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[–] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 hours ago

Thanks, as a Canadian it's appreciated. I'll print this off after I look for any additions others mention and then post it on my fridge and Joplin.

[–] truthfultemporarily@feddit.org 10 points 5 hours ago

Its OK, I just boycott everything. :)

[–] OwlPaste@lemmy.world 10 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

well shit... i need abbot glucose sensors 😔😞

[–] Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world 22 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

You don't have to be perfect in a boycott. Avoid what you can, not what you can't.

[–] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 hours ago

Exactly, do not let perfection be the enemy of good enough

[–] oxytocin@lemmy.world 10 points 5 hours ago

This is so important! Don't let it overwhelm you.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 9 points 7 hours ago

I wonder if he keeps whining about the CHIPS act because Intel didn't pay him his bribe?

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 21 points 10 hours ago

Private prison companies CoreCivic and GEO Group each donated $500,000, potentially positioning themselves to benefit from Trump's planned immigration policies. GEO Group's executive chairman, George Zoley, explicitly acknowledged these benefits, stating: "We believe that the private sector will play a critical role in assisting the government in carrying out its objectives...The GEO Group was built for this unique moment in our country's history and the opportunities that it will bring."

Absolutely heinous

[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 29 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Pretty sure Tim Apple of Apple Cook computers donated a cool million to Trumps inauguration as well, which is weird as Trump is trying to destroy gay people and Tim Apple is in fact quite gay.

https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/apple-ceo-tim-cook-donates-1-million-trump-inauguration-1236265079/

[–] StrangeMed@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

In the article, it’s explained why Trump did it. When Trump was first elected, he also maintained a cordial relationship with him to secure benefits for Apple. Is this something to praise? Absolutely no! But is it understandable? For me, it is. Tim Cook also made a statement defending Apple’s core values of equanimity and equality, even after Trump halted equality policies in American companies. You should check what Google and Meta said instead.

[–] zaxvenz@lemm.ee 12 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

added to list, although from the article this was a personal donation from Cook himself, Apple itself was not expected to make any donations.

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 39 points 14 hours ago

Your list gives a much clearer picture of the enemy. Thank you!

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 35 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

British American Tabacco: $10 million

That explains why they took off the research on the dangers of Tobacco from the gov’s website.

[–] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 17 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago

Everything has a price.

[–] turtl@lemm.ee 8 points 12 hours ago

Never heard of Timothy Mellon. Seems like a delightful guy based on a quick internet search...

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 11 points 13 hours ago

That would be CRAZY if some of these people who donated MILLIONS of Dollars to Trump were now in Positions of Government Power! CRAZY!

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
  • Linda McMahon of WWE: $16 million
  • Bigelow Aerospace: $14.1 million
  • Laura & Issac Perlmutter Foundation: 12.4 million

Wild to see them high up the list - who knew Skinwalker Ranch was generating that amount of money? OK, it isn't, but still...

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 7 points 11 hours ago

Earlier I shared this with a friend as it pretty much underlined how weird things have got:

The US Department of Education intends to lay off nearly half of its workforce. The layoffs of 1,300 people were announced by the department on Tuesday and described by the education secretary, Linda McMahon, as a “significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system”.

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Trump campaigned on a promise to close the department, claiming it had been overtaken by “radicals, zealots and Marxists”. At McMahon’s confirmation hearing, she acknowledged that only Congress has the power to abolish the agency but said it might be due for cuts and a reorganization.

I suspect most of us would rather take an unprotected chair shot to the head than whatever this nonsense is.

I presume Vince's pardon is already drawn up awaiting a signature.

[–] blackberry@midwest.social 8 points 14 hours ago

thanks for letting me know where my money goes. good information to promote, whether you want to support, not support, or don't care afterwards. information should be clear

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 13 hours ago
[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 14 hours ago

Not Paradigm!!