Tomorrow morning I'll go to my local coffee shop and get my espresso and a breakfast sandwich. That's it for the day. #24HourEconomicBlackout - ThreadSky

mynamehear.bsky.social • 25 days ago

Tomorrow morning I'll go to my local coffee shop and get my espresso and a breakfast sandwich.

That's it for the day.

#24HourEconomicBlackout

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demwriter.bsky.social•25 days ago

I'd have bought them today and lived with reheating in the microwave.

mynamehear.bsky.social•25 days ago

If I had thought of that in time, I might have done that, but I'm not going to punish a local business run by allies. Why should they be victims?

fedup90611.bsky.social•24 days ago

Please do support small locally owned businesses. Big corporations like Starbucks can suck it.

skbenoit.bsky.social•24 days ago

Then why bother?

jmrwitch.bsky.social•24 days ago

I have to pay for my cat’s annual exam. That’s it.

dreamblu.bsky.social•25 days ago

I’ll buy my coffee locally with cash. That’s it.

drchnei.bsky.social•24 days ago

I think the major goal is “economic blackout” - showing that the economy needs people that are not happy with this administration.

If you HAVE to, spend money at a small business.

But it’s not like you should shop all day and just avoid big corporations. That’s just reallocation.

jan6risingvoice.bsky.social•24 days ago

I used my coffee maker to make a cup of fresh ground black coffee with a pinch of cinnamon. Total cost? Less than a quarter. I will, on occasion, visit a local coffee house, but never a large corporate one.

trdr7.bsky.social•24 days ago

We have one turning 15 tomorrow. Luckily, his favorite restaurant is locally owned, and I will be paying cash. Wings, brisket, and Saratoga chips behind a small local grocery.

duchess13.bsky.social•24 days ago

Def support local 👌

damonmast.bsky.social•25 days ago

Live by your values. Everyone makes their own decisions and not everyone has to do 100%. The message will still get across to those who need to hear it.

passonx.bsky.social•25 days ago

I'm not even doing small business with cash.

Remember some small businesses are MAGA.

Everyone should feel the pinch in tRumpLandia.

passonx.bsky.social•25 days ago

Well the blackout DOES start at midnight tonight.

Do you have a Keurig machine and a stove?

.. asking for a friend.

sjswomley.bsky.social•24 days ago

I have a Nespresso, a microwave and almond milk

donrowlett.bsky.social•25 days ago

How about if you give me the name and number of your local coffee shop, I will call them tonight and have them send you espresso and breakfast sandwich. You reheat tomorrow morning. My treat.

keddle.bsky.social•24 days ago

I guess we all need to shop locally more in general

victoriousyankee.bsky.social•25 days ago

B-

arthurfontaine.com•25 days ago

Pay cash of course.

charlieharry.bsky.social•24 days ago

How is attacking people on your own team helpful? This is the Super Bowl all over again. He is doing his part and he is supporting a small local business. Can we just stop crucifying our own. All that does is cause anger and making people feel discouraged. Why can Dems never get along?

ladybird4.bsky.social•25 days ago

Same. My regular Friday lunch at a small local cafe who do homemade food and yummy cakes; still gotta support small business. Paying cash. Then that’s it.
#24HourEconomicBlackoutAUS

jtony.com•25 days ago

If you have to, but you could Buy/make it tonight. It isn’t hard to plan to buy nothing all day.

mynamehear.bsky.social•25 days ago

My local is on the good team and they don't deserve the boycott. I can be surgical in my decisions.

jtony.com•25 days ago

It’s not about “deserving the boycot.” Its about the system itself, and to target the system you need to target the whole system. The impact on an individual store is going to be negligible. That’s not what this is about. If you are that worried about them you can shop them today or Saturday.

brotherhiram.bsky.social•25 days ago

Spend no money. There is no "yes but..."

la4ygogo.bsky.social•24 days ago

Embarrassed, I forgot and bought donuts. :-(

jimcronkhite.bsky.social•24 days ago

Going to the family-owned local grocery store to buy a couple items with cash
#24HourEconomicBlackOut

puttigiegbete.bsky.social•25 days ago

#BoycottTarget
#BoycottUlta
#Resist

mnswede.bsky.social•25 days ago

Or make coffee at home ?

pizzasqurl2.bsky.social•24 days ago

My local shop is very right wing conservative. I stopped after my second trip when I saw the propaganda on a table beside the register. First visit was confusing as the decor was a combination of Bible and Mean Girls quotes.

mynamehear.bsky.social•24 days ago

😂 That is a strange combo

pizzasqurl2.bsky.social•24 days ago

Second visit was 2 months later and only the Bible quotes were there. Thankfully I can make a pretty good latte at home and usually do.

purpledragonfly.bsky.social•24 days ago

Make it at home

gutterviolet.bsky.social•25 days ago

Gotta support our local shops!

patchygroundfog.bsky.social•24 days ago

Any day but tomorrow.

canna-biskate.bsky.social•25 days ago

Folks will make any excuse to still have their comforts instead of sacrificing. Same reason folks stay on Twitter and Meta and listen to music by pedophiles. Convenience over consciousness. Consumerism over class solidarity. Boycotts make me feel yucky…

patchygroundfog.bsky.social•24 days ago

Yep. It's why Chump keeps winning. People make excuses.

looneystitches.bsky.social•25 days ago

Coffee and breakfast at home and bag lunch

lalonip81.bsky.social•24 days ago

Make sure you have them fill in the Political Opinions Vetting Card first. You don't want avocado toast with a splurge of Trump ketchup.

