Texas braces for 'full-blown disaster' as flesh-eating 'horror' arrives after Trump cuts
The worst fear of Texas officials may have already been realized: New World Screwworm has made a comeback.
Screwworms are the larvae of a species of fly that hatch from eggs laid in wounds or sensitive areas of warm-blooded animals, burrow their way in, and consume the animal's flesh, leaving gaping fist-sized ulcers and often causing the animal's death. Sometimes referred to as "flying piranha," they can infect a wide variety of mammals and birds, even humans, but most infamously cause devastation to cattle herds.
They have been contained to Central America for decades by U.S. agricultural programs. But after the pandemic and a round of Trump administration cuts to public programs, New World Screwworms have spread north and samples have reportedly been discovered in South Texas. A resurgence of the parasite in the United States could devastate cattle ranches, disrupt supply chains, and cause a fresh spike in the price of beef.
https://www.rawstory.com/screwworm/
The worst fear of Texas officials may have already been realized: New World Screwworm has made a comeback.
Screwworms are the larvae of a species of fly that hatch from eggs laid in wounds or sensitive areas of warm-blooded animals, burrow their way in, and consume the animal's flesh, leaving gaping fist-sized ulcers and often causing the animal's death. Sometimes referred to as "flying piranha," they can infect a wide variety of mammals and birds, even humans, but most infamously cause devastation to cattle herds.
They have been contained to Central America for decades by U.S. agricultural programs. But after the pandemic and a round of Trump administration cuts to public programs, New World Screwworms have spread north and samples have reportedly been discovered in South Texas. A resurgence of the parasite in the United States could devastate cattle ranches, disrupt supply chains, and cause a fresh spike in the price of beef.
https://www.rawstory.com/screwworm/
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
