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MAGA pol brags about going to eat steak and lobster - and doesn’t care much that Americans can’t afford it
‘Affordability? What’re you talking about?’ Texas Republican Troy Nehls said
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DNyuz
· Jun 27, 2026
The Original ‘Meatfluencers’ Had Some Strange Ideas
If there’s one message that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to redefine healthy eating has imparted, it’s that Americans need to eat their beef. In January, the health secretary rolled out the new food pyramid—with a marbled rib eye in the pole position. Weeks later, Kennedy modeled good beef-eating behavior, posing for a pic on []
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· Jul 1, 2026
Morning Bid: That’s a lot of meat to digest
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· Jun 24, 2026
Keeping pigs in crates won’t make America healthy
People want healthier food, and voters have passed laws requiring better standards for how that food is produced. American family farmers are meeting those standards. But corporate pork interests, including foreign-owned Smithfield, are pressuring Congress to roll back those standards. That is the fight over the so-called Save Our Bacon Act, which lawmakers should keep []
The Independent
· Jul 3, 2026
Bernie Sanders warns ‘political revolution’ is on the way ahead of Fourth of July after major victories for fellow democratic socialists
‘I think there is a growing consensus that our agenda is the agenda of the American people,’ the 84-year-old senator said
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· Jun 30, 2026
How Trump Plans To Crush Fast-Food Workers
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· Jun 27, 2026
There's a beef about beef at the World Cup, as Argentina fans pour into Texas
It's about who produces the best, most succulent steaks, and how to prepare the meat. Argentina and Texas are two of the top cattle-raising areas of the world, where steak is deeply ingrained in diet and culture.
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