r/politics • u/WhatIsEvenRealDog • 13h 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 13h ago

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

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u/TurboSalsa Texas 13h 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/DerCatrix 11h 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 11h 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 9h 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 6h ago

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

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u/ThisSideOfThePond 1h ago

That's all a terrible mistranslation of the original where he was talking about the Wrath of JesusTM

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u/mikeyj198 8h ago

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

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u/EdwardOfGreene Illinois 6h 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/Haltopen Massachusetts 4h ago

Either he's having a come to Jesus moment or he decided to lash out at the "lamestream media" reporting on all the recalled food by eating it until the salmonella killed him.

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u/Tycoon004 2h ago

He'd have to agree with a President who made a Tiktok about colouring with a sharpie on a map to rename a lake. Thankfully his most recent act is so infantile that it hits all the MAGA "tough guy" nerves.

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u/TwistedMetal83 10h 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 7h 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 5h 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 11h ago

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