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Ocelot II

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2. It's like they are deliberately trashing all scientific research that provides actual benefits.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 01:35 PM

16 hrs ago

Bees are essential to all agriculture - without them the world will starve. There are state-run bee labs around the country but the loss of this one is a terrible development. Gardeners and homeowners as well as farmers are starting to plant for pollinators, and just as the pollinator movement is taking off these assholes are undercutting it - and for what possible reason?

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Trump fired the scientists saving America's bees. Now he's closing their lab. [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd 16 hrs ago OP

Bees are essential to US food supply. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #1

It's like they are deliberately trashing all scientific research that provides actual benefits. Ocelot II 16 hrs ago #2

Yup. It's horrible. AloeVera 16 hrs ago #5

"Owning the libs" BlueWaveNeverEnd 14 hrs ago #8

Sick Mickju 16 hrs ago #3

Well, the problem with Beltsville is spelled out in the last sentence AZJonnie 16 hrs ago #4

Soon to be replaced with faith-based, ersatz sciencists Torchlight 15 hrs ago #6

The Beltsville Ag center is a jewel and has been for generations Botany 15 hrs ago #7

Burning America down on his way out BlueWaveNeverEnd 14 hrs ago #9

Brilliant. No bees no food. Someone tell him his french fries were once the fruit of a plant. Vinca 14 hrs ago #10

so much wrong with this entire thread... mike_c 10 hrs ago #15

The word "fruit" is a generic term. For example, a child might be called the "fruit of our loins." Vinca 8 hrs ago #16

Honey bees aren't native to North America Kaleva 14 hrs ago #11

Bee labs aren't just for the management of honey bees but for the protection of native bees Ocelot II 11 hrs ago #14

Does F45 intend to turn the soon-to-be vacant building into a private prison??? nt in2herbs 14 hrs ago #12

Everything Dump touches dies sakabatou 14 hrs ago #13

More destructiveness from drumphf! Hopefully something like ... electric_blue68 7 hrs ago #17