Megan Tracy
@megantracy.bsky.social
When i use social media at all, i usually post about food, China & other random things that interest me.
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In this essay, @jleibold.bsky.social and Soyonbo Borjgin expose the systematic dismantling of Mongolian-medium schooling in Inner Mongolia and argue that changing school names from Mongolian into Chinese constitutes one of the final acts in cancelling once-promised autonomy and sovereignty.
Rectifying Names, Erasing Mongols: The Unmaking of Mongolian Education in China
On a clear October morning in 2025, two massive cranes rolled up to a middle school in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Workers prised off the large Chinese and Mongolian signs running along the ...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:30 AM
In this essay, @jleibold.bsky.social and Soyonbo Borjgin expose the systematic dismantling of Mongolian-medium schooling in Inner Mongolia and argue that changing school names from Mongolian into Chinese constitutes one of the final acts in cancelling once-promised autonomy and sovereignty.
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The Trump administration is struggling to answer this question.
How would closing the Education Department make schools better?
The Trump administration is struggling to answer this question.
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January 20, 2026 at 12:06 PM
The Trump administration is struggling to answer this question.
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stuff like this is that, barring some catastrophic screw up in richmond, i don't expect the virginia GOP to make a statewide comeback anytime soon.
Hampton Roads lost more than 6,000 federal civilian jobs in 2025, report finds
A 2026 regional economic forecast shows Hampton Roads has around 54,500 federal civilian employees as of November, down from the roughly 60,800 in November 2024. Those figures don’t include t…
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January 19, 2026 at 8:58 PM
stuff like this is that, barring some catastrophic screw up in richmond, i don't expect the virginia GOP to make a statewide comeback anytime soon.
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In 2025, Virginia lost $1.6 billion in revenue because of tax exemptions granted to data centers.
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Virginia Tax Revenue Losses to Data Centers Soar to $1.6 Billion for FY25 - Good Jobs First
Virginia Tax Revenue Losses to Data Centers Soar to $1.6 Billion for FY25 - Good Jobs First
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January 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
In 2025, Virginia lost $1.6 billion in revenue because of tax exemptions granted to data centers.
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University of Nebraska is eliminating a key climate research department
University of Nebraska is eliminating a key climate research department
As Nebraska's weather intensifies, farmers are losing a critical resource to understand it.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:38 PM
University of Nebraska is eliminating a key climate research department
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An Eastern Shore lab houses one of the world's largest oyster hatcheries. Scientists there have churned out billions of oysters and helped drive an oyster resurgence in the Chesapeake Bay.
But thanks to a ~50% cut in NOAA funds, their work is in jeopardy:
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But thanks to a ~50% cut in NOAA funds, their work is in jeopardy:
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Trump cuts to Eastern Shore oyster hatchery could endanger Chesapeake Bay progress
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently slashed support for an Eastern Shore lab that has helped to seed an oyster resurgence in the bay.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
An Eastern Shore lab houses one of the world's largest oyster hatcheries. Scientists there have churned out billions of oysters and helped drive an oyster resurgence in the Chesapeake Bay.
But thanks to a ~50% cut in NOAA funds, their work is in jeopardy:
www.thebanner.com/community/cl...
But thanks to a ~50% cut in NOAA funds, their work is in jeopardy:
www.thebanner.com/community/cl...
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Virginia's Senate Majority Leader told Bolts that the legislature will advance a constitutional amendment in January to let Virginians vote once they're released from prison.
The state constitution currently strips people of their voting rights for life.
The state constitution currently strips people of their voting rights for life.
Five Ways Tuesday’s Results Will Affect Voting Rules and Democracy
From felony disenfranchisement and mail voting to mid-decade gerrymanders, Tuesday delivered verdicts on election law across these five states.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Virginia's Senate Majority Leader told Bolts that the legislature will advance a constitutional amendment in January to let Virginians vote once they're released from prison.
The state constitution currently strips people of their voting rights for life.
The state constitution currently strips people of their voting rights for life.
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American food safety could be headed for a breakdown www.statnews.com/2025/12/22/a...
American food safety could be headed for a breakdown
More Americans will be exposed to foodborne illness as a result of this year's funding cuts, food safety experts predict
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December 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
American food safety could be headed for a breakdown www.statnews.com/2025/12/22/a...
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The commerce ministry said in a preliminary decision on Monday that it had found dairy imports from the EU were subsidised and that China’s domestic industry 'suffered material injury' as a result. ft.trib.al/WgyxlQ7
December 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The commerce ministry said in a preliminary decision on Monday that it had found dairy imports from the EU were subsidised and that China’s domestic industry 'suffered material injury' as a result. ft.trib.al/WgyxlQ7
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US farm agency unlikely to issue more farm aid, says official reut.rs/44zhtGL
US farm agency unlikely to issue more farm aid, says official
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is not considering issuing more farm aid beyond its recently announced $12 billion package meant to help farmers weather poor economic conditions, said Richard Fordyce, the agency's under secretary for farm production and conservation.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
US farm agency unlikely to issue more farm aid, says official reut.rs/44zhtGL
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“.. Montana Sen. Steve Daines said the $12 billion assistance package is ‘a good start.’”
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December 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
“.. Montana Sen. Steve Daines said the $12 billion assistance package is ‘a good start.’”
