One thing I intend to do tomorrow while studiously not consuming anything from big corporations, is to send messages to these companies letting them know they will not be getting my business until they stop bending the knee to Trump's bigoted agenda. www.advocate.com/news/compani... - ThreadSky

sethcotlar.bsky.social • 4 days ago

One thing I intend to do tomorrow while studiously not consuming anything from big corporations, is to send messages to these companies letting them know they will not be getting my business until they stop bending the knee to Trump's bigoted agenda. https://www.advocate.com/news/companies-abandoning-dei#rebelltitem9

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anniemariegosch.bsky.social•4 days ago

I will join you in doing so!!

wheredafukarwi.bsky.social•4 days ago

Shop local. Costs a little more, well worth it. And BTW, John Deere shareholders overwhelmingly voted to keep their DEI program yesterday. 👍

dennissp.bsky.social•3 days ago

I usually buy chargers and other electronics from Amazon. I wanted to buy some chargers yesterday and saw that Costco has a Costco Next section for Anker. And Anker has better prices via Costco Next than via Amazon. A win-win to use Costco and avoid Amazon.

sherpaulper.bsky.social•4 days ago

Great idea!

sethcotlar.bsky.social•4 days ago

I might even send screenshots of my past spending to those companies to make it clear to them just how much business their decision will have cost them. Losing one customer won't bug them that much, but if a few thousand people do it that might raise an eyebrow.

faithlessgrace.bsky.social•4 days ago

There was a lady the other day who posted that she emails Target’s CEO every time she makes a purchase elsewhere that she used to get at Target and she is now my Queen.

sethcotlar.bsky.social•4 days ago

Now that's dedication

faithlessgrace.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yeah, I don’t know if I could do it for every purchase (especially given that I’m cutting way back) but I love it and I’m gonna start where I can.

pophouse.bsky.social•4 days ago

hate to bother with clerical duties, but how does one communicate with these corporations?

sethcotlar.bsky.social•4 days ago

Indeed, they've done their best to hive themselves off from actual input. My plan was just to find a phone number or email address on their website...probably just a drop in the ocean that won't be heard, but maybe if a lot of people do it...

pophouse.bsky.social•4 days ago

sounds good, i will give it a try

sethcotlar.bsky.social•4 days ago

I'll also remind them that the GDP per capita of Russia is about $13k, Hungary is about $22K, and the US (for now) is about $82K. These business geniuses might want to consider how it will effect their bottom line as we become a society that more closely resembles Trump's pals in Russia and Hungary.

wesail.me•4 days ago

Jeff Bezos doesn't buy shit from Amazon.

bribleck.bsky.social•4 days ago

One thing we’ve learned is these guys are kind of dumb from one perspective. But I think they have a sense for what brings them money and power. A recession doesn’t bother them. The pie may shrink but their piece gets bigger.

sethcotlar.bsky.social•4 days ago

Not consuming for one day while not making any other change in one's consuming habits will have almost no impact on the nation's corporate elite. It's a fine thing to do and I'll be doing it, but if consumers want to use their power to drive real change it's going to require much more than this.

faithlessgrace.bsky.social•4 days ago

I plan to buy nothing but food/meds/personal hygiene for the foreseeable future unless absolutely unavoidable.

joanlansberry.bsky.social•3 days ago

I suspect many are doing just that only because of financial uncertainty in these strange days.

faithlessgrace.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yep. Mine’s a bit of both. I made all the larger purchases I had been procrastinating before 1/20.

sarahbreau.bsky.social•3 days ago

Same, but don't sleep on buying used. You can get almost everything you need used, and the money goes to your neighbors or to Goodwill, so it does not benefit any large corporations. It also keeps things out of the landfills for a little longer.

faithlessgrace.bsky.social•3 days ago

Goodwill is a large corporation. But there are a couple Freecycle groups in my area and other thrift stores.

tessadk.bsky.social•3 days ago

alobarwandering.bsky.social•3 days ago

“Much more” has to start somewhere. Doing nothing and waiting for the “kill shot” opportunity only really works as a sniper. Momentum is the name of the game for most anything else. Momentum starts with small things.

davidlublin.bsky.social•3 days ago

I really like this framing here. One day is a great start to get people for getting people to re-evaluate their spending. It’s not one day, it’s day one.

alobarwandering.bsky.social•3 days ago

Agreed. That is a good way to frame it. It’s not one day, it’s day one.

shaunc.bsky.social•4 days ago

By the vibe of the "post-apocalyptic warlord" post I hypothesize the thrill for them is not simply being rich in absolute terms but being more unimaginably rich compared to ordinary people.

uffdamj.bsky.social•3 days ago

Even symbolic gestures can have power. Consumers becoming more aware their $ is going and to whom is powerful.

booond.bsky.social•3 days ago

This has to be a weekly thing for it to matter along with getting rid of your Amazon Prime account.

denbysister.bsky.social•4 days ago

100% agree. I cancelled my Amazon & Amazon Prime when Bezos refused to run a cartoon critical of T***p. I was done with them at that point. What more do we need than what we already have? Shelter, food, clothing. Get outdoors and enjoy nature while we still can. F*k the rest for a while...

sellazz.bsky.social•3 days ago

Targeted campaigns with specific demands are historically more effective.

