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https://x.com/ArmchairW/status/2020355441209831908?s=20
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Basel Musharbash @musharbash_bThis is exactly what I feared would happen after Trump failed to use his authority under the Packers and Stockyards Act to block Tyson from shutting down its giant beef plant in Lexington, NE, last month. The Big Four meatpackers who control 85% of the U.S. beef market have apparently succeeded in using the persistent high beef prices which their own plant shutdowns facilitated to get Trump to loosen restrictions on beef imports.
The Big Four have long sought to get restrictions on beef imports liftedย because they own foreign plants with excess capacity and/or lower cattle costs. By importing more beef trimmings โ which are used to make ground beef and processed beef products โ from their foreign plants, the Big Four can reduce the amount of U.S.-produced cattle they need, lowering their cost of production and improving their margins.
In a competitive market, the expanded availability of lower-cost foreign beef trimmings might be expected to spur meatpackers to cut beef prices to consumers. But, of course, we donโt have a competitive beef market. Since most (if not all) significant foreign plants with the capacity to export beef to the U.S. are controlled by the Big Four, opening the door to beef imports wonโt expose the Big Four to any real competitive threat. And since the Big Four already control the U.S. beef market and beef prices are already extremely high, none of the Big Four needs to take sales from the others โ certainly not by cutting prices โ in order to reap higher profits. They can just use imports to cut their costs while keeping beef prices high, and watch their margins grow wider.
Meanwhile, as a result of Trumpโs executive order, Americaโs ranchers will now face lower demand for their cattle. This will force U.S. ranchers to accept lower prices, and the lower prices will prevent them from growing the national cattle herd from its current record-low size โ potentially starting a vicious cycle. Persistent low U.S. cattle output could invite more cheap imports over time. The cheap imports could keep U.S. cattle prices depressed, which could push domestic cattle output even lower โ gradually shrinking the U.S. cattle industry until it canโt feed the country anymore.
In short, this executive order may well spell the end, not only of Americaโs cattle industry, but also of Americaโs food sovereignty. I canโt imagine a more wrongheaded policy.
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๐บ๐ฆ Conscription has reached a new level in Ukraine. Officers can now break down your doors and drag you out like an animal.
Off he goes to the frontlines, while Zelensky knowing he can't win keeps throwing men into the grinder. pic.twitter.com/v5m0CpLuZi
— Spetsnaโค 007 ๐ท๐บ (@Alex_Oloyede2) February 7, 2026
๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ฆUkrainian soldiers intercept a drone signal and realize itโs flying toward them.
Wild. pic.twitter.com/GatTCoYMkC
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) February 7, 2026
https://x.com/kangminjlee/status/2020140260693295278?s=20
#Milano / #Italy – Tens of thousands of people protesting the 2026 Winter Games in Italy clashed with police for hours.
Italian anti-fascists are showing incredible resistance. pic.twitter.com/Nbvm79EXpT
— Antifa_Ultras (@ultras_antifaa) February 7, 2026
โก๏ธ๐ฎ๐นBREAKING:
Masked individuals launch FIREWORKS at police after a protest at the Olympics in Italy. pic.twitter.com/UsPky6V0YP
— Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws1) February 8, 2026
Israel was booed at the Olympics yesterday. Good time to remind you that the entire team is made up of IDF troops. Here is my full investigation https://t.co/42FRBPYyBy https://t.co/R1Bamd5Sva
— Richard Medhurst (@richimedhurst) February 7, 2026
This is worthy of it’s own post.ย In response to the news of Ukraine’s nuclear reactors being decommissioned…
https://x.com/MarxistsWon/status/2020233667520635158?s=20
No problem, I check it for accuracy before posting, but no need to amplify that account.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/india-buy-boeing-aircrafts-80-billion-trade-us-deal.html
Posting a long article about the USA actions re:Venezuela in its entirety:
https://currentsignal.substack.com/p/this-was-not-a-distraction-venezuela
https://x.com/Eyalo365/status/2020121859694444580?s=20
โ ๏ธโญ Iran showcases terrifying capabilities
Launching missiles from beneath the sea โ a move the enemy never accounted for. pic.twitter.com/qTV2mUkC6o— SilencedSirsโผ๏ธ (@SilentlySirs) February 7, 2026
