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BOYCOTT TRUMP REGIME CAPITAL: USING AI TO IMPROVE SOCIAL MOVEMENT
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Jonathan Michael Feldman
April 6, 2025
The Global Teach-In
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_ Depending on their design, boycotts with proactive social investing
can put pressure on the Trump regime and provide alternatives to that
regime in real-time, without even waiting for new elections. _

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On April 5, 2025 large-scale protests took place
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Donald Trump’s regime. These protests have been described as being
“oppositional,”
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a movement of deconstruction is not sufficient for leveraging systemic
power on the scale wielded by the Trump regime. These protests are but
a first step to transform the government to make it more accountable
to people’s needs. In addition, one must present a comprehensive
alternative program and link that to mechanisms that further protest
Trump’s regime. Millions of persons patronize businesses which
leverage their capital to support Donald Trump. Donald Trump’s
policies are partially designed to favor their interests. So certain
consumers become a kind of indirect financier for the Trump regime.

Even if businesses backing Trump are hurt economically by his
policies, placing _additional _economic pressure on these businesses
could deepen a wedge between such organizational power and the Trump
regime. Note Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling’s article
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New Republic _which explains: “Donald Trump’s 2025
inaugural entourage
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noticeably flush, with several of the world’s richest
people—including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin, Bernard
Arnault, and Jeff Bezos—standing behind the president as he was
sworn in. But seven weeks later, that cohort has lost a significant
sum of cash, with the five billionaires’ collective net worths
tanking by a staggering $209 billion, according to the Bloomberg
Billionaires Index [[link removed]].”
Additional pressure includes political campaigns that target the
brands and_ reputational or symbolic capital _of companies.

When a company experiences a financial loss, it does not necessarily
damaged its reputational capital. An article
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Derek Saul in _Forbes_ (April 4, 2025) says that Trump’s tariffs
have been linked to losses approaching $5 trillion in financial value.
Yet, these are partially depoliticized losses. _The losses are
triggered by Trump, not by opposition to Trump_. _In theory a
well-designed financial pressure campaign would gain some allies among
the economic interests hurt by Trump, if it figured out how to win
them over to actions or movements opposing Trump_. How could that
occur? First, one could patronize the competitors of Trump’s
businesses. Second, one could solicit financial support from economic
interests hurt by Trump and link them to a platform financing
advertisements attacking Republicans in the House of Representatives.
Third, one could try to get companies hurt by Trump to lobby the Trump
regime or Congressional offices directly. We have an opportunity to
leverage some businesses against other businesses and the state in the
form of the Trump regime.

In an article
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Leo Camin published in _Forbes_ on August 14, 2024, he identified
the top 25 billionaire supporters of Donald Trump. Instead of
boycotting U.S. goods, the domestic and foreign opponents of Trump
should be targeting these businesses instead. Anti-Tesla protests have
been documented here
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In Australia alone, Tesla sales decreased by 75% in February 2025
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to a year earlier: Australia’s “best-selling electric vehicle
brand recorded 1592 sales in February, which was more than double the
disastrous 739 deliveries notched in January. But that number [was]
significantly down on the 5665 sales of February 2024.” The downward
pressure on Tesla stock can be seen here
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analysis
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Barchart found: “In the first quarter
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2025, Tesla reported 336,681 vehicle deliveries, a 13% decrease from
the same period in 2024 and a 32% sequential
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This marks the company’s lowest quarterly deliveries in nearly three
years. Production numbers also fell, with 363,000 vehicles produced, a
16% decrease year-over-year.” Foreign boycott movements exist in
Canada and Denmark
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These don’t include countries placing tariffs on U.S. imports.
In some cases
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protests aim at more passive supporters of Trump related to Amazon and
Jeff Bezos. This tactic seems limited if not misguided, compared to
dropping subscriptions to _The Washington Post_ and going after more
active Trump supporters. One might argue that if Trump’s positioned
weakened, Bezos would more actively oppose Trump.

The elaboration of Camin’s list was put together with the help of
ChatGPT.

