I'm on my own economic boycott.
Not buying ANYTHING unless I truly need it. Not using Amazon, Prime, Twitter, Whole Foods Market, Home Depot, Target , chick-FIL-A, Facebook and
MOST DEFINITELY NOT BUYING A TESLA!!!
Hear, here!👏Shout it from the rooftops!🗣️📢
Same. Only necessary shopping, choosing local businesses if given a choice. If only larger chains avail, e.g.:Aldi v Walmart - buy Aldi. Supply chains are going to get turned upside-down shortly. Don't waste time on Trump, work your reps/senators.
The Albrecht Family are still the primary Aldi Owners, but it gets a bit more complicated. They've been buying up old stores. They bought one from Winn Dixie but sold it back to Winn Dixie.
Walmart gave $308,347 to Trump in the 2024 election cycle. Aldi (owned by Winn-Dixie) gave only $9,000 but also silently scrubbed all DEI-related language from its U.S. careers page. No press release. No statement. Just gone.
Despicable. I've been making a point, whenever & wherever provided an opportunity, to tell companies exactly why giving to GOP on DEI is wrong, in addition to just spending habits. I'm telling them straight out we should be celebrating diversity, not turning back the clock 50 years.
The Albrecht Family are still the primary Aldi Owners, but it gets a bit more complicated. They've been buying up old stores. They bought one from Winn Dixie but sold it back to Winn Dixie.
As an employee of Wal Mart for just over 19 years ( retired)...support the product, USA, in my case Canadian or any country besides USA but, I can guarantee you, the wages paid to the worker there are staying in the town or city they are working in. Don't cut these people off from a living!
If just 402,000+ people stop shopping Target for 90 days, sales will decline 5-7% and drop the stock price by nearly 20%. Target would lose $12.2 billion in valuation. There are 41.5M Black people in the US. #BoycottTarget #BlackCashflowRevolt
We're backing corporations with a backbone, and that understands diversity is what makes this country great! We want and need DEI. It's not affirmative action.
In addition to scuttling their DEI, last year Target caved to pressure about their in-store PRIDE displays, to the point they were basically hiding and removing merch. Capitulating to bullies, in other words, abandoning their LGBTQIA+ customers. 🖕🖕
Thank you! We should be on a constant boycott at this point. It's the only thing that will get the point across. Stop buying what they are selling, forever!
I wanted to suggest ditching FB. Then I thought, what if BS goes down, maintenance or more? We're not centralized anywhere else, or am aware of the backup plan. If someone knows, please inform.
Maybe we can approach some of the streamers on YouTube who do a daily show and ask them if they could be a source of info in the event BS is down. I don't know, they might establish communication with the BS team to get outage reports or something. What do you think?
Not really the point, is it? If an organization you never heard of or worked with claims you as a spokesperson/supporter then that’s a big point against the organization regardless of whether their cause is noble or not.
If they're using her name without her permission, that's the problem. This isn't about whether or not she personally agrees with the action. (And, imo, stay away from any group that'll use someone's name without their permission. It's a 🚩 that they're probably grifters.)
A recession will get the oligarchs to pay attention.Practice personal austerity. Cancel subscriptions. Don't eat out. Stop the lattes. Reduce recurring payments. Forestall major purchases.Cut back 10% and it will make a difference. Pass this along. #personalausterity #votewithyourwallet
Wow. I totally agree with your sentiment and I think that is true for so many people. However, it seems to me that you must have at least some discretionary income to be able to afford any of those things. If I were practice any more personal austerity, I would be a saint.
I am severely limiting my discretionary spending to about $0 I am only spending on items that are essential. My son is doing the same. We are month two into this and so far money has only been spent on food (that we cook at home) hygiene products, cleaning supplies, and cat food and litter.
There are numerous groups proposing the economic blackout on February 28th. Why disregard the entire movement because 1 group misrepresented their affiliation with Heather Cox Richardson? (I am not affiliated with any of the groups) I just support the movement!
Because one day would not work (I will just happen to not buy anything that day, most likely) and because I don't trust anybody trying to break things to make a point, since our adversary is social-media-ing for that to happen from every possible angle. Right now 'break things' is sus. Badly sus.
So we just continue to sit on our hands & merely talk about the atrocities happening around us?
These corporations getting rid of their DEI policies have to understand that our dollars matter, too!
Then let's make it a week. I do that on a regular basis anyway. But I was a social worker, I helped people for a living, and 'Murica doesn't like that. So I know how to be poor -- which can be a great advantage,
Mahatma Gandhi did some targeted boycotts of the British rule in India to good effect. I’m not getting any semblance (yet) of such discipline or focus here.
#tRump and Elon intend to trash the economy so that they can buy up what they want dirt cheap. We’d want to avoid helping them in that?
tRump & Elonia already have access to everything (as proven by elonia's takeovers).
Showing these corporations that their rolling back of DEI programs have consequences!
Black, Brown, Indigenous, Female, LGBTQ money should be spent where we are appreciated!
No concern at using someone's name without their permission? If I wanted to promote a boycott, I'd remove the offender giving it a bad name. And not further involve the victim who was used without permission.
I don’t know what the boycott is about (so many these days) but we can’t have folks’ names being used without permission. Fundamentally we’re fighting for integrity here, and using someone’s name without permission is not that.
To be fair, there's been no actual disclosure about who is misusing it and how they've misused it. It doesn't sound like she knows exactly either. I'd like to read it for myself and see, and you should too. Don't just blindly follow.
Done. And please be careful. I worry that your truthfulness and authenticity are gonna get on an unpleasant radar, if this isn't already a sign of such.
I will share.. I do have a question: Why wouldn't you support an economic boycott? What type of Protest would be sufficient in this moment of A Clear Constitutional Crisis? 🤔 serious question as many citizens like myself respect your words of reason and wisdom.
This tactic was deployed in 2015 to see if people could be compelled to do things, like large gatherings.
Thx for the heads up.
Be wise everyone and Verify!
It would help if you would share who specifically is doing this so that we can read the language for ourselves. You've said in a comment you don't even know who it is yet?
That's not her point. The point is that a group she knows nothing about used her name without her permission, and that's not okay regardless of whether she does or doesn't support it.
I had recently read something about asking you about these boycotts, but I forgot where. I've reposted your original request to pass it on that you're not a part of these boycotts.
idk, maybe you should. words, facts, truth, laws, courts, elections have failed us. Time for a strategy. Boycotts, passive resistance, walkouts, resignations, protests...or do nothing and violence becomes the only REMEDY.
Trump Musk supporters believe that we have to ERASE to start over. They believe our economy is going to crash and people are going to die anyway so killing people is the only way to fix it. They believe it's immigrants are dispensable.
Yes. They think the economy is going to crash by 2032. Like a freight train heading for a brick wall. The government printing money when we need it IS problematic. But maga believes the solution is to purposely crash it now recklessly and start over regardless if it hurts or even kills people.
Damn if that doesn't prove how lazy and intellectually dishonest most Progressives are, I don't know what would. Can't even be bothered to contact the person they're name-dropping. 🙄
Yes. It's because I, as part of the KHive, have been dealing with these disingenuous chuckleheads since 2019. They were dishonest on Twitter, and they're dishonest here. They also don't accept responsibility for electing 47 2x, so IDGAF if I hurt a few feelings 'cause you all fucked up Democracy.
