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BoycottPro@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•What Caused Democrats’ No-Show Problem in 2024?35·3 days agoJust make voting mandatory and give people time off to vote. Read about Australia’s voting system. It’s really awesome and I wish we could have something like that here.
BoycottPro@lemm.eeto Technology@lemmy.world•public services of an entire german state switches from Microsoft to open source (Libreoffice, Linux, Nextcloud, Thunderbird)English1·4 days agoThere are companies which offer training and support to FOSS. Companies could also pay those companies.
BoycottPro@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Steve Bannon warns Ukraine risks escalating war after drone strikes9·4 days agoInstead of some greasy podcast hack I’d much rather hear from professional military analysts and foreign policy experts. Bannon’s opinion doesn’t matter in the same way my opinion on how to perform open heart surgery doesn’t matter because I don’t know anything about open heart surgery.
Also what’s disgusting is Spotify recently allowed Bannon’s podcast back on. That’s why I’m again calling for people to contact Spotify and complain about bringing War Room back, about Joe Rogan’s disinformation and Andrew Tate’s hate. Or consider canceling your subscription and when you cancel fill out the reason why you canceled, mention it’s because of Bannon, Rogan and Tate.
BoycottPro@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Elon Musk Rips Trump's Big Beautiful Budget: 'Abomination'19·4 days agoThis is proof right here that Musk has not stepped away. More pressure against Musk! Boycott Twitter, boycott Tesla, boycott Starlink, buy stocks in SpaceX’s competitors. Keep boycotting until he’s bankrupt.
BoycottPro@lemm.eeOPto Progressive Politics@lemmy.world•We need to be much more aggressive against far-right fascists4·5 days agoI see, it was my first time encountering that person. I guess my vision of explaining that fascism has a specific scholarly definition and that fascism would not appeal to someone who likes “freedom” because they take away your rights wouldn’t have panned out the way I imagined.
BoycottPro@lemm.eeto Technology@lemmy.world•public services of an entire german state switches from Microsoft to open source (Libreoffice, Linux, Nextcloud, Thunderbird)English381·5 days agoI sometimes wonder what if everyone who spends money on licensing fees instead takes the same amount of money and puts it into FOSS. Imagine what we could achieve? Likely the money would be used more efficiently because they could donate it to non-profit companies which don’t need to pay tax.
BoycottPro@lemm.eeto News@lemmy.world•ICE arrest of H.S. student sends shockwaves through a Massachusetts town21·5 days agoYou did something today: you helped remind me of him, with so much chaos he slipped my mind.
If you’re feeling frustrated by lack of power to do anything what you can do to help is chip away Trump’s pillars of support. Have you ever played Jenga? If you pull out enough blocks the tower will eventually fall. The biggest blocks holding up Trump are the billionaire wealthy donors and the right-wing propaganda machine.
Twitter is an example of both right-wing propaganda machine and owned by the biggest political donor to the GOP and one that we all can easily make a difference in by personally stop using it if you have an account and urging your friends and family to also stop using Twitter. Then try contacting organizations with an account and ask them to switch to Bluesky. And of course boycott Tesla and boycott Starlink too. If you like buying stocks maybe invest in SpaceX’s competitors.
For billionaire donors you can boycott their companies for example Uline is another big donor. We can make a difference. I see them as a good boycott target due to their reputation of being overpriced. Whenever you buy something online look at the box and labels. Do you see the words Uline on it? If so contact the vendor and tell them that Uline is overpriced and unethical, they can save money by switching to another supplier. This post shows someone about cut their costs in half by switching away from Uline: https://bsky.app/profile/geneha.com/post/3low65f4zac2d and https://refuseuline.com/ has a long list of alternatives.
Another big donor is the fossil fuel industry. I recently made a post about what you can do about that.
BoycottPro@lemm.eeOPto Progressive Politics@lemmy.world•We need to be much more aggressive against far-right fascists6·5 days agoWhat is your opinion on fascism (just in general)? Do you support it or are you opposed to it? What do you think fascism is?
BoycottPro@lemm.eeto Uplifting News@lemmy.world•Los Angeles Passes US’s Highest Minimum Wage as Labor Prepares for 2028 OlympicsEnglish1·5 days agoI’m very happy they got the wage increases but I hope that if Trump is still president in 2028 that people boycott the Olympics. Make the stadiums empty and don’t send any international teams to compete. Visitors risk arbitrary detainment and harassment despite innocence. We must not repeat the 1936 Olympics.
