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  1. House Republicans Pitch a Plan to Cut #SocialSecurity to #Billionaire Donor #HarlanCrow

    If Republicans want to cut our earned benefits, the American people deserve for them to tell us that to our faces, rather than weaseling around the job they were elected to do, and for which they earn a handsome salary.

    by Alex Lawson
    Sep 23, 2026

    "This Monday, House Republicans held a hearing focused on creating a closed-door commission to cut Social Security and Medicare. The hearing was for an audience of one: billionaire donor Harlan Crow.

    "That’s the same Harlan Crow who infamously treated Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to lavish vacations, along with donating millions of dollars to Republican candidates and causes."

    Read more:
    commondreams.org/opinion/repub

    #USPol #KillThePoor #Oligarchy #HungerGames

  2. House Republicans Pitch a Plan to Cut #SocialSecurity to #Billionaire Donor #HarlanCrow

    If Republicans want to cut our earned benefits, the American people deserve for them to tell us that to our faces, rather than weaseling around the job they were elected to do, and for which they earn a handsome salary.

    by Alex Lawson
    Sep 23, 2026

    "This Monday, House Republicans held a hearing focused on creating a closed-door commission to cut Social Security and Medicare. The hearing was for an audience of one: billionaire donor Harlan Crow.

    "That’s the same Harlan Crow who infamously treated Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to lavish vacations, along with donating millions of dollars to Republican candidates and causes."

    Read more:
    commondreams.org/opinion/repub

    #USPol #KillThePoor #Oligarchy #HungerGames

  3. House Republicans Pitch a Plan to Cut #SocialSecurity to #Billionaire Donor #HarlanCrow

    If Republicans want to cut our earned benefits, the American people deserve for them to tell us that to our faces, rather than weaseling around the job they were elected to do, and for which they earn a handsome salary.

    by Alex Lawson
    Sep 23, 2026

    "This Monday, House Republicans held a hearing focused on creating a closed-door commission to cut Social Security and Medicare. The hearing was for an audience of one: billionaire donor Harlan Crow.

    "That’s the same Harlan Crow who infamously treated Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to lavish vacations, along with donating millions of dollars to Republican candidates and causes."

    Read more:
    commondreams.org/opinion/repub

    #USPol #KillThePoor #Oligarchy #HungerGames

  4. House Republicans Pitch a Plan to Cut #SocialSecurity to #Billionaire Donor #HarlanCrow

    If Republicans want to cut our earned benefits, the American people deserve for them to tell us that to our faces, rather than weaseling around the job they were elected to do, and for which they earn a handsome salary.

    by Alex Lawson
    Sep 23, 2026

    "This Monday, House Republicans held a hearing focused on creating a closed-door commission to cut Social Security and Medicare. The hearing was for an audience of one: billionaire donor Harlan Crow.

    "That’s the same Harlan Crow who infamously treated Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to lavish vacations, along with donating millions of dollars to Republican candidates and causes."

    Read more:
    commondreams.org/opinion/repub

    #USPol #KillThePoor #Oligarchy #HungerGames

  5. Misled’ and ‘Strung Along’ by Trump, Financial Pain of Farmers Grows as Costs Continue to Skyrocket

    “I think a lot of people expected that maybe the war would wrap up and the prices would go down some... then it just skyrocketed,” said one farmer of the cost of diesel.

    Brad Reed
    Sep 18, 2026

    Excerpt: "Farmers across the US are speaking up about their struggles as President Donald Trump’s #IllegalWar with Iran and #TradeWar with Canada are taking a hammer to their finances.

    "In an interview with CBS News published Thursday, North Carolina farmer Matt Bell revealed that 'I have never worried and stressed like I have the last year,' thanks to the soaring costs of fuel, fertilizer, and farm equipment, all of which have gotten more expensive thanks to Trump’s policies.

    " 'The fertilizer, fuel, chemicals, seed, parts—you know, the whole nine yards,' said Bell, 'everything that we touch has gone up.'

    "Bell, who voted for Trump, said he feels 'misled' and 'strung along' when it comes to the president’s rationale for attacking Iran without congressional authorization in February."