I didn’t say you shouldn’t boycott but that I am not associated with a call going around. If I were organizing a boycott, I would call not for a one-day event, but for vocal, long-term boycotts of any company supporting MAGA, and focus on the Fox News Channel, Sinclair, and right-wing talk radio.
I am new to actual activism so I appreciate any suggestions or resources for learning how to more effectively take action that you or any of your followers can provide. 💕
I would like to ask your opinion, do you think it’s best that we stay present on FB and IG? I know people want us to boycott it, but isn’t our presence and voice important on platforms that can easily run rampant with untruths? Thank you for the invaluable work you do @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Thank you! I just came across your post on FB and have now followed you there, on IG and here. I appreciated your in depth post about yesterday and I especially loved that you provided citations and sources. I plan to boycott long term and hope to help organize something like this.
I can tell you from Canada there is a growing sense that we may further boycott the US and I would expect that other countries will as well. Neither Canada, the EU or other western democracies are going to stand by and allow US hubris to undermine us.
That's a problem in a nation with 340 or so million, too many voices and no one listening to what each other is saying. The warning signals have been ringing since 2015. Matthew Dowd describes what you are going as constitutional rot. Too much power from congress given over to the WH.
I can tell you from America that we were hoping to become a third world, shit hole country and fortunately we now have a Nazi president that has made it so. Can’t wait until I can’t afford anything and I starve to death.
#ThanksNazis
As an American, I hope Canada does it. Do not bend the knee to the fascists. Will we suffer? Most likely. But this is what 49% of the country wanted and they are going to get it. Without lube.
I think we Americans will need to make our vote heard with dollars too. A no spend day, then a no spend week, then a no spend month. It’s the only language these a$$es understand.
I'm an American and I'm boycotting us. We need the economic pain. Please do as much as possible. Especially red states products. I'm buying Canadian no matter what the tariff.
Same. We just put in 2 massive orders with our Canadian vendor before the tariffs kick in, which helps both our businesses. They know how much we despise these grifters and how hard we fought personally to keep them from winning. We have each other's backs 🫱🏻🫲🏼
I am from the United States (a blue state), I don’t blame you and anyone from Canada standing up to us. Western democracies should not back down from a bully. Keep up the good fight.
American citizen here. Fully agree. Boycott the fuck out of us. We definitely deserve it. None of you should humor the bullshit going on in our government right now.
Treat it like the contagious and deadly disease it is.
I’m learning just how much I can do with rags, rags that come from the clothing donation pile we just don’t think will be wanted. It’s quite remarkable how much we buy we really don’t need. And I am blessed to have hens and a garden. So many root veggies!
I have a great mulligatawny stew recipe that will feed an army and just requires a whole chicken (for stock and meat), lentils, bay, pepper, whole cloves, a few other things. Can serve over rice.
Potatoes! Nurseries will have seed potatoes soon and you can just keep those crops going. They’ll grow in anything. Grow bags work awesome. Sweet potatoes do great in straw bales. Pinto beans are another super easy high calorie crop.
Send us your spies and your espionage agents to break Putin and Trump's support. Western countries, the free people need to stick together now. It's gorilla warfare time. Protectors of democracy time to protect free people!
Canada, I would do more than just boycott the USA.
Canada better militarily protect itself from Donald Trump and Putin. Canada isn't safe, they're going to come for you from the inside and across your boarder.
The USA has fallen, Canada be strong!
We are not going to cut off our nose to spite our face. There are a number of prominent actors in the US that are Canadian or Canadian born and while they are there their heart and their extended families are here.
good. simulating urban USA locations while filming in Canada usually involves distributing trash & graffiti into the setting. (& cleaning it up after, of course).
Based on what I heard from the Oval Office press questioning of the fascist WH Occupant, the US has made it impossible for Canada or any other western democracy to support or assist the US in any way, shape or measure going forward. It is no longer about rooting it is about taking action.
Don't count on Australia to back you, we are an incredible gutless nation with an incredible amount of sycophants,bigots and Oligarchs in our Govts & Corps. We just delivered $800million to the US (musk) with nothing promised in return for over a decade (=never). Couple of $billion still to follow.
I am boycotting right here in USA. FAFO has to hurt, even me and mine. The quicker it hurts, the quicker and more likely, no more Trump or family in our government history books.
Canadians feel betrayed. Many are coming back early from their snow bird vacations in Florida. Many are cancelling plans to vacation in the States. Many are scrutinizing food labels to make sure the product didn’t come from the U.S.
It is beyond betrayed, the current fascist regime in DC has essentially tossed your Constitution and Bill of Rights out the window. Your country is now fascist dictatorship on par with Russia and striving to hit Nazi Germany in the 1930s'.
fully understand, hell I am trying to move my family to Canada right now if we could pull it off for the same reasons, but I hope you do realize and remember that it's not really hubris of the whole country but just part of it :(
I'm not sure "hubris" is the right word to describe our current situation. Idiotic, ridiculous, outlandish, ignorant, mean, cruel, arrogant, hypocritical, nationalistic, stupid, foolish, lame brained, doltish, dim-witted, empty headed all seem appropriate, though.
Good point, my reference though is more historical and from my interactions with US businesses and so-called charities in the US. We used to have a forwarding company that shipped aid cargo on behalf of charities. Would have been nice if they paid their freight bills, we'd still be in biz.
Hubris works for this Canadian. I think it implies a kind of wilful ignorance on the part of those voters who recognize their error, but want the world to think they voted differently or spoiled their ballot.
Well certainly the way things are going that might well be an out for those states. At least to threaten to do so and watch to see if the rest of the red states get the hint that without blue states there are no red states just broke states.
Those of us Americans that did not vote for the twice impeached 34x felon support Canada & other countries in boycotting our products & services. We implore you to uphold democracy & decency. We encourage you to do whatever you need to do until we can get this country back on track. 💙 We understand!
I have also been protesting in my state. As a woman, mother of a woman & grandmother of granddaughters I cannot sit idly and allow our rights to be taken away. Democracy must be restored.
What's interesting is I think this is the first time I've seen boycotts happen both due to principle and morals, but also necessity. It's a bad business model to trade with unpredictable business partners. Some people are boycotting just because they can't afford to not know how prices will change.
The US provides a few specific items and crucial spares for existing equipment.
But nothing else from them until they come to their senses about joining the rest of the world.
UK here.
If boycotting America controls Trump, then I don't mind dropping Coke,Pepsi, McDonald's, Starbucks...the list goes on.
His chumliness with Putin is scary.
American leader is a Russian sleeper agent....bonkers
Eating donuts is also a good thing. I’ve written an anonymous online manifesto calling on all Americans to eat 5 donuts on March 1. I signed your name to it.
Food for thought:
Boycotts also affect the workers at those stores who are also struggling and working for poor wages—it does not hurt the Billionaire who make policy,at all. Just sayin’
Could we come up with something that helps all involved and not just a few?
Consumers will always need to products, e.g., toothpaste. Instead of buying American, buy Canadian. If USA products aren't selling, stores will stock Canadian. If USA stores fail, Canadian stores will fill the void. One day is useless. Needs to be an ongoing commitment.
