Why Would Trump/Sonny Perdue Fire All the Food Research Scientists at USDA-NIFA?

[dlk]

Rachel did an excellent “hair on fire” segment on her show last night about this intentional sabotage of not only peer reviewed scientific research into the negatives impact of the climate crisis on the world’s food supply and the reduction of nutrients, she also enlightened us about the firing of all the scientists in order to gut the agency’s ability to perform cutting edge research for decades. This move has Putin’s fingerprints all over it


[link:http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-usda-climate-science-quash-squanders-us-science-leadership-63079493616|

[malaise]

1. Rachel has been discussing this for three weeks

It is absolute madness

[Lindsay]

2. They don't believe in government

except for the military and executive functions. Everything else should be privatized. See Grover Norquist's pledge to make government small enough to drown in a bathtub.

[watoos]

3. I live in a small town in central Pa.

I shop at local markets that grow their own food. I ran into a young man who is going to try to start up his father's farm again. He told me that these GMO foods not only are sprayed with Roundup but they can grow in dead soil. In other words, according to him, not only is there poison in the GMO food but there are no nutrients.

My wife and I and my daughter's family only buy from local markets or buy organic foods. Organic and home grown foods taste so much better too.

[sop]

4. Why did they fire these scientists? Obviously, because Agribusiness lobbyists told them to.

[redstatebluegirl]

5. Them and the oil lobby, USDA is working on things related to climate change.

[dlk]

6. Between Corrupt Corporations Buying Politicians & Putin Pulling Trump's Strings...

...how much longer, realistically, can our country survive?

[beachbum bob]

7. all about the destruction govt and so far trump is winning on that too

[Blue Owl]

8. Well, it's all about money for tRump...

So somehow he and his "very fine people" are going to be profiting off it...

[Bayard]

9. tRump is against any kind of climate change research

These folks have been doing good work on it.

I heard a report yesterday that said climate change is causing rice to become much less nutritious. Since it is the staple for 60% of the worlds' diet, its one more huge problem.

[dlk]

10. A Return to the Dark Ages Won't Change the Climate Crisis & it's Impact

Trump might just as well be against the sun rising in the east.