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  1. Howdy, space nerds 👋

    Giving this Mastodon thingy a go.

    Into...
    #music #scifi and #gaming ...mostly.
    You'll often find find me void-screaming, ratbagging & disobeying.

    also like
    #nature #photography #vanlife
    #dogs #vinyl #roadtrip #auspol #consumeractivism

    Curretly immersed in #spaceengineers and building a re-imagined Jupiter 2 from the 1965 series Lost In Space. 👇

    Where my engineers at?

  2. Howdy, space nerds 👋

    Giving this Mastodon thingy a go.

    Into...
    #music #scifi and #gaming ...mostly.
    You'll often find find me void-screaming, ratbagging & disobeying.

    also like
    #nature #photography #vanlife
    #dogs #vinyl #roadtrip #auspol #consumeractivism

    Curretly immersed in #spaceengineers and building a re-imagined Jupiter 2 from the 1965 series Lost In Space. 👇

    Where my engineers at?

  3. Howdy, space nerds 👋

    Giving this Mastodon thingy a go.

    Into...
    #music #scifi and #gaming ...mostly.
    You'll often find find me void-screaming, ratbagging & disobeying.

    also like
    #nature #photography #vanlife
    #dogs #vinyl #roadtrip #auspol #consumeractivism

    Curretly immersed in #spaceengineers and building a re-imagined Jupiter 2 from the 1965 series Lost In Space. 👇

    Where my engineers at?

  4. Howdy, space nerds 👋

    Giving this Mastodon thingy a go.

    Into...
    #music #scifi and #gaming ...mostly.
    You'll often find find me void-screaming, ratbagging & disobeying.

    also like
    #nature #photography #vanlife
    #dogs #vinyl #roadtrip #auspol #consumeractivism

    Curretly immersed in #spaceengineers and building a re-imagined Jupiter 2 from the 1965 series Lost In Space. 👇

    Where my engineers at?

  5. Howdy, space nerds 👋

    Giving this Mastodon thingy a go.

    Into...
    #music #scifi and #gaming ...mostly.
    You'll often find find me void-screaming, ratbagging & disobeying.

    also like
    #nature #photography #vanlife
    #dogs #vinyl #roadtrip #auspol #consumeractivism

    Curretly immersed in #spaceengineers and building a re-imagined Jupiter 2 from the 1965 series Lost In Space. 👇

    Where my engineers at?

  6. Carney Roasts Trump as Canadians Boycott U.S. and Liberals Win Big

    Mark Carney calls out Trump as Canadians boycott U.S. goods and travel, boosting Liberal power and signaling global pushback against destabilizing leadership.

    #authoritarianism #CanadaPolitics #consumerActivism #democracy #DonaldTrump #economicBoycott #ForeignPolicy #globalPolitics #LiberalParty #MarkCarney #progressiveAnalysis #USCanadaRelations wp.me/p1OjMZ-oQL
  7. Carney Roasts Trump as Canadians Boycott U.S. and Liberals Win Big

    Mark Carney calls out Trump as Canadians boycott U.S. goods and travel, boosting Liberal power and signaling global pushback against destabilizing leadership.

    #authoritarianism #CanadaPolitics #consumerActivism #democracy #DonaldTrump #economicBoycott #ForeignPolicy #globalPolitics #LiberalParty #MarkCarney #progressiveAnalysis #USCanadaRelations wp.me/p1OjMZ-oQL
  8. Carney Roasts Trump as Canadians Boycott U.S. and Liberals Win Big

    Mark Carney calls out Trump as Canadians boycott U.S. goods and travel, boosting Liberal power and signaling global pushback against destabilizing leadership.

    #authoritarianism #CanadaPolitics #consumerActivism #democracy #DonaldTrump #economicBoycott #ForeignPolicy #globalPolitics #LiberalParty #MarkCarney #progressiveAnalysis #USCanadaRelations wp.me/p1OjMZ-oQL
  9. Carney Roasts Trump as Canadians Boycott U.S. and Liberals Win Big

    Mark Carney calls out Trump as Canadians boycott U.S. goods and travel, boosting Liberal power and signaling global pushback against destabilizing leadership.

