been saying this since November.
I've been stocking up on cold meds and the like since the day after we found out the results. get a bottle or two every time you get groceries.
with birdflu on the horizon it's only a matter of time.
Thumbs up for True Detective.
Back to the fucking MAGAts. If US meat makes into the EU market, I hope my fellow consumers are smart enough to avoid that and let it rot on the shelves.
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It gets worse: MAGAts will use the lack of recalls as evidence that food is safer now.
I'm expecting more batshit things like nutrition labels will be horribly exaggerated. "This Mac and Cheese dinner is ONE serving. Calories: 240. Because it's YOUR DINNER!" or some shit.
Would be great when Europe stop accepting food imports from the US.
What food? They are going to deport the workforce that harvests it.
There will be still immigrant workers, except they'll have to accept harsher conditions. Expect prison labor for detained migrants.
I suspect they will make rules harsher for some kinds of labor migration, while relax them for other kinds.
Musk has businesses too, especially since he's moving everything to Texas.
What it all looks like for me is the new administration promising and apparently going to do things in exactly the same logic as the previous administration, but with less elaborate excuses. Same power redistribution, but done uglier.
About the effect on the economy and replacing the workforce - it seems that they want Americans to work those jobs. That may be interesting.
Also I think I've read something about having appetites at hitlerizing not just Canada, but also Mexico. Then, it seems, they will come to the workforce. Dunno how that mixes with Trump's bigotry, but future is always unpredictable.
I'm pretty sure a lot of stuff would already not be allowed for import here and only the products that pass EU regs can be imported en masse (not like specialty shops/foreign section etc).
It’s the enshittification of the presidency once again.
As long as they leave my top ten GDP Blue state alone, dumb hicks can lead poison and E.Coli themselves into early graves. Maybe it'll increase the housing supply.
Blue Governors were able to do some mitigation of Trump last time. I'm hoping for it again.
yeah but tHeY DiDn'T giVe Us AnY gOoD CanDiDaTeS!!
That's why so many threw their fucking votes in the sewers. Plus Harris had a situation in her past which could be read uncharitably!!!
Why do you hate [it doesn't matter, put anything in here]?!?!
A lot of this is short term vs long term thinking. We got into this political situation precisely because Democrats have been running "lesser of two evils" milquetoast centrists for years. Democrats run centrist candidates that are just barely better than the Republican candidate. They don't offer any real change, just preservation of the status quo. The preservation of the status quo used to be a Republican thing. Since Democrats have taken over that role, that forces Republicans further to the right. And Democrats also willingly adopt Republican framing of policies. Kamala ran on an immigration plan that would have been decried as fascism during Hillary's campaign.
The problem with always holding your nose and voting for Democrats, no matter what, is that you eventually end up with an election that's KKK vs. neo-Nazis, as Democrats slide so far to the right that they're full on fascists themselves.
Barely better? Gore was the environmentalist. Hilary declared war on climate change when she said she'd have a map room. Biden did green energy policy. While Kamala was hesitant to say it I think it was clear she was going to continue it.
But don't worry, maybe we can start again from scratch in 4 years.
*Actually it won't be from scratch, we'll have to dig ourselves out from disbanding the EPA.
The preservation of the status quo used to be a Republican thing. Since Democrats have taken over that role, that forces Republicans further to the right.
You have this backwards. The Republican platform is catered for conservatives. They were always going to shift more and more to the right as time passed. This gives the DNC an excuse to avoid running progressive candidates since there's nobody else who can challenge them in the FPTP two-party system.
What has the Democrat party done for you?
I mean, technically they gave zero candidates. He resigned essentially without time for actual elections, and she was just shoved in. 8 years ago people got fucked when they forced Hillary, and this time they didn't even give a choice.
Screw the entire system.
They will end the FDA for profits of their
overlordssponsors.Looking forward to reliving the circumstances that led to the formation of the FDA. That's gonna be fun times. /s
A little more faith in people: They are being lied to about WHY FDA is being cut.
A lot less faith in people: The lie is "because colored people."
A little more faith: Many just want less government and taxes
A lot less faith: The thought process is: "I know millions die without the oversight, but it hasn't affected ME because I'm special. Plus I'd save so much money."
A lot, lot less faith: That money won't go to you, you'll get $14 dollars and polio out of all this. But cool new jets and tanks in the military parade
The FDA isn’t keeping you nearly as safe as you think they are.
I think a decent response here would be to boycott processed foods
The majority of foodborne illness outbreaks have been from contamination of unprocessed food.
Thanks to manure.
Which follows, because processing and cooking kills a lot of the bacteria in food.
I'm trying to remember what the other most likely contaminated food was, but the one I remember is alfalfa sprouts.
My wife and I had terrible food poisoning around 10 years ago, she had it worse than me, and her dish was covered in sprouts while I merely sampled some of it.
I'm not sure how great this source is but this is one of them. Taking guidance from what has been contaminated most in the past and the ways you can avoid it is probably the safest course forward without a working FDA:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/foods-that-cause-food-poisoning
The EPA and FDA set limits and regulate pesticide, herbicide, and antibiotic use. A raw or paleo diet probably won't help much without both agencies.
PSA: soak your produce in a baking soda solution to break down chemicals.
*To all the doubters this is easily verified
Surface pesticide residues were most effectively removed by sodium bicarbonate (baking soda, NaHCO3) solution when compared to either tap water or Clorox bleach.
Sadly the vast majority of people are either poor or time poor so it’s not an option for many.
It costs more to eat fresh produce, you have to shop for it more, and it takes more time to prepare.
Well... a lot of handling rules for fresh foods are REALLY dangerous to get rid of. Idk. I guess, wash and cook everything. Don't eat any salad.
you can eat salad. you will just have to cook it or else you risk getting sam and ella
processes like pasteurization?
Processed foods? Like, vegetables picked from the ground?
Unironically something RFK Jr would want you to do.
A huge bundle of cash from the fast food industry means he won't be allowed to follow through on the only sensible part of his policy.
