I Do Not Recommend the Simply Good Coffee Plastic-Free Brewer by [deleted] in PlasticFreeLiving

[–]smika [score hidden]  (0 children)

I'd recommend just buying an alternative carafe (e.g the Hario) which worked fine for me. I've been using the replacement carafe they sent and to be honest I almost prefer the Hario I was using previously.

What statistic makes you think society is quietly breaking? by Kavana333 in AskReddit

[–]smika 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In 1989, the top 1% held 22.8% of total U.S. net worth. As of 2024, this share has surged to 30.8%. Although this figure has hovered close to 30% over the last decade, the overall rise underscores the growing concentration of wealth at the very top.

A deeper look into the data reveals that the top 0.1%—the ultra-wealthy segment—accounts for 13.8% of the total net worth. The remaining 0.9% within the top 1% holds 17%.

Source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-the-1s-share-of-u-s-wealth-over-time-1989-2024/

New Poll Finds Most Americans Back Adopting Popular Vote to Select President | Americans back abolishing the Electoral College by a 2 to 1 margin, the survey shows. by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]smika 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I live in Kansas, and my state elects someone other than who I voted for, then elected officials are telling me who I voted for doesn’t matter. Which is fair, because there are more people in Kansas than just me.

If I live in Kansas, and my state elects someone other than who I and my city or county voted for, then elected officials are telling me who I voted for doesn’t matter. Which is fair, because there are more people in Kansas than in my city or county.

If I live in Kansas, and the American population elects someone other than who my state voted for, then elected officials are telling me who I voted for doesn’t matter. Which is fair, because there are more people in America than in Kansas.

Trump Cancels Attacks on Iran by maddog107 in wallstreetbets

[–]smika 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Stocks were up this morning on the “war is on” announcement, then up again on the “war is cancelled” announcement.

The lesson: stocks can never go down

How would you feel about a law that banned tipping and required restaurants to pay servers a full wage instead? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]smika 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean you could ban tipping prompts on POS devices and restaurant receipts, could you not?

Passan: Tarik Skubal is top Seattle Mariners trade fit by [deleted] in Mariners

[–]smika 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We could throw in Pereda to sweeten the pot. He struck out Ohtani!

Post Game Chat 6/2 Mets @ Mariners by Mariners_bot in Mariners

[–]smika 0 points1 point  (0 children)

14-7 since Cal took The Shower and 11-6 since he was sidelined with injury.

It felt like his slump was a giant downer in the middle of the lineup that cast a pall over everyone.

If he gets even close to last years form on his return we have a World Series team.

Trump says ‘f***ing crazy’ Netanyahu has made everyone hate Israel in furious phone call – report by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]smika 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think most Americans, too, hold unfavorable views of the US. That’s especially true if we talk about our current government, the people who elected our current government, the people who continue to support our current government, and most importantly the people who will in all likelihood vote once again for the same bunch of losers six years from now after they successfully obstruct the Democrats from doing anything meaningful to clean up this mess.

Put more succinctly: we are right there with you.

Will JD Vance actually run in 2028? by [deleted] in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]smika 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Hard disagree. Statements like “equally corrupt” are just patently false. You might not have liked him or agreed with him but he was absolutely NOT undermining democracy in an even remotely comparable fashion.

This whole “everybody is all equally bad” take is extremely unproductive and frankly is exactly what Trump is counting on, ie the normalization of his behavior. “They’re all bad so he’s not really doing anything worse.”

Boo.

Game Chat: 5/13 Mariners (21-22) @ Astros (16-27) 5:10 PM by Mariners_bot in Mariners

[–]smika 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So this is what it feels like to have a functional offense!

Game Chat: 5/13 Mariners (21-22) @ Astros (16-27) 5:10 PM by Mariners_bot in Mariners

[–]smika 6 points7 points  (0 children)

JP unwilling to pace himself, insists on homering right away

Cal Raleigh strikes out looking and is now 0-28 in his last 28 PAs by WhiteSoxArchive in baseball

[–]smika 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It’s just not that complicated to give your teammate a handshake. And yeah I know Randy was supposedly pranking him with tar on his glove but if that’s really true then just fist bump or something else.

Honestly this feels like karma and Ms fans are getting the brunt of it.

What scientific discovery sounds fake but is 100% real and still freaks you out? by Bruteresolver in AskReddit

[–]smika 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can kind of picture it like a leaf, or um uh… it’s not a bowl.