If this is about the general strike that’s floating around please be more specific. Over 250,000 people have already given their information to them and we don’t know who they are.
Special election April 1st in FL, that can possibly give us a fighting chance to stop Orange Turd from totally destroying what's left of America if flipped
FL - 01 (Gay Valimont - D) Matt Gaetz old seat
And
FL - 06 (Josua Weil- D)
Please spread awareness, donate, or volunteer 💙
For those saying that this race is not winnable, it might not be, but if the GOP challengers win by less than expected, that will still repudiate Trump's actions. These races are being watched nationwide for just that reason.
Winning district 1 will require a miracle unfortunately. I lived in Pensacola for 20 years and can tell you that there is a lot of redneck hate there that has been passed on for generations.
Please download the app 5Calls and call your representatives. They make it easy, streamlined. With a script you can work off of. Protest together! Make noise!!
Lemme get this straight. One of the most important elections ever and they're expecting Floridians to vote for someone named 'Gay'? The democrats really ARE trying to lose aren't they? I'm sure she's fantastic, I'm sure she's the ideal person for the job, but wtf.
I have zero faith that a Dem would flip the seat. DeSantis has an iron grip on elections down there. He won’t let fed monitors observe Fed elections. Guarantee some shenanigans will be going on. Not trying to be a downer, I’d love to see it but Puddin Hands wants to go nationwide.
I truly hope they both win… and I also know how strong the gerrymandering was in redrawing districts. It will take a lot of education and getting out the vote.
Will do, Heather, and many thanks for your intense, accurate, and helpful messages. Just a thanks from this old Navy veteran and lover of democracy and America.
Absolutely, you're one of the few people keeping me informed in a way I can digest without losing my mind. Thank you for all that you do, and shame on anyone who tries to use your name for their own gain.
When a person, in this case HCR, respectfully asks others not to use their name in regards to something they have not personally endorsed, and a responder comments with a disrespectful statement, as was the case with 'ozziesky' it degrades the cause and conversation.
Absolutely. It's a reasonable request, because it's interpreted as a recommendation or even approval. It's like someone you barely know puts you as a job reference without permission or even a "heads-up." More importantly, as you stated, it degrades the cause and draws attention away from objective.
Heather is a treasure and we need to make sure she is treated as a treasure. I can’t imagine the MAGA goons she has to fend off. Support her. That is all
Actually, it popped up on my feed. I didn’t follow her. But I am considering it since someone told me who she is. People get so angry with you because you don’t know who every fucking person in the universe is. There’s a lot of people that pop up on my feed.
I don’t even know what a starter pack is. I started out here with zero followers and just have picked people up one by one as I go. I’ve picked up some interesting people that I really like and I’ve picked up some barnacles that I’ve had to scrape off my hull as well
Thanks...me, too... haven't needed any barnacle-scraping...yet! But I do highly recommend following @hcrichardson.bsky.social, especially because she posts her daily Letters from an American there..and they are SO valuable!
I don't even know what people are blathering about with the name drop. I just thought people found some new random influencer lol. I'm sorry you are buried in tags tho!
I try my best not to hate people, but… fuck, they just really, really suck sometimes. In my experience of service and travel, mostly in this country more than most too.
Heather is a respected political historian who has worked tirelessly for over a year, posting every single night so that Americans get a recap of what happened in politics and how it compares to other points in history. Using her name without permission to promote a boycott is not cool.
I agree that using her name without her permission is not cool.
Someone attacking me and calling me a misogynist for asking who she is and if she supports the boycott is also not cool.
You didn't ask if she supports the boycott and trying to pass off what you did say like that's what you said when we can all see it is pretty, well, Trumplike.
You assumed Heather supported price gouging based on her request, so maybe showing kindness towards someone you don’t know might’ve been a better approach. We are all on edge, but it serves no one to take our frustrations out on strangers. They just might be allies!
I’m disappointed by how many people don’t know about the boycotts or the protest on Not My President’s Day. We are doing a terrible job of getting people involved.
Also, HCR has every right to ask for removal of her name used without permission.
Maga minions are making us look bad. How many things have they shut down?
We are infinitely better and yet
we’re a mirror of the democrat party. Talking loud but doing nothing. 😞
Upon sipping my tea and thinking about it, what's the harm in her putting out a post to clear her name from something she did not put her name on.
You're right about grifters....
My husband bought 2 -60 egg boxes from Walmart in early January. We are good until about July.
It hurt our wallet at the time but in the end it averaged to $2.78 per dozen.
Sometimes you just have to act when your gut is telling you, ‘it’s gonna get bad, do it now’.
Well done! I would not have thought to do that. Good workaround. 😃
And yeah, same; mustard sandwiches. 😒 I'm lucky right now to have the $, but no room in the freezer. I love that you know that not everyone can, and I'm glad that you could. 💞
I hope we can all one day not have to live with food insecurity, especially when millions of tons of food is wasted daily by corporate restaurants. I’m hoping with our collective voices and community work we can change that.
These single day events do nothing. Only a protracted decline in discretionary consumer spending gets results. Wartime rationing at my house. Moved all investments too. Is it uncomfortable? Yes. But not as uncomfortable as the loss of democracy. My $ is my voice because that’s why Rs care about.
I’m basically doing the same. My only luxury spending is occasional used book hauls. Deleted my accounts with everything owned by the elite. Staying home and not traveling. I’m on disability and know I’m going to need these savings later on.
That’s what we’re doing. Renewed library card. Sowing seeds. Puzzles. Started journaling again. Dry beans. Hand washing car. No botox. (Now
I can look as old as I feel) All subscriptions gone. Treating it like pandemic pause. Just made another sizable transfer to savings a/k/a freedom war chest.
I already have. They don't seem alarmed. I don't think they have any experience responding to the financial ramifications of an autocratic/oligarchic takeover of the country.
If the NCUA and FDIC are gone, it's probably beneficial to have money tied to a foreign currency that's more stable. Trust in the dollar is already at its lowest level because of Musk and his Treasury department actions.
I get the sarcasm. If you are serious about moving your money, look into the bank of Switzerland or the bank of England. Top 2 based on rankings in 10/10.
I have already saved $1500 compared to my last billing cycle. Got rid of Amazon. No more QVC or Nordstrom for me. I'm already retired & debt free so I can buy anything or travel but I'm pissed off so I won't buy shit for now. Not flying anywhere w/ these airline crashes.
There are quite a few economic boycotts right now. Which one? 🙃 The truth is, the only thing kleptocrats care about is money. If MAGA wants to hand over their money ($Trump crypto scams), fine. But boycotting should be formalized as one of many strategies. Who will lead? We need a leadership team.
The 17th is a protest March. The 28th is a spend no 💲 except local mom & Pop markets🤩
The Economic Black Out in March, is a COMPLETE 🚫 SPENDING DAY‼️Do not spend a single penny, so plan ahead 🤩
I don't have fliers for all of them. Where I am, there's demonstrations and no spending on these days. Work slow diwns/ stoppage, and boycotting pretty much everything.
