Officials in Texas detected a bird flu outbreak at a commercial game bird operation in Erath County earlier this month, according to the Texas Animal Health Commission. This is the first confirmed case of High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the state, and all 1,649 birds in the flock were euthanized to prevent the disease from spilling over into wild bird and commercial poultry populations.
In a report issued on April 3, the TAHC explained that after an increase in bird deaths at the Erath County location, multiple pheasant samples were submitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. After testing positive for the H5N1 bird flu pathogen, the results were confirmed at the USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Iowa.
The TAHC and USDA then made the decision to depopulate the entire mixed-bird flock, which included 448 pheasants and 458 quail, along with several hundred ducks, chukars, and pigeons. Although the TAHC could not provide additional information about the operation, Texas A&M Agrilife Extension has referred to it as a “game ranch.”
“The pheasants were being raised as game birds and they would have been released on the private property,” the TAHC explained in an email to Outdoor Life.
The agency added that it partners with TPWD on disease response in order to ensure “that infected birds cannot be released into the wild,” but the potential risk posed by this exact scenario is still a concern for bird hunters in the region. Fortunately, the TAHC believes that this outbreak was an isolated incident, and it confirmed that no other cases of HPAI have been reported in the state since April 2.
According to Greg Archer, a poultry specialist at the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension, an investigation into the Erath County outbreak is still ongoing. But since the pathogen has been known to spread via bird feces on the bottoms of shoes and tires, he said it is possible that it was “tracked in” by people working at the facility.
Archer explained that this form of HPAI has not made the jump from birds to humans, and he echoed the CDC’s belief that “the risk to the general public’s health from current H5N1 bird flu viruses is low.” Still, he said that commercial and backyard poultry producers in the state should practice higher levels of biosecurity and limit their flocks’ exposure to wild birds.
This outbreak in Texas is only the latest update in the nationwide struggle to contain H5N1 Avian Influenza. Since the disease was first discovered in a hunter-killed wigeon in South Carolina in January, it has taken a toll on both wild birds and commercial poultry throughout the county—and especially in the Atlantic and Central Flyways.
According to the Center for Disease Control’s most recent estimates, the bird flu has been detected in more than 600 wild birds across 31 states. But as we reported just last week, this estimate is on the low end and does not reflect the actual number of bird deaths that hunters have seen in the field in recent months.
As for America’s poultry farmers, who were devastated by the last major bird flu outbreak in 2015, the CDC has recorded 159 outbreaks at backyard and commercial poultry operations so far. Aside from the isolated case at the game bird operation in north-central Texas, most of these outbreaks have occurred in the midwestern and northeastern United States. More than 24 million birds—mostly chickens and turkeys—have either died or been euthanized as a result.
Kamala Harris on Tuesday traveled to Pennsylvania to attend a labor rally in South Philly.
Harris gave a one-on-one interview with 6 ABC Action News anchor Tamala Edwards after she delivered remarks at the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association.
Tamala Edwards started the interview by asking Kamala Harris about inflation.
Inflation surged at its highest rate in more than 40 years.
“I acknowledge one must acknowledge that prices are going up, and that people are working hard and, in many cases, are worried about whether they can get through the end of the month and make it all work,” Harris said.
“What I can say is that people deserve to know that their president, that our administration, is concerned enough to do something about it, so that is what we are doing,” she added.
The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was set to extend the order, which was to expire on April 18, by two weeks to monitor for any observable increase in severe virus outcomes as cases rise in parts of the country. The move was being made out of abundance of caution, the person said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to preview the CDC’s action. The requirement will now extend through May 3, 2022.
However, here in the US, the so-called ‘land of the free,’ Americans are still forced to wear masks on airplanes because of Joe Biden’s Communist agenda. Let that sink in.
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Dr. Bryan Ardis made some allegations earlier this week that the covid-19 virus, covid “vaccines” and at least one covid treatment all originated from snake venom molecules. He says the virus is anything but a virus, and it’s being spread to people through the water supply.
In an interview released yesterday by Stew Peters at Red Voice Media called, “Watch the Water,” Dr. Ardis explains his findings. In the video, Ardis expresses concern that snake venom-related molecules (peptides or spike proteins) could have been added into the water supply in order to create a viral “outbreak” fear scenario that ultimately drove people into covid vaccines, lockdowns, mask mandates, and other forms of mass medical hysteria.
