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COMMENTARY "Gas stoves!" freak-out is the least convincing fake Republican outrage ever Suddenly the party that despises kale and Dijon mustard wants to pretend they're precious about culinary techniques By AMANDA MARCOTTE Senior Writer Ted Cruz | Gas stove fire (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) 384 f Facebook ✔ Twitter Reddit Desperate, as usual, to talk about anything but their actual policies-much less their party's widespread corruption - Republicans spent MLK weekend pretending they believe gas stoves are in imminent danger of being banned, and also that they care. As many reporters carefully documented, the impetus behind this massive bout of feigned weny outrage was a comment from an official at the Consumer Product Safety Commission STOP BAD THING save about the future possibility of a slow phase-out of gas stoves that would likely take decades, in response to reports that the stoves are linked to respiratory illness, especially in children. Within minutes, this banal story about a non-existent ban was turned into a lie about President Joe Biden kicking in your door to steal your precious BAD THING? THAT NEVER HAPPENS PUBLISHED JANUARY 19, 2023 6:00AM (EST) YOU'RE JUST MAKING STUFF UP New York becomes the first state to ban natural gas stoves and furnaces in most new buildings fX By Rachel Ramirez and Ella Nilsen, CNN 5 minute read Updated 12:31 PM EDT, Wed May 3, 2023 9 New York's new law will effectively ban natural gas stoves in most new homes and buildings by as early as 2026. (CNN) - New York is the first state in the country to ban natural gas and other fossil fuels in most new buildings - a major win for climate advocates, but a move that could spark pushback from fossil fuel interests. VIDEO OF BAD THING ACTUALLY HAPPENING -||- SO? BIG DEAL Scott Olson/Getty Images IT'S A GOOD THING ACTUALLY

Victoria Victoria announces ban on gas connections to new homes from January 2024 Environmental groups and Property Council welcome move but opposition argues it could increase energy bills I WAS TOLD I WAS ENGAGING IN CULTURE WARS 6 MONTHS AGO FOR MENTIONING THIS AND IT WAS ALL IN MY HEAD.

Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando 1h 4 stories from Washington Post in a 2 day period: 1. No one is coming after gas stoves 2. Republicans are just making gas stoves an issue to wage culture war 3. Why regulators are banning gas stoves 4. Why banning gas stoves is good actually Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow The Consumer Product Safety Commission isn't taking away people's gas stoves. Republicans are fired up anyway. washingtonpost.com Regulators aren't taking away gas stoves. The GOP is fired up anyway. 14:37 1/11/23 The Washington Post Democracy Dies in Darkness ENERGY Why US Regulators Are Considering a Ban on Gas Stoves Analysis by Ari Natter | Bloomberg January 11, 2023 at 4:02 a.m. EST 0 Comment Gift Sign in Share =Q Dave Clarke @davecclarke GOP thrusts gas stoves, Biden's green agenda into the culture wars @maxinejoselow @vanessamontzz washingtonpost.com Analysis | GOP thrusts gas stoves, Biden's green agenda into the culture wars 07:34 1/12/23 The Washington Post Democracy Dies in Darkness Climate Environment Weather Sign in Climate Solut U.S. agency examines secret pollution source in 40 million homes: Gas stoves. Gas burning stoves are getting a second look not just from groups concerned about their contribution to global warming but from US regulators, who are raising concerns about health hazards as well. Gas ranges have been barred or discouraged in new buildings through regulations adopted by about 50 cities and towns in California, amid broader prohibitions across the nation on new natural gas hookups. Now the possibility of a nationwide ban on gas stoves has Jan 13, 2023 12:23 PM UTC · Twitter for iPhone The hidden hazard of these appliances, indoor air quality exposure and asthma is finally getting attention By Shannon Osaka Updated January 11, 2023 at 11:48 a.m. EST Published January 10, 2023 at 3:49 p.m. EST

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WOOD STOVE AND FIREPLACE BAN LOOMS IN NEW YORK STATE N.Y. Gov. Hochul imgflip.com proposes ban on new gas hookups, to fight climate change ENVIRONMENT! WE NEED TO BAN GAS STOVES! nic- TAKE THE L,RIGHTOIDS! IF YOU KEEP YOUR GAS STOVE, I HOPE YOU DIE OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING! 21 hours ago 6 hours ago 2 days ago A US federal agency is considering a ban on gas stoves 2 days ago - A federal agency is considering a ban on gas stoves, a source of THIS WILL HELP THE i'm not the one who did this, libright New York Governor Announces Plans to Ban Natural Gas in Buildings N.Y. weighs East Coast's first statewide building gas ban You vill use electricity for everything and you vill be happy. Suicide is the only option Libertarian YOU CAN TAKE MY GAS AND WOOD STOVES FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS, LIBLEFT! CEE PRAD Guys, we need to stop this! And no libleft, I'm not a corporate shill. DORIO

