Lesser Evil popcorn is owned by the father of “Big Balls,” one of the DOGE operatives. Don’t buy that crap. - ThreadSky

faineg.bsky.social • 8 days ago

Lesser Evil popcorn is owned by the father of “Big Balls,” one of the DOGE operatives.

Don’t buy that crap.

There was something with the son of some other indie snack company. Trying to remember which. What are they putting in their chips?

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wood-mousse.bsky.social•7 days ago

The *one time* we don’t want you picking the Lesser Evil!

trickyc66.bsky.social•7 days ago

it's the one with the Buddha on the bag, but no Buddhist C-suiters!

everydog.bsky.social•7 days ago

In june 2024 consumer reports listed their products by name in a pretty BS-seeming article about potentially high lead levels in cassava flour. According to a blog post on the Lesser Evil website they were successfully bullied into removing it from all their products.

everydog.bsky.social•7 days ago

not sure that's relevant at all just thought it was interesting

isolated4.bsky.social•7 days ago

Just say no. Anything Trump or Musk, is off my spending. I AM NOT A SYCHOPHANT!!! Step up, corporations. Congress is in his thrall, but corporations can refuse and speak up! Please, for our hopefully great country. JUST SAY NO.

tullib.bsky.social•7 days ago

Identifying your brand as any kind of evil is definitely a red flag

jeane.bsky.social•8 days ago

The minute I learned that I tossed the bag I had. Never again.

puffin1962.bsky.social•8 days ago

Yeah. I'm kinda sad about Pirate's Booty (the little grocery next to the laundry mat I worked at in Monterey stocked them)

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pirates-booty-mayor-coup-new-york_n_67ddaf97e4b0706f276d8331

phidipdbq.bsky.social•8 days ago

Do we know that father and son share beliefs? If someone judged me on my father‘s beliefs, they’d have been about 160° off the mark.

brigidjean.bsky.social•8 days ago

it's more about social consequences for the son's actions.

bi-curiousshrew.bsky.social•7 days ago

I did not realize this was a brand name and was like, huh I wonder which popcorn brand is the lesser evil and which one is the greater evil.

chrisjb241.bsky.social•6 days ago

Let's go!

Why not ruin a guy business cos his son is a douchbag?

faineg.bsky.social•6 days ago

lol go eat your Nazi popcorn somewhere else

chrisjb241.bsky.social•6 days ago

Nazi Popcorn - "A name and a flavour so bold the Woke mob can't take it!"

ebharrington.bsky.social•8 days ago

Bizarre coincidence: the founder of the Pirate's Booty popcorn just tried to seize control of the mayor's office in town of Seacliff, New York in the name of Trumpism! He tried to declare himself mayor and fire all the staff, DOGE-style! Beware packaged popcorn?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pirates-booty-founder-stages-long-island-mutiny-declares-mayor-tries-f-rcna197308

dremilymcewan.bsky.social•8 days ago

Has anyone checked on Skinny Pop

airwindows.com•7 days ago

This is what they openly do now. It's worth mentioning that the way this works, this isn't meant to be the real outcome: dumbasses are being indulged in dumbassery so they will break things. This man is not a real mayor, he's been groomed to think it's appropriate to do this. More MAGA bullshit.

erocy.world•8 days ago

Devour feculence Temu Steve Bannon

ellinnorx.bsky.social•8 days ago

I know he sold it off but really when your charging $8.99 for a bag of flavored puffed rice and corn bits- it just smells of trumpism.

gene47.bsky.social•6 days ago

Oligarch Muskrat's well documented disease called, "I'm the mostest importantest person of all time and can do whatever I want", is contagious..

kategrams.bsky.social•8 days ago

The rich men are not ok

scottguy.bsky.social•7 days ago

I just heard of Pirate’s Booty popcorn for the first time this weekend from @paulapoundstone.bsky.social on Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! with @petersagal.bsky.social

realmovieev.bsky.social•8 days ago

that's one big booty for a pirate

suzbays.bsky.social•7 days ago

I love me some cheesy popcorn. It won’t be #piratesbooty.

landisscape.bsky.social•8 days ago

These folks are not okay.

annieb372.bsky.social•8 days ago

Its cheap popcorn anyway, I never buy it. But now I'll tell 2 friends, they'll tell 2 friends ...we understand the assignment.

gregtinti.bsky.social•8 days ago

Is Kari Lake single because these two would be perfect for each other?

piratesandpoets.bsky.social•7 days ago

MAGA Nazis have multiple lovers.

abbylynn55.bsky.social•8 days ago

No her husband is her videographer

dell-adams.bsky.social•8 days ago

Recalls Speaker Johnson's saying he knew for a fact there was fraud in 2024

mxvh.bsky.social•8 days ago

Slob

saeyster.bsky.social•8 days ago

I read the article, waiting for the reveal that this was all satire. Sadly, no.

