A lot of those are surplus and likely given to departments or sold for very little. That practice has contributed a lot to the militarization of police in America.

That should all be taken away from them though. Most of their guns too. A country as developed as the US shouldn’t require an armed para military force to police its citizens and, arguably, the US doesn’t require one.

A lot of police departments moved away from two person patrols years ago. You’d have to look up the specific reasons but my guess is cost reduction.

I couldn’t eat it either but it has nothing to do with safety or taste. The texture is what I’d have a problem with.

Nah, I like real American cheese. It’s not really a grilled cheese without American cheese.

The customer is always right bullshit is misunderstood.

It’s misunderstood because nobody ever finishes the full sentence:

The customer is always right in matters of taste

When you say the whole thing it makes sense but it also can’t be used the way these cunts like to use it.

Yep, that’s real American cheese! Best cheese for sandwiches and grilled cheese.

This is how I feel about American cheese, but the real stuff. Not the crap Kraft sells (other than their deli style slices).

A slice of real American cheese melted on anything is amazing!

But there is not even remotely enough push back from people.

Based on what? What you’re seeing in the billionaire controlled media? Or maybe you’ve been traveling through the US and seeing for yourself?

Sure, all other countries have problems too but the USA better be quiet because no other country has a mess like that

Yet. If you don’t understand this you will soon.

https://mjps.ssmu.ca/fringe-or-growing-movement-right-wing-extremism-in-canada/

Lawsuits, protests, grass roots political campaigns at the state and local level to weaken the far right base.

If you want a violent revolution feel free to strap up and head south. Or maybe Canada could put more focus on their own increasing far right groups, or the UKs, or France’s, or Italy’s, or Germany’s, or Australia’s, or Austria’s, or the Netherlands’, or Finland’s, or Sweden’s, or Hungary’s, or Czechia’s, or Croatia’s.

Or maybe realize this isn’t an American problem but a human one and we all need to come together to quash it once and for all.

Or keep being distracted by the global elite’s shell game and media control and focus all your energy in being angry at a population being kept center stage through manipulated news coverage. They’ll appreciate it so they can continue to shore up the coalitions they have across the globe to make them harder to root out.

One thing is for sure; being sarcastic and pissy on the internet isn’t going to help. Better to build bridges than walls.

I use self checkout if it’s available. My time is valuable to me and I am able to go through self checkout faster and more efficiently than going to a cashier, so I get to keep more of my time.

They can’t even fight for themselves. Too apathetic and manipulated.

I’m sorry you believe this but if you truly do then you’re falling prey to the same manipulation.

They also wouldn’t have the unified support of the US citizenry. It’s very likely they’d face some turmoil from within.

Also hitting infrastructure to make life more difficult for the oligarchs like Ukraine did with Wildberries and oil depots would be very effective.

Please post the link for Keyana’s site so they can be supported directly. They’re doing some amazing write-ups detailing how different things have gotten worse and why.

Worse On Purpose

That’s the most brain-dead take I’ve seen today, and I’ve been arguing with a guy

Maybe direct your overly aggressive anger at him then?

Fuck off. Comparing the impeccably-researchedwork of one of the most famous reporters in history, based on his own firsthand experiences in the meatpacking plants and interviewing the workers thereof… To fucking Calvin and Hobbes?

I made no comparison. I took the opportunity to recommend one of my favorite books in return.

Now I am sorry you misunderstood, but I personally find your language and communication style to be abusive, so I am going to block you.

I hope you have a pleasant morning/day/evening.

Sure, but a couple of months after? And if that was th le case it backfired because now there’s case law precedent that shows:

The Court has now made clear that this kind of defiance cannot stand, that the Attorney General has the authority to intervene when sheriffs take improper action, and that voted ballots belong in the custody of elections officials

And

Newsom on Saturday signed a bill that would prevent anyone from seizing ballots, as Bianco did.

Seems more like a MAGA targeted campaign stunt:

At the time of the ballots’ seizure, Bianco was one of two prominent Republicans running for governor in a crowded June primary. He did not advance to the general election and later announced plans to run for reelection as sheriff in 2028.

If it’s tried again in California it’ll be interesting to see if charges/penalties are applied.

I doubt it

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco in February seized approximately 650,000 ballots from a November 2025 special election

It isn’t good or okay but seizing ballots after they’ve been counted, tallied and several months have gone by wouldn’t do much against the initiative would it?

it was in reference to the point that this is not new. yes

What point?

you are correct in that it is not a direct source

Or a source at all.

but instead i took it as a chance to recommend one of my favorite books

Oh…

“Calvin and Hobbes” - Bill Watterson

Am I doing it right?

Call me sceptical but I doubt a fiction book published ~120 years ago predicted the recall of 167000 pounds of meat in 2026 and then went further to outline how it was directly related to the recent deregulation by the Trump administration.

Perhaps you’d like to be a little more verbose and expand on this comment?

I’ll be honest with you; I’m inclined to look at it the same way as the person you’re replying to and I’ve yet to see any article attributing this to, or outlining how it’s related to, the recent de-regulation.

Perhaps you could source your claim?

The farmers are using all kinds of growth hormones, pharmaceuticals, pesticides and GMO that are considered unsafe for human consumption in Canada, Mexico and the EU.

Sure, but they’re not in the US where they are and where their market is.

US food standards were a fucking joke before this administration that fired everyone enforcing anything.

No, they weren’t. They were not comparable to other similarly developed nations and had a lot of room for improvement, but they weren’t a joke. Not having any standards, which is where America is heading, would be a joke.

For particularly weak food standards you’d want to look at Kenya or Nigeria.

You cant even drink the tap water in some places.

You are correct, though that’s regulated by the Environmental Protection (the irony of using this word in the name!) Agency and is unrelated to food regulation.