In May, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) clearly stated that he believed Roe v. Wade should be overturned and the abortion issue should be returned to the states. In June, the Supreme Court overturned Roe and Graham reiterated his position. "All of us in the conservative world have believed that there’s nothing in the Constitution giving the federal government the right to regulate abortion," Graham said in
Is there NO escape? I shop at Home Depot. A lot. I use UPS & Fed-X all the time and my transplant meds are delivered by both! Comcast is my ISPN. I drive a GM car (Pontiac G8 GT). Pfizer manufactured my Covid-19 vaccinations. Yes, I shop at Amazon. I try not to but sometimes... T-Mobile bought out Sprint, my cell phone service provider. Yeah, I comparison shop and sometimes go to Walmart. No one else has Canada Dry Net Zero for $2.88!!! And Google? Come on now, Google???
This shit is insidious. Other than by the ballot, how do we fight these corporate monsters? Thoughts?
PS: I revealed my relationship with roughly half the companies on Judd's list to illustrate how difficult merely boycotting those services would be.
Thank you for keeping us up to speed on this. Helps in working to call out the Representatives who are creating new language to lie about what , they are doing and what the reality of science is. In Georgia, very discouraging to see Delta, Home Depot and UPS support these people.
McConnell is desperate. Graham is hypocritical and sleazy, and not facing an election this term. In this case I think he’s the useful stooge taking one for the team. McConnell knows he is losing his grip on the R conference due to MAGA, other extremists and Thiel money, and he’s losing his grip on the typical midterm Senate turnover due in large part to the Dobbs decision. No way he’s going down without a fight.
Enter Graham, who for some reason is still considered legit, openly disputing states’ rights re abortion without even trying to reach a middle ground in a so-called middle ground bill and doing it less than 2 months before the election and right when Congress is back in session and talking to the media.
Conveniently McConnell speaks to the press and is asked about the bill, responds calmly that the majority of his conference prefers to leave the matter to the states and says to ask Graham about the bill. People who want to vote R without seeming extreme can now feel safe due to McConnell.
McConnell can’t ban abortion or do anything else if he doesn’t retake the Senate, and right now he’s showing his barely veiled, desperate strategy. We can’t stop the money, but we can stop his effort at gaining the majority if we vote.
Sadly, due to employment limitations, I have no choice but to support at least some of these corporations, nauseating though it may be. That said, I can't imagine that this legislation will ever be enacted, at least before 2024, as there is no way even if the Republicans capture the Senate and the House in November that President Biden won't veto this legislation. So, this is all just more performative BS, which I suspect that Graham knows full well and is doing because he realizes that the Republicans need to "motivate the base", and despite the fact that just four months ago, he piously proclaimed that the issue should be left to the States. Here's hoping that the Democrats shove it up his and every other Republicans' butt in early November.
I suggest that everyone post on each of these companies' Facebook and twitter pages, with the amount of their contribution followed by a link to Judd's post.
I don’t see Microsoft on the list. I have been evaluating moving my organization from Google to Microsoft and information like this helps. Any suggestions for mobile phone and internet providers, meaning not Verizon and not Comcast/Xfinity? This lack of choice is why near monopolies are another troubling issue we must keep focused on.
There are no words for how much I despise Lindsey Graham. He's the human embodiment of a steaming bag of shit. And it's disgusting that all these corporations are backing these monsters. I want to vomit. Will try hard to avoid flying on Delta and will no longer buy anything from Walmart. Once again thank you for your top notch reporting.
Until we understand that the economic and financial benefits awarded to these corporations outweighs any lip service they give to keep the customers and voters happy we will continue to face a monolithic corporate political wall which will stand in the way of any progress.
Surprise, these very same corporations are also contributing mightily to inflation costs while talking out both sides of their mouths on abortion, with the dollars they’re gouging from us! PRICES are still going up, and seem to be the most obvious contributor left now to inflation.
Because most of the corporations on the list are so consolidated and monopolized in their markets, it’s nearly impossible to boycott. The alternative is to make calls, send letters to home offices and let them know we object to their hypocrisy and politics. I doubt they would care, much less respond, unless we consolidated our own power as a group. In lieu of the above, it’s up to PI and other journalists to expose and challenge them. I’m looking forward to other media outlets picking up on this story and seeing a response from the corporations involved. Good work Judd.
It is completely intellectually dishonest and Democrat propaganda to claim what Lindsey Graham is proposing as an abortion ban. What he is proposing is exactly what most liberal European countries have adopted. It is what 75% of the American voters support.
It does put the Democrats on defense for their demand of abortion up to birth.
We fight these corporate monsters by a national ban on political corruption, i.e., taxpayer funded elections and total ban on campaign donation, large and small. Until we rid ourselves of dirty money in politics, there is no hope for a government "by and for the People".
I have always believed that big business/corporations donated to both parties to ensure they could expect influence from which ever party was in power. Am I wrong?