The 2/17 is in a lot of places it's a good idea ppl will be more likely to really go for it when this starts really affecting their lives by then it could be unreversable
The one on 3/15 is for 1 week no buying unless necessary and hopefully at a small local business. Try to buy everything you'll need a day or 2 in advance
Yep, D.C. plus local state capitols or city/town halls. More in each state being posted on @50501movement.bsky.social site under Events. Also check @indivisible.org and @moveon.org sites to find local organizers. Can also look through hashtags like #USProtests.
Each area can do what they feel is most impactful. Often these are at State capitals but in big states, ir if there's bad weater, it may be unrealistic. There are many ways to resist, we can all contribute.
That one is just a PROTEST, it’s not an economic boycott.
2/28 is a 1day economic boycott
3/15 is the beginning of a long lasting boycott of the big multinational companies & the internet, using local ppl, learning to barter & share
Great! The groups I'm in are doing both on 2/17, 2/28, and starting 3/15. I started on my own a long time ago as well. We're also doing work slow-down/ stoppage.
Actually, you can have a decentralized approach that works. A lot of people started organically, spontaneously boycotting Target after their anti DEI announcement. It's already happening. It doesn't have to be led, but it needs to be amplified. https://target-boycott-tracker.vercel.app/
We can all start, even in a small way, by not buying American products when we shop. That means not only products labeled “made in the US” but also products made here by companies now owned by US companies. Nestle, Boots, many others.
Boots is owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walgreens_Boots_Alliance which came about through a buyout plan. Any currently multinational company has a high chance of either sole or controlling American ownership. (Boots had 45%, then 55% ownership by Americans prior to buyout.) (Cont...)
(...cont) Making a "complete list" is a monumental task; most people would be overwhelmed reading it. There are incomplete lists already online that are overwhelming. Your best bet is to look up the ownership of the places you shop and where they source their products.
Protests and boycotts will hit the fascists where they live, in the pocketbook. Expand it to dealerships, offices, and golf courses. Wherever you can! Tesla, x, Donvict golf courses & towers/hotels, Amazon, Facebook, etc.
20% of the way to my 90 day goal. But I plan to make it permanent if they don’t change the policy. And it’s a gut punch. My family calls it Temple because I’d go every week. 🥺 I’ll do my small part.
This is the way. The power of many individuals all pulling in the same direction. We can make a difference. Spread the word. Thank you! https://target-boycott-tracker.vercel.app/
In this time, we need mass movements, but its hard to have a centrally led mass movement big enough to face off with multiple billionaires in control of the entire federal government. But a decentralized approach can take it on. https://blacksun255931.substack.com/p/black-starfish-a-strategy-for-economic
Rmbr, lk MLK be 4 u, ur advantage is numbers. In a legal, mass protest, they’re only so many cops 2 arrest so many protesters & only so many jail cells. 3 2 5 days cd bring real change. Even if it didn’t work, it would b worth it 2 c Trump‘s face get bright red under his orange makeup. 👍👍👍
I'm a Black American. I believe our community is now facing off again with supremacists and no one is coming to save us. We have to fall back on the resilience of the ancestors and the tactics of our forbears. But these ideas and tactics are not Black. Any one could apply them.
I 1000000000% agree with what you're saying and that this will happen. I am extremely worried for the Black community (for all vulnerable populations). In my deepest fear, I fear they will bring back slavery (or some version of forced labor and incarceration).
Thank you for this! I boycotted Target and Walmart as soon as I heard. Costco is my grocery go to, along with a local farmers market. We live in a small community-but it’s doable!
It doesn't even have to be a complete boycott. If people just looked more often at other options for their shopping, that also affects their bottom line
I also boycotted last Pride month. I recognize that I probably cannot completely avoid them, but I unsubscribed from their weekly ad, wrote to them, and definitely won’t be just leisurely browsing anymore. Grab what I need and leave.
Have you heard of the shutdown movement. We are organizing and gathering other groups to hit the billionaires and large corporations. Check us out. We were recently in Newsweek. #SHUTDOWN315
Boycotting crypto is a waste of time. Writing letters to corporate headquarters of companies you do business with in groups would be more productive or calling.
Crypto is dumb anyway. Block-chain is a solution looking for a problem, trying to use spare processing cycles to validate integrity. It's burning the planet. Cryptocurrency is purely speculative with no real-world value generated. Boycott as stupid.
imo we are Intensively Farmed 2 Consume 4 Profit, so take a look @ the livin conditions of US livestock!
IF We don't buy it they don't make $s that nazi salutin fan boy smuk's tesla is tankin bigly & the site fka twitter got smuk flu.... is testament 2 that muscle
Fasting is often not eating, but in this case it's abstaining from Target purchases. I'll be avoiding big box stores generally. It's also a time to consider the small businesses that you haven't taken a risk on before. The official organizers are also doing a stock selloff and a buy-Black initiative
I agree, which is why I think ALL shopping should be curbed...especially during holiday sales weekends (i.e., President's Day). I've already cut WAY back, even though I'm not a big shopper. If it's not an absolute necessity, I'm not buying it. In lieu of stocking up on stuff, I only but what I need!
It has just been brought to my attention that @wendys-usa.com are on Bluesky.
Maybe we could ask their friendly SM people why they are funding the Nazi site?
Just a suggestion😉
I would suggest actively boycotting the companies who are the biggest advertisers on X. Elon has a big debt held by several big banks that he is paying 11% on. If he loses advertisers the banks will get the jitters. Rich people need credit to get richer. Stop buying from these and write to their CEO
Because X is very important to Elon and he has shown he is sensitive to advertising revenue. It is also vulnerable due to the loans.
It is the easiest target for the biggest bang.
Leaving platforms is OK,but rich people really care about money and credibility with other rich people.
Tell their CEOs why. WaPo is an interesting one considering the owner. He has a space interest too and is laying off staff.
He will very well know what a problem loss of advertisers would cause his rival.
Being on X is pretty much a given for most big companies and is down to them. I don't want my politicians or news services on there though.
Wendy's funding X is a different matter and what needs to stop so that Elon gets into deep doodoo.
Well, it is a conservative (by European standards) magazine. It’s my guilty airport purchase before any flight since my library doesn’t subscribe. They thought Merkel was too liberal. 🫠
Very much so. However, how many people have told their CEO that they are supporting a site that allows Nazi advertising to sit right next to theirs? Not quite in the spirit of the USAA is it?
It really is very simple. If they call in the loans, he can obviously pay it, but it leaves him the bigger problem of his 'bank'. Remember how pissed he was at the advertisers when he first took over? This is why.
Highlight the recent allowing of Nazi advertising on the site to those CEOs.
Have you heard anything about Trump stealing money from bank accounts?
Just saw that trump went into Alabama residents personal bank account and took out $100 that was given to residents to help pay their energy untlity.
I don't know how many residents in Alabama are affected. This is terrifying.
It’s part of the funding freeze EO. I think the utility *took* the money as part of auto pay to make up the difference. 250 people in Huntsville I believe.
Aldi knows their way around chocolate!! I've only shopped them for about 4 months in an effort to save $ and I'm enjoying the hit-or-miss of it. I've discovered you CANNOT go wrong with their chocolates. Their peanut butter cups are better than Reece's and their varied chocolate bars are delicious.
Sadly no Aldi’s where I live. TJs sells a version of those dark chocolate peanut butter cups. I am in ❤️ with them! I really miss the round tin of dark chocolates caramels though. The company is German. I wonder if they will get tariffs?
