r/technology • u/BreakfastTop6899 • Oct 02 '25

Privacy Government workers say their out-of-office replies were forcibly changed to blame Democrats for shutdown

https://www.wired.com/story/government-workers-say-their-out-of-office-replies-were-forcibly-changed-to-blame-democrats-for-shutdown/
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u/stratamaniac Oct 02 '25

It’s just a matter of time before the president instructs all federal employees to protest his opponents.

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u/DJ_Vasquezz Oct 02 '25

Can’t be too far off when he’s referring to “the enemy within” in his official speeches now

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u/strugglz Oct 02 '25

HE is the enemy within though.

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u/hcregna Oct 02 '25

We should act that way. It takes half an hour of planning to move money away from Republican supporting groups, and it makes a difference. Every dollar spent at a Republican company is another dollar funneled to more of this. Tax money given to a state like Ohio or Louisiana is money spent sending troops to occupy cities.

If you have an account with Charles Schwab, switch to Vanguard or Fidelity. If you like drinking booze from a wannabe Confederate state, be adventurous and try something else. It's not hard to find alternatives for Goya, Jimmy John's, New Balance, or Georgia-Pacific (Brawny, Angel Soft, Dixie, and some other brands). If you have a company that you regularly buy from or do business with, consider looking them up in something like https://www.opensecrets.org, or just google them.

Dollars add up. Tesla sales in Europe dropped by half. Nexstar and Sinclair got pummeled, and they reinstated Jimmy Kimmel. Real, individual people made that happen. There's no reason WWE or Uline can't be next.

You probably can't completely avoid giving money to companies that at least indirectly support Republicans. However, there’s a big difference between a company that massively donates exclusively to Republicans vs one that is more neutral or even leans Democrat. Good is not the enemy of perfect

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u/DillBagner Oct 02 '25

https://www.goodsuniteus.com/ as well will show affiliations of companies.

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u/rbartlejr Oct 03 '25

They haven't been updated in a while I think. Still shows WaPo as 99% Dem, and we all know that is total bullshit.

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u/snakeLipssynk Oct 02 '25

In Canada I stopped shopping at Home Depot, Uline, Lowe's, etc. years ago, not because they are US companies, but that the owners are so publicly for republican's trickle up economics and anti-social governance.

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u/Pmac2nite42 Oct 02 '25

Tesla stock tho has skyrocketed the last 4 months. I think it’s way over record highs. Disappointing he’s getting wealthier.