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Friday, December 12, 2025

The Texas Agriculture Commission issued an urgent alert because of a newly detected and highly damaging pest: the pasture mealybug (Helicococcus summervillei). This invasive species, never before reported in North America, has been confirmed in multiple Texas counties and is already causing significant damage to pasture acreage across the Lone Star State.


Nearly two dozen House Democrats sided with Republicans against impeaching President Dummkopf Trumpf on Thursday. The articles of impeachment were filed by Representative Al Green (D-TX), who was stymied by House Democrats in June when he sought to impeach the Dotard-in-Chief for illegally attacking Iran, the same way Trumpf started illegally bombing Venezuelan targets in September.


"The Honorable US District Judge James K. Bredar (Maryland) has largely denied motions to dismiss filed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), TKO Group Holdings, and Vince and Linda McMahon in the "Ring Boys" child sexual abuse case, allowing the majority of survivors' claims to proceed to discovery. A detailed memorandum held that plaintiffs plausibly alleged WWE's duty and knowledge, and that claims against the defendants may move forward."


Thursday, December 11, 2025

The Trump Administration is adding another militarized zone to the southern US-Mexican border, this time in California. read more


Psychologically disturbed Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a bill to rename Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington DC to the "Charlie Kirk Freedom of Speech Plaza," in honor of the good-for-nothing hatemonger who was neutralized three months ago by an involuntary tracheotomy.


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From the alert:

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is working closely with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to coordinate a rapid response and protect Texas producers.

The pasture mealybug is a serious pest of forage grasses that causes "pasture dieback," leaving expanding patches of yellowing, weakened, and ultimately dead turf. First described in Australia in 1928, it has devastated millions of acres of grazing land there and has since spread globally, causing severe financial impacts. Its rapid reproduction, hidden soil-level feeding, and broad host range make it a significant threat to pasture health and livestock operations.

"This is a completely new pest to our continent, and Texas is once again on the front lines," Commissioner Miller said. "If the pasture mealybug spreads across Texas grazing lands like it has in eastern Australia, it could cost Texas agriculture dearly in lost productivity and reduced livestock capacity. TDA is working hand-in-hand with federal and university partners to respond swiftly and protect our producers from this unprecedented threat."

There is no known effective labeled insecticide for pasture mealybug.

Affected plants include: Bermudagrass, Bahia grass, Johnsongrass, hay grazer (sorghum"sudangrass), St. Augustine grass, various bluestem species, and other tropical or subtropical grasses.

Damage can occur in leaves, stems, and roots.


The Lone Star State, governed by incompetent Islamophobic Republican Governor Greg Abbott, is already dealing with the invasive screwworm fly, as well as its largest measles outbreak in 30 years. Texas farmers and ranchers have been suffering greatly because of the nefarious Trumpf junta's tariffs and 14.3 out of 100,000 Texans are killed by firearms every year, (4,330 killed; 7,726 wounded); these are numbers that doubled under Abbott's misrule.

But not to worry, the governor of oil- and cattle-rich Texas will outlaw another Islamic charity or NGO while shamelessly getting federal handouts: "The state of Texas receives more money from the federal government than it sends to Washington, DC. The Lone Star State receives about $71.1 billion more in federal funds than its residents and businesses contribute in federal taxes. This means Texas is a net recipient of federal funds, not a net contributor." (Source: www.politifact.com)

Below, the pasture mealybug:

FTA:

The instant resolution put forward by Congressman Al Green (D-TX) did not mention the illegal attacks on Venezuela or Iran, but listed the following two grave articles:

The first accused Dummkopf Trumpf of abusing presidential power by calling for the "execution of members of Congress" in response to a video posted by several Democratic lawmakers. Trumpf's post on Truth Social, which stated "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH," drew condemnation, though the White House later clarified he did not seek executions.

The second article accused the Dotard Trumpf of threatening judicial independence by attacking federal judges online, an action the resolution claims led to threats of violence against judges.

