1/ Biden, the alleged "unity" candidate has just announced his nomination of Vilsack to lead USDA. The only thing unifying about Vilsack? A broad coalition of groups vehemently oppose his nomination @Transition46 https://www.npr.org/sections/biden-transition-updates/2020/12/09/944434278/biden-plans-to-bring-vilsack-back-to-usda-despite-criticism-from-reformers
Biden Plans To Bring Vilsack Back To USDA, Despite Criticism From Reformers

Vilsack served as secretary of agriculture during the Obama Administration, and has been a trusted advisor to President-elect Biden. But critics say his time has passed.

https://www.npr.org/sections/biden-transition-updates/2020/12/09/944434278/biden-plans-to-bring-vilsack-back-to-usda-despite-criticism-from-reformers
@shawnsebastian explained it perfectly. When he ran it the first time, Vilsack sold out to big ag while leaving family farmers to suffer. He failed to repair historical harms to black farmers perpetrated by the USDA https://twitter.com/shawnsebastian/status/1337027514334638080
3/ Biden's failure to appoint @RepMarciaFudge who is deeply qualified to serve as USDA secretary extremely disappointing. @mo87mo87 with a great thread below https://twitter.com/mo87mo87/status/1336452286143401985
4/ Instead of Rep. Fudge, Biden went with another industry insider who earned millions helping corporate agribusiness. Follow @KariHamerschlag to hear just how deep Vilsack's corporate ties run https://twitter.com/KariHamerschlag/status/1336761694601637888
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