The Boycott of Tractor Supply for Supporting "Pride" Causes, DEI, and Open Borders Organizations Costs the Company Bigly

Internet activist Robby Starbuck discovered that a Tractor Supply company, which of course played up the whole Good Old Country Family Business thing, was simultaneously spending a lot of money on "Pride" events and supporting leftwing causes. He called attention to it.

Robby Starbuck
@robbystarbuck
It's time to expose Tractor Supply.
It's one of the most beloved brands in America by conservatives but what do they REALLY stand for under CEO @hallawton's leadership?
* LGBTQIA+ training for employees
* Funding pride/drag events
* They have a DEI Council
* Funding sex changes
* Climate change activism
* Pride month decorations in the office
* DEI hiring practices
*
LGBTQIA+ events at work
Hal also liked posts attacking unvaccinated people and @AllisonW_Sports when she left ESPN over the COVID vaccine. Let's just say those likes make it appear he's NOT fond of people who chose to skip the vaccine.
I take no pleasure in bringing this all to light. I'm a Tennessean who loves to support TN companies but as a proud Tennessean I know these woke priorities don't align with our state or @TractorSupply's customer base.
We must make our voices heard. Hal Lawton needs to understand that we don't want our hard earned money spent on these woke priorities. If he supports this stuff then he should spend some of his $11M salary or tens of millions in stock on it instead of using the money we spend at Tractor Supply.
The kind of sex you like is not an appropriate topic for work. Events built around the kind of sex people like to have should not have kids at them and should not be funded with the money we spend at Tractor Supply.

Here's his first video about the company.

Obviously the company was also all-in on Didn't Earn It:

Robby Starbuck
@robbystarbuck
Over the past 2 weeks I've exposed how the CEO of @TractorSupply
has made woke policy and DEI "a strategic priority" for Tractor Supply but now you get to hear him say it himself.
Here he explains how important DEI is to him and credits his DEI push for a white employee helping a black customer as if that wouldn't have happened before DEI.
"You mentioned DEI, that's a critical, strategic priority for us... It's just the right thing to do"
Interviewer: "So it's embedded in your culture"
*CEO nods yes*
The story about the white employee is really insulting in my view because it suggests that previous to his ESG push, white employees wouldn't do that or somehow black customers were treated badly. People who buy into this DEI garbage want to convince us that it's helping end racism when in fact it's putting more of a focus on race that divides us.
No matter what the intentions are, this is an embrace of the left wing ESG/DEI agenda. The way many of us see it, diversity has become division, equity has become unfairness and inclusion has become indoctrination + silencing of dissent.
Forcing other people's political views on you at work doesn't make you virtuous.
If you've been a tractor supply customer, how do you feel about the direction @hallawton has taken the company? Sound off in the comments.

He then publicized Tractor Supply's support of a Soros-funded open borders group. He discusses this in a video there, but here's the text:

Robby Starbuck
@robbystarbuck
Tractor Supply gave $100,000 to an activist group that "worked around the clock" to stop deportations during the Trump presidency.
The group is Conexion Americas'. Their founder also previously headed the National Council of La Raza which got $2+ Million from George Soros.
How do you feel about them using money you spend there to fund this garbage? It would be good to let @hallawton @TractorSupply know!

The boycott, which lasted three weeks, cost Tractor Supply two billion in lost market capital due to their stock price tanking.

And now:

The company has sent an email to all employees admitting that the corporation has "veered off course" by so heavily promoting divisive extremist leftwing political isssues.

This is the email that every @TractorSupply employee received from CEO @hallawton to explain their response to my reporting about wokeness at the company.

He admits they "veered off course" and lost balance with the values of their customers.

I have to give Hal credit for… pic.twitter.com/3MkUVKHZnB
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) June 27, 2024

They donated to "pride" groups and other gay causes because the Human Rights Campaign "rates" companies on how eager they are to bow to the Velvet Mafia.

They now say they will no longer cooperate with the Human Rights Campaign, among other things.

Tractor Supply Company Statement
June 27, 2024
For more than 85 years, Tractor Supply has been focused on one thing...serving Life Out Here. Every day our 50,000 Team Members take care of our customers like family. We deeply value our relationship with our customers and the communities we call home.
We are passionate about being good neighbors in our hometowns because without you, we would not be what we are. It is imperative to us that our customers' hard-earned dollars are taking care of our Team Members and the communities we all love. As you supported us, we have invested millions of dollars in veteran causes, emergency response, animal shelters, state fairs, rodeos and farmers markets. We have also invested in the future of rural America. We are the largest supporter of FFA and have longstanding relationships with 4-H and other educational organizations.
We work hard to live up to our Mission and Values every day and represent the values of the communities and customers we serve. We have heard from customers that we have disappointed them. We have taken this feedback to heart.
Going forward, we will ensure our activities and giving tie directly to our business. For instance, this means we will:
* No longer submit data to the Human Rights Campaign
* Refocus our Team Member Engagement Groups on mentoring, networking and supporting the business
* Further focus on rural America priorities including ag education, animal welfare, veteran causes and being a good neighbor and stop sponsoring nonbusiness activities like pride festivals and voting campaigns
* Eliminate DEI roles and retire our current DEI goals while still ensuring a respectful environment
* Withdraw our carbon emission goals and focus on our land and water conservation efforts
We will continue to listen to our customers and Team Members. Your trust and confidence in us are of the utmost importance, and we don't take that lightly.
As we look forward to celebrating our nation's independence, we also celebrate our more than 50,000 team members across 2,250 stores. Rural communities are the backbone of our nation and what make America great. We are honored to be a part of them.
We are always here and ready to serve you and your family with our legendary service for the life you love. See you in the stores.

Do I believe them? Not really. We'll see.

Even if this is just a tactical retreat, this is a major victory for Starbuck and the other conservatives who pushed for this outcome. I didn't -- I just saw a headline about this a few days ago, but never read the article. I didn't know this was a big story. (I'm not really current with Twitter any longer.)

Leftwing groups are always pushing corporations, as the Human Rights Campaign does, to donate and announce support for their twisted values or else.

The right has never pushed back -- not until Bud Light. So corporations have gotten into frame of mind that if they defy the left, there will be consequences, but there are no consequences at all for alienating the right, because we're stupid weaklings without the simple self-respect to take our own side in a fight.

So corporation after corporation has folded to these vicious lunatics.

The only way to stop this is to stop being "nice," stop thinking "Well I wouldn't want to impose my values on others."

Oh really? Then 1, you don't actually believe in those values, because 2, the left is imposing its values on everyone, and if you don't push back, you will be forced to kneel and bow and scrape to the Dark Gods of the left.

The next question is about consequences: Do we continue the boycott to nuke the company, so that the next corporation going woke thinks twice about doing so?

Or do we allow them a path back, if they repent of past sins and promise to sin no more, as a way to encourage these companies to bend to our will for once? Bear in mind, if there is no path of forgiveness, there's little incentive to change behavior to please us.

I don't know. But given that just about every corporation has bent to the leftwing monsters, I don't know if "nuking a company as an object lesson to other corporations to never go woke" is a viable strategy. After all, literally all of them have already gone woke.

It's not that Tractor Supply just went woke. They were woke for years, before Robbie Starbucks started looking into it and publicizing what he'd found out.

I don't have a firm position either way. I really want to hurt these bastards.

But I'd also like positive results, and I'm not sure that casting every woke company into the economic Outer Darkness forever is the right way to play it.

What do you think? Eternally damnation or a way back through corporate penance?

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:40 PM

Comments

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1 I let the others know.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 28, 2024 02:41 PM (O7YUW)

2 And I feel very centered about it.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 28, 2024 02:41 PM (O7YUW)

3 Centered

Posted by: Ann at June 28, 2024 02:42 PM (4neFu)

4
Tractor Supply, Harbor Freight, Walmart...

All these stores sell chinese junk. They are the enemy of The People.

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 28, 2024 02:42 PM (+VTIE)

5 I shop at the tractor store quite a bit and I had no idea there was a boycott going on.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 28, 2024 02:42 PM (QNSds)

6 Centered.

Can we get a pic of the new DEI Flag that someone turned into a Nazi flag by putting four of them together? That was brilliant.

Posted by: SimoHayha at June 28, 2024 02:43 PM (FthWa)

7 Ok, not centered. Mea culpa.

Posted by: SimoHayha at June 28, 2024 02:43 PM (FthWa)

8
Fuck them and their chinese junk. Of course they hate us. Of course they want left-wing rule. They want china to keep producing, and stupid Americans to keep consooming.

Consoom, consoomers.

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 28, 2024 02:44 PM (+VTIE)

9 It's a fake name. They have no tractors and precious little for tractors. Pet food and bird seed seems to be the core business.

Posted by: fd at June 28, 2024 02:44 PM (vFG9F)

10
I have to repost this:

Why Did No One "Position" kamala harris For Success?

Like these positions?

https://youtu.be/-RFeOlxYxN4?si=0WF4fi5VtL4Fra37&t=164

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 28, 2024 02:44 PM (+VTIE)

11 We proved our power with Bud Light and Disney theatrical...

Now, we proved it again with TSC, and took the scalp as we got the apology and back down.

Continue to hold these companies to account - we have them on the run from their previous 100% leftwing cause support 24-7...

Posted by: Nova Local at June 28, 2024 02:44 PM (exHjb)

12
Someone in corporate will take full responsibility and suffer no consequences.

CEO has to be publicly charged and run out of office, sued, and sentenced to be a greeter.

Posted by: Auspex at June 28, 2024 02:45 PM (j4U/Z)

13 It's a fake name. They have no tractors and precious little for tractors. Pet food and bird seed seems to be the core business.
Posted by: fd

Don't they carry ivermectin?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 28, 2024 02:45 PM (v6JzV)

14 I positioned Kamala for suck-sess.

Posted by: Willie Brown, wit and raconteur at June 28, 2024 02:45 PM (KRtlO)

15 A dirty centrist post.

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at June 28, 2024 02:45 PM (iSfV4)

16 Tractor Supply sells overpriced shit. Every time I've been in that store they disappoint. I go to C-A-L Ranch where they give a shit about the customer. F*ck TSC.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at June 28, 2024 02:45 PM (aFNOf)

17 I don't trust 'em.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 28, 2024 02:45 PM (XeU6L)

18 Did they fire Hal Lawton? If not then it’s just a delay until people forget.

Posted by: polynikes at June 28, 2024 02:45 PM (SHMXB)

19 I remember buying oil for my car at the Tractor Supply in Birmingham. Well, the suburbs. And that was way back in 2008.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 28, 2024 02:45 PM (J2vNu)

20 Alinsky #4 is a mo’ fo!

Posted by: Lizzy at June 28, 2024 02:45 PM (Hkcdp)

21 A Leopard don't change his spots.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 28, 2024 02:46 PM (XeU6L)

22 Hot lesbians making out on a tractor would be cool though....

They can ditch the rest of the stuff.

Posted by: Stateless at June 28, 2024 02:46 PM (jvJvP)

23 "Don't they carry ivermectin?
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus"

I dunno. Every time I've been in one I left empty handed.

Posted by: fd at June 28, 2024 02:46 PM (vFG9F)

24 >>A dirty centrist post.

Heather, you're so four minutes ago

Posted by: ace at June 28, 2024 02:46 PM (KRtlO)

25 Might as well got to Lowes or Home Depot.

Posted by: fd at June 28, 2024 02:46 PM (vFG9F)

26 Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 28, 2024 02:46 PM (xaFKb)

27 >>18 Did they fire Hal Lawton? If not then it’s just a delay until people forget.

good point. there is no forgiveness without real penance.

Posted by: ace at June 28, 2024 02:46 PM (KRtlO)

28 I really liked the Co-Op farmers/rancher stores I would visit in CO back in the day. But that was when CO was American not Californian.

Posted by: Pudinhead at June 28, 2024 02:46 PM (n17eQ)

29 This is a really really good day

Posted by: Elric Blade at June 28, 2024 02:47 PM (iFTx/)

30 24 >>A dirty centrist post.

Heather, you're so four minutes ago
Posted by: ace at June 28, 2024 02:46 PM (KRtlO)

True - what I get for reading the content.

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at June 28, 2024 02:47 PM (iSfV4)

31 14 I positioned Kamala for suck-sess.
Posted by: Willie Brown, wit and raconteur at June 28, 2024 02:45 PM (KRtlO)

--------

hhhahahahhhahah Holy shit.

