#christmas shopping

[bretzkysbs]

[breelynnxoxoxoxo]

Christmas Shopping 🎁🎁🎁

[shadowisabean]

The perfect gift! 🎁🐶🥰

[losticaruss]

not sure if people have already posted about this but i think it's important to share. i know they've posted follow-ups on tiktok (and maybe ig), including the statement that it is OFFICIALLY happening CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY. DECEMBER 24 AND 25. there's also an official list that includes, but isn't limited to, spotify, tiktok, ig, ANY meta products, hulu, netflix, and the like. genuinely this is SOSOSO important

[ID: a tiktok from @/skyfisherforskyfish.

audio begins:

"i've moved on from feeling spiteful. im officially feeling... diabolical. the next big thing we can do to harm big business- after you've cancelled your amazon subscription, after you've cancelled your audible, after you've moved your money out of big banks and into local credit union, after you've figured out a way to buy local- the next big thing, ladies and gentlemen, is the data strike of Christmas 2024. why would a data strike be effective? because data is the most valuable asset on earth, right after human suffering from denying people who need healthcare, healthcare. that is actually the reason behind the tiktok ban. it's not about national security, it's about the data war that's happening between the united states and china. Christmas is a very pivotal moment, because all of the gifts are purchased, and now companies get to observe what you do with the money and gifts you've been given. your data is critically important right now for training their models and training their campaigns going forward on how consumer behavior is influenced by the holidays. that's not the only thing. following the shooting of the united healthcare ceo, the surveillance state has absolutely exploded in popularity- as you can see, many cities particularly los angeles (where i live) expanding their budgets for next year to use video surveillance on its populations. it's horrifying! it's dystopian! it's entirely preventable. the data strike is one to two days where we simply get off social media. you do not give them a second of your time for advertising dollars, for data mining, for any of it. this would not only kneecap the marketing budgets of big businesses, which have already been spent, they've already been expended, you will only ruin their r.o.i.. you will also prevent them from furthering the expansion of the surveillance state. you could directly say fuck you to zuckerberg and musk easily, with no pain. further, it's a great opportunity because during the holidays, we're pretty busy anyways, and you're there with family. and i know you're like 'oh, i don't want to hang out with my family, i just want to tap out!' challenge yourself. even if you're not having a good time, just have a time, rather than being completely numbed out by your screen, don't you think? one day won't kill you. two days would be a superhuman feat and i would be so impressed, i'd be so proud of you. you could also save on carbon emissions, because it requires a lot of energy to run this app (tiktok) and all of its servers, and every other social media. i have already seen such an enormous amount of collective action taken- people cancelling their amazon subscriptions, people taking their money out of big banks, going to local credit unions, decentralizing their purchases, starting small, local community gardens, going back to their libraries- people are taking action, and just because you don't see it online does not mean it's not happening. in fact, i want you to be absolutely aware that the reason you're not seeing it online is because it is happening. together, we can do the data strike of Christmas 2024. please share this video, please encourage your friends and family to take this shit seriously because the effect and the impact we could have on the market, on the surveillance state, and on the environment is legitimately enormous, and i believe in us. thank you for watching, i know this video is long, i know you've got shit to do. have fun scrolling. talk to later, bye."

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[afriblaq]

Interesting

Download: Goods Unite Us app (GUU)

[else-creates]

So I didn't preorder "Heavenly Tyrant" by @xiranjayzhao because of the delays, I just decided that I'd get it online or in person when it was released.

I genuinely thought it came out at the end of this month, I didn't know it had already been released until I saw it on a shelf today.

My girlfriend managed to swipe it out of my hands before I could pay for it though.....So now it's a Christmas present.

[celesse]

Bring on the merry and bright 🎄🎁🌟

[dreamingofnextseason]

[fuzzyghost]

[newyorkthegoldenage]

A Santa Claus on wheels appears in front of a department store on December 6, 1938. Santa holds signs urging the boycott of German-made toys.

Photo: Associated Press

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Lost Child at Information Booth - art by Thorton Utz (1958)

[breelynnxoxoxoxo]

Love Shopping For Gifts For Loved Ones! 🎁🎁🎁

[markscherz]

Hello! With the holidays around the corner, I've been trying to think of a gift for my mom who loves colorful tree frogs. As a frog enjoyer, do you have any frog related gifts you'd recommend? Or deets on any gifts linked to habitat conservation funding. Thanks for any advice!

Wellllll… if you can afford it, I happen to sell some froggy things on RedBubble, including some really big transparent treefrog stickers that happen to look very nice on nalgene bottles and cupboards and things…

I am afraid I don't know any links related to conservation funding that are actually genuinely beneficial.

[shopwitchvamp]

Today's the last day to order in time for Christmas! All orders placed by midnight tonight will ship out tomorrow!!

And tomorrow is the last day to order at all in 2023 (but those will ship on Monday). Come take a look while there's still time~ 🖤witchvamp.com🖤

[wat3rm370n]

Working sick & contagious

Image has graphic holiday trees and a string of Christmas lights. Text says: Holiday shopping PSA Lots of businesses don’t want you to know about this, but because of labor shortages, workers are being required to report to work while sick and contagious. In some of these places masks are forbidden by the employer so as to not remind people of the pandemic. These sick & contagious employees are working maskless right now. Their bosses don’t care if you get sick, or if it spreads to your grandma, they just want your money. Mask for shopping if you don’t want to get sick happy holidays

[celesse]

The Ungulate Express release is flying in early next week! ✨🦌✨

Watch the stars! 💖