#OptOut...side

42 Million Dead In Bloodiest Black Friday Weekend On Record

≖ I joined the #OptOutside movement this year, but unfortunately I had to dodge all the shoppers on their way to and from the carnage. Welcome to the 2015 Xmas Resistance, and Happy Buy Nothing Day!

2014 Underway

Blackout Black Friday

≖ Another year, another round of Black Friday protests. So much to do that isn't shopping, hooray! Happy Buy Nothing Day.

Update 1: Friday in Oakland.
Update 2: Friday in Times Square.

#OccupyBestBuy

=v= Last night's midnight openings at big box stores have attracted encampments of people with tents who say they represent the 99%. What are their demands? For some reason the authorities haven't sent in riot police as they have elsewhere, so these groups have taken to self-policing, pepper spray included.

(Title notwithstanding, this happened at a Wal*Mart, but I thought I'd spread the love around. 'Tis the season!)

So Many Places Not to Shop!

=v= Plans to open stores at midnight on Buy Nothing Day have prompted a backlash (and a petition with over 200,000 signatures so far), and has spread to other stores at this point. In fact I'm having trouble keeping up with which stores to boycott, so I'm pretty much going to go with all of them. You can, too!

Why We Fight (Redux)

Not getting into the spirit of Buy Nothing Day, 2010: