the light, maybe they can help your dumbass as well.
Duncan Idaho on Wed, 6th May 2020 12:14 pm
Are You Willing to Die for Donald Trump and His Billionaire Buddies?
https://buzzflash.com/articles/thom-hartmann-are-you-willing-to-die-for-donald-trump-and-his-billionaire-buddies
JuanP on Wed, 6th May 2020 12:15 pm
“The “Spanish Flu” was a deliberate Washington policy to infect US soldiers who were sent to Europe in order to infect the entire European battles scene. I wouldn’t be surprised if those US soldiers who joined the military games in Wuhan were infected with Corona for exactly the same purpose: weaken a geopolitical adversary.”
Liar
, but that is in the past now. I mean who was I trying to fool here? Embarrassing to think I was trying to convince, not sure who, that someone ate some bats brains from a take-out joint in Wuhan and then went straight to a not-so-secret biowar-Lab where they modified it, In any event, a big hug and a thank you to all the the excellent contributors and writers at Global Research and New Eastern Outlook in particular, for helping set me straight on this most important issue. If they can help me see the light, maybe they can help your dumbass as well. then released it in a plot to bring down America. Stupid, I know, but when you can’t think for yourself, you say things like that. A lot.Actually, I have take that back. Now that I actually look at the evidence and think about it even a little, this makes perfect sense. My governments fingerprints are all over this covid-19 thing and I have been ignoring the obvious for far too long. I mean, you would have to be some kind of dumbass to believe my government, and probably Israels as well, are not behind this in a major way. I feel like something of a dunce for trying to insist otherwise
Duncan Idaho on Wed, 6th May 2020 12:22 pm
(“Live and let die” ought to be Donald Trump’s epitaph)
Richard Guenette on Wed, 6th May 2020 12:23 pm
The backbone of the global economy are the workers. They have the right to know, the right to refuse dangerous work. Workers in all countries must unite against the enemy: capitalism (which bloats the already super-rich and bleeds dry the poor).
Richard Guenette on Wed, 6th May 2020 12:26 pm
Time to eliminate both wealth and poverty. Increase production and distribution of resources.
Richard Guenette on Wed, 6th May 2020 12:34 pm
Money is the root of all evil.
dissident on Wed, 6th May 2020 12:34 pm
Funny how all this produce and meat is being removed from the supply chain when I am seeing shortages and lower grade product at my local Costco and supermarkets. Some “free” market.
Davy on Wed, 6th May 2020 12:35 pm
No JuanP, makatoo is the root of all evil.
Dumbass
Richard Guenette on Wed, 6th May 2020 12:36 pm
Would the world benefit from vegetarianism and veganism?
Abraham van Helsing on Wed, 6th May 2020 1:20 pm
Dutch news: Sweden did everything right, Stockholm has achieved herd immunity with 40% infected! Sweden has a comparable per capita death-rate as other EU countries (3000 total), but its economy came out best.
EU: in 2020 contraction of 7%
Growth 2021 6%
Netherlands is gradually coming out of lockdown.
Next week hairdresser.
June: terrasses
etc.
JuanP on Wed, 6th May 2020 1:26 pm
No Richard, i am the root of all evil. I worship satan.
Dumbass
ask urself cui bono muzzies on Wed, 6th May 2020 1:57 pm
conspiracy right in the open
china has been threatening america for as far as we could remmeber. they use low english and they just threatened again
china lied about beervirus
china economy is dead because whitey supertard president trump raised tarriff
whitey supertard president trump defunded WHO who promoted muzzielove virus
China attack america – similar to Japan started WW2
Davy on Wed, 6th May 2020 5:08 pm
I really hope no one comes and culls my goats. Or my cow, or the donkey. If they try, I will will neuter their dumbass’s. Then I will moderate them, to make sure they never even think about trying anything like that ever again.
makati1 on Wed, 6th May 2020 5:30 pm
Davy, were I “the root of all evil” your goat swamp would not exist.
However, YOU fit the description perfectly! You destroy anything you don’t like because you can never be proved wrong. Just like Amerika the NON-exceptional, NON-indispensable country.
Well Amerika is going down faster every day and I am watching the event. Pass the popcorn.
open letter to supertard madcat on Wed, 6th May 2020 5:44 pm
makati1 on Wed, 6th May 2020 5:30 pm
Davy, were I “the root of all evil” your goat swamp would not exist.
However, YOU fit the description perfectly! You destroy anything you don’t like because you can never
supertard,
for some lucky reason you have captured your bff/bf phil for a bf and he’s your sex slave. he’s incapable of getting rid of you. eventually the relationship breaks down and he will get rid of you.
you’re a very pleasant bff /sarc
i’m sure your time is up soon. that’s why i tell supertards to respect supertard madcat. he’ll soon either croak or cast off the bf’s mud hut
JuanP on Wed, 6th May 2020 5:53 pm
I really hope no one comes and culls my hamsters. Or my pigeon, or the lizard. If they try, I will will neuter their dumbass’s. Then I will moderate them, to make sure they never even think about trying anything like that ever again.
makati1 on Wed, 6th May 2020 5:55 pm
However, I fit the description perfectly! I destroy anything you don’t like because you can never be proved wrong. Just like China the NON-exceptional, NON-indispensable country.
