In a video that is making the rounds on social media, a customer videotaped herself harassing a McDonald’s employee after her sandwich came in a blue and white wrapper, accusing McDonald’s of supporting Israel and calling it “disgusting.”
“So I was starving, so I had to get one quick sandwich from here, and I thought they gave me the wrong sandwich,” the woman said as she showed a yellow and white McDonalds wrapper and then a blue and white one. “But conveniently, McDonalds changed their packaging. Well. What does that resemble?”
The video then cuts to her grilling the employee over the wrapper, with the following exchange:
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Woman: What is this?
Employee: This one?
Woman: Yeah. What is this new packaging?
Employee: It’s the McChicken wrappers.
Woman: But why is it blue and white?
Employee: I honestly, I don’t know.
Woman: I think you do know. This is in support of Israel. They changed —
Employee: It was like that since a few months ago because we ran out of the regular ones.
Woman: No. I don’t think so. This is obviously in support of Israel.
Employee: No, I mean, we’ve had that for a while, though.
Woman: I was here two weeks ago and it wasn’t like this.
Employee: I mean, we had that —
Woman: I know this is not your fault because you’re an employee, but I think this is disgusting for them to do this and I know you know in your heart, you know in your heart that this clearly what this wrapper is for. &#8230; I’m explaining it to you. This is what it’s for. This is the color of their flag. This is clearly what they’re doing and what they’re showing to people, and I think it’s disgusting.
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Leftists are legitimately insane <a href="https://t.co/6Fg1KrJZ4H">pic.twitter.com/6Fg1KrJZ4H</a>
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Social media had a field day responding to the video, including some pointing out other countries’ flags or business entities that likewise featured blue and white. A few examples:
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<a href="https://twitter.com/youngbumzie/status/1742109676370854062">Best part</a> was she ate the food first before returning the wrapper.
That’s <a href="https://twitter.com/vlknkndmr/status/1742122995705958673">support</a> for Uruguay.
No, <a href="https://twitter.com/DPerson68/status/1742125129948184887">she&#8217;s right</a>. I also think it&#8217;s just straight up disgusting how the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning constantly flaunt their support for Israel the way they do. Also, I want to speak to Finland, Greece, and Scotland&#8217;s managers.
Israel <a href="https://twitter.com/Beat_Rev/status/1742111290531721265">invented</a> blue and white.
You should do a <a href="https://twitter.com/Btully41Tully/status/1742134530884952247">meme</a> from The Sixth Sense instead of “I see dead people” it could be “I see Israeli flags” everywhere
She’s gonna <a href="https://twitter.com/PunishersAngel/status/1742162309739336088">hate</a> White Castle.
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In Washington, D.C., a 16-year-old girl is accused of fatally stabbing another 16-year-old girl during a fight over <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mcdonalds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">McDonald&#8217;s</a> dipping sauce over the weekend.
At 2:00 a.m. ET Sunday morning, the teenager reportedly got into an argument with another 16-year-old girl outside of a McDonald&#8217;s near the popular U Street area of the nation&#8217;s capital. The victim allegedly began attacking the suspect before walking away. Then, according to security camera footage, the suspect allegedly lunged at the n0w-deceased girl and stabbed her to death. It&#8217;s unclear what exactly started the argument, but a D.C. detective testified in court that it began over sweet-and-sour sauce, The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/28/teen-killed-sauce-u-street-mcdonalds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“At the end of the day, someone is dead over a dispute over sauce,” D.C. Superior Court Judge Sherri Beatty-Arthur said in court Monday.
The suspect was charged with second-degree murder while armed and pleaded &#8220;not involved&#8221; on Monday. Per the Post, the prosecutor in the case said that the suspect is the only individual &#8220;who brought a knife to a fistfight.&#8221;
Beatty-Arthur ordered that the suspect be held until Friday for another hearing.
The shocking murder comes as D.C. is plagued by rising crime. This was the 13th individual under the age of 18 killed in D.C. this year. The violence is so bad that one D.C. Councilman has demanded that the National Guard be sent in to stop the chaos.
Critics say that the lawlessness is the result of years&#8217; worth of anti-police rhetoric and policies:
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After the D.C. Council spent years pushing pro-criminal, anti-police policies, Democrat D.C. Councilman Trayon White calls on the National Guard to help address the rampant violent crime in the nation&#39;s capital. <a href="https://t.co/WTABJMI8Zq">pic.twitter.com/WTABJMI8Zq</a>
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Even folks like D.C. council chairman Phil Mendelson, who earlier this year denied that there was a crisis in the city, are admitting that it has become ungovernable.
&#8220;You can get away with murder in this city,&#8221; he said point blank in July.
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D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson: &quot;You can get away with murder in this city — but that&#39;s true a lot of places!&quot;
Q: &quot;I&#39;m sorry, did you just say you can get away with murder in this city?&quot;
Mendelson: &quot;That is what I said&quot; <a href="https://t.co/XuS0A5oscS">pic.twitter.com/XuS0A5oscS</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1677456012305920002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Meanwhile, citizens like Sabel Harris, chair of an Advisory Neighborhood Commission located near the McDonald&#8217;s, told the Post the tragedy was &#8220;horrifying.&#8221;
“I walk by that McDonald’s almost every single day,&#8221; she said. &#8220;My mind is just reeling from this.&#8221;
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Pfizer Plant Destroyed By Tornado
A North Carolina Pfizer pharmaceutical plant that makes anesthesia drugs suffered heavy damage from a Tornado earlier this week. Pfizer confirmed that the large manufacturing complex was damaged by a twister that touched down shortly after midday near Rocky Mount. The company went on to say in an email that it had no reports of serious injuries and all employees were safely evacuated and accounted for.
