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http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/24/caitlyn-jenner-halloween-costume-sparks-social-media-outrage-.html

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It's nowhere near October, but one ensemble is already on track to be named the most controversial Halloween costume of 2015.

Social media users were out in full force on Monday criticizing several Halloween retailers for offering a Caitlyn Jenner costume reminiscent of the former-athlete's Vanity Fair cover earlier this year.

While Jenner's supporters condemned the costume as "transphobic" and "disgusting" on Twitter, Spirit Halloween, a retailer that carries the costume, defended the getup.

"At Spirit Halloween, we create a wide range of costumes that are often based upon celebrities, public figures, heroes and superheroes," said Lisa Barr, senior director of marking at Spirit Halloween. "We feel that Caitlyn Jenner is all of the above and that she should be celebrated. The Caitlyn Jenner costume reflects just that."
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'I'm heartbroken'| Black woman's coffee order at Md. Starbucks has 'Monkey' listed as name

Wednesday, November 23rd 2022

In her 20 years of patronizing Starbucks, Monique Pugh said she never expected to go through what she experienced Nov. 19 at a store in Annapolis Mall.

"A barista picks up a cup, looks at it and she's hesitant, and she says, 'venti caramel Frap' and she puts it down and backs away from the table," Pugh said. "Then, I see 'Monkey' on the cup.

Pugh said she was the only Black woman in the shop at the time. She said the time printed on the label lines up with her order.

"The general manager actually said it was an 'honest mistake,' and I don't buy it," she said.

Pugh told 7News she reached out to the store owner shortly after the incident, but felt her complaint was brushed aside.

"He said, 'we as a team concluded that it wasn't intentional,'" she said. "That right there threw me for a loop. I was like, 'wow. Why even apologize if you're going to say that?"

7News On Your Side also reached out to the owner over the phone.

A man named Edward answered, but declined to comment and deferred questions to Starbucks corporate office.

When asked why she wanted to share this experience, Pugh brought up another incident that happened at a Philadelphia Starbucks, where two Black men were arrested while waiting in the shop.

That incident and the fallout led to a nationwide shutdown of Starbucks stores for anti-bias training.

"For Starbucks to have closed 8,000 stores on May 29th, 2018 and train over 175,000 workers on diversity and racial bias... and this is still happening, there needs to be something done," Pugh said. They kept saying we're diverse. We're a diverse team. Diversity means nothing when this was written on a customer's cup."

Pugh said the store owner offered her a free drink and sandwich for her trouble, but she declined.

"To see their response, it's even more hurtful to me," she said. "I'm heartbroken. I'm really heartbroken to say the least."

She said she never received an apology from whoever entered "Monkey" where her name should have been.

A Starbucks spokesperson sent 7News the following statement late Wednesday evening emphasizing that this is a licensed store and that all of the employees in question are employed by licensed owner Impeccable Brands.

“We want everyone in our stores – including both Starbucks operated and those operated by our licensees – to treat each other with dignity and respect. We do not tolerate behavior that is disrespectful or makes a customer feel unwelcome. We are aware of the incident that took place at a store operated by our licensee Impeccable Brands in Annapolis, MD, and we are working closely with their leadership team as they quickly conduct the investigation with their employee(s) and take any necessary action as a result.”

A second statement was issued Thursday from a representative for Impeccable Brands:

"As a licensee of Starbucks, we are committed to upholding the mission and values of the Starbucks brand in our customer interactions and business operations. We are aware of the regrettable incident that took place at our store in Annapolis, Maryland. We have suspended the employee involved in this incident pending further investigation, and have communicated our deepest apologies to the customer for this negative interaction.

We believe, following our initial investigation, that the label was made in error. However, this is not the warm and welcoming experience we want to create for our customers and we are actively working to ensure this does not happen again. We are exploring other opportunities to better train our staff in understanding cultural and racial sensitivities, to ensure all future interactions are welcoming and inclusive."

7News has also received a copy of the apology letter from an Impeccable Brands spokesperson to Pugh.

Ms. Monique Pugh,

We spoke earlier this week regarding your experience at our Annapolis Mall location.

First and foremost, please allow me to apologize once again for the experience that occurred Saturday. While we have investigated the incident and believe that our employee mistakenly labeling your cup in this way, regardless, I understand the hurt and frustration this has caused you. We can do better. As an immediate step, I have taken action with the employee and have addressed their behavior with them directly.

Alongside that, we will provide additional training for all employees at this location, something we have already begun looking into. And finally, I want to do my best to be sure that this experience does not happen again to any of our customers in the future. I have worked with Starbucks to make sure that the word printed on your drink label cannot ever be printed on any label in my store moving forward. With these steps in place, I feel confident that we will do better and offer the warm and welcoming experience that you and all other customers expect from any of our locations in the future.