    Read more:
    commondreams.org/news/iran-war

    #TrumpRegrets #USPol #HungerGames #Farmers #WarOnIran

  6. Misled’ and ‘Strung Along’ by Trump, Financial Pain of Farmers Grows as Costs Continue to Skyrocket

    “I think a lot of people expected that maybe the war would wrap up and the prices would go down some... then it just skyrocketed,” said one farmer of the cost of diesel.

    Brad Reed
    Sep 18, 2026

    Excerpt: "Farmers across the US are speaking up about their struggles as President Donald Trump’s #IllegalWar with Iran and #TradeWar with Canada are taking a hammer to their finances.

    "In an interview with CBS News published Thursday, North Carolina farmer Matt Bell revealed that 'I have never worried and stressed like I have the last year,' thanks to the soaring costs of fuel, fertilizer, and farm equipment, all of which have gotten more expensive thanks to Trump’s policies.

    " 'The fertilizer, fuel, chemicals, seed, parts—you know, the whole nine yards,' said Bell, 'everything that we touch has gone up.'

    "Bell, who voted for Trump, said he feels 'misled' and 'strung along' when it comes to the president’s rationale for attacking Iran without congressional authorization in February."

    Read more:
    commondreams.org/news/iran-war

    #TrumpRegrets #USPol #HungerGames #Farmers #WarOnIran

  7. Misled’ and ‘Strung Along’ by Trump, Financial Pain of Farmers Grows as Costs Continue to Skyrocket

    “I think a lot of people expected that maybe the war would wrap up and the prices would go down some... then it just skyrocketed,” said one farmer of the cost of diesel.

    Brad Reed
    Sep 18, 2026

    Excerpt: "Farmers across the US are speaking up about their struggles as President Donald Trump’s #IllegalWar with Iran and #TradeWar with Canada are taking a hammer to their finances.

    "In an interview with CBS News published Thursday, North Carolina farmer Matt Bell revealed that 'I have never worried and stressed like I have the last year,' thanks to the soaring costs of fuel, fertilizer, and farm equipment, all of which have gotten more expensive thanks to Trump’s policies.

    " 'The fertilizer, fuel, chemicals, seed, parts—you know, the whole nine yards,' said Bell, 'everything that we touch has gone up.'

    "Bell, who voted for Trump, said he feels 'misled' and 'strung along' when it comes to the president’s rationale for attacking Iran without congressional authorization in February."

    Read more:
    commondreams.org/news/iran-war

    #TrumpRegrets #USPol #HungerGames #Farmers #WarOnIran

  8. Misled’ and ‘Strung Along’ by Trump, Financial Pain of Farmers Grows as Costs Continue to Skyrocket

    “I think a lot of people expected that maybe the war would wrap up and the prices would go down some... then it just skyrocketed,” said one farmer of the cost of diesel.

    Brad Reed
    Sep 18, 2026

    Excerpt: "Farmers across the US are speaking up about their struggles as President Donald Trump’s #IllegalWar with Iran and #TradeWar with Canada are taking a hammer to their finances.

    "In an interview with CBS News published Thursday, North Carolina farmer Matt Bell revealed that 'I have never worried and stressed like I have the last year,' thanks to the soaring costs of fuel, fertilizer, and farm equipment, all of which have gotten more expensive thanks to Trump’s policies.

    " 'The fertilizer, fuel, chemicals, seed, parts—you know, the whole nine yards,' said Bell, 'everything that we touch has gone up.'

    "Bell, who voted for Trump, said he feels 'misled' and 'strung along' when it comes to the president’s rationale for attacking Iran without congressional authorization in February."

    Read more:
    commondreams.org/news/iran-war

    #TrumpRegrets #USPol #HungerGames #Farmers #WarOnIran

  9. Et voici la dernière bande-annonce de Hunger Games 6

    Vous irez le voir ?

    #HungerGames #sciencefiction #Suzannecollins

    actusf.com/detail-d-un-article/et-voici-la-dernière-bande-annonce-de-hunger-games-lever-de-soleil-sur-la-moisson

  10. Et voici la dernière bande-annonce de Hunger Games 6

    Vous irez le voir ?

