I wonder if we will see a return of the botfly under Trump - ThreadSky

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johnbrownstan.bsky.social • 6 days ago

I wonder if we will see a return of the botfly under Trump

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Jesus man. Have we not all learned that we are all of us potentially holding the Lathe of Heaven at any and every possible moment?

cyanescens.bsky.social•5 days ago

No, it’s only shady Chinese bio labs & malicious gain of function tests we need to worry about

olepetter.bsky.social•6 days ago

The screw worm barrier program is pretty interesting https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/05/flesh-eating-worms-disease-containment-america-panama/611026/

johnbrownstan.bsky.social•6 days ago

For those unaware: botflies are awful. They lay eggs in mammals, causing horrific sores to develop, usually in livestock.

There is no botfly in North America because we eradicated them in the 50's and have an ongoing (US-funded) effort to keep them from crossing the Isthmus of Panama.

johnbrownstan.bsky.social•6 days ago

It sounds like exactly the sort of program the admin would be stupid enough to eliminate, because it's to the benefit of everyone north of Colombia, not just the US, and MAGA hates that sort of greater good thing.

billthepony.bsky.social•6 days ago

Conservatives love throwing away the umbrella because they're not getting wet in the rain.

johnbrownstan.bsky.social•6 days ago

To be clear: they can lay eggs in humans too. It's not just cattle that are at risk if they come back.

If you want to skip lunch, I recommend googling some botfly sore photos.

pigiesmum.bsky.social•6 days ago

Or if it's your kink

curtlarock.bsky.social•5 days ago

Already happening with screwworm:

https://youtu.be/cFP8TvV65Uo?si=76rxHa2FYNJDpODF

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