One academic study
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that “consumer boycotts launched by individuals on the internet are
ineffective in inflicting economic harm on the targeted firm.” In
contrast another study
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time-series methodology in an effort to assess the impact of 21
consumer boycott announcements upon the wealth of stockholders of
target firms.” This study found that “consumer boycott
announcements were followed by statistically significant decreases in
stock prices for the target firms. In addition, the overall market
value of the target firms dropped by an average of more than $120
million over the two-month post-announcement period.” Clearly, the
design and historical context of the boycott efforts matter. It is not
enough to boycott companies. Rather, you should boycott certain
companies but re-direct your funding in cooperative and
community-controlled enterprises whose economic activity services
progressive goals. This process has already been outlined by the
author in a series of articles of which the most significant can be
found here
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BILLIONAIRE TRUMP DONORS AND THEIR CONSUMER-FACING VENTURES

* TIMOTHY MELLON
Net Worth: ~$1B
Donations to Trump groups: $76.5M
Product/Business: Railroad industry (Pan Am Systems, former chairman
of Guilford Rail)
BOYCOTT: Pan Am Systems (where applicable)
🔗 Pan Am Railways [[link removed]]
* LINDA MCMAHON
Net Worth: $3.1B
Donations: $16M
Product/Business: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
BOYCOTT: WWE (1,600+ live events/year, ~300 wrestlers under contract)
🔗 wwe.com [[link removed]]
* DIANE HENDRICKS
Net Worth: $20.9B
Donations: $6.3M
Product/Business: ABC Supply (building materials)
BOYCOTT: ABC Supply (800+ locations in the U.S.)
🔗 abcsupply.com [[link removed]]
* MIRIAM ADELSON
Net Worth: $27.8B
Donations: $5.8M
Product/Business: Las Vegas Sands casinos, Dallas Mavericks (NBA team)
BOYCOTT: The Venetian, The Palazzo (Las Vegas Sands); Dallas
Mavericks (NBA franchise)
🔗 venetianlasvegas.com
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* KELCY WARREN
Net Worth: $6.2B
Donations: $5.8M
Product/Business: Energy Transfer (pipeline infrastructure)
BOYCOTT: Energy Transfer brands including Sunoco LP (5,200+ retail
stores), Stripes Stores (approx. 500)
🔗 sunoco.com [[link removed]], stripesstores.com
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* TIMOTHY DUNN
Net Worth: $2.2B
Donations: $5M
Product/Business: CrownQuest (oil well operations)
BOYCOTT: CrownQuest Operating LLC
🔗 crownquest.com [[link removed]]
* ELIZABETH UIHLEIN
Net Worth: $6B
Donations: $5M
Product/Business: Uline (packaging and shipping supplies)
BOYCOTT: Uline (distribution centers in 11 U.S. states)
🔗 uline.com [[link removed]]
* RICHARD UIHLEIN
Net Worth: $6B
Donations: $5M
Product/Business: Uline (packaging and shipping supplies)
BOYCOTT: Uline
🔗 uline.com [[link removed]]
* JEFF SPRECHER & KELLY LOEFFLER
Net Worth: $1.1B
Donations: $4.9M
Product/Business: Intercontinental Exchange (owns NYSE)
BOYCOTT: NYSE-related financial services (limited direct consumer
action)
🔗 ice.com [[link removed]]
* PHIL RUFFIN
Net Worth: $2.6B
Donations: $3.3M
Product/Business: Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, casinos &
hotels
BOYCOTT: Treasure Island, Circus Circus Las Vegas, Trump Int’l
Hotel Las Vegas
🔗 treasureisland.com
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* JIMMY JOHN LIAUTAUD
Net Worth: $2.4B
Donations: $3.1M
Product/Business: Jimmy John’s (sandwich chain)
BOYCOTT: Jimmy John’s (2,600+ locations across U.S.)
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* GEOFFREY PALMER
Net Worth: $3.1B
Donations: $3M
Product/Business: G.H. Palmer Associates (real estate – LA
apartments)
BOYCOTT: G.H. Palmer properties (multiple luxury apartments in Los
Angeles)
🔗 ghpalmer.com [[link removed]]
* BERNARD MARCUS
Net Worth: $9.9B
Donations: $2.7M
Product/Business: Home Depot (cofounder)
BOYCOTT: Home Depot (2,000+ stores)
🔗 homedepot.com [[link removed]]
* ROBERT “WOODY” JOHNSON
Net Worth: $3.3B
Donations: $2.7M
Product/Business: Johnson & Johnson (heir), New York Jets (owner)
BOYCOTT: Johnson & Johnson products (Aveeno, Tylenol, Neutrogena,
etc.), New York Jets
🔗 jnj.com [[link removed]], newyorkjets.com
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* KENNY TROUTT
Net Worth: $1.7B
Donations: $2.2M
Product/Business: Excel Communications (telecom), racehorse ownership
BOYCOTT: Horse racing stables affiliated with WinStar Farm
🔗 winstarfarm.com [[link removed]]
* GEORGE BISHOP
Net Worth: $3.2B
Donations: $2M
Product/Business: GeoSouthern Energy (oil & gas)
BOYCOTT: GeoSouthern Energy
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* J. JOE RICKETTS
Net Worth: $3.6B
Donations: $2M
Product/Business: TD Ameritrade (founder)
BOYCOTT: TD Ameritrade
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* ANDREW BEAL
Net Worth: $12.2B
Donations: $1.8M
Product/Business: Beal Bank (finance), high-stakes poker player
BOYCOTT: Beal Bank (Texas & Nevada)
🔗 bealbank.com [[link removed]]
* CAMERON WINKLEVOSS
Net Worth: $2.7B
Donations: $1.3M
Product/Business: Gemini (crypto exchange)
BOYCOTT: Gemini
🔗 gemini.com [[link removed]]
* TYLER WINKLEVOSS
Net Worth: $2.7B
Donations: $1.3M
Product/Business: Gemini (crypto exchange)
BOYCOTT: Gemini
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* DON AHERN
Net Worth: $1B
Donations: $1.1M
Product/Business: Ahern Rentals (construction equipment), Ahern Hotel
Las Vegas
BOYCOTT: Ahern Rentals (100+ U.S. locations), Ahern Hotel Las Vegas
🔗 ahern.com [[link removed]], ahernhotel.com
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* ROGER PENSKE
Net Worth: $6.3B
Donations: $1.1M
Product/Business: Penske Corporation (automotive), Team Penske
(IndyCar, NASCAR)
BOYCOTT: Penske Truck Rental (2,500+ locations), Team Penske racing
events
🔗 penske.com [[link removed]], pensketrucks.com
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* STEVE WYNN
Net Worth: $3.4B
Donations: $1.1M
Product/Business: Wynn Resorts (casinos)
BOYCOTT: Wynn Las Vegas, Encore, international Wynn properties
🔗 wynnlasvegas.com [[link removed]]
* RICHARD KURTZ
Net Worth: $1B
Donations: $1M
Product/Business: Kamson Corporation (real estate)
BOYCOTT: Kamson rental properties (100+ apartment communities in
Northeast U.S.)
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* ANTONIO GRACIAS
Net Worth: $1.2B
Donations: $1M
Product/Business: Valor Equity Partners (private equity), early
Tesla/SpaceX backer
BOYCOTT: Valor Equity portfolio companies (check individual holdings)
🔗 valorep.com [[link removed]]

