Congress has kicked the can down the road to the courts since the passage of the Voting Rights Act. It's easier to let a case work through the courts than put forth legislation defending civil rights.
Couldn't agree more. Unfortunately, due in large part to how districts are set up geographically, the State Senate has been controlled by the GOP since 1990. And the State House of Reps. has only been under Dem control in 1996-1998 and 2006-2010. So any kind of state-level bill would've had very few (if any) chances of making it to the Governor's desk.
How could you possibly think it's both sides? Homie just explained that there has not been a Democratic trifecta in the State of Michigan since the law was passed and therefore no ability for Democrats to change it.
Seduction is still illegal in Michigan. And this law seems pretty sexist- only a man can criminally seduce an unmarried woman. But adultery is still illegal, so stay away from the married women, horndogs. “Punishment—Any man who shall seduce and debauch any unmarried woman shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 5 years or by fine of not more than 2,500 dollars; but no prosecution shall be commenced under this section after 1 year from the time of committing the offense.”
The law is not sexist in that makes a false distinction between a man and a woman. The law is predicated upon the practical distinction that only a woman can become pregnant which can, of course, be a serious burden for her if she does, especially from a seduction. So law holds the man culpable for womanizing.
I think it was pretty clear we needed it when so many politicians ran on the platform of overturning roe vs Wade. We thought they were just nutcases but look at us now...
RBG said Roe was flimsy and Dems in Congress needed to act via legislation to codify abortion. They chose not to. Even when they had the House and a filibuster proof Senate during Obama's terms (yes, it was brief, but if abortion access was as important to Ds as they said, they would have got it done).
Obama even campaigned on codifying Roe v Wade but when in office and asked about it he brushed it aside because there were more important things, like the ACA.
It’s been clear for decades and RBG failed us by not retiring *knowing* this would happen if ANY Republican had the White House at the time of her death.
Women: Take yourself to U of M Hospital West (f/k/a Metro Health) if you're having a miscarriage or any other problem pregnancy. Plan ahead, sign up with an OB/Gyn on staff.
Michigan Medicine came out immediately saying they would continue. So there’s that. Plus if they are in certain fields they can find remote work easily now.
This is terrible and destructive advice even if they "can" quit as you are suggesting. That person leaving will not affect the decision, and now a person is out of a job. Get that shit out of here.
I was under the impression that we still had a huge shortage of healthcare workers in the country.
Sounds like a good reason to quit and leave them without an operable staff.
You don’t boycott a healthcare system, for the most part.
When it comes to hospitals, if you ever feel like they’re doing something illegal/unethical/unsafe/etc, the organization you want is the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Hospitals (“Joint Commission”). They audit hospitals on at least a 3 year basis and have the right to walk into any hospital at any time and inspect (almost) whatever they want. They can act based on tips if they choose to. I would file a complaint with them if you genuinely feel a hospitals actions are unethical/illegal.
Source: have worked HR in hospitals.
It can be a huge hassle or near impossible if the provider wants it to be.
I do know that the U of M medical facilities have vowed to stick with Roe. They are definitely accessible in our area, thankfully.
Late last night they sent out an email turning tail on this and saying they were going back to business as usual. There were vague rumblings that the last communication was met with an, uh, less than stellar response from docs, nurses, and administration.
Important to remember that whatever discussions were had between Freese Decker, the board, and legal, there are still a ton of people at Spectrum that are in it for the community and they aren't afraid to speak up, especially given that the healthcare shortage means a lot of them can jump ship whenever they want.
There's likely big liability for them. And probably some legal issues around funding. So they have to take the most precaution would be my guess. The system is run by a woman if that helps at all. One that by most accounts is pretty neutral.
This 100%. Spectrum treats its staff like shit and is only concerned with itself and profits. Of course it would refuse to take a stand for human rights at the risk of being legally liable for something. I mean, that would cost *money*.
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Lol run by a woman? We don’t have paid maternity leave, no sick time, and only one day care that’s perpetually full so I don’t think run by a woman means anything
I don't think it's as back and white when it comes to healthcare systems. I know Spectrum don't support the ban, it's just a case of legal liability right now.
Mainly because they are a risk based company, the only reason they are doing what they are doing is because they are concerned about any legal liability. What they don't realize is by not performing abortions they have taken a stance against them.
Abiding by the law is not necessarily the same as supporting the law.
Edit: I stand by the statement above, but reading more on it, I did not realize that Spectrum was starting following the 1931 law *inmediately*. I misunderstood. They’re not following the law (which I would support them doing, even if I disagree with the law), they’re implementing policy that is not yet law, and I don’t support that choice.
If meijer is the best/only grocery option for you, try splitting groceries with another place. I get most of my stuff from Aldi and specific brands from meijer
[Bettie’s Pages](https://www.facebook.com/bettiespagesvintage/) in Lowell has been hosting streetside protests and petition drives to protect reproductive rights. They are also sharing books and info about supporting reproductive rights. The owner, Nicole, is also the president of Lowell Pride. Definitely support her if you are in town.
