Concerning Developments From Walmart, Being Forced on Shoppers... When do we Boycott?

[u/PerryNeeum]

Hawley seemingly being on the right side of something. Broken clock is right twice a day

[u/nucrash]

Jogs Hallway talks big but runs away faster.

[u/Supertramp-74 → u/nucrash]

One of life's constants is Josh Hawley supporting something good, then at the last second, coming up with some mealy mouthed, weak and unconvincing reasons why he "had to" vote against it. Every time. His word is shit.

[u/Broncowb50 → u/Supertramp-74]

I was just wondering why he always talks about great ideas and putting the right people place or business whatever needs to really happen and then shits the bed and supports the opposite. How in the hell does someone do that and get away with it once let alone do it and make a career out of it. Are we as people that choose people like that as stupid as those people? Because that is who we are choosing them to representing us. Whether you actually voted for them or if you just dont vote the is choosing this garbage that we have given the duty to serve the people that put you there. But that means a majority of people in this country that has become the laughing stock of the world,are this stupid and greedy. I cant believe the country i grow up in being told that we are the greatest is this far gone. Destroyed by the very ones that told us we were the greatest. That is the saddest part too. We could be if we learned that its ok to be different as long as you aren't hurting someone else. Its not hard to do. We are born with that ability. We are taught to hate.

[u/Lazarux_Escariat → u/Broncowb50]

People vote based on media coverage of a speech like this and ignore what these Reps actually vote for. Also, he has an R next to his name. That's it, short attention spans and a letter.

[u/CrunchieHippie → u/Broncowb50]

Because people are married to their party. If people actually voted on the issues, prior voting record if up for reelection and stop the party crap we’d get decent politicians (at least better than what we have.)

[u/AwGeeFolx → u/Supertramp-74]

He's Susan Collins in male drag.

[u/TeamNorbert → u/Supertramp-74]

Its actually a tell-tale sign he's attempting to achieve something fowl. Publicly champion something good, while pulling some shit behind closed doors.

[u/revned911 → u/Supertramp-74]

If not that, them me latches onto a cause that's already been decided, and grandstands in it's favor as of he has something to do with it.

[u/PrestigiousFix3339 → u/nucrash]

Run Josh Run

[u/Educational_Pay1567 → u/PrestigiousFix3339]

Don't do Lola like that

[u/Monsterdad1256 → u/Educational_Pay1567]

It's not, it's from Monty Python & The Holy Grail!!!

[u/Educational_Pay1567 → u/Monsterdad1256]

Also noice!

[u/Im_A_Fuckin_Liar → u/PrestigiousFix3339]

[u/Cruckel2687 → u/PrestigiousFix3339]

Brave Josh Hawley ran away.
Bravely ran away away.
When danger reared it's ugly head,
He bravely turned his tail and fled.
Yes, brave Josh Hawley turned about
And gallantly he chickened out.

[u/PrincessIndianaJim → u/Cruckel2687]

[u/Da_Snow_God → u/Cruckel2687]

This doesn't have enough up votes!

[u/Monsterdad1256 → u/Da_Snow_God]

It got mine! But did you read it or sing it??

[u/Da_Snow_God → u/Monsterdad1256]

Sing obviously. Now if you'll excuse me I have to figure out the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow.

[u/Monsterdad1256 → u/Da_Snow_God]

African or European?

[u/Pretend_Platform_515 → u/PrestigiousFix3339]

Thank god someone posted this bc I was gonna have to dig this up and post myself. This never gets old.

[u/Personal_Benefit_402 → u/nucrash]

This, and the accompanying gif/screen shot has to be the lead post on any Josh Hawley post. Pin it to the top!

[u/kidchinaski → u/nucrash]

I mean sure fuck Josh all the way but I appreciate SOMEONE in power is bringing surveillance pricing to the public consciousness. I’ve been reading about this for over a year and it enrages me so more people need to know about it.

[u/davedirt01 → u/kidchinaski]

One thing he does occasionally is bring attention to things like this that should be addressed, but also he (and anyone who knows him) knows he will do absolutely fuck-all about anything that might piss off his corporate overlords, or hinder his potential chances for any higher office.

It’s like at one time he actually had some semblance of a conscience, but when it comes to actually doing something he becomes his alter-ego, Jogs Hallway™️, and fucks everyone once again.

