Seattle's Socialist Mayor [aka Olive Oyl] Has Problems After Attacking Starbucks

The socialist contempt for businesses is incredible. They believe corporations are the source and summit of all of society's ills, but their hatred of big business doesn't always extend to that business' tax dollars or the revenue businesses generate.

But they'll learn they can't have it both ways. You can't slap a business with one hand and grab its wallet with the other. That's what Seattle's inept socialist Mayor Katie Wilson is trying to do, and it may just drive the business that put Seattle on the map out of the city.

Wilson told voters she wasn't going to buy Starbucks and encouraged them to do the same. Calling for a de facto boycott of one of the city's biggest businesses backfired on her. Now Wilson is trying to do damage control.

Incredible.

Seattle’s lefty Mayor Katie Wilson admitted she was wrong to slam Starbucks and push for a boycott of the mega-coffee chain birthed in the Pacific city.

Wilson, 43, issued a terse mea culpa to the New York Times this week as questions swirl about whether the liberal Northwest city can attract and retain businesses. Starbucks, which recently chose to expand its footprint in Tennessee, is one of them.

The Democratic socialist made waves last fall when she joined a barista union rally as mayor-elect and expressed her disgust with one of Seattle’s most recognizable businesses.

But several months later, Wilson appeared to walk back her statement.

“Those comments were not productive in the sense that they caused more harm than good,” she told former newspaper, the New York Times.

Wilson also told the outlet she’s aware that everything she says could be used as possible anti-business missives, and she needs to have a “multidimensional relationship” with corporations like the coffee giant.

Starbucks has already moved some of its operations to Tennessee, bringing with it 2,000 jobs. Could the headquarters pull out of Seattle entirely?It seems people think it might.

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GOP AG Sues Starbucks over DEI hiring practices resulting in "more female and less white employees"

Andrew Bailey, the Republican Attorney General of Missouri, alleges that Starbucks, the king of burnt-tasting coffee, is operating on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) race-and-sex-based hiring practices. Of course, this results in "more female and less white" employees and this is a new federal lawsuit, according to The Hill.

The suit was filed on Feb. 11, in which AG Bailey claims Starbucks violated federal and state anti-discrimination laws that unlawfully segregated employees and provided specific training benefits to select groups, pushing the narrative that the company prioritized DEI practices, which are actually unconstitutional.

Bailey cited data between 2020 and 2024, and accused the coffee chain of using quotas to iron out its workforce and board of directors, saying such hiring practices place other employees at a disadvantage. So it isn't only a racist problem, it's also a sexist one.

“With Starbucks’ discriminatory patterns, practices, and policies, Missouri’s consumers are required to pay higher prices and wait longer for goods and services that could be provided for less had Starbucks employed the most qualified workers, regardless of their race, color, sex, or national origin,” Bailey said.

The lawsuit also included a 2021 memo showing that the company aimed to meet specific inclusion and diversity targets. They wanted about 30% of corporate employees to be BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and 40% in retail and manufacturing by 2025.

Bailey's lawsuit follows after public criticism sparked by President Donald Trump's executive order which banned DEI programs in federal agencies. This led to many big companies reducing their own DEI efforts. Additionally, President Donald Trump told U.S. attorneys general to "encourage the private sector to stop illegal discrimination and preferences, including DEI."

Even with the lawsuit ongoing, the coffee company has promised to start mentorship programs for BIPOC workers and offer training for career growth for these groups. But, the Missouri AG believes these efforts by the Seattle-based company might break anti-discrimination laws, suggesting they favor certain racial or ethnic groups. "Starbucks' policies harm the many Missourians who work, or would like to work, at Starbucks but have been, are being, or will be discriminated against as future victims on the basis of their race, sex, or inclusion in other protected groups," the complaint claims, according to CBS News.

However, Starbucks disagrees. In their response, the company said, "We disagree with the attorney general, and these allegations are inaccurate. We are deeply committed to creating opportunities for every single one of our partners (employees). Our programs and benefits are open to everyone and lawful."

"Our hiring practices are inclusive, fair, and competitive and designed to ensure the strongest candidate for every job every time."

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Seattle: the crocodile is coming for the appeasers

On January 20, 1940 Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the British Admiralty, broadcast a speech on BBC radio from London. He was addressing those nations which had remained neutral during the ongoing war and the New York Times, when it was an actual newspaper, printed it the next day. Part of what Churchill said was:

"Each one hopes that if he feeds the crocodile enough, the crocodile will eat him last. All of them hope that the storm will pass before their turn comes to be devoured. But I fear greatly that the storm will not pass. It will rage and it will roar ever more loudly, ever more widely."

Seattle has been feeding the crocodile, who are, in this case, the anarchists who have rioted in their liberal and leftist city for nearly two months. Now the crocodile is feeding on them.

