I swear to god I was reading a comment on lemmy not 2 months ago that was joking about them bringing back asbestos. C'mon, don't be shy. Which one of you jinxed it?

To be clear here: This is reversing a ban on ONE type of asbestos that's often used in automotive parts (such as brake pads). They're not advocating for us to bring it back for things like loose fill insulation, building materials, etc.

Also, to be clear: It's still stupid and likely a combination of Russia being the largest producer of Asbestos and/or Trump having an obsession with overturning Biden-era rulings.

“What is the absolute dumbest fucking thing we can do this afternoon? I know!”

Remember kids, congress could put a stop to this tonight. And by “this”, I mean the trump presidency. Just think about that for a while.

Next up is lead in gasoline.

I guess other countries won't need to defend themselves against the US in the future because Trump is actively trying to kill off more Americans than any other country could.

Russia is the world's largest producer of asbestos, with an annual production of around 630,000 million metric tons in 2023.

I am required by my state to complete 2hrs of asbestos safety training a year, and i dont even work with it directly. It is crazy dangerous and my jaw is on the floor that this is real.

I did not have "asbestos returns" on my 2025 bingo card. What's next, DDT?

Listen, I eat and breathe asbestos every day. I'm healthy as fuck. Libs want you to be afraid of things that cause cancer. Don't listen to them. /s

I wish all trump supporters would get cancer and die. Not /s.

Make Asbestos Great Again?

Have to generate as much cancer as possible! The MAGA death cult in action.

Hoggish Greedly: "This is too much for even me, and I'm a Captain Planet villain!"

If you our a loved one has mesothelioma... blame the Trump administration

What's next? Lead? Arsenic? Radium?

HA! Quebec will be quite pleased, or horrified.

Before you do something stupid - No, you WON'T be allowed to fly over Europe with your leaded fuel-powered airplanes, America

send him in

Don't get any asbestos get the best asbestos.

Perfectly timed to draw attention awsy from Iran-Israel-(US)