Given that ICE-American Gestapo is busting

[moniss]

people, handcuffing them and throwing them to the ground for transporting undocumented people to jobs shouldn't Greg Abbott and Ron DeSenseless be grabbed for their roles in moving all of those undocumented folks to northern cities on the promise that they were helping them find jobs and assistance? Maybe some of the northern states should get together and send their National Guards down to the crime ridden hellholes like Dallas and Miami?

I would like to see the blue state governors come up with a program where they openly encourage their citizens and companies to do business, conventions, vacations etc. any place other than Florida or Texas. Maybe get funding, outside sources if needed, to do a program where as an example for every dollar a blue state company or individual can show that they were spending in Texas or Florida but now have moved to somewhere else the blue state will give you a percentage of that dollar back as an "Investment in Democracy Credit." The same could be done as a state tax credit on a longer term basis.

This form of issuing "credits" should pass legal muster without a problem because while extra "taxing" of products/commerce from one state or another won't pass muster issuing credits is already well established and has been litigated and found to pass muster. A state is allowed to use credits to incentivize and promote purchasing and commerce in connection with other states. Tourism is most famously cross-promoted and many states have economic agreements with certain other states.

Just some ideas to get the ball rolling. Here's another one. Let's find out which mega farms/companies do which kinds of produce from Texas and Florida and we can see if that melon, grapefruit etc. has a little sticker from them and so we can choose not to buy it. Maybe the bag of oranges indicates where they're from. Maybe we could generate a forum that would list by state the products and companies as we find them. Information can be powerful and that is why the fascists wish to shape it and suppress people having any information that would empower the people against the fascists.

[Jilly_in_VA]

1. I absolutely will not set foot in Texass

and FloriDUH is only for plane changes on the way to the USVI. We prefer to vacation there in stead, or in Montana with one of my brothers where we can go rockhounding. Other brother lives in CA but isn't set up for visitors. It's kind of harder to avoid the produce, though we do try to eat locally and seasonally as much as possible.

[moniss]

2. Another example of a Texas product to avoid

is anything by Frito-Lay. Although they are a subsidiary of Pepsi and have plants around the country they are headquartered in Texas. There's always regional chip and snack makers. I hear you on the produce because some isn't labeled for origin.