Here’s how it went down: The news broke earlier this month that the US Consumer Product Safety Commission was considering a ban on gas stoves, which (allegedly) cause childhood asthma. They immediately tried to walk that back, saying a ban was never on the table and the idea was only “floated” by Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. in an interview with Bloomberg.
Suddenly it became a culture war thing. The Washington Post reported that it was Republicans who had “thrust gas stoves … into the culture wars.” “Morning Joe” mocked Republicans for their “meltdown over gas stoves.” California State Senator Scott Wiener got the last laugh, pulling up a chart showing that gas stoves are a blue state thing; the hicks in the flyover states already use electric stoves.
But again, even though it was Trumka who brought it up, WaPo says it was Republicans who made it a front in the culture wars.
Now the Washington Post is saying pressure is growing to ban natural gas and has experts explain how to swap out your gas-burning stove.
With pressure growing to ban natural gas in the home, experts explain what it takes to change a gas fireplace to wood-burning or electric https://t.co/JFVNkj1OTt
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 24, 2023
Pressure from where? From who?
— Nonno2Josie (@NonnoSteve) January 24, 2023
Republicans and their culture wars sure seem to come true 🤨
— brit (@pashedmotatos) January 24, 2023
I thought it was a hoax
— SkippySkipSkippington (@SSkippington) January 24, 2023
What pressure? Your pressure?
— Tom LaMarra (@JerseyTom) January 24, 2023
Conspiracy theories coming true everyday.
— Realsteelersfansonly (@Fubar396) January 24, 2023
I thought the Dems said this wasn't really happening…
— Mayor of South Orange County. Personal Account. (@CUnorthodoxx) January 24, 2023
The only pressure to do so is coming from you and like-minded authoritarians.
— Steve Tefft🇺🇸 (@stevetefft) January 24, 2023
I was told this was only a right-wing creation meant to get us riled up
— Article 1, Section 8 (@Art1_Sec8) January 24, 2023
"Gas is bad!" followed by "Let's us explain how you can chop down trees and burn them."
— WE0209 (@Pro_Nuke) January 24, 2023
So its not a conspiracy, its just now you're angry people are noticing how absurd this all is and doubling down
— The Rogue Censored Elf 🐿 (@TheRogue_Elf) January 24, 2023
I thought this was a conspiracy theory made up by conservatives?
— America First (@Am1stAndForever) January 24, 2023
Lol – went from “No one’s trying to ban your gas stove” to “pressure growing to ban gas stoves” pretty quick.
Are they still sticking with “no one’s coming to your house to take your gas stove?” Or is that already true?
— Hootyman (@TheHootyman) January 24, 2023
Right wing conspiracy? Wood is so much cleaner too right? 😆 pic.twitter.com/g1iqVY8C1r
— DLass (@Wwlasss) January 24, 2023
Wapo is a far right conspiracy rag now?
— Frost Fangs (@frostfangs2) January 24, 2023
Difference between conspiracy theory and truth about 3 weeks
— The Sober Irishman🇺🇲 (@Volatage155) January 24, 2023
So the banning gas stoves is a real thing this week?
— Ben Peterson (@jazzfan71) January 24, 2023
Did Republicans pounce again? Or did they thrust this time?
— Valvenice2022 (@valvenice2022) January 24, 2023
Media that keeps claiming that the move to ban gas appliances is nothing more than a "right-wing conspiracy" posts another story about how there is pressure to ban gas appliances… 🤦♂️
— Kev (@kevicss) January 24, 2023
Didn’t we recently hear that New York City was going to ban gas lines to new construction pretty soon?
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‘Morning Joe’ mocks Republicans for ‘meltdown over gas stoves’ https://t.co/hKbrxXMP7n
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