Topic: Employee Termination

2 chapters across the catalog

Agitprop
Episode 1252 16:45 - 19:04

1252: Agitprop

Taco Bell Employee Fired Over Black Lives Matter Mask

A Taco Bell employee's video went viral after he was fired for refusing to remove a Black Lives Matter face mask. The manager in the video claimed the mask violated company policy against bringing politics into the workplace, while the employee argued he was standing up for his community. The incident sparked the trending hashtag RIP Taco Bell and calls for the manager's termination.

Obamable
Episode 1243 17:39 - 21:58

1243: Obamable

BMJ Cloth Mask Study, Corporate Mask Mandates, and CDC Data Revisions

A study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) cautions against the use of cloth masks, suggesting they may increase infection risk due to moisture retention and poor filtration. Meanwhile, a leaked internal memo from a private employer threatens staff with termination for failing to wear masks at all times. Additionally, producers note that the CDC has been retroactively increasing death counts for previous weeks in 2019-2020 despite those weeks having been previously marked as 100% reported.