NPR (April Ehrlich) - Oregon's wildfire season is pushing ranchers to evacuate their cattle
Oregon has been having an extremely active fire season. Some of the areas burning are critical to ranchers whose livelihoods depend on cattle.
NPR (Joseph Kim) - Staying in a job for the health insurance? About 1 in 4 Americans do, a survey says
About 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning sign for the U.S. economy.
YOUTUBE (Facts Matter with Roman Balmakov) - Tiny Bug From China Just Killed Florida's Citrus Industry
Watch Final Hours https://ept.ms/FinalHoursFullMovie Up to $20,000 of Free Silver: https://ept.ms/3biH9MN Episode Resources: Interviews with Farmers: https://ept.ms/44u9ydm Origins of the Insect: https://ept.ms/4vweMjI University of Florida: https://ept.ms/4floxeB Summary: In 2003, Florida harvested 242 million boxes of oranges. This season, they’re expecting 12 million. That’s a 95 percent drop in just over 20 years—in a single generation. Something’s very wrong with Florida’s orange industry, and that something came here from China. Citrus farmers all over the Sunshine State are seeing the destruction of their family farms and their livelihoods. Some are fighting back—but the challenges they face make the effort a true…
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - AI is threatening farmers' futures, industry says
Some of America's farmers and ranchers say artificial intelligence may be as big of a threat to their livelihood and industry as weather and rising costs. They're not worried about AI taking their jobs, but their natural resources. NewsNation's Xavier Walton reports. #datacenter #artificialintelligence #farmers
AMERICANTHINKER - Minimum wage mandates equal no jobs
Economic reality beats "ought to be" every time.
NYTIMES (Max Bearak and José María León Cabrera) - As Deaths From U.S. Boat Strikes Pass 200, Locals Tally an Even Greater Cost
Residents of coastal communities in Colombia and Ecuador said the airstrike campaign was making many reconsider anything involving the ocean as a livelihood.