25 (tie). DOUGLAS LEONE
Net Worth: $7.9B
Donations: $1M
Product/Business: Sequoia Capital (venture capital)
BOYCOTT: Sequoia Capital–backed companies (Stripe, DoorDash,
Robinhood, etc.)
🔗 sequoiacap.com [[link removed]]

The Claude AI tool added the following information: ABC SUPPLY: 800+
locations nationwide SUNOCO: 5,200+ retail stores (under Energy
Transfer) STRIPES STORES: Approximately 500 locations JIMMY
JOHN’S: 2,600+ sandwich shops across the US HOME DEPOT: 2,000+
stores nationwide PENSKE TRUCK RENTAL: 2,500+ locations KAMSON
CORPORATION: 100+ apartment communities in the Northeast AHERN
RENTALS: 100+ US locations LAS VEGAS CASINOS: Multiple properties
including Venetian, Palazzo, Treasure Island, Circus Circus, Trump
International Hotel, Wynn/Encore, and Ahern Hotel.

ABC Supply Co. provides an online locator service on line
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locations is provided as a representative example below.

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The Stripes Stores company has its own locator which you can
find here [[link removed]]. According
to _Wikipedia_, STRIPES STORES is a chain of more than
700 convenience stores
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Christi, Texas
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by 7-Eleven [[link removed]]. Most locations
are former Circle K
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The Jimmy John’s company has a store locator which you can
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A map of Home Depot stores
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can be found on the Internet based on data about a year old. This map
is reproduced below.

The Penske Truck Rental company lists all of its locations here
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CONCLUSIONS

_Depending on their design_, boycotts with proactive social investing
can put pressure on the Trump regime and provide alternatives to that
regime in real-time, without even waiting for new elections. Money can
be reinvested into political campaigns targeting Republican
congresspersons backing the Trump regime and the businesses supporting
the Republican Party. At the same time, a social investment process
linked to media and political organizing, as outlined in my earlier
essays, can provide an alternative to the Wall Street and military
industrial complex-linked Democratic Party. Face-to-face protests
should be linked to political canvassing
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your money campaigns
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_JONATHAN MICHAEL FELDMAN is a founder of the Global Teach-In
(www.globalteachin.com [[link removed]]) and can be
reached at @globalteachin on Twitter._

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