NFL Partners With Nike, Which Uses Slave Labor, But Slams Harrison Butker
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Life News ^
| May 17, 2024 | Steven Ertelt
Catholic League president Bill Donohue wrote the following letter today to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell regarding the controversy over Harrison Butker. Please contact his communications chief: Brian.McCarthy@nfl.com May 17, 2024 Mr. Roger Goodell, Commissioner National Football League 345 Park Avenue NY NY 10154 Dear Mr. Goodell: NFL senior vice president Jonathan Beane
addressed the commencement speech by Kansas City Chiefs’ player Harrison Butker as follows: “Harrison Butker gave a speech in his personal capacity. His views are not those of the NFL as an organization. The NFL is steadfast in our commitment to inclusion, which only makes our league stronger.”...
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Ex-diversity boss at Facebook, Nike who orchestrated fake events to steal $5M gets five years, must pay back hefty sum
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NY Post ^
| 16/5/24 | Katherine Donleavy
The ex-diversity program manager for Facebook and Nike who stole more than $5 million from the mega companies to fund her “luxury lifestyle” was sentenced Monday to five years behind bars — and ordered to pay back the hefty sum. Barbara
Furlow-Smiles, 38, set up fake business deals, invoices and events — including a Juneteenth celebration — to line her own pockets, the Justice Department said. “Furlow-Smiles shamelessly violated her position of trust as a DEI executive at Facebook to steal millions from the company utilizing a scheme involving fraudulent vendors, fake invoices, and cash kickbacks,” US Attorney Ryan K....
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Ex-diversity boss at Facebook, Nike who orchestrated fake events to steal $5M gets five years, must pay back hefty sum
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Daily Mail ^
| 5/16/24 | Katherine Donlevy
The ex-diversity program manager for Facebook and Nike who stole more than $5 million from the mega companies to fund her “luxury lifestyle” was sentenced Monday to five years behind bars — and ordered to pay back the hefty sum. Barbara
Furlow-Smiles, 38, set up fake business deals, invoices and events — including a Juneteenth celebration — to line her own pockets, the Justice Department said. “Furlow-Smiles shamelessly violated her position of trust as a DEI executive at Facebook to steal millions from the company utilizing a scheme involving fraudulent vendors, fake invoices, and cash kickbacks,” said US Attorney Ryan...
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USA Today Columnist Infuriated Over Caitlin Clark’s Nike Shoe Deal, Says Black Players Deserve It
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The Western Journal ^
| Apr 24, 2024 | Anthony Altomari
Caitlin Clark continues to shatter records. But
apparently, she has racism to thank for her achievements. Clark and Nike are in an agreement on a historic 8-year, $28 million endorsement contract that will include her own signature shoe, according to ESPN. The Athletic first reported that Clark was on the verge of signing the record breaking deal on April 17, although the length and dollar amount were not yet known. Instead of celebrating this historic deal and giving props to Clark for all she's done for women's basketball so far, one USA Today columnist cried foul because Clark's deal apparently...
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How Much Nike Is Paying Caitlin Clark With Historic Shoe Contract
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New York Post ^
| April 21, 2024 | Dan Martin
SNIP In the end, Clark is in line for an eight-year deal that could end up being worth $28 million and a signature shoe, according to the Wall Street Journal. SNIP The sharp-shooting Clark’s previous deal with Nike was inked in 2022 and expired following this past season — and after the
six-foot Clark cemented herself as not just the most well-known women’s college hoopster, but arguably the most popular college basketball player — male or female — last season. SNIP The negotiations reached a fierce pace, according to the Wall Street Journal, at NBA All-Star weekend in mid-February, when...
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Nike to lay off 740 employees at Oregon headquarters
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Reuters ^
| April 19, 2024 | Granth Vanaik
Nike will lay off about 740 employees at its world headquarters in Oregon, a letter showed on Friday, as the top sportswear maker looks to rein in costs after warning of a revenue dip in the first half of fiscal 2025. The
"second phase of impacts" would begin by June 28 at its headquarters, Michele Adams, Nike's vice president for people solutions, said in a legally mandated notice to state authorities. The company's shares were up marginally in after-hours trading. They have declined nearly 13% this year. Nike had in December announced a cost savings plan for $2 billion over...