He also explains that the same snake venom used to sicken people was used to “treat” people and is in the COVID injections erroneously being called “vaccines.”
Snake venom is routinely used to develop pharmaceuticals and medical interventions. In fact, a recent announcement from a company actually called, “VenomTech.” The company is talking about “Targeted-Venom Discovery Array™ (T-VDA™) libraries and how they provide researchers with a straightforward solution to rapidly screen thousands of individual venom fragments, with each array specifically designed to maximize hits for a specific target.”
The CEO of VenomTech, Paul Grant, continued:
“Venomtech has been at the forefront of venom research for drug discovery for more than a decade. Through this relationship with Charles River Laboratories – a global leader for drug discovery contract research – we can now showcase our innovative technology, introducing the wider industry to the potential of venoms for the successful delivery of more leads, more quickly, for a broad range of targets.”
Snakes—the Chinese krait and the Chinese cobra—may be the original source of the newly discovered coronavirus that has triggered an outbreak of a deadly infectious respiratory illness in China this winter.
Dr. Ardis believes that cobra venom was used as the starting point for gain-of-function augmentation of SARS-CoV-2, effectively transforming the virus into a venom-like payload delivery system that poisons the body much like a snake bite.
Is this why there have been no isolates of a “virus”? Could this guy be right? More importantly, what’s next? Prepare the best you can. If you are on a city water supply, consider some kind of filtration. After watching this, we immediately remembered an interview from a while ago:
The “pandemic” (NOT COVID-19, the “next one”) which he says will be done through the contamination of the water supply. “I don’t know what it is…it’s something probably they made and they’re gonna put it in the water in cities first,” he says. “The statistics were 60-70% of the people that come in contact with it through shower or whatever, it’s gonna be fatal or have long-lasting effects.” This is what those FEMA coffins were for. -SHTFPlan
With immune systems fully degraded by the COVID-19 injections, who knows how bad could this get. We already have information about how the bird flu has jumped to humans in China.
Remember, this is simply information. It’s up to you to use your own discernment and make decisions for yourself. If this is true, and the water supply is contaminated, no amount of quarantining in your home or locking down or masking will help.
INFLATION IS RUNNING AT 40-YEAR HIGHS!
NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES ARE TAXING SAVERS,
CREATING FOOD SHORTAGES
AND MAKING LIFE MISERABLE IN THE UNITED STATES!
There’s Little Time Left Before the REAL DISASTER occurs!
This truly is Biden’s inflation. Americans are getting hammered with inflation today and they know it. The Biden gang is trying to blame it on Putin and Russia but Americans aren’t buying it at all. The more Biden lies about this and everything else, the more Americans despise this Administration
Yesterday it was reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measurement of inflation, reached a 40-year high.
This is Biden’s economy. The goons who stole the 2020 Election stepped in and began destroying the US economy. Everything they do has harmed Americans and their livelihoods. These corrupt politicians pushed through massive spending bills that the economy couldn’t absorb. They then instituted policies that increased the cost of energy which impacts every American and every American company.
Now everything seems way up compared to a year ago.
This is Biden’s economy. This is Biden’s inflation.
US Inflation calculator reports (the chart above is also from this site) on the rate of inflation today when compared to prior years:
The annual inflation rate for the United States is 8.5% for the 12 months ended March 2022 — the highest since December 1981 and after rising 7.9% previously, according to U.S. Labor Department data published April 12.
You can see it. Biden’s actions are nightmarish. Americans are suffering needlessly as a result.
New York City subway shooter Frank James is still on the loose. At least 10 people were shot and 6 others were injured on Tuesday when James fired at least 30 rounds rounds inside the subway station, officials said. Five victims are in critical condition but are expected to survive.
We now know that Frank James was a black nationalist and posted several videos on the oppression of black people.
Frank James was previously on the FBI terrorist radar until 2019. Then they stopped watching him. In fact, they still haven’t caught him after the shooting yesterday.
But the FBI was too busy concocting a plot to kidnap the Michigan Governor and had little time to keep tabs on the NYC subway shooter.
