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BlueKota

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16. It's disgusting

Fri Jan 10, 2025, 09:03 AM

Jan 2025

but unfortunately a lot of us don't really have a choice but continuing to use some of these services and retailers. I live near a very small city where most of the small businesses are pizza shops, bakeries, or knick nack stores. I also don't drive anymore.

Plus with more and more companies bowing to him the list of places we would need to boycott will be endless.

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Google and Microsoft donate $1m each to Trump's inaugural fund [View all] SupportSanity Jan 2025 OP

thats actually peanuts compared to what they are worth samnsara Jan 2025 #1

But it's graft. Shameless and in our faces. Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #8

Do I have to stop using Microsoft products now? Shall I stop using Google, Gmail, and my Android phone? Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #2

Or will I have to tattoo it across my forehead so that everyone notices? ItsjustMe Jan 2025 #5

Ha! 😂🤪 Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #6

Well not Apple. Tim Cook also donated $1 million LeftInTX Jan 2025 #49

Nobody is stuck with Linux ItsjustMe Jan 2025 #53

You seem bothered by suggestions here that we should Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #7

⭐️ Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #11

Your scorn is noted. You have a lovely day. Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #14

Ditto. Oopsie Daisy Jan 2025 #26

Tough to not support corruption when corruption is ruling and in power. SupportSanity Jan 2025 #41

Keep giving money to companies working against you benefits who? Blue Full Moon Jan 2025 #18

Do you have Apple products? Their CEO donated $1 million also. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #50

You basically can't boycott monopolies erodriguez Jan 2025 #21

I manage RainCaster Jan 2025 #25

No MacBook? Polybius Jan 2025 #36

Never got into Macs- rather expensive for my taste RainCaster Jan 2025 #47

I will be switching to Linux, also. I have two machines SupportSanity Jan 2025 #42

Mint with Cinnamon desktop will be very easy RainCaster Jan 2025 #46

Great. I'll give that a try. SupportSanity Jan 2025 #48

Linux isn't for everyone. You generally gotta be good with computers. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #51

Home ownership isn't for everyone either RainCaster Jan 2025 #56

Too many people don't want to be bothered with anything computers. I do digital data for our local group. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #57

Exactly Farmer-Rick Jan 2025 #27

One person can't boycott a monopoly effectively. But a large group can be very effective. SupportSanity Jan 2025 #43

I don't suppose any of us "have" to do anything. Lord knows I pick and choose. Magoo48 Jan 2025 #24

So Apple or Android? Both donated to Trump. erodriguez Jan 2025 #54

I'd call it a down payment. no_hypocrisy Jan 2025 #3

Yep. It is just the beginning of the oligarchs giving Trump a cut of their profits. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #10

Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Donating $1 Million to Donald Trump's Inauguration Fund ItsjustMe Jan 2025 #4

Shame on you Tim Cook nwliberalkiwi Jan 2025 #37

"Shame on you" shouted at a person who has no shame. SupportSanity Jan 2025 #44

They don't even hide their corrupt bribe payments to Trump. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #9

They are businesses, and they know they're facing a vindictive malignant narcissist William Seger Jan 2025 #12

linux Unladen Swallow Jan 2025 #13

😂 ItsjustMe Jan 2025 #17

I hear the Mint distro of Linux is good for beginners. SupportSanity Jan 2025 #45

Eh...Obama received $44 million in donations for his 2013 Inaguration Bengus81 Jan 2025 #15

No one should watch this or attend it. travelingthrulife Jan 2025 #30

It's disgusting BlueKota Jan 2025 #16

for better or worse it's standard practice cadoman Jan 2025 #59

How much do they donate to Children's Cancer Research? purr-rat beauty Jan 2025 #19

Google and Microsoft donated to President Biden's inauguration in 2021 PJMcK Jan 2025 #20

while they are at it make all their employees attend it as a national holiday mdbl Jan 2025 #22

Boy, this is some serious fear we're seeing in people and companies. ananda Jan 2025 #23

Sickening... Juneboarder Jan 2025 #28

They would be obnoxiousdrunk Jan 2025 #29

No. That would be political in nature and they don't do that. travelingthrulife Jan 2025 #32

A million dollars they can piss away on a party but they can't pay their taxes travelingthrulife Jan 2025 #31

Has any firm gone for donating an insultingly small amount, eg one dollar? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2025 #33

Why don't these assholes kacekwl Jan 2025 #34

Bribery doesn't cost The Wizard Jan 2025 #35

I implore someone to calculate joanbarnes Jan 2025 #38

if only markie Jan 2025 #39

How much have they donated to the victims of the L.A. fires? Owens Jan 2025 #40

Why wouldn't they? Trump has made it perfectly clear he is a transactional President. The walkingman Jan 2025 #52

Friends with deep pockets need to stick together. I wish I could dump both of them Beringia Jan 2025 #55

JESUS! Looks like I need another search engine.... Jack Valentino Jan 2025 #58