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		smeej on Sept 24, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Workers who cut countertops are dying of silicosis Plastic straws are still ubiquitous everywhere they weren't legislated out of existence. What does that have to do with voting with your wallet?

zolbrek on Sept 24, 2023 [–]

If only. The EU declared exterminatus on them. I saw a few in the wild recently in Germany and it reminded me of happier times.

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