Adam Shriver
@adamjshriver.bsky.social
Director of Wellness and Nutrition @ The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement, Drake University
New Canary in a Cornfield 🌽 Podcast where we discuss the pork industry’s efforts to overturn state animal welfare laws (link below)
October 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
New Canary in a Cornfield 🌽 Podcast where we discuss the pork industry’s efforts to overturn state animal welfare laws (link below)
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Horrifying, but actually not all that surprising
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Horrifying, but actually not all that surprising
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I dont think this story is getting enough attention. China has put rigid controls on the supply of rare earth metals to the USA, but after a little tantrum, Trump has been left pretending its no big deal. He has already weakened the US so much, he has few options. finance.yahoo.com/news/china-f...
China Flexes Superpower Status Using Rare Earths in Global Supply Chain Grab
The rules announced last week require overseas companies to obtain Chinese government approval before exporting products containing even trace amounts of certain rare earths that originated in China. ...
finance.yahoo.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I dont think this story is getting enough attention. China has put rigid controls on the supply of rare earth metals to the USA, but after a little tantrum, Trump has been left pretending its no big deal. He has already weakened the US so much, he has few options. finance.yahoo.com/news/china-f...
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So the US subsidizes Argentina to sell soybeans to China, which means China doesn’t have to buy US soybeans, which means the US is going to have a massive bailout of its own soybean farmers.
This might be the single worst policy in the history of policies.
This might be the single worst policy in the history of policies.
Bessent: "It's unfortunate that Chinese leadership has decided to use American soybean farmers as a hostage or pawn in the trade negotiations. American farmers overwhelmingly voted for President Trump ... you should expect news on Tuesday on substantial support for our farmers."
October 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
So the US subsidizes Argentina to sell soybeans to China, which means China doesn’t have to buy US soybeans, which means the US is going to have a massive bailout of its own soybean farmers.
This might be the single worst policy in the history of policies.
This might be the single worst policy in the history of policies.
A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say
A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say
Scientists are presenting new evidence that the worst effects of climate change can’t be avoided without a major transformation of food systems.
apnews.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say
“Goodall said the problem is the pernicious idea that economic development should come before the environment. In reality, we’re on a planet with finite resources, and if we exhaust them, it could spell our own end.” www.vox.com/climate/4634...
Listen to Jane Goodall’s final — and urgent — message
Her last interviews are essential listening for everyone.
www.vox.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“Goodall said the problem is the pernicious idea that economic development should come before the environment. In reality, we’re on a planet with finite resources, and if we exhaust them, it could spell our own end.” www.vox.com/climate/4634...
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Trump just busted the knees of all his toadies who’ve been claiming for 24 hrs that Carr didn’t do this etc. I’m happy to see Trump up the ante. The more visible this becomes, the closer to the center of popular culture, the better.
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Trump just busted the knees of all his toadies who’ve been claiming for 24 hrs that Carr didn’t do this etc. I’m happy to see Trump up the ante. The more visible this becomes, the closer to the center of popular culture, the better.
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[email protected]:
Celebrate progress, but push for meaningful action that addresses the root of our food system problems.
📘 Don’t miss her forthcoming book, out November 11: www.foodpolitics.com/what-to-eat-...
Celebrate progress, but push for meaningful action that addresses the root of our food system problems.
📘 Don’t miss her forthcoming book, out November 11: www.foodpolitics.com/what-to-eat-...
September 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
[email protected]:
Celebrate progress, but push for meaningful action that addresses the root of our food system problems.
📘 Don’t miss her forthcoming book, out November 11: www.foodpolitics.com/what-to-eat-...
Celebrate progress, but push for meaningful action that addresses the root of our food system problems.
📘 Don’t miss her forthcoming book, out November 11: www.foodpolitics.com/what-to-eat-...
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The Democrats could condition government funding on free speech and civil liberty protections that ensured people do not suffer government persecution for saying the wrong thing or being the wrong race. The bare minimum demand to protect us from encroaching fascism, surely popular. They won’t though
September 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The Democrats could condition government funding on free speech and civil liberty protections that ensured people do not suffer government persecution for saying the wrong thing or being the wrong race. The bare minimum demand to protect us from encroaching fascism, surely popular. They won’t though
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lol
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said former Trump adviser Elon Musk was “backward” in his efforts to cut government waste through the firings led by the U.S. DOGE Service.
Lutnick says Musk was ‘backward’ in cutting government
The commerce secretary said the billionaire’s efforts focused too much on reducing the workforce rather than targeting waste.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
lol
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Iowa residents say a House bill allowing agricultural pollution would be yet another blow to a state already facing a dire water crisis.
House Bill Amending the Clean Water Act Could Mean Dirtier Water Nationwide—And Especially in Iowa - Inside Climate News
Residents fear the legislation would worsen the state’s already poor water quality, while reducing red tape and cutting costs for industries.
insideclimatenews.org
September 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Iowa residents say a House bill allowing agricultural pollution would be yet another blow to a state already facing a dire water crisis.