Read more <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pfizer-manufacturing-plant-leveled-by-tornado-50000-pallets-of-medicine-damaged-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
 Carlee Russell Latest
The boyfriend of Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who disappeared mysteriously for two days last week — has wiped all traces of her from his social media. The Facebook page of Thomar Latrell Simmons was once filled with photos of him and Russell, but now those photos have been removed, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/07/20/carlee-russell-boyfriend-deletes-her-from-social-media-posts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The picture purge came hours after Hoover police revealed some strange internet searches that Carlee had done days before going missing, including a movie about an abduction and whether she was too old to be the subject of an Amber Alert.
Russian Prosecutors Move To Imprison Navalny
Russian prosecutors have asked a court to imprison opposition leader Alexei Navalny for 20 years, the Associated Press <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/russian-prosecutors-are-seeking-a-20-year-sentence-for-opposition-leader-navalny-ally-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. According to allies of Navalny, the trial, which went on behind closed doors in the prison where the politician is serving another lengthy sentence, is scheduled to conclude with a verdict on August 4. The 47-year-old opposition leader is President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s fiercest foe who exposed official corruption and organized major anti-Kremlin protests. He was arrested in January 2021 upon returning to Moscow after recuperating in Germany from nerve agent poisoning that he blames on the Kremlin.
Tony Bennett Dead
Tony Bennett, a singer whose persona and warmth embraced audiences for decades, died today at his home in Manhattan. He was 96. His publicist, Sylvia Weiner, announced his death. His interpretations of musical standards helped spread the American songbook around the world, reeling in tons of fans. Bennett was perhaps best known for singing &#8220;I Left My Heart in San Francisco.&#8221;
Read more <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/legendary-singer-tony-bennett-dead-at-96" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
Little Girl Gets $800k For McNugget Burn
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/florida">Florida</a> parents sued <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mcdonalds">McDonald’s</a> for serving chicken nuggets which they claim were so hot they caused second-degree burns on their 4-year-old daughter’s leg. 
Plaintiffs Philana Holmes and Humberto Caraballo Estevez were in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lawsuit">court</a> this week stating their case. They said their daughter received severe burns to her thigh area in 2019 after a 200-degree McNugget fell in her lap from a Happy Meal box.
In a split jury, franchisee UpChurch Foods was found negligent while McDonald&#8217;s was not, according to court documents. The jury found that both the franchisee and McDonald&#8217;s failed to produce instructions for the food that would have prevented the girl&#8217;s injury, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mcdonalds-hot-chicken-mcnugget-trial-florida-verdict-parents-say-girl-disfigured/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The family’s attorneys called the jury decision a &#8220;tremendous victory for a deserving family.&#8221;
“The reasonable, foreseeable, intended use is for a child to handle this box. The law implies a promise from a corporation to, in this case, a child,” their attorney Jordan Redavid told the court earlier this week, per <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12066409/Florida-parents-sue-McDonalds-claiming-chicken-nugget-left-four-year-old-child-disfigured.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Mail</a>. “And if it&#8217;s preventable, it’s warnable, you should warn someone about it, and if you don’t do that then you’re liable.&#8221;
Holmes said she ordered the six-piece chicken McNuggets Happy Meal at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Tamarac, Florida, and handed the box back to her daughter in the backseat. The girl was then allegedly burned by the nugget, which her family said left the child “disfigured and scarred” after it remained on her leg for two minutes. 
Holmes described the events after she picked up the food during a pretrial deposition.
“As I&#8217;m pulling away out of the drive-thru I hear [Olivia] start to yell. But the time I make it to the street it&#8217;s a full blown scream,” she told the court, according to a transcript.
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“I turn around and she dropped the nugget in her lap. So I&#8217;m trying to drive and knock them out of her lap as I&#8217;m going down the street.” 
“So as soon as I was able I pulled over, I run to the back seat of the car and I got out the nugget that I could see and I then pulled off her seat belt across the lap; there was a chicken nugget that was stuck that I could not reach,” she said. 
“As I am taking the nugget off of her skin it&#8217;s falling apart in my hand. Her thigh — upper thighs — it was really, really red. She&#8217;s screaming, she&#8217;s yelling,” Holmes went on. Photos of the child’s injuries were displayed in court.
“Every once in a while, she looks at [the scar] and she refers to it as her chicken nugget,” Estevez said.
The family is seeking $15,000 in damages from McDonald’s and its franchise, Upchurch Foods, for negligence and poor training, the outlet noted. A jury will determine the amount of damages. 
&#8220;Our sympathies go out to this family for what occurred in this unfortunate incident, as we hold customer safety as one of our highest priorities. That&#8217;s why our restaurant follows strict rules in accordance with food safety best practices when it comes to cooking and serving our menu items, including Chicken McNuggets,&#8221; UpChurch Foods said in a <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mcdonalds-hot-chicken-mcnugget-trial-florida-verdict-parents-say-girl-disfigured/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. 
&#8220;We are deeply disappointed with today&#8217;s verdict because the facts show that our restaurant in Tamarac, Florida did indeed follow those protocols when cooking and serving this Happy Meal. Our community here in South Florida should remain confident that we will continue serving safe and high-quality meals, just as we&#8217;ve done for more than 50 years at Upchurch Management restaurants.&#8221;
&#8220;Our customers should continue to rely on McDonald&#8217;s to follow policies and procedures for serving Chicken McNuggets safely,&#8221; McDonald&#8217;s said in a separate statement.

