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[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 60 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

“What is the absolute dumbest fucking thing we can do this afternoon? I know!”

Remember kids, congress could put a stop to this tonight. And by “this”, I mean the trump presidency. Just think about that for a while.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 weeks ago

Time to re-lead the gasoline too, I guess.

Next up: OSHA no longer exists.

[–] r4venw@sh.itjust.works 55 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I swear to god I was reading a comment on lemmy not 2 months ago that was joking about them bringing back asbestos. C'mon, don't be shy. Which one of you jinxed it?

[–] gaja@lemm.ee 22 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Might have been me. Looks like leaded gas is back on the menu boys.

[–] Mist101@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Quick, only think of good things that they banned. No, no, no! Not Lawn Darts!

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"Buckyballs" and other small magnet fidget toys. (For adults only of course!)

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

Bold of you to assume that a large number of adults are smart enough not to eat them. Just look at the Marines.....

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 4 points 3 weeks ago

Kinder Surprise eggs.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Leaded pipes were pretty great too!

[–] match@pawb.social 7 points 3 weeks ago

Chlorofluorocarbons made the best hair sprays, why not bring those back? The ozone layer is leftist propaganda anyway

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Irradiated plateware licking it's lips as we speak.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

So long as you don't eat the radioactive material you should be perfectly fine. Hence why we should not put it on plates.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 7 points 3 weeks ago

Trump already tried it, or at least dip the toe, on the first term. It was just a question of when.

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 47 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Russia is the world's largest producer of asbestos, with an annual production of around 630,000 million metric tons in 2023.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why settle for the knock off asbestos when you can have the original?

[–] GentriFriedRice@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

If it's not from Asbestos then it's just sparkling mesothelioma

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 39 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I did not have "asbestos returns" on my 2025 bingo card. What's next, DDT?

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Putting my money on CFCs, he probably thinks 80s hair sprays were way better

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Wait wait - radium watches.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago

Freon baby! I want my shit to be cold again!

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[–] einlander@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Leaded gas, arsenic green, Prussian blue, and mercury in everything.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Agent Orange

[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 39 points 3 weeks ago

To be clear here: This is reversing a ban on ONE type of asbestos that's often used in automotive parts (such as brake pads). They're not advocating for us to bring it back for things like loose fill insulation, building materials, etc.

Also, to be clear: It's still stupid and likely a combination of Russia being the largest producer of Asbestos and/or Trump having an obsession with overturning Biden-era rulings.

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 38 points 3 weeks ago

I am required by my state to complete 2hrs of asbestos safety training a year, and i dont even work with it directly. It is crazy dangerous and my jaw is on the floor that this is real.

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Next up is lead in gasoline.

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I recently learned that leaded gas is still used for aviation. Some small planes like Cessnas can be 80 years old and still flying, but do not have engines that are certified to run on leaded gas. So they have leaded.

[–] sprite0@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

they also use it at the race track near our houses. up to 20% of the races use leaded fuel. They just tried (again) to ban it but once again the rich white guys get to have their fun at the expense of an entire community.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

There has to be a joke about NASCAR on there somewhere. I don't know if they used leaded fuel or not.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Same direction, backwards

[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I guess other countries won't need to defend themselves against the US in the future because Trump is actively trying to kill off more Americans than any other country could.

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[–] MyOpinion@lemmy.today 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Have to generate as much cancer as possible! The MAGA death cult in action.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

And then cut healthcare, both public and veteran

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 3 weeks ago

Listen, I eat and breathe asbestos every day. I'm healthy as fuck. Libs want you to be afraid of things that cause cancer. Don't listen to them. /s

I wish all trump supporters would get cancer and die. Not /s.

[–] qupada@fedia.io 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Make Asbestos Great Again?

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 weeks ago

Make America (have) mesothelioma again!

[–] ddplf@szmer.info 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Before you do something stupid - No, you WON'T be allowed to fly over Europe with your leaded fuel-powered airplanes, America

[–] qantravon@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

Avgas has always been leaded, they never stopped using it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avgas

[–] Bonus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

First, do harm.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

If you our a loved one has mesothelioma... blame the Trump administration

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

Hoggish Greedly: "This is too much for even me, and I'm a Captain Planet villain!"

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] parody@lemmings.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Wild to think this guy might literally have killed me

He fires vax experts, another pandemic hits, we scramble but it’s too late… maybe you die, maybe me, maybe us both.

Wild

[–] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What's next? Lead? Arsenic? Radium?

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago

Sure! Clown world! JUST WHEN YOU THINK THEY CAN NOT GET ANOTHER CLOWN IN THAT CAR, BAM! ASBESTOS!

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

HA! Quebec will be quite pleased, or horrified.

[–] wax@feddit.nu 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Perfectly timed to draw attention awsy from Iran-Israel-(US)

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[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Don't get any asbestos get the best asbestos.

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