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Nike Addresses Controversy On ‘Skimpy’ Olympic Women’s Kit
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Black Enterprise ^
| 4/16/24 | Stacy Jackson
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Nike cutting 1,600 jobs to cut costs
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Fox32chicago ^
| 02/17/2024 | Daniella Genovese
Nike is laying off 2% of its corporate workforce as it contends with weaker consumer spending. 'The
actions that we’re taking put us in the position to right-size our organization to get after our biggest growth opportunities as interest in sport, health and wellness have never been stronger," Nike said in a statement to FOX Business. Starting Friday, more than 1,600 positions will be cut as the company tries to increase its investment in high-priority areas such as running, women's clothing and its Jordan brand, CEO John Donahoe told employees, according to a memo seen by The Wall Street Journal.
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Nike: The Greek Goddess Who Inspired the Most Popular Sports Brand in the World
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Greek Reporter ^
| February 6, 2024 | Luisa Rosenstiehl
Nike is one of the most popular and recognized sports brands in the world. Have
you ever wondered what the story is behind the company’s name? The name did not simply suddenly appear a few years ago in the United States. Instead, it is Greek and has been around for thousands of years since Nike was known as a Greek goddess. Nike, today one of the most recognizable brands globally, was inspired by Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Even Nike’s iconic logo, the popular “Swoosh,” dates back to the history of the Greek gods. Inspiration for Nike: passion for...
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Flash mob ransacks Nike Store in Los Angeles, steals $12K in merch: police
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Fox News ^
| 11/22/2023 | Chris Pandolfo
Police are searching for more than a dozen suspects who ransacked a Nike Store in Los Angeles, stealing roughly $12,000 in merchandise. Video
of the incident shows masked and hooded people running through the store on Sunday, stuffing boxes of shoes into trash bags and ripping clothes off the rack before fleeing. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, on Sunday at around 5:50 p.m., a total of 17 suspects in five vehicles pulled up to the shopping center on the 9800 block of South Alameda Street. "The suspects, whose faces were concealed by medical masks or other material, ran...
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Meet the Nike Marketing Specialist Who Says Israel, Not Hamas, Is 'Massacring Civilians'
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Washington Free Beacon ^
| 7/11/23 | Alec Schemmel
A top marketing specialist at Nike responded to Iran-backed terror group Hamas's Oct. 7 slaughtering of innocent Israeli women and children by accusing the Jewish state—not Hamas—of "massacring civilians." James
Rehwald, who has worked as a "digital media marketing specialist" at Nike since 2021, on Oct. 16 posted a video to his Patreon account titled, "Why Israel Deliberately Targets Civilians." That video, Rehwald wrote in his caption, exposes the "brutal military and settler colonial occupation that Israel has imposed on its native Palestinians for the past 75 years." Rehwald went on to downplay the atrocities Hamas terrorists committed against Israelis...
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Powerful: 'Justice For Palestine' Spray-Painted On Freshly Looted Nike Store
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The Bee ^
| October 12, 2023 | Staff
PHILADELPHIA, PA — In a beautiful display of solidarity between oppressed people groups, Black Lives Matter has spray painted the words "Justice For Palestine" on the front of a Nike store they just looted. "We
demand freedom for the Palestinians!" shouted one looter as he kicked his way through the broken glass of the store's entrance. "As a sign to show how passionate we are about a free Palestine, we are here to destroy this local business and steal all the Air Jordans! WOOOOOO!" BLM has made controversial statements and social media posts in support of the efforts of the...
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Video shows girl of 14 in shoplifting gang targeting Nike store as lawless looting intensifies in Gavin Newsom's free-for-all California and 12 LA counties file lawsuit to block zero bail policy
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Daily Mail UK ^
| October 1, 2023 | Dominic Yeatman
A girl of just 14 is among an organized gang of female looters arrested after the latest in a series of brazen daylight raids targeting stores in California. She and her mentors did not even bother to disguise themselves as they ransacked the Nike store in Irvine, grabbing armfuls of clothes as
they sauntered around before strolling unchallenged into the street. The latest raid came as 12 LA counties launched a last-ditch legal challenge to the Democrat state's new zero-bail law, which allows 'presumptive innocent' suspects to return to the streets immediately after arrest. 'The elimination of cash bail for...
