The American founder of International Women's Day, Clara Lemlich Shavelson, joined the Communist Party USA in 1926, and remained a CPUSA member until her death in 1982.
— J Michael Waller (@JMichaelWaller) March 10, 2026
During that time she was loyal to every Soviet leader. from Stalin to Brezhnev. pic.twitter.com/Tf3xcj23gl
Clara Lemlich Shavelson, 1886-1982.
Wow. When Grok acknowledges the bad taste and smell of Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers hamburger meat, you know you're not delusional or "it's only you." You're getting confirmation from the "collective" or aggregate sites. Grok explains,
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers uses 100% lean ground beef for their "steakburgers" (which are their hamburgers/burgers).
Well, there's your fist mistake. You don't want lean. You want the fattier version, the 80%/20%, not the 90%/10%. Yuk.
They describe it as premium beef, pressed thin and cooked-to-order for crispy edges, but they don't publicly disclose a specific single supplier or brand name for the ground beef on their official site (freddys.com) or in most public info.
Okay, so we don't know what we're getting or where we're getting it from, or from what animal. Do they partner with Bill Gates' Beyond Burger? God help us.
Their nutrition/allergen page notes that info is based on "average values for ingredients from Freddy's suppliers" (plural), suggesting they source from multiple or varying suppliers depending on location/region.
No surprise here. It'd obviously be better to have the meat sourced from a single farm, but I don't know how bad it is to have a hodge-podge of meats from different farms. No rancher would address that, nor would any carnivore aficionado.
Like many fast-casual chains [wait, what happened to the food? Shouldn't it read "fast-food chain"?], they probably use large foodservice distributors (e.g., Sysco, US Foods, or similar) that provide ground beef from various packing houses. There's no indication it's from a premium branded source like some places use (e.g., no mentions of Angus or specific ranches).
For comparison: Their hot dogs are specifically Vienna Beef, but burgers aren't tied to one publicized beef brand.
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Regarding the bad smell/taste you experienced (like "McDonald's bad" — often described as overly processed, off, or ammonia-like in some complaints):
Freddy's emphasizes fresh, cooked-to-order patties (not pre-frozen or pre-cooked like some fast food), and they market it as higher quality with lean beef.
However, there are scattered customer complaints online (e.g., on Reddit, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube reviews) about the meat tasting bland, dry, off, or low-quality at times — some call it "garbage" or note a weird smell/taste in specific locations. This could stem from:
The high leanness (lean beef can taste less flavorful/juicy than fattier 80/20 blends if not seasoned/cooked perfectly).
Batch-to-batch variation from suppliers.
Okat, so Freddy's partners with platforms like ArrowStream, a supply chain management tool for foodservice operators, announced in 2023, . . . but doesn't name the beef source. K2D Foods was also cited as a source of Freddy's burgers.
Location-specific issues (storage, freshness, or cooking).
Or just personal taste — some love the thin, crispy style; others find it underwhelming compared to juicier burgers.
If it's consistently bad at your local spot, it might be worth contacting that specific Freddy's (via their app/site contact form or in-person) or corporate through freddys.com/contact-us — they encourage feedback. Sometimes it's a one-off freshness issue.
If this isn't the Freddy's you meant (e.g., a local place or something else), give more details like the full name/location! Otherwise, their beef is standard premium lean ground from commercial suppliers, not a secret fancy source.
American shows in California, if you don’t have health insurance you are penalized and charged $950 per adult and $475 per child
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) March 10, 2026
For a full year family of 4, that’s $2,850
This was signed into law by Gavin Newsom in 2019
Illegals get healthcare for free and are exempt pic.twitter.com/1QjFjPCFGC
California had over 94,000 dead people getting federal benefits. --Brendan Carr
Reshoring call center work is a fantastic policy initiative by the FCC.
— White Papers Policy Institute (@WhitePapersPol) March 10, 2026
The Communication Workers of America estimate that more than 500,000 America call center jobs have been outsourced.
Many of these foreign call centers are scam hubs, using their real contracts with American… https://t.co/TIIqznV55m
.@BrendanCarrFCC with @mboyle1: We discovered Newsom's California had over 94,000 dead people getting federal benefits
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) March 10, 2026
"Either California has a very serious zombie problem, or there's a significant amount of fraud going on" pic.twitter.com/gWqnMFtlU5
Chinese Communist Party infiltration of Western institutions far exceeds the counterintelligence capabilities of the entire world.
— J Michael Waller (@JMichaelWaller) March 10, 2026
Time to stop it at the source. https://t.co/3PP2KXO93O
