1.30.2026 General Strike

brianlux
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These two fine establishments with whom I'm well familiar, and many, many others, are supporting the Minneapolis general strike in their own way.  
I'm closing my book business through biblio.com tomorrow.  I'm small potatoes, so it's not much, but it all adds up.
Please support this effort any way you can!
Thank you! 

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  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,946

  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,368
    I don’t get this. So go to Target on Saturday instead of Friday.  Hopefully it does good though.

    Voting current people out is what affects change.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 44,211
    Bentleyspop said:

    Bentleyspop said:

    Love it! 👍
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 44,211
    edited January 30
    bootlegger10 said:
    I don’t get this. So go to Target on Saturday instead of Friday.  Hopefully it does good though.

    Voting current people out is what affects change.
    Many of us are boycotting businesses that have been supportive of ICE like Target, Amazon, etc. ongoing every day of the week This is a boycott of a different nature- a general strike. Look it up, it's easy to find info about it.
    Here's a few places to start:


    Post edited by brianlux on
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 44,085
    brianlux said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    I don’t get this. So go to Target on Saturday instead of Friday.  Hopefully it does good though.

    Voting current people out is what affects change.
    Many of us are boycotting businessman that have been supportive of ICE like Target, Amazon, etc. ongoing every day of the week This is a boycott of a different nature- a general strike. Look it up, it's easy to find info about it.
    Here's a few places to start:


    *The following opinion is mine and mine alone and does not represent the views of my family, friends, government and/or my past, present or future employer. US Department of State: 1-888-407-4747.

    Thanks for posting this. I wish it luck and hope for massive participation. However, it’ll probably require multiple days of striking in a row to be effective.

    Call out sick, don’t show for work, don’t pay your bills, credit card balances or car payments, rent or mortgage. Economic pain is the only thing “they” feel. The millionaires and billionaires who are funding this Nazi regime need to feel it in their wallets and pocket books. No way they can react or cover all of it, if, and it’s a huge if, the majority of the less than top 10% participated for days on end. 
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 44,211
    edited January 30
    Halifax2TheMax said:
    brianlux said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    I don’t get this. So go to Target on Saturday instead of Friday.  Hopefully it does good though.

    Voting current people out is what affects change.
    Many of us are boycotting businessman that have been supportive of ICE like Target, Amazon, etc. ongoing every day of the week This is a boycott of a different nature- a general strike. Look it up, it's easy to find info about it.
    Here's a few places to start:


    *The following opinion is mine and mine alone and does not represent the views of my family, friends, government and/or my past, present or future employer. US Department of State: 1-888-407-4747.

    Thanks for posting this. I wish it luck and hope for massive participation. However, it’ll probably require multiple days of striking in a row to be effective.

    Call out sick, don’t show for work, don’t pay your bills, credit card balances or car payments, rent or mortgage. Economic pain is the only thing “they” feel. The millionaires and billionaires who are funding this Nazi regime need to feel it in their wallets and pocket books. No way they can react or cover all of it, if, and it’s a huge if, the majority of the less than top 10% participated for days on end. 
    Excellent points all around. Thanks for great feedback here.
    "...it’ll probably require multiple days of striking in a row to be effective."
     Agreed! I think of this strike as a kind of a warm up.  There wasn't much time to plan or promote it and it's main focus is on Minneapolis.  Unless some big changes happen in scaling back the attacks on protesters and innocent people, I will not at all be surprised is a larger, more widespread general strike occurs in the not too distant future.  My preference would be for the former- a strong scaling back on ICE and the brutality.  I'm hoping the current administration is getting the message that these attacks are very unpopular (not to mention WRONG!)   



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    -Roberto Benigni

  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 43,145
    brianlux said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    I don’t get this. So go to Target on Saturday instead of Friday.  Hopefully it does good though.

    Voting current people out is what affects change.
    Many of us are boycotting businesses that have been supportive of ICE like Target, Amazon, etc. ongoing every day of the week This is a boycott of a different nature- a general strike. Look it up, it's easy to find info about it.
    Here's a few places to start:


    Target supports ICE?  That doesn't line up with their past history.
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 18,573
    bootlegger10 said:
    I don’t get this. So go to Target on Saturday instead of Friday.  Hopefully it does good though.

    Voting current people out is what affects change.
    Yeah, I honestly don't see this as having much of an impact. We'll see.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 44,211
    Poncier said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    I don’t get this. So go to Target on Saturday instead of Friday.  Hopefully it does good though.

    Voting current people out is what affects change.
    Yeah, I honestly don't see this as having much of an impact. We'll see.
    It all adds up. What are you doing to help?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 44,211
    tempo_n_groove said:
    brianlux said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    I don’t get this. So go to Target on Saturday instead of Friday.  Hopefully it does good though.

