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ℒӱḏɩę :blahaj:<p>Folks, be suspicious of everything if you live in the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>.</p><p>This is a <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> empire now. They are doing everything they can to <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>target</span></a> all non-white non-cis persons.</p><p>Remember, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a>. Watch your back. Communicate. If something feels weird, get other opinions. When in doubt, <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a>.</p>
Dr. Carlotta A. Berry, PhD<p>Hold the line <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/BlackPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackPeople</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/BlackFolks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackFolks</span></a> Yesterday my daughter wanted to go to <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a> for school supplies, I convinced her to try <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/FiveBelow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FiveBelow</span></a> or <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/DollarTree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DollarTree</span></a> win! win! <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/TargetBoycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TargetBoycott</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/BlackTwitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackTwitter</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@tusk81" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tusk81</span></a></span> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a> sure hasn't been getting their usual foot traffic from me.</p>
René<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ErikJonker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ErikJonker</span></a></span> The <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/BigCo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigCo</span></a> want this, <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>target</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/wallmart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wallmart</span></a> Less local businesses is more selling thru internet.</p>
MeaningfulBits.eth<p>Whats a replacement for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a>? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Starbucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starbucks</span></a> has been easy to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a>, I can make coffee at home or get it from most fastfood restaurants. But What's a replacement for the everything store? I feel like Amazon is probably just as bad. Do I really have to go to DD's Discount?</p>
Bandersnatch<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@charlotteclymer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>charlotteclymer</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a> is dead to us. Here is hoping <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Costco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Costco</span></a> doesn't stab us in the back.</p>
StanceOfMind<p>Target’s foot traffic continues to slide as boycotts over its DEI pullback appear to be sticking. Meanwhile, Costco is reaping the benefits. <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91313593/costco-is-the-new-target-dei-boycotts-retail" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fastcompany.com/91313593/costc</span><span class="invisible">o-is-the-new-target-dei-boycotts-retail</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Costco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Costco</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/DEIPullback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEIPullback</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Shopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shopping</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott</span></a></p>
Jason Yip<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Costco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Costco</span></a> is the new <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a> <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91313593/costco-is-the-new-target-dei-boycotts-retail" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fastcompany.com/91313593/costc</span><span class="invisible">o-is-the-new-target-dei-boycotts-retail</span></a></p>
Voting is Your POWER<p>Target saw foot traffic fall for the 8th consecutive week, extending a losing streak that began just a few days after the company announced it would end its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program in late January.<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>target</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://archive.ph/2025.04.03-234356/https://fortune.com/2025/04/01/target-dei-demise-boycott-foot-traffic-down-eighth-consecutive-week/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.ph/2025.04.03-234356/h</span><span class="invisible">ttps://fortune.com/2025/04/01/target-dei-demise-boycott-foot-traffic-down-eighth-consecutive-week/</span></a></p>
cs<p>Here’s <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a>’s current privacy policy page: </p><p><a href="https://www.target.com/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">target.com/privacy-policy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
fc<p>Wish I'd captured video or at least pics of these unboxings, but nevertheless I offer this as a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PSA</span></a>: </p><p>A Tale of Two LPs, in my continuing effort to find alternatives to <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a> for my non-obscure online record purchases. (Loved them because you can't beat their ease of returns and Lordy, the lack of QC of new <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vinyl</span></a> these days...) </p><p>1. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BarnesAndNobel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BarnesAndNobel</span></a>: </p><p>Shipped in a soft manila envelope, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LP</span></a> held onto LP-sized corrugated cardboard square with an elastic band, one digipak <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CD</span></a> secured to it a little aggressively in one layer of plastic wrap.</p><p>LP arrives with jacket corners bent (but plays flawlessly, so ok, just sayin).</p><p>2. <a href="https://www.MillionsOfRecords.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">MillionsOfRecords.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> :</p><p>Corrugated box within box, LP wrapped like a mummy in plastic itself and further wrapping securing to it 2 jewel boxed CDs held motionless. Perfect, perfect, and perfect. (I've actually bought vinyl &amp; CDs from these guys for years. Recommend, esp for <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/reggae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reggae</span></a>.👍)</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/records" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>records</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VinylRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VinylRecords</span></a></p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p><a href="https://fortune.com/2025/04/01/target-dei-demise-boycott-foot-traffic-down-eighth-consecutive-week/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fortune.com/2025/04/01/target-</span><span class="invisible">dei-demise-boycott-foot-traffic-down-eighth-consecutive-week/</span></a> I was a pretty regular <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a> shopper. I have found it is not difficult to not do that. Of course I suspect we’ll be doing a lot less shopping now thanks to the trade war anyway. <a href="https://cville.online/tags/NAACP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAACP</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a></p>
