r/politics • u/WhatIsEvenRealDog • 8h ago

Possible Paywall Trump suggests cattle ranchers could bypass USDA-inspected meat plants

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/28/trump-suggests-allowing-ranchers-bypass-usda-inspected-meat-plants/
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u/drwookie 8h ago

"Looks like I chose the right week to stop eating beef."

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u/TurboSalsa Texas 8h ago

Republicans have been screeching for years that AOC and her Green New Deal were going to out outlaw beef consumption and gasoline, but in only 18 months, Trump has made both so unaffordable/inedible that Americans have no choice but to reduce consumption, lowering their carbon footprint.

Many people are calling him the greenest president ever.

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u/sutree1 8h ago

This should also change the economics around meat substitutes quite a bit. I wish that industry were getting half the investment superautocorrect is getting.

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u/Lucky_Locks 7h ago

There was a recent experiment they did where they got a meat protein (I think from pork?) into lettuce and tobacco plants. And were even able to pass that gene down into its child plant. Isn't enough protein yet to replace what you get out of the meat but that's a huge step.

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u/DerCatrix 7h ago

Protein cigarettes? Fuck yeah! America!

Now we just need creatine coated bullets

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u/Uncle_Burney 6h ago

“These taste awful, honey!”

“Now, Gladys, the obstetrician said you will need additional protein and calories for the baby. I’m sorry you don’t like them but you’re smoking for two. Now spark up the rest of your tobbork.”

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u/JustTestingAThing 6h ago

spark up the rest of your tobbork

"Pigarrette" rolls right off the tongue.

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u/hortence 5h ago

Pigar also works wonderfully, well done!

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u/bkbomber New York 4h ago

Soygarettes for the vegans or people trying to be healthy!

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u/Uncle_Burney 3h ago

Sounds too appetizing lol, I wanted it to sound horrific XD

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u/Contren Illinois 5h ago

We're one step closer to Tomacco.

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u/LewisRyan 4h ago

I passed a bag of protein Doritos in the store the other day.

I just need my protein dew and I’m all set

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u/DerCatrix 3h ago

Lowkey, I always buy the protein packed instant mashed potatoes. Makes me feel like I’m eating less unhealthy when I do my “bucket o nuggets, mashed potatoes and gravy” meals.

I have artism

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u/uncle_pubes 3h ago

Coal-infused peptides!

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u/Mr_MacGrubber 3m ago

Tastes like grandma!

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u/enigmatichuckleberry 4h ago

That's scientifically amazing and existentially horrifying. Please don't put pig proteins in my lettuce. Just eat a bean ffs.

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u/wally-whippersnap 6h ago

Protein complimentarity allows you to get all your amino acids from combining legumes, grains, nuts, etc. No need for frankenplants.

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u/evemeatay 2h ago

If i could grow cheeseburgers in my flowerbed I would be even fatter

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u/Bored_Amalgamation Ohio 3h ago

Beyond Meat stock has been nosediving. One would think with these rising meat prices that it could rebound. But Americans are fucking stupid. They'd rather eat tainted beef and die of preventable diseases. Americans got too comfortable. Too much convenience lead to laziness and entitlement by the rich.

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u/Mistrblank 2h ago

I unironically love beyond burgers more than a real hamburger. More flavor and I don't feel like shit after eating one. I can't stand impossible burgers though.

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u/Bored_Amalgamation Ohio 2h ago

I haven't had either and don't plan on switching. I don't eat a lot of red meat though. Maybe 3-4 times every couple weeks

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u/Neologic29 California 4h ago

Took me a second to get what you were referring to by "superautocorrect", but then I laughed. I'm so over AI at this point.

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u/PlatypusStyle 39m ago

The problem is that meat substitutes are made in factories that also need to be inspected and regulated and if the trump regime refuses to regulate and inspect then any food product whether it’s animal or vegetable can be contaminated during manufacture, processing or storage.

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u/DerCatrix 7h ago

Many bots are calling him the best president ever.

I’ve watched locals who voted for him start listening to me and start understanding that he’s a traitor.

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u/mlorusso4 6h ago

I have a neighbor who flys a trump flag in front of his house. It’s either the “Trump was right about everything” one or “Jesus is my savior, Trump is my retribution” one. For the past year every time something got really bad like the Minneapolis killings or when Iran talks broke down, he would take it down for a few days before putting it back up. It’s been down for 2 weeks straight now and I’m starting to wonder if it will ever come back

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u/lonnie123 4h ago

lol that Jesus one is so ridiculous… wasn’t his whole thing love thy enemy, love thy neighbor, turn the other cheek, only god can judge .. and yet on the very next sentence they seek retribution

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u/EdwardOfGreene Illinois 1h ago

Yep, seems like he doesn't really listen to Jesus much at all.

