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keep_left

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7. It's a moronic cause that apparently originates with the alt-right...
Sat Jan 18, 2025, 09:54 PM
Jan 18

...who attribute all sorts of evils to seed oils and have made the whole thing into a big conspiracy theory. For the record, RFK Jr is in favor of a lot of really unhealthy dietary changes, like cooking seemingly everything in beef tallow. And banning seed oils, of course.

My guess is that RFK Jr is spending a lot of time on alt-right cesspools like 4chan/8chan/8kun/whatever-the-hell-they-call-it-now.

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Isn't it unspeakably demonic and insane BOSSHOG Jan 18 #1
Ban seed oils? WTF does that mean? bucolic_frolic Jan 18 #2
It's a moronic cause that apparently originates with the alt-right... keep_left Jan 18 #7
I'd like it if McD's went back to cooking their fries in beef tallow. Archae Jan 18 #11
I think that's for a lot of other reasons, though. keep_left Jan 19 #19
It means don't use seed oils - they are unhealthy womanofthehills Jan 18 #10
There are cold press or virgin seed oils bucolic_frolic Jan 19 #21
Does he even know what he can and can't legally do? chowmama Jan 18 #3
He can't legally do this by himself Diraven Jan 19 #18
They will bitch about it but they will never vote for a Democrat. Diamond_Dog Jan 18 #4
Yes, even as they lose their farms and go bankrupt, they will still vote for the GOP. Irish_Dem Jan 18 #8
"KeNnEdY wAs AlWaYs A dEmOnCrAt At HeArT!!!" regnaD kciN Jan 18 #9
FAFO nt drmeow Jan 18 #5
rfk jr will lose this battle. The oligarchs have more influence with their money than he has. mucifer Jan 18 #6
Has the crackpot been confirmed to anything? n/t valleyrogue Jan 18 #12
He's "confirmed" that he is an idiot. n/t rasputin1952 Jan 18 #14
I am no fan of HFCS... rasputin1952 Jan 18 #13
And what if . . . AverageOldGuy Jan 18 #16
HFCS is bad news. DFW Jan 18 #17
The real issue with HFCS is corn subsidies and price supports. keep_left Jan 19 #20
Don't worry, the admin will ALSO place high tariffs on Canadian maple syrup Prairie Gates Jan 18 #15
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