The violent rioters torched a construction site at a justice center and attacked a Starbucks, the far-left burnt-tasting coffee chain where baristas are known to spit in the drinks of law enforcement from time-to-time. Don't these anarchists know that Starbucks is on their side, like the guys in the video [below]?

What the non-violent leftists don't understand is that the rioters are actually leftists, per se, they're nihilists and see nothing of value in this country, so they aim to destroy it.

Below the justice center is the Starbucks previously mentioned. It was attacked, severely damaged, and the staff was physically assaulted. This kind of violent behavior has been going on across the country after the anarchists found an excuse to create mayhem when George Floyd was wrongfully killed by a bad cop.

The Seattle Police Department reported that a large group of rioters arrived at the site of the King County Youth Service Center/Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center, near 12th Avenue and Alder Street at around 4 p.m.

“Approximately a dozen people then entered a construction site at the facility, set fire to portable trailers and other equipment, and broke out windows on personal vehicles in the area and court facilities,” the department said. You can go to the link on Ian Miles Cheong's Twitter post below and Michelle Baruchman, and see for yourself.

Antifa arsonists in Seattle have set fire to a construction site. Allies of the working class. pic.twitter.com/hzFQMMBwiR 

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray 

Fire inside the staging site of the youth detention center pic.twitter.com/QNqJsgPRGB  

— Michelle Baruchman ⛰ (@mlbaruchman) July 25, 2020

The Starbucks was completely destroyed with graffiti, smashed windows, and damage inside. Reporters on the ground said that there was smoke coming out of the store, and thought a fire may have been set inside.

The Starbucks sits at the bottom level of an apartment complex. People were shouting for residents above the store to evacuate the building.

Seattle-based conservative radio host Jason Rantz tweeted:

The peaceful protesters destroyed a Starbucks and a fire was supposedly set. It’s attached to an apartment complex. pic.twitter.com/TOHf7tQNsq

— (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) July 26, 2020
Some damage done to a Seattle Starbucks. pic.twitter.com/38x54orj6v

— (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) July 26, 2020

Human Events Managing Editor Ian Miles Cheong tweeted out a photo from Google Maps that showed the apartment complex on top of the Starbucks. His post:

The Starbucks is on the ground floor of an apartment complex. The media does not show you the full picture because they don't want you to realize Antifa set homes on fire in Seattle. pic.twitter.com/GPM1MnLjZL
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 26, 2020

New York Times reporter Mike Baker tweeted:

Moving through the Capitol Hill, hitting a Starbucks. Smoke is coming out the window and people are now calling for the residents above to evacuate. pic.twitter.com/71Ssie3hai
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) July 25, 2020

He also posted a video of store owners who described being violently attacked by the mostly "peaceful protesters."

“They are still attacking people,” the man told Baker as he pointed toward the rioters. “Like, what’s going on?”

Like, the crocodile is still hungry, silly store owner.

These workers at a bar/restaurant say some in the crowd attacked and punched them after accusing one of them of taking images of the crowd. pic.twitter.com/ETQ4m9VYyr
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) July 25, 2020

So keep feeding the crocodile with your words of support and grab a box of marshmallows, because you're going to want something normal to roast as they come for you and what you worked so hard to build.

Munch, munch.

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Starbucks' worker brags about spitting in cops' drinks

A gutsy Starbucks worker bragged to his coworkers that whenever a cop came in the establishment and ordered a beverage, as he was about to hand it to the officer, he would spit in it and tell them where they can shove it.

Just kidding. The guy didn't grow the grapes to do that so he did it when they weren't looking.

It happened at Starbucks in Park Ridge, New Jersey where Chief Joseph Madden told NJ.com Tuesday that the coward Kevin A. Trejo, 21, was "arrogant enough to be bragging about spitting in the drinks of his officers. Trejo now has the time to join protesters in Manhattan and attempt to burn down federal buildings because he has been terminated from his job and "got the book thrown at him."

The cowardly scumcrumpet was arrested Monday and authorities told NorthJersey.com that the charges against him include: subjecting a law enforcement officer to bodily fluid, purposely tampering with a law enforcement officer's drink, and creating a hazardous environment.

Park Ridge Police Capt. Joseph Rampolla told the outlet that "under the current COVID threat, it is extremely disturbing to think that someone would intentionally spit in your drink."

It probably isn't the first time this crap weasel has spit in an officer's drink but the actual number is unknown. However, those officers who may have received the tainted drinks will be tested for the coronavirus, police said.

The Park Ridge Starbucks had a good relationship with local police historically and even hosted many "Coffee with a Cop" events. It is likely that this was an isolated event and hope that the alleged cowardly punk will spend significant time in jail, hopefully with a MS-13 member who's in a bad mood.