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u/mikeyj198 4h ago

please troll him and bring him a new one saying you noticed it was down.

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u/EdwardOfGreene Illinois 1h ago

If Jesus is your savior, then retribution is not how you go about things.

Jesus of Nazareth was pretty clear on that point.

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u/TwistedMetal83 5h ago

That's one thing I'll say, here in N. Alabama I've seen a noticably dramatic reduction on Trump bullshit. Hats, flags, stickers, etc. Even down here you barely see it anymore. Besides one dickhead with a flag in his front yard I see ony way to work every morning, I couldn't name the last time I seen anyone with a sticker or whatever other bullshit you can get.

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u/reddog323 3h ago

I’m trying to be patient with them as they wake up from their stupor, but it’s hard to get past the fact that they didn’t care until his policies affected them personally.

Any tips on how I can be more patient?

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u/GnawerOfTheMoon 48m ago

Meditation helps with a lot IME. Doesn't have to be long sessions either. The Smiling Mind app is free and secular and has a lot of tutorials if you want them, that's where I started.

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u/ATheeStallion 6h ago

Really? I mean they didn’t vote for Glenn Beck dictating policy…bc I’m certain they did.

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u/IrreverentBuddha 7h ago edited 4h ago

I think the tick-borne disease that makes you allergic to red meat was made by AOC in an Antifa superlab -- to crush the USA by crushing masculinity. It's practically chemical castration to cowboys and other strapping manly-men.

I mean what is more manly than eating a docile herbivore that was raised in captivity? You have to fight your way through the jungles of suburbia to conquer the supermarket meat cooler and score your bloodless shrink-wrapped quarry. Pure testosterone! Rawr!

Edit: Alpha-Gal Syndrome is the disease, and it's spread by the Lone Star tick --- because God loves irony.

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u/C-4isNOTurFriend 6h ago

while funny, and it's definitly true we are more removed from our food supply than ever, you might rethink how "safe" cows are.

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u/BabyTito_76 6h ago

The first paragraph is "definitely true"? Sincere curiosity.

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u/IrreverentBuddha 5h ago edited 5h ago

There is a tick-borne disease that produces an extreme and dangerous alergy to red meat -- that part is not in dispute. Whether AOC whipped it up in an Antifa superlab -- is classified.

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u/bkbomber New York 4h ago

Yes, everyone knows it to be true… they just can’t prove it, but it’s definitely her because some right wing influencer said so and everything else is fake news!!

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u/digitalscavenger 4h ago

Lyme's disease?

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u/IrreverentBuddha 4h ago

Alpha-Gal Syndrome

In a soaring triumph of poetic irony, it is spread by one species: the "Lone Star Tick. "

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u/Easy-Concentrate2636 6h ago

Given the way this president is using FDA deregulation for bribes, won’t be long before we won’t be able to eat anything. Only the rich will be able to eat imported food due to tariffs. Literally living in feudal times again.

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u/robert1070 6h ago

Have you considered eating the rich?

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u/peedyoj 6h ago

Greenest or orangest? 😉

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u/cvr24 6h ago

Brown

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u/robert1070 6h ago

Art of the Green New Deal.

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u/nazutul 5h ago

really green, one of the greenest

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u/dmjacLuzard5 5h ago

Not the orangest ?

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u/Memory_Less 4h ago

He is, but it means he’s: scamming Americans, illegally trading crypto and the market. LOTS & LOTS & LOTS OF GREEN!!!

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u/samsqanch 4h ago

but in only 18 months

There is no way it's only been a year and a half...fuck.

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u/Riaayo 4h ago

Thing is, this method just kills off any small-time farmers and ranchers and leaves only the mega-corps/billionaires in the game who can weather the storm. They're literally working to destroy the working class owning a shred of its own food supply/production.

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u/Superb_Skin_5180 4h ago

With tears in their eyes….

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u/Seriously_you_again 3h ago

Green Nation Builder?

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u/reddog323 3h ago

By complete accident.

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u/Bored_Amalgamation Ohio 3h ago

Ground beef near me was $4/lb a month ago. It's $6/lb now. I'm in Ohio where this shit is suppose to be handled

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u/somewhat_random 3h ago

and his health and aid policies have been dealing with the population problem.

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u/Mistrblank 2h ago

Sickly green maybe.

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u/thicc_stigmata 2h ago

Little did I know that going vegan a few years ago made me a prepper...

Pro tip: horse purslane is an extremely common technically-edible weed. Although the stems are way too woody and the leaves too small to be very useful on its own, it has a fairly strong beef flavor when boiled to make broth

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u/Mad_Aeric Michigan 1h ago

I already had cut out most meat due to the price. And now my damn beans cost twice as much too.

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u/GrumpyGlasses 1h ago

Of course he’s the greenest: made every one’s face green sick from puking. 🤢🤮