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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
6/23/23: Bohemian Grove Sued, Killer Whales Attack Yachts, Zuckerberg's Twitter Competitor, Pentagon Social Media Patrols, LIV Golf Merger Falling Apart
Jun 23, 2023
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This week, Ken Klippenstein covers The Pentagon patrolling social media for mean tweets about US Generals, and Matt Stoller covers the LIV Golf merger falling apart. Other topics include Bohemian Grove being sued for worker abuse, yachts being attacked by killer whales, and Mark Zuckerberg planning his own Twitter competitor called 'Threads'.
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- Workers at Bohemian Grove are suing the club for wage theft and mistreatment, describing the club members as obscenely wealthy and performing tasks beyond their job duties.
- Orcas off the Iberian Peninsula have been attacking yachts, possibly due to a traumatized orca teaching others to disable boats, highlighting the controversy surrounding the romanticized view of orcas.
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Workers at Bohemian Grove sue club for wage theft
Workers at Bohemian Grove, a billionaire playground, are suing the club for wage theft, alleging failure to pay overtime and provide enough breaks. The workers describe club members as obscenely wealthy, with private jets, expensive cars, and lavish homes. They also claim to have been asked to perform tasks beyond their job duties, such as hand-washing a billionaire member's underwear. The workers state that conditions have worsened over the years, and they just want the mistreatment to stop.
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