Posted by: Seems Legit at June 28, 2024 02:47 PM (JeYYB)

32 Heather, you're so four minutes ago
Posted by: ace

Is that from "Heathers?"

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 28, 2024 02:47 PM (v6JzV)

33 Don't they carry ivermectin?
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 28, 2024

***
They did. I ordered a tube from them in 2020.

Cactus Valley in Longview, TX, proved to be a better choice.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 28, 2024 02:47 PM (J2vNu)

34
I buy all our dog food - like, 100 pounds at a time - at TSC because they're the only ones who keeps their stock up. PetSmart is hopeless.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 28, 2024 02:47 PM (dHY2e)

35 >>>Is that from "Heathers?"

no but it sounds like a Heaters put-down

Posted by: ace at June 28, 2024 02:48 PM (KRtlO)

36 Anyone fired or laid off?

Posted by: Lizzy at June 28, 2024 02:48 PM (Hkcdp)

37 Butt plugs isle 69.

Posted by: Plainoldtoast at June 28, 2024 02:48 PM (ytSiK)

38 I went there for 'chick days' a few weeks ago, but left unfulfilled.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at June 28, 2024 02:48 PM (RXOfW)

39 Maybe they can rebrand as "F*ck You Rubes" or "Good Enough For You" ?

Posted by: Zek at June 28, 2024 02:48 PM (5FPX4)

40 I bought my son a toy tractor with plows and discs from Tractor Supply. That was twenty years ago. Future leader spent some deep quality time in the sandbox. Sandboxes are important.

Posted by: Pudinhead at June 28, 2024 02:48 PM (n17eQ)

41 >>>True - what I get for reading the content.

oh well then, you're a very good commenter!

(Reading the posts is above and beyond. No one does it.)

Posted by: ace at June 28, 2024 02:48 PM (KRtlO)

42
The word that a real apology contains that their non-apology does not contain is spelled s-o-r-r-y.

The boycott should continue until the say they were wrong and are now sorry for it.

Posted by: Speller at June 28, 2024 02:49 PM (pSotA)

43 I always get Heathers and Mean Girls mixed up.

Posted by: polynikes at June 28, 2024 02:49 PM (SHMXB)

44 Hey, Brandon: you're not going to abort your way out of this one.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 28, 2024 02:49 PM (QSrLX)

45 I shop at our local Rural King - pretty fair prices and they always have a ton of peeps to go look at.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 28, 2024 02:49 PM (WXNFJ)

46 I don't have a firm position either way. I really want to hurt these bastards.

I don't either, I think.

It's hard for me to be too opinionated about boycotts, because (a) I am a fairly disloyal customer without many brand commitments; (b) I tend to go for the best deal no matter who offers it.

Posted by: I'm a Poor Ideologue, Maybe at June 28, 2024 02:50 PM (dOqEc)

47 The woke CEO will simply hide the activism via proxy. There's no talking these people out of their religion.

Posted by: Halfhand at June 28, 2024 02:50 PM (T4iZG)

48 much like the post, i feel a centered post is the appropriate avenue and we should let them back by ending the boycot, but monitor to ensure this isn't just tactical and they don't try some other method...

Posted by: SturmToddler at June 28, 2024 02:50 PM (UCRjB)

49 watching the Quon clip from soothsayer, i'm thinking that taking a slampiece to a cabin is a really good idea. There's nothing else to do but smash.

(Yes I know you would do other things with GUYS but is a girl going to go fishing or hunting with you?)

Posted by: ace at June 28, 2024 02:50 PM (KRtlO)

50 "All the woke stuff will soon be gone."

Including Hal Lawton?

Posted by: XTC at June 28, 2024 02:50 PM (UnA8+)

51 I always get Heathers and Mean Girls mixed up.
Posted by: polynikes

"Heathers" was the first thing I ever saw Winona Ryder and fantastic rack in. Hubba hubba.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 28, 2024 02:50 PM (v6JzV)

52 I thought only people who had cows and horses shopped at TS and everyone else just went to Home Depot or Lowes ( unless TS was closer) .

Posted by: polynikes at June 28, 2024 02:51 PM (SHMXB)

53 "cost Tractor Supply two billion in lost market capital due to their stock price tanking."

I'm looking at TSCO 1Y chart. I guess that loss you're citing would be the Oct 23 2023 low at 185. It's up to 268 today, but it hasn't budged on its recent DEI Death news, so I don't think their stock cares much about it. It's been a pretty good run since 2010.

Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading at June 28, 2024 02:51 PM (98J/K)

54 Heathers had Wynn’s Ryder and Christian Slater killing people.

*finds Perrier bottle at the crime scene *

“Oh, the humanity!”

Posted by: Lizzy at June 28, 2024 02:51 PM (Hkcdp)

55 Heathers is the good one. Mean Girls (2001) is Tina Fey's half-successful attempt at recapturing the magic. The recent musical (I'm told) somehow manages to ruin even that.

Posted by: gKWVE at June 28, 2024 02:51 PM (gKWVE)

56 Why did they fold? All they had to do was send us some money and I would've screamed "Leave Tractor Supply alone!"

Posted by: Donald Trump Jr. at June 28, 2024 02:51 PM (xPl2J)

57 Now do 84 Lumber, an organization that aches for wide open borders. (Just check their ad from SB LI).

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at June 28, 2024 02:51 PM (8sMut)

58 BREAKING: FLASH: Supreme Court(Roberts) rejects request from Steve Bannon

Bannon reports to prison Monday for Contempt of Congress… to serve 4-month term

Posted by: Maj. Healey at June 28, 2024 02:51 PM (aFNOf)

59 As long as the CEO is still in place, they'll just try doing the same stuff under the radar.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at June 28, 2024 02:51 PM (dZVON)

60 I shop at our local Rural King - pretty fair prices and they always have a ton of peeps to go look at.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 28, 2024 02:49 PM (WXNFJ)

Food King is where it's at.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 28, 2024 02:51 PM (Je3ix)

61 42
The word that a real apology contains that their non-apology does not contain is spelled s-o-r-r-y.

The boycott should continue until the say they were wrong and are now sorry for it.
Posted by: Speller at June 28, 2024 02:49 PM (pSotA)

It's not enough to be sorry.

They must be made to advocate AGAINST every woke cause they were previously for.

Posted by: XTC at June 28, 2024 02:51 PM (UnA8+)

62 Why is it no corporation (ever) has accidentally funded right-wing causes? Isn't that odd?

Why is the Left so good at infiltrating even companies that service an overwhelming conservative customer base and somehow get money plowed into their causes?

Posted by: Blago at June 28, 2024 02:51 PM (wMRY8)

63 The biggest institutional owner of Tractor Supply (TSCO) is Vanguard. The second biggest owner is Black Rock.

Starting to come into focus now?

Posted by: JackStraw at June 28, 2024 02:52 PM (LkLld)

64 Sounds like our CEO was concerned the board was looking at his role closely. The goal is to make money, not lose it.

That said, if a course is changed and an actual apology rendered, as was done here, we should support as strongly as we bash. Otherwise, where is the motivation to change? Carrots, sticks.

Posted by: Piper at June 28, 2024 02:52 PM (p4NUW)

65 >>>*finds Perrier bottle at the crime scene *

"Does *this* answer your questions?"

Posted by: ace at June 28, 2024 02:52 PM (KRtlO)

66 Heathers" was the first thing I ever saw Winona Ryder and fantastic rack in. Hubba hubba.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 28, 2024 02:50 PM (v6Jz

Okay you got me straightened out in that the fabulous rack in Mean Girls was Lindsey Lohan.

Posted by: polynikes at June 28, 2024 02:52 PM (SHMXB)

67 That woke has infected what should be anti-woke companies is interesting.

I think it shows the behind the scenes power the woke-istas have.

Sure woke will hurt your company but you Mr CEO or you Ms HR Director? If you get forced out for screwing the bottom line? You will fall up.

Posted by: 18-1 at June 28, 2024 02:52 PM (oZhjI)

68 Why is it no corporation (ever) has accidentally funded right-wing causes?

Hobby Lobby had that "Museum of the Bible", I suppose, before they got burned buying a load of fake Dead Sea Scrolls.

Posted by: gKWVE at June 28, 2024 02:53 PM (gKWVE)

69 53 On the other hand, if you think TSCO DEI news is good, by all means buy it; beat the crowd!

Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading at June 28, 2024 02:53 PM (98J/K)

70 Lawton must be fired, and the VERY FIRST WORDS out of the replacement CEO must be "There is no such thing as Transgender, You Will Never Be a Woman".

Posted by: XTC at June 28, 2024 02:53 PM (UnA8+)

71 Now do 84 Lumber, an organization that aches for wide open borders. (Just check their ad from SB LI).
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at June 28, 2024

***
Are they even still around? I remember their radio ads in that year, using a Reagan sound-alike. "Mr. President, do you plan to run in '84?" "Uh, yes I do -- to 84 Lumber!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 28, 2024 02:53 PM (J2vNu)

72 Hal Lawton is an idiot and the proof that mediocre white guys also fail upwards. This guy couldn't run a lemonade stand yet be somehow became CEO of several major companies.

He helped run Macy's into the ground, and then got the top job at TSC.

Then he does absolutely nothing at TSC, except be in the right place at the right time when covid lockdowns juiced the company's revenues when everyone was staying home and doing shit around the house.

Then, having been gifted this great stroke of luck, he precedes to try to destroy the company with this woke perverted shit.

Posted by: Elric Blade at June 28, 2024 02:53 PM (iFTx/)

73 Tractor Supply caves to far-right homophobia and bigotry and drops all LGBTQ+ support. The seismic shift in attitude comes after 3 weeks of attacks by far-right extremists.

The catalyst for this corporate retreat emerged on June 6 when far-right influencer Robby Starbuck launched a critique on X targeting Tractor Supply’s political donations and corporate practices. Amplified by Libs of TikTok, a far-right account run by Chaya Raichik, Starbuck’s post quickly gained traction, leading to widespread calls for a boycott. “This is a massive victory for sanity and the single biggest boycott win of our lifetime,” Starbuck gloated.

The Human Rights Campaign denounced the move,
“Tractor Supply Co is turning its back on their own neighbors with this shortsighted decision. LGBTQ+ people live in every zip code in this country, including rural communities. Companies from every industry work closely with us to be sure their employees and customers are respected, valued and can get the job done for their workforce and shareholders. Caving to far-right extremists is only going to hurt the same folks that these businesses rely on.”

Posted by: Intercepted Advocate.com Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 28, 2024 02:53 PM (JCZqz)

74 Willowed:

>>"Only one guy can decide, and it's him," said one Democratic strategist.
--
This is yet another psyop. That whole sentence.

As if Biden decides anything. As if the Deep State couldn't find any leverage and get him to quit inside an hour.

Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at June 28, 2024 02:53 PM (iRX3h)

75 68 Why is it no corporation (ever) has accidentally funded right-wing causes?

Hobby Lobby had that "Museum of the Bible", I suppose, before they got burned buying a load of fake Dead Sea Scrolls.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 28, 2024 02:53 PM (gKWVE)

Surely they didn’t accidentally fund that?

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at June 28, 2024 02:53 PM (iSfV4)

76 United Airlines is as woke as they come these days.

The story from earlier this week of a harried mother and her sixteen month old being booted from a flight illustrates the point: Because she (the passenger) thanked someone for helping her put a carry on bag away by saying "thank you sir" when it was a nutbag guy in a dress who wants to be called "Gretchen" and "she/her", the gate supervisor came on the plane and took her and the baby off the flight in petulant anger.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 28, 2024 02:54 PM (rLhXT)

77 Hobby Lobby had that "Museum of the Bible", I suppose, before they got burned buying a load of fake Dead Sea Scrolls.
Posted by: gKWVE

To be fair, they did own up to that.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 28, 2024 02:54 PM (v6JzV)

78 There's a clip going around twatter that has Tuggin' Toobin accidentally referring to Michelle O as Big Mike on CNN last night and I so want it to be real but think it's AI

https://x.com/Zvbear/status/1806723772218487226

Posted by: jhawk90 at June 28, 2024 02:54 PM (ggOdn)

79 was Brandon's debate pharmacist fired?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 28, 2024 02:54 PM (QSrLX)

80 63 The biggest institutional owner of Tractor Supply (TSCO) is Vanguard. The second biggest owner is Black Rock.

Starting to come into focus now?
-----------------
Nice. Explains everything.

