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IrishBubbaLiberal

(2,561 posts) Thu Jul 10, 2025, 10:09 AM Jul 10

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"I'm not white enough to shop at Home Depot right now" [View all]

“I’m not white enough to shop at Home Depot right now”

â€œIâ€™m not white enough to shop at Home Depot right nowâ€
— Coastally1337 (@coastally1337.bsky.social) 2025-07-10T07:17:36.868Z

It is a nightmare for everyone living here. I need to find my passport just so I donâ€™t get kidnapped at the grocery store for not being white.

I will never, ever forgive the rest of America for this filth.
— Coastally1337 (@coastally1337.bsky.social) 2025-07-10T06:02:57.493Z

these videos collected and verified by @nbcnews.com represent a small fraction of many following a pattern: heavily armed authorities, little visible ID, often wearing masks while detaining people, sometimes violently, then putting them into vehicles. www.nbcnews.com/specials/tru...
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social) 2025-07-09T19:29:48.668Z

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"I'm not white enough to shop at Home Depot right now" [View all] IrishBubbaLiberal Jul 10 OP

I'm already boycotting Home Depot for other reasons Ritabert Jul 10 #1

Same here Rita DENVERPOPS Jul 10 #2

Well said. Ritabert Jul 10 #17

Same here. niyad Jul 10 #4

The Home Depots here in LA are ghost towns tinrobot Jul 10 #3

Anybody with brown skin is at risk just visiting HD Ritabert Jul 10 #18

Fiber optic being installed around here. It is being done by 90% Brown people. progressoid Jul 10 #5

Same where we live. They have been around for more than a month. twodogsbarking Jul 10 #6

The way they are treated by the corrupt repugnant regime... Justice matters. Jul 10 #11

Yeah. progressoid Jul 10 #16

The Medicaid recipients will be expected to do such work. twodogsbarking Jul 10 #21

Good point about not being white enough. 70sEraVet Jul 10 #7

This is all planned quakerboy Jul 10 #8

Prep for midterm polling places SheltieLover Jul 10 #29

I can honestly see TommyT139 Jul 10 #35

I will be shocked if it takes that long quakerboy Jul 11 #36

You may be right. TommyT139 Jul 11 #37

You dont have to cancel elections quakerboy Jul 12 #38

Not white, Dan Jul 10 #9

I think Home Depot needs to take a stand against this, if they haven't already. Joinfortmill Jul 10 #10

Let them go bankrupt (to teach a lesson). Justice matters. Jul 10 #12

I haven't been in a Home Depot MLWR Jul 10 #13

Lowes is at least "neutral" Zambero Jul 10 #14

I'm conflicted BaronChocula Jul 10 #24

Home Depots prices tend (or used to) to be a lot lower than Lowe's soldierant Jul 10 #31

He's an ex owner iemanja Jul 10 #23

wow! wtf? ecstatic Jul 10 #26

Same here Traildogbob Jul 10 #33

They are right wing iemanja Jul 10 #22

I'm wondering where the day laborers are assembling now Warpy Jul 10 #15

I have questions... ShazzieB Jul 10 #19

they could demand the agents leave... ret5hd Jul 10 #20

The present head of Home Depot is a tump supporter. Keepthesoulalive Jul 10 #30

"I will never, ever forgive the rest of America for this filth." ecstatic Jul 10 #25

"Always accuse the opposition of things that you are doing" LiberalLovinLug Jul 10 #34

I've not shopped at Home Depot in years SheltieLover Jul 10 #27

Luckily my town has a homegrown alternative to shop at Hassler Jul 10 #28

Was in a HD in Aurora, CO last week FHRRK Jul 10 #32