Ben Dreyfuss → @bendreyfuss A lot of inbred hicks who have never cooked anything but meth seem very attached to their gas stoves 7:51 PM Jan 12, 2023 1.5M Views 82 Retweets 975 Quote Tweets S il 129.4K Ben Dreyfuss ✔ @bendreyfuss Jan 12 Replying to @bendreyfuss If Top Chef contestants want to complain about the quality trade offs of gas vs induction, fine, but a lot of these culture war whiners have never prepared any meals for themselves that didn't consist of curdled milk and Frosted Flakes. 27 Ben Dreyfuss ✔ @bendreyfuss 155 Stop whining like histrionic babies 104.2K O 131 11 Retweets Ben Dreyfuss @bendreyfuss. Jan 12 I don't think they ban the gas stove (though they should probably subsidize them and nudge conversion in that way) but Jesus people are whining about this (thing that won't happen outside of liberal coastal cities) way too much. 945 Likes 895 6:22 AM Jan 13, 2023 - 64.1K Views 19.3K 1 65 O Ben Dreyfuss @bendreyfuss. Jan 12 How about this: we'll let you keep the gas stove you have an emotional attachment to because it's what your mother used to prepare the last dinner you ever had with your father before he abandoned you both IF you let these trans kids use whatever bathrooms they want 177.8K t 205 16 Quote Tweets 190 Likes 27 42 Ben Dreyfuss ✔ @bendreyfuss 20h - 16 ❤ 160 An annoying behavior that is on the rise on this website is people (you) replying to people (me) and saying "wow bad take." Stop acting like all tweets are takes! Most tweets are not takes. Most tweets (mine) are just b-------. Please do not devalue the sacred meaning of "take" ❤ 84 27 2 1 129 ↑ ↑ Replying to @bendreyfuss If you think I'm putting much thought into these tweets, I don't know what to tell ya. The takes-thought out opinions that at least somewhat resemble arguments are few and far between and often are accompanied by links to my substack. 34 ↑ →→→ ↑

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2023 U.S. Gas Stove Ban Hoax refers to a hoax and subsequent viral debate about stoves that use natural gas supposedly being banned in the United States, which sparked media coverage, memes and widespread outrage online in early January 2023. The hoax also notably incited false claims that the Biden Administration wanted to ban such stoves from American homes. The origination of the controversy began when studies published at the end of 2022 found that gas stoves increased the risk of asthma in children, with government officials then commenting on these studies shortly after and provocative news coverage subsequently going viral. A heated debate ensued, with many on the right claiming that the government aimed to confiscate gas stoves and others on the left making fun of these fears.

Origin

The idea of a gas stove ban in America initially went viral because of quotes by Richard Trumka Jr., a commissioner at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which were included in a Bloomberg News article published on January 9th, 2023. In the article, titled "US Safety Agency to Consider Ban on Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears," Trumka said that gas stoves were a "hidden hazard" and "any option is on the table" to deal with them.^[1]

Trumka's claims were based on research published in 2022, which reported that gas stoves might be responsible for up to 13 percent of childhood asthma cases in the U.S.^[2] Trumka and others had reportedly floated the possibility of a ban on new gas stoves as early as December 14th, 2022, however.^[3]

Spread

Articles about the connection between gas stoves and asthma appeared in publications like The Washington Post and The Guardian in the first week of 2023, leading to some online commentary.^[4] Despite some of this early coverage, Trumka's remarks in the Bloomberg article on January 9th, 2023, sparked a first wave of right-wing commentators and others to protest the possible gas stove ban, particularly speaking out on Twitter.

For example, on January 9th, 2023, Twitter user Chef Andrew Gruel posted a video saying he was taping himself to his gas stove "forever" in protest of the rumored ban. The video (seen below), received over 216,000 views and 11,000 likes in two days. Gruel claimed the following day that had been there for 24 hours.^[10]

In protest of the suggested ban on gas stoves, I’m staying taped to this stove forever. pic.twitter.com/mytHWml7rl

— Chef Andrew Gruel (@ChefGruel) January 9, 2023

On January 10th, Congressman Ronny Jackson (R-TX) tweeted defiantly about gas stoves (seen below), earning just under 43,000 likes in two days.^[5] Many other Twitter users then proceeded to join the gas stove discourse that same day as it trended online. Also on the 10th, Twitter^[6] user @StephHoover8 tweeted another example of backlash referencing the supposed ban in a meme mocking preferred pronouns, receiving just over 160 likes in the course of a day (seen below, right).