    #HungerGames #sciencefiction #Suzannecollins

    actusf.com/detail-d-un-article/et-voici-la-dernière-bande-annonce-de-hunger-games-lever-de-soleil-sur-la-moisson

  11. Et voici la dernière bande-annonce de Hunger Games 6

    Vous irez le voir ?

    #HungerGames #sciencefiction #Suzannecollins

    actusf.com/detail-d-un-article/et-voici-la-dernière-bande-annonce-de-hunger-games-lever-de-soleil-sur-la-moisson

  12. @ai6yr Um, yeah... You do recall that my first memes (on the Bird Site) were #HungerGames memes, right?

  13. @ai6yr Um, yeah... You do recall that my first memes (on the Bird Site) were #HungerGames memes, right?

  14. @ai6yr Um, yeah... You do recall that my first memes (on the Bird Site) were #HungerGames memes, right?

  15. @ai6yr Um, yeah... You do recall that my first memes (on the Bird Site) were #HungerGames memes, right?

  16. The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: ‘Bigger shocks are on the way’

    The risks have been known, and building, for over 150 years

    By PETER PRENGAMAN
    Updated 9:55 AM EDT, August 24, 2026

    NEW YORK (AP) — "In the opening scene of American writer #KimStanleyRobinson ’s 'The Ministry for the Future,' a #HeatWave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world’s nations to unite to combat #ClimateChange .

    "Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense #ExtremeWeather events like #heatwaves, #storms, #floods and #droughts. But what once seemed like the realm of fiction is now discussed as a possibility, even an inevitability.

    "Warning about an 'extreme of extremes' or the 'Other Big One,' a play off the California reference of a big future earthquake, can be fraught. After all, nobody can say for sure when a weather catastrophe may happen. But in the last few years, the planetary ingredients needed for a massive disturbance have been building. And alarm is growing.
    'The risk is that people just think you are exaggerating,' said #DanielSwain, a climate scientist with the California Institute for Water Resources. 'It’s the ‘Boy Who Cried Wolf’ problem. Sometimes wolves are real. If it’s outside the door, wouldn’t you want to know?' "

    apnews.com/article/climate-cha

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/ahELv

    #Oiligarchy #BigOilAndGas #BigOilKnew #Polycrisis #HungerGames #Wildfires #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

  17. The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: ‘Bigger shocks are on the way’

    The risks have been known, and building, for over 150 years

    By PETER PRENGAMAN
    Updated 9:55 AM EDT, August 24, 2026

    NEW YORK (AP) — "In the opening scene of American writer #KimStanleyRobinson ’s 'The Ministry for the Future,' a #HeatWave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world’s nations to unite to combat #ClimateChange .

    "Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense #ExtremeWeather events like #heatwaves, #storms, #floods and #droughts. But what once seemed like the realm of fiction is now discussed as a possibility, even an inevitability.

    "Warning about an 'extreme of extremes' or the 'Other Big One,' a play off the California reference of a big future earthquake, can be fraught. After all, nobody can say for sure when a weather catastrophe may happen. But in the last few years, the planetary ingredients needed for a massive disturbance have been building. And alarm is growing.
    'The risk is that people just think you are exaggerating,' said #DanielSwain, a climate scientist with the California Institute for Water Resources. 'It’s the ‘Boy Who Cried Wolf’ problem. Sometimes wolves are real. If it’s outside the door, wouldn’t you want to know?' "

    apnews.com/article/climate-cha

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/ahELv

    #Oiligarchy #BigOilAndGas #BigOilKnew #Polycrisis #HungerGames #Wildfires #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

  18. The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: ‘Bigger shocks are on the way’

    The risks have been known, and building, for over 150 years

    By PETER PRENGAMAN
    Updated 9:55 AM EDT, August 24, 2026

    NEW YORK (AP) — "In the opening scene of American writer #KimStanleyRobinson ’s 'The Ministry for the Future,' a #HeatWave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world’s nations to unite to combat #ClimateChange .

