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wokeupnew
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Yeah, you are probably right. He's white and rich and a former president, so he has nothing to worry about.
Jonathan Y
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Starbucks says it fired her for an 'absence of leadership.' She says it was because of her race. A jury returned a $26.5 million verdict in her favor — CNN Business
A jury on Monday found in favor of former Starbucks regional director Shannon Phillips, who sued the company for wrongfully firing her, claiming she was terminated for being White.
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Comcast complains to FCC that listing all of its monthly fees is too hard
Comcast blasted for seeking "loopholes" in rule requiring disclosure of all fees.
arstechnica.com
Got to love capitalism. Will the FCC cave?
TrainFan73
Frothy
Is it hard because then people will be like, wtf?Comcast complains to FCC that listing all of its monthly fees is too hard
Comcast blasted for seeking "loopholes" in rule requiring disclosure of all fees.
Got to love capitalism. Will the FCC cave?
"It's harder to steal money when people are looking, do we have to actually tell them we're doing?!"
avecigrec
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Are Tory MPs as deluded as Boris Johnson? It’s a tough act to follow, but they’re doing their best | Marina Hyde
Why accept responsibility for enabling their old boss when they could carry on his grand tradition of denial and avoidance? asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
A barista fought to unionize her Starbucks. Now she’s out of a job. — The Washington Post
Lexi Rizzo’s Starbucks bosses called her a "great employee," but she was fired after leading the push to unionize her Buffalo store.
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The company has blamed the union’s negative influence for a higher rate of employee attrition at stores that have organized, and it has denied wrongdoing. “Starbucks has always been a different kind of company and, while not perfect, we consistently do what’s right for our partners, our customers and business,” the company said in a statement.
Starbucks’s anti-union campaign has been most intense in Buffalo, a working-class city where the union drive began. In early March, an administrative law judge found Starbucks had committed “egregious and widespread misconduct” in Buffalo and ordered the coffee giant to rehire seven “unlawfully discharged” employees.
So, breaking the law is what's doing best for your partners, customers and business?
Yeah, that's fucked up that it's cheaper to commute by plane to your internship than get an apartment and pay rent.
Bull Shannon
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I feel like there are a few unspoken aspects to this, such as the fact that it’s one in-person day a week (so lodging isn’t part of the commute concerns), the office is in Jersey yet a Manhattan apartment is used as the example of how costly housing would be, and part of the fact that it’s cheaper is that she’s living with family. $2,000 savings over a summer is roughly $700 a month; she’s mainly saving money by not paying rent, and I’m not sure what $700 gets you in South Carolina.
I mean, all that said, the internship system is a scam, and I do pity any student trying to get a foothold in this economy. But it’s funny how so many of these “look at this youngster with grit, living unconventionally” stories have a back-end of privilege.
The Battle for Nantucket — Town & Country
It has long been a playground for the wealthy, but even billionaires abided by an old-school code of conduct. Now a new cohort has arrived, and the vibe is anything but low-key.
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Comes by no surprise to me that billionaires suck and that they don't abide by the rules, the same rules that wealth/millionairs have previously followed.
Sleepy Joe weaponizing the Justice Department to go after his son. That's so cold.
www.cnbc.com
Hunter Biden to plead guilty to federal tax crimes, take deal on gun charge
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, has been under investigation for tax and gun offenses by a Delaware federal prosecutor appointed by Donald Trump.
www.cnbc.com
Sleepy Joe weaponizing the Justice Department to go after his son. That's so cold.
Hunter Biden to plead guilty to federal tax crimes, take deal on gun charge
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, has been under investigation for tax and gun offenses by a Delaware federal prosecutor appointed by Donald Trump.
The Republicans will spin this as he got a sweetheart deal as Trump is already doing.
Djxfactor511
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Ask them about the deal Roger Stone got for $2M in back taxes.
The Nightly News with Lester Holt had a story about healthcare that made my blood boil.
The largest hospital system in the United States, HCA Healthcare has been putting high pressure on doctors and hospitals to move patients into hospice care. The reasons for this is deaths in hospice care don't count towards a hospitals mortality rate metric. And the better the mortality rate metric, the higher the hospital is rated. Which means more business and higher profit margins.
To add insult to injury, of the five largest hospital systems in the United States, HCA is the only one that ties the mortality rate metric into executive compensation.
The largest hospital system in the United States, HCA Healthcare has been putting high pressure on doctors and hospitals to move patients into hospice care. The reasons for this is deaths in hospice care don't count towards a hospitals mortality rate metric. And the better the mortality rate metric, the higher the hospital is rated. Which means more business and higher profit margins.
To add insult to injury, of the five largest hospital systems in the United States, HCA is the only one that ties the mortality rate metric into executive compensation.
I am not surprised.