Verdict Reached After Parents Sue McDonald’s For ‘Dangerously Hot’ McNugget That Allegedly Gave Their 4-Year-Old Second-Degree Burns

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McDonald’s is closing its U.S. offices in a move to prepare some of its 150,000 employees worldwide they will lay off.
Last week, the corporation informed U.S. employees to stay home Monday through Wednesday as staffing decisions could be delivered virtually, while canceling in-person meetings with vendors at its headquarters.
“During the week of April 3, we will communicate key decisions related to roles and staffing levels across the organization,” the company said, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/mcdonalds-temporarily-shuts-u-s-offices-as-chain-prepares-for-layoff-notices-36fef317" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Wall Street Journal</a>.
“Some jobs that are existing today are either going to get moved or those jobs may go away,” McDonald’s Chief Executive Chris Kempczinski admitted in January,
In March, Amazon eliminated 9,000 jobs.
The tech industry has been decimated by layoff ins 2023; by the beginning of April, 121,205 had been laid off, according to information from <a href="https://layoffs.fyi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Layoffs.fyi</a>.
On March 31, Netflix <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-31/netflix-restructures-film-group-as-it-scales-back-movie-output" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> a handful of layoffs; Roku announced the day before it was laying off 200 employees after laying off 200 in November; Unacademy announced the same day that it had laid off 12% of its workforce after laying off 350 employees in November; Lucid announced on March 28 it was laying off 1,300 employees; on March 14 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced 10,000 people would be laid off, and Disney revealed in February layoffs that would total 7,000 employees.
“Despite the rhetoric you hear from Joe Biden, the economy is softening, and somebody’s gonna have to tell him: When you live by the sword, you’re gonna die by the sword,” Strategic Wealth Partners CEO and president Mark Tepper <a href="https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6319397012112#sp=show-clips" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in late January.  “And it just seems like they’re too busy popping champagne bottles, trying to celebrate the fact that yes, we’re past peak inflation but that core PCE number is still 4.4%, which is still double the mandate, and the sticky components of inflation, wages, rent, food, that’s all still running sky-high.”
The PCE price index reflects changes in the prices of goods and services purchased by consumers in the United States. It measures the prices Americans pay for goods and services. The PCE price index <a href="https://www.bea.gov/news/2023/personal-income-and-outlays-february-2023">increased</a> another 0.3 percent in February.

