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  • corbindallas@fedinsfw.apptounions@sh.itjust.works•Starbucks engaging in regressive bargaining, intentionally not giving enough hours for health care, forcing employees to rely on Medicaid to surviveEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Starbucks CEO compensation is actually insane

    So I looked into what Brian Niccol is making and its honestly wild. Since he came from Chipotle to “save” the company in late 2024, they basically gave him a blank check. Here is the basic breakdown of what he gets:

    • Base Salary:He makes $1.6 million just for showing up.
    • Cash Bonus: His target is 225% of his salary, so thats another $3.6 million if things goes well.
    • Stock Grants: This is the big one. He gets about $23 million in stocks every year.
    • The “Sign-on” Deal: When he first started, his total package was valued at like $113 million because they had to pay him back for the stocks he lost by leaving Chipotle.

    The most crazy part though… He doesnt even live in Seattle. Starbucks let him stay in Newport Beach, California. They literally built him a “satellite office” there and let him use the private corporate jet to commute 1,000 miles back and forth.

    Total Pay Summary:

    Basically, hes making around $28 million to $31 million a year now that the initial signing bonus is over. Must be nice to get paid millions to fly a private jet to work lol.

  • corbindallas@fedinsfw.apptoscience@lemmy.world•Researchers use ultrasound to create light inside the bodyEnglish
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    8 days ago

    “So, supposing we hit the body with a tremendous—whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light, and I think you said that hasn’t been checked, but you’re going to test it. And then I said supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way, and I think you said you’re going to test that too. Sounds interesting.”

    “And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning. Because you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. So it would be interesting to check that.”

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  • corbindallas@fedinsfw.apptoProgressive Politics@lemmy.world•[Video] Three people stand up in succession and shout to DNC Chair Ken Martin to release the autopsy of 2024. Martin had promised transparency then did not release it.English
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    8 days ago

    context:

    1. The Initial Promise

    When Ken Martin took over as DNC Chair in early 2025, he publicly committed to a transparent, deep-dive review of what went wrong in the 2024 cycle. The goal was to interview hundreds of staffers, volunteers, and voters across all 50 states to understand why the party lost ground with key demographics—specifically Latino voters, young people, and the working class.

    2. The Reversal

    In December 2025, Martin announced that the DNC would not be releasing the completed report to the public or the party’s rank-and-file. This move was a direct reversal of his earlier pledge of transparency. The DNC’s official rationale for the “mothballing” of the report was summed up in a now-widely quoted statement from Martin:

    “Here’s our North Star: does this help us win? If the answer is no, it’s a distraction from the core mission.”

    3. The Controversy

    The decision sparked significant backlash from grassroots organizers and party activists for several reasons:

    • Lack of Accountability: Critics argue that without a public accounting of errors, the party is destined to repeat them in the 2026 midterms.
    • The “Gaza Factor”: Reports and leaks suggested the autopsy found that the administration’s policy toward the conflict in Gaza and the high cost of living were major factors in voter alienation. Some believe the report was suppressed to avoid public “finger-pointing” on these sensitive issues.
    • Elitism vs. Grassroots: Many donors and volunteers felt that withholding the data they helped provide (through interviews and feedback) suggested the party leadership viewed the base on a “need-to-know” basis.

    4. Current Status

    As of early 2026, the report remains under seal. While Martin maintains that the party is “putting the learnings into motion” privately, the lack of a public document has left a vacuum that is currently being filled by third-party autopsies (such as those from RootsAction) and internal leaks, keeping the debate over the 2024 loss alive despite the DNC’s attempts to move on.