While I know none of this will be able to take away the hurt you may have felt that day and the days following, I hope that our actions show that we take this very seriously and value what you have shared. Thank you again for bringing this to our attention, and we are looking forward to helping rebuild your trust in the future.

Please let me know if you would like to discuss further.

Very sincerely, Amit Sehgal
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The ideas of Smart Cities hide a side effect we don't want.
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‘SMART CITIES’ Worldwide Being Converted Into ‘Open Concentration Camps,’ Says Ex-Silicon Valley Engineer Turned Whistleblower

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You should pull this out into its own post. It warrants it.

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Good point, should have just told her to go fuck herself.
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Why is it always black people? Everyone else gets called a monkey, especially as children, but it's only black people who take it to heart.
In b4 "Black people were compared to monkeys!" because so were the Chinese (especially when working on the railways), and the Irish.
 
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Why is it always black people? Everyone else gets called a monkey, especially as children, but it's only black people who take it to heart.
In b4 "Black people were compared to monkeys!" because so were the Chinese (especially when working on the railways), and the Irish.
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Nah. The dumbass who took her order misheard "Monique."
 
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Talk about a surprise! Woman gives birth in McDonald's bathroom with the help of 3 employees

A holiday gift indeed! The woman was headed to give birth before stopping to use the bathroom in the restaurant before her baby girl arrived after three pushes.
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Baby delivery: 3 Atlanta McDonald's employees deliver customer's baby…

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Woman gives birth in McDonald's bathroom with the help of 3 employees​

Friday, November 25, 2022

ATLANTA, Georgia -- Yes, they've nicknamed the baby "Nugget," after a woman delivered a healthy girl at an Atlanta McDonald's.

Alandria Worthy tells WXIA-TV that her labor was intensifying, and her fiancé was driving her to the hospital Wednesday morning when they stopped so she could use the bathroom at the fast food restaurant.

"I went into the bathroom and my water broke immediately," Worthy said.

Worthy said she started screaming. Restaurant manager Tunisia Woodward went to see what was happening.

"I open this door, didn't see anyone, but I saw feet (under the door)," Woodward said. "I opened, and she was on this toilet lying back, screaming. Then I knew to tell my crew, 'We're having a baby today.'"

Woodward and two workers began to help. The fiancé, Deandre Phillips, came in to check what was taking so long, only to find Worthy giving birth.

"I was trying to calm her down because she was frantic," Phillips said. "I was like, 'Just breathe.' I got her on the floor, and I took off my clothes. The ladies at McDonald's were at her front side, holding her hands, I had her feet propped up on my knees. We told her to push three pushes. She was a fighter."

Less than fifteen minutes later, Nandi Ariyah Moremi Phillips was born.
"Oh, my God, it's still crazy that it happened," Worthy said. "Yes, she popped out onto my hand," Phillips said.

The parents tell the TV station "divine intervention" brought them to McDonald's where three women could help.

"We all are mothers and so we put our heads together and all we needed daddy to do was catch the baby. And he did," Woodward said of herself and her coworkers, Sha'querria Kaigler and Keisha Blue-Murray.

Although the baby's birth certificate reads "Nandi Ariyah Moremi Phillips," the McDonald's crew gave the baby girl another name.

"I said, we're going to name her Little Nugget. That's her nickname: McDonald's Little Nugget," Woodward said. That nickname may stick.

"She's definitely a nugget," Phillips agreed. "My parents loved the name, too. We were like, okay, it fits her. My little nugget."

Steve Akinboro, who owns the franchise, awarded the employees $250 gift cards. Woodward said she'll spend all the money on Nandi.
 
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Talk about a surprise! Woman gives birth in McDonald's bathroom with the help of 3 employees

A holiday gift indeed! The woman was headed to give birth before stopping to use the bathroom in the restaurant before her baby girl arrived after three pushes.
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Baby delivery: 3 Atlanta McDonald's employees deliver customer's baby…

archived 26 Nov 2022 05:14:18 UTC
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Woman gives birth in McDonald's bathroom with the help of 3 employees​

Friday, November 25, 2022
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ATLANTA, Georgia -- Yes, they've nicknamed the baby "Nugget," after a woman delivered a healthy girl at an Atlanta McDonald's.

Alandria Worthy tells WXIA-TV that her labor was intensifying, and her fiancé was driving her to the hospital Wednesday morning when they stopped so she could use the bathroom at the fast food restaurant.

"I went into the bathroom and my water broke immediately," Worthy said.

Worthy said she started screaming. Restaurant manager Tunisia Woodward went to see what was happening.