Posted by: Pudinhead at June 28, 2024 02:54 PM (n17eQ)

81 Hal Lawton has never actually used any product sold in his stores, has he?

Posted by: Oddbob at June 28, 2024 02:54 PM (/y8xj)

82 Tractor Supply went woke?
We’ll, f$&@ me gently with a chainsaw!

Posted by: Heather at June 28, 2024 02:54 PM (Hkcdp)

83 Posted by: Piper at June 28, 2024 02:52 PM (p4NUW)

The CEO remains and he hasn’t changed his opinion . He will just change how he implements his philosophy.

Posted by: polynikes at June 28, 2024 02:54 PM (SHMXB)

84 Now do 84 Lumber, an organization that aches for wide open borders. (Just check their ad from SB LI).
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at June 28, 2024

I remember their ads in Snewsday when we lived in NY.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at June 28, 2024 02:54 PM (aFNOf)

85 Isn't 'Velvet Mafia' a fake cheese product made by Kraft??

Posted by: andycanuck (ZdexC) at June 28, 2024 02:54 PM (ZdexC)

86 Hobby Lobby had that "Museum of the Bible", I suppose, before they got burned buying a load of fake Dead Sea Scrolls.
Posted by: gKWVE
___

I dont view Christian philanthropy as "right-wing", but I know the Left does. They hate Hobby Lobby because they hate Christians.

Posted by: Blago at June 28, 2024 02:55 PM (wMRY8)

87 Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky announced the passing of his wife, Rhonda.

"Yesterday my high school sweetheart, the love of my life for over 35 years, the loving mother of our 4 children, the smartest kindest woman I ever knew, my beautiful and wise queen forever, Rhonda went to Heaven," the Republican wrote on X. "Thank you for your prayers for our family in this difficult time."

Posted by: redridinghood at June 28, 2024 02:55 PM (NpAcC)

88 They'll probably do the same things, but under the radar.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 28, 2024 02:55 PM (oUxZc)

89 58 BREAKING: FLASH: Supreme Court(Roberts) rejects request from Steve Bannon

Bannon reports to prison Monday for Contempt of Congress… to serve 4-month term
____

I thought the House voted that the J6 committee was illegitimate rendering the contempt charge moot. Don't believe everything you read on X, I guess.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 28, 2024 02:55 PM (fs1hN)

90 United Airlines is as woke as they come these days.

The story from earlier this week of a harried mother and her sixteen month old being booted from a flight illustrates the point: Because she (the passenger) thanked someone for helping her put a carry on bag away by saying "thank you sir" when it was a nutbag guy in a dress who wants to be called "Gretchen" and "she/her", the gate supervisor came on the plane and took her and the baby off the flight in petulant anger.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 28, 2024 02:54 PM (rLhXT)

They better just pay her now

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at June 28, 2024 02:55 PM (NtVYv)

91 FLASH: Supreme Court rejects request from Steve Bannon

Bannon reports to prison Monday for Contempt of Congress… to serve 4-month term

Posted by: SMOD at June 28, 2024 02:55 PM (RHGPo)

92 I work for a medium-sized insurer which, systematically, is heavily linked to lending institutions for investments and making sure there's money available for insureds' claims. We got a new CRO a couple years ago, and you'd think that we were in the fashion industry or operating out of Provincetown with the number of pro-gay accolades that adorn the office. The whole ESG bona fides thing to stay in the good graces of the lenders has created a huge shift in the culture of the company, but people are beginning to grumble.

Same old story: Billionaires think they can run everyone's lives because they can exert pressure and force behavior. Thank God for states that saw this and divested from Black Rock and the rest. Hopefully, the tide will turn back hard.

Posted by: red speck at June 28, 2024 02:56 PM (0Id0S)

93 Not to defend Tractor Supply, but the real villain here is the human rights campaign, which is dominated by Blackrock and Vanguard. They score companies on how woke they are, and corporate lending rates and availability are based on it. Most companies, especially large ones, have continuously rotating lines of credit in order to do business.

Blackrock and Vanguard hold massive amounts of stock in these companies, using your 401K and IRA money. They have been literally working just like the mob to steer businesses, and extract bribe money.

Companies pay the bribe money or they get excluded from access to money and Vanguard block votes against their board members.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 28, 2024 02:56 PM (lTGtQ)

94 Wasn't Hobby Lobby behind those cringey foot-washing ads?

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 28, 2024 02:56 PM (v6JzV)

95 80 Explain it to me, while looking at the TSCO 5Y chart.

Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading at June 28, 2024 02:56 PM (98J/K)

96 What do you think? Eternally damnation or a way back through corporate penance?

Personnel is policy. If no one was told to put their shit in a box and escorted out of HQ, nothing will change. They'll just learn to hide it better. The C-suite should have been emptied yesterday, all 'consultant' contracts torn up, and the board should outline corporate governance that bans any and all commie activism.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 28, 2024 02:57 PM (IG4Id)

97 >>While sitting alongside former AmEx CEO Kenneth I. Chenault in a resurfaced 2017 New York Times interview, Fink revealed BlackRock would "force behaviors" on "gender or race" and threatened impacts to compensation if diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) standards weren't met.

>>"Behaviors are gonna have to change and this is one thing were asking companies. You have to force behaviors, and at BlackRock we are forcing behaviors," the CEO said.

https://tinyurl.com/42z4w3ta

Posted by: JackStraw at June 28, 2024 02:57 PM (LkLld)

98 Will Bannon have to bathe and get a haircut in prison?

Posted by: Mark1971 at June 28, 2024 02:57 PM (xPl2J)

99 94 Wasn't Hobby Lobby behind those cringey foot-washing ads?
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 28, 2024 02:56 PM (v6JzV

I thought it was Chick-Fil-A.

Posted by: Emmie at June 28, 2024 02:57 PM (Sf2cq)

100 The "Human Rights Campaign" is another of those incredibly inverted, and incredibly successful Orwellian formulations like "Black Lives Matter."

They are anti-human and anti-individual rights to the core.

Posted by: Zek at June 28, 2024 02:57 PM (5FPX4)

101 Why is it no corporation (ever) has accidentally funded right-wing causes?

Hobby Lobby had that "Museum of the Bible", I suppose, before they got burned buying a load of fake Dead Sea Scrolls.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 28, 2024 02:53 PM (gKWVE)

And the Left can boycott it all they want which they have called for many times in the past as they did for Chick Fil A who ended up bending the knee and stopped making donations to Christian based charities.

Posted by: polynikes at June 28, 2024 02:57 PM (SHMXB)

102 Wait — the mom and baby were removed from the plane for how they communicated their thanks!?!

Like, showing appreciation despite all the obnoxious behavior that routinely happens during air travel nowadays? And for not phrasing it correctly, according to the flight staff, she was booted.

Wow. Just wow.

Posted by: Heather at June 28, 2024 02:58 PM (Hkcdp)

103 I think it boils down to being able to get funding for your company from the "Big Boys" who insist on;
1. you pledge allegiance to the woke
2. you put X % of your profits towards the woke
3. you maintain woke programs

OR

your funding dries up

This has been mentioned a number of times before. I don't honestly think the CEO of Tractor Supply rolled into the office one day, after years of not being woke, and decided "hey, I'll think I'll fund drag shows for kids and some pro-illegal immigration racket because those are cool."

Most CEO's who turn to the woke are incentivized to do so. Most. Because the pressure to support the alphabet people, the DEI racket and all the other shit is tremendous... orders of magnitude higher than the actual number of people it represents. That's a real problem.

YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 28, 2024 02:58 PM (Q4IgG)

104 So corporations have gotten into frame of mind that if they defy the left, there will be consequences, but there are no consequences at all for alienating the right

There's a simple reason for this thinking. If a lefty starts a boycott, all the Media outlets claim that it's massive and doing great damage to the boycottee. So companies think that left boycotts are effective--they've read it in the paper.

If a right-boycott starts, it might do actual damage to the company, but the Media will never report it, so other companies get the idea that right-boycotts never work.

Somehow, the public ends up with the same idea.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 28, 2024 02:58 PM (JtA2+)

105 The biggest institutional owner of Tractor Supply (TSCO) is Vanguard. The second biggest owner is Black Rock.

____

That's every publicly traded company.

Whether wokeness is to placate "Wall Street" is a fair question, but its not unique to Tractor Supply.

If conservatives were smart, they'd wrangle in the voting power these institutions wield and allow shareholders to have pass through voting instead of letting 3-4 companies make all these decisions.

Larry Fink is a left and in charge of BlackRock and has much to do with DEI/Wokeness in Corporate America.

Posted by: Blago at June 28, 2024 02:58 PM (wMRY8)

106 "I don't have a firm position either way. I really want to hurt these bastards."

There's a LOT of people who feel this way.

That's a VERY dangerous place to get to- and I'm talking about corporate america.

When people stop caring about how much it will hurt (cost) them and really only care about how much it's going to hurt YOU, you've already passed the post of "woops, we messed up".

People won't trust you (as in this post), people will think you didn't suffer enough (as in this post), and people will be reluctant to deal with you ever again- and even if they do will be VERY willing to switch if an alternative comes up.

We are ruled by profoundly stupid people who have been coasting on the capital (human, social, infrastructure and LITERAL capital) that other people built. And they have used up almost all of it while building (metaphorical) balsa wood capital.

Our entire society is barely hanging on- the social compact has been broken too many times.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at June 28, 2024 02:58 PM (JMAcK)

107 Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky announced the passing of his wife, Rhonda.

"Yesterday my high school sweetheart, the love of my life for over 35 years, the loving mother of our 4 children, the smartest kindest woman I ever knew, my beautiful and wise queen forever, Rhonda went to Heaven," the Republican wrote on X. "Thank you for your prayers for our family in this difficult time."
Posted by: redridinghood at June 28, 2024 02:55 PM (NpAcC)
================
That's sad news. Cancer again?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 28, 2024 02:58 PM (rLhXT)

108 72 Hal Lawton is an idiot and the proof that mediocre white guys also fail upwards. This guy couldn't run a lemonade stand yet be somehow became CEO of several major companies.

He helped run Macy's into the ground, and then got the top job at TSC.

Then he does absolutely nothing at TSC, except be in the right place at the right time when covid lockdowns juiced the company's revenues when everyone was staying home and doing shit around the house.

Then, having been gifted this great stroke of luck, he precedes to try to destroy the company with this woke perverted shit.
Posted by: Elric Blade at June 28, 2024 02:53 PM (iFTx/)

His #1 qualification, I promise you is that “I know people”. Mr. Lawton’s track record scarcely matters and takes a back seat to “I know people”.

He is networked so he can fail upward.

America is cool with it because America is hopelessly corrupt.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at June 28, 2024 02:58 PM (8sMut)

109 Never have been inside the one here in HSV, does that put me ahead of the crowd?

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at June 28, 2024 02:58 PM (qZdIZ)

110 I'm running out of shit I can buy and places to buy anything at.
Wish CAL Ranch sold food. Or are we boycotting them too?

Posted by: Reforger at June 28, 2024 02:59 PM (xcIvR)

111 I wonder what the company's jab policy was?

That's a nice way of finding out how evil they are....

Posted by: Stateless at June 28, 2024 02:59 PM (jvJvP)

112 Hey I just got an email from TSC. What are the odds?

Posted by: Zek at June 28, 2024 02:59 PM (5FPX4)

113 The company "veered off course", eh? Sounds to me more like it jumped the rails and plunged off a bridge into a deep, rocky gorge where it exploded leaving no survivors.

Posted by: Paco at June 28, 2024 02:59 PM (njExo)

114 I'm on the "path to redemption" side. Unlike Bud Light, which has no value to society, we can't put TR out of business. The fact is, people need supplies that aren't available at very many places. Farmers and homesteaders need feed and livestock supplies that you won't find at Home Depot or Walmart. There aren't enough competitors to take up the slack.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at June 28, 2024 02:59 PM (w6EFb)

115 I haven't been to Tractor Supply since Rural King came to town.

Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at June 28, 2024 03:00 PM (woPEM)

116 I can't believe you guys all missed this (I think) but . . .

AND DURING PRIDE MONTH?????

Posted by: Elric Blade at June 28, 2024 03:00 PM (iFTx/)

117 Fuck you,War. No mercy. Go for the jugular on this company.

Posted by: Biden Is Finished at June 28, 2024 03:00 PM (5zNge)

118 Is this the first time we've done a boycott and we've actually gotten an apology out of the company?

Regardless of if it's sincere or not, usually we don't even get this much.

