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Deuxcents
(21,554 posts)marble falls
(64,271 posts)drmeow
(5,504 posts)COMPANIES THAT DONATED TO TRUMP AND PROJECT 2025
Auto Zone,
ACE Hardware,
Allegiant Air,
Arby's,
ArmorAll,
Ashley Furniture,
Bali Underwear,
Bausch + Lomb,
Big Heart Pet Brands,
Bike Athletics,
Molson Beer,
Coors Beer,
Brooks shoes,
Buffalo Bills,
Buffalo Wild Wings,
Buick Cadilac,
Carls Jr.,
Champ Clothing,
Hanes,
Cheverolet,
Cinnabon
Cincinatti Financial,
Conair,
Cuisinart,
Dairy Queen,
Dirt Devil,
Discount Tire,
Dole Foods,
Exxon
Dudley Sports,
Farberware,
Florist.com,
Folgers,
Fruit of the Loom,
Fruit Bouquets.com,
Frys Electronics,
Geico,
George Forman Grill,
GMC,
Hardee's,
Helzberg Diamonds,
Home Goods,
Hendrick Motorsports,
Hobby Lobby,
Hoover Vacuum,
Horizon Bank,
Keller Williams Realty,
Leggs Pantyhose,
Las Vegas Sands,
L.L Bean,
Maidenform underwear,
Marshalls,
Martins Famous Pastry Shoppes,
McDonalds,
Miller Beer,
Milwaukee's Best Beer,
Molson,
Mobile,
My Pillow,
NAPA Auto Parts,
New Orlean Saints,
NY Yankees,
Norwegian Cruise,
Old Dutch Foods,
Oreck Vacuums,
Purdue Farms,
Playtex,
Public Storage,
Rail Vac,
Schlotzsky's,
Shell Oil,
Sierra Trading Post,
Slumber Land,
Soma Intimates,
Spalding,
Stanley Black and Decker Hardware,
Star Furniture,
Stiletto Tools,
Tampa Bay Buccaneers,
The Popcorn Factory,
Toast Master,
Tractor Supply,
Wendy's,
Wynn Resorts,
1800Flowers.com,
Smucker's Products,
Publix,
Act Floride,
Procter & Gamble,
Baskin and Robins,
Charmin,
Omni Hotels,
Wow Cable,
Arizona Diamond Backs,
Chiquita Brands,
Jimmy Deans,
Land o Lakes,
Boost Mobile,
Vanity Fair Paper Products,
GNC,
Grey Goose,
Los Angeles Angels,
Sonoco,
Tito's Vodka,
Turtle Wax,
Wonder Bread,
Urban Outfitters-Free People,
Enterprise Rental Car,
Motorola,
Papa Johns,
Walmart,
Young Brands,
Garmin Sports Products,
Alamo Rental Cars,
Hershey Products,
Anthropologie,
Bacardi,
Blue Bell,
Chobani Yogurt,
Dean Foods.
Deuxcents
(21,554 posts)kellytore
(223 posts)There is a Public Storage.
Rebl2
(15,975 posts)Right under Smuckers.
Chellee
(2,242 posts)It's after Smuckers, and before Act Floride. They were going in alphabetical order, and then like all things Republican, it went off the rails.
B.See
(4,992 posts)This way I don't have to "sign in to confirm I'm not a bot."
Time to edit my shopping habits. Hit them where it hurts and in the only language they understand; Money.