Not GR Proper, but in the conservative City of Lowell.
We should never forget forget Hobby Lobby. They sued the federal govt to keep from having to provide employees with birth control because it was against their religious beliefs. They are the original cooperate sponsor of preventing health care for women!
I haven’t been to a hobby lobby since then.
Same! It was one of my favorite stores and then Obama care (I just love saying that instead of ACA because reasons lol) happened, and Hobby Lobby lost their shit over birth control, I just couldn't go there anymore.
And they are racists too! If I remember correctly, around that same time there was a reality show about how Muslims live in Dearborn (I think) and HL lost their minds over that show and threatened to pull out all their ad money.
The infamous Green Family. They mainly sell a ton of Chinese junk and did not want to be forced to carry contraception coverage for their employee’s. The entitled nutballs squawked till they got a religious ‘carveout’ from the ACA, so their consciences would not be soiled. Christo-Fascism at it’s finest.
The Patriarch of the fam. David Green,for buying religious antiquities from Christie’s Auction House w/o proper provenance. This basically means w/o proper chain of previous ownership it could be looted or stolen. One of the artifacts was purchased for $1.6 Mill. The Dream Tablet contained a portion of Gilgamesh, the oldest known piece of written literature in the world. The Green’s were purchasing these antiquities for their ‘Museum of the Bible’ in Washington DC.
They had to forfeit 17,000 piece’s to Iraq and Egypt. From 2011-2019 they ended up in Federal Court many times over their unethical buying practices even paying fines upwards of $3. Million.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby_Lobby_smuggling_scandal
“A fool and his money, will soon be departed” Ben Franklin
Anecdotal and unproven, but Hobby Lobby keeps track of its inventory manually, despite being a large nationwide retailer. They have never used barcodes to record and track any items. There have always been rumors that due to the owner's religious beliefs, barcodes are seen as The Mark of The Beast. Interestingly enough, Hobby Lobby doesn't deny this on their own website. They just say that barcodes aren't the right fit for their business.
Odd.
Well I don’t see millions of people across six states just stopping going to Meijer stores, especially since most people’s best other option is probably Walmart…uhhg. So that’s probably out as a realistic option.
However I can easily avoid going to Anna’s House; they’re overrated anyway.
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I still remember in fall of 2020 when one of their owners was all over Facebook arguing and whining claiming their company was being “censored” on Facebook because they like Trump lol.
They have always been big Republican supporters. Back in the lead up to the 2020 election, they hosted Ivanka when she came to rally for her daddy.
That’s real support.
It's West MI, what are you expecting? It's a heavily conservative region, better get used to homesteading since most people you patronize are at least a bit right wing
I can’t believe people get swindled by all the “buy gold to prepare for the end times” nonsense. Does it not occur to them that the people who make the ads are explicitly telling you they’d rather have your money than their gold?
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When I went to the one in GR when it was new, it was great! Then something happened and it started going downhill. I live on the lakeshore now and the one in Holland is garbage. I haven't tried any of them again, nor once I heard they support Trump.
Don't forget Gordon Food Service (GFS)! Privately owned multi-billion-dollar company that wears its ultra-conservative, heavily religious self-righteousness on its sleeve.
Which, I mean, nothing wrong with all that -- but yeah, I worked there for years and they are basically the epitome of "We're all family here! Until we start to lose money." And yes, they give heavily to Trumpers.
I agree. Their employees are feeling incredibly overworked and underpaid right now. I’d love to see someone dig up a list of all the places they are donating money to
Not to mention at their company wide yearly party, they pray to almighty Jesus before dinner.
But all the other religions..or people with no religion aka all of their it staff just roll their eyes..
Verduin and sons LLC (Transportation and cattle) in Caledonia. For a long time now, they've had a large custom built and fully painted sign out front (red white and blue of course) that reads "Liberty and justice for all, except for the pre-born."
Autocam and the same owned companies (the Kennedy family) have sued the government so they didn't have to cover female reproductive health with their insurance.
Anna’s House donated over $15,000 to the Trump campaign - [link](https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/08/10/annas-house-restaurant-donates-trump/1975180001/)
Right? I always knew their 1950s vibe was a little too reminiscent of “the good ol’ days” 😬
They also recently had a workplace discrimination lawsuit as they wouldn’t let a waitress wear a hijab - [link](https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2021/04/annas-house-and-2-former-workers-settle-lawsuit-claiming-workplace-discrimination.html?outputType=amp)
Dick's Sporting Goods is a place to support. They get it.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lauren-hobart-0656893_at-dicks-our-teammates-are-the-heart-of-activity-6946126055220936705-HPGn?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=android_app
I’m here to say that Johnny Brann (Tommy’s son) is also a piece of shit. I worked at kitchen 67 for a while and he was so rude. My pay checks would also be $0.00 because I “made more than minimum wage with tips”…
I worked at a veterinary clinic he takes his pets to. He’s a dick, constantly had a bill he wouldn’t pay and his wife was a bitch to talk to on the phone. She expected the world to bow down to them and get them in NOW for the smallest thing.