The Tesla protests are strategic.

algi.bsky.social•4 days ago

Sorry to yuk someone's yum, but if someone promises not to drink alcohol for one day, "wow, he really showed the pub who's the boss" is not what comes to my mind. It's "wow, this guy is an alcoholic." A one day boycott could only come from someone who buys every day. I do "boycotts" 6 days a week.

sarahbreau.bsky.social•3 days ago

Pretty sure most roads to sobriety start with a test like "can I just make it through one day"

hankhoffmanct.bsky.social•3 days ago

I see this differently. I see it as starting to develop the muscles of collective economic action AND the mindset of using collective economic action. It starts somewhere. Anecdotally, I have seen many friends in my Facebook feed who normally don't post on politics sharing this call.

eczema789.bsky.social•3 days ago

Same.Not trying to be bitchy, or maybe I am,but his observation is nothing more than obvious, duh.But we are talking about 330+/-million people we are trying to collectively persuade.How-say do we force them all to be radicalized in giant swaths.This has been our way of life for decades.overconsume

wirab.bsky.social•3 days ago

Of course.

ginadirenzo-coffey.bsky.social•3 days ago

The exercise of not consuming for one day will hopefully provide a reminder to be more conscientious, when choosing where to shop and spend money

ginadirenzo-coffey.bsky.social•3 days ago

Not consuming at all today is a great start and a great way to remind people to be very conscientious about where they shop moving forward.

leesburgdude.bsky.social•4 days ago

By any means necessary

bobsyouruncle.bsky.social•4 days ago

Might be helpful to add a list of companies that we should support. The boycott list is good but people need to know who to send their business to as well

sethcotlar.bsky.social•4 days ago

The boycott info I've seen has encouraged people to buy from local/small businesses using cash. That's my plan. It also seems like Costco has been doing the right thing in regard to how they treat their workers and their DEI policies.

visadiva.bsky.social•4 days ago

Black owned businesses: https://15percentpledge.org/
Black farmers index: https://blackfarmersindex.com

bobsyouruncle.bsky.social•4 days ago

Even in Hong Kong we’ve kept it going for years

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/06/12/they-havent-gone-away-hong-kongs-pro-democracy-yellow-economy-remains-even-if-support-for-it-has-paled/

coreload.bsky.social•3 days ago

The "run the government like a business" geniuses are going to be really surprised when they get what they hoped for.

ryandstout.bsky.social•4 days ago

John Deere is on the list because they said they're not taking sides in the LGBTQ debate last year. A few days ago they flipped off the right-wingers and reaffirmed they are not taking sides

They're not an ally, but they have rejected the enemy

theoldboy62.bsky.social•4 days ago

Thank you !!!!

algi.bsky.social•4 days ago

Wait, the John Deere quote is from before the election. They were in the news today with the opposite. So, they were against DEI under Biden, but pro-DEI under Trump???

beccanalia.bsky.social•4 days ago

📌

redcaptain.bsky.social•4 days ago

I was curious on seeing this, since tonight ended up being one of those extremely rare occasions where the safest place for me to grab a gluten free dinner was Chick-fil-a… they still have their DEI page on their website. I feel a little less guilty now 😝

tompaine1.bsky.social•4 days ago

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hannah4peace.bsky.social•3 days ago

Shared from website to bluesky. Using duckduckgo and not meta or Google

nanagina.bsky.social•4 days ago

In Northeast Arkansas the John Deere dealer is donating a large amount to the food bank. Wonder if that was meant to give good press.

lisapierce.bsky.social•4 days ago

Over the past years I’ve felt so righteous boycotting Home Depot and shopping at Lowe’s instead. Oh. And Target😕

nerdylawyer.bsky.social•3 days ago

Lowe's was already a no-go for me after they botched my washer-dryer delivery and install SIX TIMES (the final time in EXACTLY the same way as the previous time, AFTER I got a manager to supposedly fix that very issue). So I didn't need another excuse to shun them, but I won't turn this one down.

fawnliebowitz62.bsky.social•4 days ago

I guess it’s Ace Hardware now? I’ve been looking into Kmart online to replace Amazon and Target.

lisapierce.bsky.social•4 days ago

I looked up Ace. The parent company is a big R donor😫That’s not to say the franchise owners are. Love my local Ace. Sigh

fawnliebowitz62.bsky.social•4 days ago

Many big business owners give generously to both sides of the aisle during elections to stay on the good side of whoever wins. But most of them are Republicans. It’s almost impossible to avoid.

lisapierce.bsky.social•4 days ago

True! Some are outright MAGA and proud like Home Depot. Others are stealth like Nike. We Dems in Oregon (home of Nike) see where their money goes

zmach.bsky.social•4 days ago

Target created a crime wave in SF by reporting crimes they’d never reported before. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/shoplifting-data-Target-Walgreens-16647769.php

zmach.bsky.social•4 days ago

…and that decision cost a liberal DA their job and served a MAGA narrative about CA and SF.

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