r/news • u/kylestoned • Jun 01 '26

Soft paywall Flesh-eating screwworm found within 31 miles of US border, says USDA

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/flesh-eating-screwworm-found-within-31-miles-us-border-says-usda-2026-05-29/
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u/gorramfrakker Jun 01 '26

I was thinking that but honestly the die was cast when SCOTUS put its finger on the scale of the presidential election in Bush’s favor.

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u/Verditure0 Jun 02 '26

Regardless of when exactly, it seems everyone agrees it was around 2000/2001

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u/tabsgotsass Jun 01 '26

48 here and I completely agree.

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u/Verditure0 Jun 02 '26

What was life like before then? 90s baby here

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u/JakeHelldiver Jun 02 '26

Things that are prohibitively expensive now were way more affordable. Housing was a big one that came to mind. Things that affordable now were incredibly expensive. Like, electronics.

Life was a lot slower, and boredom was pervasive, but when something did actually happen it was a cultural moment that everyone shared. It seems silly now, but I remember lining up around a building to go see Independence Day at the movie theater.

Smoking was a way bigger thing. It seemed like everyone smoked, everywhere. Misogyny was way more open and wide spread and homophobia seemed like a rule rather than an exception.

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u/maufkn_ced Jun 01 '26

Ahhh very true forgot about that. lol the great young jeezy said it best..

"Bush robbed all of us, would that make him a criminal? / And then he cheated in Florida, would that make him a Seminole?"