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US FDA sends warning letters to Walmart, Target for selling recalled baby formula reut.rs/4iVqnUK
US FDA sends warning letters to Walmart, Target for selling recalled baby formula
The FDA said four major retailers continued to sell baby formula linked to a nationwide outbreak of bacterial illness in infants even after the products were recalled.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
US FDA sends warning letters to Walmart, Target for selling recalled baby formula reut.rs/4iVqnUK
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The Justice Department says it will no longer consider policies discriminatory just because they produce unequal outcomes. Under the new rule, students and parents filing discrimination complaints will need explicit evidence of intent. https://chroni.cl/4iOxnD5
Justice Department Will No Longer Investigate Claims of Systemic Racism, Sexism
The change could dramatically alter the way college leaders define and address discrimination.
www.chronicle.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The Justice Department says it will no longer consider policies discriminatory just because they produce unequal outcomes. Under the new rule, students and parents filing discrimination complaints will need explicit evidence of intent. https://chroni.cl/4iOxnD5
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“.. Agricultural lenders expect less than half of farm borrowers to be profitable in 2026, with liquidity, income and inflation as their top concerns ..”
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December 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“.. Agricultural lenders expect less than half of farm borrowers to be profitable in 2026, with liquidity, income and inflation as their top concerns ..”
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JOHN DEERE: "Our US market has been the one under the most pressure . . . based on what’s happened with trade flows, what’s happened with tariffs .." We'll build "half as many tractors this year as we did two years ago."
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Donald Trump’s tariffs intensify strain on US farmers, Deere warns
Farming equipment giant is scaling back production at flagship tractor plant in Iowa
www.ft.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
JOHN DEERE: "Our US market has been the one under the most pressure . . . based on what’s happened with trade flows, what’s happened with tariffs .." We'll build "half as many tractors this year as we did two years ago."
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Caleb Ragland, president of the American Soybean Association, on Trump's farm bailout: "This is a band-aid on an open wound ... what we truly need are market-based solutions"
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Caleb Ragland, president of the American Soybean Association, on Trump's farm bailout: "This is a band-aid on an open wound ... what we truly need are market-based solutions"
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December 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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1) Impose massive tariffs on China
2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports
3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans
4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase
5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt
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2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports
3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans
4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase
5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump to Unveil $12 Billion Bailout for Farmers
The financial aid comes as the agriculture sector grapples with the fallout from the president’s tariffs.
www.wsj.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
1) Impose massive tariffs on China
2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports
3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans
4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase
5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports
3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans
4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase
5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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First German cars, next French wine? 🍷
French wine critic Michel Bettane says the overall technical standard of Chinese wines now surpasses what he often encounters in France — a sign China is undergoing an “astonishing awakening of terroir”
French wine critic Michel Bettane says the overall technical standard of Chinese wines now surpasses what he often encounters in France — a sign China is undergoing an “astonishing awakening of terroir”
Michel Bettane: Chinese Wine Now Outshines France in Technical Precision - Vino Joy News
French wine critic Michel Bettane says the overall technical standard of Chinese wines now surpasses what he and his team often encounter in their annual tastings in France — a sign, he believes, that China is undergoing an "astonishing awakening of terroir."
vino-joy.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
First German cars, next French wine? 🍷
French wine critic Michel Bettane says the overall technical standard of Chinese wines now surpasses what he often encounters in France — a sign China is undergoing an “astonishing awakening of terroir”
French wine critic Michel Bettane says the overall technical standard of Chinese wines now surpasses what he often encounters in France — a sign China is undergoing an “astonishing awakening of terroir”
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More than half of employers expect a flat or declining job market for recent college grads in ’26, a five-year high.
National Association of Colleges and Employers Job Outlook surveys
November 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
More than half of employers expect a flat or declining job market for recent college grads in ’26, a five-year high.
National Association of Colleges and Employers Job Outlook surveys
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This is what every single person with any experience in China has been warning about from the start.
Very good WaPo story by Katrina Northrop and Rudy Lu. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1... And good, clear headline!
Very good WaPo story by Katrina Northrop and Rudy Lu. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1... And good, clear headline!
November 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
This is what every single person with any experience in China has been warning about from the start.
Very good WaPo story by Katrina Northrop and Rudy Lu. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1... And good, clear headline!
Very good WaPo story by Katrina Northrop and Rudy Lu. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1... And good, clear headline!
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NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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Updates for now on SNAP and Virginia's state-level temporary version of it:
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Va. launches statewide food drive to counter federal government shutdown, delayed SNAP benefits • Virginia Mercury
Building on a temporary state-level version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) announced last week, state agencies are collaborating on a food drive effort to further bols...
virginiamercury.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Updates for now on SNAP and Virginia's state-level temporary version of it:
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SBUX bailing on China
*STARBUCKS: BOYU TO BUY UP TO 60% INTEREST IN CHINA RETAIL OPS
*STARBUCKS EXPECTS VALUE OF CHINA RETAIL BUSINESS TO EXCEED $13B
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*STARBUCKS: BOYU TO BUY UP TO 60% INTEREST IN CHINA RETAIL OPS
*STARBUCKS EXPECTS VALUE OF CHINA RETAIL BUSINESS TO EXCEED $13B
about.starbucks.com/press/2025/m...
November 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
SBUX bailing on China
*STARBUCKS: BOYU TO BUY UP TO 60% INTEREST IN CHINA RETAIL OPS
*STARBUCKS EXPECTS VALUE OF CHINA RETAIL BUSINESS TO EXCEED $13B
about.starbucks.com/press/2025/m...
*STARBUCKS: BOYU TO BUY UP TO 60% INTEREST IN CHINA RETAIL OPS
*STARBUCKS EXPECTS VALUE OF CHINA RETAIL BUSINESS TO EXCEED $13B
about.starbucks.com/press/2025/m...