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A man who was fatally shot by immigration agents at a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday was not the intended target, US officials say.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, was stopped at 07:00 local time (12:00 GMT) while driving to work and was killed shortly afterwards.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Thursday the stop was initiated because they saw "a white van with an individual who resembled the target" of an operation. They have said the officer shot in self-defence.
Passengers in the van and the victim's family have disputed the department's account and the agency's legal watchdog has opened an investigation into the fatal shooting.
Not the intended target; more like a "target of opportunity".
I'd not be sure that would happen, TBH.Democrats will impeach him, and then he'll be on the hook for all his crimes.
Only way it would is if they got 2/3 in both houses and it was made very clear the public will primary their collective asses unless it happens.I'd not be sure that would happen, TBH.
According to the CDC, at least 31 states have reported cases of cyclosporiasis as of Thursday, a parasite-borne illness that causes diarrhea, nausea, and fatigue. Michigan is suffering the worst outbreak, with at least 1,500 known cases. Cases began in May, and there have been no reported deaths, but patients have been explaining their experiences as nothing short of horrible. Eugh. Guess the “H” in MAHA stood for hot, heavy, and heaping.
All this comes about a full year after the CDC in 2025 stopped tracking the parasite Cyclospora—which causes the illness—amid sweeping cuts to the department’s services, researchers, and key programs all in the name of “government efficiency.” It is because of these cuts that we’ve also seen the revival of screwworm, BTW.
It’s not clear what exactly caused the surge in cases—and outbreaks can be difficult to investigate, though the FDA says previous outbreaks have been connected to raspberries, basil, cilantro, snow peas, and lettuce. The parasite, which spreads through feces, tends to affect women at higher rates compared to that of men; and while infections tend to rise in warmer months, the CDC on Friday reported multiple states are reporting a higher number of cases than usual.
“Protecting the nation’s food supply is a core FDA responsibility, and the agency has the expertise, personnel, and resources necessary to detect, investigate, and respond to foodborne illness outbreaks and take regulatory action when warranted,” a CDC spokesperson told USA Today, when asked about the rise in cases. But again… this is the same department that in July 2025 gutted FoodNet, a decades-long collaborative CDC program that monitored pathogens like cyclosporiasis.
I love this story, cause the contradiction is so blatant. How do we know there are so many cases if they stopped tracking it?
Because people have been reporting it.I love this story, cause the contradiction is so blatant. How do we know there are so many cases if they stopped tracking it?
Who framed the changes made under RFK leadership in those terms?"We'll never know when dseases start spreading."
An episode about land reform and why two U.S. citizens were killed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines on April 19th.
UPDATE: ILWU Local 6 workers at C&H Sugar are currently on strike—while C&H tries to unload a sugar ship from the place we talk about in this episode, Toboso.
Nobody, because the people complaining have not bothered to find out what was changed before complaining.Who framed the changes made under RFK leadership in those terms?
...so you are offering up a caricature of something that you yourself do not think even exists to motivate a "blatant" contradiction.Nobody, because the people complaining have not bothered to find out what was changed before complaining.
I am articulating the implication made by juxtaposing the change in reporting standards to the spread of this parasite. If nobody spells out the details, a vague "government entity changed standards and now a parasite is spreading" seems pretty obvious. If you spell out the details, the contradiction arises. The standard that was changed is not how they manage an event like this, only what gets reported. This outbreak is getting thoroughly reported by the CDC, making it a contradiction to use this as evidence that the system was broken....so you are offering up a caricature of something that you yourself do not think even exists to motivate a "blatant" contradiction.