Statement from Barrett-Jackson’s Director of Public Relations, Rodney Scearce:
Over the weekend, Barrett-Jackson held its annual Palm Beach collector car auction – one of the company’s four annual auctions across the country. The auction proved to be Barrett-Jackson’s most successful Palm Beach auction to date with over $60 million in sales, but the single greatest story to come out of the event was the moment on Friday evening when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis helped Barrett-Jackson raise $1.76 million for Samaritan’s Purse, Franklin Graham’s charity that is currently providing much needed humanitarian relief to the people of Ukraine.
George Shinn, who has been on Fox News with Graham lately to promote Samaritan’s Purse, was one of the two individuals that donated a car for this initiative. Rick Hendrick was the winning bidder for the two cars, donating $1,000,000 to Samaritan’s Purse.
Governor DeSantis hammered the gavel marking them sold, leading to $760,000 in additional donations made from generous bidders in the room, including $100K donations from Shinn, Mark Pieloch (the other gentleman that donated a car), Barrett-Jackson’s Chairman, and CEO Craig Jackson and Barrett-Jackson’s President Steve Davis.
Read the news release of the entire auction below:
Barrett-Jackson Topples Palm Beach Auction Records with $60.7 Million in Total Sales, Including $3.8 Million for Charity and Hosts Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to Help Raise $1.76 Million in Support of Ukrainian Relief Efforts
Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, has again proved to be the barometer of the collectible car market with another record-setting event during its 2022 Palm Beach Auction, April 7-9, at the South Florida Fairgrounds. Celebrating its most successful Palm Beach Auction, Barrett-Jackson sold 676 vehicles, all with No Reserve, for over $59.6 million, including nearly $3.8 million for charity. Also celebrating their most successful non-Scottsdale automobilia auction, Barrett-Jackson sold 412 pieces of authentic automobilia for more than $1.07 million, bringing the total auction sales to more than $60.7 million with a 100-percent sell-through rate and over 80 world-record auction sales. On Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attended the auction for the sale of two charity vehicles that raised $1.76 million to support humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine.
“Coming in to Palm Beach our goal was to build on the momentum that we created during our Scottsdale sale, and we delivered that in spades,” said Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson. “It’s been three years since we’ve hosted our auction in Florida and this week was an enormously successful return with our best Palm Beach Auction in Barrett-Jackson history. While we celebrated countless milestones this year, the highlight was hosting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who helped us raise $1.76 million to support Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse and humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine.”
The top 10 non-charity vehicles that sold during the 2022 Palm Beach Auction included:
2020 Ford GT Carbon Series (Lot #725) – $1.54 million
2018 Ford GT ’67 Heritage Edition (Lot #732) from the Cars of Dreams Collection – $1.43 million
2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition (Lot #726.1) – $704,000
1960 Chevrolet Corvette Custom Convertible (Lot #720) – $550,000
1968 Chevrolet Yenko Super Camaro 427/450 (Lot #705.1) from the American Muscle Car Museum Collection – $533,500
1961 Chevrolet Corvette Custom Convertible (Lot #711) – $467,500
1967 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova SS Custom Coupe (Lot #687) – $297,000
In addition to Governor Ron DeSantis, numerous business luminaries, entertainers, and professional athletes attended this year’s Palm Beach Auction including Golden Globe Award-winning actor Sylvester Stallone, Super Bowl Champion and six-time NFL Pro-Bowl wide receiver Reggie Wayne, UFC Hall of Famer Rich “Ace” Franklin, Florida State Senator Tom Wright, Vanilla Ice, Ant Anstead, and Captain Lee Rosbach.
Barrett-Jackson raised nearly $3.8 million for charity during the Palm Beach Auction with the sale of seven vehicles, including three first production and VIN 001 vehicles. On Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis was on the stage to help auction the 2009 Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake (Lot #3003) from the George Shinn Collection and the 1986 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Indy Pace Car (Lot #3003.1) from Mark Pieloch’s American Muscle Car Museum Collection.