    "Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense #ExtremeWeather events like #heatwaves, #storms, #floods and #droughts. But what once seemed like the realm of fiction is now discussed as a possibility, even an inevitability.

    "Warning about an 'extreme of extremes' or the 'Other Big One,' a play off the California reference of a big future earthquake, can be fraught. After all, nobody can say for sure when a weather catastrophe may happen. But in the last few years, the planetary ingredients needed for a massive disturbance have been building. And alarm is growing.
    'The risk is that people just think you are exaggerating,' said #DanielSwain, a climate scientist with the California Institute for Water Resources. 'It’s the ‘Boy Who Cried Wolf’ problem. Sometimes wolves are real. If it’s outside the door, wouldn’t you want to know?' "

    apnews.com/article/climate-cha

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/ahELv

    #Oiligarchy #BigOilAndGas #BigOilKnew #Polycrisis #HungerGames #Wildfires #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

  19. The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: ‘Bigger shocks are on the way’

    The risks have been known, and building, for over 150 years

    By PETER PRENGAMAN
    Updated 9:55 AM EDT, August 24, 2026

    NEW YORK (AP) — "In the opening scene of American writer #KimStanleyRobinson ’s 'The Ministry for the Future,' a #HeatWave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world’s nations to unite to combat #ClimateChange .

    "Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense #ExtremeWeather events like #heatwaves, #storms, #floods and #droughts. But what once seemed like the realm of fiction is now discussed as a possibility, even an inevitability.

    "Warning about an 'extreme of extremes' or the 'Other Big One,' a play off the California reference of a big future earthquake, can be fraught. After all, nobody can say for sure when a weather catastrophe may happen. But in the last few years, the planetary ingredients needed for a massive disturbance have been building. And alarm is growing.
    'The risk is that people just think you are exaggerating,' said #DanielSwain, a climate scientist with the California Institute for Water Resources. 'It’s the ‘Boy Who Cried Wolf’ problem. Sometimes wolves are real. If it’s outside the door, wouldn’t you want to know?' "

    apnews.com/article/climate-cha

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/ahELv

    #Oiligarchy #BigOilAndGas #BigOilKnew #Polycrisis #HungerGames #Wildfires #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

  20. Ma tier list Hunger Games 🎬 J'adore me refaire toute la saga tous les ans ! Mon petit plaisir coupable préféré. Vous en pensez quoi ? 🤔

    #HungerGames #TierList #Egirl #Cinema #katniss

  21. La segunda película de los juegos del hambre conserva el cambio de formato a IMAX, pero en lugar de dar sensación de apertura, los planos pasan a ser más cerrados, movidos y claustrofóbicos. Esto en un cine IMAX de los grandes, con la pantalla en los morros de la audiencia debió ser una experiencia bastante jodida.
    #imax #hungergames

  22. for my english speaking friends and followers:
    my new oil painting (work in progress, 50x42 cm, oil on linen):
    a woman wearing aviator goggles and a flamingo as a hat #flamingorevolution, her hand raised in the three-finger salute #hungergames, and five cockroaches #cockroachJantaParty worn as a necklace.

    Three protest symbols from three continents on a single body—and there are so many more protest symbols that can demonstrate our unity. #globalsolidarity

  23. for my english speaking friends and followers:
    my new oil painting (work in progress, 50x42 cm, oil on linen):
    a woman wearing aviator goggles and a flamingo as a hat #flamingorevolution, her hand raised in the three-finger salute #hungergames, and five cockroaches #cockroachJantaParty worn as a necklace.

    Three protest symbols from three continents on a single body—and there are so many more protest symbols that can demonstrate our unity. #globalsolidarity

  24. for my english speaking friends and followers:
    my new oil painting (work in progress, 50x42 cm, oil on linen):
    a woman wearing aviator goggles and a flamingo as a hat #flamingorevolution, her hand raised in the three-finger salute #hungergames, and five cockroaches #cockroachJantaParty worn as a necklace.

