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Pretty sure that the Rolling Stones has a whole song about where this "beef" is coming from.

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[-] cloudshouter@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 hours ago

It’s just the best Ukrainian beef, brought here by Russian train.

[-] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 days ago

WILD HORSES, WILD HORSES COULDNT TAKE ME AWAY...

[-] JessyKenning@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Wild, wild horses, shouldn't be take away.

[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

From the conservative dinner table.

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[-] mcv@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 days ago

Maybe skip beef for a while unless you know the origin.

[-] SippyCup@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

If you can get as much meat as you're able to from a local butcher.

Befriend the people at that butcher shop. Have actual conversations with them, ask their advice on things, even if you don't think you need it.

The guy that likes you isn't going to sell you questionable meat. If he's any good he's not even buying questionable meat. You might even get discount locally sourced eggs there too.

It occurs to me that some venture capital firms have tried to corporatize and boutiquify butcher shops with expensive, "artisanal" offerings.

Your local butcher probably isn't wasting money on billboard and TV spots. Parking lot will be full every Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Case will be full and somebody will be actively cutting something up in the back, which will almost certainly be mostly visible.

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[-] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

He never said it was beef. Just "product for.ground beef" whatever that is... I say neigh, I will pass on Burgers for a bit.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago
[-] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago

Brainworms, courtesy of RFK Jr's head. They need a home with actual substance.

[-] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 11 points 2 days ago

People coming up with all those crazy theories while the most likely explanation is that that there is no beef. It's not the first time Trump promised something without ever planning on delivering it.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I don't know about that. Last time he imported beef from Argentina and it pissed off a bunch of beef ranchers. Maybe he thought he could avoid that by just not saying where he got it from this time.

[-] aSaabD00d@lemmy.today 6 points 2 days ago

Goodbye horses, I'm flying over you

[-] KulunkelBoom@lemmus.org 14 points 2 days ago

China wouldn't take it so trump bought it up and will sell diseased beef to Americans because he doesn't give a shit if we die as long as he makes money off it.

[-] glitch1985@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

It just had a banned antibiotic didn't it? Not trying to defend anybody but quite different than having a disease.

[-] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

A neurotoxic to humans antibiotic.

[-] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 2 points 2 days ago

It just had a banned antibiotic, didn't it?

Americans after a steak.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 23 points 3 days ago
[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 89 points 4 days ago

The Tyson beef plant that just got shutdown in the Midwest is going to fuck Republicans...

Not because of the 2-3k workers, not because of the increased price consumers pay.

But all the livestock owners who suddenly have nowhere near to slaughter cattle at scale are fucked. Couple that with flooding the market with Argentinian beef, and a lot of Republican voters are going to stay home for midterms.

They might not admit to themselves they want Republicans to lose majorities, and they'll likely spend the next two years bitching about Dems. But a lot of them just won't find the time to vote when they're getting fucked this blatantly

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 55 points 4 days ago

Tyson beef plant that just got shutdown

That is primarily a consequence of immigration crackdowns. Beef inflation up 9% while cattle is down 9%+

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[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 47 points 4 days ago

And if it came from Argentina like everyone is suspecting, it might be contaminated. It's not like he'd care if it was.

China rejects Argentine beef due to chloramphenicol: investigation and internal consumption crisis

On March 19, the General Administration of Customs of China suspended a shipment of 22 tons of beef from the slaughterhouse ArreBeef in Pérez Millán (Buenos Aires), after detecting the presence of chloramphenicol, an antibiotic banned in Argentine livestock production since 1995 due to its risks to human health.

The measure raised concerns in the agro-export chain and immediately activated diplomatic and technical channels between both countries.

https://noticiasambientales.com/animals/china-rejects-argentine-beef-due-to-chloramphenicol-investigation-and-internal-consumption-crisis/#google_vignette

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[-] hoppeduponcoffee@lemmy.zip 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Peak capitalism. Billions of exploited, unidentified animals suffering for profit. Corpse flesh of an unknown species.

How we treat other creatures seems to be a reflection of how we treat one another as a species.

[-] gallopingsnail@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 days ago

Peak capitalism. Billions of exploited, unidentified animals suffering for profit. Corpse flesh of an unknown species.

You should start writing lyrics for death metal bands.

[-] hoppeduponcoffee@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

I definitely don’t want Lars Ulrich for my drummer.

[-] gallopingsnail@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Nah, Lars sucks. Get a real drummer, like Tomas Haake or Dave Astor or something. (Warning: flashing lights)

once you realize that we're an evolutionary dead end, you can be happy and get on with life.

[-] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 45 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I read an article today that there was tons of tainted beef that China turned down back in the spring. I forget which country has it. There is speculation that the US has bought it after that country called US to make deal. I will see if I can find the article.

Edit here is an article about it.

https://www.btimesonline.com/articles/178274/20260825/trump-opens-u-s-to-300-000-tons-of-foreign-beef-as-china-rejects-22-ton-argentine-shipment-over-banned-antibiotic.htm

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[-] daannii@lemmy.world 44 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I'm stocking up on cat food before this shit ends up killing all of our pets.

It's primarily going to be put in animal food and processed foods.

Frozen pizzas. Tv dinners. Canned soups.

Sold to restaurants from their bulk suppliers. Especially fast food places.

Packaged frozen hamburger patties at grocery stores.

Any type of frozen meals with beef.

The big rolls of frozen hamburger.

It's going to be hard to avoid it but not impossible.

Avoid any beef you can't determine where it came from.

[-] mrmisses@lemmy.world 33 points 4 days ago

I'd just become vegetarian if the veggies weren't also toxic. Republicans really have turned this place into a shit hole

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[-] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

If it wasn't contaminated horse assholes they would have said it wasn't contaminated horse assholes.

[-] KeithD 3 points 2 days ago

They have been selling captured wild horses. I just hadn't realised they captured quite that many.

[-] blastosist@lemmy.zip 17 points 3 days ago

Wild horses slaughtered = mystery beef.

[-] FatVegan@leminal.space 14 points 3 days ago

Can't be worse than not eating meat apparently

[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

I'm gonna be real, the majority of the US will never give up eating meat. It's engrained in the culture and the way people live every day. It would be like asking people to give up couches and only ever use chairs.

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[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

he doesnt care if we all sicken and die from it.

[-] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 29 points 4 days ago

If you're not already watching this guy, I recommend you start. He's pretty good. He says there's no way Argentina can produce and export 300k tons of beef in 3 months and it almost certainly comes from Brazil. He also explains why.

https://youtu.be/FB2scx_UmfI

[-] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Mad cow disease incoming!

[-] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 days ago

My friend had a great theory that it's the horses being put to slaughter.

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