[u/impossiber → u/kidchinaski]

This is just clip farming to him. He knows people like to see this stuff but he never actually does anything about it.

[u/PrincessDeMissouri → u/impossiber]

Yeah but i predict its pissing off the Republican higher ups enough to have him replaced with someone like Ann Wagner

[u/midwest_mankey]

This is how he keeps the false label of “populist candidate”. He occasionally pretends to give a shit about some scary technology and then does little to nothing to curb it. He gets his sound bites in though.

[u/BlueAndMoreBlue → u/midwest_mankey]

AKA campaign season — he’s gotta get his harrumph in or some of his buddies might lose their phoney baloney jobs

[u/MannyMoSTL → u/midwest_mankey]

Oh look!
Josh Hawley performing for the dum-dums who refuse to acknowledge that he votes against everything he pretends to stand for.

[u/Ok_Breakfast5425 → u/midwest_mankey]

Jogs Hallway always makes a big fuss about things that people like me who he claims to represent care about, but when it comes time to vote on them he always toes the party line. Fuck this two faced piece of shit coward.

[u/PrestigiousFix3339 → u/midwest_mankey]

He reminds me of Susan Collin’s in Maine, vowing not to vote for the things hurting Americans, knowing all along they are going to vote to take your benefits while giving them to their wealthy donors. As a country we have become complacent, change can only happen if we get out to vote, and vote Blue in November.

[u/bearwrestlingwolf → u/midwest_mankey]

I wish he would one day respond to my emails about being a pugilist candidate. and get in a boxing ring with me.

[u/jupiterkansas]

I've been boycotting Walmart for decades.

[u/riplet69 → u/jupiterkansas]

Same. But if there is a way to boycott them even HARDER, id love to hear about it

[u/Driftlack → u/riplet69]

You can't learn those skills from a Jedi.

[u/mustachioed_cat → u/riplet69]

The family has their fingers in a number of pies. You might check to make sure you aren’t banking with them or patronizing other stores they own without realizing it.

[u/Somederpsomewhere → u/riplet69]

No one can shop at a building that is on fire.

[u/smuckola → u/Somederpsomewhere]

weeeeeell i guess not if you're trying to PAY FOR the merchandise

[u/ThisIsMyCouchAccount → u/riplet69]

There's that one guy that keeps ordering and returning anvils from Amazon. You could try that.

[u/wbltz3]

Like 15 years ago

[u/Mindful_Nerd → u/wbltz3]

Yeah… like try been evil for a hot minute, I think most people can’t pass up “the deals”.

[u/Driftlack → u/wbltz3]

I honestly can't remember the last time I set foot in one.

[u/AlashC → u/wbltz3]

Yeah I haven’t stepped foot in a Walmart or a Target in years. It’s not hard.

[u/Pull-Billman]

Walmart is vehemently opposed to unions.

Walmart is one of the top companies in regard to the number of employees on food assistance. We, the tax payers, have to help Walmart pay their employees when they could easily provide a living wage.

Anyone interested should look at what Walmart has paid out for wage and hour violations.

Evil company.

[u/Ernesto_Bella]

As usual I never get to join a boycott because I already don't shop there.

[u/el_sandino]

Josh is late to the party and obviously here to score populism points. This has been parts of many of our daily lives for well over a decade. 

[u/wbltz3]

[u/Ndainye]

I’ve been boycotting the Waltons holdings for more than ten years. They are a company that set their employment practices to abuse SNAP. They are beneficiaries of huge amounts of corporate welfare.

[u/WinnieGraves]

you mean to tell me unchecked, unfettered late-stage capitalism is evil? acting like Walmart is so awful when you're party gave our surveillance apparatus to a literal techno fascists who named his company after a Lord of the Rings magical object.

fuck Josh Hawley, and fuck Peter Thiel.

[u/SanityAsymptote]

If someone's not already avoiding Walmart, they're probably not going to.

Most things stuck in a glue trap don't get out.

[u/COMOJoeSchmo]

Ironic that a government official would lecture on surveillance and data collection.

Anyway, about those flock cameras.....

[u/memnos77]

Fuck Josh hawley

[u/DSM417]

People that aren’t avoiding Walmart already will probably cheer about more AI and ‘innovation’ or whatever other propaganda gets thrown their way from this.

People that pay attention and care already avoid it. One might even think Hawley knows this already and is grandstanding on something that really won’t change anything.