BoycottPro@lemm.eeto Progressive Politics@lemmy.world•How the Korean Right Turned MAGA Ahead of Tomorrow’s Election3·5 days agoIf you know anyone who lives on South Korea try talking to them and telling them that it’s important to vote and don’t let Yoon win.
BoycottPro@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Doctors flee Trump’s America: 'It’s no longer safe or sane to practice here'21·5 days agoThis time we need aggressive offense. Relentlessly and accurately blame the Republicans for every single failure they caused.
BoycottPro@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Doctors flee Trump’s America: 'It’s no longer safe or sane to practice here'45·5 days agoThe irony is when we get over this we’ll likely end up replacing our American-born doctors with immigrants to replace all the people lost.
BoycottPro@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Trump not informed about Ukraine attack that destroyed huge fleet of Russian planes58·6 days agoWhy would Trump need to be informed about it?
BoycottPro@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•From a gilded perch, Trump tries to retain the common touch51·6 days agoThere are some lessons here in the article that I think other politicians can learn from. We’re often baffled why some people like Trump so much. It explains how he’s able (from the perspective of a supporter) feel raw, authentic and validate their concerns.
Of course we don’t like him because we study his actions, not his words and know that the “solutions” he’s proposing aren’t going to help his supporters or help anyone except perhaps the richest of the richest or rather the very wealth people within his inner circle and even then it seems like he’s not helping all of the rich or anybody because he’s hurting the economy which impacts us all no matter how rich or poor.
So I think the lesson is a politician who could evoke a similar feeling of authenticity without the divisiveness paired with real progressive solutions that will help the average American would do very well in an election and as president.
BoycottPro@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•The fallout from Trump's war on Harvard will long outlast his presidency8·7 days agoLet’s make the fallout long outlast his presidency by building a better country, changing the system to better protect peoples rights and ensure this never happens again.
BoycottPro@lemm.eeto Technology@lemmy.world•Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouseEnglish161·7 days agoHis political contributions are really on brand. He funded election deniers in 2022.
Also I’ve heard Oracle has a bad reputation when it comes to government contracts, very expensive poor quality software ripping off our taxpayers. I think they ought to be blacklisted or at-least require extra review due to their reputation. CUNY paid Oracle over $600 million and look at what that got them: https://pscbc.blogspot.com/2013/03/cuny-first-computer-system-to-aid.html. To be fair the article does claim that “The project required an expenditure of up to a billion dollars to do it right. CUNY Central offered far less. All but one of the bidders dropped out as a result”. I’m confused why it needs to be so expensive, even $600 million seems like way too much.
BoycottPro@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Trump says Elon Musk 'not really leaving' in Oval Office farewell18·7 days agoYes, this the truth right here. He’s not really leaving, he’s just going to be running things in the shadows. We must not fall for Musk’s ruse. He’s a huge threat to our national and will be a huge threat until he’s bankrupt or behind bars.
Keep boycotting Tesla, keep boycotting Twitter, keep boycotting Starlink. Keep urging other people to do the same thing.
BoycottPro@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Trump now claims 60 Minutes interview caused him ‘mental anguish’5·8 days agoWhat a weak man. Shows that when conservatives call people “snowflake”, it’s just projection.
BoycottPro@lemm.eeto politics @lemmy.world•Ted Cruz begs Americans stop being so nasty to Elon Musk49·9 days agoWe must increase our pressure against Elon Musk. Until he’s bankrupt or behind bars he’s still a huge threat to our country. Boycott all his companies. Sell your Tesla stock (it’s high right now I can’t predict the future but maybe it’s peaked right now), stop using Twitter if you use it. Contact pension funds and demand they divest from Tesla.
For Starlink If you think it’s the only choice for you maybe if you’re just on the edge of cell phone reception you can use a parabolic antenna to get a reliable signal for 5g internet. This will likely be lower cost than Starlink. OneWeb has a competing service but they don’t sell directly, I’m not sure how you can switch to OneWeb. Project Kuiper just launched their first satellites about a month ago. AST SpaceMobile might be an option too. If those options aren’t available to you I predict there will be more alternatives for Starlink within the coming years.
You can get USB-C IR blasters and add it to any phone. Also there are some 3.5mm headphone jack ones too but I’m not sure if those would be supported as well.