While tens of thousands of people have joined Facebook groups in Sweden and Denmark calling for no longer buying American, Norwegian company Haltbakk Bunkers has announced that it will stop supplying US military vessels with fuel.
  • 👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    1 day ago

    While tens of thousands of people have joined Facebook groups in Sweden and Denmark calling for no longer buying American, Norwegian company Haltbakk Bunkers has announced that it will stop supplying US military vessels with fuel.

    This first US company they (and everyone) needs to boycott is Meta.

    • imvii@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I’m in Canada and Facebook is huge for my business. We get more bang out of a free social media post than paying for advertisements anywhere.

      I fricking HATE IT.

      On a personal level, I almost never use facebook. I refuse to put it on my phone and really only use it not to post stuff for the business - which I do through a 3rd party social media app.

      • Magister@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 day ago

        FB is huge in Canada for personal stuff too, me and my friends do not post meal pic or vacation or things like this, but damn marketplace and some hobbies group are strong there. Just the “Made in Canada” FB group grew from 50’000 members to 1.1 million in less than a month.

      • Jack@lemmy.caEnglish
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        1 day ago

        “All it takes for evil to succeed, is good people to say, “it’s just business.”” - Janet Leahy, Michael Reisz

      • Galolinn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 day ago

        It was a private company that decided not to provide their refueling services to the American Navy, not the Norwegian government. What the government is saying is that they will not be not doing the same that Haltbakk Bunkers is doing. But this company stays firm. The practical effects will probably be minimal, since they are an important but rather small actor in the sector. But as a Norwegian, I am proud of them! (And not so much of my government).

      • Jack@lemmy.caEnglish
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        1 day ago

        In South Africa, the law determines that if something’s labeled “Product of South Africa” it can’t have any imported ingredients (tho the packaging can be imported).

        “Produced in South Africa” can have imported ingredients - and I’ve been boycotting almost all of that because of the omnicidal carbon footprint of importing things. It’s easier in this country to live ethically tho because we can grow almost everything we need: from food to textiles; tho our energy production is some of the most unethical in the world.

    • eran_morad@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      1 day ago

      Bro, me too, fuck everything about trump, and right now, fuck us. I’m not buying shit unless I have to. Except from local shops.

    • NotJohnSmith@feddit.ukEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I feel bad that as consumers at best we label all under Trump’s banner, at worst we don’t have the ability to punish only the red states like government tariffs can do

      Stay strong

  • Dimmer@leminal.spaceEnglish
    31·
    1 day ago

    Make a dent on us corp earning report, stock market is actually one of few sources Trump might listen.

    • nednobbins@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 day ago

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irn-Bru

      lol

      “Originally selling it as Iron Brew, the drink’s makers, A.G. Barr, were forced to change the name of the drink in 1946 following a change in the law that stipulated that the marketing of products be “literally true”. As the drink did not contain much iron, nor was it brewed”

      “The brand also has its own tartan”

    • imvii@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I sell this in my store in Canada.

      I would love an Irn Bru sugar version. I don’t like the taste of Aspartame

  • Magister@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    As a Canadian in this shit for a month, go for it!!! My last groceries contained 0% products from USA, if it’s doable for us Canadian, you can do it too! And don’t forget to cancel netflix, disney+, prime, etc.

  • Placebonickname@lemmy.worldEnglish
    121·
    1 day ago

    I’m not saying I want this to happen, but it might just be more effective to have a foreign nation’s intelligence service wipe out Elon Musk . I mean, I don’t want him to die or anything, but if you could just do a Jimmy Hoffa and make sure that nobody ever finds his remains that would be just swell 

  • madame_gaymes@programming.devEnglish
    101·
    1 day ago

    Fuck yea, keep doing this! People around me in the USA are fucking morons and can’t be bothered to do this. Even the liberals that complain about their corporate masters are too chicken shit to do it.

    I’ve been waiting 10 years for this to catch on.

    • Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io
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      1 day ago

      I’ve been avoiding corps for years. My impact on the current boycott will be the same as it’s been all along. Talk it up, those of us have adapted can help others to get on board.

      • madame_gaymes@programming.devEnglish
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        1 day ago

        I have been trying so damn hard to talk it up. Doesn’t help that I live in MAGA-town USA at the moment.

        I even handhold my closest friends (self-proclaimed liberals) on how to stop feeding the beast, and they think I’m over-reacting. Most folks in the USA are just… not willing to back up the things that come out of their mouth.

          • madame_gaymes@programming.devEnglish
            2·
            1 day ago

            Can we start a community in a National Forest somewhere? Since doge fired most of the national park rangers, we shouldn’t have too much trouble and can guarantee that at least that particular area stays clear of garbage and deforesting.

  • index@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    94·
    1 day ago

    People should focus on boycotting evil corporations in favor of open, sustainable and fair alternatives. Picking a fight against another nation is only taking people away from that objective

    • capybara@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 day ago

      No. People should boycott all companies which operates in an evil country. There exist plenty of ethical companies that aren’t from usa.

      • index@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        1 day ago

        No. People should boycott all companies which operates in an evil country

        Which countries aren’t evil? I believe we are all on the same boat here that’s why people need to help each other rather than picking up nationalistic fights.

        • capybara@lemm.eeEnglish
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          1 day ago

          Sorry, but usa is indeed very much more evil than most other countries. E.g. overthrowing democratically elected leaders in other countries, committing war crimes, taking the side of other countries invading others, etc. All countries are not equally bad and usa is one of the worst, especially with Trump in power.

          • index@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            22·
            1 day ago

            Sorry, but usa is indeed very much more evil than most other countries

            UK is a monarchy, Italy is ruled by a fascist pm, France is about to pass the worst surveillance law in the EU. Are we supposed to buy goods only from corporations in iceland?

        • frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          1 day ago

          It seems reality-denying to me to say “there are only companies, not countries”

          Obviously there are countries and governments and states.

          Do you think the boycott of South Africa was a bad idea?

          • index@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            1 day ago

            Do you think the boycott of South Africa was a bad idea?

            I’m not familiar with South Africa which boycott?

    • samTheSwiss@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      Companies should be taxed incrementally like individuals are. That way mega corporations would be much less likely to exist

  • Let's Go 2 the Mall!@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I’m boycotting everything. Shopping local if I have to have something. Cash only. I only carry my bank card and one credit card for emergencies.

  • Markuso213@lemmy.mlEnglish
    141·
    1 day ago

    I fully support this movement, but I expect it’s mainly an echo bubble and will remain as such. Leave the fediverse and subreddits and most people won’t even care.

    • Blinsane@reddthat.comEnglish
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      1 day ago

      My gf (who is not on the fedivere or any social media) came to me the other day and wanted to stop buying U.S products. Not that we really did before. Spendrups make better soft drinks than Coca-Cola and Pepsi anyway.

      • Lumiluz@slrpnk.netEnglish
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        1 day ago

        Same, my wife and girlfriend told me about it before I found out here. Seems to be spreading on TikTok.

      • Takumidesh@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 day ago

        Not to discount your perspective, but I think it’s important to also acknowledge the close connection that you have.

        My spouse is much more tuned in to things like this than many of their peers, not necessarily because they have more interest, but because we have a close relationship and so we share stuff a lot.

    • Evotech@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Wouldn’t say that, after Gaza people are quite used to boycott certain wares.

      I know a lot of people irl which already don’t buy coke or eat McDonald’s anymore