National Blackout planned for September 16-20

[UltraBudgie]

Most people he sells to like the beans and grind them themself, I get it already ground. 

They keep much better when not ground I find. Preground only keeps a week or two before it gets a different taste unless you keep it in the freezer where it can last 4-5 weeks. In a factory sealed can it will last longer however! And stale coffee is still coffee haha. I have a grider I got 10 years or so ago that will hold about a pound of coffee beans in the little hopper, then you press a button and it will grind the amount you want by weight, it has three buttons you can set to different weights. I usually will grind 25 grams of coffee and then dump it in the coffee maker with 6 or 7 cups of water. I use Deer Park water from the store but I have a water distiller that I am in the process of hooking up because bottled water is expensive! I think it is much better to use coffee by weight rather than by volume because some coffee has more or less water already in the beans. It makes more consistent strength when you measure it by weight. The brewer I use I got for $45 back in the 90s which was expensive for a coffee maker then! It was from just before the time when they started making stuff to break every few years and has held up like a champ this long. I like it because it brews directly in to a thermos and that keeps the coffee warm without a burner plate that boils it down.

Even cheapest coffee beans can be great if roasted well and fresh! I used to roast coffee until roaster broke and I would buy it unroasted for very cheap it pays for itself over long run. Like many things if made with love that matters more than how much you pay or how well pictures of fancy foam lattes look on instagram!

I hope anyone doing this protest will think about things like stocking up on staples and doing their own cooking it really is a life skill, things like making own coffee at home or learning how to cook meal rather than restaurant or frozen or delivery or the prepackaged section at grocery store. You don't need corporation to live well!

[rickymouse]

They keep much better when not ground I find. Preground only keeps a week or two before it gets a different taste unless you keep it in the freezer where it can last 4-5 weeks. In a factory sealed can it will last longer however! And stale coffee is still coffee haha. I have a grider I got 10 years or so ago that will hold about a pound of coffee beans in the little hopper, then you press a button and it will grind the amount you want by weight, it has three buttons you can set to different weights. I usually will grind 25 grams of coffee and then dump it in the coffee maker with 6 or 7 cups of water. I use Deer Park water from the store but I have a water distiller that I am in the process of hooking up because bottled water is expensive! I think it is much better to use coffee by weight rather than by volume because some coffee has more or less water already in the beans. It makes more consistent strength when you measure it by weight. The brewer I use I got for $45 back in the 90s which was expensive for a coffee maker then! It was from just before the time when they started making stuff to break every few years and has held up like a champ this long. I like it because it brews directly in to a thermos and that keeps the coffee warm without a burner plate that boils it down.

Even cheapest coffee beans can be great if roasted well and fresh! I used to roast coffee until roaster broke and I would buy it unroasted for very cheap it pays for itself over long run. Like many things if made with love that matters more than how much you pay or how well pictures of fancy foam lattes look on instagram!

I hope anyone doing this protest will think about things like stocking up on staples and doing their own cooking it really is a life skill, things like making own coffee at home or learning how to cook meal rather than restaurant or frozen or delivery or the prepackaged section at grocery store. You don't need corporation to live well!

My coffee grinder went to hell about ten years ago, it was a little electric one.  They don't turn out very uniform in the little tiny food processor I have and it is well underpowered.  If I bought them from him in about five pounds at a time, without grinding, I could probably get a reasonable price for them.  Although, we make supper for their son and their grandkids almost all the week days, so I am sure that they will keep supplying me with coffee when I want it the way it is going now.

[quintessentone]

It appears a new group has joined in this movement, namely 'Blackout the System':

"What We Stand For

Our nation has been under siege. The constitution has been attacked. The people have been lied to, oppressed, robbed, and degraded. The current administration has been bought. Our veterans have been abandoned, our elderly have been left wanting, benefits have been removed from our children, and families are being torn apart each day. It is time for this to stop.
WE THE PEOPLE WILL STOP IT. "

"Prepare for the IMPACT!
There is time to make sure you have everything you need for this BLACKOUT, and ensure you plan for the greatest impact possible.  

To prevent "spike spending" before and after the BLACKOUT, we ask that all participants purchase goods needed from community-owned stores and markets leading up to the dates. This helps with sustained impact and keeps our money out of the mega businesses' pockets. 
- No Work
- No Spending
- No Travel
- No Projects
- No Events 
- No Restaurants 
- NO BACKING OUT!!!"

