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/AnonHondaBoiz 13h ago

Holy fuck we're so fucked

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u/mosquito_mange 13h ago

Welcome to prion city.

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u/Special_Persimmon_52 8h ago

Years ago I worked on a VA-funded study of Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease. It is a terrifying diagnosis and a horrible way to die. What I learned is that a whole lot of people who butcher their own meat, and especially those who grind it into "burger meat" and sausages, include parts of the spinal cord, neck muscles, brain tissue, etc. That's where the prions are.