Patrick Colligan, president of the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association, said in a statement that "officers risk their lives daily; it shouldn't be while getting coffee," NorthJersey.com added.

A Starbucks spokesperson called Trejo's actions "reprehensible" and said he's no longer employed by the company, because it's hard to serve customers from a jail cell.

"We will continue to support Park Ridge Police in their investigation and have a deep respect for the Park Ridge Police Department and the officers who help keep our partners and communities safe," the spokesperson added.

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Leftists threaten Starbucks boycott if Schultz doesn't do what they say: but #IfTheyBoycottWeWillCome

The tolerant left has threatened to boycott the coffee and creative writing inspiration supplier, Starbucks, if the former CEO of the burnt coffee chain doesn't do what they say. Howard Schultz said he plans to run for president in 2020 and the leftists are saying, "You run at your own peril. We leftists will not go to Starbucks for our coffee if you do what your constitutional rights say that you can. We have spoken."

Schultz spoke in an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday night and revealed his potential plans for the race.

But Schultz’s remarks were not well received by the Left because they hope to unseat President Trump and believes an Independent like Schultz could take away votes from the eventual Democratic nominee. Of course, it's also probable that he would also siphon votes from conservatives who are now less enchanted by Trump's tweeting.

In response to Schultz’s flirtation with a presidential candidacy, many on the Left suggested boycotting the burnt coffee chain until he calls off his run. 

But maybe he doesn't care if the burnt coffee chain succeeds or fails because it isn't his problem anymore. Besides, if Starbucks fails now that he's gone doesn't that make him look better than Kevin Johnson, the current CEO?

Neera Tanden, the president of the left-wing intolerant Center for American Progress, said she would start a boycott against Starbucks because Schultz’s run “will help Trump win.”

That's what conservatives thought of Trump's run in 2016--we thought Clinton would win.

“Vanity projects that help destroy democracy are disgusting. If he enters the race, I will start a Starbucks boycott because I’m not giving a penny that will end up in the election coffers of a guy who will help Trump win,” Tanden, a green tea drinker, tweeted.

Side note: More choices does not “destroy democracy,” but one should expect nothing less than the president of a progressive think tank.

One of Tanden’s leftist minions at ThinkProgress, Ian Millhiser, called on MoveOn, the Democratic National Committee, unions, and other Democrat campaigns to boycott the coffee shop to force Schultz to drop his bid.

“If Howard Schultz gets into the presidential race, @MoveOn, @IndivisibleTeam, the @DNC, the major unions, and the major presidential campaigns should all use their email lists to promote a Starbucks boycott until he drops out,” Millhiser tweeted on his computer at a local Starbucks.

Commentator Carol Roth noted that Millhiser and other stooges are essentially calling on people to “impair the livelihood of myriad workers to bully someone out of running for office.” 

But Tanden, Millhiser and their ilk have a good reason: they don't like Trump and don't care what happens to those victims of their collateral damage that a boycott would cause.

Maybe conservatives ought to do what they did for Chic fil-A and make special trips to buy their burnt coffee at a nearby Starbucks. Then when Schultz gets on the ballot, vote for Trump.

Starbucks is about as progressive [aka communistic] an establishment as one can get. And while boycotting their crappachino mocha grande lattes feels so good, even for conservatives, we can own the left by giving them our business for now, let him get on the ballot, then vote for Trump.

Let's make the hashtag #IfTheyBoycottWeWillCome go viral. 

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Howard Schultz to step down to maybe step up in 2020

Howard Schultz, Executive Chairman of the burnt coffee chain known as Starbucks, is stepping down as of June 26, the company confirmed Monday, and there is speculation that he wants to run for president.

Schultz, as you may know, was the guy who oversaw the Seattle coffeehouse chain's global expansion and who made all of the company's employees take racial sensitivity training after one of the chain's managers followed policy by denying use of a toilet to two men who were loitering in the store without buying anything. Unfortunately for the manager, the two men had higher levels of melanin than Caucasians, and Schultz had a cow.

Schultz, who is 64, worked for the pretentious coffee chain for about forty years. He has been the CEO from 1987 to 2000 and did a second stint from 2008 to 2016, when he was replaced by current CEO, Kevin Johnson. He is currently the owner of the NBA's Seattle Supersonics.

"I set out to build a company that my father, a blue-collar worker and World War II veteran, never had a chance to work for," Schultz wrote in a letter to Starbucks employees. "Together we've done that, and so much more, by balancing profitability and social conscience, compassion and rigor, and love and responsibility."

After the announcement, Starbucks' stock took a dive.

Schultz is a huge critic of President Trump and has been rumored to have political aspirations, as is common with narcissists and megalomaniacs.

If elected, Schultz will likely promise a coffee in every pot, but you have to overpay for it, but if you refuse, you can still use the toilet.