Posted by: joe, living dangerously at June 28, 2024 03:00 PM (B9Prs)

119 Lawton was hired because he lived, ate, drank, breathed DEI. He was all up in that and loved it long time. I find it hard to believe he flushed it overnight. I am going with: they will work harder to hide it.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at June 28, 2024 03:00 PM (rsqyi)

120 "Never have been inside the one here in HSV, does that put me ahead of the crowd?"

You live in herpes simplex virus?

Posted by: Zek at June 28, 2024 03:01 PM (5FPX4)

121 So, how do they get rid of Hal Lawton when he owns 40% of TS stock?

Posted by: redridinghood at June 28, 2024 03:01 PM (NpAcC)

122 I've boycotted Tractor Supply all my life.

Never set foot in one.

Does this mean I win this boycott? I don't know the rules.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, obsessively pursuing evil with Friedkin at June 28, 2024 03:01 PM (GBKbO)

123 The weekend is here

Posted by: Skip at June 28, 2024 03:01 PM (fwDg9)

124 123 The weekend is here
Posted by: Skip at June 28, 2024 03:01 PM (fwDg9)

=======

Wereweekend?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, obsessively pursuing evil with Friedkin at June 28, 2024 03:02 PM (GBKbO)

125 "The biggest institutional owner of Tractor Supply (TSCO) is Vanguard. The second biggest owner is Black Rock. Starting to come into focus now?"

No. Show me on the 5Y chart 1) where their DEI policy hurt them, and 2) where the big rush of anti-DEI buyers is today.

I am overjoyed that they capitulated on their woke policies, but I see no connection between their DEI policies and their stock performance.

Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading at June 28, 2024 03:02 PM (98J/K)

126 122 I've boycotted Tractor Supply all my life.

Never set foot in one.

Does this mean I win this boycott? I don't know the rules.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, obsessively pursuing evil with Friedkin at June 28, 2024 03:01 PM (GBKbO)

Same. Read everything and thought “glad I never shopped there”.

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at June 28, 2024 03:02 PM (iSfV4)

127 this the first time we've done a boycott and we've actually gotten an apology out of the company?

Regardless of if it's sincere or not, usually we don't even get this much.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at June 28, 2024 03:00 PM (B9Prs)

I think a gun company that I can’t recall right now because they did it so fast , that made an apology.

Anyone?

Posted by: polynikes at June 28, 2024 03:02 PM (SHMXB)

128 There is a farm store in my little hometown, but it is not a TS. They never have anything I need for my garden.

Posted by: huerfano at June 28, 2024 03:02 PM (VGOMa)

129 In western South Dakota, we go to Runnings. Tractor supply is for city folk.

Posted by: Archer at June 28, 2024 03:03 PM (IDphi)

130 Don't they carry ivermectin?

Yes, and they continued to both carry it and keep it openly on their shelves even after being pressured to remove it. I bought it a couple of times here in Texas and in some other state I can’t remember that happened to have a TSC near the hotel.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 28, 2024 03:03 PM (olroh)

131 >>That's every publicly traded company.

>>Whether wokeness is to placate "Wall Street" is a fair question, but its not unique to Tractor Supply.

No, it's not. Neither is going woke.

This is not some magical spell floating in the ether and guys who sell beer to bubba and farm products to the other bubba didn't just decide overnight it would be a neat strategy to piss off their customers. It has been a concerted effort of the large institutional investor for a decade now, force them to go woke or cut off access to funds.

When I guy like Larry Fink says he is going to force the companies he invests in to go woke and then they do it's more than a casual link.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 28, 2024 03:03 PM (LkLld)

132 First look at Robby Starbuck?

Posted by: eleven at June 28, 2024 03:03 PM (fV+MH)

133 If you need co flex to hold a bandage in place, tractor supply has it for a tiny fraction of the drugstore’s price. It’s technically for horses, but it’s the same stuff and in a wide arrange of bright colors.

Posted by: Oglebay at June 28, 2024 03:03 PM (7fVdQ)

134 The left destroyed My Pillow. Putting aside the quality of the products or the company, they targeted the company for destruction. And succeeded. All because of politics.

I don’t care about redemption of forgiveness. This is war. Fight to win. Fuck TSC. To. Little too late.

Posted by: Biden Is Finished at June 28, 2024 03:04 PM (5zNge)

135 So, how do they get rid of Hal Lawton when he owns 40% of TS stock?
Posted by: redridinghood at June 28, 2024 03:01 PM (NpAcC

40% ? Where did you get that figure?

Posted by: polynikes at June 28, 2024 03:04 PM (SHMXB)

136 Tractor Supply went woke and then unwoke? I had no idea and was just there yesterday picking up bags of feed. I would have been boycotting them like Bud Light, Target etc.

Oh, speaking of Bud Light.....I'm brewing my own beer. I'm getting top shelf quality Ale much cheaper than the lowest tier commercial beers on sale at the grocery store.

Thanks Bud Light for giving me a reason to brew my own. I'll never be back.

Posted by: The Walking Dude at June 28, 2024 03:04 PM (cCxiu)

137 Huh...

The John Adams opening credits include the Appeal to Heaven flag.

Should I burn it out of fear of insurrection?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, obsessively pursuing evil with Friedkin at June 28, 2024 03:04 PM (GBKbO)

138 Well next time I need a camo binder I suppose I can go to TSC.

Posted by: Zek at June 28, 2024 03:04 PM (5FPX4)

139
The only thing in that list that MIGHT be defendable is the LGBTQIA+ training for employees, if it's something that's mandated from the labor department cocksuckers in State/Fed govt. I got the feeling that this doesn't apply though.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 28, 2024 03:04 PM (n+4am)

140 The next question is about consequences: Do we continue the boycott to nuke the company, so that the next corporation going woke thinks twice about doing so?

Yes. Absolutely yes. We need a row of scalps on our wall next to Bud Light. I want these companies not ailing, but out of business. When that happens, the other companies will realize this isn't worth the risk and fix it themselves.

Otherwise, true believers will think weathering temporary boycotts is worth it to get their message out.

Posted by: Heralder at June 28, 2024 03:05 PM (wsyoU)

141 137 Huh...

The John Adams opening credits include the Appeal to Heaven flag.

Should I burn it out of fear of insurrection?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, obsessively pursuing evil with Friedkin at June 28, 2024 03:04 PM (GBKbO)

A real patriot would burn it.

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at June 28, 2024 03:05 PM (iSfV4)

142 134 I don’t care about redemption of forgiveness. This is war. Fight to win. Fuck TSC. To. Little too late.

Posted by: Biden Is Finished at June 28, 2024 03:04 PM (5zNge)

Not just win.

Fight for Scalps.

Fight to Kill.

Posted by: XTC at June 28, 2024 03:05 PM (UnA8+)

143 I think a gun company that I can’t recall right now because they did it so fast , that made an apology.

Anyone?

That was Heckler and Koch. Someone linked to their twitter post in the previous thread. It was very much a "mistakes were made" non-apology apology.

Posted by: Oddbob at June 28, 2024 03:05 PM (/y8xj)

144 139
The only thing in that list that MIGHT be defendable is the LGBTQIA+ training for employees, if it's something that's mandated from the labor department cocksuckers in State/Fed govt. I got the feeling that this doesn't apply though.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 28, 2024 03:04 PM (n+4am)

========

"So, which law that Congress passed is that regulation stemming from, and I can I read the text, please?"
-Some red state AG, hopefully, in a post-Chevron world

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, obsessively pursuing evil with Friedkin at June 28, 2024 03:05 PM (GBKbO)

145 Personally I think selling chicken feed that kept hens from laying eggs may have had an effect as well.

Posted by: Kindltot at June 28, 2024 03:05 PM (D7oie)

146
Cabins + Chicks = ??

That's like taking a date ice fishing.

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 28, 2024 03:06 PM (+VTIE)

147 We have several TSC's around here, and get our duck pellet from them.

Wouldn't be too hard to stop doing that.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 28, 2024 03:06 PM (a1415)

148 "I don't know. But given that just about every corporation has bent to the leftwing monsters, I don't know if "nuking a company as an object lesson to other corporations to never go woke" is a viable strategy. After all, literally all of them have already gone woke."

"What do you think? Eternally damnation or a way back through corporate penance?"

I think "eternal damnation" for a few is how you get the rest to engage in corporate penance.

Posted by: Rick C at June 28, 2024 03:06 PM (BMUHC)

149 >>> 62 Why is it no corporation (ever) has accidentally funded right-wing causes? Isn't that odd?

Why is the Left so good at infiltrating even companies that service an overwhelming conservative customer base and somehow get money plowed into their causes?

Posted by: Blago at June 28, 2024 02:51 PM (wMRY

You really don't know?

*tee hee*

Posted by: three-letter agencies at June 28, 2024 03:06 PM (llON8)

150 >>No. Show me on the 5Y chart 1) where their DEI policy hurt them, and 2) where the big rush of anti-DEI buyers is today.

Ok.

https://tinyurl.com/edxpfyf7

Posted by: JackStraw at June 28, 2024 03:06 PM (LkLld)

151 Been there once or twice, not in a few years

Posted by: Skip at June 28, 2024 03:07 PM (fwDg9)

152 148 Everything you buy has woke somewhere in the supply chain. Not avoidable.

Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading at June 28, 2024 03:07 PM (98J/K)

153 That's sad news. Cancer again?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 28, 2024 02:58 PM (rLhXT)
******
I'm not sure. Thomas Massie hasn't disclosed what she died of.

Posted by: redridinghood at June 28, 2024 03:07 PM (NpAcC)

154 I have a tractor supply about a mile from the house. It sucks that I quit smoking, because now I can't even flick cigarette butts at them when I drive by. Well, there's always the finger.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 28, 2024 03:07 PM (VwHCD)

155 This is not some magical spell floating in the ether and guys who sell beer to bubba and farm products to the other bubba didn't just decide overnight it would be a neat strategy to piss off their customers. It has been a concerted effort of the large institutional investor for a decade now, force them to go woke or cut off access to funds.

When I guy like Larry Fink says he is going to force the companies he invests in to go woke and then they do it's more than a casual link.

Posted by: JackStraw

You are spot on, but I might add that Blackrock and Vanguard are not only pushing vile crap, they are also extracting bribes, and that money is going into political activism. Guess who pays for protesters - they don't work for free.

And, worst of all, Blackrock and Vanguard are using your invested money against you. They aren't even playing the game with their own chips.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 28, 2024 03:07 PM (lTGtQ)

156
That was Heckler and Koch. Someone linked to their twitter post in the previous thread. It was very much a "mistakes were made" non-apology apology.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 28, 2024 03:05 PM (/y8xj)

Before or after the backwards-loaded magazine ad?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 28, 2024 03:08 PM (n+4am)

157 NOPE all the Tractor Supply DEI, CRT, open borders will still be the corporate culture. It just won't be in the open.

FTS!

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at June 28, 2024 03:08 PM (17s+e)

158 Don't they carry ivermectin?
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 28, 2024 02:45 PM (v6JzV)

I scoped out their shelves during Covid. They had it in a plexiglass case (don't recall if locked) with a warning message saying that medical experts found it was not helpful for Covid. I crossed out the word "not" since I knew these medical experts have known since 2009 it was effective for Covid.

Posted by: Emmie at June 28, 2024 03:09 PM (Sf2cq)

159 Babylon Bee: Democrats Ask Kristi Noem To Take Biden Out Behind White House Shed

Posted by: Mark1971 at June 28, 2024 03:09 PM (xPl2J)

160 I had a need for a thing a while back so I thought I'd look at tractor supply. They got good stuff. I was quite surprised by the fact that everyone in the stor had rainbow hair or stay away face peircings protest tshirts and buttons and didn't really look like they would ever use any of the products in the store. Just a weird concentrated vibe of woke.

The workers were all nice enough. But yeah high density of woke.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at June 28, 2024 03:09 PM (OiAR7)

161 150 That's not a 5Y chart. The X axis has no dates. The Y axis has no legend at all. It's useless to make any legitimate point.

Try this, and select 5Y:
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSCO/

Our side spins too. Stop falling for it.

Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading at June 28, 2024 03:09 PM (98J/K)

162 Barack Obama
@BarackObama

Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself. Between someone who tells the truth; who knows right from wrong and will give it to the American people straight — and someone who lies through his teeth for his own benefit. Last night didn’t change that, and it’s why so much is at stake in November. http://joebiden.com

Posted by: redridinghood at June 28, 2024 03:09 PM (NpAcC)

163 United Airlines is as woke as they come these days.

The story from earlier this week of a harried mother and her sixteen month old being booted from a flight illustrates the point: Because she (the passenger) thanked someone for helping her put a carry on bag away by saying "thank you sir" when it was a nutbag guy in a dress who wants to be called "Gretchen" and "she/her", the gate supervisor came on the plane and took her and the baby off the flight in petulant anger.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 28, 2024 02:54 PM

Thanks for the heads up. I was just about to book a $400 flight to Fargo on United Express. I guess I'll drive. I f'n hate these bastards.

Posted by: Chuck C at June 28, 2024 03:09 PM (yOPBE)

164 Biden just got what he needed from Obama. He's isn't going anywhere now.

Posted by: Mark1971 at June 28, 2024 03:10 PM (xPl2J)

165 Ringing trump endorsement from Barack Obama?

Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself. Between someone who tells the truth; who knows right from wrong and will give it to the American people straight — and someone who lies through his teeth for his own benefit. Last night didn’t change that, and it’s why so much is at stake in November.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at June 28, 2024 03:10 PM (rsqyi)

166 {143}That was Heckler and Koch. Someone linked to their twitter post in the previous thread. It was very much a "mistakes were made" non-apology apology.

Posted by: Oddbob at June 28, 2024 03:05 PM (/y8xj)

That was me, and this was the post:

https://x.com/HecklerAndKoch/status/
1658959377632559104

It wasn't the standard weaksauce "mistakes were made." It was:

HK does not engage in identity politics.
A policy was violated.
Changes were made.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 28, 2024 03:11 PM (O7YUW)

167 161 150 That's not a 5Y chart. The X axis has no dates. The Y axis has no legend at all. It's useless to make any legitimate point.

Try this, and select 5Y:
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSCO/

Our side spins too. Stop falling for it.
Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading at June 28, 2024 03:09 PM (98J/K)

=======

I'm not sure what your argument is. Is it that DEI policies themselves don't lead to falling value or that there was no fall in revenue at all?

Because I don't think anyone is really arguing that the fall in revenue was to the implementation of the policies but to the public exposure of the policies.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, obsessively pursuing evil with Friedkin at June 28, 2024 03:11 PM (GBKbO)

168 Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself. Between someone who tells the truth; who knows right from wrong and will give it to the American people straight — and someone who lies through his teeth for his own benefit. Last night didn’t change that, and it’s why so much is at stake in November. http://joebiden.com

Posted by: redridinghood

Sounds like the retard said no.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 28, 2024 03:11 PM (lTGtQ)

169 Before or after the backwards-loaded magazine ad?

I remember some mockery about that but I think it was after. TBH, I don't actually remember the point of controversy right now. I just remember how the same people who wanted to make Chick-Fil-A's rubble bounce were eager to accept HK's lame "apology" and "move on" because HK is "cool" and CFA isn't.

Posted by: Oddbob at June 28, 2024 03:11 PM (/y8xj)

170 >>And, worst of all, Blackrock and Vanguard are using your invested money against you. They aren't even playing the game with their own chips.

Good work if you can get it.

Fink is also on the Board of Trustees of the WEF.

We might be paranoid but they are still out to get us.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 28, 2024 03:12 PM (LkLld)

171 The Left, particularly the "Raza" type outfits like to rattle the boycott sabers. That's how they get these milquetoast CEOs to fold and submit. It is time that Americans establish a "real equality compliance board" to ensure that no group is promoted over any other, that Traditional American Values are promoted. If they want to get Latino, LGBT or any other group preferential treatment, they can go and support those businesses that don't want our business. Simple as that.

Posted by: Augusto Perez at June 28, 2024 03:12 PM (6l4uP)

172 The NYT wallowed in self pity last night but they have picked themselves up, dusted themselves off and gone right back to work :

“He (Biden) delivered a forceful show of energy at a rally in North Carolina just hours after debate.”

Posted by: Oglebay at June 28, 2024 03:12 PM (7fVdQ)

173 Heads need to be on pikes.

Pour Encourager Les Autres.

Posted by: XTC at June 28, 2024 03:12 PM (UnA8+)

174
Translation for obama's bullshit tweet: We couldn't get biden to drop out, but we can always kill biden if he doesn't improve.

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 28, 2024 03:12 PM (+VTIE)

175 I had not heard of Tractor Supply until a few days ago on This Very Blog.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at June 28, 2024 03:12 PM (3Fz6p)

176 Thanks Bud Light for giving me a reason to brew my own. I'll never be back.
Posted by: The Walking Dude

I've never been a big beer fan, so never bothered trying to brew it, but mead and apple jack are simple, tasty, and fun to make.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 28, 2024 03:12 PM (JCZqz)

177
OUT: Tractor Supply
IN: Retractor Supply

Posted by: Tex Lovera at June 28, 2024 03:13 PM (wtvvX)

178 Posted by: Soothsayer at June 28, 2024 03:06 PM (+VTIE)

I like cabins. I've never been ice fishing but I used to like to do freshwater fishing.

Here's my little story about ice fishing. My former boss-the Bishop- served in some place in upstate NY. Someone he knew invited him to go ice fishing. When he got back and was asked how it was he said, " I am from Southern India. We do not have ice. We do not go ice fishing. I intend not to go ice fishing again."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 28, 2024 03:13 PM (oUxZc)

179 I'm generally all in on forgiveness. I am suspicious of TS, though, because who owns them. I think they'll still continue to contribute to leftist causes, just hide it better.

I say we go in for the kill. Other companies need to see what happens. This is the coyote carcass hanging on the pasture fence; I hate seeing it, but it sends a clear message to the rest of the pack.

Posted by: Tammy-al Thor at June 28, 2024 03:13 PM (Vvh2V)

180 Fine. Who was fired?

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Trump has more balls than an alley cat with two peckers at June 28, 2024 03:13 PM (8JQRd)

181 You had to know Barky would come out and support his Puppet

Posted by: Skip at June 28, 2024 03:13 PM (fwDg9)

182 “He (Biden) delivered a forceful show of energy at a rally in North Carolina just hours after debate.”

I want to know what cold medicine he used. Has to be the best shit in the world.

Posted by: Mark1971 at June 28, 2024 03:13 PM (xPl2J)

183 How much money do these corporations spend on market research each year?

Here's a quick tip, most of these people don't really care about what you do on your free time, but when your constant complaining and need for attention means that the fence posts aren't getting set and the fields haven't been plowed, then they get a little bit frustrated with your shenanigans.

Posted by: tankdemon at June 28, 2024 03:13 PM (Q379z)

184 Translation for obama's bullshit tweet: We couldn't get biden to drop out, but we can always kill biden if he doesn't improve.
Posted by: Soothsayer at June 28, 2024 03:12 PM (+VTIE)

shorter:yeah, he sucked, vote for him anyways.

Posted by: Kindltot at June 28, 2024 03:13 PM (D7oie)

185 167 Why are you talking revenues when Ace's claim was stock cap? To wit: "The boycott, which lasted three weeks, cost Tractor Supply two billion in lost market capital due to their stock price tanking."

Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading at June 28, 2024 03:13 PM (98J/K)

186 I like Preezy Shit Midas' support for the corrupt old pedophile. Gonna keep him in the race and that's what we want.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at June 28, 2024 03:14 PM (17s+e)

187 >>> 159 Babylon Bee: Democrats Ask Kristi Noem To Take Biden Out Behind White House Shed
Posted by: Mark1971 at June 28, 2024 03:09 PM (xPl2J)

She better take DOCTOR Jill too.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 28, 2024 03:14 PM (llON8)

188 Alexander S. Vindman
@AVindman

What did Trump do during his four years to end the Russia-Ukraine war? Nothing. Trump is full of shit.

Posted by: redridinghood at June 28, 2024 03:14 PM (NpAcC)

189 Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself. Between someone who tells the truth; who knows right from wrong and will give it to the American people straight — and someone who lies through his teeth for his own benefit. Last night didn’t change that, and it’s why so much is at stake in November. http://joebiden.com

Posted by: redridinghood

The question is, which is which?

Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 28, 2024 03:15 PM (lTGtQ)

190 Eternal damnation. It can be no other way.

Posted by: Jim at June 28, 2024 03:15 PM (zhWvq)

191
Yes. That's how Senility works: Old people have their good and bad moments, but mostly bad, and progressively worsening. Some senile old shits can function normally, for the most part. For a time.

But, yes, even severe Alzheimers geezers can have periods of "lucent" "clarity," from time to time.

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 28, 2024 03:15 PM (+VTIE)

192 Kill a few chickens and the monkeys stay away.

'grats to Starbucks, despite his last name!

Posted by: Trump poisoned my cat at June 28, 2024 03:15 PM (KSNKu)

193 162>> Barky McFucstick isn't gonna let his 4th term go. The Rezident Retard is his meat puppet and Kamaltoe is his insurance policy.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 28, 2024 03:15 PM (YRsIm)

194 185 167 Why are you talking revenues when Ace's claim was stock cap? To wit: "The boycott, which lasted three weeks, cost Tractor Supply two billion in lost market capital due to their stock price tanking."
Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading at June 28, 2024 03:13 PM (98J/K)

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Fine, it's market cap, not revenue. I made a mistake. Take the same question from before.

Are you saying it didn't happen? I'm really not understanding your point.

Why would Tractor Supply be backtracking if they weren't negatively affected?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, obsessively pursuing evil with Friedkin at June 28, 2024 03:15 PM (GBKbO)

195 We always bought our dog food from TS but found we can get it delivered to us from Chewy for the same price. So we don't have to search for a TS in whatever town we're in. Of course, Chewy is probably owned by Disney.

Posted by: Megthered at June 28, 2024 03:15 PM (49Sxk)

196 I want to know what cold medicine he used. Has to be the best shit in the world.
Posted by: Mark1971 at June 28, 2024 03:13 PM (xPl2J)
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That Day-Quil is one hell of a rush, man.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at June 28, 2024 03:16 PM (3Fz6p)

197 @36/Lizzy, @70/XTC, 180/Moron Robbie:

All three of you have cut right to the heart of the matter.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 28, 2024 03:16 PM (O7YUW)

198 I've never been a big beer fan, so never bothered trying to brew it, but mead and apple jack are simple, tasty, and fun to make.
Posted by: Moron Analyst

Please explain apple jack

Posted by: Kratwurst at June 28, 2024 03:16 PM (nIRE6)

199 Does the Horde know about the GA Slay Kween who got kicked off the bench?

https://tinyurl.com/32kp27ww

link goes to YT

Posted by: kallisto at June 28, 2024 03:16 PM (dCxaZ)

200 Please explain apple jack
Posted by: Kratwurst
--

He and Corn Pop used to hang out at the pool and admire Joe's leg hair.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Trump has more balls than an alley cat with two peckers at June 28, 2024 03:17 PM (8JQRd)

201 Here's a quick tip, most of these people don't really care about what you do on your free time, but when your constant complaining and need for attention means that the fence posts aren't getting set and the fields haven't been plowed, then they get a little bit frustrated with your shenanigans.
Posted by: tankdemon at June 28, 2024 03:13 PM (Q379z)

I disagree. Most corporations are turning into financialized stock and property, and selling products is secondary to getting the loans to allow operation and advertisement, to boost the stock, with the good ones being bundled with the bad in index funds and ETFs to make it all safe.
Just like mortgages were in 2008.

Posted by: Kindltot at June 28, 2024 03:17 PM (D7oie)

202 Please explain apple jack
Posted by: Kratwurst at June 28, 2024 03:16 PM (nIRE6)
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Well, when a daddy apple and a mommy apple love each other very much...

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at June 28, 2024 03:17 PM (3Fz6p)

203 https://x.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1806505954558501184

Not getting tired of watching this.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at June 28, 2024 03:18 PM (17s+e)

204 Let me take a wild guess that the CEOs at "Black Rock" (I keep wanting to call it "blackguard" -as in the old fashioned term- contemptible) and Vanguard are whiter than white and yet blather on about DEI.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 28, 2024 03:18 PM (oUxZc)

205 Alexander S. Vindman
@AVindman

What did Trump do during his four years to end the Russia-Ukraine war? Nothing. Trump is full of shit.

Seems like the Russia Ukraine unpleasantness started after PDTS left office. Have another bearclaw, shit bird.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 28, 2024 03:18 PM (YRsIm)

206 It must be weird to be Party commissar at one of these big companies right now. You have no skills aside from sneering, brutal bullying. So you can't do anything else. And you can't stop, because the whole point is to sneer and bully endlessly - moderation is the opposite of what you're supposed to be doing.

These people must just sit around praying their particular firm won't be targeted and turn them into the next Alissa Heinerscheid.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 28, 2024 03:18 PM (0FoWg)

207 >>> 167 Why are you talking revenues when Ace's claim was stock cap? To wit: "The boycott, which lasted three weeks, cost Tractor Supply two billion in lost market capital due to their stock price tanking."
Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading at June 28, 2024 03:13 PM (98J/K)

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Fine, it's market cap, not revenue. I made a mistake. Take the same question from before.

the weird thing is my original headline spoke of revenues. Maybe TJM saw a draft of that.

Posted by: ace at June 28, 2024 03:18 PM (KRtlO)

208 Alexander S. Vindman

What is this numbnut on about? Russia didn't start their offensive until 2022.

Posted by: Halfhand at June 28, 2024 03:18 PM (T4iZG)

209 i wrote "revenues" as a kind of placeholder word when I was assembling stuff for the post.

Posted by: ace at June 28, 2024 03:19 PM (KRtlO)

210 194 I'm saying that stocks don't reliably, significantly move on the political shit we care about, and we should stop claiming they do. We can induce policy shifts, but we can't control the price chart.

Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading at June 28, 2024 03:19 PM (98J/K)

211 What did Trump do during his four years to end the Russia-Ukraine war? Nothing. Trump is full of shit.
Posted by: redridinghood at June 28, 2024 03:14 PM (NpAcC)

Fat fuck.

Posted by: Joe Biden at June 28, 2024 03:19 PM (R3e+l)

212 Hal Lawton
Born- July 4, 1974
You would think he would respect the American flag and values more.

Posted by: redridinghood at June 28, 2024 03:19 PM (NpAcC)

213 Options clearing up now - Dems have looked into the abyss of what happens if they dump Biden, and realized their only play is to put the pedal to the metal and do a Thelma and Louise ending to this campaign, with Joe and Kamala sitting in the car, laughing and waving as it heads off the cliff.

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 28, 2024 03:19 PM (pgG81)

214 207 the weird thing is my original headline spoke of revenues. Maybe TJM saw a draft of that.

Posted by: ace at June 28, 2024 03:18 PM (KRtlO)

========

I did not. I did a speako with typing (typo...? nah...can't be right).

If you want to give me a login that's not OpenBlogger...I'd happily accept, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, obsessively pursuing evil with Friedkin at June 28, 2024 03:19 PM (GBKbO)

215 There are 5 SCOTUS cases remaing for Moday. The opinion on those 5 cases will not be written by

Thomas
Barret
Sotomayer
Gorsuch

That leaves Kavanaugh, Roberts, Allito, Kagan, and Jackson.

My guess is Roberts writes the Trump immunity case decision and like Salomon divides the baby.

Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at June 28, 2024 03:19 PM (CecP5)

216 Well I avoided the $20 answer but there’s still no way to ask questions

Posted by: Kratwurst at June 28, 2024 03:20 PM (nIRE6)

217 Please explain apple jack
Posted by: Kratwurst at June 28, 2024 03:16 PM (nIRE6)

actually hard cider is fermented apple juice. Apple Jack is generally distilled, and can go the spectrum from "calvados" (high end apple brandy) to "scumble" (will dissolve your fillings pop-skull)

Posted by: Kindltot at June 28, 2024 03:20 PM (D7oie)

218 213 Options clearing up now - Dems have looked into the abyss of what happens if they dump Biden, and realized their only play is to put the pedal to the metal and do a Thelma and Louise ending to this campaign, with Joe and Kamala sitting in the car, laughing and waving as it heads off the cliff.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 28, 2024 03:19 PM (pgG81)

=========

False. He has already been replaced by Newsom and Whitmer combined into Newtmer.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, obsessively pursuing evil with Friedkin at June 28, 2024 03:20 PM (GBKbO)

219 It must be weird to be Party commissar at one of these big companies right now. You have no skills aside from sneering, brutal bullying. So you can't do anything else. And you can't stop, because the whole point is to sneer and bully endlessly - moderation is the opposite of what you're supposed to be doing.

These people must just sit around praying their particular firm won't be targeted and turn them into the next Alissa Heinerscheid.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Money brings power. And many people cannot have power without exercising it against others. The funny thing is that this exercise is costing them big money, which erodes their power.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 28, 2024 03:20 PM (lTGtQ)

220 >>> 218 213 Options clearing up now - Dems have looked into the abyss of what happens if they dump Biden, and realized their only play is to put the pedal to the metal and do a Thelma and Louise ending to this campaign, with Joe and Kamala sitting in the car, laughing and waving as it heads off the cliff.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 28, 2024 03:19 PM (pgG81)

=========

False. He has already been replaced by Newsom and Whitmer combined into Newtmer.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, obsessively pursuing evil with Friedkin at June 28, 2024 03:20 PM (GBKbO)

I got better!

Posted by: Newtmer at June 28, 2024 03:21 PM (llON8)

221 >>>If you want to give me a login that's not OpenBlogger...I'd happily accept, though.

Oh I thought I had. Okay I'll definitely do that.

Posted by: ace at June 28, 2024 03:21 PM (KRtlO)

222 218 213 Options clearing up now - Dems have looked into the abyss of what happens if they dump Biden, and realized their only play is to put the pedal to the metal and do a Thelma and Louise ending to this campaign, with Joe and Kamala sitting in the car, laughing and waving as it heads off the cliff.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 28, 2024 03:19 PM (pgG81)

=========

False. He has already been replaced by Newsom and Whitmer combined into Newtmer.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, obsessively pursuing evil with Friedkin at June 28, 2024 03:20 PM (GBKbO)
___________

Mersom

Posted by: Elric Blade at June 28, 2024 03:21 PM (iFTx/)

223 Well I avoided the $20 answer but there’s still no way to ask questions
Posted by: Kratwurst

-

Someone will answer you at some point, but I can mostly just field bathtub wine questions.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Trump has more balls than an alley cat with two peckers at June 28, 2024 03:21 PM (8JQRd)

224 Of course, Chewy is probably owned by Disney.
Posted by: Megthered at June 28, 2024 03:15 PM (49Sxk)

Chewy dropped My Pillow pet products because Lindell stuck up for Trump.

Posted by: Emmie at June 28, 2024 03:21 PM (Sf2cq)

225 The Southern Poverty Law Center figured out how to reliably squeeze the golden goose; the rainbow mafia might be the ones to kill it.

Posted by: Impudent Warwick at June 28, 2024 03:21 PM (f/6Wb)

226 221 >>>If you want to give me a login that's not OpenBlogger...I'd happily accept, though.

Oh I thought I had. Okay I'll definitely do that.
Posted by: ace at June 28, 2024 03:21 PM (KRtlO)

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Sweet.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, obsessively pursuing evil with Friedkin at June 28, 2024 03:21 PM (GBKbO)

227 apple jack? Damn I got excited, I thought you were talking about the cereal.

Posted by: ace at June 28, 2024 03:21 PM (KRtlO)

228 My guess is Roberts writes the Trump immunity case decision and like Salomon divides the baby.
Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at June 28, 2024 03:19 PM (CecP5)
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Pacific Salomon is very tasty when cooked with lemon and dill.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at June 28, 2024 03:21 PM (3Fz6p)

229 Please explain apple jack
Posted by: Kratwurst

First, you giggle like a little kid for a while when you realize that "jacking" is a method of distillation. Basically, you take apple juice, add some sugar, throw in some yeast, and ferment it into a sweet apple wine. Then, you repeatedly freeze it separating the alcohol liquid part from the frozen water part (jacking, or freeze distillation). You end up with a sweet, super concentrated apple alcohol beverage.

It was a classic in Colonial America. Unfortunately, because you don't remove the heads and tails like in classic distillation, it has some chemicals that give horrible hangovers if you drink too much. It was called apple palsey back in the day lol. I usually heat mine up enough to boil most of those off, while leaving the alcohol behind, but it's an extra step.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 28, 2024 03:22 PM (JCZqz)

230 ...their only play is to put the pedal to the metal and do a Thelma and Louise ending to this campaign, with Joe and Kamala sitting in the car, laughing and waving as it heads off the cliff.

I find these terms acceptable.

Posted by: Oddbob at June 28, 2024 03:22 PM (/y8xj)

231 If there are any non-institutional buyers out there who are enthusiastic on the news of TSCO dumping DEI, they are not showing up today.

Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading at June 28, 2024 03:22 PM (98J/K)

232 Oooh, I had never had much interest until just now when I learned there was something named "scumble."

Imma make some of that.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Trump has more balls than an alley cat with two peckers at June 28, 2024 03:22 PM (8JQRd)

233 apple jack? Damn I got excited, I thought you were talking about the cereal.
Posted by: ace at June 28, 2024 03:21 PM (KRtlO)
___________

"Fuck you!"

-- Kaboom

Posted by: Elric Blade at June 28, 2024 03:23 PM (iFTx/)

234 Bonk bonk on the head

Posted by: Dr. Varno at June 28, 2024 03:23 PM (iraOK)

235 I completely missed the TSC kerfuffle, and have been and still go there on a regular basis. However, I've found a couple local feed stores who carry things I need and for lower prices, so they've been getting more of my money.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 28, 2024 03:23 PM (llON8)

236 My opinion is the CEO here, as opposed to Bud Light seems to have spelled out specific things they need to rid themselves of.
The CIA plant for Anheiser Bush, basically pretended the rubes were just confused and everything is great.

That letter from a CEO seemed specific and honestly surprising.
I'd cut them a break, as long as they are actually doing it.

As opposed to InBev products... they still are pretending it'll all go away if they just run more farm/horse/cowbot US flag ads....

Posted by: Jim Henson at June 28, 2024 03:23 PM (53oGX)

237 >>>First, you giggle like a little kid for a while when you realize that "jacking" is a method of distillation.

see that's where I went wrong!

Posted by: Jeffrey Toobin at June 28, 2024 03:23 PM (KRtlO)

238 We have 3 horses and a small farm 20min out from Nashville Use a TSC credit card and go there almost weekly. We’re going to be Coop instead it remains to be seen if we return. A new CEO would prob do it I don’t trust him

Posted by: Biggest Alfredo at June 28, 2024 03:23 PM (GIrl3)

239 off muppet sock...

Posted by: Inogame at June 28, 2024 03:23 PM (53oGX)

240 Joementum on the betting markets. Since this morning has regained about half of what he lost post-debate in betting on dem nominee. Was 85 pre-debate, collapsed to 61 immediately post-debate, and is now back to 73.

Newsome peaked at 25 post-debate and now at 17.

The numbers are how many cents you'd have to put up to win $1.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 28, 2024 03:23 PM (Dm8we)

241 Yeah, always buy from the local seed and feed guy if you can.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Trump has more balls than an alley cat with two peckers at June 28, 2024 03:23 PM (8JQRd)

242 Whitin Grewsom

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 28, 2024 03:23 PM (olroh)

243 >>> Oh I thought I had. Okay I'll definitely do that.
Posted by: ace at June 28, 2024 03:21 PM (KRtlO)

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Sweet.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, obsessively pursuing evil with Friedkin at June 28, 2024 03:21 PM (GBKbO)

======

Teacher's pet.

j/k

Posted by: Turn 2 at June 28, 2024 03:24 PM (JfxgE)

244 I'm supposed to distill my dick?

do I put a finger up my but for that, or...?

Posted by: Jeffrey Toobin at June 28, 2024 03:24 PM (KRtlO)

245 Shockingly, Solomon never had a baby divided in half.

Posted by: Oglebay at June 28, 2024 03:24 PM (ogTiX)

246 >>> Whitin Grewsom

the wicked witch of the north

Posted by: ace at June 28, 2024 03:24 PM (KRtlO)

247 243 Teacher's pet.

j/k
Posted by: Turn 2 at June 28, 2024 03:24 PM (JfxgE)

=========

Ace is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, obsessively pursuing evil with Friedkin at June 28, 2024 03:24 PM (GBKbO)

248 If there are any non-institutional buyers out there who are enthusiastic on the news of TSCO dumping DEI, they are not showing up today.

