NEW: Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.”

In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small Texas town to use as a park. The town sold to a data center developer for $10 million.

Will never not be funny that the so-called free speech warrior can't handle an ounce of crititism

With technological changes afoot, universities are adapting their agricultural programs. For the Hechinger Report, I traveled to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to learn about their new major in agricultural systems technology:

Note to media: police arresting peaceful protesters singing “give peace a chance” is not protesters “clashing” with police. It’s the state violating the First Amendment rights of people upset that human beings who did nothing illegal are being held without due process and being fed maggots.

The problem is that “I am often scared and angry about social change” does not inherently lend itself to interesting art. You can be as technically skilled as the greats, but art with nothing interesting to say is just a commodity.

The real problem is that DoorDash is addictive in the same way that doomscrolling is. And like any addiction, when people try to gently suggest alternative solutions or coping skills, people lose their fucking minds.

sourdough by me, morels by earth

This tiny falcon is acting as natural pest control in Northern Michigan cherry orchards, reducing crop damage by 81%. @michiganstateu.bsky.social mynorth.com/outdoors/kes...

I needed this. We all need a good multinational academic hoax every now and then

For the Northern Michigan Journalism Collaborative, I wrote about vineyards adapting to climate change. Flooding, spring cold snaps, and unpredictable rain keep grape growers on their toes, but hybrid grape varieties often makes growing here possible

NEWS: Texas Tech announces QB Brendan Sorsby will take an immediate indefinite leave of absence from the football program to enter a residential treatment program for a gambling addiction.

times like these call for a tinfoil hat emoji

Missed this from White House instagram on 3/27 I’m sure farmers are thrilled with this messaging amidst collapsed markets, labor shortages, etc etc

time for buzzfeed quizzes to make a return. an are you doctor or jesus quiz would hit for about 30 seconds

In Michigan, bankruptcy attorneys told me some clients have lost huge sums to sports betting, and few laws are in place to protect gamblers from throwing it all away. I wrote about it for Bridge Michigan:

99 tractors but I can’t fix 1

to put this in perspective, JD tractors can cost close to a million dollars, so they're settling for 99 tractors lol

A Baltimore-based thread to explain one singular, overriding reason why American journalism is incapable of compassing and explaining the astonishing misrule and the implosion of all our governing norms. To wit: A few decades ago, as a police reporter covering the Baltimore department, a new...

VERY SPECIFIC SOURCE REQ: I'm looking to speak with someone who lives in Michigan and has struggled with online gambling or online sports betting addictions. If you're willing to chat, my email is [email protected], signal is milesm.65

VERY SPECIFIC SOURCE REQ: I'm looking to speak with someone who lives in Michigan and has struggled with online gambling or online sports betting addictions. If you're willing to chat, my email is [email protected], signal is milesm.65

"The complete and utter failure of the metaverse is a reminder not just of the fact that the future Silicon Valley is force feeding us is not inevitable, but that quite often these oligarchs quite simply cannot relate to real people." www.404media.co/rip-metavers...

Ok back at the airport to try this flying home thing again. The Cornhusker faithful are here as the basketball team returns

Was supposed to fly out of Lincoln this afternoon but flight was cancelled, guess I’m sticking around for some basketball

I’ve recently starting going to the gym after, uh, several years of not. Since when did 20 yo men start wearing headphones in the sauna???Sacrilegious imo

“Witch will continue” lmao

I laughed so hard www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM8E...

Insane storm outside in northern Michigan, here’s some bread I made today

I'll be here if anybody needs me

I just sent this email to the news director at NBC4 Washington about the unprofessional and disrespectful way they handled publishing the body camera footage of the DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace that was obtained via my FOIA lawsuit:

Look I know attacking Iran is a big deal but will this affect Nancy Guthrie media coverage

2026 comes with a new gift every day

Indiana University's football crown was the feel-good story of the year. Off the field...not so much Ranked last for free speech, DEI cuts, slashing the humanities while paying its coach $13M under MAGA trustees My column on how IU ranks No. 1 in moral bankruptcy www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

Data center proposals have exploded in the past year as builders seek to tap into Great Lakes fresh water and reap tax breaks. In response, grassroots organizers have sparked community opposition. @milesmacclure.bsky.social barnraisingmedia.com/data-centers...

wrote about communities organizing against data centers for @barnraiser.bsky.social

Aided by genAI models like ChatGPT, “writers” hoping to get paid for fake stories have become an even bigger problem for publications big and small. One such writer almost pulled one over on COYOTE — until @soleilho.com, who is a nerd, spotted a key idiosyncrasy.

I wrote about aging farmers and the MIFarmLink program, one of many new programs across the country that are helping facilitate farm succession plans bridgemi.com/business-wat...

Footage taken moments before a struggle shows that the man was filming, holding a phone in his right hand, backing up. His left hand is up, visible, palm facing out, as he backs away from the area. An agent uses his right hand, on the torso of the victim, pushing him back, while the man complies.

Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.

this is an extremely disturbing video, really don’t have words for how fucked this is

Initial report is that two observers got into a shoving match with eight agents, one observer was wrestled to the ground, and then an ICE agent pulled out a sidearm and shot the man on the ground five times.

ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.

Proposed Missouri state bill that would ban teaching of 1619 Project in public schools: legiscan.com/MO/text/SB10...

Kevin Harlan the absolute 🐐 Williams to Kmet from Westwood One

That was insane lmao

friend of mine who has never sports bet decided today was the day he’d start. with a not insignificant amount on bears rams

sigh

bills fanbase might be more tortured than bears idk