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schizoidman@lemm.ee to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

U.S. border officials have caught more people with eggs than fentanyl this year

www.ctvnews.ca

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U.S. border officials have caught more people with eggs than fentanyl this year

www.ctvnews.ca

schizoidman@lemm.ee to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago
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U.S. President Donald Trump has made stopping fentanyl at both the northern and southern borders one of his administration's top priorities, but American law enforcement data shows that another commodity appears far more often in seizures: eggs.
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    It’s because there is not enough tariffs in place.

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      Lemmy poster angling for a cabinet position:

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    (God I hope the /s isn’t necessary)

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    What are they afraid of with foreign eggs? Bird Flu?

    Edit: obligatory /s

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      They’re scared because other countries don’t wash them. They don’t realise that this keeps them fresherv for longer without needing to keep them cool.

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    Maybe they should try using honey

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    The new white gold!

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    Because people don’t realize that there are restrictions on eggs, and they’re cheaper in neighboring nations.

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    Remember the old saying, “you catch more flies with eggs than fentanyl.”

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      My mum always said that and I never understood it until now

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      Couldn’t overpower the egg cartel

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