Now It’s McDonald’s: All U.S. Offices Temporarily Closed, Prepares For Layoffs

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mcdonalds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">McDonald’s</a> reported strong revenues as <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/inflation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">inflationary</a> pressures continue to drive budget-conscious consumers toward the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/restaurant" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fast food</a> brand.
The company reported $5.93 billion in revenues against $5.68 billion expected by analysts in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to a <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mcdonalds-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2022-results-301734277.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. Despite revenues falling 1% year-over-year, the company also posted net income of $1.9 billion, marking a 16% increase since the fourth quarter of 2021. McDonald’s unveiled a set of <a href="https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/article/accelerating-the-arches-2.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tactics</a> called Accelerating the Arches to emphasize core menu items, increase creative marketing, and scaling innovations.
&#8220;Our Accelerating the Arches strategy is driving growth and building brand strength, delivering exceptional full year performance in 2022 with over 10% comparable sales growth and 5% comparable guest count growth globally,&#8221; McDonald&#8217;s CEO Chris Kempczinski remarked. &#8220;While we expect short-term inflationary pressures to continue in 2023, we remain highly confident in Accelerating the Arches, which now includes a greater emphasis on new restaurant openings.”
Shares for McDonald’s fell 2.8% on Tuesday morning; the company’s stock has increased 1.5% over the past year, outperforming the S&amp;P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Although rising price levels have increased input expenses, the relatively less expensive menu items offered by McDonald’s have drawn individuals seeking less expensive restaurant experiences. “We can actually look at what is our share amongst low-income consumers; we&#8217;re gaining share right now among low-income consumers. And that goes back to the fact that we are positioned as the leading brand in terms of value for money and affordability,” McDonald’s CFO Ian Borden said during a recent <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/article/4549874-mcdonalds-corporation-mcd-q3-2022-earnings-call-transcript" target="_blank" rel="noopener">earnings call</a>. “To the degree that we end up in a more challenging economic environment in 2023, that&#8217;s going to be helpful to our business trends.”
Price levels declined slightly last month amid a decrease in energy prices: year-over-year inflation fell from 7.1% in November to 6.5% in December, marking the largest overall decline in nearly three years even as food and shelter prices continue to increase, according to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-tide-has-turned-inflation-sees-largest-drop-since-2020-lockdowns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The declines in headline inflation began after the Federal Reserve launched a campaign to raise target interest rates and thereby dampen rising prices.
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon has likewise <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walmart-ceo-inflation-will-be-with-us-basically-forever-at-some-level" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the firm is benefiting from households which had previously shopped at higher-end stores. “Higher income families are shopping at Walmart because they’re so price sensitive right now,” he remarked. “Families making more than $100,000 in household income have driven a lot of our growth during this last quarter.”
The executive noted a gradual shift in consumer decision-making as inflationary pressures worsened through the first half of last year. “Right around the middle of the first quarter is when we saw food inflation reach a level where behavior started to change,” he continued. “It got to a level where people making less than $50,000 household income started behaving differently, and then to the $75,000 level and then to the $100,000 level.”
Biden administration officials have advanced an optimistic view of the economy despite continued volatility. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen remarked during an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/janet-yellen-says-inflation-has-been-quite-moderate-quite-low-for-the-last-six-months" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> that inflation “has really been quite moderate, quite low for the last six months or so” even as price increases remain well above the 2% annual rate seen before the lockdown-induced recession. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre likewise <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/karine-jean-pierre-gives-non-answers-on-massive-tech-layoffs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dismissed</a> layoffs at prominent technology companies while claiming that the administration “inherited an economic crisis and turned it into the strongest two years of job growth on record.”

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McDonald’s Earnings Soar As Customers Seek Relief From Inflation

McDonald's Earnings Rise As Inflationary Pressures Persist

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mcdonalds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">McDonald’s</a> revealed a test restaurant near Fort Worth, Texas, earlier this month in which automation <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">technology</a> replaces many positions formerly held by employees, drawing mixed reactions from conservatives and liberals.
The fast food behemoth announced that customers can use kiosks and a mobile app to grab their orders from a conveyor belt rather than interacting with customer-facing staff. The concept is designed to give the restaurant team “the ability to concentrate more on order speed and accuracy, which makes the experience more enjoyable for everyone,” Keith Vanecek, the franchisee operating the restaurant, said in a <a href="https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/article/texas-order-ahead-lane.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>.
Conservative-leaning commentators noted that the restaurant concept comes after activist campaigns and left-wing politicians spent years calling for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-progressives-say-15-minimum-wage-is-too-low-call-for-26-minimum-wage-instead" target="_blank" rel="noopener">minimum wage</a> hikes. The new test restaurant also hits the marketplace as historic <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/americans-continue-to-opt-out-of-the-workforce" target="_blank" rel="noopener">labor shortages</a> present difficulties to companies attempting to fill their payrolls, worsening inflationary pressures and supply chain bottlenecks.
“The real minimum wage is zero and you are always replaceable,” BASEDPolitics President Hannah Cox <a href="https://twitter.com/HannahDCox/status/1606074358744506368" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on social media, alluding to a phrase favored by conservative economist Thomas Sowell. “If you want more money find a way to add more value. Anyone telling you differently has no idea how to eradicate poverty.”
Liberal-leaning commentators rebutted such arguments. Fight for 15, an activist group demanding a minimum wage of $15 per hour, <a href="https://twitter.com/fightfor15/status/1605998275080830976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1605998275080830976%7Ctwgr%5E896f34ad21905ed25957ec8fb0d11ad782b01409%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Fautomated-mcdonalds-drive-thru-sparks-debate-over-minimum-wage-raise-1769195" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the restaurant shows workers “need to demand” higher pay. “Maybe it&#8217;s time for broad worker solidarity so we can fight back.”
“They&#8217;d rather fire people than have less profits,” comedian Billy Procida <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBillyProcida/status/1605935438589411334" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>. “This is the problem.”
On a less serious note, writer Patrick Casey <a href="https://twitter.com/restoreorderusa/status/1606029313983205377" target="_blank" rel="noopener">observed</a>: “On the bright side at least the ice cream machine will work.”
McDonald’s has made several recent pushes toward increased automation. The company <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcdonalds-partners-with-ibm-to-automate-drive-thrus-as-labor-shortages-persist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">partnered</a> with IBM to automate drive-thrus and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcdonalds-is-testing-voice-automated-drive-thrus-in-wake-of-15-minimum-wage-proposals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unveiled</a> voice-ordering technology at multiple Chicago restaurants last year after purchasing several artificial intelligence startups. “Do I think in five years from now you’re going to see a voice in the drive-thru? I do, but I don’t think that this is going to be something that happens in the next year or so,” McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said at an investor conference.
Beyond large corporations, worker shortages and higher wage pressures have prompted roughly 30% of small businesses to implement new technology systems, according to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/3-in-10-small-businesses-have-automated-jobs-amid-nationwide-worker-shortage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll</a> from Morning Consult conducted last year.
Some policymakers nevertheless continue to call for increased pay in the restaurant services industries. Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newsom-signs-fast-food-bill-into-law-raising-min-wage-industry-heads-expect-consumer-prices-to-increase" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act three months ago, creating a Fast Food Council <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/should-raise-alarm-bells-across-the-country-california-paves-road-to-40-minimum-wage-increases-for-certain-restaurants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">empowered</a> to raise minimum wages for the industry up to $22 per hour, representing an increase of over 40% from the $15.50 per hour minimum wage slated to take effect in 2023.
A <a href="https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2021-02/56975-Minimum-Wage.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> published last year by the Congressional Budget Office found that a nationwide minimum wage of $15 per hour would result in 1.4 million job losses, even as 900,000 workers are lifted from poverty. Such a wage hike would affect 17 million workers whose pay would otherwise be below the threshold.

