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New World screwworm reached US soil June 3, 2026 — not through natural dispersal, but through 800,000 smuggled cattle per year moving through cartel-controlled biosphere reserves without inspection, documentation, or interdiction. USDA's answer: $100 million for satellite surveillance and a drone Grand Challenge. The pipeline keeps running.
Washington Department of Ecology's own wetland specialist privately questioned the legal foundation of the case against Deschutes Valley Farm — then the agency issued a $204,000 penalty anyway. Three separate government agencies found nothing actionable on the same property.
Arizona's state land fiduciary mandate — accelerated by Governor Hobbs' executive order and a $26M solar auction economy — is structurally designed to displace ranching. Casey Murph's fifth-generation operation is the latest to face eviction for a Danish-owned solar project. The public comment window is still open.
Within nine days of the DOJ's public confirmation of a criminal antitrust probe into the Big Four beef processors, Donald Trump Jr. shared a stage with JBS's controlling shareholder at a Manhattan dinner while Cargill's CEO — another named subject — flew to Beijing as the administration's sole agriculture representative. The investigation is active. The access is documented. The precedent for enforcement without remedy is established.
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