jolmy.bsky.social•8 days ago

"Consolidation means that one entity, the ruling entity, the residents, who actually are the boss of the other entity, could then absorb that entity into this entity, making everything run the way it is now, except without the abuse and fear and threats that come to this village."

brianobliviondds.bsky.social•7 days ago

Never seen a man so happy as that one in a bright blue shirt.

iaindooley.com•7 days ago

Zoidberg energy

jc-thomas.bsky.social•7 days ago

Will never buy that brand again.

gern.bsky.social•8 days ago

Get a restraining order for this MAGAt so he can't set foot in the town offices.

nemesys23.bsky.social•8 days ago

It's disheartening that no one knocked this POS the fuck out. Excuse my French.

greenowl.bsky.social•8 days ago

He keeps it up, Hershey's might sue him since he's sinking the brand they bought.

padremiguel.bsky.social•7 days ago

Eat the wealthy. Billionaires to the front of the line.

mikeytsi.bsky.social•8 days ago

Not unless "he's" claiming association with the brand.

greenowl.bsky.social•7 days ago

He's founder of the brand so he's associated w/ it & the media all report him as the founder of the brand. His actions are creating a negative impact on the brand. When he sold the co. in '13, probably terms re competition & interference. One meltdown, fine. He continues, they may take action.

mikeytsi.bsky.social•7 days ago

I don't see it. At most they'd likely put out a release stating he's no longer affiliated with the company. I doubt there's a cause of action for a business he divested of over a decade ago.

greenowl.bsky.social•7 days ago

Doesn't help much when he's always called Pirate's Booty founder instead of retired businessman. So they might just sell the co. as a loss. Or wait & hope it all blows over & he subsides. Or, being Hershey, sue him if he continues. He doesn't sound well so if ends up in a hospital, would help them.

nrvschultz.bsky.social•8 days ago

Glad Sea Cliff seems to be ignoring this absolute crackpot. Wish we could have eliminated Trump in the same way, but it wasn’t to be.💔

killenin.bsky.social•8 days ago

the delusion runs deep with the MAGA's.

maaaatttt.bsky.social•8 days ago

I love how these clowns try to prove election fraud exists by committing election fraud

davekeonscousin.bsky.social•8 days ago

Maybe the pirate guy has scurvy

babrahamse.bsky.social•8 days ago

there is only one nerd whose popcorn you can trust

bluebirdofunhap.bsky.social•8 days ago

Pirates Booty isn't popcorn, though, It's a glorified Cheeto.

amyhoy.bsky.social•8 days ago

oh wow i didn't know he was a real person

babrahamse.bsky.social•8 days ago

he was in fact a food scientist (also a very canny businessman)

ebharrington.bsky.social•8 days ago

Like Colonel Sanders, an eccentric that could only come from a pre-World Wide Web kinda world.

amyhoy.bsky.social•8 days ago

you don't watch tiktok or youtube, do you?

we got eccentrics for days

now whether they're good, steady hands at business is another matter entirely (mostly HELL NO)

ebharrington.bsky.social•8 days ago

I do watch them. I think perhaps we mean different things.

ebharrington.bsky.social•8 days ago

A deep cut, but such a good one. Thank you.

rich.lafferty.ca•8 days ago

worth noting he is no longer involved with Pirate's Booty (sold it in 2013, now owned by Hershey), but he DOES own Vegan Rob's, so that's the one to stay away from

jimmylabe.bsky.social•8 days ago

I thought Pirate's Booty was one of the Village People.

jesspurple.bsky.social•7 days ago

Going to google vegan rob’s….

birdpant.bsky.social•8 days ago

Horseshoe theory, snack edition

anbayanyay.bsky.social•8 days ago

He looks like he'd smell like a pirate's booty.

aramintamd.bsky.social•7 days ago

He sold the brand to Hershey. Read the article. He's nuts. The popped stuff is FINE.

Glad he sold out because WTAF?

mugwump4ever.bsky.social•7 days ago

This article was lol bats#it crazy political theories. This is where our current political landscape is. Rich’s people feel entitled to power and elections mean nothing.

wiselineprt.bsky.social•8 days ago

So, some of his supporters illegally voted multiple times, meaning Ehrlich in reality (heh) got less than 62 votes.

danadoesdemocracy.bsky.social•8 days ago

Wtaf???

vchapman.bsky.social•7 days ago

Sigh, dumb ass senile orange man contagion. *facepalm*

detached-principle.bsky.social•8 days ago

bluelion17.bsky.social•8 days ago

I see we’re having a normal one today. Thank goodness because I was beginning to think things were getting out of hand. JFC.

jdbatts79.bsky.social•8 days ago

There is something inherently fascist about trying to control the calorie count of popcorn.

jatman.bsky.social•8 days ago

The news gets more bizarre and horrifying every day!

blasphemousjones.bsky.social•8 days ago

Bo-Bandy must be drunk as fuck.