    #authoritarianism #CanadaPolitics #consumerActivism #democracy #DonaldTrump #economicBoycott #ForeignPolicy #globalPolitics #LiberalParty #MarkCarney #progressiveAnalysis #USCanadaRelations wp.me/p1OjMZ-oQL
  10. Carney Roasts Trump as Canadians Boycott U.S. and Liberals Win Big

    Mark Carney calls out Trump as Canadians boycott U.S. goods and travel, boosting Liberal power and signaling global pushback against destabilizing leadership.

    #authoritarianism #CanadaPolitics #consumerActivism #democracy #DonaldTrump #economicBoycott #ForeignPolicy #globalPolitics #LiberalParty #MarkCarney #progressiveAnalysis #USCanadaRelations wp.me/p1OjMZ-oQL
  11. What could your minor act of resistance be today?

    Set your default search engine to Ecosia, and divert some advertisement income away from Google, to Europe and plant some trees while you are at it!

    It's a Europe based search engine company (I know, they still use American search indices...).

    Desktop:
    support.ecosia.org/article/657

    Mobile:
    support.ecosia.org/article/653

    #buyeuropean #consumeractivism #boycotusa

  12. What could your minor act of resistance be today?

    Set your default search engine to Ecosia, and divert some advertisement income away from Google, to Europe and plant some trees while you are at it!

    It's a Europe based search engine company (I know, they still use American search indices...).

    Desktop:
    support.ecosia.org/article/657

    Mobile:
    support.ecosia.org/article/653

    #buyeuropean #consumeractivism #boycotusa

  13. What could your minor act of resistance be today?

    Set your default search engine to Ecosia, and divert some advertisement income away from Google, to Europe and plant some trees while you are at it!

    It's a Europe based search engine company (I know, they still use American search indices...).

    Desktop:
    support.ecosia.org/article/657

    Mobile:
    support.ecosia.org/article/653

    #buyeuropean #consumeractivism #boycotusa

  14. What could your minor act of resistance be today?

    Set your default search engine to Ecosia, and divert some advertisement income away from Google, to Europe and plant some trees while you are at it!

    It's a Europe based search engine company (I know, they still use American search indices...).

    Desktop:
    support.ecosia.org/article/657

    Mobile:
    support.ecosia.org/article/653

    #buyeuropean #consumeractivism #boycotusa

  15. Here's a nice list if you are looking for alternatives for #bigtech products.

    It is a project in development, read about the 'why' on:

    lukakopajtic.com/independence/

    (source of image)

    Switching away from big tech not only makes you more technologically independent from these increasingly unreliable companies, it also breaks their monopolies and with that puts power back in your own hands.

    #consumerawareness #consumeractivism #usa #fediverse #pixelfed #mastodon #firefox

  16. Here's a nice list if you are looking for alternatives for #bigtech products.

    It is a project in development, read about the 'why' on:

    lukakopajtic.com/independence/

    (source of image)

    Switching away from big tech not only makes you more technologically independent from these increasingly unreliable companies, it also breaks their monopolies and with that puts power back in your own hands.

    #consumerawareness #consumeractivism #usa #fediverse #pixelfed #mastodon #firefox

  17. Here's a nice list if you are looking for alternatives for #bigtech products.

    It is a project in development, read about the 'why' on:

    lukakopajtic.com/independence/

    (source of image)

    Switching away from big tech not only makes you more technologically independent from these increasingly unreliable companies, it also breaks their monopolies and with that puts power back in your own hands.

    #consumerawareness #consumeractivism #usa #fediverse #pixelfed #mastodon #firefox

  18. Here's a nice list if you are looking for alternatives for #bigtech products.

    It is a project in development, read about the 'why' on:

    lukakopajtic.com/independence/

    (source of image)

    Switching away from big tech not only makes you more technologically independent from these increasingly unreliable companies, it also breaks their monopolies and with that puts power back in your own hands.

    #consumerawareness #consumeractivism #usa #fediverse #pixelfed #mastodon #firefox

  19. Interesting website giving Fortune 100 companies a grade for how they are treating democratic values. Some surprise entries (for me at least), like Tesla getting a B, and Alphabet (Google) getting an F...

    Remember that the dollars they spend on lobbying are the dollars you put in these companies. By informing yourself and being an #activistconsumer you can nudge the world in your direction.

    americandemocracyscorecard.org/

    #USPolitics #us #consumeractivism #bigtech #boycott #awareness

  20. Interesting website giving Fortune 100 companies a grade for how they are treating democratic values. Some surprise entries (for me at least), like Tesla getting a B, and Alphabet (Google) getting an F...

