The People’s Strike: Join the February 28th Economic Boycott to Take Back Power
Starve the Billionaires & Shut Down the Robber-Baron Economy By Hitting Them Where It Hurts by Boycott the 1%: Why February 28th Could Be the Billionaires’ Worst Nightmare if We Take a Stand Now!
A U.S. Economic Blackout (International Support Appreciated)
WHEN?: February 27th Midnight – February 28th Midnight
On February 28th, 2025, millions of people across the country (and around the world) will hit pause on capitalism for one powerful day. This 24-hour economic blackout is a collective act of resistance against fascism, billionaire robber-barons, corporate greed, and companies fueling inequality.
What? - A global economic protest.
From Elon Musk’s empire to Walmart’s exploitative supply chains, we’re targeting the giants that prioritize profits over people—especially those gutting DEI&A (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) initiatives or backing fascist agendas.
WHEN:
While there is an ask for people to boycott from Thursday February 27th from Midnight till Friday The 28th Midnight, I strongly encourage people to continue their boycotts (indefinitely if needed), until these billionaires change their ways or become financially depleted.
How It Works:
Don’t Spend, Don’t Bend: For 24 hours, boycott all purchases from mega-corporations. No Amazon, no fast food, no gas, and no online shopping.
Freeze the System: Let corporate profits flatline for a day. Avoid credit/debit card use for non-essentials and pay with cash at small businesses only (if possible).
Harm Reduction: If you can’t avoid spending (due to disability, rural access, or financial limits), minimize harm by choosing the least exploitative option and minimizing spending with harmful companies.
Some people will even be doing returns to major retailers in an attempt to drive balances down even further.
Why This Matters
This isn’t just a boycott—it’s a warning shot. When we collectively withhold our dollars, we expose how fragile corporate power truly is. Every dollar denied to CEOs (like Musk) is a dollar they can’t spend lobbying against workers’ rights, climate action, or justice for those who are marginalized by our society.
Global participation could amplify the boycott’s impact exponentially.
A worldwide strike could sabotage multinational corporations’ profits, disrupt stock markets, and force billionaires (like Elon Musk, who depends on his stock prices for his wealth) to reckon with unified public dissent - because fascism isn’t just a US Problem (and could easily spread if not stopped now).
We Outnumber The Fascists & Robber-Barons
When solidarity crosses borders, it isolates elites who rely on a divided populace—proving that collective action can outmatch even the deepest pockets.
Who We’re Targeting:
Companies that abandoned DEI&A commitments.
Corporations bankrolling anti-democratic policies.
Billionaires treating our economy like their personal playground.
How to Participate (Even If You Can’t Avoid Spending)
1️⃣ Pre-Game Prep (Before Feb 28th):
Stock up on essentials from local farms, co-ops, or local and small businesses and grocery stores that are standing up for our human rights.
Buy secondhand (avoid corporate thrift chains like Goodwill).
Cancel non-essential subscriptions.
2️⃣ During the Blackout:
If you must spend: Prioritize worker-owned co-ops, disability-accessible services, or minority-led small businesses, and companies that have publicly made statements that they will continue their DEI&A initiatives (despite pressure from the current regime).
Spread the word: Use downtime to educate others. Share reliable and trust-worthy resources like jointhepeoplesunion.com, fiftyfifty.one, this blog, and other social media toolkits.
3️⃣ Solidarity Beyond Spending:
Connect with your local communities and join local mutual aid efforts to support those hardest-hit by corporate greed.
This Isn’t About Perfection—It’s About Power
We get it: under capitalism, avoiding every corporate chain is near-impossible. If you’re in a rural area, disabled, or living paycheck-to-paycheck, participation looks different. What matters is doing what you can.
Small acts, multiplied by millions, become a powerful force.
If there’s a service or product you can’t avoid or there are not alternative options available to you, do your best to minimize spending with problematic organizations use the “harm reduction” method (doing the least amount of harm) whenever possible.
I, personally, can’t avoid everything on the list below (at this time), but I am cutting ties where I can now, and will continue working to find alternatives for what I haven’t found (yet).
The Endgame
This blackout isn’t just a protest—it’s a demand from the people for the future we deserve.
On February 28th, we’ll prove that our collective action can outmuscle billionaire wallets.
Let’s turn their "business as usual" into a day of reckoning.
🔗 More Resources & FAQs | #EconomicBlackout2025 | #StarveTheBillionaires
More info: jointhepeoplesunion.com
Companies on the Sh*t List
Elon Musk’s Companies
Tesla
SpaceX
X (formerly Twitter)
Neuralink
xAI
The Boring Company
Musk No Longer Owns
PayPal: Sold to eBay in 2022.
OpenAI: Resigned from board in 2018.
Zip2: Sold to Compaq Computer Corporation in 1999.
How Elon Musk Makes His Money & How We Could Wreck Him
A sustained public boycott of Elon Musk’s companies (like Tesla, X formerly known as Twitter, and SpaceX)-if enough people participated, could easily slash their revenue (tanking stock values and shrinking Elon’s multi-billion-dollar empire).
Even a short-term boycott could scare off investors, triggering sell-offs that erode his wealth. Combined with damage to Elon’s reputation, this could weaken his leverage to secure loans or partnerships, hitting Elon where it hurts: his bottom line.
The same can be said (and done) for other billionaires.
Companies that have backed out of DEI&A:
Amazon
Target
McDonalds
Walmart
Lowes
Pepsi
Ford
Harley-Davidson
GM
Google
Goldman Sachs
Disney
GE
Intel
PayPal
Chipotle and Comcast
Meta
Zoom
Toyota
Jack Daniels
John Deere
Tractor Supply
Indian Motorcycles
Boeing
Coors
Companies Keeping DEI&A
Costco
HEB - In Texas, it’s amazing. If you know… you know. ;)
Apple
Kroger
Ben & Jerrys
Walgreens
JP Morgan
Microsoft
Are there any companies I missed (that are doing right or that are doing wrong)?
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I hope this helps,
- Lyric
A list of bad organizations that also sell in The Netherlands
Bacardi/Martini etc.
Chevrolet
Chiquita
Dole
Exxon /Esso
Fruit of the Loom
Hershey
McDonald’s
Papa Johns
Shell
Stanley / Black & Decker
Bausch & Lomb (brillen/glasses)
Ray-Ban brillen
GMC (General Motors)
Mobil
Spalding (sportarticles and clothing)
Turtle Wax
Proctor & Gamble (Ariel, Pampers etc.)
Coors beer
GMC auto’s
Motorola processors
Garmin (smartwatches, fietscomputers en andere apparatuur)
What I think would make this more potent is if we all cancel or subscriptions to things and sign out. A mass loss of subscribers at once may get their attention more profoundly.