If elected, Schultz will capitulate to anyone with more intersectionality 'creds' than him in order to bow to the gods of leftist progressivism.

"I want to be truthful with you without creating more speculative headlines," he told the failing New York Times on Monday. "For some time now, I have been deeply concerned about our country--the growing division at home and our standing in the world [that began its nosedive when Barack Obama led from behind]."

"One of the things I want to do in my next chapter is to figure out if there is a role I can play in giving back" [hint, hint]. "I'm not exactly sure what that means yet."

Yeah, sure.

Starbucks now has more than 28,000 store and public toilet locations across 77 countries. All Schultz asks of store attendees is to not fall asleep on the floor, and flush when they're finished.

If Schultz does indeed run in 2020, his motto will be: "At least I don't say p***y!"


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Big job, small job, Starbucks got you covered, if you flush

No matter your age, gender, race or ability to buy a cup of overpriced coffee, if you need to take a wiz, wash your socks or body parts in a sink, Starbucks got you covered.

The bitter coffee chain has announced that it will no longer allow only paying customers to use the their toilets and bathroom sinks, they have now gone public with their restrooms and anyone can do their job there.

Starbucks' CEO Kevin Johnson announced their new policy Saturday and employees and customers alike aren't pleased. The "Third Place Policy" [as opposed to their "Turd Place Policy"] states that employees should consider anyone who enters any of their pretentious coffee establishments, including their toilets, cafes and patios, a customer "regardless of whether they make a purchase" or simply enter to answer the call of nature.

"We are committed to creating a culture of warmth and belonging where everyone is welcome," Starbucks said, after demanding that every one of their thousands of employees receive sensitivity training because a manager who was following company policy did not allow two black men to use their toilet because they were non-paying men in possession of the "Black Card."

Customers using the safe Starbucks space must still follow a set of general guidelines, which requires them to love their fellow man except for President Trump, be considerate of others and don't urinate on their shoes, communicate with respect and don't use words like "m***erf***er" and other similar disparaging terms, and act responsibly by not forgetting to flush and turn off the water in the sink. 

Otherwise, they might be begged to leave, especially if they're white men with decent incomes.


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Starbucks and Amazon go full frontal conservative

Mayor Jenny Durkan

Socialist, Seattle-- So how's that social justice thingy working out for you, Starbucks and Amazon? Not so good, eh?

You guys pretend to be staunch believers in social justice but when it comes down to actually participating in the deal, well, not so much. 

You Starbucks, you flaunt your leftist agenda to the point where you make your entire company staff take a full day to provide them with racial sensitivity training because one store in the entire freaking nation followed procedure properly and asked two black men to leave because they weren't buying anything. They were just hanging out and using the restroom, which was against company policy. But they complained, went public and you caved like a Hamas cave along the Gaza border after being discovered by Israel.

But the far left city of Seattle's socialist policies have done the same thing to them that socialism has done to Venezuela, and now the city wants you guys to fork over some of your money, pay your "fair share" and you don't like that idea. It's really, really funny, never mind how ironic it is.

Yes, Seattle decided to raise taxes on their corporate residents in order to support their socialist programs of affordable housing and "homeless services."

Starbucks VP Drew Herdener lambasted the city for failing to practice fiscal restraint, and are punishing businesses for what is ultimately the city's failure.

No, it's socialism's failure and, like a good leftist company, you should be proud and happy to be able to contribute for "the cause" (aka, socialist programs).

"The city does not have a revenue problem--it has a spending efficiency problem," Herdener whined. "We are highly uncertain whether the city council's anti-business positions or its spending inefficiency will change for the better."

Welcome to the left-hand side of the aisle, Drew.

Amazon went in front of the city council complaining that Seattle was trying to push its responsibility for their homelessness problem onto corporations. Council member Lorena Gonzalez, in a moment of self-righteous indignation and false virtue signaling, tongue-lashed Amazon for their lack of compassion. 

Neither Amazon nor Starbucks said that they wanted Seattle to deal with their self-inflicted homeless problem on its own, but said they were trying to explain to the local government officials that the proposed "head tax," which charges all Seattle-based corporations a $275 surcharge per employee per year, would ever lower the cost of Seattle housing to an "affordable" level for those living on the street. Also, the tax doesn't do anything to solve Seattle's transient problem as it was caused by the same socialistic policies that caused the problem in the first place (see Venezuela for more details).

In fact, in 2009, Seattle had to repeal a similar "head tax" when businesses went elsewhere to make their fortunes and Seattle got its collective head out of its collective nether regions. The city spent more on fighting a gun tax lawsuit than it collected in taxes.

Starbucks' CEO John Kelly, said in a statement to the media that the city can't even manage to care for the homeless it currently has. "If they cannot provide a warm meal and safe bed to a 5-year-old child, no one believes they will be able to make housing affordable or address opiate addiction," he warned. 

