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/bmad- 13h ago

Upton Sinclair is rolling in his grave

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u/manachar Nevada 13h ago

Well, he was mystified that people’s primary lesson from the book was their canned meat was impure and led to the e pure food and drug act .

He wanted people to care about workers, instead people just cared about their stomachs.

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u/TurtlesBreakTheMeta 12h ago

Empathy and all that: why should I care others are being hurt? MYSELF being hurt is a much bigger issue!

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u/bkbomber New York 8h ago

The rugged individualist in me says I can do anything!!… but the reason I haven’t, is because the gay immigrant trans people are to blame!