    Remember that the dollars they spend on lobbying are the dollars you put in these companies. By informing yourself and being an #activistconsumer you can nudge the world in your direction.

    americandemocracyscorecard.org/

    #USPolitics #us #consumeractivism #bigtech #boycott #awareness

  21. Interesting website giving Fortune 100 companies a grade for how they are treating democratic values. Some surprise entries (for me at least), like Tesla getting a B, and Alphabet (Google) getting an F...

    Remember that the dollars they spend on lobbying are the dollars you put in these companies. By informing yourself and being an #activistconsumer you can nudge the world in your direction.

    americandemocracyscorecard.org/

    #USPolitics #us #consumeractivism #bigtech #boycott #awareness

  22. Interesting website giving Fortune 100 companies a grade for how they are treating democratic values. Some surprise entries (for me at least), like Tesla getting a B, and Alphabet (Google) getting an F...

    Remember that the dollars they spend on lobbying are the dollars you put in these companies. By informing yourself and being an #activistconsumer you can nudge the world in your direction.

    americandemocracyscorecard.org/

    #USPolitics #us #consumeractivism #bigtech #boycott #awareness

  23. Worldwide consumer actions against #SwastiCar are going well, with stock prices of the brand plummeting over 25% in the last month turning the #us president in a car salesman in a desperate act to try and increase sales.

    edition.cnn.com/2025/03/11/pol

    However the message unfortunately still doesn't come across. In a recent interview #musk still says he thinks he is doing the right thing, so I guess it's still #workinprogress
    finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu

    #WIPWednesday #consumeractivism #boycotusa

  24. In the Netherlands today has become the national 'transfer day' #overstapdag. In other words: people are taking time today to leave WhatsApp and move towards Signal due to their concerns in relation to #privacy and the ongoing influence that #bigtech is having on #politics in the #usa.

    Will you make the change?

    #signalapp #consumeractivism #dataprivacy

    (Dutch)
    signalapp.nl/signal-app-nieuws

  25. In the Netherlands today has become the national 'transfer day' #overstapdag. In other words: people are taking time today to leave WhatsApp and move towards Signal due to their concerns in relation to #privacy and the ongoing influence that #bigtech is having on #politics in the #usa.

    Will you make the change?

    #signalapp #consumeractivism #dataprivacy

    (Dutch)
    signalapp.nl/signal-app-nieuws

  26. In the Netherlands today has become the national 'transfer day' #overstapdag. In other words: people are taking time today to leave WhatsApp and move towards Signal due to their concerns in relation to #privacy and the ongoing influence that #bigtech is having on #politics in the #usa.

    Will you make the change?

    #signalapp #consumeractivism #dataprivacy

    (Dutch)
    signalapp.nl/signal-app-nieuws

  27. In the Netherlands today has become the national 'transfer day' #overstapdag. In other words: people are taking time today to leave WhatsApp and move towards Signal due to their concerns in relation to #privacy and the ongoing influence that #bigtech is having on #politics in the #usa.

    Will you make the change?

    #signalapp #consumeractivism #dataprivacy

    (Dutch)
    signalapp.nl/signal-app-nieuws

  28. Angry at the #tariff threats of their southern neighbour, the #buycanadian movement is still going strong. Canadians sharing lists of Canadian alternatives to American products, and are cancelling trips to the #usa. Both already are showing some impact on US economy, #consumeractivism is effective.

    I think there is a bigger opportunity here in general to start to #buylocal and support your local economy, also for non Canadians...

    retailwire.com/discussion/are-

    #canada #boycottusa #activistconsumer

  29. Angry at the #tariff threats of their southern neighbour, the #buycanadian movement is still going strong. Canadians sharing lists of Canadian alternatives to American products, and are cancelling trips to the #usa. Both already are showing some impact on US economy, #consumeractivism is effective.

    I think there is a bigger opportunity here in general to start to #buylocal and support your local economy, also for non Canadians...

    retailwire.com/discussion/are-

    #canada #boycottusa #activistconsumer

  30. Angry at the #tariff threats of their southern neighbour, the #buycanadian movement is still going strong. Canadians sharing lists of Canadian alternatives to American products, and are cancelling trips to the #usa. Both already are showing some impact on US economy, #consumeractivism is effective.

