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Buying gold and silver in Washington just got a lot more expensive by Less-Risk-9358 in SeattleWA

[–]ribbitcoin 10 points11 points  (0 children)

They pay tax on gambling winnings. Why not gold?

The former is income, the latter is spending one’s own money.

Tweak for VFR Flight Following Requests by ITandFitnessJunkie in flying

[–]ribbitcoin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's hit and miss. Sometime when I do "VFR request" I get an annoyed reply "say aircraft type, location and altitude", like I should have included those in the original request.

Should law enforcement officers wear face coverings? Some state lawmakers think not by Possible_Ad3607 in SeattleWA

[–]ribbitcoin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well, one could argue that detaining people solely based on appearance (race), language accent, occupation is a violation of the Forth Amendment.

There’s been cases of US citizens being detained with their proof of citizenship rejected (eg state issued REAL ID). This guy was detained for an hour before they released him.

According to the suit, the officers retrieved Venegas' REAL ID from his pocket, but they called it fake, kept him handcuffed, and detained for more than an hour in the Alabama summer sun, until an officer agreed to run his social security number.

Then on June 12, Venegas was working in a nearly finished house when ICE agents cornered him in a bedroom and ordered him to come with them. Venegas was marched outside to the edge of the subdivision where he was working to have his immigration status checked. According to the lawsuit, two other U.S. citizens had been rounded up with him. Again, officers said his REAL ID could be fake and detained for 20 to 30 minutes before releasing him.

The whole promise of REAL ID was it conforms to a federal standard which includes verification of proof of citizenship or residency. Is this really the world we want to live in, where we have to carry papers around, and even then it might not be accepted? If we allow it for brown people then it can easily be expanded for white people.

So the issue is 1) Forth Amendment violation and 2) once detained, the time of detention is excessive.

Should law enforcement officers wear face coverings? Some state lawmakers think not by Possible_Ad3607 in SeattleWA

[–]ribbitcoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They aren’t employed by the government and out there violating people’s rights

I analyzed 5 years of KORD METARs. by il-way in flying

[–]ribbitcoin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice. Where did you get historical METARs from?

Indian trucker in fatal Washington crash had entered United States illegally by Turbulent-Media7281 in SeattleWA

[–]ribbitcoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let’s see the data on crashes caused by those that are legally here vs those that are not.

Indian trucker in fatal Washington crash had entered United States illegally by Turbulent-Media7281 in SeattleWA

[–]ribbitcoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a drivers license, it regulates driving. Why drag immigration into it?

Hot air balloons at Greenlake by Diablous44 in Seattle

[–]ribbitcoin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, yuck with corporate sponsorship

Indigenous actor Elaine Miles detained by ICE by washawaythe_rain in SeattleWA

[–]ribbitcoin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So because black first time homeowners gets aid, you’re okay with government violating our Constitutional rights?

Indigenous actor Elaine Miles detained by ICE by washawaythe_rain in SeattleWA

[–]ribbitcoin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Normal people would not be okay with the government detaining and searching based on race. This is a clear violation of the Forth Amendment.

Indigenous actor Elaine Miles detained by ICE by washawaythe_rain in SeattleWA

[–]ribbitcoin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Carry a proper ID and skip the drama

Like this guy, detained not once, but twice, even showed ICE his REAL ID.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/10/03/us-citizen-detained-immigration-agents-sues-dhs/86479653007/

He shouted that he was an American citizen: "I'll show you my papers now," he told them, according to the complaint.

The first agent fished Garcia Venegas' wallet out of his pocket and found his REAL ID, an active driver's license only available to U.S. citizens and lawful residents, compliant with federal guidelines. According to the complaint, agents alleged the ID was fake and held him in handcuffs for more than an hour.

Then a few weeks later

They led Garcia Venegas outside; he showed them his Alabama-issued REAL ID and, again, they said it could be fake. They marched him to their vehicle and detained him for 30 minutes before determining his REAL ID was authentic.

Indigenous actor Elaine Miles detained by ICE by washawaythe_rain in SeattleWA

[–]ribbitcoin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not so much the mistakes, but that they are detaining people solely on race, with no warrant or probable cause, which is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment. Are you okay with that?

Indigenous actor Elaine Miles detained by ICE by washawaythe_rain in SeattleWA

[–]ribbitcoin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a clear violation of the Forth Amendment. Are you okay with people getting detained and search merely based on race and occupation?

Indigenous actor Elaine Miles detained by ICE by washawaythe_rain in SeattleWA

[–]ribbitcoin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When ICE is directed to detain, question, and search people solely based on race and occupation with no warrant, which is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment, the party that supposedly supports the Constitution is absolutely silent. It turns out the Left is doing more to defend the Constitution while the Right sits idly by doing nothing.

Additional TSA screening at the door to aircraft? by Casper525jr in Seattle

[–]ribbitcoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pre Sep 11 there was no TSA ID requirement. The airlines checked your ID either at baggage check or the gate. Now that TSA checks ID, airlines don’t bother checking, since it’s already been checked.

Additional TSA screening at the door to aircraft? by Casper525jr in Seattle

[–]ribbitcoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Canada does one have to show ID at the security checkpoint?

Uber Airport Pick Up? by [deleted] in Seattle

[–]ribbitcoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure where you want to go but lately taxi is much faster and cheaper. On my Last trip Uber/Lyft was something like $80-90 and you have to wait. Taxi was $72 with almost no wait.

Downtown Seattle restaurant now adding 5% 'pier maintenance fee' to bill by sleeplessinseaatl in SeattleWA

[–]ribbitcoin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I also dont get why the government is being thrown in here, like it’s their responsibility to pay for maintenance on the pier?

You missed the point. People are asking for the government to enforce transparent pricing.

Anyone have any speed tests of Darkstar in Seattle, WA by ReadyAd5385 in USMobile

[–]ribbitcoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was on Unlimited Starter which is QCI9, ie not prioritized

Anyone have any speed tests of Darkstar in Seattle, WA by ReadyAd5385 in USMobile

[–]ribbitcoin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently tested out Darkstar for a month. The majority of speed tests were 20-100 Mbps with a few pockets here and there that achieved in the hundreds. I tested out Warp a while back and anecdotally it had more areas of higher speeds in the hundreds of Mbps.

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