Clouds Passing
(4,222 posts)Autozone
Ace Hardware
Allegiant Air
Arbys
Armorall Cleaning Products
Ashley Furniture
Bali Underwear
Bausch & Lamb
Big Heart Pet Brands
Bike Athletics
Molson Beer
Coors Beer
Brooks Running Shoes
Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Wild Wings
Buick
Cadillac
Carls Jr
Champ Clothing
Chevrolet
Cincinnati Financial
Cinnabon
Conair Hair Products
Cuisinart
Dairy Queen
Dirt Devil
Discount Tire
Dole Foods
Dudley Sports
Exxon
Farberware
Florists.com
Folgers
Fruit of the Loom
Fruitboquets.com
Fries Electronics
Geico Insurance
George Forman Grills
GMC
Hanes
Hardees
Helzberg Diamonds
Hendrick Motor Sports
Hobby Lobby
Home Goods
Hoover Vacuums
Horizon Bank
Keller Williams Realty
Leggs Hosiery
Las Vegas Sands
LLBean
Maidenform
Marshalls
Martins Famous Pastry Shops
McDonalds
Miller Beer
Milwaukees Best Beer
Mobil
Molsens Beer
My Pillow
Napa Auto Parts
New Orleans Saints
New York Yankees
Norwegian Cruise Lines
Old Dutch Foods
Oreck Vacuums
Perdue Farms
Playtex
Public Storage
Ray-O-Vac
Schotzkys Restaurants
Shell Oil
Sierra Trading Post
Slumberland
Soma Intimates
Spalding
Stanleys Black & Decker Hardware
Star Furniture
Stiletto Power & Hand Tools
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Popcorn Factory
Toastmaster Appliances
Tractor Supply
Wendys
Wynn Resorts Las Vegas
1-800-FLOWERS.com
Smuckers Products
Publix Supermarkets
Proctor & Gamble Products
Baskin & Robbins
Charmin
Omni Hotels
Wow Cable
Arizona Diamondbacks
Chiquita Brands
Jimmy Dean Products
Land O Lakes
Boost Mobile
Vanity Fair
GNC
Grey Goose
LA Angels
Sonoco
Titos Vodka
Turtle Wax
Wonder Bread
Urban Outfitters
Free People
Enterprise Rental Car
Motorola
Papa Johns
Walmart
Yum Brands
Garmin
Alamo Rental Cars
Hershey Products
Anthropologie
Bacardi
Blue Bell Creameries
Chobani Yogurt
Dean Foods
She talks fast.
meow2u3
(25,115 posts)Everywhere else I know is either online, where the quality is iffy, or run by Republicans. I can't find a blue auto parts store.
Jack Valentino
(1,701 posts)I shall make an effort not to financially support all those companies---
However, "Boost Mobile" leaves me in a quandry---
I still have service with them for only $10 a month, with one gig of data,
a pandemic price plan which will continue until I quit it, or until they quit me...
and I can't afford to pay more to someone else---
(I hardly stream or do anything much on it, and it is usually connected through my home wireless---
only ever approached my data limit when I turned off the home internet for some reason...)
However, I suspect that any possible cell-service alternative company
will not be without a "multitude of sins" themselves of the same sort!
(Way back when I quit "America Online", I told the obviously Indian customer service representative
(("AMERICA Online"??))
that I was doing it because of their support of the George W. Bush administration...)
Clouds Passing
(4,222 posts)Is Advanced Auto blue? I like shopping at tjmaxx, marshalls so
It took me a while to transcribe, she talks so fast. After I posted it I saw someone else beat me to it.
Celerity
(48,938 posts)and dodgy cherry-picking.
For instance, it blacklists firms in some cases simply for having employees (many of these firms have thousands of employees) who donated to Rethugs, whilst the firm itself did not.
NameAlreadyTaken
(2,010 posts)JanMichael
(25,553 posts)Idiots voted for him because I think he's going to be good for the economy.
Happy leopards eating your face.
Codifer
(923 posts)A couple of things: I thought Fry's Electronics went bust a few years ago.
I am very disappointed to see Geico on the list. I just paid that bill. I will be looking for a different Insurance company.
I went with Progressive. They donated to dems
Codifer
(923 posts)I will take a look at Progressive.
paleotn
(20,196 posts)A grand daughter of the founder, Linda Bean, was a big magat and well known Repuke nut job in Maine. Caused a hell of a stink in 2016 / 2017. Thankfully, she "expired" in early 2024. Though a handful of those tied to the company donated to Trump this cycle, the vast majority donated to Dems. The company itself reported no donations.
