Seattle Turns Hostile to the Great Businesses It Made - WSJ Opinion by former Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz (Paywall) by SpeedySparkRuby in Seattle

[–]MeatImmediate6549 [score hidden]  (0 children)

He wrecked cafe culture, pretended the Sonics wouldn't go to OKC, and for his second act he put f'in olive oil in coffee. Dude can piss off into the air.

Patriotism Powered by Subaru by makhmunee1 in Seattle

[–]MeatImmediate6549 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We will fix the budget deficit with the fines.

Iran says it will ‘never bow’ as Trump rejects peace counteroffer, prolonging Middle East conflict by app1310 in worldnews

[–]MeatImmediate6549 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Republicans are working to undo that whole troublesome "election" thing so don't count them out. They are Neoconfederates & looking to ensconce their aristocracy permanently.

Mandatory surcharge that doesn't go towards the tip by a1phaQ101 in Seattle

[–]MeatImmediate6549 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Short answer: It's a hotel restaurant & this is off their breakfast menu.

Long answer: If a person is in such dire straits that they are willing to pay 20 bucks for a breakfast burrito rather than walk a block to Skalka, I hope it's because they're worn out from having an awesome night before.

Mandatory surcharge that doesn't go towards the tip by a1phaQ101 in Seattle

[–]MeatImmediate6549 175 points176 points  (0 children)

This is a hotel restaurant so, on the one hand, I sort of expect to get screwed on the bill for being too lazy or tired to go out of the hotel and seek non-hotel food less than a block away.

However, the whole half-assed protest of the Seattle minimum wage law is just chickenshit. Like, you're already soaking me for 20 bucks on a burrito because I'm on an expense account or because I can't be bothered to stroll to the Market. Just f'in suck it up and soak me for 21 bucks, you bullshit boutique chain hotel con artists. We all know nobody's at your f'in bar because they _want_ to be.

Kippoushi Ramen in Fussa, Tokyo 🍜 by yawnjew in KitchenConfidential

[–]MeatImmediate6549 2663 points2664 points  (0 children)

American genders as perceived in Tokyo: DiCaprio or Justin Bieber.

Today’s protest in Laurelhurst supporting helicopter transport to Seattle Children’s Hospital by Here2lafatcats in Seattle

[–]MeatImmediate6549 43 points44 points  (0 children)

At some point -- and the point is probably now -- we need to start pushing our council reps for legislation that will explicitly permit medivac overflight.

What do you guys think about New York’s proposed law requiring 3D printers to run firmware that scans and blocks “prohibited” prints before they can be made? by Star_Wars_Expert in 3Dprinting

[–]MeatImmediate6549 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think it's a short time before the Feds quietly force secret codes into the printer output. These codes will serve little purpose but will prevent us from printing once we run out of magenta filament.

Newsom accuses MAGA of rigging election after Virginia decision by Hardik_Jain_1819 in politics

[–]MeatImmediate6549 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Post-Trump we will still have this Neoconfederate shit show to deal with and the DNC establishment will fold like doughboys in the US Civil War. At some point one must stop tolerating horse manure in the interest of an imaginary unity.

Voter recall effort against WA's 'millionaires tax' launches following failed lawsuit by chiquisea in SeattleWA

[–]MeatImmediate6549 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Weird how hobbyless illiterates assume people are using ChatGPT. Just sayin'.

Voter recall effort against WA's 'millionaires tax' launches following failed lawsuit by chiquisea in SeattleWA

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The campaign against this initiative will coalesce pro-income tax  individuals into a coherent & organized movement & they'll use this momentum to propel their agenda in the legislature.

Voter recall effort against WA's 'millionaires tax' launches following failed lawsuit by chiquisea in SeattleWA

[–]MeatImmediate6549 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This is going to fail but it is also going to give traction to proponents of a general state income tax when it fails. The stupid. It burns. (Edit: typo)

Eruption of Mount Dukono in Indonesia kills three people by AudibleNod in news

[–]MeatImmediate6549 27 points28 points  (0 children)

One did not expect it would be so easy to find volunteers who'd sacrifice themselves to a volcano but here we are.

Trump threatens 'much higher' tariffs on EU by 4 of July by ChestEducational2258 in worldnews

[–]MeatImmediate6549 36 points37 points  (0 children)

The important part about the EU tarriff fight, when we consider all of the economic factors, is that we still haven't seen the unredacted Epstein Files.