    Three protest symbols from three continents on a single body—and there are so many more protest symbols that can demonstrate our unity. #globalsolidarity

  25. for my english speaking friends and followers:
    my new oil painting (work in progress, 50x42 cm, oil on linen):
    a woman wearing aviator goggles and a flamingo as a hat #flamingorevolution, her hand raised in the three-finger salute #hungergames, and five cockroaches #cockroachJantaParty worn as a necklace.

    Three protest symbols from three continents on a single body—and there are so many more protest symbols that can demonstrate our unity. #globalsolidarity

  26. Um, looks like #USGovt is looking to imprison more folks -- #shoplifters! Like, parents who can't afford food for their kids because of #TrumpsWar ! #Homeless folks, #veterans , #protestors -- they are all on the *list* too!

    Congress Might Give ICE the Power to Go After Shoplifters

    A bill intended to halt the supposed threat of “organized retail crime” would put ICE in charge of the federal response.

    by Sam Biddle
    August 7 2026, 7:17 a.m. ET

    "To counter the purported national scourge of 'organized retail crime,' a bill moving through Congress would deliver the Department of Homeland Security unprecedented policing powers, granting even more authority to what experts say is an already lawless ICE."

    Read more:
    theintercept.com/2026/08/07/co

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/gMIHt

    #USPol #DetentionCenters #HungerGames #DefundICE #DefundDHS #WarOnIran #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #CORCA #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  27. Um, looks like #USGovt is looking to imprison more folks -- #shoplifters! Like, parents who can't afford food for their kids because of #TrumpsWar ! #Homeless folks, #veterans , #protestors -- they are all on the *list* too!

    Congress Might Give ICE the Power to Go After Shoplifters

    A bill intended to halt the supposed threat of “organized retail crime” would put ICE in charge of the federal response.

    by Sam Biddle
    August 7 2026, 7:17 a.m. ET

    "To counter the purported national scourge of 'organized retail crime,' a bill moving through Congress would deliver the Department of Homeland Security unprecedented policing powers, granting even more authority to what experts say is an already lawless ICE."

    Read more:
    theintercept.com/2026/08/07/co

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/gMIHt

    #USPol #DetentionCenters #HungerGames #DefundICE #DefundDHS #WarOnIran #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #CORCA #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  28. Um, looks like #USGovt is looking to imprison more folks -- #shoplifters! Like, parents who can't afford food for their kids because of #TrumpsWar ! #Homeless folks, #veterans , #protestors -- they are all on the *list* too!

    Congress Might Give ICE the Power to Go After Shoplifters

    A bill intended to halt the supposed threat of “organized retail crime” would put ICE in charge of the federal response.

    by Sam Biddle
    August 7 2026, 7:17 a.m. ET

    "To counter the purported national scourge of 'organized retail crime,' a bill moving through Congress would deliver the Department of Homeland Security unprecedented policing powers, granting even more authority to what experts say is an already lawless ICE."

    Read more:
    theintercept.com/2026/08/07/co

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/gMIHt

    #USPol #DetentionCenters #HungerGames #DefundICE #DefundDHS #WarOnIran #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #CORCA #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  29. Um, looks like #USGovt is looking to imprison more folks -- #shoplifters! Like, parents who can't afford food for their kids because of #TrumpsWar ! #Homeless folks, #veterans , #protestors -- they are all on the *list* too!

    Congress Might Give ICE the Power to Go After Shoplifters

    A bill intended to halt the supposed threat of “organized retail crime” would put ICE in charge of the federal response.

    by Sam Biddle
    August 7 2026, 7:17 a.m. ET

    "To counter the purported national scourge of 'organized retail crime,' a bill moving through Congress would deliver the Department of Homeland Security unprecedented policing powers, granting even more authority to what experts say is an already lawless ICE."

    Read more:
    theintercept.com/2026/08/07/co

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/gMIHt

    #USPol #DetentionCenters #HungerGames #DefundICE #DefundDHS #WarOnIran #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #CORCA #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

  30. Zum Text gehört mein neues Ölbild (work in progress, 50x42 cm, Öl auf Leinen):
    eine Frau mit Fliegerbrille, Flamingo als Mütze #flamingorevolution, die Hand zum Drei-Finger-Gruß #hungergames erhoben, fünf Kakerlaken #cockroachJantaParty als Halsschmuck.

