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CNN: A 40-day Target boycott starts today. It couldn’t come at a worse time for the company

Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.

mxcatmoon

We Have Work to Do!

Cliff Cash is a comedian who has taken up the cause and is posting short videos about protests and other events that are going on. He was at the February 5th protest (in his state of North Carolina). I found his video in the link above helped turn my discouraged mood into a renewed energy to fight. He talks about not letting fear get the best of us, and that this presidency is not strong, it's only using fear to pretend it is. Also, in the description he added a list of actions and resources, including the following:

Boycott the companies that support fascism. Use “goodsuniteus” app.

Sign up for the general strike at generalstrikeus.com

Get prepared for a weeklong economic strike where we don’t spend any money.

I hope this is helpful. If not, mods are free to delete.

Sign up for the general strike at generalstrikeus.com

rydra_wong

Tucker Carlson is flat-out defending someone going out with a rifle and murdering protestors.

The Guardian: Tucker Carlson defends actions of teen charged in killings of Kenosha protesters

Variety: ‘Fire Tucker Carlson’: Fox News Host Condemned for Comments on Deadly Shooting of Kenosha Protesters

List of advertisers on Carlson's show: https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/status/1298780620575842304

However, it looks like he has very few major advertisers left at this point and is being supported by Fox News as a whole.

MediaMatters: These are Fox News' leading advertisers

Thread explaining the role of the fees Fox News charges cable providers in providing them with a revenue cushion against the loss of advertisers:

https://twitter.com/GoAngelo/status/1244819800708218881

Campaign from MediaMatters which lets you hassle your cable provider about the money they're paying Fox News (and charging you), and tell them you don't want it:

https://unfoxmycablebox.com/

tanaqui

Trump issued the first veto of his presidency, blocking a measure passed by Congress to terminate his emergency declaration. Congress will likely hold a vote on overriding the veto in a couple of weeks, so it's worth calling your representatives again. This would be a good opportunity to follow

sathari's suggestion to Be Kind To Your Democratic Congresscritters (And Their Staffers!), by thanking them for their efforts so far, as well as urging them on.

Before I list the posts made in the comm this week, I wanted to link to a fundraiser for the victims of the horrific shootings in New Zealand, if you're looking for a place to show your support and donate.

New posts this week

Hey, Wanna Contact Some Advertisers? (Targeting advertisers supporting Tucker Carlson's show)
Citizenship On The Census Form
Zervos V. Trump

So, what have you all been up to in the last week or are planning to get involved in next week?

Poll #21600 The Week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 12

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This week, I...

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called my one senator
2 (16.7%)

called my other senator
2 (16.7%)

called my representative
1 (8.3%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
4 (33.3%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
6 (50.0%)

attended an in-person activist group
1 (8.3%)

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
0 (0.0%)

signed up for alerts
1 (8.3%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
3 (25.0%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
2 (16.7%)

did something else
5 (41.7%)

committed to action in the coming week
4 (33.3%)

rydra_wong

The Guardian: Tucker Carlson refuses to apologize after sexist remarks resurface

"Sexist" is, uh. Kind of an understatement for what we're discussing here. Content note for reference to child rape.

And there's more to come:

Talking Points Memo: Media Matters: More Carlson Tapes Coming, Centered On ‘Race And Ethnicity’

JuddLegum is on the case of some of the remaining advertisers on Carlson's show:

https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1104902507938099200

rydra_wong

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1075548858393026560

An updated list of advertisers now boycotting Tucker Carlson's show!

JuddLegum is tracking those who still have ads running on his show. In case you'd like to communicate with them.

(ETA: hey, I'm a customer of one of them! Cool! *sends indignant e-mail*)

Note: I know someone who was interested in

JuddLegum's ideas and/or product and did subscribe to his newsletter, and reports that it's pretty good -- along the same lines as the info he Tweets but more so.

rydra_wong

The Daily Beast: Advertisers Ditch Fox News’ Tucker Carlson for Saying Immigration Makes U.S. ‘Dirtier’

As ever,

JuddLegum is doing sterling work keeping track of which companies advertise on Carlson's show and haven't said they're pulling their ads. Maybe you have some feelings about this! Let them know how you feel!

rydra_wong

https://twitter.com/mviser/status/1063868172330254336

Mike Espy remains the underdog, but Republicans with access to private polling say Hyde-Smith’s lead has narrowed significantly in recent days. Republicans need only to look to Alabama, where Doug Jones pulled out a surprise win last year, to stoke concern

With link to WaPo: In Mississippi, Republican concern rises over a U.S. Senate runoff that should have been a romp

This is who Cindy Hyde-Smith is:

https://twitter.com/LamarWhiteJr/status/1063192983254822912

Cindy Hyde-Smith on voter suppression: "And then they remind me, that there's a lot of liberal folks in those other schools who that maybe we don't want to vote. Maybe we want to make it just a little more difficult. And I think that's a great idea." (with video)

See also: TPM: GOP Worries Mississippi Senate Seat May Be In Peril After Senator’s Missteps

And just now: Walmart Rescinds Support Of Sen. Hyde-Smith, Requests Contribution Refund

This is specifically after publicity about their donation, so yeah, this stuff has an effect.

JuddLegum is on the ball with this again.

Oh, the latest:

https://twitter.com/mattmfm/status/1064945542705369088

There’s a Facebook photo of Cindy Hyde-Smith posing in a Confederate hat at the home of Jefferson Davis. Her post reads: “Mississippi history at its best!” (photo and link included)

Volunteering options to support Espy include texting to get the word out, which might be a good option for people who are not phone-capable.

tassosss

As seems to be the case on three-day weekends for me, the check-in post is a day late. Apologies for that. It's been a rollercoaster of a week with the Democrats taking the House and a lot of down-ballot races and the firing of Attorney General Sessions imperiling the Mueller investigation. It's a good reminder that we still have two more years under this regime and we're still going to have to fight every step of the way.

Thank you to everyone who voted in the election. Thank you to everyone who contributed in big ways and small to campaigns across the country. Thank you to all our overseas friends who've supported us throughout with information and encouragement. Never give up, never surrender.

Starting with...

Georgia and Florida Recounts
Volunteer TODAY to help with the Georgia and Florida Recounts

Election Results Roundup
Community members experiences voting!
Election Results discussion
#GrabYourBallot Update: 42% Win Rate

Sessions Firing/Protest Whitaker
Call script for Congress to protest Whitaker's appointment

Other Actions
Links on Voting Rights Movement
Donate to Honor Dr. Blasley as an Educator
Boycotting Fox: Call To Boycott Companies That Advertise On Fox, We Got A List and Petition

( Housekeeping )

So, what have you all been up to in the last week or are planning to get involved in next week?

Poll #20708 This week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 17

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This Week I

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called my one senator
5 (50.0%)

called my other senator
5 (50.0%)

called my representative
4 (40.0%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
4 (40.0%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
7 (70.0%)

attended an in-person activist group
3 (30.0%)

participated in phone/online training
2 (20.0%)

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went to a protest
7 (41.2%)

signed up for alerts
1 (5.9%)

worked for a campaign
4 (23.5%)

VOTED!
10 (58.8%)

took care of myself
11 (64.7%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
1 (5.9%)

did something else
8 (47.1%)

committed to action in the coming week
7 (41.2%)

tanaqui

Election day is almost upon us! And there's encouraging news about how some of the elections on the various slates are tightening to within the margin of error.

We also have a post where you can wave your hipster credentials and tell us about how you knew candidates "before they were famous".

So time for the final push! We've had plenty of suggestions for last-minute donations and actions, as well as a few things to keep going with once the results are in. As well as voting yourself (if you haven't done so already), we also have suggestions for effective ways to encourage the people you know to vote.

(We'll be making a couple of posts on Tuesday as well, so you can let us know how things are going where you are on the day.)

Upcoming Elections - Encouraging others to vote
New this week: Useful Twitter Links
Excellent thread on effective voter contact
Encourage your friends to vote with VoteWithMe app
Motivote sort of "gamifies" the midterm voting process (you sign up at the site and as you complete various actions to prepare to vote, you're entered to win prizes.)
Here Comes The General
Find a DNC event near you and phonebank with MomsRising
Get out the vote with letter writing and texting, focus on local elections
Volunteer to help elect Democrats
GOTV Resources from Organising for Action

Upcoming Election - Information to share with other voters
Lyft are going to be providing half-price or free rides to the polls on Nov 6 for those in need
Useful How-to Guide For Voters
Link(Spam): US Voter Information
BallotReady.org lets you research all races in your location
Voto Latino partners with Lyft to enable Dodge City voters to get to the polls
Register or check your voter registration

Upcoming Elections - Where to donate
New this week: Getcha Last Donations In
GiveSmart Women (slate number 4!)
Maximize your donating efficiency with SCIENCE! (yes, it's another slate)
More Slates!
And Now There's Give Smart 3!Matching Donations for the Great Slate
If you fancy some long shots in your rage-donating
For Your Rage-donations
District funds for the mid-terms
Support progressive Congressional candidates in competitive rural districts
Information on State Primary Dates and list of pro-NRA Republicans who are vulnerable

Other Actions - New
Boycotting Fox: Call To Boycott Companies That Advertise On Fox, We Got A List and Petition
Defunding Steve King: Angry? Bored? Can You Phone Or Tweet Or E-mail?, The Campaign To Get Support Pulled From Steve King Is Working!!!, And Now The Pac and Steve King Boycott Update

If you're looking for actions not related to the elections, take a look at past check-in posts where we have suggestions specifically for immigration (and also here) and for other issues

( Housekeeping )

So, what have you all been up to in the last week or are planning to get involved in next week?

