This Sunday starts with my partner and me sitting in bed with cups of tea, discussing how to stop using any American goods. He thinks his music software might be. And I must get off X. - ThreadSky

greenjennyjones.bsky.social • 70 days ago

This Sunday starts with my partner and me sitting in bed with cups of tea, discussing how to stop using any American goods.
He thinks his music software might be. And I must get off X.

Comments

christophermac.bsky.social•69 days ago

DEFINITELY get off X -- and F**kbook, if you're on that, too.

somethinghumble.bsky.social•70 days ago

Which Sunday will be the Sunday when you literally abandon meat dairy amd eggs? You cannot call yourself an animal lover or a liberal if youre paying the grossest republicans to slaughterhouse the most innocent babies among us.

pennyflynn.bsky.social•70 days ago

Yes, get off X immediately!

carolinerussell.bsky.social•70 days ago

I’ve not been posting on X but I get casework messsges via X snd so have not yet fully left.

unixmaisonette.com•70 days ago

X and Meta can get in the bin 🚮

unixmaisonette.com•70 days ago

The NAACP is starting a list of American corporations that are supporting DEI initiatives and thise that have capitulated https://naacp.org/campaigns/black-consumer-advisory

wltran.bsky.social•70 days ago

ELF cosmetics never make the lists. It is one of the most diverse organizations with a high percentage of women in leadership which makes sense for a product with mostly a female consumer base.

lindaswims.bsky.social•70 days ago

I left twitter when musk took over. It’s much nicer here!

bookworm17.bsky.social•70 days ago

I found some useful Canadian templates that provide Canadians their alternative to US product. I hope a UK version will appear soon.
I left X on 20th Jan. Missing several accounts from there, but it was the right decision.

lafemelle.bsky.social•69 days ago

Thanks for this

mikeyh71.bsky.social•70 days ago

A good place to go to ensure you're only buying ethical products (there are products and services based in the UK, EU, Asia, etc. that we also should be avoiding) is @ethical-consumer.bsky.social.

bookworm17.bsky.social•70 days ago

Thanks for this, I will make good use of it.

bigmomma99.bsky.social•70 days ago

Get off X now. Easy to do. After a few days you won't miss it.

piesgirl.bsky.social•70 days ago

I dumped X and Facebook and wonder why it took me so long.

msmuffet6754.bsky.social•70 days ago

X is toxic as a swamp full of poisonous chemicals.

wits-end.bsky.social•70 days ago

Yes, we need everyone outside of the US to help Trump fail. It is impossible to talk to Trump voters and convince them that they're in a cult. The ONLY thing that will start to erode their loyalty to Trump is if they are personally hurt by Trump's policies or existence. For most, that means $.

homotronic.bsky.social•70 days ago

social change always hinges on hurting the riches money.

wits-end.bsky.social•70 days ago

And in this case, the money of his voters. There are many "moderate" Trump voters who are likely to flip and denounce him when his policies lead to them suffering financially. They voted for him expecting things to get "better." The opposite might get them to vote differently in the mid-terms.

postapocwriter.bsky.social•70 days ago

Yes please get off Twitter

catherineiremaineu.bsky.social•70 days ago

Time well spent Jenny 👏🏻

brettlittle.bsky.social•70 days ago

😢

mariedj.bsky.social•70 days ago

I hope you stay on bluesky, which is also American-grown but by the resistance

md-garp.bsky.social•70 days ago

I've been on X maybe 2x since musk changed names. Don' t bother with it anymore. Not going to avoid buying American(I am a veteran) but, I will buy Canadian when ever I can. Canada has been a big part of my life that I refuse to turn my back on.

userfred.bsky.social•70 days ago

I changed over to BlueSky. Recommendable!

franklyvhs.bsky.social•70 days ago

European alternative to Spotify is Deezer, it's really nice.

katherinepemberton.bsky.social•70 days ago

Can’t believe you’re still on X!

pete-etep.bsky.social•70 days ago

Wth are you doing on Nazihub? Shut it down

twredfish.bsky.social•70 days ago

Boycott what you can.