Put simply, they're southern Maine. They know which side their bread is buttered on and it ain't colored orange. They're not into brand destruction like Elmo.
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/ll-bean-inc/recipients?id=D000042703
liberalla
(10,372 posts)FoggyLake
(219 posts)Ms. Toad
(36,433 posts)There was a similar list circulating a few months ago which was allegedly tied to a famous progressive. I checked a few and the allegations against the few I checked were either false (no donation) or misleading (split donations - more to Dems than to Republicans). And the person the list was tied to disclaimed it.
I have no idea who this person is, or where she got the list. But just be cautious about relying on a list curated by a random person on the internet.
Celerity
(48,938 posts)Ms. Toad
(36,433 posts)It isn't exactly the same. Boost Mobile was on the old list and it is not on this one. I only checked a handful - but since Boost Mobile is my carrier that is one I remember checking.
Celerity
(48,938 posts)It is at 4 minutes, 28 seconds in this video.
Here is the list from the old DU OP I posted in reply 23 here: (listen to this OP video, she reads many firms off in the same order)
List is on the Youtube page:
The List:
Auto Zone, ACE Hardware, Allegiant Air, Arby's, ArmorAll, Ashley Furniture, Bali Underwear, Bausch + Lomb, Big Heart Pet Brands, Bike Athletics, Molson Beer, Coors Beer, Brooks shoes, Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Wild Wings, Buick Cadilac, Carls Jr., Champ Clothing, Hanes, Cheverolet, Cinnabon
Cincinatti Financial, Conair, Cuisinart, Dairy Queen, Dirt Devil, Discount Tire, Dole Foods, Exxon
Dudley Sports, Farberware, Florist.com, Folgers, Fruit of the Loom, Fruit Bouquets.com,
Frys Electronics, Geico, George Forman Grill, GMC, Hardee's, Helzberg Diamonds, Home Goods,
Hendrick Motorsports, Hobby Lobby, Hoover Vacuum, Horizon Bank, Keller Williams Realty,
Leggs Pantyhose, Las Vegas Sands, L.L Bean, Maidenform underwear, Marshalls, Martins Famous Pastry Shoppes, McDonalds, Miller Beer, Milwaukee's Best Beer, Molson, Mobile, My Pillow,
NAPA Auto Parts, New Orlean Saints, NY Yankees, Norwegian Cruise, Old Dutch Foods,
Oreck Vacuums, Purdue Farms, Playtex, Public Storage, Rail Vac, Schlotzsky's, Shell Oil,
Sierra Trading Post, Slumber Land, Soma Intimates, Spalding, Stanley Black and Decker Hardware,
Star Furniture, Stiletto Tools, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, The Popcorn Factory, Toast Master,
Tractor Supply, Wendy's, Wynn Resorts, 1800Flowers.com, Smucker's Products, Publix, Act Floride, Procter & Gamble, Baskin and Robins, Charmin, Omni Hotels, Wow Cable, Arizona Diamond Backs,
Chiquita Brands, Jimmy Deans, Land o Lakes, Boost Mobile, Vanity Fair Paper Products, GNC,
Grey Goose, Los Angeles Angels, Sonoco, Tito's Vodka, Turtle Wax, Wonder Bread, Urban Outfitters-Free People, Enterprise Rental Car, Motorola, Papa Johns, Walmart, Young Brands,
Garmin Sports Products, Alamo Rental Cars, Hershey Products, Anthropologie, Bacardi, Blue Bell,
Chobani Yogurt, Dean Foods
here is the list from THIS OP:
Auto Zone,
ACE Hardware,
Allegiant Air,
Arby's,
ArmorAll,
Ashley Furniture,
Bali Underwear,
Bausch + Lomb,
Big Heart Pet Brands,
Bike Athletics,
Molson Beer,
Coors Beer,
Brooks shoes,
Buffalo Bills,
Buffalo Wild Wings,
Buick Cadilac,
Carls Jr.,
Champ Clothing,
Hanes,
Cheverolet,
Cinnabon
Cincinatti Financial,
Conair,
Cuisinart,
Dairy Queen,
Dirt Devil,
Discount Tire,
Dole Foods,
Exxon
Dudley Sports,
