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Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by dynogator, Feb 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM.

  1. AgingGator

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    I like that idea! Thank you!!
     
  2. WC53

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    Only people with purple hair used paper straws. Nothing burger
     
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  3. channingcrowderhungry

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    Bottom of a pint glass
    I've said it for a few years. MAGA will literally take the opposite stance on anything the Dems do. So Democrats just need to come out and say they support things like lifted pickup trucks and private health insurance. And watch MAGA go against them .
     
  4. tilly

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    Some places only offer paper.
     
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  5. Gatorrick22

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    Fire-straws.

    This whole thing is unworthy of outrage.
     
  6. tigator2019

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    In my head--- UF
    Five hundred million straws are used each day by people in the United States alone.[2] Plastic straws are one of the most widely used, and therefore disposed of, plastic products. Many types of straws cannot be reused or recycled due to the chemicals they are made from. Most plastic straws are also not biodegradable and cannot be broken down naturally by bacteria and other decomposers into non-toxic materials.
     
  7. vaxcardinal

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    But they actually work the way you want it to
     
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  8. dynogator

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    It's unworthy of an Executive Order, too.
     
  9. Gatorrick22

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    Lol... Yep, EO's about plastic straws are as funny as stories about it... nothingburger.
     
  10. vaxcardinal

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    The EO doesn’t go far enough. It should ban paper straws
     
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  11. dynogator

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    I posted it tongue-in-cheek because it is so ridiculous. And yet, illuminating.
     
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  12. dynogator

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    Evidently, this issue has been kicking around since Trump's 1st administration. And surprise, surprise, guess what happened then?

    "Trump seized on the issue, targeting what his campaign called “liberal paper straws.” It sold a Trump-branded plastic version as a fundraising strategy, charging $15 for a pack of 10."
     
  13. duggers_dad

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    Trash EPA. Keep the plastic.
     
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    President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday targeting paper straws, as "nobody really likes them." “We’re going back to plastic straws, I think it’s OK," he said before signing.



    We are so blessed to have a President who is not so out of touch with everyday Americans. God bless you President Trump.
     
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  15. Orange_and_Bluke

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    You’re on fire in here.
    Cracking up over your last few posts.
     
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  16. G8tas

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    You would be one to use a straw
     
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  17. channingcrowderhungry

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    Bottom of a pint glass
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  19. okeechobee

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    We are so back!
     
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  20. VAg8r1

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    Wouldn't surprise if Co-President Musk goes after the EPA once he's finished destroying USAID and the Dept. of Education. Although the amount of the fine is a drop in the bucket I'm sure it really irks Elon.
    SpaceX slapped with another fine for polluting Texas water