Poll #20670 The Week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 21

View Respondents

This week, I...

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called my one senator
2 (9.5%)

called my other senator
2 (9.5%)

called my representative
1 (4.8%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
1 (4.8%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
7 (33.3%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
12 (57.1%)

attended an in-person activist group
1 (4.8%)

participated in phone/online training
5 (23.8%)

went to a protest
0 (0.0%)

signed up for alerts
3 (14.3%)

worked for a campaign
5 (23.8%)

VOTED!
12 (57.1%)

took care of myself
10 (47.6%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
2 (9.5%)

did something else
8 (38.1%)

committed to action in the coming week
6 (28.6%)

rydra_wong

AT&T have now definitely ended their support for Steve King, no more "re-evaluating" for the future (source).

Still remaining:

Pinboard: Now that Intel, Purina, AT&T, Land O'Lakes, Smithfield, Black Hills Energy and the NRCC have dropped Steve King, his last significant donors are @Koch_Industries, @ValeroEnergy, Berkshire Hathaway, and @CrystalSugarCo. Curious to hear from them about their corporate values.

As has been pointed out, it's utter bullshit that all these companies are pretending that they just suddenly this second noticed that Steve King is a white supremacist who hangs out with and endorses Nazis and has done for years.

This is happening because of public pressure, and the public pressure is working. So if you can tweet at or e-mail the companies still supporting King, that'd be a good thing.

In related news, the Great Slate (which includes Steve King's opponent J.D. Scholten) has more matching funds.

rydra_wong

JuddLegum is following the money and looking at donors to the PAC that's just dumped some money into Steve King's campaign (after the recent outrage over him, so no-one can claim ignorance):

https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1057632518101483521

And ATT have said they won't donate more money to King now (which is more-or-less meaningless at this point), will "re-evaluate" for 2019:

https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1057723559018201089

rydra_wong

MediaMatters: These are Fox News' leading advertisers

rydra_wong

Intel and now Land O'Lakes have pulled funding from him after pressure (because he's an overt white nationalist who hangs out with and endorses Nazis):

Bloomberg: Land O’Lakes Pulls Support for Iowa Congressman Steve King Over Racial Remarks

JuddLegum is keeping track and linking to companies that are still funding him: https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1057299815443390469

ETA: Aaaaand Purina's out.

Meanwhile, a recent poll has King's opponent J. D. Scholten within a point of him, FiveThirtyEight have significantly changed their odds, and the Cook Report has switched IA-4 from "likely Republican" to "lean Republican".

rydra_wong

These are not people you'd necessarily expect to be calling for boycotts. This might be a big deal:

EdwardGLuce (Financial Times US national editor): The most effective thing Americans can do is boycott companies that advertise on Fox. They bankroll the poison that goes from the studio into Trump’s head. The second is vote.

JRubinBlogger (self-identified conservative columnist for the WaPo): Fox is a menace, a purveyor of conspiracy and anti-immig hate. It's where rants against Soros are commonplace and the "nationalist" pres is defended. If you're a conserv pundit what the hell are you doing on their shows? If you're an advertiser why have products assoc with Fox?

MaxBoot (conservative policy analyst): If Murdoch and his sons won’t rein in its extremist propaganda, advertisers should flee Fox, and investors should flee its parent company, News Corp. Its stock should become as toxic as shares of mining companies that produce “blood diamonds.”

Part of the context: Slate: Why Did Synagogue Suspect Believe Migrant Caravan Is Jewish Conspiracy? Maybe He Watched Fox News.

Anyone know of a central site/blogger/poster keeping track of Fox advertisers?

rydra_wong

williamlegate seems to have stepped up to organize and monitor some of the efforts.

