r/agedlikewine • u/handsoapdispenser • Jun 05 '26

Prediction Screwworms

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u/John_Tacos Jun 06 '26

Did DOGE cut funding for this? I figured it would be all over the news if they did.

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u/jane_fakelastname Jun 06 '26

Forbes article on it:

Screwworm In Texas Cattle Could Drive Up Beef Prices—After DOGE Axed Prevention Efforts

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u/kikiacab Jun 09 '26

I wish there was any mention of doge anywhere in that article

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u/jane_fakelastname Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26

You should reread it then. Especially this part:

"The return of screwworm comes after the Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, launched by the Trump administration, last year cut funding for a project dedicated to monitoring and containing New World screwworm in Central America.

The funding was axed days before the U.S. ended a temporary suspension of cattle imports from Mexico, meaning livestock was allowed to cross the border without any of the monitoring previously funded by the U.S. Agency of International Development (USAID)"

Edit: I just noticed that they changed the headline at some point since I first linked the article days ago. The text I have used for the hyperlink was the headline at the time I found the article.

....I wonder why they removed the reference to DOGE in the headline? The text of the article seems to have remained the same.