Laffy

Via CREW, Citizens for Ethics:

Congratulations to #HomeDepot, which has officially donated $1,000,000 to support the members of Congress who voted not to certify the results of the 2020 election.

Bankrolling the Sedition Caucus is a choice, and Home Depot has doubled down!

Nov 30, 2023 at 5:00pmWeb
Show threadפְּרִיNov 30, 2023
@GottaLaff
#raceToTheBottom
Show threadFight Fascism #RESISTNov 30, 2023
@GottaLaff #GrabYourWallet
Show threadBonnie SonderNov 30, 2023
@GottaLaff #Lowes #HomeDepot
Show threadsOlOw-NHNov 30, 2023

@GottaLaff

Building a fascist empire!

Show threadSusan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Nov 30, 2023
@GottaLaff I Refuse to shop there.
Show threadLaffyNov 30, 2023
@Susan_Larson_TN For good reason
Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteNov 30, 2023
@GottaLaff I thought he sold his stake in Home Despot? Bummer, cause I love a big box lumber and hardware store undercutting mom & pop stores.😉
Show threadjohn lehetNov 30, 2023
@GottaLaff #HomeDepot is an absolute last resort. I did a large home renovation project this summer, with zero tools or materials from them.
Show threadLaffyNov 30, 2023
@johnlehet Good on ya! I try too.
Show threadMike McCaffrey Nov 30, 2023
@GottaLaff @johnlehet I just wish local hardware stores stayed open past 5pm and didn't get all surly if you show up at 4:50pm.
Show threadjohn lehetNov 30, 2023
@mikemccaffrey @GottaLaff In my corner of Vermont/New Hampshire we are blessed with two competing lumberyard empires that overlap the Home Depot, and one really excellent hardware store. But, yes, 5PM is the end of it.
Show threadPaul Chambers🚧Nov 30, 2023

@GottaLaff

They have a lot of items we can get cheaper that we need when we do projects but for many years we have blacklisted them for this very reason.

I used to document the additional money we were spending by going somewhere else on Twitter back in the early 2010's. Ken Langone, the cofounder, spent heavily against Obama. He was always railing about Obama's clothes, like going into the Oval without a suit jacket, the tan suit, etc. He retired in 2006 but still a major HD stockholder.

Show threadLaffyNov 30, 2023
@paul I remember that!
Show threadTVNNov 30, 2023
@GottaLaff HD may be worse. But generally speaking, Companies are not willing to walk away from their lobbying efforts regardless of party or principle. My employer also reverted back to making those donations. I don’t give to the fund but I haven’t quit work for an otherwise good employer. The system sucks.
Show threadPusher Of Pixels (old account)Nov 30, 2023
@GottaLaff HD is right next to Lowes here, so I can mentally flip them the bird while supporting a better option
Show threadLaffyNov 30, 2023
@pixelpusher220 Same here!!
Show threadBig Head TalesNov 30, 2023

@GottaLaff
#HomeDepot has a long history of supporting racism, fascism, and anti labor politicians. They’re a terrible company.

Do I have to start shopping at Home Depot again to #BoycottHomeDepot, or can we just call it read?

Show threadDarwin WoodkaNov 30, 2023
@GottaLaff Figures. We don't call them the Home Despot for nuthin'.
Show threadLaffyNov 30, 2023
@darwinwoodka I always but always call them that too! lol
Show threadLibTarg’s 5-Alarm Fire 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨Nov 30, 2023

@GottaLaff

Home Depot already been on Team Treason!

"We are pausing to take time to carefully review and reevaluate each of the members who voted to object to the election results before considering further contributions to them." said the company’s senior director of corporate communications, on 1/27/2021

That pause, it turned out, lasted only a year [...]. Home Depot has given a total of $475,000 to 65 of the 147, making it the top donor to 2020 election deniers.

https://www.propublica.org/article/companies-funding-election-deniers-after-january-6

What Fortune 500 Companies Said After Jan. 6 vs. What They Did

A new ProPublica app tracks corporate contributions to election deniers. From GE to Boeing, here are some of the behemoths that proclaimed that they were suspending donations — then resumed giving to the very politicians they had sworn off.

ProPublica
Show threadLaffyNov 30, 2023
@Acronymesis Oh I know. I know.
Show thread@billclassifiedNov 30, 2023
@GottaLaff I'm done with them.
Show threadSteve HerseyNov 30, 2023
@GottaLaff
I refer to the place as "Home Despots."
I was even more accurate then I knew.
Show threadLaffyNov 30, 2023
@n1xnx Oh our family has called it that for decades
Show threadᴚ uɐᗡNov 30, 2023
@GottaLaff my new england uncle has been calling it Home Despot for as long as I can remember and it was always just a funny gag until a few years ago
Show threadLaffyNov 30, 2023
@dannotdaniel We've been calling it that for decades. For good reason.
Show threadᴚ uɐᗡDec 1, 2023
@GottaLaff ok ok ok but also he wears FUNGLASSES
Show threadEvaNov 30, 2023
@GottaLaff they suck lemons
Show threadCanadian CroneNov 30, 2023
@GottaLaff #BoycottHomeDepot for life
Show threadbobchauvinDec 1, 2023

@GottaLaff

#menards is great 😃 🎼 you save big money, big - big money, when you shop #menards !

Show threadKBSez ✅Dec 1, 2023

@GottaLaff

I spend a LOT of money at Home Depot personally and for my business. That stops today. It will be less convenient but from today on Lowe’s is getting my business.

#BoycottHomeDepot