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For everyone’s glass blunt and Microsoft Office subscription needs, of course.

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don’t forget personal swamp coolers.

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Seriously, though, if I need a Scrivener license I just go to a StackSocial store. I found a better shop for Office licenses, though…

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Dipshits double-down… I guess my boycott of Tarjay continues! Who needs holiday themed socks, anyhow.

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Yup; the only reason I set foot into the target near my house is for the CVS pharmacy in it.

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Prosecutors in the UK have confirmed for the first time they have authorised 21 charges against Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking.

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https://www.treaty-accord.gc.ca/text-texte.aspx?id=101307

Treaty Between Great Britain and Romania for the Mutual Surrender of Fugitive Criminals

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Target’s bold “Pride” collection this year features a colorless hoodie with the words “Out Loud & Proud” written teeny tiny only the string.

While the collection does feature some standard bright rainbow items, a lot of the options are very muted not even using Pride colors. This is a “Pride” sandal.

This is a “Pride” top. You can tell because of the teeny tiny square of color that looks like a rainbow barcode.

But if you want a really gay bird, they DO have that.

Buy a Target “Pride” scarf that’s so vague you’re not sure if it’s describing being gay or a gardener.

And these Target “Pride” friendship bracelets are ONLY for adults who exchange pre-made friendship bracelets like all normal adults do. No kids allowed!

This is the “Pride” tote bag. Don’t worry, a full stripe of rainbow appears nowhere on this beige beauty. That would be too gay.

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They’re supposed to be closing several hundred locations, including in Target - so very soon they’re not even going to have that foot traffic either.

I non-renewed my Circle 360 membership myself and really haven’t looked back.

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I started boycotting Target a year (maybe two? Maybe three??) ago when they instantly caved to threats from right wing loons and took down their Pride merch. I was already vindicated by their eager compliance with the anti-DEI stuff after Trump was elected, but WOW, this really is the (flavorless, beige) icing on the cake.

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https://archive.ph/WwpEo

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At the hospital, Sacramento police questioned the state senator for hours and concluded she showed signs of intoxication and cited her.

She showed signs of shock and/or a concussion, rather. Who shows signs of intoxication only after many hours of being in police custody?

Couldn’t have anything to do with the fact she’s a Democrat, could it? Nah, that can’t be right.

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I’m sure her apparent not-whiteness had nothing to do with it… :face_with_symbols_over_mouth:

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https://archive.is/hDPyc

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I feel like i’ve always seen every store brand product mimic the packaging of more popular brands. There are likely some exceptions to that, but i’ve never been fooled to think that it was the product it was trying to approximate :thinking:

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It has been held that “if only a moron in a hurry would be misled” the case is not made out.

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See, there’s something just a bit too on the nose about the Aldi brands. Sure, every private label brand tries to use similar cues to the brand it’s emulating, but the Aldi ones have a certain je ne sais quoi to them that, at least to me, puts them on the wrong side of some (admittedly poorly defined) line.

To what @Heikki shared, I feel like a moron in a hurry could absolutely confuse the Aldi products for the legit versions, in a way that goes beyond usual private label fare.

(To be clear, I don’t think Mondelez deserves defending but I find myself in agreement with their position.)

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I wonder what the line for acceptable similarities between competing products is, and how does one clearly define said line? Thankfully that’s not my job :eyes:

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