    Drei Protestsymbole von drei Kontinenten auf einem Körper — und es gibt noch so viele Protestsymbole mehr, die unsere Einigkeit zeigen können. #globalsolidarity

    #politicalart #femaleart

  31. Zum Text gehört mein neues Ölbild (work in progress, 50x42 cm, Öl auf Leinen):
    eine Frau mit Fliegerbrille, Flamingo als Mütze #flamingorevolution, die Hand zum Drei-Finger-Gruß #hungergames erhoben, fünf Kakerlaken #cockroachJantaParty als Halsschmuck.

    Drei Protestsymbole von drei Kontinenten auf einem Körper — und es gibt noch so viele Protestsymbole mehr, die unsere Einigkeit zeigen können. #globalsolidarity

    #politicalart #femaleart

  32. Zum Text gehört mein neues Ölbild (work in progress, 50x42 cm, Öl auf Leinen):
    eine Frau mit Fliegerbrille, Flamingo als Mütze #flamingorevolution, die Hand zum Drei-Finger-Gruß #hungergames erhoben, fünf Kakerlaken #cockroachJantaParty als Halsschmuck.

    Drei Protestsymbole von drei Kontinenten auf einem Körper — und es gibt noch so viele Protestsymbole mehr, die unsere Einigkeit zeigen können. #globalsolidarity

    #politicalart #femaleart

  33. Zum Text gehört mein neues Ölbild (work in progress, 50x42 cm, Öl auf Leinen):
    eine Frau mit Fliegerbrille, Flamingo als Mütze #flamingorevolution, die Hand zum Drei-Finger-Gruß #hungergames erhoben, fünf Kakerlaken #cockroachJantaParty als Halsschmuck.

    Drei Protestsymbole von drei Kontinenten auf einem Körper — und es gibt noch so viele Protestsymbole mehr, die unsere Einigkeit zeigen können. #globalsolidarity

    #politicalart #femaleart

  34. Ugh! This was #Maine last year (we're only in "Abnormally Dry" and "Moderate Drought" and not "Severe Drought" this year).

    UK - Vegetables to get smaller and more expensive due to hot weather, farmers warn

    by Alex Daniel and Esme Stallard, 5 August, 2026

    "This year's harvest could be the worst on record as farmers warn the exceptionally dry spring and summer could lead to 'shrinkflation' in UK supermarkets.
    England and Wales saw their driest July since records began 190 years ago, according to the Met Office, and a drought has been declared across large parts of the country.

    "The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) thinktank said the UK's cereals and oilseed harvest could be 2.5 million tonnes less than ​earlier forecasts.

    "Tim O'Malley, the chairman of Nationwide produce, said it was "as bad as its ever been" and that shoppers will likely see higher prices or smaller vegetables in supermarkets.

    "The harvest of barley, oats and rapeseed, which are used in beer, breakfast cereals and vegetable oil, is estimated to drop to just 19.5 million tonnes, the worst since records began in 1984.

    "That is compared with a previous low of 19.8 million tonnes in 2020, and would cost farmers £390m in lost revenue, the ECIU estimated.

    "The crops are also used for feeding livestock, making them crucial across most of the food chain.

    "O'Malley said consumers could feel the impact in the vegetable aisle too, where grocers are likely to swap in smaller produce at the same price, which is known as shrinkflation."

    Read more:
    bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwv959

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/Anw3H

    #ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #DryWeather #Drought #UKWx #ClimateDiary #HungerGames

  35. Ugh! This was #Maine last year (we're only in "Abnormally Dry" and "Moderate Drought" and not "Severe Drought" this year).

    UK - Vegetables to get smaller and more expensive due to hot weather, farmers warn

    by Alex Daniel and Esme Stallard, 5 August, 2026

    "This year's harvest could be the worst on record as farmers warn the exceptionally dry spring and summer could lead to 'shrinkflation' in UK supermarkets.
    England and Wales saw their driest July since records began 190 years ago, according to the Met Office, and a drought has been declared across large parts of the country.