The American people did NOT want this!

The Murican Maga did.

Yes, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE!

donbb56.bsky.social•70 days ago

you still on twitter , shame on you

canjaymay.bsky.social•70 days ago

Def get off Twitter...you are complicit if you remain

spirabo.bsky.social•70 days ago

I’m creating a list for Australians of American owned or substantially owned companies to boycott on the US blackout days and those to boycott permanently for supporting Trump or Project 2025.

jennmelb.bsky.social•70 days ago

Am sure lots of Aust women buy American cosmetics. I’ve stopped buying any cosmetics at all, unless I can buy local. I used to buy Clinique, owned by US co Estée Lauder.

spirabo.bsky.social•70 days ago

Guess you know the local ones but for others I’ll add some names—
https://washpool.com.au
https://biome.com.au

spirabo.bsky.social•70 days ago

Yes they do. Ditto for men’s products. There are online and physical stores that sell locally made products, and they’re usually safer. Myriads of products contain BAK (benzalkonium chloride) as preservative to which many have become allergic. So there’s other benefits in leaving the big brands.

ajr595.bsky.social•70 days ago

I still check x sometimes because so many wildlife/ regen farming bods/beekeepers are still posting there that I can't find on BlueSky yet. That has always been a (mostly) toxin-free sector.

mikeyh71.bsky.social•70 days ago

Can't you try and convince them that a move to BlueSky would ultimately be positive for them and those who are following them?

caroloneill1.bsky.social•70 days ago

I do think our governments in Europe are underestimating the damage X is doing. I think it is time to take a stance against the people who are manipulating information to further their own agendas. Dangerous times

janiesprogget.bsky.social•70 days ago

Weapon of mass destruction. Arm against it first.

nerdotim.bsky.social•70 days ago

Elon lets Putin and many others run misinformation campaigns on there.

cheshiredoglady.bsky.social•70 days ago

Get off X. You'll feel so much better. I'm going to stop using amazon.

septemberschild.bsky.social•70 days ago

My god. Are you still on X?

lmiddleton7.bsky.social•70 days ago

Not straightforward but I have had a Musk and Zuckerberg cleaning out but remain on WhatsApp for now. Won't use Amazon and need to find Google alternative. Aware that Asda and Morrison are now US owned. All tricky but not impossible.

grubchick.bsky.social•70 days ago

DuckDuckGO is a great search engine. I downloaded the app as well MapQuest instead of Google maps. DuckDuckGO has been blocking Google tracking me on my Google pixel phone

lmiddleton7.bsky.social•70 days ago

Thanks for that, I shall have a look. Its a small way of protesting but if we find alternatives they will get the message as adverisers loose interest and that in turn impacts on them.

suehkelly.bsky.social•70 days ago

Oh God - GET OFF X! It’s toxic. Go to Substack.

rmz1961.bsky.social•70 days ago

Goods unite us is a good app to help with that.

glendabau.bsky.social•70 days ago

We too have taken a good look and must make changes.

propjerry.bsky.social•70 days ago

Noise for some, music for others. Who knows, you might discover things really worth your while and money.

momof2vizslas.bsky.social•70 days ago

Thank you for also HELPING the US. We need everyone from the free world on the same page. This needs to become an internal fight, which means every other country cutting us out.

heroic1.bsky.social•70 days ago

You should have left long ago.

judithhough.bsky.social•70 days ago

Have you seen the campaign to not buy from Amazon from 7-14 March?

bookworm17.bsky.social•70 days ago

I stopped giving them my custom a few years ago.

sheflin1.bsky.social•70 days ago

I stoped buying from Amazon after seeing Bezos on the inauguration platform.

moggie79.bsky.social•70 days ago

Me too. Deleted my account that day.

