Posted on 07/07/2020 7:30:20 AM PDT by CodeJockey
Anti-racist protests in the wake of recent high-profile police killings of Black people will take on another form on Tuesday, July 7: economic protest. . . . Blackout Day 2020, taking place on Tuesday, July 7, is a call to action to unite Black people in economic solidarity. In a video posted May 8, 2020, the event’s founder, Texas-based Calvin Martyr, asked for Black people in America for one day to not spend a dollar — “not online, not on Amazon, no fast food places, no restaurants, no stores.”
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Sounds like a good safe day to go out and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine
with or without welfare payments?
I’ve been planning on a new guitar amp. Guess I’ll buy it today.
Does it really matter what day they buy things? They will still go to the store.
But, how will they obtain another bottle of White Port?
Is Thunderbird OK?
At best this 13% of the US population represents $2 trillion in economic activity.
And yeah, that’s 9th.
Wonder if there’ll still be Black Friday sales riots.
KFC and Popeyes hardest hit?
Fixed.
Genius doesn’t realize that people will still need to eat on that day, so they’ll just spend more money the day before.
Second house on the left. One with blankets in the windows.
reminds me I have to run into town an buy something today....probably many things.....hope I don’t get doxxed for it....
My wallet thinks everyday is Blackout Tuesday.
Just got chlorine at the pool store, supplies from hardware store and miscellaneous groceries this afternoon.
Yea, how about no EBT Tuesday.
See how they like that..
Yea 9th place where their GDP comes from the heavens...
The malls might be safe today..
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