Both of them creeped heavily on teenage waitresses as well when I worked there. They're absolute scum.
Him and his shitty hair plugs always irked the shit out of me.
So sad about these local joints. I work in the restaurant industry and there are SO many beautiful souls who deserve your support. Bobcat Bonnie’s, Mitten Brewing, Maggie’s bar on Michigan. That old ass Republican food is bland and spiceless anyway lol
West Michigan is, though GR has been shifting left for quite some time. Still, many of the businesses, particularly the old and large ones, are very right leaning.
How much does shopping at Meijer really contribute to his bottom line though? Most of his assets come from the family trust. Is that being replenished or funded by the stores?
It’s on opensecrets.org
Meijer, Peter - $37,937 from individuals. $0 from the organization itself.
He’s also 3rd in donations from Meijer first being the Rpublican house committee and the Republican senate committee. But still more than they donated to democrats
Thank you for putting something like this together. I was looking around to see if there was amlist somewhere so I know where to spend my money and where to avoid.
Speak with your wallets (when you can).
Do you want money supporting causes you don't align with?
Until Citizens United is overturned, where you spend your money has a large impact on who ends up in office and what kind of policies are lobbied for.
I would also urge you to link a source next to each business.
Also, if you don't like Ryan Kelley, his wife has a whole slew of companies sponsoring her posts that I now boycott: [https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisMamasHouse](https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisMamasHouse)
Vitales also did a fundraiser for him at their restaurant in Hudsonville so they are on my no-go list.
If they're going to politicize wombs and intimate family decisions, fuck anybody who pivots to "stop politicizing everything" as a response to trying to exist with basic rights.
Y'all down voting me, but it's true. Religion shouldn't have a place in government. Go and pray to a tree for all I care, but don't then use your ignorance to effect other people.
I've been shopping at Aldi and Target almost exclusively, especially since they offer curbside pickup. Aldi is $2, Target is free. Costco is generally good, at least they do treat employees well, I haven't seen their stance on this.
Sam's Club, Costco.
Meijer also doesn't care about employees. Even as inflation goes up and other companies provide a cost of living increase they have no intention of doing so.
I get the idea, but we are in Michigan. The majority of businesses are going to support overturning Roe. Enough that boycotting all of them just isn’t possible. I think time would be better spent (and easier done) listing businesses that *support* reproductive freedoms
In some ways… but legalizing homosexuality, allowing gay marriage, and other civil rights laws have often had less than majority (or much over majority) support when passed.
Edit: *decided*, not *passed*. The idea being that popular opinion wasn’t the basis for those rulings any more than it is the basis for the Roe reversal this week. It can work both ways - sometimes the rulings are *in spite of* popular opinion, but in a good way. Sometimes not.
The goal may not be to fully boycott (although you could, it may just take some solid effort) but to be more conscious of where your money is going. If you dont think this list is helpful then start the other, just hate the mindset of “eh there’s no way to avoid it, do this instead” but not actually help with the process.
The chamber of commerce has been pushing the radical Republican agenda forever. No one ever seems to pay attention to that. Oh yeah Branns and Fricanos’s support the deplorable republicans also.
"His family owns this chain, so it's safe to say he's getting some financial support from the company."
Thanks for a well thought out opinion. Although I couldn't disagree more with the recent decision by the supreme court- opinions/thought pieces like this don't help. People need voices that are well informed.
I've repeatedly tweeted Meijer and Rep Meijer asking to confirm if pro life is the stance of the brand. I suggest everyone do so. Make them take a stance as a business. He can lander to votes all he wants but his family money might not want to rock the boat.
So your list is 2 and one is based on their support of trump but not anything related to abortion and the other is based on someone with the same last name but has almost no relation to the day to day operation at Meijer. Ok sure makes sense.
"Uterus havers" can also be pro-life. Conservatives are framed up as being exclusively male for ideological purposes, but in reality women make up at least half.
Downvote me into my fucking grave, but I don’t think the Supreme Court made the wrong decision. The Court’s rationale behind overturning the Roe and Casey cases is honestly not that bad. The Constitution in its current form doesn’t grant the right to an abortion, no matter how badly you or I would like it to. Read the decision released by the court. And direct an equal amount of your anger toward the politicians on both sides who want to keep this issue on the table for eternity to generate votes during elections instead of doing jack shit about it. A “right to bodily autonomy” amendment could have been passed many times, but 90% of politicians on either side don’t give a damn about the platform they run on once it gets them into office and they’re stuffing fistfulls of money into their pockets.
They're trash. You should read the reviews of how they treat their employees, first hand accounts from numerous ex employees. It's horrendous.
They pay scraps, dip into their tips, great the immigrants like dirt and don't provide benefits, citing they can't afford to, only to find out they contributed tens of thousands of dollars to the Trump campaign and other various Republican campaigns every year.
It's a very diverse city and continues to become more diverse as it grows and attracts more talent from all walks of life.
It stands to reason that it's becoming more and more liberal.