‘The Real Minimum Wage Is Zero’: McDonald’s Restaurant Uses Automation For Pickups And Orders

McDonald's Restaurant Uses Automation For Pickups And Orders

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mcdonalds">McDonald&#8217;s</a> announced that customers who use their app in December will have a chance to win the storied McDonald’s Gold Card, plus three more for friends, which entitles users to free food for life.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/restaurant">fast food</a> giant announced the “SZN of Sharing” event will run between December 5 and 25. Anyone who takes advantage of various app promos throughout the month will be entered to win the main prize, Parade <a href="https://parade.com/food/mcdonalds-offers-chance-win-mysterious-gold-card-free-food-for-life-2022?fbclid=IwAR1yt11Jfz0Iiguw7Wdk1__1aBAXkNqHm2I1OOUPavievqM50e4PbtKs_ns">reported</a>. 
“Our fans have been fascinated by the lore of the McDonald’s Card and if it really exists. And now, we’ll make this McDonald’s legend a reality for our fans by giving them the ultimate holiday gift – a chance to win a card and then share access to it with three of their family or friends,” McDonald’s USA Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer Tariq Hassan said in a statement. 
“Just by using the McDonald’s App, everyone can experience the joy that comes with sharing McDonald’s this holiday season.”
The card entitled recipients to the equivalent of two meals per week for 50 years, which means the potential for chowing down on a total of 5,200 McDonald’s meals for free.
These famous cards have been discussed for years, but no one was sure they existed for a while. Eventually, it was revealed that celebrities and other people who were deemed “heroes,” including Warren Buffet, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-gates">Bill Gates</a>, and Mitt Romney’s father George Romney did have these fabled cards. Rob Lowe also has one and bragged about it during a late show appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in 2016.
Most McDonald’s Gold Cards are franchise or state-specific — Lowe’s card is only valid at franchises in Santa Barbara or Goleta, California, Insider <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/story-behind-mcdonalds-gold-card-2016-11">reported</a>. People who are deemed “local heroes” can be awarded cards by franchise owners as they see fit.
The publication noted that only two people have confirmed cards that work in any McDonald’s location: Romney, who received his from restaurant owner Ray Kroc himself, and Bill Gates. 
Recently, McDonald’s debuted “adult Happy Meals” that come with a toy. The “Cactus Plant Flea Market Box” was a limited-time collaboration with the fashion brand Cactus Plant and came with retro toys including Grimace, the Hamburglar, Birdie, plus a new character named Cactus Buddy. 
The popular items sold out quickly, and the collectible toys popped up on resale sites for inflated prices.

McDonald’s Teases Free Food For Life With Legendary ‘Gold Card’ Promo In December

