Yesterday, Trump brings back plastic straws - "I'm sure the sharks munching their way through the ocean will just munch them."

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'Bring back the plastic straws' was another declaration he signed yesterday with a flourish of his Sharpie pen, flanked by the usual obsequious officials and a bigly map of the Gulf of Mexico America (which is is now 'fact' according to his spokeswoman).

You see, the sharks are just there, happily munching along in the ocean, so they'll just bite through the plastic straws because they have very sharp teeth, after all.

People are getting so used to the freak show, this kind of thing doesn't even raise an eyebrow anymore. AIBU to wonder how America is going to ever regain any credibility? We have 4 more years of this!

Have you ever been to a fast food restaurant in America? Plastic cups, plastic lids, plastic cutlery, plastic food containers, plastic bags. At least 3x the plastic per meal than we use over here, without a doubt. Why on earth would a paper straw make a difference?

He's right in that paper straws are shit.

Tbh

I'm a leftie and yes we should save the planet

But as a mum, and a sen mum at that, paper straws make my life bloody difficult

Why is my child having a meltdown while I'm driving because her straw has disintegrated, but Taylor swift gets to fly her private jet wherever she wants

I agree with this one little thing

Half of Americans don’t even use proper dishes at home. They eat off laminated paper plates which can’t be recycled. In their homes.
Fast good restaurants pile on the plastic. It’s a ridiculously wasteful country.

Obviously I do wish Trump wasn’t doing this, and should actually be going the other direction and banning more of it. But… I don’t see how it makes much of a dent in a country so full of single use plastics.

He is focusing on the big issues I see.

Do you have a source for that?

I have an autistic kid who won’t use paper straws. I bought proper plastic pic Nic reusable straws and also the metal ones. They’re lasted quite a few years so far and still going strong. And easily fit in your bag so this really isn’t the issue you make it out to be.

I hate paper straws. Lots of dissolved glue in my coke, yum

Bloody idiot.

Plastic straws are bad for wildlife. It was a good start to move on to ban other plastic items.

Now this chance is lost.

Paper straws are terrible though.

Get a reusable metal straw, problem solved.

Im supposed to carry metal straws around on the chance I buy her a carton of mango juice?

It is an issue and it's bloody annoying.

It's all fine though because the sharks have sharp teeth and they're chomping.

And the fishes swim in the ocean, so they can just swim away.

Also, the octopi have many arms to deal with things.

If you don't like paper straw, buy reusable. FFS people are babies. A turtle with a straw protruding from its nostril should instill empathy. If you aren't an enormous orange sociopath.

The reusable straws I've seen wouldn't fit into the drink carton anyway

Plus, if I'm buying a carton of juice, I've obviously needed one quickly to hydrate her

If I had the time to plan ahead, I'd just bring her water bottle

Reusable metal straws sat in the car - eww

Last year I had my first McDs milkshake in ages. Had to use 3 paper straws as they went soggy and unable to suck up more milkshake.

I'm not sure I've ever litter picked a straw in the streets or at the beach.
We banned plastic straws over here too. Such a random thing to ban.

We need to ban cigarettes first, they are a massive litter problem.

Yes. Because you’re a parent and she doesn’t like paper straws. It really isn’t difficult.

He is doing this stuff to distract from what is going on behind the scenes. Everyone huffs and puffs about this (and quite right too) but Elon Musk has 19 year olds deciding on which federal employees are to be fired, he wants NASA's work shifted to Space X, and he's already got orders for armour plated Teslas for the military.

I do like that the Moon Pie company has unilaterally declared that Florida is now named Moonpietown. That is quite a brave corporate strategy in today's climate.

This has made me hate him all the more. It's just spite. "Look what I can do hippies, I can roll back all the woke stuff you have done"

There are far more pressing worrying issues the orange baboon is touching on, as previously mentioned this is some sort of distraction for the general public.

She won't use metal straws either! Neither would I, the texture would be weird

And i couldn't get a plastic straw in the carton, the hole is small

And as a parent - i stop and fix her issue 👍

Try getting into a Caprisun pouch with a fucking paper straw.

Plus : A recent study has also highlighted another potential concern. Paper straws assessed by researchers at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, were found to contain more "forever chemicals" – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS – than plastic.

Distraction techniques.

More concerning is JD Vance getting himself involved and stirring up religious rhetoric around abortion rights in the UK at the Munich council today.

I really do wish everyone would tell them to fuck right off. If they want to ruin their own country fine, but the arrogance of thinking they can erode women's rights elsewhere in the world is something else. Dickhead.

You can buy foldable metal straws which come in a case with a clip, so can attach to your handbag etc. Like these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kynup-4Pack-Metal-Straws/dp/B07ZBZ6CCC/ref=sr_1_5?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.K8cKXJcr3vnM_U5w-mgjm-Vc9hO_Le4nzYczKxBXKaFCda8dLJ_fyiRp9him43ietRhcyncl8JGOUPdj7vrg4tWSQwss2cOL1XDgRWQ3VFrNgaoaMRr9CxSPMYBSpNsM8oPB_blMb7jV7WV1YKmvQyJIEEIi2Z0rora1sY7lfMu-ttevxKgyznRNhgNIo7p52sMPPgSgGt0-VEVvOFRPZ5lBfjGWNxJhKKrVxDn7Bc3seu0P246zQ5DLGybjxL4gq2Uo1RXqnLOVOsOJw5jd9ZCDDYpl-fpmha2GkXyHCTWG-EErexRTtRLdWT-6E5vQKPeOOK8T3oktBapAMxytOY_LADS7kYZdJTvaHhbWm5g5fqX0EEwcIOqeXXMDPcvmYRTYuxyhEtWHqmqC-Px7EEEFeXo8ondpU3u5E-sCX-KmbyyTcbirwpf2W0j4Gh0D.kUIbnJfXrTtL2gL8ovHCQsS8RM_J-sREQc7yZ-G-Adc&dib_tag=se&keywords=collapsible%2Bstraw&qid=1739547154&sr=8-5&th=1

Silicon straws which fold into a case

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