luckieme333.bsky.social•70 days ago

Oh? I already started boycotting Amazon.
Maybe I'll unsubscribe on the 7th for effect.
I wanted a book but I hate Amazon, so..
Someone on bluesky directed me to https://Bookshop.org which raises money for local book stores.
I even bought a book by one of the PhDs that I'm following, so, it all works out!

yamrock71.bsky.social•70 days ago

One week?
I’ve worked for that mob, I’d suggest limiting ANY purchase with Amazon unless absolutely “necessary” as much as is reasonably possible. Disgusting company.

nerdotim.bsky.social•70 days ago

only on those dates? F that . Never buy from Amazon again!

greenjennyjones.bsky.social•70 days ago

No, but sounds good.
(Personally I don't use Amazon anyway.)

christopher-hervez.bsky.social•70 days ago

Not using Amazon is much more complicated than it would first appear. Amazon Web Services are used by a lot of companies - Nat West just for starters. Relationships between organisations are complicated and not easy to discover because of the depth of entanglement.

christopher-hervez.bsky.social•70 days ago

I might add, moving away from Amazon has been my long term strategy for a while. I'd decided that it might be a good idea when it became obvious that workers' rights are treated with disdain among other things. The problem is, I'd implemented a lot of control for my home using smart speakers.

christopher-hervez.bsky.social•70 days ago

They also provide a convenient interface for answering questions when one's hands are engaged, for example, driving, making a cake etc etc.

christopher-hervez.bsky.social•70 days ago

I've been trying to find an open source alternative that will perform as well and to implement it on my own server.

glengirl.bsky.social•70 days ago

I do sometimes but I will join this.

hurricane1982.bsky.social•68 days ago

What's the alternative for getting books. Not UK based here btw

adamt1966.bsky.social•70 days ago

My new year's resolution was to stop using Amazon. So far so good.

judy66.bsky.social•70 days ago

Definitely get off X, it’s a cesspit

jfonteyn.bsky.social•70 days ago

And just so you know, he's trying to destroy America. That's his goal.

jfonteyn.bsky.social•70 days ago

Bluesky is American fyi. Cut the American shit that supports trump. Anything meta should have been cut by every person on the planet by now. Amazon should have been dumped.

scipionow.bsky.social•70 days ago

Any pushback is a help.

enrich12.bsky.social•70 days ago

Getting off x has definitely helped my mental health. It's seriously toxic.

fastr.bsky.social•70 days ago

Oh you gotta get off X..you're like 2 years late on that. Stop using Amazon, target, anyone who donates to republicans or stopped DEI. It's a daunting task but one we most do.

bobmthesecond.bsky.social•70 days ago

You know I was discussing the issue with a stranger I met in a grocery store. Canada's economy is so intertwined with Americas that it is difficult to avoid just one.
It would be nice to be able to scan QR codes and see a colour gradient from green to red.

songbirdfibres.bsky.social•70 days ago

This is a very useful site! Just snap a pic and it gives you % Canadian and 🇨🇦🇨🇦alternatives if it’s a US product.

https://isthiscanadian.ca/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR17w4TLHYKfSUQhAJ1fcmBfzSaLAYJKSYmc4-mYhe3frAGyVlwVkLD5oAI_aem_KTTkKiihpIrDngaa3ZaY5w

bobmthesecond.bsky.social•70 days ago

Well I am whelmed! Verging on being overwhelmed. Thank you very much, it is better than I was hoping for.

songbirdfibres.bsky.social•70 days ago

Share it far and wide!!

bobmthesecond.bsky.social•70 days ago

Yes you are correct to the letter, we all have this responsibility just now!

fighttrump.bsky.social•69 days ago

Why are you still on X?

erikawas.bsky.social•70 days ago

You’re still on X?!