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NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace faced intense backlash over the weekend after violently attacking another driver following a crash he was accused of intentionally causing.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-bubba-wallace-causes-accident-during-race-then-physically-attacks-the-other-driver">incident</a> happened during Stage 2 of the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when Wallace, who won Stage 1, was next to driver Kyle Larson when Larson attempted a three-wide pass.
Larson moved up the track and his car gave a slight tap to Wallace’s car, causing Wallace to brush up against the wall. Then, Wallace bounced into Larson’s car, continued tracking it, and slammed into the rear causing both cars to spin out.
Multiple reports said that the move by Wallace to spin out Larson’s car appeared intentional. NASCAR officials could penalize Wallace if they believe that his actions were deliberate.
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=McDonalds%20Wallace&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=top">Hundreds</a> of <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=McDonald%27s%20Wallace&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=top">accounts</a> on social media called out Wallace&#8217;s top sponsor, McDonald&#8217;s, and challenged the fast food company to reconsider its decision to sponsor him.
Wallace’s outburst <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/calls-grow-for-bubba-wallace-to-be-suspended-face-potential-criminal-charges-for-violent-attack-after-crash?preview_id=451153&amp;preview_nonce=d5bef15f4b&amp;preview=true&amp;_thumbnail_id=451163">sparked calls</a> for him to be suspended or face potential criminal charges.
&#8220;Bubba Wallace could&#8217;ve killed someone with this stunt,&#8221; Rebel News writer Ian Miles Cheong tweeted. &#8220;He needs to be removed from the sport.&#8221;
NASCAR fan and NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck tweeted a clip of a NASCAR official trying to get Wallace’s attention following the attack.
Wallace pushed the officials’ hand off of him.
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ICYMI &#8212; Here is the moment that Wallace put his hands on a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASCAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NASCAR</a> official during his spat with Kyle Larson <a href="https://t.co/IYagPL2o8g">pic.twitter.com/IYagPL2o8g</a>
&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1581828457109282816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Larson responded to the incident by saying that Wallace’s aggression was not surprising.
“I obviously made an aggressive move into three and got in low and got loose and chased it up a bit,” Larson said. “And yeah, I mean, he got to my right front, and I got him tight into the wall and knew he was gonna retaliate. So, like I said, I mean, he had a reason to be mad, but his race wasn’t over until he retaliated. So it is what it is. Just, yeah, just aggression turned into frustration and he retaliated.”
When asked on camera if it was appropriate for Wallace to retaliate at that speed, Larson said no, as he pointed to the severity of injuries that could happen.
“I think with everything that’s been going on here lately with head injuries and all that, fractured ligaments and all that I don’t think it’s probably the right thing to do,” Larson said.
Larson did not act angry during the interview and seemed to have a lighter view of the incident, saying that most drivers have lost their cool and retaliated during races.
However, when the same person interviewed Wallace on camera, he took no responsibility for his actions.
The interviewer pointed out that Cliff Daniels, one of the top NASCAR crew chiefs, said that Wallace’s actions amounted to retaliation, and then asked Wallace if it was retaliation.
“Cliff is smart enough to know how easy these cars break so when you get shoved into the fence, like deliberately like he did, trying to force me to lift, steering was gone,” Wallace claimed and then smirked, “he just so happened to be there.”
“It was just a piss poor move on his execution,” Wallace continued.
“When situations like this happen, Bubba, at this speed, is retaliation an acceptable thing?” the interviewer asked.
“Stop fishing,” Wallace snapped. “Stop fishing.”
“I’m not fishing. I’m just asking you,” the interviewer responded. “Let’s also talk about the message you wanted to send to Kyle by going up to him after the incident.”
“He knows,” Wallace said. “He knows that what he did was wrong. He wanted to question what I was doing. He never cleared me so just hate it for our team, our McDonald’s Toyota Camry was super solid.”
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Hear from <a href="https://twitter.com/BubbaWallace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BubbaWallace</a> after his incident with Kyle Larson. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASCAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NASCAR</a> <a href="https://t.co/XUMPs2sRsf">pic.twitter.com/XUMPs2sRsf</a>
&mdash; NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/NASCARonNBC/status/1581738440768774144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The introduction of McDonald’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcdonalds-debuts-adult-happy-meals-that-come-with-a-toy">Happy Meals for adults </a>has people feeling all kinds of nostalgia for their youth.
This marketing move has inspired fans to start thinking about the wonder of a drive-thru treat and how it delighted them back in the day. Happy Meals, which debuted in 1979, remain one of the most successful fast food menu additions of all time because they appealed to both the children eager for a treat and parents who just wanted their tiny tots to eat dinner.
McDonald’s came under fire for targeting young people with unhealthy fast food. But that wasn’t enough to stop the mighty Happy Meal, which is still offered to this day.
Over the years, Happy Meal treats have ranged from the collectible to the truly bizarre. Here are some of the best and worst options.
<h3>Worst: E.T. Poster</h3>
A lot of the most hated prizes on the list have something in common: they aren’t actually toys. While it’s true that Spielberg’s 1982 sci-fi classic “E.T.” was a hit with audiences of all ages, the fact remains that getting a poster alongside your burger and fries was a bit of a letdown. Not to mention the fact that a lot of the time, the paper got ruined by grease before it could even get unpackaged.
<h3>Best: Muppet Babies Cars</h3>
McDonald’s did it best when they didn’t overthink their Happy Meal additions. The Muppet Babies toy series included baby versions of popular characters Kermit, Gonzo, Fozzie, and Piggy in little cars with functioning wheels.
Kids were inspired to collect all four because when they did, the Muppets could connect together to form a cute train. It all added up to a big win that customers loved.
<h3>Worst: Halloween Buckets</h3>
Is there anything worse than a practical toy? While parents may have loved the collectible buckets that came with Happy Meals around Halloween time, kids were less than thrilled to receive something so utilitarian.
Despite Halloween buckets being notorious on the “worst of” lists, McDonald’s recently <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/09/business/mcdonalds-halloween-pails-return-trnd/index.html">announced</a> that this item would be returning in time for the 2022 trick-or-treat season.
<h3>Best: McDinos Changeables</h3>
Kids love transformers because they’re the original fidget toys, endlessly morphing between two totally different things. The fast food behemoth partnered with the “Transformers” franchise in 1990 to create these collectible characters that changed into fast food items and dinosaurs. Maybe that’s why these collectibles are still fetching good money on eBay.