Punk Metal n Bowie<p>Fortune: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a> can't get its footing after its <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> program demise and a 40-day <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a> against the retailer. Foot traffic at stores is down for the eighth consecutive week<br><a href="https://fortune.com/2025/04/01/target-dei-demise-boycott-foot-traffic-down-eighth-consecutive-week/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fortune.com/2025/04/01/target-</span><span class="invisible">dei-demise-boycott-foot-traffic-down-eighth-consecutive-week/</span></a></p>
Stefan Bohacek<p>"Target saw foot traffic fall for the eighth consecutive week, extending a losing streak that began just a few days after the company announced it would end its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program in late January."</p><p><a href="https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025/03/28/target-suffers-eighth-consecutive-week-of-foot-traffic-losses-since-caving-on-dei" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">retailbrew.com/stories/2025/03</span><span class="invisible">/28/target-suffers-eighth-consecutive-week-of-foot-traffic-losses-since-caving-on-dei</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USNews</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>target</span></a></p>
Lisa<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@CultureDesk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CultureDesk</span></a></span> It has been a hassle for me, but I am sticking with my decision to give up <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a> for Lent.</p>
Flipboard Culture Desk<p>Costco and Target took opposite positions after the Trump administration began to pressure private companies to ditch diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Costco resisted and reaffirmed its support for DEI, while Target dumped its programs. So how has it affected foot traffic for the two chains? Retail Brew takes a look.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/3pCmVF" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/3pCmVF</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DiversityEquityInclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiversityEquityInclusion</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Lifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retail</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Costco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Costco</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a></p>
azteclady<p>Via Keith Boykin: "Target foot traffic falls for the eighth consecutive week after the retailer ended its DEI programs. Meanwhile at Costco, which kept its DEI programs, foot traffic has been up for 13th straight weeks."</p><p><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/Costco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Costco</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fortune.com/2025/04/01/target-dei-demise-boycott-foot-traffic-down-eighth-consecutive-week/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fortune.com/2025/04/01/target-</span><span class="invisible">dei-demise-boycott-foot-traffic-down-eighth-consecutive-week/</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a> Stumbles as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Brown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brown</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Shoppers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shoppers</span></a> Walk Away </p><p><a href="https://wordinblack.com/2025/03/target-stumbles-as-black-and-brown-shoppers-walk-away/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wordinblack.com/2025/03/target</span><span class="invisible">-stumbles-as-black-and-brown-shoppers-walk-away/</span></a></p>
Bongolian<p>Lauren Aratani : 20% of Americans support <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a> of firms aligning themselves with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tRump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tRump</span></a> agenda: New poll also shows that a significant share of Americans will avoid companies that drop social-inclusion policies</p><p>1/2<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dei</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/zuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zuckerberg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meta</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nestle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nestle</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>target</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bezos</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pepsi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pepsi</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mcdonalds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mcdonalds</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/walmart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>walmart</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/22/boycott-companies-tesla-trump-musk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/22/boycott-companies-tesla-trump-musk</span></a></p>
Pete Orrall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@godpod" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>godpod</span></a></span> </p><p>DEI initiatives were all <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/performative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>performative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bullshit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bullshit</span></a> anyway. Really heavy on crafting a public image, with plenty of internal and external <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marketing</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Target</span></a> is not interested in actually supporting marginalized communities, just increasing profits.</p><p>The annual <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pride</span></a> stuff was the epitome of it. They only sold Pride goods in June but never year round. When right wingers put pressure on them for it, they folded like empty soda cans in a 24 ton hydraulic press.</p>
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