andybresnan.bsky.social•70 days ago

I’m stuck in the US for the duration, I suppose, and my first thought was “I should stop buying US goods as well!” But too many people here are already losing jobs and many more are about to be struggling as he tanks our economy. It’s meaningful for the world to isolate this cancer. Don’t stop.

stephenowens.bsky.social•70 days ago

I am boycotting US goods only to find that my son today bought me a bottle of Woodford Reserve Kentucky whiskey. I feel like such a hypocrite drinking this whiskey.

zebathome.bsky.social•70 days ago

What a sacrifice you both are making.

patinahat.bsky.social•70 days ago

The trouble is that we sat back and let US companies monopolise most modern tech 🤷‍♀️

tiffany-greeneyes.bsky.social•70 days ago

At least start by cutting the big ones. X, meta, and Amazon is where we’ve started in our household

sheflin1.bsky.social•70 days ago

I did the same.

qabinofblue.bsky.social•70 days ago

We’ve already gotten rid of those. We’re American. We stand in solidarity & hope we see reason & respect return to our government soon. Many of us are also appalled. Although, we’ve never supported the current administration majority, I’d bet that even many who did are regretting it now.

tiffany-greeneyes.bsky.social•70 days ago

Yeah I’m in the same boat and can say that, as the “black sheep” of my MAGA family, they’ve all gotten VERY quiet for the first time in over 8 years. We tried warning them!

montrose.bsky.social•70 days ago

Boycott American Products

If you agree follow me

Support EU products

theprideofdarkhan.bsky.social•70 days ago

Myself and my wife did this just before the election. Google was the hardest one of the bunch. But we're mostly fully divested of it now and migrated to proton mail/drive/docs/pass. Everything else was pretty easy to ditch.

jordy-vincent.bsky.social•70 days ago

Do you rate Proton in terms of usability comparable to Google? I do everything through Google and would like to come away.

theprideofdarkhan.bsky.social•70 days ago

I first checked it out a few years ago and it was miles away. But coming back to it the experience is pretty damn close. Some UI elements that cause me some irritation but they are rapidly being fixed and new features rolled out. The lack of sheets so far is my last bugbear but it's on the roadmap.

jordy-vincent.bsky.social•70 days ago

This is good to know - appreciate the info. Thank you.

yamrock71.bsky.social•70 days ago

Tech is the hardest one IMO. I’m big on boycotts, it’s the one VERY REAL power we have. Starve their accounts and encourage friends/family to do likewise.

jonathanblackmore.bsky.social•70 days ago

This is maybe useful... https://european-alternatives.eu/

tdhurst.bsky.social•70 days ago

What’s the benefit to still using Twitter?

whysocialmedia.bsky.social•70 days ago

missblank01.bsky.social•68 days ago

Oh my, why Nissan 🚗

whysocialmedia.bsky.social•68 days ago

https://www.latintimes.com/nissan-pull-out-mexico-trump-tariffs-come-effect-575594

iangorrie.bsky.social•69 days ago

Nissan?

whysocialmedia.bsky.social•69 days ago

I think because they are pulling out of Mexico due to Trump tarrifs

garethd.bsky.social•70 days ago

Hello Jenny . X must go, methinks.

tellmestuff.bsky.social•70 days ago

I'm American, and I think this is a fine idea. Please help us put our new facist overlords back in their places. Well, prison, hopefully.

bozone23.bsky.social•70 days ago

Thank you.

ralpht2.bsky.social•70 days ago

Please keep your followers informed on your decisions as I’m sure that many of us are thinking the same broad thoughts.

nerdotim.bsky.social•70 days ago

All of Europe should be banning X from being used there. It's a Cesspool of racist Maga freaks pushed on everyone by Elons h1b hires.

michelle900.bsky.social•70 days ago

Isn't bluesky american technically, i guess it doesn't count because the owner isn't making themselves known for stupid stuff.

glengirl.bsky.social•70 days ago

Definitely get off X. I am thinking seriously about binning anything Meta too.

wascr1us.bsky.social•70 days ago

I don't really need Amazon prime. I've also directed my work org to choose a california vendor over one from a red state.