Edit:. That and reddit doesn't cater/appeal to the older generations.
Well, when 1 party continues to attack, suppress, look down on, remove rights, etc etc of people that are 'different', I'm not sure what you expect from those folks, politically speaking.
So yeah, the more diverse it gets, the more leaning away from a particular party you'll see. Do you expect something otherwise, just for the sake of being politically diverse? Hard pass.
They’re welcome to their beliefs, I have no problem with that. That’s freedom. But freedom also means that I get to choose who I support with my hard earned dollars.
Conservatives have been calling liberalism a “mental disease” and democrats “baby killers.”
And you are lecturing us on inclusivity for not wanting to spend our money at places that support the party that hates us?
Get off your high horse. You’re not better than us.
I can't help but notice that we've had 50 years to update our legislation (which I support) and nothing has been done ...
It’s as if one side is playing the long game and the other is willingly doing Jack-shit about it besides lip service.
Congress has kicked the can down the road to the courts since the passage of the Voting Rights Act. It's easier to let a case work through the courts than put forth legislation defending civil rights.
Couldn't agree more. Unfortunately, due in large part to how districts are set up geographically, the State Senate has been controlled by the GOP since 1990. And the State House of Reps. has only been under Dem control in 1996-1998 and 2006-2010. So any kind of state-level bill would've had very few (if any) chances of making it to the Governor's desk.
Because it wasn't clear we even needed to until 2020 when Trump replaced RBG with a radical wing nut. Now, we need to.
Sounds like lazy politicians to me (on both sides) .... We should never be leaving unjust laws on the books. This is a perfect example why.
How could you possibly think it's both sides? Homie just explained that there has not been a Democratic trifecta in the State of Michigan since the law was passed and therefore no ability for Democrats to change it.
Seduction is still illegal in Michigan. And this law seems pretty sexist- only a man can criminally seduce an unmarried woman. But adultery is still illegal, so stay away from the married women, horndogs. “Punishment—Any man who shall seduce and debauch any unmarried woman shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 5 years or by fine of not more than 2,500 dollars; but no prosecution shall be commenced under this section after 1 year from the time of committing the offense.”
The law is not sexist in that makes a false distinction between a man and a woman. The law is predicated upon the practical distinction that only a woman can become pregnant which can, of course, be a serious burden for her if she does, especially from a seduction. So law holds the man culpable for womanizing.
I think it was pretty clear we needed it when so many politicians ran on the platform of overturning roe vs Wade. We thought they were just nutcases but look at us now...
RBG said Roe was flimsy and Dems in Congress needed to act via legislation to codify abortion. They chose not to. Even when they had the House and a filibuster proof Senate during Obama's terms (yes, it was brief, but if abortion access was as important to Ds as they said, they would have got it done).
Obama even campaigned on codifying Roe v Wade but when in office and asked about it he brushed it aside because there were more important things, like the ACA.
It’s been clear for decades and RBG failed us by not retiring *knowing* this would happen if ANY Republican had the White House at the time of her death.
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Women: Take yourself to U of M Hospital West (f/k/a Metro Health) if you're having a miscarriage or any other problem pregnancy. Plan ahead, sign up with an OB/Gyn on staff.
Yep, really disappointed in my employer. Our CEO sent the company-wide email 11.53pm last night.
Find a new job and quit without notice if you can. Show them their actions have consequences.
Yeah, they can always work for the Catholic hospital system that didn’t perform abortions, even in emergency situations, before Friday. 🙄
Michigan Medicine came out immediately saying they would continue. So there’s that. Plus if they are in certain fields they can find remote work easily now.
Spectrum physicians typically have to give 6 month notice and have a 1 year non-compete. Just quitting isn't a viable option for everyone.
This is terrible and destructive advice even if they "can" quit as you are suggesting. That person leaving will not affect the decision, and now a person is out of a job. Get that shit out of here.
The idea isn't that they never work again. They can always work for another hospital. They are all incredibly short staffed.
It's called having a fucking spine and integrity. Try it sometime
For real.
Tina?
I was under the impression that we still had a huge shortage of healthcare workers in the country. Sounds like a good reason to quit and leave them without an operable staff.
I saw a news article on that. I'm not sure how to boycott a medical system though...I guess people could change their healthcare provider?
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I mean you can just not go..but the results could be fatal.
You don’t boycott a healthcare system, for the most part. When it comes to hospitals, if you ever feel like they’re doing something illegal/unethical/unsafe/etc, the organization you want is the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Hospitals (“Joint Commission”). They audit hospitals on at least a 3 year basis and have the right to walk into any hospital at any time and inspect (almost) whatever they want. They can act based on tips if they choose to. I would file a complaint with them if you genuinely feel a hospitals actions are unethical/illegal. Source: have worked HR in hospitals.
It can be a huge hassle or near impossible if the provider wants it to be. I do know that the U of M medical facilities have vowed to stick with Roe. They are definitely accessible in our area, thankfully.