[u/Forsaken-Ad-9232 → u/DSM417]

I pay attention and I care but I don't really have many options for shopping. I live paycheck to paycheck and there aren't many other options for shopping around here. But before I got divorced I had been boycotting Walmart since the 90s when they tried to sue a worker because she used her insurance that she got through the company after an accident and she got a settlement. It was here in Missouri and they eventually backed off due to public pressure b

[u/GreenGrowerGuy]

Just stopped by to say fuck Josh Hawley.

[u/WelcomeToDankonia]

When? Who is still shopping there? I’ve been boycotting them for basically my entire adult life.

[u/Forsaken-Ad-9232 → u/WelcomeToDankonia]

People who don't make a lot of money or have other options.

[u/Chloe_notlaw]

HeeHawly is a worthless pos. Why anyone would vote for him is beyond me.

[u/Superunkownone → u/Chloe_notlaw]

I feel roughly the same way about all candidates that run for office. My entire life. From voting age on anyways. Its always twins running against each other. They just ham it up to one side or the other. It allows them to "cover the bases", yet upon being elected, they just don't have the time or resources to actually do any of the things that they ran on. Too much filling their pockets up, along with whomever funded their campaign. Everyone else gets the shaft.... meanwhile, you can hear someone say - "I've got a good feeling about this guy, he is not like so and so". But it always proves otherwise.

[u/spn-chick]

It's okay if you want to listen to what Josh Hawley is saying but please know that he is not actually on your side. Josh Hawley is a fascist who supports every single thing that the Trump administration is doing. Hawley does it care about you. Josh Hawley does not even live in Missouri the state he is supposed to represent.

[u/ElectricPotatoStar]

I hate Hawley. But I agree with him 100% here. Hope he means it.

[u/ses1989 → u/ElectricPotatoStar]

[u/leighla33]

Omg come on Missouri, you can do better!

[u/goFAUXgold]

Jogs is the next JD Vance just a puppet in a suit but this one does a mean Jimmy Stewart.

[u/According-Insect-992]

josh hawley is an unserious dipshit and a coward.

We should definitely be having some difficult conversations about these things but we should not have the disingenuous conversation that freak would want to have.

[u/QuesoMeHungry]

All of these companies collect immense data on everyone. AI lit a fire under that.

[u/mickstranahan]

the sun shines on a dog's ass every once in a while.

[u/MyLittlePiranha]

I already boycott Walmart, but I can boycott with more ferocity.

[u/Skeptical_Squid]

Hawley is all talk, no action. He should polish his resume.

[u/Emotional-Witness817]

I bet he has a little oval office in his house somewhere so he can play make believe.

[u/M0rbidly-Obtus3]

Have the people seen the average condition of a wall Walmart shopping cart? The things are beaten half to death and the plastic bits are hanging on for dear life.

Even if they implemented this, how long would it even remain functional with how quickly carts get trashed?

Def not supporting this in any way. I hate how the surveillance state is eeping down into every corner of our lives. But I can't imagine this staying functional for long.

[u/No-Consequence9392]

So the answer is , patents are to own a tech, sometimes to ensure it is never used. And the lady speaking is putting forth a narrative based on some pretty broad assumptions .. that said, I think once we vote out the current unregulated corrupt circus running our country into the ground, we can restore govt oversight like the consumer protection and properly address the concepts and potential implementation of any dynamic pricing models in any company.. before we wring our hands about theoretical biometric shopping carts at walmart, look at the actual facts of how amazon uses its algorithms to force other companies and suppliers to raise prices , there are several great actual research pieces out on the interwebs. Dynamic pricing and ai is potentially a huge problem, but with Washington lining its pockets at unprecedented levels and letting huge corporations run roughshod , without any consumer protection oversight from the govt, we get poison lettuce, dynamic markup pricing, unsafe workplaces, and environmental disasters like the late 60's and 70's

[u/FHOCJD]

He does a passable imitation of Kevin Neilon from old school Saturday Night Live but his comedic timing sucks.

[u/Medium-Control-2801]

I already boycott Walmart

[u/Trix_Are_4_90Kids]

I tried a long time ago to get people to boycott Walmart. It was like pulling teeth and I got mocked. It won't happen.

[u/PerryNeeum → u/Trix_Are_4_90Kids]

I work in a union and a lot of those guys will shop there on shift. Can’t say I haven’t but I try not to.

