This video by More Perfect Union talks about them at length. If I remember right, it is literally required by law to be cheaper overall (25% savings across the board) with a default pricing of cost plus 1% and a variable pricing model where common staples like eggs and milk are sold at a loss and it's made up for on more niche items. They're tax-subsidized through the military, and it's an incredibly tiny portion of the budget. Some locations operate at a loss but they're not allowed to close any stores so that's why they need the subsidies.
So in short, yes, government run shops are cheaper because they're tax-subsidized, and are not required to profit or even break even. Personally I don't see any problem with government operating grocery stores at a loss to provide the working class with affordable groceries and having the rich foot the bill. In fact, I'd say that's the whole point.
If you're thinking that means government run grocery stores are unrealistic keep in mind that they already exist for the military. They're called commissaries and they sell groceries for significantly cheaper prices than private grocery stores, but they are open only to service-members and their families. We are perfectly capable of providing robust social services, but the state wants to keep it exclusive so they have an incentive for people living in poverty to join the military.
It's what the kids these days are calling "friend-slop," which isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's just that most of the value comes from creating zany situations for your coop pals to get into and let hilarity ensue. It's a bit like a lot of card games in that way, it's simple because it mostly just has to get out of the players' way and allow social interaction to happen.
Asking an LLM to cite its sources is like asking a street-drug dealer where the drugs are grown/manufactured. They don't know, and if they did they wouldn't tell you.
dont know how web designer as a industry is doing now.
Bereft with AI slop following sweeping layoffs, so not well.
Without the backing of the Israeli state they would not be so untouchable.
Anarchy is a great ideal, but there are some things governments do that we shouldn't trust to self-organizing collectives.
What makes states more trustworthy than self-organizing collectives?
Nice, more instructions to send to revolutionaries in Myanmar.
Not only did they suspend him with pay, but he succeeded in doing what he set out to do, which was get a rise out of someone to give his fellow bastards an excuse to arrest them. The article states that his encounter led to an altercation resulting in a teenage girl being arrested.
My home is always in a superposition of completely spotless to hoarder home filled with garbage until observed in one of the two states.
We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness—-That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
It's wild that he's referencing this document in opposition to those seeking to alter or abolish their government - believing it has become destructive of our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - in order to make it more likely to effect their safety and happiness. Progressives are acting in the spirit of those values which saw the American revolution take place by acting perfectly in line with what the Declaration of Independence clearly states is our right.
Please tell me there's a way out of this, I want more time with the glaive beam :(
Update: I died
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/25279811
Found this one in the woods behind my house. One of my favorite mushrooms to find even though there's not much to do with it, it's beautiful just to look at!
The blue "milk" contains latex, so don't handle if you're allergic. It's related to regular milk caps and looks identical aside from the brilliant color.
Something that you don't often see in field guides: it smells quite sweet in addition to the usual earthiness.
I will be returning it to the forest floor to drop its spores in hopes I keep finding them.
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/25279811
Found this one in the woods behind my house. One of my favorite mushrooms to find even though there's not much to do with it, it's beautiful just to look at!
The blue "milk" contains latex, so don't handle if you're allergic. It's related to regular milk caps and looks identical aside from the brilliant color.
Something that you don't often see in field guides: it smells quite sweet in addition to the usual earthiness.
I will be returning it to the forest floor to drop its spores in hopes I keep finding them.
Found this one in the woods behind my house. One of my favorite mushrooms to find even though there's not much to do with it, it's beautiful just to look at!
The blue "milk" contains latex, so don't handle if you're allergic. It's related to regular milk caps and looks identical aside from the brilliant color.
Something that you don't often see in field guides: it smells quite sweet in addition to the usual earthiness.
I will be returning it to the forest floor to drop its spores in hopes I keep finding them.
I've had an abundance of chanterelles recently and decided to share what I've been doing with them.
Cooking chanterelles is easy, I start by tearing them into evenly sized strips (they're stringy like chicken) and throwing them in a saucepan by themselves to boil off all the water. (Adding a bit of water at the start to cover the bottom of the pan lets you start it on high heat without burning them)
While the water boils off I start making Mexican yellow rice to serve on the side. I don't have fancy ingredients like saffron but turmeric, cumin, garlic, oregano, and a chicken stock cube gets the job done for me.
When the chanterelles are ready I add a bit of oil with onions and poblano peppers cut into strips, and season with cayenne pepper, cumin, garlic, and paprika (salt and pepper to taste). Cook that on high heat and stir until the texture of the veggies is just right. I stop stirring and let it burn a little while melting some cheese on top at the end.
And here is the result:
You can get some tortillas or just eat it as-is, it's delicious either way. Goes well with salsa or hot sauce. I've made this probably 5 or 6 times in the past month because I keep finding more chanterelles and I will never get bored of it.
Still would love to hear some more ideas on how to cook chanterelles, because I will probably find even more soon lol.
Plenty of species self-destruct. The difference with humans is that we're aware of our own self-destruction and are continuing it anyway.