From: AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.global-warming,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Trump Signs Order To End Use of Paper Straws, Brings Back Plastic Ones
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:36:00 -0600
Organization: AlleyCat Computing, Inc.
On Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:23:05 -0500, jdyoung says...
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> https://nationalpost.com/news/trump-signs-order-end-paper-straws
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> Were there really any consumers complaining because they had to use
> paper straws?
Does that matter?
The ridiculousness of demanding paper straws.
WHY were PLASTIC straws outlawed?
Because, maybe... they were made of PLASTIC?
What's wrong with this picture?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GjMhQmXW8AAhbnc?format=jpg&name=small
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