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It really is so striking how much The Discourse operates untethered from…what we actually know. The killer is still at large! We have no idea who did it! Seems pretty important to get that sorted.
September 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
It really is so striking how much The Discourse operates untethered from…what we actually know. The killer is still at large! We have no idea who did it! Seems pretty important to get that sorted.
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We must stand resolutely against political assassination and political violence of all kinds, and just as resolutely against everyone who exploits acts of violence as the pretext or excuse for political repression of political opponents.
Very, very bad stuff coming from leading right-wingers
September 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We must stand resolutely against political assassination and political violence of all kinds, and just as resolutely against everyone who exploits acts of violence as the pretext or excuse for political repression of political opponents.
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It’s not simply important to denounce political violence because it looks bad not to. It’s the right thing to do on the merits. Even more specifically to this moment it’s important because the forces of fascism are inherently better at political violence than the forces of civic democracy.
September 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It’s not simply important to denounce political violence because it looks bad not to. It’s the right thing to do on the merits. Even more specifically to this moment it’s important because the forces of fascism are inherently better at political violence than the forces of civic democracy.
Stop Acting Like This Is Normal www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Stop Acting Like This Is Normal www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
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Hi All, Just sent out this piece on a Ukrainian strategic air campaign against Russia. The Ukrainians seem to understand that targeting Russia strategically through oil and rail attacks is one of the best ways to weaken the Russian war machine. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
A Strategic Air Campaign For Ukraine: Crushing Russian Mobility Through Oil and Rail Attacks
And The Ukrainians Might Already Have Understood This
open.substack.com
August 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Hi All, Just sent out this piece on a Ukrainian strategic air campaign against Russia. The Ukrainians seem to understand that targeting Russia strategically through oil and rail attacks is one of the best ways to weaken the Russian war machine. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He Is Removing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
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Influencers love unpasteurized milk—and so does the H5N1 virus.
TikTok's raw milk influencers are going to give us all bird flu
Influencers love unpasteurized milk—and so does the H5N1 virus.
www.motherjones.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Influencers love unpasteurized milk—and so does the H5N1 virus.
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Again, it is remarkable that so, so many people and institutions dealing with this guy have taken the tack of "well, we'll let him have the thing, maybe we will set a limit later, maybe someone else will deal with it" and here we are.
Earlier this year, SCOTUS tried to construct a stupid legal framework where the President was allowed to destroy basically all independent institutions except for the Federal Reserve, which was deemed too economically important.
Unsurprisingly, even that was not enough for Trump.
Unsurprisingly, even that was not enough for Trump.
Hard to pick the most morally indefensible thing the Supreme Court did this year, but the most legally indefensible thing they did was say Humphrey's Executor is overturned except for as it applies to the Federal Reserve because their sugar daddies don't want that.
August 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Again, it is remarkable that so, so many people and institutions dealing with this guy have taken the tack of "well, we'll let him have the thing, maybe we will set a limit later, maybe someone else will deal with it" and here we are.
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There is not one single thing about Trump that reflects core American liberal ideals, including a commitments to any element of free markets, whether it be a rules-based economy or even just the idea that the government doesn’t get to come grab 10% of your company as part of a protection racket
August 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
There is not one single thing about Trump that reflects core American liberal ideals, including a commitments to any element of free markets, whether it be a rules-based economy or even just the idea that the government doesn’t get to come grab 10% of your company as part of a protection racket
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A federal judge today ordered lawyers for the Trump admin. to explain why last week’s suspension of about 300 UCLA grants by the National Science Foundation does not run afoul of that judge’s June order barring the agency from terminating additional grants. cal.news/41uD9C9
📸 Raquel Natalicchio
📸 Raquel Natalicchio
August 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A federal judge today ordered lawyers for the Trump admin. to explain why last week’s suspension of about 300 UCLA grants by the National Science Foundation does not run afoul of that judge’s June order barring the agency from terminating additional grants. cal.news/41uD9C9
📸 Raquel Natalicchio
📸 Raquel Natalicchio
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the author calling Ghislaine “madam maxwell” makes clear how widely understood all of this was
I guess she’d aged out. But still seems to fit a certain pattern.
August 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
the author calling Ghislaine “madam maxwell” makes clear how widely understood all of this was
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Maybe Summers read the new issue of my OUR LAND newsletter on "Donald Trump and the Deconstruction of America," which notes all the daily outrages from Trump distract from the grand master plan of MAGA to transform American society. The big-picture story of Trumpism isn't being told. Check it out.
August 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Maybe Summers read the new issue of my OUR LAND newsletter on "Donald Trump and the Deconstruction of America," which notes all the daily outrages from Trump distract from the grand master plan of MAGA to transform American society. The big-picture story of Trumpism isn't being told. Check it out.