Posted by: Preparing gp

The buyers come after the sales improve, which can take weeks. The sales improve when companies stop supporting DEI and stop paying the bribe money to Vanguard.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 28, 2024 03:24 PM (lTGtQ)

249 My guess is Roberts writes the Trump immunity case decision and like Salomon divides the baby.
Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at June 28, 2024 03:19 PM (CecP5)

Is Salomon the brother of Sauromon?

Posted by: joe, living dangerously at June 28, 2024 03:24 PM (B9Prs)

250 Let's do Mastercard next!

Posted by: Half Dozen at June 28, 2024 03:24 PM (eHovo)

251 I thought the Salomon Brothers were into cotton?

Posted by: Pudinhead at June 28, 2024 03:25 PM (n17eQ)

252 Apple Jack Pink Eye

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Trump has more balls than an alley cat with two peckers at June 28, 2024 03:25 PM (8JQRd)

253 248 Well, go buy a block of TSCO if you're so confident.

Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading at June 28, 2024 03:25 PM (98J/K)

254 Moron Analyst - thank you for the details.

Posted by: Kratwurst at June 28, 2024 03:25 PM (nIRE6)

255 Tractor Trannies?
Hope they don't get monkeypox from the seat!

Posted by: wth at June 28, 2024 03:25 PM (v0R5T)

256 >>>Hope they don't get monkeypox from the seat!

That's not how you get monkeypox...!

Posted by: Jerry Seinfled at June 28, 2024 03:26 PM (KRtlO)

257 They only “changed course” because they got called on it. Still woke. Let it burn.

Posted by: TC at June 28, 2024 03:26 PM (idQo1)

258 I thought the Salomon Brothers were into cotton?
Posted by: Pudinhead

Skiing.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at June 28, 2024 03:26 PM (R3e+l)

259 Oooh, I had never had much interest until just now when I learned there was something named "scumble."

Imma make some of that.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Trump has more balls than an alley cat with two peckers at June 28, 2024 03:22 PM (8JQRd)

I am an idiot, Scumble is the Discworld apple brandy, I think the real term is "Scumpy"

Posted by: Kindltot at June 28, 2024 03:27 PM (D7oie)

260 *looks at yesterday's receipt from Atwood's*

*smiles*

Posted by: creeper at June 28, 2024 03:27 PM (M6moH)

261 DUCK!

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 28, 2024 03:27 PM (R1Ziy)

262 Stock prices do what they do. If people knew WHY they do what they do, we'd all be rich. Crowing about how our politics affects stock prices is just spin for bubba consumption.

Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading at June 28, 2024 03:27 PM (98J/K)

263 Between someone who tells the truth; who knows right from wrong and will give it to the American people straight — and someone who lies through his teeth for his own benefit.

I notice Obama was smart enough not to identify who was who in that quote...

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 28, 2024 03:27 PM (JtA2+)

264 I am an idiot, Scumble is the Discworld apple brandy, I think the real term is "Scumpy"
Posted by: Kindltot

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Okay, now that there's a Discworld tie-in I'm DEFINITELY going to make some.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Trump has more balls than an alley cat with two peckers at June 28, 2024 03:28 PM (8JQRd)

265 anyone mention this: seen at twitchy:

What did Trump do during his four years to end the Russia-Ukraine war? Nothing. Trump is full of shit.
- Alexander S. Vindman ❎ (@AVindman) June 28, 2024

Posted by: gnats local 678 at June 28, 2024 03:28 PM (CWTWj)

266 In addition to being on the Board of Trustees of the WEF Larry Fink is also a member of Council on Foreign Relations.

Probably a coincidence.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 28, 2024 03:28 PM (LkLld)

267 You know who else had a supply of "tractors"?

Posted by: ... at June 28, 2024 03:28 PM (/umSo)

268 >>> Whitin Grewsom

the wicked witch of the north
Posted by: ace
.......

Succubus

Posted by: wth at June 28, 2024 03:28 PM (v0R5T)

269 concerted effort of the large institutional investor for a decade now, force them to go woke or cut off access to funds.

When I guy like Larry Fink says he is going to force the companies he invests in to go woke and then they do it's more than a casual link.
Posted by: JackStraw

It'd help if the vast piles of shares they buy for index funds didn't have voting rights but I've no idea how to separate them.

Posted by: DaveA at June 28, 2024 03:29 PM (FhXTo)

270 What do you think? Eternally damnation or a way back through corporate penance?

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If the evil, greedy shitstains in these boardrooms are willing to kneel, kiss the boot, get kicked in the face, and then slavishly serve us as they once served their other masters, fine.

But I need to see over the top pandering.

I want 50% off all products on the Trump's birthday with hashtags saying #OrangeManBadass.

I want commercials with American construction workers going to Home Depot to buy tools and high-fiving each other while they build a border wall, capped off with a camera card declaiming Home Depot's commitment to rid America of every border jumping job thief in the trades.

I want Citibank to air ads in June saying they'll be offering preferential loan rates to American families with three or more children - and that it won't have a rainbow logo "because at Citibank, we're so hetero that trannies regrow their dicks when they walk through the door."

Nothing short of abject, grovelling obeisance is good enough.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 28, 2024 03:29 PM (0FoWg)

271 This explains why, as others have mentioned, that the staff of TSC seem to love hair and face modifications.

As well as Pride month.

Getting harder and harder to find companies to give my money to.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 28, 2024 03:29 PM (a1415)

272 >>> 236 My opinion is the CEO here, as opposed to Bud Light seems to have spelled out specific things they need to rid themselves of.
The CIA plant for Anheiser Bush, basically pretended the rubes were just confused and everything is great.

That letter from a CEO seemed specific and honestly surprising.
I'd cut them a break, as long as they are actually doing it.

As opposed to InBev products... they still are pretending it'll all go away if they just run more farm/horse/cowbot US flag ads....
Posted by: Jim Henson at June 28, 2024 03:23 PM (53oGX)

I was amused by the pre-game festivities for the latest Superb Owl with the flyover and giant flag and without (at least not that I recall) any shots of dummies kneeling during the anthem sung by Reba McEntire, who is like, a country singer, and we should totes ignore her endorsement of the tranny shit.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 28, 2024 03:29 PM (llON8)

273 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at June 28, 2024 03:29 PM (Zz0t1)

274 Whitin Grewsom

the wicked witch of the north
Posted by: ace
.......

Succubus
Posted by: wth at June 28, 2024 03:28 PM (v0R5T)
_________

Succubi are HOT, though. That's kinda the whole point of being a succubus.

Posted by: Elric Blade at June 28, 2024 03:30 PM (iFTx/)

275 Trump campaigns releases ad about Biden's debate flubs:

https://tinyurl.com/4tp82hac

I should have watched the debate simply to see Trump's facial expression.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 28, 2024 03:30 PM (oUxZc)

276 Well, go buy a block of TSCO if you're so confident.

Posted by: Preparing gp

You aren't getting it. The people buying stock don't buy stock in a company because of its political activity, they buy stock if they see the potential gain in the stock.

Any potential gain in the stock is going to be based on increased store traffic and sales, which takes weeks or even months to document.

The reason the stock tanked is because the people buying stock saw the boycott and anticipated declines in sales, and therefore the stock was overvalued.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 28, 2024 03:30 PM (lTGtQ)

277 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 28, 2024 03:29 PM (0FoWg)
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You are noble and poetic in your ire.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at June 28, 2024 03:30 PM (3Fz6p)

278 Re-reading the statement from TSC, although I give them points for clear statements about how they're going to change what they do, I do notice one thing that seems to be missing:

An actual apology.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 28, 2024 03:30 PM (O7YUW)

279 What did Trump do during his four years to end the Russia-Ukraine war? Nothing. Trump is full of shit.
- Alexander S. Vindman ❎ (@AVindman) June 28, 2024
Posted by: gnats local 678 at June 28, 2024 03:28 PM (CWTWj)

LMAO and what did he do to stop the people on Planet Zaxxon?

Posted by: ... at June 28, 2024 03:31 PM (/umSo)

280 If there aren't permanent repercussions in situations like these, other companies will learn the wrong lesson: "just hide it better." Companies considering becoming part of the corporate DEI hive won't be discouraged from doing so, which is exactly what needs to happen.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 28, 2024 03:31 PM (IG4Id)

281 I've only been to a Tractor Supply a couple of times, so it wasn't difficult to not go there. There's one 'near' me, but it's out of the way and further than Lowe's, Home Depo or even a Harbor Freight. It's closer than Northern Tool, but I've been to Northern Tool since the last time I've been to a TS.

Good to see them backing down, but I won't be satisfied until their dipshit libtard CEO is forced to step down.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at June 28, 2024 03:31 PM (Zz0t1)

282 Tractor supply has beams

https://tinyurl.com/5feu7rm7

Posted by: Oglebay at June 28, 2024 03:31 PM (ogTiX)

283 Stock prices do what they do. If people knew WHY they do what they do, we'd all be rich. Crowing about how our politics affects stock prices is just spin for bubba consumption.
Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading

--

Lots of people know why they do what they do. Large hedge funds have computers that run algorithms to buy and sell absent any meaningful input in the real world, and trends follow those actions.

We also were informed a couple of months ago that those hedge fund folks get advance notice of what the feds are going to do, financial reports, etc.

It's all fake and gay. Nothing you do as a small time investor has any real hope for success beyond luck. We cling, remora-like, to the giant whales that are the market. Not the companies that make up the market, though. The hedge funds and fund managers. The companies don't matter much at all.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Trump has more balls than an alley cat with two peckers at June 28, 2024 03:31 PM (8JQRd)

284 >>> 277 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 28, 2024 03:29 PM (0FoWg)
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You are noble and poetic in your ire.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at June 28, 2024 03:30 PM (3Fz6p)

Indeed. I approve of YD's plan and wish to subscribe to his newsletter.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 28, 2024 03:31 PM (llON8)

285 Nothing short of abject, grovelling obeisance is good enough.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 28, 2024 03:29 PM (0FoWg)
_______

Fierce Bold Prediction: You're gonna be disappointed

Posted by: Elric Blade at June 28, 2024 03:32 PM (iFTx/)

286 I think we have reached peak woke. Its not gone by any stretch but we seem to be on the back slope.

Posted by: blaster at June 28, 2024 03:32 PM (cvZX6)

287 286 I think we have reached peak woke. Its not gone by any stretch but we seem to be on the back slope.
Posted by: blaster at June 28, 2024 03:32 PM (cvZX6)

========

Maybe.

But Peak Stupid is always just around the corner.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, obsessively pursuing evil with Friedkin at June 28, 2024 03:32 PM (GBKbO)

288 "Apple cider is cruel to the worms, but at least it was fast"

Posted by: Kindltot at June 28, 2024 03:33 PM (D7oie)

289 That letter from a CEO seemed specific and honestly surprising.
I'd cut them a break, as long as they are actually doing it.

I recall someone coining the phrase "Trust, but Verify"

Posted by: Chuck C at June 28, 2024 03:33 PM (yOPBE)

290 "You aren't getting it." And I guess you aren't buying TSCO.

"The people buying stock don't buy stock in a company because of its political activity" Tell that to the spinners who claim it does. Tell that to the folks who cite charts with unlabeled axes as evidence. Tell that to the people who want to be spun.

Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading at June 28, 2024 03:33 PM (98J/K)

291 >>> 281 I've only been to a Tractor Supply a couple of times, so it wasn't difficult to not go there. There's one 'near' me, but it's out of the way and further than Lowe's, Home Depo or even a Harbor Freight. It's closer than Northern Tool, but I've been to Northern Tool since the last time I've been to a TS.

Good to see them backing down, but I won't be satisfied until their dipshit libtard CEO is forced to step down.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at June 28, 2024 03:31 PM (Zz0t1)

That would be a nice start, now for Larry Fink and his accomplices...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 28, 2024 03:33 PM (llON8)

292 I support the Human Fund.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO, AI Expert at June 28, 2024 03:33 PM (2xB3Z)

293

I heard that's Pete Buttjudges favorite store to pick up young country boys for partying.

Also is Sam Vrinson's favorite store for dog collars and leather.

Posted by: Dr.Rev. Senator Your Highness E Buzz Miller, Esq PhD MA MS at June 28, 2024 03:34 PM (et1vG)

294 Succubi are HOT, though. That's kinda the whole point of being a succubus.
Posted by: Elric Blade
......

There's gotta be a couple ugly ones, and she does have the demonic part down.

