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[–] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 106 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tl;Dr nothing burger. They found drugs in a visitor spot. Do we have a saved you a click community yet lol

[–] Raphael@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now we just need to find out which employee left it there.

[–] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Much much bigger problems at this point besides rich people using cocaine

[–] dill@lemmy.one 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Unauthorized cocaine" would be a better title

[–] The_Mixer_Dude@vlemmy.net 8 points 1 year ago

Great album name

[–] popemichael@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

I'd be more shocked if there wasn't coke and Adderall in the White House.

[–] mkwarman@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Maybe a dumb question, but why would this warrant an evacuation? I get that it's contraband, but it's drugs, not a weapon. Unless they thought since one disallowed thing made it's way in that there could be other stuff (weapons) as well?

Edit: or maybe they thought it could be anthrax at first, which makes much more sense as to why they would evacuate

[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A lot of chemicals are white powders, including stuff like anthrax. When you find an unidentified white powder, especially in a place like the White House, you should always assume the worst until you can get it identified.

Source: am chemist who teaches a bunch of college slobs that are always leaving the lab a complete mess.

[–] variants@possumpat.io 8 points 1 year ago

stop giving your slobs anthrax access

[–] squidzorz@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Maybe it's just because I'm an American that remembers 9/11 and the anthrax scares that came soon after, but I completely understood the evacuation because of a "mysterious white powder".

[–] transmatrix@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Time to check the cameras to see last time DJT Jr was in the building…

[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

They found Don Jr's stash?