Hayes Family Alaska

05/31/2026

05/31/2026

I have literally scrolled for 10 minutes. In those 10 minutes a whopping 2 Pages we follow- appeared on my feed.

The pages that appeared were all Faux Pages. Like Farming Girls Bull Crap, or Could you live here- animated Cabin picture.

Now when I go to-Pages I follow to view and engage, there is a massive list before the first one, of pages FB thinks I'd like.

Not sure what the deal is. And I know everyone is complaining about engagement being down and this is why.

We literally cannot see anyone and your followers can't see you.

Every 199th post is a page we follow. 😑

If I keep refreshing my feed then sometimes I see more of the pages I follow. And lastly, one odd thing I've personally realized. The more pages I click on -Not interested- the more I see of the same pages. I feel like I am in a psychological social experiment. 🤪😜

Anyone else?

05/31/2026

Happy Sunday. 🫶

Are you holding things together while quietly falling apart?

Today, let this be your reminder that you do not have to have every answer, fix every problem, or carry every burden alone. 🙏

Take a breath.
Let your heart rest.
You are stronger than you feel, and there is still goodness ahead.

📸 Cuban Coffee time & Ellie - the other pups are napping in the shade. 🥰
🐶 Ellie is always by our side. Keeping a watchful eye on us. 💕

05/31/2026

Love this. ❤️ If you're in Florida looking for real milk from real cows...
Look no further. 💕🫶

REMINDER- we are a GRAZING DAIRY!

These are grass fed cows. The seasons are changing and grass is in transition. The milk will change from week to week and day to day as grazing habits and forage change with the weather.

We do not believe in monoculture pastures. Our cows are free to chose the plant matter that appeals to them in their pastures. The milk flavor, smell, consistency... is affected by what the cattle eat.

Milk is consistent 365 days a year in a CAFO (confined livestock feeding operation) which we are not. We feel our milk cows are happiest roaming free in pastures.

05/30/2026

Do people actually understand the need for data centers… or do they just hear “AI” and instantly think of ChatGPT and funny AI images on Facebook? 🤔

Here’s the uncomfortable question:
Are you part of the very system you’re complaining about?

Every day people stream movies, scroll social media, upload photos, back up their phones, use GPS, online banking, cloud storage, smart TVs, Ring cameras, Alexa devices, YouTube, Netflix, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, online gaming, and search engines — all powered by massive data centers.

Your entire digital life exists because of them.

People act like AI suddenly created the need for infrastructure, when in reality… society has been demanding more storage, more speed, more convenience, and more connectivity for years. AI simply exposed how dependent modern life already is on technology.

If you spend 6+ hours a day online while simultaneously screaming “no data centers,” you may want to pause and realize:
the servers powering your outrage… are also data centers.

This isn’t about blindly supporting corporations.
It’s about understanding the reality of the world we helped create.

The modern world runs on electricity, servers, cloud computing, and data infrastructure — whether people want to admit it or not.

Just a SMALL list of companies and services that rely heavily on data centers every second of every day:

• Google
• YouTube
• Facebook
• Instagram
• WhatsApp
• Threads
• TikTok
• X/Twitter
• Snapchat
• Netflix
• Hulu
• Disney+
• Amazon
• Amazon Prime Video
• AWS (Amazon Web Services)
• Microsoft
• Xbox Live
• Outlook
• OneDrive
• Apple
• iCloud
• Siri
• Samsung Cloud
• Dropbox
• Zoom
• PayPal
• Cash App
• Venmo
• Banking Apps
• Credit Card Processing Systems
• Ring Doorbell
• Alexa
• Spotify
• Pandora
• Uber
• DoorDash
• Airbnb
• GPS/Google Maps
• Online Colleges & Schools
• Telehealth Services
• Online Shopping Websites
• Security Camera Storage
• Smart Homes
• Online Gaming Servers
• Cloud Photo Backups
• Email Providers
• AI Platforms (including ChatGPT)

Most people aren’t anti-data center.
They’re simply disconnected from how deeply integrated technology has become in their daily lives.

I agree farmland doesn't need to become data centers - there are plenty of vacant buildings all across our country, but if you're using anything on that list, you can't really complain about it.

05/30/2026

Yall over in Oregon better pay attention and wake up... Like Hello- 👏👏👏 Thats me clapping trying to get someones 👆 attention.. Are you all okay? Future headlines for Oregon farmers. 👇

Y'all seeing what they are trying to do to farming in Oregon? 😬

05/29/2026

“Let’s talk about Oregon Initiative Petition 28. The PEACE Act. And let’s start with the number that should terrify every hunter, every angler, every rancher, and every family that puts food on the table the hard way.

120,000.

That is how many people in Oregon signed a petition to make it a crime to go fishing. To hunt a deer. To run your cattle. To set a mousetrap. One hundred and twenty thousand Oregonians looked at that clipboard and said yes. Let’s do this.

And here’s where it gets worse. A significant chunk of those 120,000 had no idea what they were actually signing. Because the people pushing this thing were not exactly forthcoming. They were not walking up to folks saying hey, want to make fishing illegal? They were selling it as animal protection. Which sounds great. Until you find out that protection includes the fish on the end of your line. The deer in your scope. The cow in your pasture. The rat in your wall.

You were deceived. And if you signed this thing without knowing that, you need to understand what you actually put your name on.

Initiative Petition 28 would strip the legal exemptions that have always separated animal cruelty from lawful, legal, time-honored activity. Hunting becomes a crime. Fishing becomes a crime. Trapping becomes a crime. Raising and slaughtering livestock becomes a crime. Pest control becomes a crime. Even artificial insemination of dairy cattle gets reclassified as sexual assault of an animal under this measure.

This is not hyperbole. This is the actual text of the petition.

Now let’s talk about what this does to Oregon’s economy. Because this is not just a cultural fight. This is a survival fight. Oregon’s animal agriculture sector alone generates more than 4 billion dollars in economic output every single year and employs more than 30,000 people. That is 30,000 families. That is 30,000 paychecks. Gone. Because somebody in Portland decided your way of life is a crime.

And that is not even counting what it does to fishing. To the commercial fleet. To the sport fishing industry. To the coastal communities like ours that depend on those boats leaving the dock every morning.

Here is the part that should make you the angriest. The people behind this measure have already admitted on their own website that they do not expect it to win in 2026. Their words. Not mine. They said it may take quite some time before a majority of Oregonians are ready to stop killing animals. They are playing the long game. They are building a record. They are using your ballot, your state, your way of life as a laboratory for a radical ideology funded largely from out of state.

So yes. 120,000 signatures got this thing to the November ballot. Some of those people knew exactly what they were doing. And some of them were lied to at the door.

Either way, the rest of us need to wake up. Because if this passes someday, there is no version of coastal Oregon that looks anything like what we know. The boats stop. The rifles go silent. The ranches close. And 4 billion dollars and 30,000 jobs walk right out the door.

And, what if Portland, Salem and Eugene back it? Exactly. They just might.”
CTTC✏️

05/29/2026

I haven't peeled a potato since I moved out of my mommas house.
😅😂

I cut the skins off. Peeling is for nerds. 🤣

Sorry not Sorry. 🥰🫣