Blackout The System | Home Page

Other ways:

"Starve The Corporations
Remove/withdraw your money from the banks. Banks lend your money to corporations that purchase politicians who make policies against the people.  Regional credit unions are a better option."

"Stop Giving Them An Interest Free Loan

Adjust your W-4. Check your Taxes. Every paycheck, they take more than you owe — then give it back without interest at tax time. Adjust your W-4 so you keep more in your pocket now, instead of letting them use it all year."

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It will be interesting to see how this progresses.

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"Stick it to the man".

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[SomeStupidName]

Nothing says national pride like destroying the very means it's used to attain it's place in the world. I hope your efforts are met with failure. I like and support the direction my country is headed and I consider it so wonderful I would rather reduce the entire planet to cinders rather than loose it.

[quintessentone]

Nothing says national pride like destroying the very means it's used to attain it's place in the world. I hope your efforts are met with failure. I like and support the direction my country is headed and I consider it so wonderful I would rather reduce the entire planet to cinders rather than loose it.

You say destroying, while your countrymen say improving the lives of the working class and holding capitalist corporations accountable for various reasons. Potatoes, potatos.

[andy06shake]

Youtube, Facebook, TikTok, variousl headlines confirm the far Left is planning a nationwide boycott and work stoppage on September 16-20.  

The plan seems to be to not buy anything and to skip work.  

Civil unrest may happen but I haven't heard it mentioned specifically.

I can't really see what it will achieve much.

Apart from the skipping work part. 

[PorkChop96]

I can't really see what it will achieve much.

Apart from the skipping work part. 

We will probably see similar results to the "boycott" where that one tiktok "star" tried to get his following to do. Where most of the stores they were "boycotting" actually saw no change or, in some cases, even saw sales growth in that timeframe....


Maybe if they all skip work my drive to and from work will be even easier, and I might actually get more done without all the whiners

[quintessentone]

I can't really see what it will achieve much.

Apart from the skipping work part. 

To enlighten the average consumer as to the values and ethics of certain corporations' business models, which may not align with their values and ethics.

Take Amazon for example:

"The Amazon business model: 
Squeezes workers: While tripling profits in early 2024, Amazon surveils and pressures drivers and warehouse workers at the risk of severe physical and mental harm. 
Squeezes communities: While Amazon drained 2 billion US dollars from US communities to build new data centres, Jeff Bezos moved to Miami to save 600 million US dollars in taxes. 
Squeezes the planet: While Amazon plans to deploy 465,000 new, energy-hungry AI servers each year, most of them won’t be powered by renewable electricity."
Make Amazon Pay

[SomeStupidName]

To enlighten the average consumer as to the values and ethics of certain corporations' business models, which may not align with their values and ethics.

Take Amazon for example:

"The Amazon business model: 
Squeezes workers: While tripling profits in early 2024, Amazon surveils and pressures drivers and warehouse workers at the risk of severe physical and mental harm. 
Squeezes communities: While Amazon drained 2 billion US dollars from US communities to build new data centres, Jeff Bezos moved to Miami to save 600 million US dollars in taxes. 
Squeezes the planet: While Amazon plans to deploy 465,000 new, energy-hungry AI servers each year, most of them won’t be powered by renewable electricity."
Make Amazon Pay

Renewable energy is dead, fusion is the future. Don't like amazon don't work there, I've never bought anything from there site, don't even have an account for them.

[quintessentone]

Renewable energy is dead, fusion is the future. Don't like amazon don't work there, I've never bought anything from there site, don't even have an account for them.

The alternative to not working there is to unionize and force them to do the right thing for their employees. It's not a new concept. 

I don't disagree with 'fusion is the future' thing, but right now the fusion future is not here.

Corporations like Amazon are killing brick and mortar and other entrepreneurial businesses.

This is actually a global movement with showing issues with Amazon and I won't be ordering anything from them during that time. The only issue I have is that they don't post any data on their financial sales/earnings, so it's difficult to get a handle on whether or not there will be a 'downward blip' in their sales. But this grassroots movement is growing and they will be having these types of boycotts more frequent and for longer periods of time.

AI: "Boycotting Amazon is often advocated due to its unethical labor practices, aggressive tax avoidance, and detrimental impact on small businesses and local economies."

Did you know that some youtubers compare Amazon vs. Temu products and not only is Amazon's price twice as much, but in many instances it is the exact same product. Rip Off! Just saying.