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‘It’s game over’: Nike permanently shutters beloved Portland store after ‘rapid escalation in retail theft’ — how a national crime spike is costing US retailers $100B
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AP Moneywise via Yahoo ^
| September 14, 2023 | Bethan Moorcraft
Nike is permanently closing its beloved Portland factory store — one year after it shuttered the location because of theft problems. The
retail giant — like so many other major brands — has taken a hit to its bottom line due to a dangerous surge in petty theft shoplifting and organized retail crime. local news station KGW-TV reported thieves were “stealing armloads of Nike merchandise and walking out the front door with no fear of being stopped.”
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Nike to permanently close MLK store
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ABC News Local ^
| September 8, 2023 | by KATU Staff
PORTLAND, Ore. — Nike says it is permanently closing its store on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard while saying it remains committed to “supporting and uplifting Portland’s North and Northeast community.” In
a statement, it said it is reimaging its retail space and is considering future locations “as part of this community’s long term revitalization plan.” Nike had closed the store while it looked for ways to improve safety for its employees and customers. It had sent a letter to the city requesting that off-duty police officers work at the store. In its statement Friday, Nike did not mention...
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Police arrest six in shocking 'flash rob' of LA Nike store after suspects are caught red-handed with burglary tools and $30K worth of stolen merchandise
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Daily Mail UK ^
| August 21, 2023 | Ruth Bashinsky
The police have arrested six in connection to a shocking 'flash robbery' at a Nike store in Los Angeles after the suspects were caught red-handed with burglary tools and $30K worth of stolen merchandise. The
thieves, whose identities were not revealed, were captured last week after their SUV was pulled over by officers from the Los Angeles Police Department, KTLA News reported. During the search, cops found multiple bags filled with stolen Nike sneakers. The brazen heist took place around 5:30pm on August 13 at the Nike Store located in East Los Angeles on 4585 Whitier Boulevard. Surveillance footage captured...
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Arrests made in brazen LA Nike store flash-mob heist after crackdown
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NY Post ^
| 08/21/2023 | Jesse O’Neill
California police made at least nine arrests last week in connection with a spate of brazen daylight “flash mob” burglaries that has left retailers reeling and shoppers shaken. Six
alleged thieves were arrested in connection with a robbery at an East Lost Angeles Nike store after police pulled over an SUV last week and found thousands of dollars worth of stolen sneakers, the Los Angeles Times reported. The arrests came Wednesday after three people were caught on camera entering the store and walking out with whatever they could carry on Aug. 13. Several of the suspects was seen loading their...
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Los Angeles Nike store robbed as shoplifters hit Topanga Nordstrom AGAIN - the latest in a troubling string of violent smash and grab incidents
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Daily Mail UK ^
| August 14, 2023 | Hope Sloop
A Los Angeles Nike store was hit by a pack of thieves who stuffed merchandise into trash bags and took off just days after an area Nordstrom was targeted similarly. Video
posted Sunday on the Citizen App shows the shocking robbery at the crowded Nike Community Store on Whittier Blvd. in East Los Angeles. The robbery took place Saturday evening and involved two women and one man who were seen grabbing shoe boxes before exiting the store. The incident is just the latest in a string of similar events where a group of thieves ransacks a store, overwhelming employees and...
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Washington DC on edge as bombs and Molotov cocktail explode outside Nike store, Truist ATM and Safeway grocery with suspect on the loose
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Daily Mail ^
| 2/7/23 | Andrea Cavallier
A search is underway for the person who targeted multiple businesses in Northeast Washington, D.C., with explosive devices and a 'Molotov cocktail style object.' The
attacks happened just minutes apart at Truist Bank, Nike store, and a Safeway grocery in 'The District' overnight, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police are seeking the help of the public to help nab the suspect and the department is offering a reward of up to $20,000. .....
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Hide your kids: Daily Wire obtains email revealing obscene depths of Nike's depravity in honor of 'Pride'
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Twitchy.com ^
| 6/6/2023 | Sarah D
When Nike had Dylan Mulvaney frolicking around in a sports bra and leggings a couple of months ago, we were pretty put off. And
just plain annoyed. Little did we know how quaint that whole thing would seem compared to what Nike still had planned for us. Daily Wire field reporter Spencer Lindquist has the disturbing scoop: BREAKING: A leaked email from inside of Nike and obtained by @realDailyWire reveals that the company will host a talk with a child sex change surgeon to celebrate pride month. Nike will also host a "drag story time," along with several other pride...
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