I also know of a great product owned by an Israeli company that I would never recommend for that reason (sadly).

artsexplorer.bsky.social•70 days ago

What music software are you using and what would be options?

greenjennyjones.bsky.social•70 days ago

🤷

karlhk.bsky.social•70 days ago

X was unusable for a long time now. You miss nothing

markshapiro12.bsky.social•70 days ago

Might?

highlandcoo2.bsky.social•70 days ago

Yes! Please dont support Herr Musk in any way

triptothemoon.bsky.social•69 days ago

With alarming dispassion, Musk envisions Hell on Earth for us: https://www.youtube.com/live/1IoygzQ9xi0?feature=shared&t=3049
"Bi-Modal intelligence distribution".. Who do you think he imagines the "very smart humans" are in this future?
And who the "average"? The drift.
Well Drift say NO!
In full: https://www.youtube.com/live/1IoygzQ9xi0?feature=shared&t=1608

ullamr.bsky.social•70 days ago

Principled Sunday

andybolton.bsky.social•70 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/andybolton.bsky.social/post/3le6xpsn6kc2u

jmi2024.bsky.social•70 days ago

I just wonder in daily life how much American goods do we use?

joczechowska.bsky.social•70 days ago

Delete Twitter now.

hfmatters.bsky.social•70 days ago

The only US products that the average consumer can boycott with any meaningful effect, are Tesla and Twitter/X.

stuart1945.bsky.social•70 days ago

Well, you could also skip Kellogg’s cereals and no Heinz soup for lunch or their baked beans. Drink only European beers. No more Jack Daniels as a chaser. Drink lemonade rather than Coke or Pepsi.

owdoo.com•70 days ago

Ummm… Isn’t BlueSky American?

vincentjay.bsky.social•70 days ago

Yes, but a resistance made platform. Support your local rebel, we are the first line of defense.

themissus2.bsky.social•70 days ago

Leaving X wasn’t as difficult as I imagined. FB and Insta will be harder, but I’ll do it.

fiona-knits.bsky.social•70 days ago

Canadian here. I have dropped all streaming services except YouTube and Crave (Canadian). I have changed this year’s travel plans to avoid the US. I avoid all American made products and groceries.
So far, it’s been relatively easy and it hasn’t really changed my day to day much at all.

allisonj90.bsky.social•70 days ago

American here. Very proud of you. Keep going!

fiona-knits.bsky.social•70 days ago

In allegiance with my American rebel alliance! Sending you all hugs. We fight. We win.

lucyismytogoname.bsky.social•70 days ago

I’m trying to limit and boycott US goods that are outside my county-and I live here! Music software is not the most egregious and only the beginning. Try PayPal, Venmo, X, Meta (ALL), Amazon, Google, and so many more.

ttaylor36.bsky.social•70 days ago

Definitely ditch X! Have a lovely day.

smthjazzbf.bsky.social•70 days ago

Spread it far and wide baby all these sick fucks understand is 💰 https://bsky.app/profile/sassafrasgirl.bsky.social/post/3libv3fmpi22b

stevecrowther.bsky.social•70 days ago

Well that's Apple & Microsoft out. I'm impressed with you both.

withdrive.bsky.social•70 days ago

Definitely get off X!

ian-urru.bsky.social•70 days ago

Chatted with a couple who'd come over to London from California last week for a holiday. They sounded so depressed when they talked about America.

iamthehappycat.bsky.social•70 days ago

Spotify is Swedish and Deezer is French, so a couple of options there. If that's the music software he meant.

marknotts.bsky.social•70 days ago

Spotify are probably the most evil of the music services, ask any working musician.

iamthehappycat.bsky.social•70 days ago

Boo 🙁. The Netflix series about it is enlightening.