    "The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) thinktank said the UK's cereals and oilseed harvest could be 2.5 million tonnes less than ​earlier forecasts.

    "Tim O'Malley, the chairman of Nationwide produce, said it was "as bad as its ever been" and that shoppers will likely see higher prices or smaller vegetables in supermarkets.

    "The harvest of barley, oats and rapeseed, which are used in beer, breakfast cereals and vegetable oil, is estimated to drop to just 19.5 million tonnes, the worst since records began in 1984.

    "That is compared with a previous low of 19.8 million tonnes in 2020, and would cost farmers £390m in lost revenue, the ECIU estimated.

    "The crops are also used for feeding livestock, making them crucial across most of the food chain.

    "O'Malley said consumers could feel the impact in the vegetable aisle too, where grocers are likely to swap in smaller produce at the same price, which is known as shrinkflation."

    Read more:
    bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwv959

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/Anw3H

    #ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #DryWeather #Drought #UKWx #ClimateDiary #HungerGames

  36. Ugh! This was #Maine last year (we're only in "Abnormally Dry" and "Moderate Drought" and not "Severe Drought" this year).

    UK - Vegetables to get smaller and more expensive due to hot weather, farmers warn

    by Alex Daniel and Esme Stallard, 5 August, 2026

    "This year's harvest could be the worst on record as farmers warn the exceptionally dry spring and summer could lead to 'shrinkflation' in UK supermarkets.
    England and Wales saw their driest July since records began 190 years ago, according to the Met Office, and a drought has been declared across large parts of the country.

    "The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) thinktank said the UK's cereals and oilseed harvest could be 2.5 million tonnes less than ​earlier forecasts.

    "Tim O'Malley, the chairman of Nationwide produce, said it was "as bad as its ever been" and that shoppers will likely see higher prices or smaller vegetables in supermarkets.

    "The harvest of barley, oats and rapeseed, which are used in beer, breakfast cereals and vegetable oil, is estimated to drop to just 19.5 million tonnes, the worst since records began in 1984.

    "That is compared with a previous low of 19.8 million tonnes in 2020, and would cost farmers £390m in lost revenue, the ECIU estimated.

    "The crops are also used for feeding livestock, making them crucial across most of the food chain.

    "O'Malley said consumers could feel the impact in the vegetable aisle too, where grocers are likely to swap in smaller produce at the same price, which is known as shrinkflation."

    Read more:
    bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwv959

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/Anw3H

    #ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #DryWeather #Drought #UKWx #ClimateDiary #HungerGames

  37. Ugh! This was #Maine last year (we're only in "Abnormally Dry" and "Moderate Drought" and not "Severe Drought" this year).

    UK - Vegetables to get smaller and more expensive due to hot weather, farmers warn

    by Alex Daniel and Esme Stallard, 5 August, 2026

    "This year's harvest could be the worst on record as farmers warn the exceptionally dry spring and summer could lead to 'shrinkflation' in UK supermarkets.
    England and Wales saw their driest July since records began 190 years ago, according to the Met Office, and a drought has been declared across large parts of the country.

    "The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) thinktank said the UK's cereals and oilseed harvest could be 2.5 million tonnes less than ​earlier forecasts.

    "Tim O'Malley, the chairman of Nationwide produce, said it was "as bad as its ever been" and that shoppers will likely see higher prices or smaller vegetables in supermarkets.

    "The harvest of barley, oats and rapeseed, which are used in beer, breakfast cereals and vegetable oil, is estimated to drop to just 19.5 million tonnes, the worst since records began in 1984.

    "That is compared with a previous low of 19.8 million tonnes in 2020, and would cost farmers £390m in lost revenue, the ECIU estimated.

    "The crops are also used for feeding livestock, making them crucial across most of the food chain.

    "O'Malley said consumers could feel the impact in the vegetable aisle too, where grocers are likely to swap in smaller produce at the same price, which is known as shrinkflation."

    Read more:
    bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwv959

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/Anw3H

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