Mike’s Blog Round-up

Just over a year into Donald Trump’s first term as President, immigration agents raided a meat processing plant in Bean Station, Tennessee, arresting 104 workers. It was the largest worksite raid in a decade. Two months later, 114 were arrested at a large-scale nursery in Sandusky, Ohio. The next year, immigration agents raided poultry plants in six towns in central Mississippi, arresting 680 workers in one day.

Gamebreakers: Cowboys who nearly held off Texans DallasCowboys.comKaVontae Turpin attempts to inject lightning into struggling Cowboys' offense DallasCowboys.comCowboys’ KaVontae Turpin Becomes 2024’s Fastest Ball Carrier on TD vs. Texans Sports IllustratedKaVontae Turpin takes it 64 yards to the crib for a Cowboys TD ESPNCan't-Miss Play: 64-yard TD! Turpin reaches 22.36 MPH on score vs.

MLB Insider Suggests ‘Bigger Issue’ With Red Sox’s Juan Soto Pursuit NESNInside the Soto sweepstakes: December decision? And a mystery club? MLB.comMLB rumors: Juan Soto to meet with Dodgers, Alex Bregman's Astros future, Willy Adames' market and more CBS SportsYankees brass meets with Juan Soto as Dodgers expected to enter the fray New York Post MLB Power Rankings: Juan Soto's preferred destinations after first round of meetings FanSided

Skenes becomes 2nd Pirate to win NL Rookie of the Year, 498 days after Draft MLB.comPirates' Skenes, Yanks' Gil named Rookies of Year ESPNGil 'kicked in the door,' then won AL Rookie of the Year MLB.comPirates' Paul Skenes wins 2024 NL Rookie of the Year after dominant debut season Yahoo SportsPirates’ right-hander Paul Skenes wins NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year BBWAA

The ISS has been leaking air for 5 years, and engineers still don’t know why Ars Technica‘Possibility of a catastrophic failure’: Inside the space station leak problem that has NASA worried CNNNASA and Roscosmos disagree on cause and severity of ISS air leak SpaceNewsThe ISS has been leaking for 5 years.

Ancient Gene Reprograms Stem Cells to Create a Living Mouse Neuroscience NewsThe origin of stem cells mpg.deMilestone: Scientists created mouse from ancient genetic tools Tech ExploristThe emergence of Sox and POU transcription factors predates the origins of animal stem cells Nature.com