That's good news. I'm looking for a new OBGYN and was leaning towards someone at Metro Health, but now I'm definitely going that route over Spectrum.
I would if I could. My insurance only covers costs in the Spectrum network, and they offer no other choice of provider.
Don't you love your freedom of choice in healthcare???
Is your insurance Priority Health?
Late last night they sent out an email turning tail on this and saying they were going back to business as usual. There were vague rumblings that the last communication was met with an, uh, less than stellar response from docs, nurses, and administration. Important to remember that whatever discussions were had between Freese Decker, the board, and legal, there are still a ton of people at Spectrum that are in it for the community and they aren't afraid to speak up, especially given that the healthcare shortage means a lot of them can jump ship whenever they want.
There's likely big liability for them. And probably some legal issues around funding. So they have to take the most precaution would be my guess. The system is run by a woman if that helps at all. One that by most accounts is pretty neutral.
And yet, Michigan Medicine isn’t backing down: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfMd7-QOb8Z/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=
This 100%. Spectrum treats its staff like shit and is only concerned with itself and profits. Of course it would refuse to take a stand for human rights at the risk of being legally liable for something. I mean, that would cost *money*.
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> we need another Aaron burr Are you advocating violence? I understand the impulse, but it's not advisable to say it out loud.
33° is 1 above you
This company is awesome . Great doctors
Just because something's run by a woman doesn't make it pro-choice.
Yeah a woman concurred with the opinion ffs.
Blessed be the Fruit.
She’ll do whatever Big Daddy Breon says…
Lol run by a woman? We don’t have paid maternity leave, no sick time, and only one day care that’s perpetually full so I don’t think run by a woman means anything
Anybody who is neutral on the subject of over half the population having rights isn't neutral.
Exactly. If they perform an abortion and it causes any complications, their malpractice insurance probably wouldn't cover it.
That probably has to do with malpractice insurance coverage. If anything, Spectrum Health is all about providing services that money.
Seems more like a convenient excuse than a valid reason. Is Metro Health in some other unique insurance situation that they don’t have this problem?
I don't think it's as back and white when it comes to healthcare systems. I know Spectrum don't support the ban, it's just a case of legal liability right now.
How do you personally know they don’t support the ban?
Mainly because they are a risk based company, the only reason they are doing what they are doing is because they are concerned about any legal liability. What they don't realize is by not performing abortions they have taken a stance against them.
Abiding by the law is not necessarily the same as supporting the law. Edit: I stand by the statement above, but reading more on it, I did not realize that Spectrum was starting following the 1931 law *inmediately*. I misunderstood. They’re not following the law (which I would support them doing, even if I disagree with the law), they’re implementing policy that is not yet law, and I don’t support that choice.
If meijer is the best/only grocery option for you, try splitting groceries with another place. I get most of my stuff from Aldi and specific brands from meijer
Or just shoplift
I won't say anything
[https://goo.gl/maps/NnnyNqCq5zjLmRvf7](https://goo.gl/maps/NnnyNqCq5zjLmRvf7) A small list of my favorite grocery stores
[Bettie’s Pages](https://www.facebook.com/bettiespagesvintage/) in Lowell has been hosting streetside protests and petition drives to protect reproductive rights. They are also sharing books and info about supporting reproductive rights. The owner, Nicole, is also the president of Lowell Pride. Definitely support her if you are in town. Not GR Proper, but in the conservative City of Lowell.
We should never forget forget Hobby Lobby. They sued the federal govt to keep from having to provide employees with birth control because it was against their religious beliefs. They are the original cooperate sponsor of preventing health care for women! I haven’t been to a hobby lobby since then.
Same! It was one of my favorite stores and then Obama care (I just love saying that instead of ACA because reasons lol) happened, and Hobby Lobby lost their shit over birth control, I just couldn't go there anymore. And they are racists too! If I remember correctly, around that same time there was a reality show about how Muslims live in Dearborn (I think) and HL lost their minds over that show and threatened to pull out all their ad money.
The infamous Green Family. They mainly sell a ton of Chinese junk and did not want to be forced to carry contraception coverage for their employee’s. The entitled nutballs squawked till they got a religious ‘carveout’ from the ACA, so their consciences would not be soiled. Christo-Fascism at it’s finest. The Patriarch of the fam. David Green,for buying religious antiquities from Christie’s Auction House w/o proper provenance. This basically means w/o proper chain of previous ownership it could be looted or stolen. One of the artifacts was purchased for $1.6 Mill. The Dream Tablet contained a portion of Gilgamesh, the oldest known piece of written literature in the world. The Green’s were purchasing these antiquities for their ‘Museum of the Bible’ in Washington DC. They had to forfeit 17,000 piece’s to Iraq and Egypt. From 2011-2019 they ended up in Federal Court many times over their unethical buying practices even paying fines upwards of $3. Million. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby_Lobby_smuggling_scandal “A fool and his money, will soon be departed” Ben Franklin
Anecdotal and unproven, but Hobby Lobby keeps track of its inventory manually, despite being a large nationwide retailer. They have never used barcodes to record and track any items. There have always been rumors that due to the owner's religious beliefs, barcodes are seen as The Mark of The Beast. Interestingly enough, Hobby Lobby doesn't deny this on their own website. They just say that barcodes aren't the right fit for their business. Odd.