The city had wanted to steal $500 per person for the "head tax." They've been planning this for about a year and on Monday night passed this taxation without representation bill and settled on $275 per person. 

The mayor, Jenny Durkan, is a progressive Democrat [did you have any doubts?] and a big fan of taxing. She had previously announced that she will used the "revenue" (aka taxes) from Seattle's guns and ammo tax to fund research into the health issues around guns.

Guns don't have health issues. 

Anyway, the "head tax" will supposedly raise $48 million per year, but only if large corporations agree to be part of this socialistic strategy that has a long history of failure, or if they refuse to add to the cost of doing business when they can easily go elsewhere.

Perhaps Seattle, like California, will attempt to celebrate the birthday of Karl Marx, but hopefully, large corporations will see through the fog of progressive policies.

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Starbucks investigated over hidden toilet camera

Police are investigating an Atlanta suburb Starbucks after a camera was discovered by a woman using the bathroom.

The 25-year-old customer found the camera taped under a baby changing station. She removed the camera and alerted the manager, police said. The manager then notified the Starbuck's corporate office.

"We were quite concerned to learn this and are grateful to our customers and partners who took action to involve local authorities," a Starbucks spokesperson nervously told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 

The manager gave the device to police and authorities reportedly found 25 videos stored on the camera. Several of the videos reportedly showed people answering the call of nature, but no genitalia were seen on the videos nor were there any cute cat videos to be enjoyed.

No suspects have been identified but management believes that it's possible James Comey used the very same restroom. They did not actually see him use it, but it's possible.

If Comey did, indeed, plant the camera, he would be facing a felony.

Comey did not respond to requests for comment.

On May 29 all Starbucks employees of their 8,000 locations will receive "racial bias" training based on an incident that occurred in Philadelphia in which two black men were told to leave the premises by a SJW manager because they were allegedly loitering. Those videos are available but Starbucks apparently refuses to release them in order for the public to know what really happened.

So Starbucks is "training" thousands of employees to not be racially biased using unproven, 'feel-good' methods aimed at making the bitter coffee giant look good.


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Dick's losing customers

Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. is like the Starbucks of sporting goods stores. They have to throw out their uninformed opinion about gun control and don't know what they're talking about.

They say their decision to not sell firearms to adults under 21 years old has hurt traffic and retail sales. The decision came on the heels of the Parkland, Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead.

Customers are upset, especially those who know that most mass shooters are over 21 and the latest school shooter, who was 19, was on law enforcement radar multiple times as well as mental health radar, but the warnings were ignored.

So Dick's tried to virtue signal by raising the age to 21, while federal law makes it 18 years of age. 

Walmart is doing the same.

Dick's said it was surprised by the "outpouring of support" by ignorant people who don't wait for the victims to be buried before calling for more gun control.

Ask Chicago about gun control. Ask Detroit.

"Some of those customers that buy firearms, buy other things also," Dick's Chief Executive Edward Stack figured out all by himself. "There are just going to be some people who just don't shop us anymore for anything."

Let's hope so. Any establishment that goes against the Second Amendment should lose business.

Initially, President Trump almost took the bait, but now the administration is exploring actual efficacious ways to lessen gun violence. Stop and frisk is one step, and arming trained teachers and school staff is another. I suspect a better data base on mental health issues and law enforcement that actually enforces the law, would reduce gun crime. Getting rid of "gun-free" (aka:"shoot me") zones would also help.

At least Dick's stupidity translated to it's market shares, which fell 2.5% midday Tuesday as they reported a sales decline of 2% in its latest quarter.

It's kind of what Starbucks did when they chose sides and became the nation's  political virtue mavens. 

Just serve the damn coffee.

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Robbery suspect may sue man who stopped him

Ryan Flores, 30, may not be the smartest guy in the room, but he clearly has the largest set of testicles than most, and more audacity than Antifa has in calling itself Antifa.

Cregg Jerri, 58, a good Samaritan, is credited with stopping a robbery of a Starbucks in July and now he might be sued by the scumquat Flores, who he stopped from a robbery of overpriced coffee purveyors in Fresno.

Flores is facing charges of second-degree robbery and assault with a deadly weapon after trying to rob a barista with a fake handgun and Transformers mask [which didn't fool anyone--they knew he wasn't a real Transformer].

In the process of trying to rob the place, Jerri subdued him and stabbed Flores with his own knife after first clobbering him with a chair from behind. Flores stabbed Jerri in the neck and the two men wrestled over the weapon, which Jerri took away from him. He stabbed Flores about 17 times during the fight.

Flores's mommy, Pamela Chimienti, came to the legal aid of her son saying that Jerri's actions used "excessive force." She told KSEE that her loser son planned to file a lawsuit.

