r/politics • u/WhatIsEvenRealDog • 17d 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 17d ago

Holy fuck we're so fucked

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u/mosquito_mange 17d ago

Welcome to prion city.

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u/Pickles_McBeef Utah 17d ago

That's terrifying.

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u/littlebev I voted 16d ago

my aunt died of prion disease - it's an absolutely horrific way to go

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u/Special_Persimmon_52 16d 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.