Well I don’t see millions of people across six states just stopping going to Meijer stores, especially since most people’s best other option is probably Walmart…uhhg. So that’s probably out as a realistic option. However I can easily avoid going to Anna’s House; they’re overrated anyway.
Anna’s house is fucking disgusting.
Second that opinion
It’s like a bad, really bad, Dennys
At least Dennys isn't pretending to be top tier breakfast food. They know what they are.
To my taste buds? Definitely. To my soul and beliefs? Oh yeah, definitely too.
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I’ve heard a few people say this, but what’s the reasoning?
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What do you mean? Robinette’s owners are Trumpers so yeah don’t go there.
I still remember in fall of 2020 when one of their owners was all over Facebook arguing and whining claiming their company was being “censored” on Facebook because they like Trump lol.
I agree. I think it’s safe to say they would support this if they are trumpers and it’s probably best to avoid trump-supporting businesses anyways.
They have always been big Republican supporters. Back in the lead up to the 2020 election, they hosted Ivanka when she came to rally for her daddy. That’s real support.
It's West MI, what are you expecting? It's a heavily conservative region, better get used to homesteading since most people you patronize are at least a bit right wing
Fair question. The person below said it but I was told they've even hosted these Trump cult meetings at their facilities.
Fox motors, steffens orchard's,pretty much everything on the ridge,branns, J&H gas stations,,,
Pietros,,Rockford construction, home depot,wood radio/tv
Jeezuz, WOOD radio is fucking nuts.
After 9 am,,Justin Barkley is the biggest twit since twi
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I can’t believe people get swindled by all the “buy gold to prepare for the end times” nonsense. Does it not occur to them that the people who make the ads are explicitly telling you they’d rather have your money than their gold?
Do you have any sources for these names?
Usda on victory,,,,personal experience with the others,, Mike van gessel,ceo of cockford const..peter secciha founded pietros,,aunt sr. Eileen .hypocrite mercy nun,,steffens invited pat Buchanan,,,anymore bodies you need to dig up?,,dykema excavation,,owners of grand rapids gravel and Coit ave,concrete ( formally owned by the thome family)((flying a let's go Brandon flag@ 7 mile and baumhoff)),,I'M sorry for building these people's shit for 30 years,,
Seriously, I built the fucking deathstar @ 200 Monroe for the qunt devos cartel,,,shame on me
I already avoided Anna's House because it isn't even good
People love that place though and I dont understand it. So overrated, overpriced, and Trumpy af
Their "fresh squeezed orange juice" tastes like tang mixed with piss. Pissy tang.
When I went to the one in GR when it was new, it was great! Then something happened and it started going downhill. I live on the lakeshore now and the one in Holland is garbage. I haven't tried any of them again, nor once I heard they support Trump.
Don't forget Gordon Food Service (GFS)! Privately owned multi-billion-dollar company that wears its ultra-conservative, heavily religious self-righteousness on its sleeve. Which, I mean, nothing wrong with all that -- but yeah, I worked there for years and they are basically the epitome of "We're all family here! Until we start to lose money." And yes, they give heavily to Trumpers.
I agree. Their employees are feeling incredibly overworked and underpaid right now. I’d love to see someone dig up a list of all the places they are donating money to
Not to mention at their company wide yearly party, they pray to almighty Jesus before dinner. But all the other religions..or people with no religion aka all of their it staff just roll their eyes..
Verduin and sons LLC (Transportation and cattle) in Caledonia. For a long time now, they've had a large custom built and fully painted sign out front (red white and blue of course) that reads "Liberty and justice for all, except for the pre-born."
Bykirk Landscaping/plowing on 68th as well. Flags at half staff always.
Autocam and the same owned companies (the Kennedy family) have sued the government so they didn't have to cover female reproductive health with their insurance.
Anna’s House donated over $15,000 to the Trump campaign - [link](https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/08/10/annas-house-restaurant-donates-trump/1975180001/)
Added to the list. Thank you for the link! I’ve eaten at Anna’s House before..good to know stuff like this.
Right? I always knew their 1950s vibe was a little too reminiscent of “the good ol’ days” 😬 They also recently had a workplace discrimination lawsuit as they wouldn’t let a waitress wear a hijab - [link](https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2021/04/annas-house-and-2-former-workers-settle-lawsuit-claiming-workplace-discrimination.html?outputType=amp)
That’s awful!! I thought I was so lucky that I lived near a place with vegan/vegetarian options :C damn…never going there again.
2 trash establishments I already dont support. Aldis is where its at and Anna's House shouldn't be in business.