Elon has already demonstrated that advertisers are really important to him.
Targeted boycotting as opposed to general stopping purchases is maybe a little bit more modern?
If just 402,000+ people stop shopping Target for 90 days, sales will decline 5-7% and drop the stock price by nearly 20%. Target would lose $12.2 billion in valuation. There are 41.5M Black people in the US. #BoycottTarget #BlackCashflowRevolt
I have stopped. I deleted my account/data. I sent a letter to their press team and to corporate. I will never shop there again. I have been boycotting Amazon, but I hadn't deleted my data. I did that losing decades of Kindle books (fine!). DELETE your account and data. That sends a concrete message.
Mixed feelings about (some) media entities. Want their continued presence on X from a "speak truth to power" standpoint, but advertising is another matter entirely.
Yep, that's a different problem. I'm trying to convince those in my (UK) govt to stop using X for engagement by turning off replies. They can announce their stuff there, but come on here for engagement. They won't do it yet. Too many egos with big followings methinks.
Only while he is flavour of the month. Don't forget that X is probably his most important company. Without it, and it's influence, how does he get his message out?
Good idea. I have life and car insurance with SF. I am going to drop life since in the ensuing chaos my kid would not get shit anyway when I die at the hands of Nazi scum.
I only do business with one company now, and I'm sorry, but I'm not changing my insurance after 55 years. Jake from State Farm needs a new job -- not me.
Not my kind of thing.
To harm the rich you need to make them less rich.
The rest of the world is doing a good job with not buying Teslas. Plus, have you seen their stock price in the last month.
If rich people lose support of other rich people then they're in trouble.
It's not that easy these days. I think that making their CEOs morally accountable without threatening jobs is a better option.
Them changing advertising is no biggie for them.
He should have been deported for jumping his student visa. Immigration officers give brown immigrants issues for this and deport them. Elon should have been sent back to South Africa.
'Attacking' him directly is difficult because of his position, influence and media platform.
It needs to be more indirect. Look at what upsets him... he went nuts at the advertisers when he first took over. Why? It's because he knows he needs them to make X look attractive. You can change that.
Whatever you can do, do. Remember, this is a world of smoke and mirrors. The CEOs need to be very clear that they are sharing space on a platform that allows Nazi advertising.
Only ONE company needs to pull out. My suggestion would be Oreos as that is a big US thing and the easiest.
That would take a LOT of support from big investors, which is unlikely. However, if the CEOs think they may look bad to shareholders, they will pull the advertising. That's all you need them to do. It is no biggie for them to advertise elsewhere.
I think the fastest way out if this will be through a depression. It will keep this peaceful. The death toll will be lower. Boycott, cancel subscriptions, but local as much as possible. If we can takedown one of the big box beasts they will pay attention.
I saw a poster somewhere. I can’t remember. Bottom line this is a good protest because you can just stay home. There is no risk. People in other countries are starting to join in on this blackout. I just see this as an extension of already active boycotts.
It's discouraging to read the comments from people who are missing the point of the post entirely. Apparently low levels of basic literacy isn't restricted to MAGAs.
Mahatma Gandhi did some targeted boycotts of the British rule in India to good effect. I’m not getting any semblance (yet) of such discipline or focus here.
#tRump and Elon intend to trash the economy so that they can buy up what they want dirt cheap. We’d want to avoid helping them in that?
A group she did not sanction, is using her name, without permission. It’s irrelevant if she supports action this or not. She needs to not have her name used without permission. It could them be used by all kinds of groups pushing their own agenda.
Fair enough. It’s just bc the news is trash, I want to know if the organizers are legit. Objecting to them using her name w/o permission and objecting to their tactics are 2 different things.
If they were legitimate they wouldn’t have usurped HCR’s identity to self-promote. No matter their intent, the effect is to weaken HCR’s ability to speak for herself. Her credibility and her livelihood are threatened by this antisocial behaviour and it should not be supported.
Or, you know, she COULD just endorse this tiny attempt to resist. Instead of getting her panties in a bunch over ‘didn’t ask permission” or whatever. 🙄
Any group, regardless of the nobility of its purpose or cause, that uses someone's name without permission forfeits the trust required to support it. This is non-negotiable.
That's why lying in general is one of the worst attributes we have. If you take away truth there's nothing to stand on. That used to be a virtue that people felt was important. I think now that it's every one for themselves we've just let that go.
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I have been betrayed by my supposed allies too many times not to be skeptical: the willingness to even address my concerns shows an attitude worthy of aid
We don't need to know all your forms of resistance. Talking, writing, and educating are acts of resistance. I hate that people are assuming that just because we aren't seeing all that people are doing that people aren't doing anything. You are a real person. Not just words.
You have built a base who trusts you and you do your research. Your name shouldn't be abused by association with an organization who may have ill intent.
The number of people saying “but why not” to you is bizarre. Even if I did support their goals after consideration, I would hesitate to publicly support a group using my name and reputation without consent.
No, it's reasonable to ASK. And HCR's response - that she doesn't know who's organizing it -- is also reasonable. I'm going to do teh 2/28 boycott because it seems to have widespread support, but there are many 'actions' I don't do because i have no idea who's behind them. We need transparency.
Yeah! I’m on the late show too. I KNEW about a boycott on the 27th but didn’t realize or pay attention as to which organization it was or why a certain persons name would give a boycott any more credibility than the act itself! U lost me, but I’m not to bright. Dad called me son?
Yeah, knowing absolutely nothing else about them I now know they are people who will misrepresent endorsements and use someone's name without permission. That's not ethical, in itself.
Shared, per your request! With great admiration, I look forward to your daily posts.
I will be supporting boycotts, sending emails and attending marches/gatherings. Whatever I can do to resist the current administration and fight for our democracy!
Thank you again Heather, for your efforts!👏🦋
And while ya’all debate boycotts, know that many countries already are boycotting US goods and services. Especially Canada. It changed apartheid in S. Africa. Whatever saves us know is going to be drastic. It’s better than all out violence.
The post you are responding to isn't debating anything. It's saying loud and clear that people are using HCR's name without permission and are LIARS. There is enough lying going on by the fascist party already.
Considering that Trump has surrounded himself with rascist South Africa’s ( Musk and Thiel -are only two, they’re a few more now in important positions). It’s not surprising, it’s almost like the SA cabal was to turn the US into… ( wouldn’t be that hard, clearly)
Hopefully it was an honest mistake; shame on them if not.
We need to stand against all misinformation.
Lately the facts are so strange they can be easily confused with satire.
I don’t know. Maybe some it type of internal miscommunication within the group organizing this event. Maybe it was deliberate misinformation by an individual in the group. Maybe it was deliberate. I’m curious about how they will respond.
Do we know who the group is? Is it a group, or just a meme someone created? I get not wanting to amplify the voice of someone who has done this, but I would like to know who I should avoid supporting.
Again what sort of miscommunication leads to this? Please write something saying we have Heather's endorsement. Do we have Heather's endorsement? I don't know.
A group she did not sanction, is using her name, without permission. It’s irrelevant if she supports action this or not. She needs to not have her name used without permission. It could then be used by all kinds of groups pushing their own agenda.