    I think there is a bigger opportunity here in general to start to #buylocal and support your local economy, also for non Canadians...

    retailwire.com/discussion/are-

    #canada #boycottusa #activistconsumer

  31. Consumer opinion matters, and consumer action even more: #swasticar stock has been plummeting the past few days, in part due to lower sales in key regions and consumer opinion about the brand.

    Let's keep spreading our opinion then!

    marketwatch.com/story/teslas-s

    #tesla #consumeractivism #boycott #boycottusa #musk #activistconsumer

  32. Target web storefront: charges me sales tax on a "Target Plus" (i.e., 3rd-party selling through their platform) grocery order (groceries are tax-free where I live)
    Me: Notices and complains via chat immediately after placing order
    Target: [After making me wait like a half hour] We can't do anything until the order is invoiced
    Me: Complains again via chat after order is delivered
    Target: I've forwarded it to our tax team, maybe they'll get back to you eventually 🤷
    Me: 😡
    #Target #ConsumerActivism

  33. Target web storefront: charges me sales tax on a "Target Plus" (i.e., 3rd-party selling through their platform) grocery order (groceries are tax-free where I live)
    Me: Notices and complains via chat immediately after placing order
    Target: [After making me wait like a half hour] We can't do anything until the order is invoiced
    Me: Complains again via chat after order is delivered
    Target: I've forwarded it to our tax team, maybe they'll get back to you eventually 🤷
    Me: 😡
    #Target #ConsumerActivism

  34. Target web storefront: charges me sales tax on a "Target Plus" (i.e., 3rd-party selling through their platform) grocery order (groceries are tax-free where I live)
    Me: Notices and complains via chat immediately after placing order
    Target: [After making me wait like a half hour] We can't do anything until the order is invoiced
    Me: Complains again via chat after order is delivered
    Target: I've forwarded it to our tax team, maybe they'll get back to you eventually 🤷
    Me: 😡
    #Target #ConsumerActivism

  35. Target web storefront: charges me sales tax on a "Target Plus" (i.e., 3rd-party selling through their platform) grocery order (groceries are tax-free where I live)
    Me: Notices and complains via chat immediately after placing order
    Target: [After making me wait like a half hour] We can't do anything until the order is invoiced
    Me: Complains again via chat after order is delivered
    Target: I've forwarded it to our tax team, maybe they'll get back to you eventually 🤷
    Me: 😡
    #Target #ConsumerActivism

  36. Target web storefront: charges me sales tax on a "Target Plus" (i.e., 3rd-party selling through their platform) grocery order (groceries are tax-free where I live)
    Me: Notices and complains via chat immediately after placing order
    Target: [After making me wait like a half hour] We can't do anything until the order is invoiced
    Me: Complains again via chat after order is delivered
    Target: I've forwarded it to our tax team, maybe they'll get back to you eventually 🤷
    Me: 😡
    #Target #ConsumerActivism

  37. Sometimes I worry that the principled stand I am taking not to patronize a particular business is just hurting me without doing diddly squat to influence the business. Two example, both #Boston area #restaurants...
    🧵1/?
    #ConsumerActivism

  38. Sometimes I worry that the principled stand I am taking not to patronize a particular business is just hurting me without doing diddly squat to influence the business. Two example, both #Boston area #restaurants...
    🧵1/?
    #ConsumerActivism

  39. Sometimes I worry that the principled stand I am taking not to patronize a particular business is just hurting me without doing diddly squat to influence the business. Two example, both #Boston area #restaurants...
    🧵1/?
    #ConsumerActivism

  40. Sometimes I worry that the principled stand I am taking not to patronize a particular business is just hurting me without doing diddly squat to influence the business. Two example, both #Boston area #restaurants...
    🧵1/?
    #ConsumerActivism

  41. Sometimes I worry that the principled stand I am taking not to patronize a particular business is just hurting me without doing diddly squat to influence the business. Two example, both #Boston area #restaurants...
    🧵1/?
    #ConsumerActivism

  42. Ups and downs of patronizing Sullivan Tire in Watertown MA

    They do good work, but they often put you through a significant amount of turbulence along the way.