He's made a prefilled form that enables you to DM FedEx (current biggest target) with the click of a button, here:

https://twitter.com/williamlegate/status/967430466742706179

rydra_wong

https://twitter.com/Ike_Saul/status/967151642574548998

Here's an article on the campaign to get Amazon and other streaming services to drop NRATV, with handy phone numbers and links:

The A.V. Club: Get Involved, Internet: Tell Amazon (and Roku, and Apple, and Google) to dump NRATV

tanaqui

Think Progress has compiled a list of businesses that offer incentives, such as discounts, to members of the National Rifle Association (NRA).

https://thinkprogress.org/corporations-nra-f0d8074f2ca7/

Think Progress is asking the organisations about their relationships with the NRA. It will be updating the post with new responses, and you can sign up for updates by email at https://thinkprogress.org/email/nra-updates/

So far, at least one organisation, First National Bank of Omaha, has ended its association.

the bank tweeted that after massive customer feedback, it had decided not to renew its contract with the NRA to issue the [“official credit card of the NRA].

If you use any of these companies, you might want to contact them asking them to end the association and saying you'll stop using them if they continue their relationship with the NRA. The very end of the article provides examples of companies that no longer work with the NRA following earlier campaigns.

tanaqui

DeFundDAPL aims to put pressure on the banks financing the Dakota Access Pipeline by asking people to:

boycott the banks/transfer their money to an organisation, such as a local credit union, that doesn't support DAPL (and share that they've done so on social media)

contact banks to voice their objections to their involvement in the project

join (or organise) a local protest against the banks.

sign the petition

The full list of banks is:

Td Securities, CitiBank, Chase, PNC, US Bank, Bank of America, SunTrust, Wells Fargo, Citizens Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Community Trust, HSBC Bank, Deutsche Bank, Compass Bank, Credit Suisse, Sumitomo Mitsui Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, UBS, Comerica, BNP Paribas, Bank of Nova Scotia, Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho Bank, ABN Amro Capital, Credit Agricole, Intesa Sanpaolo, ING Bank, Natixis, BayernLB, BBVA Securities, ICBC London, SMBC Nikko Securities, Societe Generale.

#DeFundDAPL has provided contact details for the banks (and, in many cases, the name of the CEO).

lynnenne

Copied and pasted (with permission) from

rydra_wong:

*Via

sovay: Kellogg's have pulled their advertising from Breitbart, and Breitbart are outraged, evidently because they HATE CAPITALISM AND FREEDOM and don't want large companies to be free to spend their ad budgets how they want in order to maximize their sales. Why do you HATE FREEDOM, Breitbart?

The current editor-in-chief is quoted as follows:

“Boycotting Breitbart News for presenting mainstream American ideas is an act of discrimination and intense prejudice,” he added. “If you serve Kellogg’s products to your family, you are serving up bigotry at your breakfast table.”

This is evidence that they either have no sense of irony at all, or too much of it, in that vacuous way: "we'll say they're being prejudiced and bigoted towards our prejudice and bigotry, tee hee, and then their little liberal brains will have to explode!"

Yes, I discriminate against white supremacists. Deal with it, fuckers.

(Worth dropping Kelloggs some messages of support, maybe, as they're getting the full Gamergate masses unleashed against them.)

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rydra_wong - Target boycott (started March 5th)
mxcatmoon - Encouraging video including a list of actions to take
rydra_wong - Fuck Tucker Carlson
tanaqui - Weekly Check In March 17
rydra_wong - Hey, wanna contact some advertisers?
rydra_wong - And more advertisers leaving
rydra_wong - Advertisers are leaving Tucker Carlson's show
rydra_wong - oh hey well will you look at that
tassosss - Weekly Check in Nov 12
tanaqui - Weekly Check In November 4
rydra_wong - Steve King boycott update
rydra_wong - And now the PAC
rydra_wong - We got a list
rydra_wong - The campaign to get support pulled from Steve King is working!!!
rydra_wong - Call to boycott companies that advertise on Fox
rydra_wong - More #BoycottNRA action
rydra_wong - Looks like Amazon's support for the NRA might be wavering ...
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tanaqui - Support #NoDAPL through #DeFundDAPL
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Entries tagged with boycott

Target boycott (started March 5th)

Encouraging video including a list of actions to take

Fuck Tucker Carlson

Weekly Check In March 17

Hey, wanna contact some advertisers?

And more advertisers leaving

Advertisers are leaving Tucker Carlson's show

oh hey well will you look at that

Weekly Check in Nov 12

Weekly Check In November 4

Steve King boycott update

And now the PAC

We got a list

The campaign to get support pulled from Steve King is working!!!

Call to boycott companies that advertise on Fox

More #BoycottNRA action

Looks like Amazon's support for the NRA might be wavering ...

Action: stop supporting businesses with a relationship with the NRA

Support #NoDAPL through #DeFundDAPL

White Supremicists Have No Sense of Irony

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