This is an important point. Simply giving a ton of rice to an area will put the rice farmers in that area out of business.
They'll need to grow something else to make a living, but then when the next year comes around, no one is making rice anymore and they'll be dependent on that external flow of rice.
Some other countries build up math skills a little differently. For instance, in Portugal, they teach a little bit of Algebra, a little bit of Geometry, and a little bit of Calculus every year.
In the U.S. the students focus on Algebra, one year, then Geometry the next, then Algebra again, and finally Calculus (if they did well in the previous math courses).
So, if a student transferred for their senior year of High School from the U.S. to Portugal, they would have a different experience compared to their peers. They would find all of the Algebra and Geometry sections very easy and be able to help tutor the other students, but then they would struggle with the Calculus portions and need help from the others.
I'm not sure how common this is among other european countries. I would be curious to know how math courses are taught in other countries.
Oh, oh, I know! How about they release an app, or a website, where we can take a picture of the face of any of these Agents, and it will confirm if they're actually one or not.
On a serious note, it would be very useful to have a better system of confirming who is an actual agent or not. Something like plugging their badge number into a website and they have to confirm a daily code or similar.
I mean, votes are public in the fediverse. I wouldn't try to read into the reasoning from a single downvoter too much though.
One downvote could be accidental. 2 downvotes in the same thread makes that seem less likely.
Downvoting/Upvoting doesn't mean the same thing that it does for everyone. Some use it as an agree/disagree. Some use it for whether a comment is productive and adds to the conversation or not. Some use it as a visibility score whether they think a comment should be seen by others first or whether there are other comments that are better. Some may agree with most everything in a comment except for one part and then downvote because of that.
This isn't a problem that's unique to "capitalism". It's a monopoly problem. Even in other economy types this problem would exist. For example, with communism almost everything would be a monopoly.
A free market is supposed to provide us multiple options to take our business, but we need regulation to keep capitalism in check.
We do have laws against monopolies, and there is already a case against Live Nation/Ticketmaster:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Live_Nation_Entertainment
The way to really fix this is through our legal system and representatives. We need to pressure our representatives to pass better laws to prevent this from happening again as well as electing officials who actual care about issues like this.
Poe's law strikes again:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law
(Maybe use a '/s' next time)
note:
You can also hide it in something like this.
~~It might be better if you can link to the timestamp around where this takes place.~~
~~Especially considering that you just linked to a 7+ hour video.~~ Edit: just realized that you do have the start time in there. Looks like GrayJay only handles &t=____s instead of &start=____s
No problem! Thanks for the edit.
The only video I could find of events leading up to the shooting was this one (if you want to add on to the comment): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4qBLgk9hWw
Link to the actual video showing a bit of what was happening before the shooting:
It looks like that video is from a different incident.
According to the Chicago Tribune, Martinez was driving a silver Nissan Rogue (not a truck and not a Chevy).
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/05/woman-shot-ice-charged-brighton-park/
In the video you linked, it looks like a Chevy is ramming the ICE truck.
Note: If you watch the video to the end you can see that the police lights are coming from the truck itself.
His lawyers from the Institute for Justice are currently looking for any other U.S. Citizens who have been detained or questioned by ICE while working.
If this has happened to you or someone you know, please share your story through the linked form. Your experiences can make a real difference.
English: https://ij.org/case-intake/government-raids-on-construction-sites/
Español: https://ij.org/case-intake/redadas-gubernamentales-en-sitios-de-construccion/
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Hi everyone,
I work with the Institute for Justice, a nonprofit law firm, and we’re representing Leo Garcia Venegas (shown in the video below).
Leo, a U.S. citizen, was detained by federal agents twice while working on a construction site in Alabama. Both times, he showed valid ID — and both times, agents ignored it. These warrantless raids on private property violate the Fourth Amendment, and Leo is now suing.
We’re looking for other U.S. citizens (or people who know them) who’ve been detained or questioned by ICE while working.
If this has happened to you or someone you know, please share your story through the linked form. Your experiences can make a real difference.
English: https://ij.org/case-intake/government-raids-on-construction-sites/
Español: https://ij.org/case-intake/redadas-gubernamentales-en-sitios-de-construccion/
*We treat all information submitted through this form as confidential and will use it only for the purpose of evaluating the request for representation. Submitting the information does not mean that we have agreed to represent you or that we will represent you.*
Wait, why would they get in trouble? PepsiCo owns all of these companies (Frito Lays, Naked, Doritos/Cheetos, etc.).
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PepsiCo_brands