Notices by Denise G (deniseg@stranger.social)

The great depression of the 1930’s compelled social security and welfare programs to be implemented. Before these programs came into existence, poor farms and houses were used to provide shelter and care for the destitute. Marion County Poor Farm was unique in that it was self-sustaining, earning $200 yearly of profits to the county. It was the only self-sustaining institution that produced a profit in the nation. It houses 12 inmates, 6 women and 6 men resided there and worked the 160 acre farm

What is a Poor Farm?

Starting in the 1800’s, poor houses and farms were opened around the nation in rural and urban areas alike to care for the desitute, feeble minded, orphans, and unwed mothers. In the early days of Kansas statehood, individual counties were typically responsible for caring for the poor. When populations were small, the poor were often housed by local families who were reimbursed by the county.

Drove past a poor house in Marion County, Kansas.

#poorhouse #Kansas

https://livingatthepoorfarm.com/

‘State-driven censorship’: new wave of book bans hits Florida school districts

The Republican-dominated state, which has already had the highest rate of book bans nationwide this year, is continuing to censor reading materials in schools, bowing to external pressures in an effort to avoid conflict and government retaliation.

How can you ban The Diary of Anne Frank???

#bookban #censorship #Florida 📚

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/16/florida-new-book-bans

Nebraska faced a direct combined ratio over 110% for 2024—well above the mark where insurers actually make money. This means insurers are paying out more in claims than they’re earning in premiums.

#insurancecompanies #insurers

Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’

The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, is facing growing criticism from scientists who say their “worst fears” were realized when Wright revealed that the Trump administration would “update” the US’s premier climate crisis reports.

#climate #NCA #misinformation #NationalClimateAssessment

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/climate-assessments-chris-wright-trump

Coca-Cola’s sweetener switch could hit Nebraska ag hard

“North Dakota State recently released a report on what elimination of HFCS from the market would do. They said it would hit farmers with a 15 to 34 cent per bushel loss in corn prices, as well as losing the 25 to 50 cent per bushel price premium that is paid to farmers in the immediate area of corn refineries.”

#corn

https://ruralradio.com/krvn/news/coca-colas-sweetener-switch-could-hit-nebraska-ag-hard-corn-industry-leader-warns/

‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis

Blood-sucking ticks that trigger a bizarre allergy to meat in the people they bite are exploding in number and spreading across the US, to the extent that they could cover the entire eastern half of the country and infect millions of people, experts have warned.

#ticks #health #meat

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/29/lone-star-ticks-increase-climate-crisis

ICE has been increasingly detaining immigrants who have no criminal record.

Between early January, right before the inauguration, and June, there has been an 807% increase in the arrest of immigrants with no criminal record.

#ICE

ICE arrests of migrants with no criminal history surging under Trump

According to numbers gathered from ICE and the Vera Institute of Justice, after Trump returned to the White House in late January there was a steep surge in arrests of immigrants, in general. One of the sharpest increases in arrest numbers has been of immigrants with pending charges, who have not yet been convicted of any crimes.

#USpol #ICE

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/14/ice-arrests-migrants-trump-figures

@BlackAzizAnansi
Saw some graffiti that said, “Do meth.”
Told my friend that it would be so much cooler if it said, “Do math!”

Medical journals hit with threatening letters from Justice Department

The interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia has sent letters to several leading medical journals asking for information about their editorial practices.

#MedicalJournals

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/05/02/nx-s1-5374993/medical-journals-hit-with-threatening-letters-from-justice-department

More than 1,900 scientists write letter in ‘SOS’ over Trump’s attacks on science

More than 1,900 members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine signed an open letter warning Americans about the “danger” of the Trump administration’s attacks on science.

#science #USpol

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/31/scientists-letter-trump-administration

The temperature in Lincoln, Nebraska got up into the low 70s today. It was sunny and beautiful.
Amid this gorgeous weather, many, many schools and businesses have closed for tomorrow already due to the blizzard warning and high wind warning for tomorrow.
#Weather #Nebraska #NEwx #blizzard

#Kansas confirms first #measles case since 2018 amid outbreak in other states

The new case is in Stevens County in southwest Kansas. It’s unclear if it is connected to outbreaks in New Mexico and Texas.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Thursday confirmed the first case of measles in the state since 2018.

https://www.kcur.org/2025-03-14/kansas-confirms-first-measles-case-since-2018-amid-outbreak-in-other-states

Striking to see an outdoor swimming pool that is open in early March in Sioux City, #Iowa. For context, just across the fence is a pond with ice in it. It’s a warm day and 50° F outside.

When did firing park rangers, scientists, and air traffic controllers become a better idea than simply taxing billionaires?

Services to millions of people collapse as #USAID cuts contracts worldwide

US ending aid that does not match Trump policy goals

Major UN #health programs among those affected

Cuts endanger millions of lives, including in Sudan

South African experts worry about impact on HIV/AIDS

#USpol

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/services-collapsing-usaid-cuts-health-contracts-worldwide-2025-02-27/

"Research at the Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center (USMARC) keeps the U.S. competitive with other countries, according to Al Juhnke, executive director of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association. The facility is essential for advancing pork production across the country, Juhnke said."

"The research they do out there affects all swine producers in the country," Juhnke said. "There's not another facility this size for pork production and the research that goes on."

University of #Nebraska and #Pork Producers fear results of #USDA layoffs

"New federal workforce cuts are setting off alarms with the state's pork producers association and researchers at the state's land grant university.

"Multiple reports say 17 people have been laid off from the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska. It's operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture."

#research

https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/university-of-nebraska-and-pork-producers-fear-results-of-usda-layoffs/