Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency just keeps unleashing new horrors on the American public. Aside from torturing government employees, killing thousands of people living in developing nations, and not actually saving taxpayers any money, the cruel cuts to foreign aid are now threatening the United States’ beef supply—which could spike already historically high beef prices even higher.
Let’s explain: Screwworm—a parasitic, flesh-eating fly—was detected in a cow on U.S. soil on Wednesday for the first time since it was eradicated from the country in the 1960s.
The infected three-week-old calf was found in Texas—which is home to the largest cattle population in the country and produces more than 15% of the United States’ beef. And given how deadly and…
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