Posted by: wth at June 28, 2024 03:34 PM (v0R5T)

295
Vindman refers to the 2014 Putin "little green men" invasion of Crimea and the eastern portion of Ukraine, which the Lightbringer sort of ignored while dissing Romney about the Russians.

He is running for congress in a district in VA. which must be full of CIA employees, satraps and hangers-on, all loathsome communists, pedophiles, and money laundering phonies.

Hopefully a better enlightened moron has a list of such CIA alums in elected office who should be rooted out. Elise Slotkin in Michigan is one.

Posted by: Auspex at June 28, 2024 03:34 PM (j4U/Z)

296 It sounds like Tractor Supply hired a couple of young, leftist MBA folks, like Bud Light.

Hope they get fired.

Posted by: PJU at June 28, 2024 03:34 PM (G1dq6)

297 You've heard of the Invisible Hand? We have the Invisible President.

Posted by: ... at June 28, 2024 03:35 PM (/umSo)

298 "Tractor Supply, Harbor Freight, Walmart...

All these stores sell chinese junk. They are the enemy of The People.
Posted by: Soothsayer"

Look at the merchandise at Hobby Lobby, supposed a good patriotic christian company. I did one day and it was at least 80% Chinese made, including ALL the folksy, traditional American junk. Most of the rest Vietnam or some other Asian country.

Posted by: Ripley at June 28, 2024 03:35 PM (GUOwU)

299 LMAO and what did he do to stop the people on Planet Zaxxon?
Posted by: ... at June 28, 2024 03:31 PM (/umSo)

Zaxxon was a fun video game.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at June 28, 2024 03:35 PM (Zz0t1)

300 Invisible Hand
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*sobs*

Posted by: Michelle Fields at June 28, 2024 03:35 PM (/umSo)

301 .

NOOD: The DNC is Funding Lawfare Against Trump Directly, Sending Payments to Non-Rape Victim and Fabulist E. Jean Carroll's Law Firm

I Say again: NOOD

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 28, 2024 03:35 PM (O7YUW)

302 Succubi are HOT, though. That's kinda the whole point of being a succubus.
Posted by: Elric Blade at June 28, 2024 03:30 PM

retfa gninrom a eb ot tog s'ereht

(Although Chef's succubus wasn't hot)

Posted by: Stan and Kyle at June 28, 2024 03:36 PM (yOPBE)

303 I'll be honest, I didn't actually even know there was a TC boycott going on. It's too difficult to keep track of all the companies we're supposed to be trying to avoid.

Posted by: joe, living dangerously at June 28, 2024 03:36 PM (B9Prs)

304 vanguard created the index fund when it was realized that getting stock picks from your broker was less useful than getting stock picks from picking names from a hat.
The Index funds are supposed to just pick the "best in class" for various types of risk and market cap.
However, now they are doing the DEI and CRT picks, and this screws up the initial rationale since they are now picking winners to invest, just like the bad old days.

Posted by: Kindltot at June 28, 2024 03:37 PM (D7oie)

305 I've only been to a Tractor Supply a couple of times, so it wasn't difficult to not go there. There's one 'near' me, but it's out of the way and further than Lowe's, Home Depo or even a Harbor Freight. It's closer than Northern Tool, but I've been to Northern Tool since the last time I've been to a TS.

Good to see them backing down, but I won't be satisfied until their dipshit libtard CEO is forced to step down.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at June 28, 2024 03:31 PM (Zz0t1)
_______

I don't know why people shop there. They opened a big store near my NJ place, so I went there a few times. I expected a Home Depot kind of place with good prices. What I got was minimal selection and high prices.

I needed to get drop hitch for a 3/4-ton with a deeper drop than the one I had. They had maybe two choices. I did a quick Amazon search, and I could get it from there about $25 less. And these weren't the expensive multi-drop hitches. It was a basic hitch. Maybe $85 at TS and $60 at Amazon. Guess which I bought?

Posted by: Elric Blade at June 28, 2024 03:37 PM (iFTx/)

306 158 Don't they carry ivermectin?
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at June 28, 2024 02:45 PM (v6JzV)

I scoped out their shelves during Covid. They had it in a plexiglass case (don't recall if locked) with a warning message saying that medical experts found it was not helpful for Covid. I crossed out the word "not" since I knew these medical experts have known since 2009 it was effective for Covid.
Posted by: Emmie at June 28, 2024 03:09 PM (Sf2cq)

I got my ivermectin from Tractor Supply.

Posted by: Big (River) Otter at June 28, 2024 03:37 PM (R7asp)

307 >>I think we have reached peak woke. It's not gone by any stretch but we seem to be on the back slope.

When you say "we" you are including most of the western world, right? Because this was not a uniquely US thing. Happened all over Europe and even as far away as Australia and New Zealand.

What do you suppose the odds are that the entire western world all decided to go woke at the same time for no particular reason?

It's not a conspiracy theory when it's true.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 28, 2024 03:37 PM (LkLld)

308 Consequences.

The problems are that consequences aren't being applied properly.

The illegal migration? Instead of being sent back or placed in internment camps, they're put up in expensive hotels and given free money on other's dimes.

Thieves stealing from stores? If an employee tries to stop it, THEY get fired.

And unless consequences are put into proper play, someone else will do it, vigilante-style. And the pendulum is going to swing HARD the other way, badly.
Hamas Lite? They are going literal Nazi Party against American Jews, and then not even plea-dealed, just released.

Posted by: Another Anon at June 28, 2024 03:37 PM (wTFoo)

309 "I've never been a big beer fan, so never bothered trying to brew it, but mead and apple jack are simple, tasty, and fun to make."

@176- moron analyst Yep, I have my own beehives, so mead is on the horizon. I also have grapevines, fruit trees (apple, peach, pear etc.) so I'm going to be a fermenting fool! Looking into making my own yogurt too!

I'm trying to grow hops but its not the right zone for it (Texas- not enough daylight- too far south) so my yield will be about 10% of what you'd get in Washngton or Oregon.

I'm putting in 2 row barley also (seeding) before first frost) and letting it come up in the spring.

No more woke corp alcohol for me.

Posted by: The Walking Dude at June 28, 2024 03:37 PM (cCxiu)

310 Off, River Otter Sock!

Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 28, 2024 03:37 PM (R7asp)

311 It's hard for me not to be smirking at the office today. I noticed a patient of mine with a similar smirk.

Yep, she's a conservative. And she watched last night. And is quite pleased to see biden crash and burn.

I'm telling you, I can sniff out a conservative within a couple minutes.

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 28, 2024 03:37 PM (6YJNM)

312 Newtmer LOL!!!

Posted by: Tom Servo at June 28, 2024 03:38 PM (pgG81)

313 They're still supporting this crap. It's just not out in the open now. In the closet or so to speak.

Posted by: InZona at June 28, 2024 03:38 PM (0Z4mb)

314 I think we have reached peak woke. Its not gone by any stretch but we seem to be on the back slope.
Posted by: blaster

Maybe. But it will just go into remission and come back as something even worse and more stupid.

Posted by: Ripley at June 28, 2024 03:38 PM (GUOwU)

315
I should have watched the debate simply to see Trump's facial expression.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Trump looked at Joe during Joe's "... we finally defeated Medicare" comment and the expression on his face was priceless. It was, "What the everlovin' fook are you blathering about, Joe?"

Posted by: Xokrebs v Xocarnot: My Authenticity is Off the Charts (TM)! at June 28, 2024 03:38 PM (FVUW0)

316 I heard that's Pete Buttjudges favorite store to pick up young country boys for partying.

Also is Sam Vrinson's favorite store for dog collars and leather.

Posted by: Dr.Rev. Senator Your Highness E Buzz Miller, Esq PhD MA MS
......

Their mower wheels make great ear gauges.

Posted by: Tyler Cherry at June 28, 2024 03:38 PM (v0R5T)

317 Which will continue to do more damage, wokeness, islam or illegal immigration?

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 28, 2024 03:40 PM (6YJNM)

318
Whitmer, "Governor Gunt".

Find the photo of her in a tight fitting blue dress and tell me that I am wrong.

Posted by: Xokrebs v Xocarnot: My Authenticity is Off the Charts (TM)! at June 28, 2024 03:40 PM (FVUW0)

319 @306 Big-I got my ivermectin from Tractor Supply.

I got mine from another feed store callled Stienhausers. I still have it. Its injectable, in a little vial and looks like it came off a hospital pharmacy shelf.

Posted by: The Walking Dude at June 28, 2024 03:41 PM (cCxiu)

320 Rural King is better than Tractor Supply because they sell guns and ammo.

Unfortunately in the town nearest blaster acres we don't have a Lowe's or HD or a Rural King we have a Tractor Supply

Posted by: blaster at June 28, 2024 03:41 PM (cvZX6)

321 My wife asked me about the 10 Commandments in school in LA. I said that normally I would be against it, but with the new rules the Commandments are just good rules that promote the golden rule. Who could be against the golden rule? So I think it's appropriate.

Posted by: InZona at June 28, 2024 03:41 PM (0Z4mb)

322 K should go find a video of the debate

Posted by: Skip at June 28, 2024 03:43 PM (fwDg9)

323 @317 Nurse "Which will continue to do more damage, wokeness, islam or illegal immigration?"

1.) Change "or" to "And"
2.) Embrace the power of "And"

Posted by: Pepe's based Style Guide at June 28, 2024 03:43 PM (cCxiu)

324 I've brewed beer a few times, and had some really good batches, but it's far too costly and time consuming unless it's your passion.

Besides, in a world where there is Gin and Whiskey, beer is a weak sister.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 28, 2024 03:44 PM (XV/Pl)

325 TSC had it right.

Posted by: There Is Nothing More Important Than Being Gay at June 28, 2024 03:47 PM (8sMut)

326 My tractors are either green or blue. They can be supplied somewhere else.

Posted by: Eromero at June 28, 2024 03:54 PM (o2ZRX)

327 You gotta take the win. You have to show other companies they can be rewarded for changing course.

Posted by: mediapostate at June 28, 2024 03:55 PM (vEoJM)

328 Watching the debate on YouTube

Posted by: Skip at June 28, 2024 04:00 PM (fwDg9)

329 Tractor Supply - Sponsor of Brokeback Mountain Summer Camp for Kidz

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 28, 2024 04:14 PM (cOq4q)

330 More fool you if you believe this obvious lie. They got exposed and now they will go underground but they will still have the same beliefs and the same way of thinking. What's changed, nothing. Hey rube, pull my finger.

Posted by: Fed Up to Here at June 28, 2024 04:22 PM (VcHM+)

331 My question is why is CEO Hal Lawton still there? Can someone answer that question?

Posted by: Guillermo at June 28, 2024 04:41 PM (558mO)

332 When I first heard about TSC I thought it was a hoax. My only reason for going there opposed to Lowes or HD was to avoid crowds.

But Jesus titty fucking Christ. Why? Why would you embrace everything that insults your employees and customers?

Go ahead and say you've atoned. On your fucking deathbed.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at June 28, 2024 04:45 PM (wBaIH)

333 Eternal damnation, or a path back?

Bud Light was far enough in the past for corporations to evaluate there social capital score stance. If it still takes a major boycott and a significant capital hit to get their attention, then they have no excuse, and eternal damnation is warranted. Nowadays in full knowledge of Bud Light and Tractor Supply (and to a lesser extent Target and Gillette) it's on them to decide if they want to risk a commercial blowup.

If a company has to advertise, via DEI and ESG and LGBTQA++, that they treat people fairly, then they provably don't treat people fairly and deserve to be cast into darkness. If a company treats people fairly, they don't have to shove it in our faces - and they can quietly walk back on their DEI / ESG / LGBTQA++ idiocy and just do business, then they will not face having to come back from oblivion.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at June 28, 2024 04:47 PM (TOe+Q)

334 I prefer Rural King...

Posted by: tubal at June 28, 2024 05:43 PM (MPkGm)

335 The only way to stop this is to stop being "nice," stop thinking "Well I wouldn't want to impose my values on others."

Oh really? Then 1, you don't actually believe in those values, because 2, the left is imposing its values on everyone, and if you don't push back, you will be forced to kneel and bow and scrape to the Dark Gods of the left.

DING DING DING DING!!!

Posted by: GWB at June 28, 2024 06:48 PM (AWrpC)

336 F Tractor Supply and all companies that follow racist policies.

Posted by: Jane at June 29, 2024 03:26 PM (bXvrr)

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