Flores: pondering the robbery

"Excessive force" can be defined as a victim of violence responding to that violence with a greater amount of violence in the heat of the fight in which the victim may believe his/her life is in danger.

We often see "excessive force" used by Israel after Hamas, for example, blows up a children's school bus and the IDF bombs the crap out of a Hamas installation killing more Hamassholes than the children they killed.

Screw "excessive force" That's exactly what you need to stop the initial violence. You don't measure a similar response--you hit them with shock and awe.

Chimienti said, "The guy, in my opinion, went from a Good Samaritan to a vigilante."

No lady--if your son is willing to scare innocent people with a fake gun, and have a knife as a backup plan to stab innocent people, your son deserved whatever he received and you, for going after the Good Samaritan, deserve to see him rot in prison.

But of course, he won't rot there. He'll be out and back on the streets. Hopefully the wounds he received will be a reminder that he shouldn't be robbing people of things that are not his.

And he shouldn't be robbing the person who brought him to justice by using a lawsuit to get his money.

In fact, if Flores goes forward with the suit, maybe Jerri should countersue and see who wins.

Flores said, "I don't like to judge people, [he just likes to rob them] but that's a lot of stab wounds."

Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer, had praised Jerri's actions and called the idea of his being sued "ludicrous." Legal analysts doubt the suit will go anywhere because it's hard to prove "unreasonable malice."



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The Great Racist Pumpkin Delusion

It's about time left-leaning Starbucks has become the target of leftist creeping meatballism and mindless name-calling.

An overachieving so-called feminist group known as Ultra Violet is going after Starbucks for their fall tradition of serving pumpkin spice lattes. They believe the Trump Organization might financially benefit from the sales of this beverage, or so they say.

The latte isn't the real reason the fake feminists are making a stink--they are attempting to strong arm Starbucks into pulling out of any properties owned by the Trump Organization and have linked this demand to when Starbucks rolls out its special pumpkin flavor as it does every Autumn.

So it's one thing to hate Trump, and another thing to attempt taking away his income and that of Starbucks employees.

"Pumpkin spice just doesn't taste as good when you add a shot of racism, and Starbucks customers deserve to know that their favorite products, including the recently rolled-out pumpkin spice lattes, help put money into Donald Trump's pocket. If Starbucks and Howard Schultz are serious about living up to the values and ideals that they claim--it's time to take real action when it comes to denouncing hate and sever all financial ties to Donald Trump and the Trump Organization," said Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of Ultra Violet.

Ultra Violet refuses to denounce misogynist Sharia law which categorizes women slightly below the status of cattle, is anti-Semitic, homophobic and promotes jihad. But going after an American company is a lot safer so they stated that Starbucks' objections to Trump's policies do not meet its demands.

The statement said:

 "Ultra Violet argues that if Starbucks is serious about rejecting Trump's hateful and dangerous policies, that they would sever all financial ties to the Trump Organization--that includes finding new locations for Starbucks stores within Trump properties."

But why let the facts trump the feelings of the feminists?

It turns out that the Starbucks within Trump Tower isn't even a corporate establishment--it's a franchise privately owned. And overall, Starbucks is clearly a progressive company--attacking them is foolish and counterproductive to the delusional thinking of the left.

Furthermore, there is really no hard evidence whatsoever that Trump is a racist or a white supremacist, other than the fact that he is white, which to many leftists is enough to convict.

"First they came for the Soy Strawberries & Cream Frappuccino--but I don't drink Soy Strawberries & Cream Frappuccino . . . so I didn't speak out.

Then they came for the Chai Crème Frappuccino Blended Beverage--but I don't drink Chai Crème Frappuccino Blended Beverage . . .  so I didn't speak out.

Then they came for the Teavana YouthberryⓇ Brewed Tea--but I don't drink Teavana YouthberryⓇ Brewed Tea . . . so I didn't speak out.

Then they came for my Pumpkin Spice Latte--and there were no baristas left to serve me."

Sad!


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Anti-Gay groups call for Starbucks boycott in 2 countries

Malaysia and Indonesia -- An anti-gay, anti-lesbian, anti-bisexual and anti-transgender group known as Muslims have called for a boycott of Starbucks because of their support of LGBT rights. They haven't said so, but this group is also likely to be anti-queer.

The Malaysian group Perkasa supports an orthodox, "by-the-Koran" form of Islam and nationalism. They called on over half a million members to stay out of Starbucks coffee shops.

The second largest mainstream Muslim group in Indonesia, Muhammadiyah, with an estimated 29 million members, said terrible things about Starbucks that will not be repeated here.

These Islamic groups apparently get their Western news a bit later than the rest of us and seem to be reacting to comments made a few years ago by former CEO Howard Schultz in support of gay rights. It drew renewed attention amid an increase in an anti-LGBT climate in both countries still living in the Seventh Century.

