Insurance commissioner says “I feel bad” about racial slur accusations. Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is accused of various misdeeds involving offensive, racist, or just plain rude comments and behavior. You can read the specifics here — it’s pretty bad! If you have a feeling he might've offered a half-hearted non-apology that starts with the word "if," why, then you must be psychic. Update: In a statement released this morning, he issued a more direct.
Starbucks CEO has his first good idea. When 25-year-old barista and union organizer Madison Hall asked about unionizing efforts during an internal Q&A at Starbucks, CEO Howard Schultz reportedly responded, “If you hate Starbucks so much, why don’t you go somewhere else?” Now that’s leadership! In related news, Starbucks just fired a union organizer in North Carolina after a sink fell on her — they claim she pulled the sink off the wall like some.