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Re: Small daily acts of resistance 2025 edition
« Reply #300 on: May 26, 2025, 01:47:45 PM »
Gave a $20 tip to a Ukrainian refuge who gave me a 'student massage' at a local massage school.  She was fully trained and credentialed as a massage therapist in her country and is going to school so she can legally practice in the US.

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Re: Small daily acts of resistance 2025 edition
« Reply #301 on: May 29, 2025, 06:15:46 PM »
I finally found alternative to T-mobile and Mint Mobile that will work for my family.  Visible.com has a $20/month unlimited data plan sale, and it's on the Verizon network. When I canceled, they asked why, and I had the joy of explaining Mint that it’s because T-mobile is collaborating with Starlink.  I will be taking 5 more family members with me.

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Re: Small daily acts of resistance 2025 edition
« Reply #302 on: May 29, 2025, 07:18:11 PM »
I bought 2 pints of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, does that count?

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Re: Small daily acts of resistance 2025 edition
« Reply #303 on: May 29, 2025, 09:22:52 PM »
Emailing my Congressional rep doesn't do much, as I live in the bluest of blue districts.

However, I did start emailing a Republican rep in neighboring district that is considered competitive. 

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Re: Small daily acts of resistance 2025 edition
« Reply #304 on: May 30, 2025, 06:59:25 AM »
I bought 2 pints of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, does that count?

Ben and Jerry no longer own the company, but I think it does make sense to patronize those businesses which reflect our values. 

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Re: Small daily acts of resistance 2025 edition
« Reply #305 on: May 30, 2025, 07:59:58 AM »
I bought 2 pints of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, does that count?

Ben and Jerry no longer own the company, but I think it does make sense to patronize those businesses which reflect our values.

This is why, in Canada,  I'm still shopping at Costco. I'm also still checking country of origin, of course.

Haven't bought anything from walmart.ca or a physical Walmart store since the tariffs started.  Or Home Depot.   

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Re: Small daily acts of resistance 2025 edition
« Reply #306 on: May 30, 2025, 07:57:57 PM »
I bought 2 pints of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, does that count?

Ben and Jerry no longer own the company, but I think it does make sense to patronize those businesses which reflect our values.

This is why, in Canada,  I'm still shopping at Costco. I'm also still checking country of origin, of course.

Haven't bought anything from walmart.ca or a physical Walmart store since the tariffs started.  Or Home Depot.

Same, but I should bother to tell Walmart and Home Depot why I don't shop there. They probably keep thinking "we need to expand our market share but people aren't buying... let's treat the workers worse so we can lower prices!"

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Re: Small daily acts of resistance 2025 edition
« Reply #307 on: May 30, 2025, 08:39:25 PM »
I bought 2 pints of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, does that count?

Ben and Jerry no longer own the company, but I think it does make sense to patronize those businesses which reflect our values.

This is why, in Canada,  I'm still shopping at Costco. I'm also still checking country of origin, of course.

Haven't bought anything from walmart.ca or a physical Walmart store since the tariffs started.  Or Home Depot.

Same, but I should bother to tell Walmart and Home Depot why I don't shop there. They probably keep thinking "we need to expand our market share but people aren't buying... let's treat the workers worse so we can lower prices!"

I'm in Canada so it is pretty obvious for those stores.  I have lots of alternatives.

I don't drink coffee/tea out much, and when I do it is usually Tim's, but I gather Starbucks is noticing it too.  After all, if we want better coffee than Tim's there is Second Cup.  And lots of local coffee roasters.  We don't grow coffee here but we can at least do the rest of the steps here.

A&W (totally Canadian here, no affiliation with A&W in the US) is doing well, MacDonalds isn't.

I did email the company that makes my gluten-free crackers that I would no longer be buying them due to tariffs (that was before the 51st state garbage). 

I jsut found Canadian-made cat food and, even more important, Canadian-made light-weight kitty litter.  I guess it is time to email the old manufacturers as to why their sales may be down an infinitesimal fraction.


Canadians are still pretty firm in the boycotts.  Nothing like trump mouthing off regularly about the 51st state and his new ambassador doing the same.  After all, he said the US didn't need anything from Canada.  We figure that includes our dollars buying US products and visiting the US. 


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Re: Small daily acts of resistance 2025 edition
« Reply #308 on: May 31, 2025, 03:37:38 PM »
If Trump's revenge tax comes to fruition, I suspect the anti-American sentiment in Canada will only harden.

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Re: Small daily acts of resistance 2025 edition
« Reply #309 on: May 31, 2025, 04:29:49 PM »
If Trump's revenge tax comes to fruition, I suspect the anti-American sentiment in Canada will only harden.

It won't so much harden as add the ones who were sort of one the fence about it all.

And he already sent us the ambassador that was hated in the Netherlands during his first term. 

And those state governors who visited, being so blatant about missing our tourist dollars.  No point wanting us back when you can't guarantee our safety crossing the border. 

Did you see the massively hokey golf balls some golf course guy is giving out to Canadian tourists?  Wow, just wow, I lack other towards, at least semi-polite ones.


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Re: Small daily acts of resistance 2025 edition
« Reply #310 on: May 31, 2025, 04:59:40 PM »
I had delicious Mexican comida for dinner at my local taqueria then a pedicure at a locally owned and operated nail joint--paid in cash both places and was a pleasant and agreeable customer :)