We are well well aware of stories of employees going 'postal' under intense pressure to get mail and packages moving....Amazon is no stranger to stressing its employee's it seems.... The NY Times takes a look at the Amazon warehouse package culture and actions..... An … [Read more...] about Looking under the hood at Amazon’s Warehouse system….
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As Black Lives Matter organization’s mature…Things change…
Things begin to splinter as the 'movement' grows.... In the end? People Are people and they often see things different when they are not united in a goal as time passes.... In the year since George Floyd was murdered, racial justice organizations across the country … [Read more...] about As Black Lives Matter organization’s mature…Things change…
Almost 50% of Republicans in a CBS poll think Floyd death verdicts where wrong….
Yes.... You read that right.... A cop leaning on the neck of a handcuffed other man for 9 minutes resulting in a death was excusable? I'm even not talking about the color of cop or the suspect in the above description of what haoppen.... In this poll by the … [Read more...] about Almost 50% of Republicans in a CBS poll think Floyd death verdicts where wrong….
Conviction in the George Floyd death Case…..
It was something plain as day.... A police officer with his knee on a handcuffed suspect neck.... Recorded for nine minutes.... By the time the suspect George Floyd arrived at the hospital he was dead.... The officer was Derek Chauvin .... He was White... Floyd … [Read more...] about Conviction in the George Floyd death Case…..
Trump calls for a boycott of Baseball…
It isn't gonna work.... The Move by Baseball to take the All-Star Game from a state that is going after voting rights with moves of suppression will only serve to spotlight the fight to allow people to make their choices heard and seen...Not beholden to Trump like party … [Read more...] about Trump calls for a boycott of Baseball…
26% of White Republicans Say They Face Discrimination
...from Pew Research .... Large shares of Americans say there is at least some discrimination against several groups in the United States, including 80% who say there is a lot of or some discrimination against Black people, 76% who say this about Hispanic people and 70% who … [Read more...] about 26% of White Republicans Say They Face Discrimination
Supreme’s to review 1965 Voting Rights Act law….
The American Presidential voting is done by the states... There is no actual Federal vote... 55 years ago the then US Supreme Court ruled that state could NOT invent and use ways to disenfranchise voters of color... But? Increasingly across the country, especially … [Read more...] about Supreme’s to review 1965 Voting Rights Act law….
Two of Biden’s Minority Women picks run into Trouble with Republican Senators?
Yup..... Seems like people of color Biden picked get a rougher 'look-see' from the Republicans....Biden's choices are ALL qualified veterans in their subject area's... It's 2021? First it was the Black General.... Now it's the women? Senate confirmation of Neera Tanden … [Read more...] about Two of Biden’s Minority Women picks run into Trouble with Republican Senators?