kevlarunicorn.bsky.social•8 days ago

His snacks taste like shit.

jmshghtwr.bsky.social•8 days ago

Are we discovering the true definition and nature of trump derangement syndrome?
La petite Trump

lilymarswrites.bsky.social•8 days ago

sonofabitch, they've ruined popcorn now
THESE FUCKERS RUIN EVERYTHING

lilymarswrites.bsky.social•8 days ago

they can pry paul newman from my cold, dead hands

jimdoppke.bsky.social•8 days ago

You never had to worry about Paul Newman

gabbklein.bsky.social•8 days ago

"worry" is definitely not the feeling he inspires in me 🥵

lilymarswrites.bsky.social•8 days ago

my kind of popcorn

cferdinandi.bsky.social•8 days ago

Don’t worry. He sold the brand ages ago.

trudigirl.bsky.social•8 days ago

This is so ridiculous that I almost feel like he’s making fun of musk and DOGE.

jamesbarfoot.bsky.social•8 days ago

Yep, the giveaway was when he complained about vote security, saying his supporters had voted multiple times and nobody caught them... assuming he's not simply insane, it seems like he is having a laugh.

lizdynan.bsky.social•8 days ago

Surely you mean PIRATE-style.
He's living out his childhood pirate fantasy now.
Give him no quarter. Have him walk the plank.

yeahbutnahbut.bsky.social•8 days ago

Professor, what’s another word for pirate treasure?

ebharrington.bsky.social•8 days ago

Bounty?

yeahbutnahbut.bsky.social•8 days ago

:facepalm

howdini.bsky.social•8 days ago

This motherfucker is the most Long Island motherfucker I've ever seen. Also, I used to work in Sea Cliff: it's a lovely little seaside village filled with century-old victorian houses (my job was to set up the world's most amazing stereo systems in one of those houses).

airwindows.com•7 days ago

No way, you worked for HP? I did a record review and an editorial in his magazine back in the day when I was pretty much just a kid :)

howdini.bsky.social•7 days ago

What was your editorial about?

airwindows.com•7 days ago

It was around 1989? It was the one where me and my friend listened to Tull ('My God') and then heard it over the radio from a CD and were like, OMG bleah! My friend went 'it's just a voice!' We were accustomed to the very intense 1971 vinyl. Kicked off years of study how to fix digital :) got there!

howdini.bsky.social•7 days ago

Nice! I became a mastering engineer just a couple of years later!

howdini.bsky.social•7 days ago

Ha! Yes, but only for a year. It was a fucking insane working environment, with HP leading the insanity, making decisions by horoscope(!). It's funny tho: I grew up with The Absolute Sound—my dad was a subscriber!

angeladlewis.bsky.social•7 days ago

Isn’t this guy’s son one of Elons Dogebags??

jraasch.bsky.social•8 days ago

Could guys with too much money just go back to building libraries and museums, please?

ebharrington.bsky.social•8 days ago

Seriously.

eleighbutler.bsky.social•8 days ago

That's what the high tax rate did.

Give it to the government or give it away - a lot of them chose to give it away.

The lower the tax rate, the less that give away.

eleighbutler.bsky.social•8 days ago

My kingdom for an edit button.
*sigh*

froggyamy.bsky.social•7 days ago

And parks. Yes please.

agentpaperyyc.bsky.social•8 days ago

@paulisci.bsky.social Have you seen this headline yet? I feel like it's one you really need to see.

paulaptb.bsky.social•8 days ago

Is the man having a mental break?

starlightwishes.bsky.social•8 days ago

It looks like ALL the Billionaires are.

mmorgenschoen.bsky.social•8 days ago

there are many people in america that need psychiatric intervention

archivesguy.bsky.social•8 days ago

So much suffering could have been avoided had rich guys gone into therapy and more people stayed awake in history and civics classes.

iddybud.bsky.social•8 days ago

Trader Joe's has a much better version of white cheddar corn puffs, and you get a lot more for your hard-earned money.

hellertime.bsky.social•7 days ago

summerbreeze0102.bsky.social•8 days ago

lol come again?

sluggishcheetah.bsky.social•7 days ago

Jesus. Are they all nepo techbros???

bug-hunter.bsky.social•7 days ago

I used to buy that stuff occasionally and it's also just like.. kind of moist? Which is kind of the suckiest thing for popcorn to be? Good to know it's also owned by the suckiest people.

brigidjean.bsky.social•8 days ago

damn i love that popcorn :(

revbonbon22.bsky.social•7 days ago

me too, Himalayan sweet is my fave. But it’s bye-bye Lesser Evil

deoxyribozyme.bsky.social•8 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/katie.hipopener.com/post/3lktlye2ilc2n

darkwebmallcop.bsky.social•7 days ago

And the founder of Pirate’s Booty is doing and absolutely batshit crazy thing right now

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna197308

darkwebmallcop.bsky.social•7 days ago

Dammit *an absolutely crazy thing

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