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Costco’s board rejected a shareholder proposal to end its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, arguing they foster respect, innovation, and cultural alignment with customers and employees.

Shareholders claimed DEI could lead to lawsuits citing "illegal discrimination" against white, Asian, male, or straight employees, referencing legal cases like Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.

Costco countered that its DEI efforts comply with the law and enhance its culture, rejecting claims of legal risk.

The proposal will be voted on at Costco's January 23 shareholder meeting.

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[–] buddascrayon 66 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The shareholders argued that the Supreme Court ruling in the case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard found that Harvard’s use of race when choosing who to admit to the school violated the 14th Amendment.

We are just gonna keep paying a godawful price for allowing this vile stacked court.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName 21 points 5 days ago (2 children)

For as long as you're alive anyway.

[–] AngryCommieKender 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Or until someone Luigi's them during a progressive's term. Not that that will ever happen. The progressive term, not the other thing.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName 18 points 5 days ago (4 children)

We're moving to a future where the elite will live in a fortified city where only the rich and elite can enter, while the plebs live outside the walls and luigi is just a plumber.

[–] AngryCommieKender 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

If that happens, AVALANCHE won't be far behind. Barrett, Tifa, and their friends will infiltrate and terrorize their cities till they stop killing the planet.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Some strifes call for more of a Cloud than a Luigi

[–] AngryCommieKender 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

In our reality, Luigi seems to be an awful lot like Cloud Strife. He's certainly swinging around a massive ~~sword~~ popular clout.

Edit: FUCK... I just made an argument for Kingdom Hearts to exist.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Going on vacation to a world with toon physics, don't ask why I'm bringing lube and a bicycle pump.

[–] AngryCommieKender 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Going to visit Goofy or Wile E Coyote?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So back to castles and seiges

[–] crank0271 1 points 5 days ago

But this time, the bricks are filled with coins!

[–] spankmonkey 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We already have gated communities for the wealthy...

[–] NotMyOldRedditName 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Too small scale.

California entirely walled off. Anyone outside the walls in poverty. Anyone inside the walls, the equivalent of a decamillionaire or more. Nothing in between.

Edit: Throw in NYC on the other coast so the wealthy have a choice of coast.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

My kids will be suffering from these policies long after I'm gone.

It takes a long time to rebuild systems and protections.

And very little time or effort to destroy them..