These adorable characters were released several times in the &#8217;80s and &#8217;90s. They were offered in the shapes of different burgers, drinks, fries, chicken McNuggets, ice cream cones, hotcakes, and the Egg McMuffin.
<h3>Worst: Toothbrush and Toothpaste</h3>
It goes without saying why most kids hated this particular promotion. Dental hygiene is essential but putting toothbrushes in Happy Meals was a huge miss from the perspective of their intended audience.
<h3>Best: Super Looney Tunes Characters</h3>
Some of the most popular McDonald’s Happy Meal toy offerings featured collaborations between the fast food company and beloved characters from popular shows and movies. The cast of the Looney Tunes dressed up like superheroes is the perfect example of this working well.
McDonald’s debuted Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Taz in 1992 complete with cute costumes to dress them in. The toys were well-made and became an instant classic.
<h3>Worst: Gardening Tools</h3>
Helping mom and dad in the garden might be a fun pastime for some kids, but overall as a promotion this McDonald’s offering was a swing and a miss. Young customers simply couldn’t muster any enthusiasm when they received a trowel or seed packet alongside their McNuggets.
<h3>Best: 101 Dalmatians Collectibles</h3>
The biggest endeavor of all was that one time in 1996 when McDonald’s put out 101 different toys to coincide with the live-action Disney movie “101 Dalmatians.” 
This was a genius marketing move because kids were encouraged to keep visiting, hoping to collect different characters with the ultimate goal of procuring a complete set. Both the movie and the Happy Meal promo were a doggone success. 
<h3>Worst: American Idol MP3 Player</h3>
When is an mp3 player not an mp3 player? This promotional toy came out in 2007 when the reality competition show “American Idol” was at the height of popularity. 
If it was real, it could have been a real draw for McDonald’s. Unfortunately, this so-called mp3 device only played the theme song over and over, making it a boring hunk of plastic that resembled an actual musical player in looks only.
<h3>Best: Hot Wheels Cars</h3>
There’s a reason why Hot Wheels toy cars are still beloved by kids more than 50 years after Mattel debuted them in 1968. 
This Happy Meal promo worked because it took a popular toy and kept the quality, making it a collectible for kids that helped enhance the collections they already had at home. Hot Wheels cars for Happy Meals debuted in 1983 and have been on the menu at various times ever since.
Per <a href="https://www.mashed.com/195875/best-and-worst-happy-meal-toys/">Mashed</a>, the original Hot Wheels were metal, then they switched to high quality plastic, and now they’re designed especially for the fast food behemoth. 
<h3>Worst: Camp McDonaldland Camp Gear</h3>
Camping may be fun, but it’s not for everyone. Like other flops on the list, this camping gear set meant to promote the fictional Camp McDonaldland was not actually a toy.
It included a plastic frying pan (not heat safe), utensils, and a collapsible cup made of cheap plastic. This option did not create any Happy Campers.
<h3>Best: Teenie Beanies </h3>
McDonald’s attempted to capitalize on the Beanie Babies craze of the 90s by introducing a smaller version to go along with their Happy Meals. Since people were already convinced they could become millionaires hoarding these little stuffed animals, the promo caused chaos at drive-thru windows coast to coast as customers swooped in trying to collect all the different versions.
Over the years, the company has come out with other versions of this promo multiple times, including the more recent Teenie Beanie Boos with the big eyes.
<h3>Worst: Step-It Fitness Trackers </h3>
These wearable fitness trackers, which were introduced in 2016, were meant to encourage kids to be more active. Instead, they caused literal burns.
McDonald’s was forced to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/23/health/mcdonalds-recalls-step-it-fitness-tracker-skin-irritation-burns/index.html">recall</a> the product after getting more than 70 complaints of blisters on users’ wrists along with multiple instances of skin irritation. Again, this wasn’t an actual toy, and for many children it was downright dangerous.
<h3>Best: Inspector Gadget Collectibles</h3>
The genius of these Inspector Gadget themed toys is that they functioned individually but could be combined to create a full-sized action figure that was super cool to play with.
One arm was a mini-grabber, the other a water gun, and his legs extended out. On top of the Inspector’s head was his signature propeller hat that really spun. Kids loved playing with it, plus it encouraged multiple visits for anyone looking to build their own Inspector.
<h3>Worst: Shark Tale Jellyfish</h3>
One look at this poorly designed toy had parents wondering how the design made it through multiple rounds of approvals.
Meant to coincide with the release of the Dreamworks movie “Shark Tale” in 2004, the jellyfish didn’t do anything fun, plus it was unfortunately shaped very much like a phallus and had parents less than thrilled about letting their kids play with it.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mcdonalds">McDonald’s</a> is making a nostalgia play by providing adult customers with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/food">Happy Meals</a>, complete with toys.
The fast food chain debuted its “Cactus Plant Flea Market Box” as a limited-time collaboration with the fashion brand Cactus Plant, though customers have just dubbed this new menu addition “Adult Happy Meals.” 
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They come in a larger box than a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/children">child’s</a> Happy Meal, per the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/10/04/mcdonalds-happy-meal-adults/">Washington Post</a>, and include a 10-piece chicken nugget or a Big Mac and an order of medium fries along with a medium drink. Besides the signature box, the thing that makes these meals extra special is the addition of one of four collectible figurines of old-school McDonald’s mascots — Grimace, the Hamburglar, Birdie, plus a new character named Cactus Buddy as a nod to the collaboration.
The publication notes that among a plethora of failed experiments, the Happy Meal remains a true McDonald’s achievement that’s been a massive success for four decades. These targeted kids&#8217; meals offer parents incentives to visit the fast food franchise frequently to collect all the toys and offer children “happiness” with their meals. Though they’ve come under fire for promoting unhealthy food, the product has remained a menu staple.
Now the multi-billion dollar company is hoping the adults in line will sign up for a bit of nostalgia and order Happy Meals for themselves.
“We’re taking one of the most nostalgic McDonald’s experiences and literally repackaging it in a new way that’s hyper-relevant for our adult fans,” McDonald’s USA chief marketing and customer experience officer Tariq Hassan said in a press release.
&#8220;Everyone remembers their first Happy Meal® as a kid&#8230; and the can’t-sit-still feeling as you dug in to see what was inside,&#8221; the document <a href="https://mashable.com/article/mcdonalds-adult-happy-meal">said</a>. &#8220;That little red box could turn a regular Tuesday into the best. day. ever. And now, we’re reimagining that experience in a whole new way — this time, for adults.&#8221;
Besides the collectible toys, there&#8217;s also merchandise such as hoodies, sweatshirts, and t-shirts for sale. If you order an adult Happy Meal through the app, you automatically get entered into a merch giveaway. The packaged meals are being offered at the drive-thru, for delivery, or on the McDonald’s app for a limited time.

