Tomorrow, people across the country are participating in an Economic Blackout—a coordinated effort to withhold spending for 24 hours to send a powerful message about economic justice, corporate greed, and political accountability.
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I started Nov 7...slashed grocery budget by 50%, stopped all unessential buying, using the money I saved to pay off credit cards, AND no longer buying products from red states. (I carry the map on my phone.) #GetTheRedOut #EconomicBlackout #PowerofthePurse
Awesome! Those are all really great ideas. I have to say, credit card companies and banks are another mess to conquer but I appreciate your hard work and it's a great start! 💛
CNN tried to make light of this lol. But the message is someone out there has a message that can spread like wildfire that shows people are paying attention.
I’m not spending again until Monday at the earliest. Got gas. Got enough groceries.
Even got Pepperidge Farms bread today for $.99 per loaf AND buy 1 get 1 free at a locally owned convenience store in town. I’m good with pb&j for 3 days!
I'm extending my personal #EconomicBlackout to Monday too, but I started Nov 7...slashed grocery budget by 50%, stopped all unessential buying, using the money saved to pay off credit cards, & no longer buying products from red states. #GetTheRedOut #EconomicBlackout #PowerofthePurse
We'll post more about whom to and not support this weekend, but here's a shortlist. These companies did not rollback their DEI programs:
Support:
✅Apple
✅Costco
✅Delta Air Lines
✅CVS Health
✅Ben & Jerry's
✅JP Morgan
✅Coca-Cola
I don’t think a convicted murderer, pandering, opportunist, profiteering shitbird should be the face of this effort but reasonable people can agree that the effort is worthwhile 😂
Hopefully the economic blip raises a few eyebrows in the halls of oligarchical power. Anything that affects their trickle up economics is a good start.
I started Nov 7...slashed grocery budget by 50%, stopped all unessential buying, using the money I saved to pay off credit cards, AND no longer buying products from red states. (I carry the map on my phone.) #GetTheRedOut #EconomicBlackout #PowerofthePurse
There are a number of organizations that have organized the economic blackout on 2/28....it is not an "Al Sharpton" event. He IS supporting a blackout of companies that have eliminated DEI programs on 4/5. Not sure where this flyer is from
Same here. My economic blackout started Nov. 7...slashed grocery budget by 50%, no unessential spending, using the savings to pay off credit cards. Boycotted all the above too.
I heard we need to put regular things in our digital carts, then walk away, on the target wallet, etc. Because it will mess with their algorithm/supply. Anyone know if that's true?
👏 but 1 day does nothing. We need to stop all discretionary spending now & not let up until the markets force the GOP/Trump to change course. Our $ is our voice & war time rationing should be our battle cry. Can’t arrest/dox/fire for not spending. 2/3 of US economic activity is consumer spending.
I started Nov 7...slashed grocery budget by 50%, stopped all unessential buying, using the money I saved to pay off credit cards, AND no longer buying products from red states. (I carry the map on my phone.) #GetTheRedOut #EconomicBlackout #PowerofthePurse
I am of the adage that, when “people show you who they are the FIRST time, believe them!” Angelou So, I am good with permanently boycotting. My bank accounts thank me!#Target #Walmart #Amazon #Sam’s
This is our problem. We finance them with our endless spending. Trade, barter, share, shop second hand stores and stop endless spending starve these shitbag oligarchs to oblivion. They only understand money so give them as little of your hard earned money as possible!!!
Not just one day for me! I cancelled Amazon on inauguration day and will boycott any and all companies or products supporting this coup. Democracy deserves more than one day. This includes all stocks in any companies either. I have liquidated my stock portfolio of traitors to democracy!!
I started Nov 7...slashed grocery budget by 50%, stopped all unessential buying, using the money I saved to pay off credit cards, AND no longer buying products from red states. (I carry the map on my phone.) #GetTheRedOut #EconomicBlackout #PowerofthePurse
I am not buying anything today, but I think this needs to be a sustained effort!! We should have an economic blackout every Wednesday!! We need to create momentum so many others can join in. They can show up by not showing up! It can be a quiet act, but have a huge impact
I'm extending my boycott to Monday, but I actually started Nov 7...slashed grocery budget by 50%, stopped all unessential buying, using the money saved to pay off credit cards, & no longer buying products from red states. #GetTheRedOut #EconomicBlackout #PowerofthePurse
let's go beyond a 24hr boycott. start finding ways to live your life without relying on amazon/walmart/etc. get creative and learn how to live without all the bullshit they have convinced us we "need"
let's go beyond a 24hr boycott. start finding ways to live your life without relying on amazon/walmart/etc. get creative and learn how to live without all the bullshit they have convinced us we "need"
For people who think this is hard... it's not.
We've gotten accustomed to the ease of clicking "buy it now." There are alternatives in your neighborhood, small family owned businesses that we all love and should support. The local bike shop, coffee shop, gift shop, restaurant. Pay them in cash.