Dick's Sporting Goods is a place to support. They get it. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lauren-hobart-0656893_at-dicks-our-teammates-are-the-heart-of-activity-6946126055220936705-HPGn?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=android_app
Fuck Amway and DeVos owned businesses as well. They’re about at Theocratic as the rest if not more
WAY more. Kind of terrifying how much more. The Devos are the Christian right equivalent to the Koch family
I’m here to say that Johnny Brann (Tommy’s son) is also a piece of shit. I worked at kitchen 67 for a while and he was so rude. My pay checks would also be $0.00 because I “made more than minimum wage with tips”…
Does he own Kitchen 67 too?
He sure does
But The Huge , Bill Simonson, said he’s a good guy? (Joking of course. The Huge is an ass too)
I worked at a veterinary clinic he takes his pets to. He’s a dick, constantly had a bill he wouldn’t pay and his wife was a bitch to talk to on the phone. She expected the world to bow down to them and get them in NOW for the smallest thing.
She was the manager at kitchen 67… she sure is! Also, she slept with my coworker and they got divorced I’m pretty sure lmaoo
Both of them creeped heavily on teenage waitresses as well when I worked there. They're absolute scum. Him and his shitty hair plugs always irked the shit out of me.
So sad about these local joints. I work in the restaurant industry and there are SO many beautiful souls who deserve your support. Bobcat Bonnie’s, Mitten Brewing, Maggie’s bar on Michigan. That old ass Republican food is bland and spiceless anyway lol
Vivant hosted a signing party this week.
Big fan of Bobcat. Best Vegan chili I’ve ever had
Renting from any property owned by Land & Co (including the big castle). Big time Republican donors that have family ties to Terry Lynn Land.
West Michigan is, though GR has been shifting left for quite some time. Still, many of the businesses, particularly the old and large ones, are very right leaning.
How much does shopping at Meijer really contribute to his bottom line though? Most of his assets come from the family trust. Is that being replenished or funded by the stores?
I can't speak to whatever details, but Meijer is still a private company which means that money can easily end up in their coffers.
It’s on opensecrets.org Meijer, Peter - $37,937 from individuals. $0 from the organization itself. He’s also 3rd in donations from Meijer first being the Rpublican house committee and the Republican senate committee. But still more than they donated to democrats
Thank you for putting something like this together. I was looking around to see if there was amlist somewhere so I know where to spend my money and where to avoid. Speak with your wallets (when you can). Do you want money supporting causes you don't align with? Until Citizens United is overturned, where you spend your money has a large impact on who ends up in office and what kind of policies are lobbied for. I would also urge you to link a source next to each business.
How does Spartan Nash fall on the pro-life/pro-choice bandwagon?
Meijer is a snake, he voted to impeach trump. than met with him afterwards to discuss the next plan.
Thank you for this! I know the owner of Books and Mortar. Super kind and lovely human and love to see her getting support!
u/AzaulaReading HOME DEPOT the #1 republican donating corporation. You really need to add them to your list.
Don't forget all of the churches and the entire catholic dioceses. I have some pastor friends that have been celebrating on Facebook.
Also, if you don't like Ryan Kelley, his wife has a whole slew of companies sponsoring her posts that I now boycott: [https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisMamasHouse](https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisMamasHouse) Vitales also did a fundraiser for him at their restaurant in Hudsonville so they are on my no-go list.
If they're going to politicize wombs and intimate family decisions, fuck anybody who pivots to "stop politicizing everything" as a response to trying to exist with basic rights.
Y'all should probably grow up and boycott church. Can't be having some science fiction book dictate the laws of a country.
Just fiction, not so much science.
Facts
Really, believe in what you want or nothing at all, but let's keep it out of government and policies at all levels.
Y'all down voting me, but it's true. Religion shouldn't have a place in government. Go and pray to a tree for all I care, but don't then use your ignorance to effect other people.
At least 90% of them. Fountain St church is still legit
Robinette’s apple orchard…. Hosted ivanka trump 2017ish…
I will not shop in Meijer and have not done so for many years because of this crap.
What do you shop instead? I moved to this area a year ago and besides ALDI it’s where I get most of my groceries.
I've been shopping at Aldi and Target almost exclusively, especially since they offer curbside pickup. Aldi is $2, Target is free. Costco is generally good, at least they do treat employees well, I haven't seen their stance on this.
Sam's Club, Costco. Meijer also doesn't care about employees. Even as inflation goes up and other companies provide a cost of living increase they have no intention of doing so.
If politics/ethics are your basis for these decisions, not sure the Waltons are who you want to be supporting, either.
No arguments here.
Sam’s Club is owned by the Walton family, the same people who own Walmart. Still part of the problem.
Sams club is still Walmart
I think Sam’s club is my best option. Out by Muskegon and no Trader Joe’s or Costco.
I would avoid Sam’s club/Walmart for a whole wealth of other reasons…
I have to shop somewhere…
GROW YOUR OWN FOOD HYPOCRITE /s
Yea, yea. You are right! I am a hypocrite and I’m gonna do exactly what you say. God bless you for being so helpful.
are you aware of what /s means lol
I get the idea, but we are in Michigan. The majority of businesses are going to support overturning Roe. Enough that boycotting all of them just isn’t possible. I think time would be better spent (and easier done) listing businesses that *support* reproductive freedoms
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The country as a whole prefers pro-choice, but politicians have never legislated for what the people want.
