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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has banned lab-grown meat, saying he will "save our beef" from the "global elite" and its "authoritarian plans".

"Florida is fighting back against the global elite's plan to force the world to eat meat grown in a petri dish or bugs," Mr DeSantis said in a statement. 

The first-in-the-nation law prohibits anyone from selling or distributing lab-grown meat in Florida.

Similar efforts are under way in Alabama, Arizona and Tennessee. 

Lab-grown or "cultivated" meat was first cleared for consumption in the US in 2022.

The process of making cultivated meat involves extracting cells from an animal, which are then fed with nutrients such as proteins, sugars and fats. The end product is genetically indistinguishable from traditionally produced meat.

Studies have suggested that eating cultivated meat can cut carbon emissions and water usage, and free up land for nature, compared to eating traditionally produced meat.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Republicunts are pathetic.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

In this upside down world, the Jews standing together with oppressed people protesting apartheid and genocide are called antisemites by the same people who use every antisemitic trope in the books.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago (7 children)

So, if the 'global elite' are not the 1%, and as seen from this whole Gaza thing, they are not 'the jews' (which is what I though Republicans were always coyly referring to when they used that term), who the heck do the Republicans think the 'Global Elite' are?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Judging by the laws being passed I'd guess drag queens.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Whoevet they do t like at any given moment

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Anyone who tries to benefit society without concern for profit.

Actually, anyone who tries to do anything without concern for profit.

If you're not familiar with the Farengi from Star Trek, look them up. It matches Republicans pretty well.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

If it weren't for the giant beef producing industry in Florida, this might seem only performative..

[–] [email protected] 68 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"To fight authoritarianism, the government is going to restrict your dietary choices!"

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Actual literal double-think

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

the “global elite” and its “authoritarian plans”.

Real "Spiderman pointing at Spiderman" energy here.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Free market and what not

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

He's a staunch free market Republican. Dude is seriously just throwing out dog whistle BS to conspiracy theorists. What is wrong with eating bugs? Does the little pansy give them icky?

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

“global elite”

That's weird, all my dogs just started barking.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can this guy make a single statement without using moronic buzzwords? We all know you're just protecting Florida's factory farms from competition. You don't need to bring the Illuminati into this one. And why not let the "free market" sort it out? Cowards.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Can this guy make a single statement without using moronic buzzwords?

It's all his voters understand.

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