Not trying to spam, people don’t seem to be reading the whole thread and keep asking the same question over and over. They only seem to see direct roles to their comments.
We have taken on some of maga’s worst traits. The hysterical, misleading headlines and captions, false attribution and now this. All for likes and clicks.
The only thing that beats a lie is the truth. If we peddle the truth in manipulative/misleading ways, people who need to listen will be turned off. Then it really does become “both sides.”
But then they are justified in saying “they’re all the same.” Tbh, they’re right on so many levels. Dems lie and evade too. But if we’re going to build something better, don’t we have to be better?
Boycotts are incredibly important. Long-term, and vocal about why. Our power as consumers is huge. My post was only about the apparent unauthorized use of my name- I still don’t know by whom, but am swamped with emails about it.
Bummer, I probably reposted a post I saw with your name on it’s endorsing the boycott on Feb 28th. It’s all a blur the past few weeks. I feel bad. I am just trying to spread the word about what’s happening and what we can do…sorry for my small part in this.
I'm happy to see this boycott day, but I'd prefer to see all these efforts combined. E.G . there is a "@standupforscience day proposed for March 7. I suggest a monthly "Muskrat Day", let's say first Friday of every month. Umbrella day for boycotts, work stoppages. Let it build!
Oh Heather so sorry, I can only imagine how crazy your days can be! I wish people wouldn’t use you name without your consent! Just wanted to say we love and appreciate you more than you know! I personally will participate in blackout on 28th don’t care about organizers,we need to start somewhere! 💙
Yes, whomever, should never use a name, unauthorized. They should apologize to you. I am happy whoever started this idea of a nationwide corporate boycott, though, but will only become effective if enough people participate and it makes a dent in Feb 28th economy. Then we can see leverage.
I’ve seen a couple of posts in the last month that claim to be HCR recommendations, but I’ve ignored them when I was quite certain they weren’t authentic.
Same. I have stopped shopping at Target, any major grocers, Amazon, even gas stations. I shop at Trader Joes, farmer's markets, Costco and direct from brands that are ethical. Even though I have to pay for shipping, I am saving a lot of money because I am not spending needlessly anymore!
We do need someone with a voice and a following as big as you to help spread the word, because our power is incredible and I even appreciate this comment.
Do you have a historical reason for not supporting the boycott on 2/28?
Does history show it hurts the little people and not those in power? or that people supporting 1 day boycott just buy a few days before/after and don't have any real impact?
No. I have been chained to the news and have no knowledge of any of the boycotts. As I say: long-term, and explain why publicly. Consumer pressure is important.
I think she’s doing it. We’re all pieces of a larger effort and she doesn’t have to play all the roles. She’s doing an excellent job educating the public and explaining the complexities. She should be consulted before having her name and image appropriated for someone else’s purposes.
Again, I'm asking her opinions on what OTHER people can do.
Staying informed is great, but there needs to be actions too. I'm all for her likeness not being misappropriated. But there is a sense that we're running out of time to do much of anything, so her thoughts on public activity could help.
Calling does matter, especially if you have an R House representative. They do want to get re-elected and are aware of the consequences of hurting their constituents. This is why the budget talks are already a mess. Keep on calling, even if it is not immediately apparent whether you are heard.
You are correct, but they literally are unaware of discontent if they do get those calls. They live in actual bubbles. Calls are critical, you would know that if you did it.
Even if your reps are republican they keep statistics on the number of calls they get to measure the public sentiment about how far they can go in their support of a particular action.
Well, it might not have as much influence under this current administration, it still makes a difference.
I don't think it's that they're "good for nothing". They Are fighting back/winning in the courts, legislatively, protesting and rallying public support. When MAGA controls all 3 branches and the GOP's rolled over for everything T**** and Musk want, there's not a whole lot more they can do right now.
What is there left to do other than overt civil war? Reps are raising legal challenges. Judges are ruling against Trump’s actions. And it doesn’t matter bc they ignore the court orders. Court orders are enforced by U.S. Marshals at the order of the attorney general—a Trump loyalist. OOPS, NO LAWS!
Like, unless the military does a hard pivot against them, the US military serves the commander in chief. The now heavily militarized police serves the interests of capital. And it's not even like anyone is going to invade the US to take down their regime as in ww2.
Hard to say. Trump is commander in chief of a military that is largely conservative but also largely despises him. So do they back him or not? They probably split apart at the seams, generals divided.
I've called my reps every day this week and last week. RFK is about to be confirmed and Elon Musk is firing 1000s of gov workers, a grant for sped Ed teachers/students just got cancelled because of "woke DEI".... Any other suggestions because my reps aren't stopping shit
The lack of organization and communication is crazy to me! They have citizens literally begging to help, but don’t even have some vetted organizations to follow?
We have few if any actual leaders all they are is either empty suits listening to donors or pundits chasing clicks, views and hawking books that's why they are still all on twitter.
Just so we're clear, I reposted this, but I'm all for economic boycotting. The current situation calls for it. Boycotting is one of the ways we fight back. Hit them where it hurts. Keep the money from their wallets.
For musicians, FB is a valuable tool for sharing events and building community. And, unfortunately, there is no suitable replacement at this time (as distasteful as we find Mark Zuckerberg’s politics). Perfect example ~> ‘Kind Jams Minnesota’ page for hippie live music lovers on FB…
I don’t. If someone wants to stay in touch they can dial a number. I know it’s really hard and takes valuable seconds away from building a targeted ad database for Zuck.
Well, I edited that post on FB to state that it was wrongfully attributed to you, but I myself want to make 2/28 a "Buy Nothing Day" (I do have to go to work, but can go straight home & go to bed afterwards.)
Resistance has to start somewhere.
If the point is that her account was duped, I get that, but it sounded like she’s against the effort and that I do not understand for the reason you stated. An historian can also be an activist.
I just want to remind people in the comments that two things can be true. It can be true that it was wrong to use a name without consent, but it can also be true that an economic boycott and mass strike are our greatest tools for change.
I mean sure. If anyone had any idea what the name MEANT. I hear ppl vaguely toss it around like it's supposed to do something but no one knows anything about it so I'd say it's piss poor planning of ppl thought a movement would happen.
I totally agree. It may have been a misunderstanding. Regardless I agree totally that economic sanctions r the most effective thing we can use to make our point.
for one day? and that will achieve what exactly? Amazon will tell Trump to stop breaking the law? Washington Post will start writing truthful articles about him? The Supreme Court will suddenly say he shouldn’t be doing what he’s doing? because these billionaires had one bad day in business?
It’s only a beginning. U start somewhere. Organizers know and participants should that this first step won’t change stuff. The next phase has been announced and it’s for longer. It’s being phased in. What do u suggest be done instead?
Or, a long-term boycott. One day isn't going to do anything to these corporations and I can't see them announcing that they lost X millions because they're supporting a bad guy, can you?
Totally agree. My initial response to her asking “why” was not about her not wanting her name used without her permission, which people shouldn’t do, it’s why it appears she doesn’t believe in the action.
How has she been disrespected? When we post on social media, we are opening ourselves up for responses. That’s a major part of social media. It’s a two way street by design.
I read absolutely nothing in her response that indicated that she does not believe in the proposed action. But even if she didn’t, could she be blamed for not having faith in a boycott promoted on a lie? They’ve already demonstrated that the organizers lack ethics.
