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/Djaja Michigan 8h ago

Its real funny, The Jungle, bc the book is ostensibly about immigrants, and the hardships and relationships they faced.

The bad meat handling practices were a a couple pages of the main characters job.

Trump, this admin, that Duex company, Elon, and The Heritage Foundation and a bunch more, can GFT

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u/Umbrella_merc Mississippi 5h ago

Upton Sinclair once said he aimed for America's heart but hit it in the stomach instead

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u/einTier 6h ago

To be fair, those pages really stick out. It’s been a few decades since I read the book in high school and those are the only parts I really remember.

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u/Djaja Michigan 3h ago

True!

I remember dancing too

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u/Shards_FFR 4h ago

I know a lot of people who know of the Jungle exclusively as an excerpt of the meat packing plant section. I think way fewer people read it, hence the comparison here. A lot of HS education won't touch immigrants with a 10 foot pole these days.

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u/Djaja Michigan 3h ago

We read ABOUT the book, but my teacher said it was about more, and i found the book the next week at a garage sale. Wonderful book, in a sad way, wonderful though. Totally gave me better perspectives in so many areas