acroyear98.bsky.social•24 days ago

Must be tough being such a martyr 😶

wolfclifton.bsky.social•24 days ago

Thank you.

vctr.ninja•25 days ago

Things are going to better now.

mynamehear.bsky.social•25 days ago

Lol, totally

gustavmeyrink.bsky.social•24 days ago

sueb60.bsky.social•25 days ago

Tomorrow, I'm eating at home.

lilimedina.bsky.social•25 days ago

You're not helping.

mynamehear.bsky.social•25 days ago

Is there an explanation behind this?

lauramoe.bsky.social•24 days ago

Support local. The aim here is to avoid corporate. Use cash if you have it. Most of us don’t carry it anymore. Remember, real people work in these small businesses and rely on our $ so ordering a cup of Joe doesn’t break the boycott.

guammarine.bsky.social•25 days ago

Make that Cup of Joe at home, scramble some eggs!!??

sjswomley.bsky.social•24 days ago

If the weather is nice, I'll walk the half mile to mine.

laurie4anti-facism.bsky.social•25 days ago

👏👍!!!

lastofdyingbreed.bsky.social•25 days ago

Remember to use cash.

mconnyc.bsky.social•24 days ago

Did the same for lunch today and cooking at home tonight. At least makes me feel like I'm showing up

louisedanner.bsky.social•25 days ago

Yes, local small businesses are already hurting — use them tomorrow. But only if they are not pro-Trump, obvs.

irishdervish.bsky.social•24 days ago

I'd just make coffee and make a sandwich

mynamehear.bsky.social•25 days ago

Please see bottom right corner. Is supporting a small business not OK now?

wuf-desade.bsky.social•24 days ago

Yes! Please support small businesses! Using cash also helps them from having to pay retailers fees from the credit cards

dgrant61.bsky.social•25 days ago

Looks like it’s saying small businesses are ok, and to use cash (my interpretation).

ladybird4.bsky.social•25 days ago

Small businesses shouldn’t suffer. Pay cash though, if you can.

patchygroundfog.bsky.social•24 days ago

Small businesses could be MAGAts. Owners could be rich. No spending. Period.

ladybird4.bsky.social•24 days ago

I understand where you are coming from and don’t disagree. I’m supporting the blackout from Australia. And I know the cafe, I wouldn’t go if I thought they were RWNJ’s. We learned who was ok from our local businesses during Covid! (I’m from Vic, the lie was that we had the worst ever lockdowns)

mynamehear.bsky.social•25 days ago

That was my interpretation, too, but judging by this thread that's not the only interpretation.

damonmast.bsky.social•25 days ago

It’s not an interpretation. “Ok” is literally right there. It’s a willing ignorance of the intention to say small business is not ok on the 28th. That’s fine for those who want to follow that way, but no shame in honoring it the way intended.

irrelevantseal.bsky.social•24 days ago

Small businesses are terrible. There is genuinely no acceptable form of business under capitalism because this system breeds suffering, but atleast the coffee is nice

gustavmeyrink.bsky.social•24 days ago

Ok ok

patchygroundfog.bsky.social•24 days ago

Original boycott was 0 spending! Now people are tailoring it to fit their lifestyle, adding caveats. "It's ok if you pay cash. It's ok if it's a small business." It has lost the impact. "I'm just a small blip." Everyone says that, now it's a big blip, defeating the purpose. Chump et al wins again. 😥

orangehamster.bsky.social•24 days ago

Yeah it seems rather pointless virtue signaling if people can't even go 24 hours without spending period. And it was regular every day people who far outnumber rich people that led to current outcomes, so impact not being felt for everyone makes it pointless.

irrelevantseal.bsky.social•24 days ago

What i dont understand is why does this even matter at all? Walmart can survive a day with 10000 less customers. 24 hours is absolutely nothing to any of these businesses. Announcing when the end of a blackout will be is just so you can virtue signal without too much sacrifice.

patchygroundfog.bsky.social•24 days ago

It matters because it might show that people across the nation can be organized for a cause. Or, I fear, conversely show #KomradeKraznov and Pootie that we can't be organized. You and lots of others didn't think about that. They only knew they'd have to give up their coffee for a day. 😥

irrelevantseal.bsky.social•24 days ago

A single day blackout is bad organization no matter how it turns out. Might as well call it a challenge

patchygroundfog.bsky.social•23 days ago

🤷🏼‍♀️

lilmands.bsky.social•25 days ago

So long as it's a locally owned coffee shop and not your local Starbucks.

mynamehear.bsky.social•25 days ago

It is, and they're on the blue team.

vanlighet.bsky.social•25 days ago

So buy two of everything the next day. We’re trying to make a point here and it’ll be measured by retail and sales tax figures. I do not understand your logic at all. This is in no way helpful.

stopburningthings.bsky.social•25 days ago

It's not helpful to pick and choose which companies to shop from in a very short term economic protest if we want to see an effect on aggregate figures.

vanlighet.bsky.social•25 days ago

Huh? I’m advocating for NO spending (I’m buying nothing all weekend) not even at one’s favorite coffee spot just because you like them. Other ppl w/also see this guy at the coffee shop, which just tanks the whole purpose bc it won’t be taken seriously. I just don’t get it. At all.

stopburningthings.bsky.social•25 days ago

If that's a response to me, I agree. No spending at all.

sfmp.bsky.social•24 days ago

USA citizens should STOP all purchases other than necessary staples, regardless of where a product's manufactured. While I support tomorrow's boycott, it'll be a data blip/inconsequential. The billionaires only react to significant bottom line impact. I will holiday in Canada & Mexico in 2025 though

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