See the original post written by Heather Cox Richardson— a noted historian and author. They are promoting the boycott using her name. She wants them to stop and is letting everyone know that she has no affiliation with them whatsoever. Any other labor I can perform for you?
I agree with this. All it takes is one scandal to taint an organization that otherwise has a good calling and goals. Every mistake is a point of attack from the right. We need to be extra careful.
Good point! Quick question though, how in the hell do we get people who will actually stick to anything worth sticking to? I can’t even get my co-workers to agree on lunch choices and that’s easy peasy lemon squeezy stuff.
That’s the question, isn’t it? And the answer depends on the kind of person they are. For a lot of people, you make it cool, make it socially exceptional. Still others will need to suffer some more, unfortunately. They need to be affected directly. It’s a combination of those things.
People need to feel the pain, they need to see direct, unavoidable harm in their lives for what the oligarchs are doing. They need to then be presented with the solution in a way that makes them feel cool, accepted, and even special.
Bingo. I've been screaming this from the top of my lungs: STOP BUYING FROM THE CRIMINAL OLIGARCHY. Hold back your spending power. Buy from small businesses only and buy only what you need. It's the ONLY Way to peacefully protest. Hold back your spending power!
Of course two things can be true. I believe that Trump needs to be removed from the Presidency as soon as possible, and also believe that it's not acceptable if someone assassinates him.
Saying ONE true thing does not excuse saying ANOTHER that is not!
Tesla paid exactly ZERO in federal income taxes the last 4 years on 11 billion in income over the last 3 years.
Costco paid 2.195 million and an effective tax rate of 24.6% in 2024. The refuse to discard their DEI policies.
I’ll be shopping at Costco on February 28th.
Respecting your wishes, shared this post with friends & followers. I do hope we see a boycott of e.g., Target or Walmart, who are rolling back their DEI policies. The courts target specific issues, while protests/boycotts are better at showing voter opposition against #47's Project 2025 actions.
If just 402,000+ people stop shopping Target for 90 days, sales will decline 5-7% and drop the stock price by nearly 20%. Target would lose $12.2 billion in valuation. There are 41.5M Black people in the US. #BoycottTarget #BlackCashflowRevolt
I have stopped already. I still get my prescriptions at the CVS in my local target. From what I understand, Target doesn’t make any $$ from pharmacy sales. Felt good to just walk right out without spending any $$ for Target.
Why not just get on board with it? An economic boycott would wake up the oligarchy to the fact that the people make the money that they keep and spend on themselves.
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Not buying ANYTHING unless I truly need it. Not using Amazon, Prime, Twitter, Whole Foods Market, Home Depot, Target , chick-FIL-A, Facebook and
MOST DEFINITELY NOT BUYING A TESLA!!!
Shop local!
Same. Only necessary shopping, choosing local businesses if given a choice. If only larger chains avail, e.g.:Aldi v Walmart - buy Aldi. Supply chains are going to get turned upside-down shortly. Don't waste time on Trump, work your reps/senators.
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People are now flocking to Costco.
will repost on fb too
Love your work!
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Well run away maybe…
That's now my personal project25, #PersonalAusterity.
These corporations getting rid of their DEI policies have to understand that our dollars matter, too!
#tRump and Elon intend to trash the economy so that they can buy up what they want dirt cheap. We’d want to avoid helping them in that?
Showing these corporations that their rolling back of DEI programs have consequences!
Black, Brown, Indigenous, Female, LGBTQ money should be spent where we are appreciated!
I do support the boycotts to let these corporations know that deleting their DEI programs have consequences.
As of today, it's still a free country, so do whatever you'd like.
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Thx for the heads up.
Be wise everyone and Verify!
Bots specifically twist people's meaning and distort it, in order to create ill will and chaos.
So anybody doing that here - whether intentionally or accidentally - is only aiding bots.
By the way my wife and I love reading your historical posts!
Every dime came from the labor of WeThePeople !
Because their corporations are
…denying pay raises.
….limiting or eliminating benefits
… paying women and people of color less
… paying CEO’s obscene salaries
…using cheap foreign labor
Theyre not greedy for more, they just want enough.
Some things arent easily put back together again.
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it hurts their employees and middle class.
He must be stopped.
They all need to go.
#ThanksNazis
He’ll, I’m boycotting us at this point. I spend as little as possible.
Use what is in your freezer and pantry. And remember, lentils are delicious.
Starve the beast.
Treat it like the contagious and deadly disease it is.
Autocorrect bites again. 🤦🏻♀️
*Hell
Gaah!
ALL that and dyslexia on top of it. sigh.
Then pick a theme.
Cajun: add 1/2 or more of Cajun spice jar
Indian: add less water, half cup of finely chopped ginger, 2 cans coconut milk and half a jar of your choice of curry spice.
Chill and hearty: get some good paprika and add a full cup of that and a couple tablespoons of thyme.
You don’t have to use a slow cooker. It just makes it easier to cook it over night for me.
I also do overnight oats now.
This regime has had me cheaper and healthier than ever.
I can’t follow a recipe. But start with chopping celery (3), carrots (3), bell peppers (2), head of garlic.
Chuck it in a slow cooker, add rinsed lentils, some bouillon. Cover with about an inch of water.
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Then pick a theme.
Cajun: add 1/2 or more of Cajun spice jar
Indian: add less water, half cup of finely chopped ginger, 2 cans coconut milk and half a jar of your choice of curry spice.
Chill and hearty: get some good paprika and add a full cup of that and a couple tablespoons of thyme.
Canada better militarily protect itself from Donald Trump and Putin. Canada isn't safe, they're going to come for you from the inside and across your boarder.
The USA has fallen, Canada be strong!
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We should be doing much more.
We have unlimited resources on this site. And all we do is tweet and like things.
Apparently the bud light protesters are better than us 😔.
But nothing else from them until they come to their senses about joining the rest of the world.
If boycotting America controls Trump, then I don't mind dropping Coke,Pepsi, McDonald's, Starbucks...the list goes on.
His chumliness with Putin is scary.
American leader is a Russian sleeper agent....bonkers
Or burn oil for Trump to turn earth into hell
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Get a grip.
if you care enough to break her chops an alternative would be to tell the people doing it to contact Ms Cox Richardson to ask for her support.
Beware the passionate.
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We shouldnt allow anyone to badmouth Heather or use her name for lies ♥️♥️
Hypocritical — on both sides. 😡😖🤯
Boycotts also affect the workers at those stores who are also struggling and working for poor wages—it does not hurt the Billionaire who make policy,at all. Just sayin’
Could we come up with something that helps all involved and not just a few?
It is working…little victories matter!!
Timing also matters
I am patient; I’ll wait.
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So, you're good with price gouging? Got it.
Someone attacking me and calling me a misogynist for asking who she is and if she supports the boycott is also not cool.
2. Here's what she's saying...don't share false info:
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If she was so offended and concerned, she could have replied. She did not. A bunch of busy bodies did instead.
Now, stay in your lane and don't feel the need to reply as you are now muted.
Also, HCR has every right to ask for removal of her name used without permission.
We are infinitely better and yet
we’re a mirror of the democrat party. Talking loud but doing nothing. 😞
Always a classic!