Ronny Jackson @RonnyJacksonTX I'll NEVER give up my gas stove. If the maniacs in the White House come for my stove, they can pry it from my cold dead hands. COME AND TAKE IT!! 4:52 PM Jan 10, 2023 32.3M Views . 5,288 Retweets 3,447 Quote Tweets 42.8K Likes

Stephanie @StephHoover8. Jan 11 My gas stove's pronouns are mind/your/damn/business. ₁3,778 O 12 1 34 3 165 (→ :

A counter-backlash emerged shortly after, with many left-leaning posters and other users making fun of the right-leaning posters for spreading alarm about a rumored gas stove ban. For example, on January 11th, 2023, Twitter^[7] user @jasonselvig posted a tweet mocking the passion of gas stove defenders (seen below, top), which earned almost 2,400 likes in just over 12 hours.^[7] On January 12th, user @LouisPeitzman also made fun of gas stove defenders in a tweet (seen below bottom), which earned almost 1,000 likes in two hours.^[8]

JASON SELVIC Jason Selvig @jasonselvig . 13h If you love this country you will f--- your gas stove tonight. ₁95K t 189 138 2,296 ↑ :

Louis Peitzman @LouisPeitzman. 1h The way the gas stove culture war is already playing out is a great reminder that you could very easily get the right to start eating lead paint chips if you simply pointed out that liberals want to control how much lead you consume. il₁26K 16 t 169 818 ↑

Also on January 10th, 2023, Snopes^[11] published an article addressing the claim that Biden’s administration was planning to ban gas stoves over concerns surrounding climate change, stating that the rumor was "false" and provided the following context:

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), a federal agency, is not currently considering a ban on gas stoves, though a commissioner said "anything is on the table" if they can't be made safer, due to concerns over harmful indoor pollutants that cause health and respiratory problems. Numerous cities and counties have already enforced policies requiring a shift from fossil fuel-powered buildings. The CPSC also said that no regulatory guidelines are currently in place and adding any would “involve a lengthy process."

On January 11th, CPSC chair Alexander Hoehn-Saric then released a public statement on the CPSC website stating, "To be clear, I am not looking to ban gas stoves and the CPSC has no proceeding to do so."^[12] The statement quickly spread to Twitter alongside the viral debate, such as Twitter user AriNatter reposting it that same day, receiving over 540 likes in 26 hours (shown below).

BREAKING: The chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission says the agency has no plans to ban gas stoves after commissioner Richard Trumka’s remarks ignited a political firestorm. pic.twitter.com/t18eRDlSdg

— Ari Natter (@AriNatter) January 11, 2023

White House Statement

On January 11th, 2023, the White House then put out a statement confirming that President Biden did not support a gas stove ban.^[9]

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$8 anarchy @truckyeaanarchy. Jan 10 For sale 1970's pre ban gas stove. F------ mint condition. $4,654. No low ballers I know what I have ₁35K 58 SUN t 126 945 ←]

Spike Cohen @RealSpikeCohen A government that has the ability to outlaw your gas stove is a government that needs to be brought down to size. 12:25 AM Jan 11, 2023 513.9K Views . 6,737 Retweets 249 Quote Tweets 31K Likes : ...

Juanita Broaddrick What about Jill's gas stove? ₁222.3K @atensnut Jan 10 1,145 12,362 10.3K 企 ...

External References

^[1] Bloomberg – US Safety Agency to Consider Ban on Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears

^[2] The Washington Post – Gas stove pollution causes 12.7% of childhood asthma, study finds

^[3] The Hill – Consumer safety board to weigh regulations on gas stoves

^[4] The Guardian – One in eight cases of asthma in US kids caused by gas stove pollution – study

^[5] Twitter – @RonnyJacksonTX

^[6] Twitter – @StephHoover8

^[7] Twitter – @jasonselvig

^[8] Twitter – @LouisPeitzman

^[9] CNN – Biden not in favor of ban on gas stoves, White House says

^[10] Twitter – ChefGruel

^[11] Snopes – Is Biden Administration Banning Gas Stoves Over Climate Change Concerns?

^[12] CPSC – Statement Regarding Gas Stoves

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