"I open this door, didn't see anyone, but I saw feet (under the door)," Woodward said. "I opened, and she was on this toilet lying back, screaming. Then I knew to tell my crew, 'We're having a baby today.'"

Woodward and two workers began to help. The fiancé, Deandre Phillips, came in to check what was taking so long, only to find Worthy giving birth.

"I was trying to calm her down because she was frantic," Phillips said. "I was like, 'Just breathe.' I got her on the floor, and I took off my clothes. The ladies at McDonald's were at her front side, holding her hands, I had her feet propped up on my knees. We told her to push three pushes. She was a fighter."

Less than fifteen minutes later, Nandi Ariyah Moremi Phillips was born.
"Oh, my God, it's still crazy that it happened," Worthy said. "Yes, she popped out onto my hand," Phillips said.

The parents tell the TV station "divine intervention" brought them to McDonald's where three women could help.

"We all are mothers and so we put our heads together and all we needed daddy to do was catch the baby. And he did," Woodward said of herself and her coworkers, Sha'querria Kaigler and Keisha Blue-Murray.

Although the baby's birth certificate reads "Nandi Ariyah Moremi Phillips," the McDonald's crew gave the baby girl another name.

"I said, we're going to name her Little Nugget. That's her nickname: McDonald's Little Nugget," Woodward said. That nickname may stick.

"She's definitely a nugget," Phillips agreed. "My parents loved the name, too. We were like, okay, it fits her. My little nugget."

Steve Akinboro, who owns the franchise, awarded the employees $250 gift cards. Woodward said she'll spend all the money on Nandi.
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Yeah, name your black kid "Nugget" so every time a white person says your name it's racist.
 
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It's not fair when younger people like Irene Cara pass away but that SOB Soros is still alive and kicking with his latest move.
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Soros takeover: FCC clears path for liberal group to buy Spanish-language conservative talk radio stations

Spanish-language radio stations are set to be controlled by a far-left group linked to billionaire George Soros after the Federal Communications Commission cleared a takeover.
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Soros takeover: FCC clears path for liberal group to buy Spanish-language conservative talk radio stations

Spanish-language radio stations are set to be controlled by a far-left group linked to billionaire George Soros after the Federal Communications Commission cleared a takeover.
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A liberal group linked to billionaire George Soros has been cleared by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to purchase Spanish-language radio stations throughout the country, rekindling concerns that a "radical political agenda" will influence information provided to Hispanic voters.

Miami’s iconic, Spanish-language conservative talk radio station Radio Mambi is one of the 18 stations the Soros-backed Latino Media Network will purchase from Televisa Univision for a reported $60 million. Radio Mambi, which is historically linked to the Cuban exile community and offers an anti-communism view, will be controlled by liberals once the deal is finalized.

Latino Media Network, which is partially financed by an investment group affiliated with Soros Fund Management, is controlled by Jess Morales Rocketto, a former Hillary for America and AFL-CIO employee, and former Obama White House staffer Stephanie Valencia.
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Super-Chevy454 said:
It's not fair when younger people like Irene Cara pass away but that SOB Soros is still alive and kicking with his latest move.
www.foxnews.com

Soros takeover: FCC clears path for liberal group to buy Spanish-language conservative talk radio stations

Spanish-language radio stations are set to be controlled by a far-left group linked to billionaire George Soros after the Federal Communications Commission cleared a takeover.
www.foxnews.com www.foxnews.com
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Soros takeover: FCC clears path for liberal group to buy Spanish-language conservative talk radio stations

Spanish-language radio stations are set to be controlled by a far-left group linked to billionaire George Soros after the Federal Communications Commission cleared a takeover.
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Well from what I've heard, when minorities hate the left, they REALLY hate the left.
 
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Vice magazine keep trying to stay relevant. This time they attack manga saying then manga was mostly filled with "p-word" and that it caused child abuse.

Some comments to that vlog are right on target.

Darth Thomarius​

If Vice or their peers put this same effort into Hollywood, I'd give an ear. However, they're just a megaphone for the wrong people.
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Considering Vice defended Netflix's cuties, I think any Journo related to Vice is just salty Tourists aka SJWs
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And one reply raised me some eyebrows, WTF!?

The only commercial they chose to put all white people
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Let's see how the woke mob will react if it was instead blacks or (((white people))). Btw, one Youtuber dropped that comment on their video.

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Isn't promoting suicide against YT terms of service? I know it's against my moral code.
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A migrant’s camp set up on the Mexican side of the border with the US was dismantled by the Mexico police on Sunday due to security reasons, a local official said. The camps had been set up by around 600 migrants mostly from Venezuela in the city of Ciudad Juarez.
 
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