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Lin Lin's avatar

Been boycotting the bigger non-DEI stores for a few weeks now. Shopping local and supporting small mom and pop shops, especially those with an international flavor. I’m not stopping my boycott anytime soon either.

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Ashley Richmond's avatar

Haven’t been to target or Walmart personally in almost a month. My business buys almost 800 worth of paper goods products every week from Walmart and we switch to a local supplier!

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Lisa VanDenburg's avatar

Same. Also stopped shopping at Walmart and Target a few weeks ago, which were convenient places for us.

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Rilee Lake's avatar

same, its been Aldi and Trader Joe's. (i know TJ has it's problems, but at least we are not supporting target or walmart)

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Paige's avatar

Aldi rolled back their DEI programs as well sadly. I have to drive over an hour to grocery shop now, but I’ve just been sticking to Costco and Trader Joe’s.

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Rilee Lake's avatar

Noooooo 😩

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Cindy A's avatar

Ditto

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LAB's avatar

Canceled Amazon Prime. Never going back

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Sharliegram's avatar

Me too!

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Warrior4Justice's avatar

Me too.

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WmnOfDistxn's avatar

This, and same. No more amazon, target, Walmart, etc….plus only buying what I need and trying to find it at thrift, small shops, etc… Been doing it since the first of the year and I’ve saved quite a bit of money plus I feel like I am making an impact. It has felt good honestly.

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Deonna's avatar

Cancelling multiple subscriptions too!

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Donna Jean's avatar

We canceled a bunch like Roku and Disney plus a couple of weeks ago. 😁

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TriTorch's avatar

There's three initiatives that are put down through the WEF.

CEI (Corporate Equality Index)

ESG (Environmental, Social, & Governance)

DEI (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion)

These initiatives are put down as social initiatives from the World Economic Forum, the most powerful people on the planet, through the banks to the big corporations.

These corporations, unlike my business, actually depend on that financing 100%. So if they don't do the things that these three initiatives, the CEI, ESG, and the DEI say, they actually lose their funding, so they can't operate their business.

So you say, why aren't these people smart enough to understand they're destroying their business? They can't not do it. Because if they don't do it they won't get their funding, so they can't operate so they have no choice but to do it.

And they drive their business into the dirt, and here's why that's happening. Because the people who run these companies - the officers of the companies are not the founders of the companies. These are people that are many generations removed and many degrees of caring about the actual brand, removed. All right?

So these people are college graduates who think they know a bunch of stuff because they have an advanced degree, and they are making decisions that are, you know, basically about the money. And they think that eventually people will adopt this and it will stop, but it's not going to stop and it's not supposed to stop.

What's happening is we are dealing with a communist insurgency that is undermining the values and the identity of the American public. What they are doing is they are intentionally creating a scenario where the American people are rejecting this initiative, [and this] is actually hurting iconic American brands that remove much of the American identity. So, when you name these companies off: all of these companies represent America - when you think of them traditionally.

So now, they're removing part of the identity, which is part of the communist process called demoralization. There's less identity in America, there's less to fight for, which makes it easier to conquer. Alright.

Then on top of it, one of the goals, of communism, is to create two classes of very poor and very rich. So what they're doing here is they are getting the American public to cancel all their own companies. That actually hurts their own neighbors who are good, hardworking American people. The people at Bud Light - at the top - are not the ones feeling the pain here. It's the delivery drivers, it's the hard working red, white, and blue Americans that believe the same [things] that you all believe, who are getting fired or laid off, or losing because of this.

So they have run an operation to push this initiative down the companies' throats intentionally, where the companies cannot resist it because they're required to do so for their funding, knowing that the American people are going to reject it and destroy these companies, creating the lower class system that they're trying to create in the first place.

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trisha-lynn's avatar

Of course those at the top won’t feel the pain. Not immediately. And of course those just below have to follow the rules in part so that they keep their own jobs and others employed. I am in one of these situations. Guess what, we might all lose our jobs anyway. Yes it will hurt us, but what’s the option - keep feeding the monster so he lets us live in our cage?

And I disagree that these companies represent American identity. Target isn’t me. Bud light isn’t me. Freedom of choice, dignity for all individuals, valuing education, the right to healthcare and the pursuit of happiness. - that represents me. That is American. Not Walmart. Not Amazon. Not Best Buy.

Rejecting those business is not demoralizing. But standing up for my values and our freedoms is invigorating.

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Karen Z's avatar

Agreed!

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ASm's avatar

"...people are college graduates who think they know a bunch of stuff because they have an advanced degree, and they are making decisions that are, you know, basically about the money." This is an old trope demonizing higher education. While not the end-all, knowledge means something. Greed does not have boundaries—no matter your education or political affiliation.

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linneakrmr's avatar

Me too!

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Gayle Karlson-Wells's avatar

I've been doing the same. It's something to do peacefully in support of DEI.

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Warrior4Justice's avatar

Me too.

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Cindy A's avatar

Same here.

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Karen Z's avatar

Same!

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Grace News 🗞️'s avatar

The funniest part has been the idiots praising these NOAA firings on X saying (and I quote) “ well that is why we have the weather apps”

You can’t fix stupid. They really don’t know where these apps get their data 🙄

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Vulnavia Johnson's avatar

Who do they think gives the weather information to the apps? Stuck on stupid.

