• @hark
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    1513 hours ago

    I’m not surprised. Border enforcement, like all law enforcement entities, do more to hassle harmless actions than stopping harmful ones. They’re the wrong group to handle the fentanyl epidemic anyway. That should be the job of proper drug rehabilitation programs.

  • @Tillman
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    511 hours ago

    There are eggs that still come in Styrofoam?

  • @[email protected]
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    613 hours ago

    Hilarious image of egg smugglers being forced to ‘lay’ their contraband under supervision in a CBSA bathroom.

  • @spearz
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    1601 day ago

    There is no such thing as an illegal egg

    • @[email protected]
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      410 hours ago

      Excuse me, these are clearly chicken abortions, arrest the chickens! They’ll be easier to handcuff than the eggs, too.

    • @axh
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      1381 day ago

      In the US? Kinder Surprise!

      • Billegh
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        920 hours ago

        Well, we are still allowed to buy, sell, and own eggs.

      • @jaybone
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        301 day ago

        That sums up their position on a few things.

    • @Buffalox
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      251 day ago

      I don’t get it? Is this some sort of joke?
      The eggs are illegal because they are transported illegally across the border.

  • @robocallOP
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    891 day ago

    Why does the US have high egg prices, but Canada and Mexico do not?

    • @[email protected]
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      1418 hours ago

      I imagine the US standard of shoving antibiotics into the chickens instead of vaccinating them probably doesn’t help

    • @[email protected]
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      1141 day ago

      Actual answer?

      Canadian egg farms have tens of thousands of chickens on average, and there’s a lot of separate farms.

      US egg farms have millions, and there are fewer total farms.

      If a single bird gets infected with avian flu the whole flock needs to be culled. Bigger flocks are both more likely to catch it, and more birds affected when it happens.

      • @IndustryStandard
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        791 day ago

        There is also a massive chicken cartel in the US which dictates the laws so small farmers cannot abide by all the nitpicking rules.

      • @[email protected]
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        216 hours ago

        I heard that we actually vaccinate our livestock too while apparently doing so is illegal in the US?

      • dpflug
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        301 day ago

        But also the cartel thing.

        And the gov is apparently “protecting” us from solving this ourselves with black market eggs. Bootleggs?

      • Mayor Poopington
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        71 day ago

        As I understand, this is also why bird flu took longer to spread on the west coast

      • @cm0002
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        181 day ago

        Didn’t you get the memo? Woke is out, DEI is in

        Those eggs were DEI hires!!

        • @[email protected]
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          111 day ago

          Given that egg is actually a term used in some suitable contexts, it probably will be a dangerous word soon.

          First they came for Enola Gay…

          • Rhaedas
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            First they came for Enola Gay…

            That is brilliant. The caveat is that anyone that understands the reference, significance, and warning probably is already on the right side. It will go right over the heads of the ones that are the problem.

        • miss phant
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          You ever wondered how 90%* of chickens in the US are female? Almost half of them are transgender!

          *not the real number, it’s (un?)surprisingly hard to find.

        • Lemminary
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          71 day ago

          They think they can just hatch and get free meals!

    • @[email protected]
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      431 day ago

      Because there is a big bird flu in USA and it is being mismanaged by a government of idiots who rather insult every one.

      • @Eheran
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        171 day ago

        No, that is not the issue anymore and has not been for a while. Last time, to stop this, the government had to threaten with anti cartel actions - the prices were suddenly down again.

          • @[email protected]
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            351 day ago

            You might be thinking drug cartel when you see the word cartel. A cartel is a group of companies in the same business colluding for reasons like to remove safety regulations or keep prices high. There is a worldwide diamond cartel that keeps those prices up and spreads bullshit about how your fiance won’t be happy without an expensive, natural diamond. Yes, there is even a cartel for eggs. They are loving bird flu because they can blame it for high prices.

          • @Eheran
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            71 day ago

            There is not enough competition.