Strikes and boycotts do far more for working people & social justice than bullshit and talk from politicians.
You're right about grifters....
On the totem pole of worries though, I can kick sand on it.
Maybe it’s not a boycott because stores don’t appear to be selling eggs anymore where I live!
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It hurt our wallet at the time but in the end it averaged to $2.78 per dozen.
Sometimes you just have to act when your gut is telling you, ‘it’s gonna get bad, do it now’.
Yeah, I've frozen them 4 at a time for camping; works just fine.
And yeah, same; mustard sandwiches. 😒 I'm lucky right now to have the $, but no room in the freezer. I love that you know that not everyone can, and I'm glad that you could. 💞
I can look as old as I feel) All subscriptions gone. Treating it like pandemic pause. Just made another sizable transfer to savings a/k/a freedom war chest.
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The Economic Black Out in March, is a COMPLETE 🚫 SPENDING DAY‼️Do not spend a single penny, so plan ahead 🤩
Feb 17, there is a page where you can check for local & national events that day.
NOT My Present, President Day
2/28 is a 1day economic boycott
3/15 is the beginning of a long lasting boycott of the big multinational companies & the internet, using local ppl, learning to barter & share
Should it be organized out of Canada? Will the Trump Administration go after any formalized organization in the U.S.?
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In honor of Captain America.
No worries, none of us will have any income soon and they’ll all feel the pain.
I had no idea that Boots was US owned but I can certainly boycott it now.
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IF We don't buy it they don't make $s that nazi salutin fan boy smuk's tesla is tankin bigly & the site fka twitter got smuk flu.... is testament 2 that muscle
I think it's run by one of the bigger Black churches. I often look them up for smart protest ideas.
Maybe we could ask their friendly SM people why they are funding the Nazi site?
Just a suggestion😉
Some of these companies may already be considering their position, so giving them a big nudge might help.
So hey folks, that means _don't buy Cadbury chocolate on Valentine's Day_.
If you think Elon needs to be stopped in his tracks, then Cadbury chocolate should not be in your shopping basket.
It is the easiest target for the biggest bang.
Leaving platforms is OK,but rich people really care about money and credibility with other rich people.
Don't forget to tell the CEO of your 'sacrifice'
I do no business with any of the others and won't start now.
He will very well know what a problem loss of advertisers would cause his rival.
Wendy's funding X is a different matter and what needs to stop so that Elon gets into deep doodoo.
Highlight the recent allowing of Nazi advertising on the site to those CEOs.
Just saw that trump went into Alabama residents personal bank account and took out $100 that was given to residents to help pay their energy untlity.
I don't know how many residents in Alabama are affected. This is terrifying.
State Farm just took me back - so I must stay with them.
How old school Democrat this suggestion is. Positively Jurassic!
Targeted boycotting as opposed to general stopping purchases is maybe a little bit more modern?
https://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/news/2017/king-corporate-boycotts.html
https://target-boycott-tracker.vercel.app/
They need to know if their programs and policies don't work for their customers. Especially their long-standing customers.
To harm the rich you need to make them less rich.
The rest of the world is doing a good job with not buying Teslas. Plus, have you seen their stock price in the last month.
If rich people lose support of other rich people then they're in trouble.
Them changing advertising is no biggie for them.
Barfing now.
I think Elon could be deported for not honoring the oath he took to become an American citizen.
It needs to be more indirect. Look at what upsets him... he went nuts at the advertisers when he first took over. Why? It's because he knows he needs them to make X look attractive. You can change that.
Only ONE company needs to pull out. My suggestion would be Oreos as that is a big US thing and the easiest.
wow
You can do him great harm😉.
Story here re the debt sale.
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/banks-sell-down-55-bln-musks-x-debt-investors-source-2025-02-05/
There are other companies advertising on there that you might use. This is just a list of the big ones.
Paying off my debt to free myself of bankers.
Ppl are in, with ❤️s & shares everywhere I post it. Pls share. Takes 3.5-5% of us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSehRlU34w & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o78lMMJZlM0
So does a general strike, at some point.
#tRump and Elon intend to trash the economy so that they can buy up what they want dirt cheap. We’d want to avoid helping them in that?
THE POINT HERE IS NOT THE BOYCOTT.
THE POINT IS A GROUP FALSELY AFFILIATING THEMSELVES WITH DR. RICHARDSON.
Period.
Ppl are in, with ❤️s & shares everywhere I post it. Pls share. Takes 3.5-5% of us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSehRlU34w & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o78lMMJZlM0
Now we've got AI - just a lie making machine.
Well said. 👍
And a 24 hour spending boycott on February 28 is also not a bad idea.
who is running this list? is it hosted out f the us and encrypted?
nazis are tricky snakes and set up honey traps to create kill lists
Looks right at techbro censors.
I will be supporting boycotts, sending emails and attending marches/gatherings. Whatever I can do to resist the current administration and fight for our democracy!
Thank you again Heather, for your efforts!👏🦋
https://www.ft.com/content/ef60e887-09d6-499e-88cc-4c020e555010
We need to stand against all misinformation.
Lately the facts are so strange they can be easily confused with satire.
An orange faced conman is at the controls.
Just sayin'
I'm tired of people, even with good intentions, pretending to have key endorsements.
It was incredibly dishonest & beyond whoever did it.
I’m hopeful everything turns out OK. 🤦🏻♀️🙏🏼
So, anyhow, more trips to Trader Joe's and charges to my Costco card.
Either way, she has every right to denounce someone claiming she supports it without her permission.
Does history show it hurts the little people and not those in power? or that people supporting 1 day boycott just buy a few days before/after and don't have any real impact?
Staying informed is great, but there needs to be actions too. I'm all for her likeness not being misappropriated. But there is a sense that we're running out of time to do much of anything, so her thoughts on public activity could help.
This advice is basically the same as "Thoughts and Prayers."
By all means call. But let's not pretend that this Congress is populated by people who expect to get primaired for staying lock-step with Trump.
Well, it might not have as much influence under this current administration, it still makes a difference.
But telling people in Red states that they need to be calling their representative (period, end of sentence) is the same energy as prayer.
There needs to be more to it or it's useless advice.
"He'll do all that stuff to people I don't like. I'm immune. He's worried about ME."
Government of the people, for the oligarchy, by the compliant.
They would also have a very narrow view of what a "regular American" is.
https://bsky.app/profile/generalstrikeus.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/indivisible.org
https://bsky.app/profile/moveon.org
https://bsky.app/profile/50501movement.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/standupforscience.bsky.social
https://www.movementinfrastructureproject.org/calendar
February 28th
Even if HCR do support it so many more do!
Bluesky is good...
Resistance has to start somewhere.
If the point is that her account was duped, I get that, but it sounded like she’s against the effort and that I do not understand for the reason you stated. An historian can also be an activist.
I hope your knickers get untwisted.
More info on this claim please with a website link so we can verify it ourselves.
#STOPmisinformation
We are fighting against a president who uses any means he can to get what HE wants, and he feels fully justified in doing so.
Saying ONE true thing does not excuse saying ANOTHER that is not!
Costco paid 2.195 million and an effective tax rate of 24.6% in 2024. The refuse to discard their DEI policies.
I’ll be shopping at Costco on February 28th.
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