Perkasa said the Malaysian government should revoke the trading license held by Starbucks and other companies such as Microsoft and Apple that support LGBT rights and same-sex marriage. 

They also don't like Jews, just as an aside.

Amini Amir Abdullah (his friends call him "Triple A") head Perkasa's Islamic affairs bureau. He said Muslims should stay away from Starbucks because its pro-gay rights policy goes against the 'noble' teachings of Islam and Malaysia's anti-human rights constitution.

Abdullah also hates Hindus, just as an aside.

Sodomy is illegal in Malaysia, punishable by up to 20 years in jail. Homosexuality is not illegal in Indonesia, childhood home of Barack Obama, coincidentally, but there is a case before the Constitutional Court seeking to criminalize gay sex and sex outside of marriage but ironically, not bestiality.

While a Starbucks boycott was popular on Twitter in Indonesia and shares of the bitter coffee purveyors fell sharply this week, its annoying shops in Jakarta are doing well as people continue to purchase overpriced mochachinnofrapacellisasafrassasarmentosas and other pretentious beverages that require a Starbucks University course to order.

According to most coffee experts, Starbucks will not be hurt very much by the boycott, and their coffee will continue to provide the indigestion and heartburn we've all come to love.



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Starsucks customer says she was bullied for supporting Trump

Charlotte, NC -- A loyal Starbucks customer may not be so loyal anymore after she was bullied for supporting the President, proving the left, the loudest complainers of bullying, are the ones who actually are the bullies.

In a move to promote their business, Starbucks said they are making sure this incident won't happen again [but may promote the people who bullied her for "leftist bravery in the face of a girl"].

"I don't know what politics has to do with getting a cup of coffee," Kayla Hart, the target of the abuse said.

Ms. Hart walked in to Starbucks on East Boulevard in Dilworth wearing a Donald Trump t-shirt. Instead of greeting her properly, the cashier laughed and her order was labeled with a political message, mocking her support for President Trump.

"They shouted out 'build a wall' and shoved a drink at me and then all the baristas in the back started cracking up laughing," she said.

The loud reaction to Hart caught the attention of nearby customers.

"I just walked out because everyone was staring," she said, believing she was bullied for wearing the Trump t-shirt.

She immediately emailed Starbucks customer service. "I just found it really sad that I can't wear a t-shirt with our president without being made fun of," she said.

Fox 46 in Charlotte reached out to the bitter coffee chain to get results and received the following reply:

"We failed to meet this customer's expectations of us, and we have apologized and are working directly with her to make it right. This experience is not consistent with our standard or the welcoming and respectful experience we aim to provide every customer who visit our stores. We have spoken with our store partners about this situation and are using this as a coaching opportunity for the future."

Kayla Hart also heard back from Starbucks.

"This isn't me trying to get people to stop going to Starbucks. I just want it to be put out there so people know this is what's occurring. I don't think it's right you should be humiliated for wearing a t-shirt with your opinion on it," Hart said.

She awaits to hear from the Starbucks district manager before deciding whether she will return to the coffee shop.

Personally, if the same scum-buns still work there, I wouldn't give them my business.

Starbucks sucks--at least the East Boulevard in Dilworth does.



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Starbucks CEO on politics sours company image

Starbucks Corporation has vowed to hire a boatload (or wall load) of refugees rather than Americans to spite our President's first executive order that temporarily bans travel from seven terrorist-spawning countries. 

Customers who believe in national security and personal safety are not happy with the pretentiously overpriced burnt coffee tasting sellers. And you don't have to be a rabid Trump supporter to be turned off by this anti-American sentiment.

The company's Chief Executive Howard Schultz promised to hire 10,000 refugees, most of whom will probably refused to sell you a BLT because of the "B", in countries where Starbucks overcharges.

Schultz wrote in a letter addressed to his mochadellafrappachino jockeys that the American Dream was "being called into question" and that "the civility and human rights we have all taken for granted for so long are under attack."

Yes, Starbucks is the same company that refused to write "Trump" on a man's cup who told them that is his name. But they are okay preaching politics with every Double Ristretto Venti Half-Soy Nonfat Decaf Organic Chocolate Brownie Iced Vanilla Double-Shot Gingerbread Frappucchino Extra Hot with Foam Whipped Cream Upside Down Double Blended order. (Seriously, that's a real order, unlike the first one above.)

YouGov BrandIndex, a company that tracks consumer's sentiment toward companies and their willingness to purchase from those brands, noted that attitudes toward the company have gone south.

After they made the announcement about refugee hiring, the YouGov BrandIndex Buzz score fell by two-thirds between January 29th and February 13th. They have still not recovered.