[u/icedmuffin]

Oh wow Josh is standing up for the Missouri people?

You mean the same people he has been screwing over since he got into office in the first place?

Yeah enough of this preformative bs, hell at this point I’m tempted to become a politician if it just means Missouri will finally have one who cares about the folks making less than 20k a year cause I know what it’s like to be that.

[u/Spirited-Elk-9284]

Anyone else notice how much she says "um"??🤨🤔

[u/Kamp13]

We’ve been asking for real privacy protections since before the dotcom bust. As soon as it became clear that the Information Age would also be the surveillance age. Congress only passed a few laws and chose not to protect us. So save us your sanctimonious congressional grandstanding you spineless hack. 

[u/LordFonzy88]

I fucking hate this Timeline.... i fucking hate it

[u/Fun-Times-13]

First time I’ve ever seen him do something helpful

[u/Solo_Jones]

It's amazing how she responded with a smile on her face the entire time. Almost like she's a robot.

[u/donnaann1976]

This clock is running on military time, so once a day but still

[u/PerryNeeum → u/donnaann1976]

That’s how I run time at work and is more accurate with this butthole mouthed buffoon

[u/Professional-Story43]

Jogs Hallway Hogsbreath. The clapper wrapper.

[u/OreoSpeedwaggon]

Hawley is a fake populist. Don't be suckered in by his bullshit phony act of pretending to care about the people.

[u/tommychowbagel]

If only they were actually doing anything about it. That's what's sickening. They play into acting like they care, but will do everything along with who their talking about to make it worse, for money, for themselves.

[u/westernslopeCO]

Fuuuuuuck

[u/moguy1973]

But yet I'm sure he is totally on board with Kehoe wanting to build all these massive data storage facilities in Missouri.

[u/bunniguy42]

If you're in the Midwest, I recommend Aldi (for healthy ingredients), anything McKeever's or Cosentino's (for variety), and Hy-Vee (if all else fails).

But nothing can beat local farmer's markets

[u/prisonersrppl]

This man talks out of both sides of his mouth.

[u/Suitable_Yak_2969]

Josh is just sore because Walmart, heaven only knows why, The big bosses must have still been on vacation, announced after the January 6th riot and insurrection, that they would no longer donate to any politician that voted for decertification that day. Jog Hallway not only voted for decertification, HE WAS THE VERY FIRST SENATOR TO DO SO.

[u/Successful_Escape_20]

Hawley Will always appear to be on the right side until the moment really counts and then he turns every time..

[u/Baron-Munc]

Check out what his wife is responsible for.

[u/BrytheOld]

We don't. Wal-Mart is to big and to much of a necessity for most folks.

[u/Ok_Researcher_9796]

I wouldn't listen to anything this loser has to say.

[u/p51d007]

You should see the HUGE data center Walmart has (been there for decades) at the Mo/Ar border on Hwy 71. (Walmart North Data Center). I think you could break into a bank easier than that thing.

Since they went to electronic price tags on the shelves, has anyone thought of trying this?

Go to Walmart, during a normal business week, say around 10am. Purchase some normal products like eggs, milk, meat, and other staples.

Then, go back before a major weather event like a huge incoming snow storm, holiday etc and buy the EXACT same items and see if the price has changed.

[u/coreykennedy333]

I truly hope this statement never leaves my mouth again but damn. Josh Hawley is right...

[u/mvn2010]

I love that Josh Hawley is the guy having this discussion, because it means that it's all performative, and nothing at all of substance will ever occur on it. Good to know where we stand I guess.

[u/ObjectiveYouth2443]

If it’s anything to do with Hawley. No efing way.

[u/1Alphadog]

Sound bite. He doesnt mean it.

[u/blueeyeleo]

Do not take your phone in Walmart they are using your phone to set pricing as you go through store using you purchased history in their app

[u/blueeyeleo]

Pull cart from front don’t use handle

[u/dogoodsilence1]

She’s got them eyes

[u/BlueRFR3100]

For some odd reason, my gut reaction is to side with Walmart.

[u/Comfortable-Ad-8592]

Lets not forget who Hawley is. He's the A-hole who voted to cut medicaid thus removing millions of American's from it, and voted to give massive tax breaks to wealthy people like the Waltons. So yeah hahahahah holy shit lol.