    Voting current people out is what affects change.
    Many of us are boycotting businesses that have been supportive of ICE like Target, Amazon, etc. ongoing every day of the week This is a boycott of a different nature- a general strike. Look it up, it's easy to find info about it.
    Here's a few places to start:


    Target supports ICE?  That doesn't line up with their past history.
    They have allowed ICE raids in their stores. But  in any case, this strike is not about Target.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • OnWis97
    OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,834
    Didn't we have this one week ago?

    My guess is that each time this happens, more people will drop off.

    I didn't spend money last Friday and won't today. Does it make a difference? I dunno. Can't hurt; could help. I think the point, even if it's a net-zero is that the people being harassed and threatened (which could literally be any one of us, even MAGAs) are the people that make you rich. Check out today's receipts as a potential preview to a future where your king has us all locked up or hiding.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 44,211
    OnWis97 said:
    Didn't we have this one week ago?

    My guess is that each time this happens, more people will drop off.

    I didn't spend money last Friday and won't today. Does it make a difference? I dunno. Can't hurt; could help. I think the point, even if it's a net-zero is that the people being harassed and threatened (which could literally be any one of us, even MAGAs) are the people that make you rich. Check out today's receipts as a potential preview to a future where your king has us all locked up or hiding.

    Good points, OnWis

    And folks, let's remember that no one strike, no single protest no matter how large the attendance, no single person coming around to seeing that fascism is not in their best interest- no single event is going to make the changes we need in order to restore and fortify democracy.  But every little bit helps.  Taking a day to not buy anything is such a small sacrifice.  In fact, it kind of sound pathetic to even refer to that as a "sacrifice".
    I'm hoping this day brings us a step, no matter how small, closer to restoring democracy, justice, and sanity to this country. 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 44,211
    Big kudos to the amazing Red Devil Record store in San Rafael, California!

    Greetings Music Lovers,

    The store is open today Friday January 30th from 11 to 6. 100% of the profit will be donated to the Immigration Law Center of Minnesota. Sorry I did not tell you sooner, but I thought of it at 3:00 this morning.

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 25,775
    i don't understand why the whole pj website was shut down yesterday. i can understand the shop shutting down, but the entire website?

    the forum should have been up. seems stupid to me to stifle discussion at this critical time in our history, but what do i know?
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 44,211
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    i don't understand why the whole pj website was shut down yesterday. i can understand the shop shutting down, but the entire website?

    the forum should have been up. seems stupid to me to stifle discussion at this critical time in our history, but what do i know?

    Odd that you experienced that.  I and others were on the forum here a number of times.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 25,775
    brianlux said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    i don't understand why the whole pj website was shut down yesterday. i can understand the shop shutting down, but the entire website?

    the forum should have been up. seems stupid to me to stifle discussion at this critical time in our history, but what do i know?

    Odd that you experienced that.  I and others were on the forum here a number of times.
    i tried from my laptop and desktop and could not get past the shutdown page.

    weird.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 44,211
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    brianlux said:
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    i don't understand why the whole pj website was shut down yesterday. i can understand the shop shutting down, but the entire website?

    the forum should have been up. seems stupid to me to stifle discussion at this critical time in our history, but what do i know?

    Odd that you experienced that.  I and others were on the forum here a number of times.
    i tried from my laptop and desktop and could not get past the shutdown page.

    weird.
    Indeed. But at least you're  back-- always a good thing!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,918
    I actually liked being shutout of access to the site for 1day 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 10,189
    brianlux said:
    Poncier said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    I don’t get this. So go to Target on Saturday instead of Friday.  Hopefully it does good though.

    Voting current people out is what affects change.
    Yeah, I honestly don't see this as having much of an impact. We'll see.
    It all adds up. What are you doing to help?
    I think the point he was making is what is the impact if everyone skips shopping on Friday, just to double their shopping on Thursday or Saturday. I think it’s a valid question. The sad thing is we as a country are too much of a consumer society to give up much for more than a day.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 44,211
    mace1229 said:
    brianlux said:
    Poncier said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    I don’t get this. So go to Target on Saturday instead of Friday.  Hopefully it does good though.

    Voting current people out is what affects change.
    Yeah, I honestly don't see this as having much of an impact. We'll see.
    It all adds up. What are you doing to help?
    I think the point he was making is what is the impact if everyone skips shopping on Friday, just to double their shopping on Thursday or Saturday. I think it’s a valid question. The sad thing is we as a country are too much of a consumer society to give up much for more than a day.
    We are that, without a doubt. 
    I would add, as understandable as it is to have as much concern as we do, and focus as much as we so on social and political concerns, that also means we are not as focused on the affect our voracious appetites are having on the planet. 
    But I refuse to lose hope, and if enough people really care, and a general strike of greater magnitude happens, maybe we can help end fascism AND give the planet a bit of slack. 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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