Prior to Schultz's comments, 30 percent of consumers said they'd consider buy from Starbucks the next time they bought coffee, but that feel to a low of 24 percent and is now at 26 percent. 

One possible reason for the decline is that the product isn't worth the cost.

"Consumer perception dropped almost immediately," YouGov BrandIndex's CEO Ted Marzilli said. He added that the statistically significant drop in purchase consideration data indicated consumers became less likely to buy from Starbucks.

"That would indicate the announcement has had a negative impact on Starbucks, and might indicate a negative impact on sales in the near terms," he said, also noting that their holiday "red cup" controversy from November 2015 corresponded with an even larger drop in perception, but no real impact on purchase consideration scores. 

The controversy had to do with the removal of Christmas symbols from their red cups during the season.

Conservatives and others are supporting a boycott of the leftist chain and urge like-minded friends to support Dunkin' Donuts, which actually has the best donuts in America, whereas Starbucks has high caloric muffins that cause progressive stupidity.

If I want politics with my coffee, I'll go to the White House Press Corps room where Tom Hanks just bought the media a new coffee/espresso machine.


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Gun-free Starbucks keep getting bombed by ISIS

Maybe he doesn't like burnt coffee flavor, or maybe he's just a non-Muslim hater like the rest of his ISIS ilk, but the suspect in the bombing of three Albuquerque, N.M. Starbucks is now in federal custody. The suspect's name has not been released, but my money is on Muhammed or a derivative thereof. 

The explosive devices were detonated last Friday and gun shot evidence was also found by law enforcement.

The FBI statement read:

"Federal and Albuquerque law enforcement and fire officials are investigating the vandalism of three Albuquerque coffee shops that occurred after midnight on November 25, 2016.

"Suspicious devices were placed at three closed Starbucks coffee shops, and once caused minimal damage."

There must be something about Starbucks that ISIS doesn't like. The coffee? The fact that they are all "gun-free zones" and have stopped armed law enforcement from being served?  The price of a damn cup of coffee?

In March, a Brussels airport bombing killed 34 infidels and Starbucks was a target as well as other shops. ISIS claimed responsibility.

In January, Indonesian officials said that ISIS was responsible for an explosion and shootout at a Jakarta Starbucks. But, of course, none of the coffee customers was armed.

Starbucks has a history of being bombed. In 2009, an upper East Side New York establishment was bombed and a Starbucks in Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps facility, had threats made against it. 

But because the Starbucks was part of a USMC facility, the scumcrumpets who made the threat obviously didn't want to face the consequences of Marines who might be denied their morning "Joe."


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A Dozen Questions by a Conservative

1. If Starbucks can refuse service to gun owners, why can't a photographer refuse service to people they don't want to serve? What about bakery owners? Starbucks is anti-gun and believes that they have the right to refuse people service, even the police who may be carrying guns and simply want a cup of bitter coffee. 

On the other hand, a Catholic parade, Saint Patrick's, lost the sponsorship of Diageo, the parent company of Guinness and Heineken, and Sam Adams Beer, in New York City and Boston, respectively. The parade organizers refused to make the parade an endorsement for gays advertising their sexuality and the beer companies rescinded their sponsorship. Gay banners announcing sexual orientation have nothing to do with the parade.

2. Why do people who attack God, symbols of religion, and Christianity more specifically, fail to attack Islam, and even defend it in some cases? I suspect the answer is simple: our Judeo-Christian practices are peaceful and make for easy targets. Islam, on the other hand, is not so peaceful, especially when even mildly criticized. But maybe I'm misguided. What do you think?

3. How has president Obama's policies made America stronger, safer, and respected by the world community?

4. Why is there no outcry from women's organizations like NOW, against the treatment of women in Islamic countries?

5. Why hasn't gay or lesbian groups like GLAAD spoken out against the treatment of gays in Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and other Muslim nations? They complain like hell when we refuse them the chance to march in our straight parades, but maybe if we did the same thing they do in Iran, hang them from public scaffolding for their crime against Allah, they'd sing a different tune. Maybe a show tune.

6. Why do liberals say the discussion is over about climate change? And why did they change the term to "global warming?" All of the facts are not in, and much of what we know is only theory.

7. Why hasn't congress done anything of substance to Hillary, Holder, and Lerner?

8. Why isn't there a real outcry, a livid response, about the fact that a number of people of the Muslim Brotherhood have visited our White House and met with Obama and nothing was revealed about the substance?

9. Why don't conservatives boycott companies that espouse anti-American and/or anti-Constitutional sentiments?

10.Why do we allow politicians to skirt around the issues and refuse to answer questions?

11. Why do liberals think that blacks should only vote the way they would like blacks to vote? Do they believe that blacks should not have free will?

12. Has Jay Carney ever told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? What about his boss?



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