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The U.S. bans most common form of asbestos, after decades of pushback from industry (www.npr.org)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Cue the GOP taking a pro-asbestos stance in 3, 2, 1...

[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

You know what would REALLY own us liberals? If they protested by wearing suits and masks made entirely of asbestos fiber. I don't even know what we'd do at that point.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I hear a lot of woke trans liberal immigrant scientists say wearing an asbestos mask is bad.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Oh, I like you!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

They already did. Trump reversed many asbestos regulations during his administration.

Donald Trump Called Asbestos Poisoning A Mob-Led Conspiracy, Now His EPA Won't Evaluate Asbestos Already In Homes

A Russian asbestos producer put the face of Trump as a mascot on their product because of his positive stance and deregulation of asbestos.