US here. Scan-as-you-go plus self checkout is amazing. Lay out your reusable bags in the cart when you arrive then pick-scan-bag through the store. Self checkout becomes a 2 minute process at most, no matter how many items you have and everything’s already bagged for the trip home.

Our local store (Stop&Shop) is rather trashy compared to competitors but we go there because of the fast scan and self-checkout process.

Not so fast. The MAGA Era is distinctly different. J Edgar was one guy on a power trip. But MAGA has every red state government publicly and shamelessly gerrymandering districts and purging voter rolls. Trump has CEOs bending the knee and gifting gold statues.

The “always has been” meme is funny but it seriously downplays how bad things have gotten in the past 10 years. Do you see how it’s kind of a “both sides” style dismissal?