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Phrases Newly Banned At USDA Include ‘Safe Drinking Water’ and ‘Climate Change,’ Leaked Memo Reveals (sentientmedia.org)
submitted 1 month ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/usa@midwest.social
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[–] breakingcups@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wonder what the free speech absolutists think of this.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

"The USDA's speech regarding its employees, policies and agenda must be free. So stop harassing and slandering them."

I'm just guessing here.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So "not dangerous to drink water" it is.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Wonder if Potable Water is banned, but I get the feeling that most people don’t know what that means

[–] radiohead37@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 1 month ago

What happened to the clean air and clean water promise? (It was already an absurd answer when asked about climate change)

[–] dellish@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Double-plus ungood water. Clearly newspeak is going to become an actual thing.

[–] MECHAGODZILLA2@midwest.social 7 points 1 month ago

Flint and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Water

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

On the plus side, we can say slurs now!