Is there NO escape? I shop at Home Depot. A lot. I use UPS & Fed-X all the time and my transplant meds are delivered by both! Comcast is my ISPN. I drive a GM car (Pontiac G8 GT). Pfizer manufactured my Covid-19 vaccinations. Yes, I shop at Amazon. I try not to but sometimes... T-Mobile bought out Sprint, my cell phone service provider. Yeah, I comparison shop and sometimes go to Walmart. No one else has Canada Dry Net Zero for $2.88!!! And Google? Come on now, Google???
This shit is insidious. Other than by the ballot, how do we fight these corporate monsters? Thoughts?
PS: I revealed my relationship with roughly half the companies on Judd's list to illustrate how difficult merely boycotting those services would be.
Thank you for keeping us up to speed on this. Helps in working to call out the Representatives who are creating new language to lie about what , they are doing and what the reality of science is. In Georgia, very discouraging to see Delta, Home Depot and UPS support these people.
McConnell is desperate. Graham is hypocritical and sleazy, and not facing an election this term. In this case I think he’s the useful stooge taking one for the team. McConnell knows he is losing his grip on the R conference due to MAGA, other extremists and Thiel money, and he’s losing his grip on the typical midterm Senate turnover due in large part to the Dobbs decision. No way he’s going down without a fight.
Enter Graham, who for some reason is still considered legit, openly disputing states’ rights re abortion without even trying to reach a middle ground in a so-called middle ground bill and doing it less than 2 months before the election and right when Congress is back in session and talking to the media.
Conveniently McConnell speaks to the press and is asked about the bill, responds calmly that the majority of his conference prefers to leave the matter to the states and says to ask Graham about the bill. People who want to vote R without seeming extreme can now feel safe due to McConnell.
McConnell can’t ban abortion or do anything else if he doesn’t retake the Senate, and right now he’s showing his barely veiled, desperate strategy. We can’t stop the money, but we can stop his effort at gaining the majority if we vote.
Sadly, due to employment limitations, I have no choice but to support at least some of these corporations, nauseating though it may be. That said, I can't imagine that this legislation will ever be enacted, at least before 2024, as there is no way even if the Republicans capture the Senate and the House in November that President Biden won't veto this legislation. So, this is all just more performative BS, which I suspect that Graham knows full well and is doing because he realizes that the Republicans need to "motivate the base", and despite the fact that just four months ago, he piously proclaimed that the issue should be left to the States. Here's hoping that the Democrats shove it up his and every other Republicans' butt in early November.
I suggest that everyone post on each of these companies' Facebook and twitter pages, with the amount of their contribution followed by a link to Judd's post.
Wow, someone actually beat Koch Industries on this list. Step your game up, Koch (actually, don't -- you're trash).
I don’t see Microsoft on the list. I have been evaluating moving my organization from Google to Microsoft and information like this helps. Any suggestions for mobile phone and internet providers, meaning not Verizon and not Comcast/Xfinity? This lack of choice is why near monopolies are another troubling issue we must keep focused on.
There are no words for how much I despise Lindsey Graham. He's the human embodiment of a steaming bag of shit. And it's disgusting that all these corporations are backing these monsters. I want to vomit. Will try hard to avoid flying on Delta and will no longer buy anything from Walmart. Once again thank you for your top notch reporting.
Until we understand that the economic and financial benefits awarded to these corporations outweighs any lip service they give to keep the customers and voters happy we will continue to face a monolithic corporate political wall which will stand in the way of any progress.
This is so so wrong. Corporations need to stay the hell out of politics.
Surprise, these very same corporations are also contributing mightily to inflation costs while talking out both sides of their mouths on abortion, with the dollars they’re gouging from us! PRICES are still going up, and seem to be the most obvious contributor left now to inflation.
Because most of the corporations on the list are so consolidated and monopolized in their markets, it’s nearly impossible to boycott. The alternative is to make calls, send letters to home offices and let them know we object to their hypocrisy and politics. I doubt they would care, much less respond, unless we consolidated our own power as a group. In lieu of the above, it’s up to PI and other journalists to expose and challenge them. I’m looking forward to other media outlets picking up on this story and seeing a response from the corporations involved. Good work Judd.
It is completely intellectually dishonest and Democrat propaganda to claim what Lindsey Graham is proposing as an abortion ban. What he is proposing is exactly what most liberal European countries have adopted. It is what 75% of the American voters support.
It does put the Democrats on defense for their demand of abortion up to birth.
We fight these corporate monsters by a national ban on political corruption, i.e., taxpayer funded elections and total ban on campaign donation, large and small. Until we rid ourselves of dirty money in politics, there is no hope for a government "by and for the People".
I have always believed that big business/corporations donated to both parties to ensure they could expect influence from which ever party was in power. Am I wrong?
Thank you for gathering and sharing this information. It is helpful.