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McDonald’s Debuts Adult Happy Meals That Come With A Toy

McDonald's Debuts Adult Happy Meals That Come With A Toy

The man who made headlines earlier this week for brandishing an axe at a Lower East Side <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mcdonalds">McDonald’s</a> is speaking out, claiming he’s “not unhinged” and insisting 18 hours in jail was ample punishment for his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/crime">crime</a>.
Michael Palacios, 31, discussed how his weapon of choice, which he called a “tomahawk,” was less dangerous than a gun and, therefore, should be acceptable in public.
“Think about it. If you only think that the thing you can protect yourself with is a gun, we’re all going to go to f***ing jail,” he said. “With a hatchet, I have my options — throw it or just smash a f***ing table. With a gun, all you do is shoot,” Palacios said in his defense, per <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/09/19/nyc-mcdonalds-ax-man-michael-palacios-speaks-out/">The New York Post</a>.
“I’m not unhinged,” the axe-wielding man promised. He was released without bail thanks to the state’s bail reform laws and sees himself as entirely justified in what he did. 
“I’m not psychotic. I just did what anybody would do when being pummeled,” Palacios continued while explaining that he acted in self-defense. “What would you do? Take out your phone and call 911?”
Palacios also said if he intended to hurt others, he would have. 
“I’m not a loose cannon,” he continued. “I don’t think just because I’m angry and going through some s*** I’m going to hurt other people. … People are saying, ‘Oh, these guys are lucky.’ It had nothing to do with luck. It’s not luck that they didn’t get chopped up. I didn’t chop them up because I didn’t want to.”
“Everybody’s talking about how I should be in jail,” he said. “I did my 18 hours, bro. What else do you want? Why do I have to be in jail? I’m not going to make it a race thing just because I’m big and black.”
“My intentions were not to hurt anyone,” he said again.
Next, Palacios recalled an incident where he was injured, which he says is proof that crime in the city is less serious than it was a decade ago.
“It’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city">New York City</a>,” he said. “I’ve been here for a long time, and there’s always been crime. I got hit in the head with a hammer at that corner like 10 years ago while I was walking to the store. Some random dude.&#8221;
“So, 10 years ago somebody got hit with a hammer. Today, somebody hit a table with a f***ing hatchet. I think things are getting better if you ask me.”
Witnesses claimed that Palacios became enraged after getting rejected by a woman he approached, but he claims the altercation happened when a patron began arguing with him after he was denied access to the restaurant bathroom.
“I’m like, ‘Yo, bro, c’mon. Open the bathroom,&#8217;” he said. “And then I hear, ‘You, you don’t have to be mean about it.’ I’m like, ‘Shut the f*** up.’ I didn’t even look back. I just said it, and then it all became, ‘Oh, I’ll slap you.’ I’m like, ‘Where are you gonna slap me?’ And that’s when I came at the guy with the black tank top.”
“And eventually I just got tired of three dudes backing me up, and I just slapped one of them. It had nothing to do with attacking women,” Palacios continued. “The woman had no issues. I had no issues with the woman.”
“I showed composure. People just see blankness, but I was thinking,” he said of wielding the axe as frightened people were filming. “I was processing. You ever download a program and the Apple sign spins? That was me processing.”
“I wanted to intimidate them,” he said of the incident. “Also, I wanted to show them that the hatchet was real. It’s not a toy.”
Palacios also told The Post he had lost his job earlier that day and was having “a tough day overall.”

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‘I Did My 18 Hours, Bro’: Axe-Wielding Man Who Went Off At McDonald’s Says He’s ‘Not Unhinged,’ Defends Quick Release

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