Anxieties are rising.

I've been told that I have to keep doing that at the beginning of this.

This podcast, I don't know why, but it seems to be my lot in life.

Anyway, this is the podcast in which I take a look at what's happening in the meat industry and what

they're saying so that you don't have to, which is so kind of me, I think.

First of all, I get a lot of stories from the site meeting place, which is kind of a

communication site, particularly related to beef, but not exclusively.

And this is from the center of my plate column by

Lisa Keefe. Maha ha ha ha ha ha is the title, though I may have overdone the hahas. And she's trying to

figure out, and I can't understand this confusion, what the hell RFK Jr. wants talking about?

Because I think we all share that.

Like there seems to be some mixed signals, and she's a little confused.

So she points out that he keeps criticizing vaccines for both poultry and people.

And yet he's also standing with the USDA on its plan to invest a billion dollars in fighting

bird flu.

And this is a multifaceted plan.

It's not just for vaccines, but it does include $100 million for vaccine research.

So, you know, what's the actual story here?

And he'd like to remove all foods considered ultra-processed and would want to

increase funding for Maha amidst deep proposed cuts for other food programs, which, you know,

are probably worthy. So it's just his own program he seems to want to support. He's surrounding

himself by some entrepreneurs who, you know, are a little dicey.

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