Agreed. We are already kind of there. We have enough food to feed everybody but the people who access it are those with enough money. Profitable food is what gets investments, not healthy food. And what we see more and more is that profits are not driven by feeding the best quality to the most people.

The ironic thing is that Einstein would disagree with Bezos and Einstein is his example of the worlds smartest man.

This hits home as an older guy. The school friends that I've held on to are the closest people to me. But I only see them once or twice a year. I wouldn't expect my child to really get to know them but they are very important to me.

Especially when they are using cash for stock buybacks and dividends. For decades they favored share holders over development and employees. Hopefully the employees get help if these companies really can't compete. But Ford had billions in positive cash flow last year, so maybe this is all just crying wolf right now.

We really need a way to hold these people accountable. They know they are manipulating people and lying.

This is why fighting for rights for those that don't have them also results in better conditions for those who started in a slightly better position. Programs like the Black Prisoner's Caucus create better conditions for white inmates as well. This concept is pretty common in activist spaces.

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/03/military-officials-ousted-retired-trump-hegseth They are purging people from leadership roles in the military.

Honestly, after your reading youre examples, it seems like things are worse today.

25 people were killed in the Salem witch trials. That is about the same number of unarmed black people killed by police every year.

And in your other example, 5 million people were killed in 154 years. In the post 9/11 Middle East wars, there were about 1 million people killed in 20 years. There were 100,000+ civilian deaths in Iraq which was the result of misleading WMD lies. So a lot of death from a "wrong" messenger in modern days too.

I doubt that Europeans are making healthier choices primarily from a bigger focus on education around food. I think they come across as better educated because they grew up with laws that encouraged certain food systems. I'd imagine they'd have an easier time naming the ingredients of the bread they eat than Americans could, due to laws. I think the education starts with the politics of the food system.

Imagine dreaming of allocating resources to better uses. What a crazy idea!

Looks like San Antonio has churros and Talarico voters.

Agreed. If Crockett had more leftist ideals and political substance, she'd be a member of the squad. That is not what she is tho. I hope she stays fighting as a Rep and is supportive of initiatives coming from the left wing of the party.