Full List of the 23 Democrats Who Sided With Republicans to Protect Dummkopf Trumpf:


Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida
Jim Costa of California
Jason Crow of Colorado
Henry Cuellar of Texas
Sharice Davids of Kansas
Donald G. Davis of North Carolina
Shomari Figures of Alabama
Jared Golden of Maine
Vicente Gonzalez of Texas
Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire
Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey
Adam Gray of California
Rick Larsen of Washington
Susie Lee of Nevada
Kristen McDonald Rivet of Michigan
Jimmy Panetta of California
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington
Josh Riley of New York
Hillary J. Scholten of Michigan
Kim Schrier of Washington
Greg Stanton of Arizona
Thomas R. Suozzi of New York
Eugene Simon Vindman of Virginia


Why are House Democrats again protecting this vulgarian from impeachment proceedings? What other weapons do we have against the Fourth Reich? Fer Chrissake, whose side are these Democrats on? Do these 23 Democrats like war, an imminent invasion of Venezuela, threats against judges and politicians, idiotic tariffs, rising prices, Trumpf Crime Family (TCF) corruption, ICE abuse, lack of affordable healthcare for Americans, and tax cuts for the oligarchs?

Link: Democrats Protect Trumpf in June

Throw these bums out!

Hi Redial:

In the US, the POTUS cannot pardon a civil lawsuit, such as in this case. So, the self-serving greedy McMahons are going to face a huge scandalous lawsuit open to the public in 2026.

Trial dates will be posted here so the masses and esteemed members of the Fourth Estate can attend: www.mdd.uscourts.gov

BTW: What's happening with the recall initiative against Alberta Premier Danielle Smith? The woman leading the petition drive flat out said: "Ms. Smith is no longer fit to serve." Premier Legault in Quebec is facing some issues as well.

FIFA 2026 will be a disaster for manifest reasons, including this staggering price gouging, as well as Dummkopf Trumpf's personal greed and competence, ICE, and FIFA corruption.

"Dummkopf Trumpf Accused Over 'Worst Deal' In World Cup History US Taxpayers Will Pay"

www.sportbible.com

"Estimates suggest that while the US expects between five and seven million international visitors for the tournament, the combination of travel bans, visa issues, and enforcement concerns could result in hundreds of thousands " or even millions " of fans choosing to stay away or attend matches only in Canada or Mexico."

The only good news in this slowly developing debacle was Israel's elimination from FIFA earlier this year.

Could you imagine how many volunteers would have showed up with rotten eggs and tomatoes for the team that represents ethnic cleansing?

Other FIFA problems:

www.espn.com

www.aljazeera.com

www.aljazeera.com

www.straitstimes.com

Republican Health care plan : "Just die already"

#20 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-12-11 04:00 PM | Reply: Yup

And that insidious portion of the Republican non-health care plan is to make money for the funeral industry, the repo sector, banks, and vulture capitalists acquiring people's property.

"There's a lot of money in death": theshoestring.org

One AI Snaphot:

"Three million probate cases pass through US courts each year. Florida alone had over 122,000 probate filings in 2017, and other large states report similar or higher volumes."

Worse, credit reports may begin to start listing medical bankruptcy, as if a poor patient meant to be delinquent because they couldn't afford their outrageous medical bills.

Hundreds of thousands of people in America declare medical bankruptcy every year, a problem that the people of Germany, Japan, the UK, Israel, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, or France do not suffer from.

Ten years go, vapid Republican Marco Rubio as US Senator from Florida undermined and ------------ the ACA (Obamacare) to make the program fail and make Democrats look bad. Source: Marco Rubio Did This

Republicans and the oligarchs do not want Americans to have universal, or even affordable healthcare, because in our sinister for-profit system, every sick, gunshot-wounded, food-poisoned, unvaccinated, or accident-befallen American makes money for the corporations.

Marco Rubella is an unimaginative good-for-nothing evil Empty Suit who "fell up" his entire political career and Republicans continue perpetrating "Social Murder" on their fellow citizens and permanent residents who are much less fortunate than them.

EOM.


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