• cabron_offsets@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Jesus fuck. This cunt just cut NIH’s indirect cost payout to 15%, but at least we have plastic straws. This is going to cripple hospitals, universities, and all biomedical research in the USA.

    Newsflash: his mission is to destroy the United States.

    • EchoSpire@lemmy.ml
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      4 hours ago

      Yup. I imagine this is exactly what Putin, China, and the rich bilionaires want. I think they’re playing at something the the fall of the USSR but with more of a ‘controlled demolition’ vibe. Oh, we’ll all still get fucked while they power grab.

  • charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works
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    9 hours ago

    wow, a president is trying to bring back plastic straws that are already still here. get this guy on rushmore today…! why haven’t other presidents done things that are as great?

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    9 hours ago

    The hero we need! Finally someone to stand up for little oil against big our children’s future!!!1

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    9 hours ago

    Well, I for one have now completely reversed my opinion on this whole kerfuffle we are all enjoying so much.

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      8 hours ago

      When a turtle chokes on a plastic straw, it will float to the surface, beach itself, and you can strap it to the roof of your car and drive it to your cottage where your family can feast on it for days.

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      8 hours ago

      Maybe you’re one of those families that buys mostly straws. The ones you see with little children huddled and sobbing around their parent who is desperately trying to hold back tears while explaining, “we can only afford 13 bags of straws this week instead of 36 because woke took away our plastic straws. And while duck calls will work just fine with biodegradable straws, they don’t have the same mouth-feel as the ones that choke sea turtles.”

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    9 hours ago

    They didn’t go anywhere. You can get them. The Woke Police aren’t going to glitter your door down and trans you. Buy all the plastic straws you want.

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      It’s like he’s going through every stupid fox and friends ‘controversy’ and just tries to ‘fix’ it. I think the closest anyone got to banning plastic straws is specific city ordinances in certain cities, and only for establishments that serve drinks.

      Edit: after reading the article, I guess Biden had also moved to remove the use of single use plastic across the federal government by 2035. That would’ve probably made quite a dent, given how the government is a big consumer of pretty much anything. It wasn’t going to affect anyone in their day to day life probably (except having slightly less plastic in the environment).

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      8 hours ago

      They didn’t go anywhere. You can get them.

      And seventy some million voters suddenly forgot this was true as soon as they read about this great achievement from their God-king.

    • A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world
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      9 hours ago

      The Woke Police aren’t going to glitter your door down and trans you

      Okay, but what will they do this for? Asking for a friend…

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    9 hours ago

    lemme guess. he slobbers all over his straws and the one time he was served a paper-based straw it got a little ‘mushy’.

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      8 hours ago

      like windmills ruined his golf course view so they must be the worst way to generate energy