Well China is going down faster every day and I am watching the event. Pass the mouthwash
nasty supertard madcat sex in buthole on Wed, 6th May 2020 6:05 pm
supertard
for some reason your prostitute phil bf is easily impressed with your high iq, low education mind. he’s very angry i bet and he wants to get rid of the parasite that is you.
that’s why i told supertard to respect supertard madcat becaues he either croak soon or his bf get rid of him
makati1 on Wed, 6th May 2020 6:11 pm
Davy, trying to put me down with sarcasm doesn’t work. It is obvious who posted that piece of lies. YOU are the site’s NUMBER ONE LIAR, and everyone here knows it.
It is 80 degrees, the sun is shining and the birds are singing here in the land of eternal summer this Thursday morning. I understand that a nasty cold spell is headed your way for the weekend. Better snuggle with your favorite nanny goat. Enjoy! LMAO!
makati1 on Wed, 6th May 2020 6:17 pm
Juan, trying to put me down with sarcasm doesn’t work. It is obvious who posted that piece of lies. YOU are the site’s NUMBER ONE LIAR, and everyone here knows it.
It is 60 degrees and cloudy and the birds are choking on smog in the land of eternal stench this Saturday morning. I understand that a nasty cold spell is headed your way for the weekend. Better snuggle with your favorite hamster, Juan. Enjoy! fuck you!
makati1 on Wed, 6th May 2020 6:26 pm
makati1 on Wed, 6th May 2020 6:11 pm
Davy, trying to put me down with sarcasm doesn’t work. It is obvious who posted that piece of lies. YOU are the site’s NUMBER ONE LIAR, and everyone here knows it.
It is 80 degrees, the sun is shining and the birds are singing here in the land of eternal summer this Thursday morning. I understand that a nasty cold spell is headed your way for the weekend. Better snuggle with your favorite nanny goat. Enjoy! LMAO!
JuanP on Wed, 6th May 2020 6:32 pm
What are they afraid of??
“China Won’t Cooperate With COVID-19 Investigation Until ‘Final Victory’ Against Virus”
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-wont-cooperate-covid-19-investigation-until-final-victory-against-disease
makati1 on Wed, 6th May 2020 6:33 pm
makati1 on Wed, 6th May 2020 6:17 pm
Juan, trying to put me down with sarcasm doesn’t work. It is obvious who posted that piece of lies. YOU are the site’s NUMBER ONE LIAR, and everyone here knows it.
It is 60 degrees and cloudy and the birds are choking on smog in the land of eternal stench this Saturday morning. I understand that a nasty cold spell is headed your way for the weekend. Better snuggle with your favorite hamster, Juan. Enjoy! fuck you!
Duncan Idaho on Wed, 6th May 2020 6:34 pm
Ban money from politics by establishing publicly-funded elections.
makati1 on Wed, 6th May 2020 6:37 pm
All after this post is NOT me as I am going to the wet market for some fresh shrimp and blue marlin steaks.
My last post, prior, was at 6:11 pm.
makati1 on Wed, 6th May 2020 7:15 pm
All, this is me. I am going to the wet market for some fresh bats and blue snails.
My last bowel movement was at 3:11 pm.
Davy on Wed, 6th May 2020 7:20 pm
All the socking and stalking is me. I am going to goat pen for some fresh goat lov’n and blue ball’n.
My last moment was………dont know.
JuanP on Wed, 6th May 2020 7:27 pm
All the ass fucking and sucking is me. I am going to cock pen for some fresh cock lov’n and blue ball’n.
My last moment was………dont know.
JaunP on Wed, 6th May 2020 8:11 pm
i don’t know why supertard juanP tough guy junta leader killed so many followers of (((supremetard)))
speaking of tough guys, madura is a muzzie and he captured some
Davy on Wed, 6th May 2020 8:52 pm
All the ass fucking and sucking is me. I am going to cock pen for some fresh cock lov’n and blue ball’n.
My last movement was………dont know, dont care.
Duncan Idaho on Wed, 6th May 2020 9:17 pm
“Throughout history there has been only one thing that ruling interests have ever wanted — and that’s everything.”
— Michael Parenti, Dirty Truths (San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1996)
Duncan Idaho on Wed, 6th May 2020 9:20 pm
” Our enemies are innovative and resourceful. And so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people. And neither do we.”
( is the Fat Boy imitating him?)
— President George W. Bush, August. 5, 2004
makati1 on Wed, 6th May 2020 9:21 pm
“Ban money from politics by establishing publicly-funded elections.”
Used to be that way, Duncan, until they make corporations into ‘people’ who could buy the whores in Congress. Look at your tax form. It still asks for your money for elections.
BTW: I’m back from the wet market and the freezer is restocked. How ever, after this post, I will be gone for the day. ^_^
Duncan Idaho on Wed, 6th May 2020 9:43 pm
Epidemiologist Slams U.S. Coronavirus Response: ‘Close To Genocide By Default’
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/epidemiologist-coronavirus-genocide-by-default_n_5eb2a5ebc5b63e6bd96f5d81?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000050