Be brave Americans! Know we Europeans fully support you! Show the world that you represent the true face of America instead of that MAGA scrum. We know that you are out there and that common sense and decency still exists in the US.
And organise to ramp this up... Next month do it for 1 week, the following month , 2 weeks, the next one 1 Month. By that time you will be used to be buying and supporting local businesses
#BLACKOUTFRIDAY
Please Please Please Share. Share. Share.
Enter February 28 into your Smart Phone Calendar.
Say you're IN!
WE REALLY CAN DO THIS
TOGETHER!!!!
Please Do This With ME
#Resist #FuckTrump #TheResistance
Feb. 28 National boycott of ALL BUSINESSES needs to happen, especially if a company like Tesla PAID ZERO FEDERAL TAXES IN 2022 AND 2024 after getting billions in profits!! Wake up America!!!!
I'm thinking that no debit/credit transactions within a 24hr period will be noticeable, that plastic has a cost attached to it regardless of the regular transaction "fees" you do or don't pay.
Why doesn’t this ALSO include calling your Senators & House Reps to demand they stand up for their own Article 1 Constitutional powers—and FINALLY impeach & remove Musk/Trump[Putin]?
C’mon ppl. call Congress. They’re literally the only ones left who can stop him—He’s already defying the courts
How about they do their jobs? Instead of waiting for EOs? Cause it's work and they don't want to get blamed. They need to cut their staffs by 20%+ to show their support...I hear crickets
I’m buying nothing….. instead I’m filling a shopping cart full of stuff and letting it sit there on a browser tab in the background. A great place to troll the aisles is https://www.trumpstore.com
It’s a good idea to at least try to use a private browser page. A lot of the webpages these days have the ability to vacuum up an email address, and in this case you’ll get an endless array of email for gold sneakers.
Thank you! We sane Americans LOVE & respect Canada, Mexico, Ukraine & our European democracies & their citizens. 💕We oppose & reject the greed, corruption, lies & cruelty of the authoritarian "conservative" party!
Let’s not think of this as a singular occasion. I think we need to prepare for this to be a regular occurrence so use tomorrow as your boycott test session. That’s my plan!
Holy shit. So the plan is, in a capitalist dystopia run by an oligarchy, to cause a BLIP in sales. You are the people with the least power and money. Your one day blip affects NOTHING. Pick something that affects them, like murdering them.
I'm extending my personal boycott to Monday but I started Nov 7...slashed grocery budget by 50%, stopped all unessential buying, using the money saved to pay off credit cards, & no longer buying products from red states. #GetTheRedOut #EconomicBlackout #PowerofthePurse
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Even got Pepperidge Farms bread today for $.99 per loaf AND buy 1 get 1 free at a locally owned convenience store in town. I’m good with pb&j for 3 days!
Support:
✅Apple
✅Costco
✅Delta Air Lines
✅CVS Health
✅Ben & Jerry's
✅JP Morgan
✅Coca-Cola
Let’s be real, I’m not spending money in case I get laid off 🤣
Power of the Purse👜
Last time at:
amazon 1/1
audiobooks 1/1 closed
paypal 11/24 closed
target=71 days
home depot= 60 days
I am but 1, but together we are many!
#Amazon
#Walmart
#Meta
#McDonalds
#Uber
Since their DEI nonsense
#Target
Don’t stop til it’s a penny stock
https://aiwillybillhuman.substack.com/p/from-a-leak-to-a-flood-how-corporate
#NationalStrike
✋💙✊
https://substack.com/profile/228323012-amelia-patterson/note/c-96525422?r=3rxr5w
My Wallet: 'Yeah, like you had a choice.'
We've gotten accustomed to the ease of clicking "buy it now." There are alternatives in your neighborhood, small family owned businesses that we all love and should support. The local bike shop, coffee shop, gift shop, restaurant. Pay them in cash.
Please Please Please Share. Share. Share.
Enter February 28 into your Smart Phone Calendar.
Say you're IN!
WE REALLY CAN DO THIS
TOGETHER!!!!
Please Do This With ME
#Resist #FuckTrump #TheResistance
the greedy Corporations will then take notice. Not using fb also.
You would reach more people, when you add a good description into the Alt-text field.
That is pretty easy, especially, when your image just contain text.
This way, you support visually impaired people and everyone else, who rely on a good filled Alt-text.
#accessibility
Forcing just one fund manager to ditch a stock could be as devastating (or more) than any size boycott.
After the blackout, support local small businesses that share your values.
Use cash more often so big banks get less card swipe fees.
C’mon ppl. call Congress. They’re literally the only ones left who can stop him—He’s already defying the courts
And Republicans are scared to act bc they *think* their constituents still support Trump/Musk—they fear they’ll lose their jobs if they oppose him
THATS WHY YOU NEED TO CALL THEM & DEMAND THEY IMPEACH & REMOVE TRUMP