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DréAn's avatar

These are also the same morons that will want assistance after the hurricane hits their location and rips their home apart.

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DréAn's avatar

“DOGE has uncovered that NOAA and NWS have employees working that have been dead for years. This means that they are paying dead people to report on weather…” — stupid press secretary

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Warrior4Justice's avatar

I think STUPID is the operative word right now. F'ing STUPID.

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Rebecca Turner's avatar

Thank you…. Your levelheaded reporting alleviates some of my anxiety induced by the political climate of this administration. I will never look at an orange Cheeto the same again. 😞

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Aaron Parnas's avatar

Thank you! Doing my best.

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Ysalys Diaz Kilgore's avatar

We should be boycotting everyday

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Carla Welechuk Kowski's avatar

Yes, only buy essentials and shop local and thrift stores if needed. Also utilize local libraries for seed banks, tools and equipment. Many people do not realize you can rent almost anything you need from most libraries. We have the power to bankrupt these corporations if enough of us stop shopping!

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Ysalys Diaz Kilgore's avatar

You have taught me something new today!

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Carla Welechuk Kowski's avatar

Happy to help!

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Warrior4Justice's avatar

Farmers Market for food, local merchants for anything else. Except Medication that comes from Canada.

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trisha-lynn's avatar

I am. Only groceries and gas. Either local or brands not known to support the repubs.

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Ysalys Diaz Kilgore's avatar

Yep same!

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Donna Jean's avatar

We have been, every time we decide not to stop at Target, etc.

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Kari Hinman's avatar

Today's boycott is not about DEI. It's about showing we have economic power and are not happy with the direction of this country. Companies need to stop supporting the Trump administration. Today if you need to shop -- small, independent stores and cash only. No credit card purchases.

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Dana Mies's avatar

Epstein=distraction

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Katrina Ludvig's avatar

What I thought immediately!

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Linda Burnett's avatar

That’s a great week boy cut at Walmart because it’s the week before Easter when people are out buying all their Easter basket, supplies and kids, clothes and food for your Easter meal not me. I won’t be buying nothing.

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Dani McD's avatar

Easter is in April this year but the next economic blackout is scheduled for 4/18, Good Friday!

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Amanda's avatar

The boycotts as I understand are not solely related to dei. They are for all big corps and oligarchs. And for president musk and bootlicker trump

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Kari Hinman's avatar

yes. And today is a Blackout -- Cash only at local stores. (No Visa etc.)

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Jennifer LaClair's avatar

I am participating in the boycott. Today I called and closed my Target card as well. I made sure to tell them it was because of their policy on DEI. Make good trouble today friends

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Donna Jean's avatar

Brilliant!

We should also delete Apps related to these businesses.

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Jennifer LaClair's avatar

Yup, I also ended my Prime membership, deleted the Amazon app, and unplugged the Alexa. I deactivated my Facebook account (will dl data and full delete later), and deleted Instagram account, and PayPal account and removed all the Apps from my phone. Twitter was gone the day it became X. I feel lighter

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Kat Kay-Bee's avatar

I’m also boycotting local MAGA supporting businesses from now on. If they have merch, flags, etc., I walk out.

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jack's avatar

I’m too scared to even walk into those places!

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Kat Kay-Bee's avatar

Honestly, I’m surrounded by them. I live in a red county in a blue state. My daily life involves dealing with them. Sometimes it’s obvious who they are, but others are less so.

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Meredith Jn's avatar

Yes one employee was a 25 yr veteran of NOAA. He did storm predictions.

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Debra Piper's avatar

Those mentioned above will miss storm alerts or alerts that post to late. on their apps

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Ebony's avatar

Thank you!!! Is it possible if someone can share a copy of all of Nestle and General Mills products as there are a ton!

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Kelly Larrondo's avatar

There are far too many to list so, here's a link to everything General Mills has https://www.generalmills.com/food-we-make/brands and Nestle in the US https://www.nestleusa.com/brands

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SM's avatar

You could use the boycat app which was created by the BDS campaign to boycott any companies doing business in Israel. General Mills is on there

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linneakrmr's avatar

I can’t believe the minerals deal, it makes me so mad that we’re forcing Ukraine’s hand

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Rich Hansen's avatar

Zelensky went to a university to study law and he was a partner of 2 TV stations I'm sure he knows to read the fine print.

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Kirsten Carlson's avatar

I am returning books to Amazon that I ordered for Bible study. Instead, I am ordering them from a local independent bookstore.

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Donna Jean's avatar

I hope there's a place to write why you're returning so you can tell them.

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Lauren K's avatar

So disappointed about this mineral deal. I was hoping he was not going to give into the bully.

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trisha-lynn's avatar

I hope Zelenskyy just backs out of the deal. The way our government is backing out of its deal.

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Debra Piper's avatar

I still hope he doesn't. 😥

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Lauren K's avatar

I hope there is a next administration

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Annette Caamano's avatar

Hopefully, the next admin reverses this or makes it fair.

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Alex's avatar

My family and I started our boycott of all big box stores at the beginning of February. We aren't going back.

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