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Roy Rolling

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6. Certainly a welcome gesture

Reply to TygrBright (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 09:25 PM

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But only time will tell about the effect. It may have little effect for me 1,000 miles downriver, but for the people in Minneapolis the effect may be enormous immediately and beyond.

Only time will tell, but a lack of media coverage will curtail any positive effect and turn it into a stinky….you said it….fart.

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A sweet gesture, but a fart in the wind as to effect. n/t TygrBright Monday #1

It is a baby step. But babies grow up. I think before this is over there will be large scale strikes and boycotts. flashman13 Monday #3

It needs to snowball IronLionZion Monday #5

It will snowball. How fast that happens is up to Trump. Momentum builts in proportion to the insanity. flashman13 Monday #8

Which is a losing proposition. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #12

You want action? Replace the Democratic leadership with some doers. AOC for Speaker would be a good start. flashman13 Yesterday #14

Hear Hear! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #16

Certainly a welcome gesture Roy Rolling Monday #6

Would you want their support if the shoe was on the other foot? littlemissmartypants Monday #9

Call me when Kroger, or whatever Kroger owns in ALL of MN joins maxrandb Yesterday #15

Great. efhmc Monday #2

And miller can go screw himself vapor2 Monday #4

What we need is a national strike. MuirHero Monday #7

There are planned opportunities to do that. One is tomorrow. Will you be participating... littlemissmartypants Monday #10

What we need is a consistent, continued strike. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #13

"Of course, we are too programmed to do that, so.." EX500rider Yesterday #17

If we had understood how things were going to play out... OldBaldy1701E 22 hrs ago #18

Preparing how? Most jobs will fire if you take more then a few days off without a doctors note (or vacation time) EX500rider 9 hrs ago #19

Prepared by having food banks ready to support the masses as they stop making the oligarchs richer. OldBaldy1701E 3 hrs ago #21

We The People --- is the power! mysteryowl Yesterday #11

If the point of a strike is to hurt the owners intrepidity 8 hrs ago #20