    #SullivanTire #Boston #Watertown #ConsumerActivism

    blog.kamens.us/2023/11/20/ups-

  43. Ups and downs of patronizing Sullivan Tire in Watertown MA

    They do good work, but they often put you through a significant amount of turbulence along the way.

    #SullivanTire #Boston #Watertown #ConsumerActivism

    blog.kamens.us/2023/11/20/ups-

  44. Ups and downs of patronizing Sullivan Tire in Watertown MA

    They do good work, but they often put you through a significant amount of turbulence along the way.

    #SullivanTire #Boston #Watertown #ConsumerActivism

    blog.kamens.us/2023/11/20/ups-

  45. Ups and downs of patronizing Sullivan Tire in Watertown MA

    They do good work, but they often put you through a significant amount of turbulence along the way.

    #SullivanTire #Boston #Watertown #ConsumerActivism

    blog.kamens.us/2023/11/20/ups-

  46. Ups and downs of patronizing Sullivan Tire in Watertown MA

    They do good work, but they often put you through a significant amount of turbulence along the way.

    #SullivanTire #Boston #Watertown #ConsumerActivism

    blog.kamens.us/2023/11/20/ups-

  47. Why is PayPal still so incredibly awful?

    Even if you jump through all of PayPal's hoops and give them all the information they ask for when creating an account, they may still decide to arbitrarily lock you out of your account and never restore your access. #PayPal #LiberaPay #Charity #ComputerSecurity #infosec #ConsumerActivism #fraud

    blog.kamens.us/2023/08/12/why-

  48. Why is PayPal still so incredibly awful?

    Even if you jump through all of PayPal's hoops and give them all the information they ask for when creating an account, they may still decide to arbitrarily lock you out of your account and never restore your access. #PayPal #LiberaPay #Charity #ComputerSecurity #infosec #ConsumerActivism #fraud

    blog.kamens.us/2023/08/12/why-

  49. Why is PayPal still so incredibly awful?

    Even if you jump through all of PayPal's hoops and give them all the information they ask for when creating an account, they may still decide to arbitrarily lock you out of your account and never restore your access. #PayPal #LiberaPay #Charity #ComputerSecurity #infosec #ConsumerActivism #fraud

    blog.kamens.us/2023/08/12/why-

  50. Why is PayPal still so incredibly awful?

    Even if you jump through all of PayPal's hoops and give them all the information they ask for when creating an account, they may still decide to arbitrarily lock you out of your account and never restore your access. #PayPal #LiberaPay #Charity #ComputerSecurity #infosec #ConsumerActivism #fraud

    blog.kamens.us/2023/08/12/why-

  51. Why is PayPal still so incredibly awful?

    Even if you jump through all of PayPal's hoops and give them all the information they ask for when creating an account, they may still decide to arbitrarily lock you out of your account and never restore your access. #PayPal #LiberaPay #Charity #ComputerSecurity #infosec #ConsumerActivism #fraud

    blog.kamens.us/2023/08/12/why-

  52. The major credit reporting agencies are all still dumpster fires

    I tried to dispute incorrect information. The process didn't fully work at any of the agencies. I was eventually able to dispute all of the incorrect information at one, but I was unable to dispute some or all at two others and eventually gave up. The credit reporting agencies are terrible.

    blog.kamens.us/2023/07/12/the-

    #ConsumerActivism #GovernmentActivism #CFPB #CreditReporting #Equifax #Experian #TransUnion

  53. The major credit reporting agencies are all still dumpster fires

    I tried to dispute incorrect information. The process didn't fully work at any of the agencies. I was eventually able to dispute all of the incorrect information at one, but I was unable to dispute some or all at two others and eventually gave up. The credit reporting agencies are terrible.

    blog.kamens.us/2023/07/12/the-

    #ConsumerActivism #GovernmentActivism #CFPB #CreditReporting #Equifax #Experian #TransUnion

  54. The major credit reporting agencies are all still dumpster fires

    I tried to dispute incorrect information. The process didn't fully work at any of the agencies. I was eventually able to dispute all of the incorrect information at one, but I was unable to dispute some or all at two others and eventually gave up. The credit reporting agencies are terrible.

    blog.kamens.us/2023/07/12/the-

    #ConsumerActivism #GovernmentActivism #CFPB #CreditReporting #Equifax #Experian #TransUnion