maamikron.bsky.social•70 days ago

getting off twitter should be not so hard.

bbeechbank.bsky.social•70 days ago

Are you on Bluesky?

greenjennyjones.bsky.social•70 days ago

Yes
Same name.

bbeechbank.bsky.social•69 days ago

Thanks
Now following

alexis8.bsky.social•70 days ago

Definitely get off the fascist site.

smithy4freedom.bsky.social•70 days ago

USA doesn’t actually make much good stuff anymore!
China and Mexico didn’t steel US jobs - US companies sent jobs overseas for profit!

rootntootn.bsky.social•70 days ago

Seriously, why are you still on X ?😮

As Groucho said, I have principles but if you don’t like those I do have others.

hartsfleurs.bsky.social•70 days ago

And there’s this 👇👇👇

https://bsky.app/profile/stephenking.bsky.social/post/3liazdbpm6c2o

robussc.bsky.social•70 days ago

Not sure what DAW he uses, but Cubase and Ableton are German, Reason is Swedish, and Fruity Loops is Belgian (who knew?!)

Bitwig is weird enough to only be European!

Logic was German, but now is owned by Apple. Studio One is owned by Fender.

iangrant25.bsky.social•70 days ago

There are also alternatives to Microsoft Office, eg Libre Office. Noone needs the Meta products. Keep or switch to Signal for messaging. Try Jitsi instead of Zoom.

spirabo.bsky.social•70 days ago

Replace Google with https://Proton.me

clawclawbite.bsky.social•70 days ago

To best support MAGA!

iangrant25.bsky.social•70 days ago

Been on Proton for a long while now 🤗🤞

mikeyd123.bsky.social•70 days ago

Checks calendar... Ok

killenma.bsky.social•70 days ago

I’ve left already, just delete the app. Best thing I’ve done. It’s like clearing all the rubbish from your garage 😀

biteback13.bsky.social•70 days ago

You can only minimise Google due to Android

jonathanblackmore.bsky.social•70 days ago

A Fairphone, with E-os, a tutamail account, using Duck duck go, minimises Google pretty effectively down to zero, I think.

biteback13.bsky.social•70 days ago

The fairphone OS is based on Android and has built in Google apps

jonathanblackmore.bsky.social•70 days ago

I believe it's a fork of android and you don't have to have Google apps. There's an alternative app store. It will run android apps if you choose them.

biteback13.bsky.social•70 days ago

I'd have to look into it

dozzaj.bsky.social•70 days ago

Come to Bluesky,leave the nightmares behind.

vincentjay.bsky.social•70 days ago

As a true American patriot, I say do not wait a minute longer to delete your X account. Don’t buy from Amazon, stop watching Netflix, no starlink, no Oracle or Apple software or hardware purchases, etc. Whatever it takes. Thats what a lot of us are doing here. Stop feeding the beast, right?

catcat1999.bsky.social•70 days ago

I am reading labels on fruit and veg but not found anything yet. I am dubious about peanuts. Am going to have to stop buying Doritos and Colgate toothpaste, apparently. And my once a year jar of cranberry sauce.

outtafu-ckstogive.bsky.social•70 days ago

That said, you obviously have different priorities. But I think I can say this much: NOTHING is being accomplished, there, any longer. Nada. It's just a buncha people screaming at each other with no value left. And the notion of thinking the enemy (owner) isn't watching is, hsis? Quaint at best.

outtafu-ckstogive.bsky.social•70 days ago

I'll tell you (brief) story if you'll allow me.. I'm a twitter rager. And I do mean rage. Just couple years. I 'like' the (dirty) weeds. Twitter's a cesspool. I'm not fully reformed yet, but been off it 4 days. New to bsky. It's obviously in its infancy, but seems to be coming along nicely.

mikeyh71.bsky.social•70 days ago

It would be good for everyone to consider avoiding all unethical companies, not just those from the US. Worth looking at this magazine for info.

https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/