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Bloomberg Opinion writer. Elected "top neoliberal shill" of 2018. Occasionally posts anime gifs.

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    Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 17

    Cotton is now edible, thanks to the brilliant folks at Texas A&M.https://www.tamus.edu/usda-gives-rare-approval-to-texas-am-scientist-to-pursue-new-discovery-to-feed-millions-boost-cotton-farmers-earnings/ …

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      2. sun dev(eleoper)‏ @chuckletmilk Oct 17
        Replying to @Noahpinion

        I kinda wish I hadn’t read the article so I could live in a reality where the cotton fiber itself is like a chewy edible mass like I assumed when I read the headline

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      3. David Macke‏ @woodwa_dave Oct 17
        Replying to @chuckletmilk @Noahpinion

        You can at least sleep well knowing you are one of the few people in the replies who actually read the article.

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      2. DezR "The Trailblazer" #Cannabis-Fair-ee‏ @CannabisFairy69 Oct 17
        Replying to @Noahpinion

        Cotton isn't a very environmentally friendly crop to grow - and #HEMP is already edible...

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      1. Gerry Doyle‏ @mgerrydoyle Oct 17
        Replying to @Noahpinion

        this opens the door to a whole bunch of "eat my shorts" jokes

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      1. Chris Merrill‏ @ChrisMerrillWyo Oct 18
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        Wasn’t this Milo Minderbinder’s scheme in Catch 22?

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      1. Nick Stone‏ @nick_stone3 Oct 17
        Replying to @Noahpinion

        Cool! Cotton Candy!

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      1. petersays‏ @petersays Oct 18
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        Eat my shorts!

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      1. We Shall Overcome‏ @Tokyo_Tom Oct 17
        Replying to @Noahpinion

        Cotton SEEDS, that is. But still, cool. "farmers will produce fiber, feed and food from the same crop.”

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      1. JM Liotier (day 15511 of your 30-day free trial)‏ @liotier Oct 17
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        JM Liotier (day 15511 of your 30-day free trial) Retweeted Noah Smith

        Essential research, funded by the edible lingerie industry.https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1052794371957915648 …

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        Noah SmithVerified account @Noahpinion
        Cotton is now edible, thanks to the brilliant folks at Texas A&M. https://www.tamus.edu/usda-gives-rare-approval-to-texas-am-scientist-to-pursue-new-discovery-to-feed-millions-boost-cotton-farmers-earnings/ …
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      1. Chad Schobert‏ @300ZXNA Oct 17
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        We shall call it . . . 'cotton candy'. *Scott Evil snickers*

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      1. TG‏ @TGTalker Oct 17
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        You're now edible. I'm so sorry: that was completely uncalled for.

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      2. Marc Thankful4Christ‏ @m_nwwn1 Oct 17
        Replying to @Noahpinion

        I just thought of something. Making clothes out of the edible fibers so that instead of it being added to landfills, it can be used to feed animals like pigs and such

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      3. Matt Bochneak‏ @MattBochneak Oct 17
        Replying to @m_nwwn1 @Noahpinion

        read the link.

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      4. Marc Thankful4Christ‏ @m_nwwn1 Oct 18
        Replying to @MattBochneak @Noahpinion

        I did, which is why I commented. Didn't address my exact idea. Yes, it addresses animals using cotton for protein. It does not address using this as a way to also tackle the issue of clothes waste. I am suggesting using this development as a way to tackle both issues.

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      5. Marc Thankful4Christ‏ @m_nwwn1 Oct 18
        Replying to @m_nwwn1 @MattBochneak @Noahpinion

        This suggests clothes recycling as another solution, but I did find some stats about clothes waste here- https://www.thebalancesmb.com/textile-recycling-facts-and-figures-2878122 … ex. -85% used clothes end up in dumps in U.S. -15mil+ tons of textile waste generated yearly in U.S. -Synthetic cloth can take centuries to decompose

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      6. Marc Thankful4Christ‏ @m_nwwn1 Oct 18
        Replying to @m_nwwn1 @MattBochneak @Noahpinion

        One would have to factor in how much clothing is/can be made of cloth, effects of making cotton edible on other uses like cotton clothing, etc. But it does seem like there's potential for the solutions to these issues to overlap.

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