The pair of collectible vehicles was purchased by Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports, for $1 million to provide humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine through Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse. An additional $760,000 in donations were made following the winning bid, including $100,000 donations from Carolyn and Craig Jackson, Janie and Steve Davis, Megan and George Shinn, Tetiana and Mark Pieloch, Jeanette and John Staluppi, John Rosatti, and Sam Pack.
The charity vehicles that sold in Palm Beach include:
2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 First Retail Production Convertible (Lot# 3005) benefiting the Thurgood Marshall College Fund – $1,000,000
2022 Ford Bronco Raptor SUV VIN 001 (Lot #3004) benefiting the National Forest Foundation and Outward Bound – $350,000
1986 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Indy Pace Car (Lot # 3003.1) and 2009 Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake (Lot #3003) benefiting Samaritan’s Purse – $1,000,000 together as a pair, plus an additional $760,000 pledged by donors, totaling $1.76 million
2023 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Collector Series First Production VIN (Lot #3001) benefiting SAE Foundation – $250,000
2020 Ford Shelby GT500 (Lot #3000) benefiting John Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center – $185,000
To date, Barrett-Jackson has helped raise over $147.9 million for charitable organizations around the world.
“The joy we felt reconnecting with our collector car family in Palm Beach was immeasurable,” said Steve Davis, president of Barrett-Jackson. “We’re so thrilled to be back in Florida and offer some of the very best collectible vehicles with something for every type of collector. Over the three days, we continued to see a high demand for Resto-Mod vehicles, trucks, and SUVs. These Resto-Mods are bringing a renewed interest in the original versions of the classics, which is bringing new people into the hobby. We’re so excited to keep this momentum growing as we head to Las Vegas in June.”
Barrett-Jackson’s most successful non-Scottsdale automobilia auction featured 412 automobilia pieces selling for more than $1.07 million during the Palm Beach Auction. Among some of the top sales was the large custom-designed O Gauge Train set (Lot 8299.8) that sold for $97,900. The top five automobilia pieces that sold during the Palm Beach Auction include:
Large Custom Designed O Gauge Train Set (Lot #8299.8) – $97,900
1928 Ford Wayne Model 515 Gas Pump (Lot #8282.4) – $34,500
Barrett-Jackson is now accepting consignments for the 2022 Las Vegas Auction, June 30 – July 2 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Those interested in being a part of the auction may consign their collector vehicle here. Those interested in registering to bid for the 2022 Las Vegas Auction may do so here.
To purchase tickets and VIP packages to the event, click here. Join Barrett-Jackson’s online conversation on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube #BarrettJackson.
About The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company
Established in 1971 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, is the leader in collector car auctions and automotive lifestyle events, which include authentic automobilia auctions and the sale of private collections. Welcoming over 500,000 attendees per year, Barrett-Jackson produces live collector car auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona; Palm Beach, Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada, and Houston, Texas, where thousands of the most sought-after, unique, and valuable automobiles cross the block in front of a global audience. With broadcast partner A+E Networks, Barrett-Jackson features live television coverage of its events on FYI and The HISTORY Channel, as well as all the cars, all the time via its produced live stream on Barrett-Jackson.com. Barrett-Jackson also endorses a one-of-a-kind collector car insurance for collector vehicles and other valued belongings. For more information about Barrett-Jackson, visit www.barrett-jackson.com, or call 480-421-6694.
Norma Precision Ammunition, a subsidiary of Swedish company RUAG Ammotec, will be setting up their headquarters, factory and distribution hubs in Chatham County, Georgia. The state’s governor, Brian Kemp, released a statement announcing the news on 11 April. The company shared the news on their Norma Shooting Facebook page saying “We’ve been calling Savannah “home” for […]
A while back TFBTV’s Hop and I reviewed the new Taurus G3XL pistol. The G3XL is similar in nature to the Glock 48 in that it takes the shorter barreled G3C pistol’s frame and combines it with a longer slide giving you a longer sight radius and more velocity out of your ammunition while still […]
Norma Precision Ammunition, a subsidiary of Swedish company RUAG Ammotec, will be setting up their headquarters, factory and distribution hubs in Chatham County, Georgia. The state’s governor, Brian Kemp, released a statement announcing the news on 11 April. The company shared the news on their Norma Shooting Facebook page saying “We’ve been calling Savannah “home” for […]