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  1. I don't immediately see how Trump's executive order (essentially deeming meat "essential to the national defense") results in forcing meat plants to stay open involuntarily. Remember Trump has a history of signing empty e.o.'s creating the illusion of action to get headlines.
    1. …in reply to @charlie_savage
      Yep. Lots of people misunderstood yesterday. Here's what the executive actions really did. nytimes.com/2020/04/29/us/trump-meat-shortage-coronavirus.html
    2. …in reply to @charlie_savage