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Brian Niccol: Lord Kamala of Starbucks

Among the reasons I could never go into politics is that I’m way too sensitive. Being governor of Michigan would be my dream job, but if I only had the 37% approval rating of Gretchen Whitmer, the state’s tree hating leader, I’d be alarmed that nearly six million Michiganders either…

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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s XXX $96M Payday

Americans who are outraged at obscene CEO pay and growing wealth disparity in the U.S. have good reason to boycott Starbucks. Trust me, you won’t be giving up much.

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The ‘Jewsplaining’ of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

If ignorance is bliss, then Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is likely among the happiest persons on the planet.

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The Toady CEOs Who Tithed to Emperor Trump

Reading about the more than dozen CEOs who made pilgrimages to Mar-A-Lago to curry favor with president-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed my perceptions about how many of them reached their lofty heights in corporate America.

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Gov. Newsom Was Warned of Looming Fires

Governor Gavin Newsom absolutely, positively, no doubt about it, knew that the best fire risk experts in America repeatedly warned that California’s exposures to disastrous fires were too great for them to insure. He’s not only responsible for failing to mitigate the fire risks, but also for the burgeoning insurance crisis, the alarming magnitude of which isn’t fully understood.

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Mike Johns’ Big Waymo Misadventure (LHOL)

It’s bad karma to celebrate the misfortunes of others, so let’s just say that reading about Mike Johns’ horrific experience with one of Google’s driverless Waymo taxis should make clear to tech geeks there’s a deity even superior to Elon Musk.

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The Soiled Hands of Allstate CEO Tom Wilson

Some insight about Allstate CEO Tom Wilson who’s advisory for Americans to abandon their “addiction to divisiveness” has sparked calls for a boycott of what class action attorneys say is an ethically challenged insurance company.

Another primer on my eponymous Starkman Approved Theory.

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Matt Gaetz and the Department of Justice?

Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz strikes me as a bad guy. A real no-goodnik as my late mother would no doubt have described him. Some Trump supporters regard him as so repulsive even they can’t stomach the thought of Gaetz’s appointment as attorney general, putting him in charge of federal…

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Mary Barra’s $84 Million FU to U.S. Taxpayers

Thanks to her successful and legal manipulation of GM’s stock price, CEO Mary Barra has been dumping huge chunks of her holdings this year and already pocketed more than $84 million. Here’s why U.S. taxpayers should be outraged and why Barra’s stock sales should be a major election issue.

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