Boycotts

California 04/04/22, 14:57

A Republican from Florida resisted celebrity activism and signed new parental rights legislation into law on March 28. Gov. Ron DeSantis recently enacted the Parental Rights in Education bill, which gives families greater authority in discussing gender issues with their children. "In Florida we not only know that parents have a right ...

U.S. 01/31/22, 02:22

An entertainment personality refused to do business with an online streaming service because the platform allows free speech. Bruce Springsteen's former guitarist Nils Lofgren joined a growing list of celebrities who refuse to broadcast their work on Spotify. "We have now gotten the last 27 years of my music taken off Spotify ...

China 01/07/22, 04:55

An analyst said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) considers the 2022 Beijing Olympics a significant event to focus on as it wants to take the opportunity to remind people of its leadership. In an interview with AFP, Antoine Bondaz—a researcher at the French Foundation for Strategic Studies—explained that the CCP ...

China 12/20/21, 14:43

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made it clear on Dec. 16 that he has no intention of attending the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, The Epoch Times reported. In its response, Kong Xuanyou—Chinese Ambassador to Japan—asked Tokyo to support its Olympic games. Kong said that the Beijing Winter Olympics are being "used by ...

California 11/01/21, 16:56

A Californian outdoor clothing company canceled all paid advertising on one social media platform for putting "profits over people." Ventura-headquartered Patagonia boycotted all paid Facebook ads because the internet company allegedly spreads "hate speech" and "misinformation" about U.S. democracy and climate change theory. "Internal Facebook documents released over the last few weeks ...

New York 08/02/21, 04:33

Eric Trump wants the international community to make the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) completely end its forced organ harvesting practices. The Vassar College adjunct instructor, who has the same name as former President Donald Trump's second son, hopes the CCP will stop butchering its own people to sell each organ for ...

U.S. 06/04/21, 18:56

In response to Coca-Cola's condemnation of Georgia's new voting law, a North Carolina county voted to ban Coca-Cola selling from vending machines in county buildings. Surry County commissioners are banning Coca-Cola machines in their office buildings. https://youtu.be/S1m-HMXEmCg "Yes, we are trying to cancel Coca-Cola," said commissioner Eddie Harris. “To use their tactics against ...

New York 05/06/21, 02:09

A father was quick to withdraw his daughter from a Manhattan private school after it taught students to critically examine the law and challenge mainstream liberal approaches to racial justice. Harvey Goldman pulled his 9-year-old from Heschel School after discovering he was paying $43,000 a year for his daughter to be ...

Trending 04/13/21, 03:05

A Hollywood actor, who is remembered for playing a misbehaving detective, will relocate his entire film crew out of Georgia due to new election rules. "Bad Boy" celebrity Will Smith will stop filming in the Peach State for Apple Studios's new thriller movie "Emancipation" to show his disapproval of state Senate Bill ...

Opinion 04/08/21, 01:24

Former Major League Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent, who served from September 1989 to September 1992, criticized current Commissioner Rob Manfred in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, for committing a "serious mistake" in taking the league's All-Star Game (ASG) out of Georgia. Manfred opted to pull ...

Baseball 04/05/21, 00:12

A controversial Democrat, who openly holds extremist political views, applauded the nation's oldest major professional sporting league for pressuring Georgia to reverse strict voting requirements. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) rallied behind Major League Baseball's decision to disapprove of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's decision to sign Senate Bill 202 into law. "Our hope is that ...

U.S. 04/04/21, 21:55

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) vehemently defended the state's new voting law after Major League Baseball (MLB) said it would pull the All-Star Game from Atlanta, claiming the new restrictions were "worth" boycotts and lawsuits against the Peach State.  "Free and fair elections are the foundation of who we are as ...

D.C. 07/17/20, 01:05

A presidential vote of confidence in a food business, viciously attacked by Democrats and mainstream media, was trashed by a television journalist. The brother of Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has criticized the Oval Office for standing up for Goya Foods after the New York City manufacturer's President, Robert Unanue, ...

New York 07/13/20, 01:44

Opponents of the Trump administration, who targeted a New York City manufacturer because its boss showed gratitude toward the president, achieved the opposite of what they were intending. Anti-Trump activists recently boycotted Goya Foods products because the company's chief refuses to apologize for speaking highly of President Donald Trump at a ...

Football 06/15/20, 04:52

National pastimes will lose the president's spectatorship, if activist players are allowed to protest against police brutality and prejudice against those belonging to another race during games. The Trump administration is tired of demonstrators using competitive sports, such as U.S. Soccer and the NFL, as a platform to express disapproval of ...

U.S. 06/23/19, 13:41

The Oregon Senate was again unable to conduct business because of a Republican boycott of the Legislature over major climate change legislation. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Senate President Peter Courtney announced a lack of quorum Sunday. Senate President Peter Courtney, a Democrat, adjourned the session without a quorum until Monday at 10 a.m. ...

U.S. 06/07/19, 11:19

The Latest on University of Alabama decision to return record donation (all times local):11:15 a.m.The University of Alabama law school no longer bears the name of a donor who called for a boycott after the state passed a hardline anti-abortion law.University of Alabama School of Law sign is seen after ...

U.S. 06/06/19, 14:11

When philanthropist Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. pledged a record $26.5 million to the University of Alabama in September, the institution showered him with praise, lauding his generosity, describing him as a "special person" and renaming the law school in his honor. That relationship quickly soured. On Friday, Alabama's board of trustees ...

Europe 05/17/19, 10:08

German lawmakers on Friday approved a resolution denouncing the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement against Israel, describing its methods as anti-Semitic and reminiscent of Nazi-era calls to boycott Jews.The motion called on the German government not to support events organized by BDS or other groups that actively pursue its aims, ...

Entertainment 05/14/19, 07:35

Pop star Madonna has rejected calls for her to boycott this year's Eurovision song contest in Israel, saying she will "never stop playing music to suit someone's political agenda." Madonna issued a statement on Tuesday, ahead of her expected arrival in Tel Aviv for a performance at the Eurovision event. Madonna said ...