A follow-up to yesterday’s post about the breakout of Cyclospora illnesses. It seems that Taco Bell was, in fact, a primary source of infection, albeit not at all their fault.
The blame apparently is with an outfit called Taylor Farms. With such a strong, verifiable link, it shouldn’t have taken so long to figure this out.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/16/health/cyclospora-outbreak-shredded-lettuce
Jon Stewart continues his Daily Show side gig as a podcast host. Note that the show is sponsored, as is the norm. You’ll need a full workday worth of hours to watch all three of these very worthwhile installments.
Ben McKenzie on Crypto
Jack Smith on American Justice
Austan Goolsbee on the Federal Reserve
More than 400 cases in four states (Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky) seem to be linked to a common source, which has not yet been identified, according to the C.D.C.
Can we stop trying to evaluate and explain events based upon pre-Trump criteria? The CDC of the not too distant past would have certainly, by now, identified the specific source(s) of the Cyclospora contamination. Instead, they’re leaving it to Taco Bell to take action without guidance.
The CDC no longer has enough competent epidemiologists, or sufficient funding, to do its work. Because of Donald J. Trump, and no on else. RFK, Jr. wouldn’t be where he is without Trump. It’s his fault, so please stop claiming the difficulty is primarily a matter of the bacteria being “tricky.”
The timing of today’s Jumble is perfect. Except the water in Lake Mead behind Hoover Dam is in danger of falling low enough to reach the dead power pool level. Leaving it without the ability to generate electricity, so Hoover will be sucking air like the other namesake. California announced today it will do what it can to keep that from happening.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/lake-mead-dry-bone-california-205118456.html
Fires and floods are disastrous elsewhere in the United States. Canadian wildfires are casting a yellow haze over us in Massachusetts.
But don’t worry, climate change is a lie started by Democrats. What we should be worrying about is the fraudulent 2020 election that Trump will be explaining tomorrow night, in his typically cogent and detailed manner.