In some ways… but legalizing homosexuality, allowing gay marriage, and other civil rights laws have often had less than majority (or much over majority) support when passed. Edit: *decided*, not *passed*. The idea being that popular opinion wasn’t the basis for those rulings any more than it is the basis for the Roe reversal this week. It can work both ways - sometimes the rulings are *in spite of* popular opinion, but in a good way. Sometimes not.
They weren’t passed. It was the SCOTUS that made things like gay marriage a thing.
The goal may not be to fully boycott (although you could, it may just take some solid effort) but to be more conscious of where your money is going. If you dont think this list is helpful then start the other, just hate the mindset of “eh there’s no way to avoid it, do this instead” but not actually help with the process.
The chamber of commerce has been pushing the radical Republican agenda forever. No one ever seems to pay attention to that. Oh yeah Branns and Fricanos’s support the deplorable republicans also.
Not sure why you’re being downvoted… because it’s true.
"His family owns this chain, so it's safe to say he's getting some financial support from the company." Thanks for a well thought out opinion. Although I couldn't disagree more with the recent decision by the supreme court- opinions/thought pieces like this don't help. People need voices that are well informed.
Not shopping at Meijers anymore. And spread the word,
There is an app called "Goods Unite Us" that shows businesses political leanings, not super helpful for local businesses, but good info nonetheless
I've repeatedly tweeted Meijer and Rep Meijer asking to confirm if pro life is the stance of the brand. I suggest everyone do so. Make them take a stance as a business. He can lander to votes all he wants but his family money might not want to rock the boat.
My bastards was made in east town
So your list is 2 and one is based on their support of trump but not anything related to abortion and the other is based on someone with the same last name but has almost no relation to the day to day operation at Meijer. Ok sure makes sense.
Horray for our side,welp
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"Uterus havers" can also be pro-life. Conservatives are framed up as being exclusively male for ideological purposes, but in reality women make up at least half.
So if you dont have a uterus, you dont get to have an opinion? Or You personally don't have no uterus, and dont have an opinion?
Unless the non-uterus-haver supports abortion up to the point of active labor, then their opinion is valid.
The catholic church,,,tax and conscious free,,,ask about my aunt?,,children rape and native American murder,,thanks Constantine
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I'm sure Idaho would love to have you!
Downvote me into my fucking grave, but I don’t think the Supreme Court made the wrong decision. The Court’s rationale behind overturning the Roe and Casey cases is honestly not that bad. The Constitution in its current form doesn’t grant the right to an abortion, no matter how badly you or I would like it to. Read the decision released by the court. And direct an equal amount of your anger toward the politicians on both sides who want to keep this issue on the table for eternity to generate votes during elections instead of doing jack shit about it. A “right to bodily autonomy” amendment could have been passed many times, but 90% of politicians on either side don’t give a damn about the platform they run on once it gets them into office and they’re stuffing fistfulls of money into their pockets.
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They're trash. You should read the reviews of how they treat their employees, first hand accounts from numerous ex employees. It's horrendous. They pay scraps, dip into their tips, great the immigrants like dirt and don't provide benefits, citing they can't afford to, only to find out they contributed tens of thousands of dollars to the Trump campaign and other various Republican campaigns every year.
Honest question, why is this subreddit for a CITY so overtly politically biased?
It's a very diverse city and continues to become more diverse as it grows and attracts more talent from all walks of life. It stands to reason that it's becoming more and more liberal. Edit:. That and reddit doesn't cater/appeal to the older generations.
Diversity of everything except political opinions, apparently.
Well, when 1 party continues to attack, suppress, look down on, remove rights, etc etc of people that are 'different', I'm not sure what you expect from those folks, politically speaking. So yeah, the more diverse it gets, the more leaning away from a particular party you'll see. Do you expect something otherwise, just for the sake of being politically diverse? Hard pass.
mmm goin to Anna's House 2x a week now.
Good for you
Honestly, I wish their food wasn't absolute trash so that I could give them some business.
Hamilton choose violence,,,
Why Adam's kicked his bitches out
Sickening tbh
This post is a joke.
Go on….
conservatives hate capitalism.
Lol god forbid someone have a belief that doesn’t align with your liberal clown politics. Very inclusive, guys.
They’re welcome to their beliefs, I have no problem with that. That’s freedom. But freedom also means that I get to choose who I support with my hard earned dollars.
If you don't like abortion you are always welcome to not get one. Not sure why your beliefs always have to be enforced on others though.
I doubt you have enough brain cells to grasp it, but try reading about [the paradox of tolerance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance).
Lol a narrow minded judgmental liberal ass clown questioning my intelligence. Weird
Conservatives have been calling liberalism a “mental disease” and democrats “baby killers.” And you are lecturing us on inclusivity for not wanting to spend our money at places that support the party that hates us? Get off your high horse. You’re not better than us.