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Date: 2025-02-12
I’m not kidding And he wasn’t even appointed by the Pretendisent! (My emphasis in bold)
Missouri sues Starbucks alleging race and sex discrimination Missouri is taking Starbucks to court, alleging the coffeehouse chain is violating federal and state laws prohibiting race discrimination. Attorney General Andrew Bailey accuses Starbucks of using race-and-sex-based hiring practices, segregating employees, and providing exclusive training and employment benefits to select groups. In Bailey’s lawsuit, he alleges with Starbucks’ policies and hiring patterns, Missouri customers are paying higher prices and waiting longer for these goods and services. During a state House Budget Committee hearing Wednesday, Rep. Raychel Proudie, D-Ferguson, took a jab at Bailey. “I’m curious if white-served coffee tastes a little bit better, because if it does, I’m happy to have some,” said Proudie.
In case you’re wondering what this suit is about. It’s because of this Starbuck’s policy:
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit against Starbucks on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, alleging that Starbucks uses diversity, equity, and inclusion policies to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, and sexual orientation. In October 2020, Starbucks laid forth a six-step plan to advance racial and social equity. Part of this plan includes “advanc[ing] equity in hiring and promotions by developing frameworks, tools, and processes to ensure that diversity goals are woven into business decisions; identifying new programs and initiatives to bolster diversity within the company; and measuring the impact of diversity strategies and programs.” In 2021, Starbucks set “Inclusion and Diversity goals based on retention rates and progress towards achieving [Black, Indigenous, and People of Color] representation.” The complaint points out that as of September 28, 2024, “Starbucks’ U.S. workforce was 70.9% women and 28.4% men. In other words, since 2020, Starbuck[s’ workforce] has become more female and less white.” The Missouri Attorney General argues that by hiring workers “based on at least one of Starbucks’ preferred immutable characteristics rather than an evaluation of an applicant’s merit and qualifications,” the hiring pool is skewed “towards people who are less qualified to perform their work, increasing costs for Missouri’s consumers.” Attorney General Bailey claims that “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.”
At least, he isn’t spending our tax money on suing China… oops
Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey obtained a ruling from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals holding that Missouri can sue China for certain unlawful actions it took with respect to COVID-19. He issued the following statement: “We will continue to fight for accountability for the horror communist China unleashed on Americans in the form of COVID-19. We are headed back to court to pursue remedies for all Missourians. I’m proud of this win on behalf of the American people.”
I was thinking of the previous Missouri AG…
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