Farberware,
Florist.com,
Folgers,
Fruit of the Loom,
Fruit Bouquets.com,
Frys Electronics,
Geico,
George Forman Grill,
GMC,
Hardee's,
Helzberg Diamonds,
Home Goods,
Hendrick Motorsports,
Hobby Lobby,
Hoover Vacuum,
Horizon Bank,
Keller Williams Realty,
Leggs Pantyhose,
Las Vegas Sands,
L.L Bean,
Maidenform underwear,
Marshalls,
Martins Famous Pastry Shoppes,
McDonalds,
Miller Beer,
Milwaukee's Best Beer,
Molson,
Mobile,
My Pillow,
NAPA Auto Parts,
New Orlean Saints,
NY Yankees,
Norwegian Cruise,
Old Dutch Foods,
Oreck Vacuums,
Purdue Farms,
Playtex,
Public Storage,
Rail Vac,
Schlotzsky's,
Shell Oil,
Sierra Trading Post,
Slumber Land,
Soma Intimates,
Spalding,
Stanley Black and Decker Hardware,
Star Furniture,
Stiletto Tools,
Tampa Bay Buccaneers,
The Popcorn Factory,
Toast Master,
Tractor Supply,
Wendy's,
Wynn Resorts,
1800Flowers.com,
Smucker's Products,
Publix,
Act Floride,
Procter & Gamble,
Baskin and Robins,
Charmin,
Omni Hotels,
Wow Cable,
Arizona Diamond Backs,
Chiquita Brands,
Jimmy Deans,
Land o Lakes,
Boost Mobile,
Vanity Fair Paper Products,
GNC,
Grey Goose,
Los Angeles Angels,
Sonoco,
Tito's Vodka,
Turtle Wax,
Wonder Bread,
Urban Outfitters-Free People,
Enterprise Rental Car,
Motorola,
Papa Johns,
Walmart,
Young Brands,
Garmin Sports Products,
Alamo Rental Cars,
Hershey Products,
Anthropologie,
Bacardi,
Blue Bell,
Chobani Yogurt,
Dean Foods.
Ms. Toad
(36,433 posts)I was looking alphabetically, since more than half of the list was alphabetical - I gave up when I got somewhere into the s/t range and hadn't found it yet.
Celerity
(48,938 posts)
Ms. Toad
(36,433 posts)I saw that everything at the beginning of the list was alphabetized, so I just scrolled. (I think I was on my cell phone when I first saw the list, so searching for a word within a page is a bit more complicated than on a computer - the difference makes scrolling on the phone faster - but obviously less accurate!
UTUSN
(73,674 posts)Celerity
(48,938 posts)It cherry-picks data and also conflates individual employees with the firms themselves, so if some people working for a firm give to Rethugs, the entire firm is black-listed by the list, which is dodgy AF in terms of methodology.
Here is an older DU OP with the same list
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219776816 (notice that the YT video for that one has been taken down)
here are my replies from that thread:
I looked up Urban Outfitters and the record does not back up the YT video claims for 2020, 2022, and 2024.
And yes, it is individuals, not the firm itself.
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/urban-outfitters/totals?id=D000030711


That app is cherry picking old data from OpenSecrets.
Paul Ryan has not run since 2016, for example.
In the last 3 cycles, 2020, 2022, and 2024, the vast majority of contributions from individuals at Urban Outfitters have went to Democratic candidates.
Also, it is problematic to cast blame on entire companies in general for the actions of some of their employees.
I am sorry, but I am going to have to give a hard pass to that app that list, and that video.
Cheers,
Cel
It actually is not, see my replies in this thread. The information is cherry picked and misleading.
I hope my years here on DU exposing corporate abuse and skulduggery lend some legitimacy to my call-out. I am absolutely not a corporate shill type, but I also do my due diligence, and this list is not something I feel is accurate and/or reliable enough to label firms with based solely upon what it says.