John TJan 31
Eleanor Saitta

Huh. So Ronald Lauder, the billionaire who owns Estee Lauder, is apparently the guy who convinced Trump that he should destroy NATO by invading Greenland.

Maybe don't buy shit from them? Here's a convenient list of their brands: https://www.elcompanies.com/en/our-brands

And sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Lauder
http://web.archive.org/web/20251107131250/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/us/politics/trump-greenland.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/ronald-lauder-billionaire-donor-donald-trump-ukraine-greenland

Jan 30 at 9:56pmWeb
Show threadLucy BJan 31

@dymaxion

And ofc (just in case some of your followers don’t know), his son-in-law Warsh is Trump’s nominee to chair the Fed.

Show threadRon DyckJan 31

@lucybeahere @dymaxion

Carney calls Trump’s U.S. Fed chair pick, Warsh, a ‘fantastic choice’
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/carney-calls-trumps-us-fed-chair-pick-warsh-a-fantastic-choice/

Carney calls Trump’s U.S. Fed chair pick, Warsh, a ‘fantastic choice’

Prime Minister Mark Carney is offering his seal of approval on U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve.

CTVNews
Show threadLucy BJan 31

@dyckron @dymaxion

Gross. But not surprising. Most of what I’m seeing is blandly approving. Which is why Krugman’s piece is so important. (Yes, it’s Substack, sorry).

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-bad-heir-day-at-the-fed

A Bad Heir Day at the Fed

No, Kevin Warsh isn’t qualified

Paul Krugman
Show threadsOlOw-NHFeb 1

@lucybeahere @dymaxion

Who is mentioned in the epstein files...

Show threadQuinn NortonJan 31
@dymaxion I'm pretty sure without looking that I've been boycotting them since I was born 😂
Show threadusdemocracy.orgJan 31
@dymaxion
There are many companies who supported Trump that we should not buy stuff from: Amazon, Apple, Meta, McDonalds and many more. A worldwide boycott like that being done in Canada would serve notice to those oligarchs that their support of that damn devil comes with a cost.
Show threadThe Flight AttendantJan 31
@dymaxion Disappointed to see Tom Ford, Jo Malone, and Aveda are Estee Lauder brands! I had no idea and will discontinue buying these brands!
Show threadgunstickJan 31
@dymaxion are these bransds all bullshit stuff for billionaires? I have never heard of any of these.
Show threadEleanor SaittaJan 31
@gunstick
No. MAC, for instance, is one of the best known makeup brands in the world.
Show threadMarianneJan 31
@dymaxion @gunstick don't EL have loads of 'fragrances' too?
Quite a lot of people buy perfume. I don't but, it's in every department store.
Show threadKatie Sylor-MillerJan 31
@dymaxion ah crap, that’s a lot of brands I buy from. Billionaires ruin everything
Show threadMartin Vermeer FCDJan 31
@ksylor @dymaxion Might be easier if someone makes a list of brands _not_ associated with empire building, genocide, concentration camps, ethnic cleansing, pedophilia, ...
Show threadRichard K Jan 31
@dymaxion phew! Their companies don't seem to stray beyond toiletries.
Show threadSzymon Sokół 🇵🇱🇪🇺🇺🇦Jan 31
@dymaxion if you're in Europe and need an alternative for Lauder's cosmetics, Lush is British and quite ethical for a corporation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lush_(company)#Ingredients_and_ethics
Lush (company) - Wikipedia

Show threadNagaramJan 31

@dymaxion
A makeup industry billionaire?

Is there a lot of petroleum in make up?

Show threadEleanor SaittaJan 31
@Nagaram
Genuinely trying to figure out if this is snark or you're just so detached from society that you have no idea how much money is spent on clothing and makeup (and about the structures of social pressure around it). Not sure I want the answer, though.
Show threadsuzanneFeb 1
@dymaxion @Nagaram
Ironically there is petroleum in a lot of make up.
Show threadNagaramFeb 1

@dymaxion

Genuinely, just hadn't thought about oil inside of beauty products.

Hindsight it should have been obvious.

I never doubted that they were billionaires because of make up.

Show threadmorJan 31
@dymaxion
why is destroying nato a bad thing?
Show threadEleanor SaittaJan 31
@[email protected]
It must be so nice to live in a world where you can still think that geopolitical changes won't impact you personally.
Show threadJim SullivanFeb 1
@dymaxion Happy to report that I don't buy any of their crap. Lauder is jewish someone should ask him what he thinks about the persecution of jews during WWII.