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Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead ...

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-- Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) Nov 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM

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Eff HODO.

We have one 1/4 mile away, been patronizing them since 1991, and I won't be spending a dime there till Drumpkoff is out of office, or longer...Chicago Man.

#1 | Posted by Wardog at 2025-11-30 09:03 AM | Reply

Join the boycott: drudge.com

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-11-30 09:47 AM | Reply

I quit going a few years ago. Getting the Veteran's discount was a hastle. Then the last visit there was only self service open, despite three people standing around the check out area to monitor. I waited a bit, they ignored me, so I left my stuff and said I wasn't an employee and wouldn't risk getting a shop lifting charge if I messed it up.

#3 | Posted by mattm at 2025-11-30 03:11 PM | Reply

Boomers for Boycotts!

#4 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-30 04:39 PM | Reply

Fake ------ For Worm Food!

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-11-30 05:50 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

#4 Boomers

That's your DNA, onepigironheadedsmoothedbrainaut...

Embrace it.

Love it.

Make it yours...

...and do so proudly!

#6 | Posted by A_Friend at 2025-11-30 08:08 PM | Reply

AT&T has been at the forefront of helping destroy the constitution for decades. They were first on board with helping george W bush spy on everyone all the time in the name of fighting terrorism.

#7 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-12-01 08:10 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Ok, so we can finally put one of the myriad of topics to rest that exists only because of partisan stupidity.

By reading this article and understanding the intent, and by reading liberal reactions, we can now say that boycotting a brand based on ideological beliefs if a very sound and acceptable way to show our support, or our disapproval. Right? We can all agree on that now, correct? The argument is over. Those who boycott are not hateful. They aren't trying to cause problems. They simply want their wallets to speak to their narrative because that's how a Capitalistic society works. End of story.

So, that means all the hate liberals spread about those boycotting Bud Light has to be taken back and liberals have to apologize.

I mean, it's either that or liberals finally just accept their hypocrisy and that they spread, "Everything we think is right but everything anyone else believes is wrong" narrative. Can't have it both ways. It's one or the other.

And before anyone says that Bud Light's boycotts was out of hate for those who do not subscribe to traditional gender roles, one could as easily (with empirical and proof-positive evidence) use context from illegals raping and killing women, and the liberals defending them, as hatred. Sure, that's only if you cherry pick context and get rid of context that doesn't agree with your narrative. But that is EXACTLY what liberals are doing in this case. Which means both liberals and cons are doing the same thing, only the topic is different.

I know this won't change anything. But the bigger fight America needs to have is to fight against that narrative as it has done waaaaaaaaaaaay more damage to this country than illegals, gender opposers, etc. And since it has done more damage, it's a fight more worthy than these stupid partisan fights that both parties come up with that never get fixed so we just pile on more and more hatred.

#8 | Posted by humtake at 2025-12-02 11:42 AM | Reply

"context from illegals raping and killing women, and the liberals defending"

The Constitution is what defends them. Not liberals.

You're as lazy in your thinking as you are in your work habits.

#9 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 11:44 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

and Snoofy as usual cherry picks a nuance in the example given rather than take in the overall point. Fn classic for this place.

Also, According to Home Depot(if you believe them) they haven't done anything that is in cooperation with ICE. Other than arrests happening on their property since that's where the action is... Exactly what do people expect of people with this boycott?

#10 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-12-02 12:06 PM | Reply

"Snoofy as usual cherry picks a nuance in the example given"

Nuance?
There's no nuance in Humtake's posts.
It's just liberals, liberals, liberals.

I'm simply pointing out The Constitution, not liberals, is what gives people rights. I'm not sure why that's a problem for you.

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 12:08 PM | Reply

"According to Home Depot(if you believe them) they haven't done anything that is in cooperation with ICE."

Okay. They're still being targeted by ICE, and they're still not doing anything to protect anyone from ICE.
They're sitting idly by and doing nothing while the Federal Government targets them.

Maybe they should do something about that.
Maybe the message of the protesters is that Home Depot should do something about that.
Maybe a grown adult should have been able to figure that out.

#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 12:15 PM | Reply

"Argh! Stupid Snoofy always cherry picking! Blargh!"

#13 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-02 12:27 PM | Reply

"Exactly what do people expect of people with this boycott?"

They expect Home Depot to take a side.
Something Republicans have forgotten how to do.

#14 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 12:36 PM | Reply

Other than arrests happening on their property since that's where the action is...

Allowing illegal arrests to occur on your property IS cooperating.

Corky already posted this once. Bears repeating..

an example of how NOT to cooperate!

ICE tries to make arrests on her property. Woman is not having it.

m.youtube.com

#15 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-02 12:37 PM | Reply

use context from illegals raping and killing women, and the liberals defending them, as hatred.

There's no way this stupid sack of s*&^ is a serious, real person...

#16 | Posted by jpw at 2025-12-02 12:43 PM | Reply

#12 if you expect home depot to be taking actions or you'll protest... exactly what actions do you propose they tell their employees to do? Exactly how does Josh's from the lumber department job description fit into "stand off with armed federal agents"? No, what most of these idiots protesting think is that HD is complicit and they're not. But facts never let a liberal stop letting their feelings dictate their actions.

And if being neutral on the topic is what gets you boycotted, why aren't they boycotting just about all businesses? Why not Lowes? If anything it's been because HD was more than willing to allow a bunch of illegals to loiter on their property and shill for under the table work. What'd that get them, turned on by the left. Which is classic left behavior... pass the purity test, or be sacrificed.

#17 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-12-02 03:15 PM | Reply

"exactly what actions do you propose they tell their employees to do?"

Tell ICE to kick rocks, obviously.

#18 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 03:16 PM | Reply

"And if being neutral on the topic is what gets you boycotted"

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
--Desmond Tutu.

#19 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 03:18 PM | Reply

Now answer the rest of that sentence... shouldnt the left be boycotting everywhere? What has Coke or Pepsi done to stop this?

#20 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-12-02 03:21 PM | Reply

pass the purity test, or be sacrificed.

#17 | POSTED BY KWRX25

Like Liz Cheney.

#21 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-02 03:23 PM | Reply

"shouldnt the left be boycotting everywhere?"

So are you still confused as to why Home Depot is being boycotted?
Or are you just finding reasons that you don't like liberals now?

#22 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 03:25 PM | Reply

"Home Depot officials have stated they are not involved in these operations, do not cooperate with agents, and are not given advance notice of raids. The incidents often involve day laborers in the public spaces of parking lots, which ICE can access without a warrant. Home Depot logs these incidents internally for tracking purposes, similar to shoplifting events. "

Given that they have no notice, and cannot legally prevent an arrest in the parking lot, what EXACTLY should they be doing? Remember too this will be happening unscripted in the moment, so what is some hourly Joe supposed to do? And when he's hurt or arrested are the immigrants rights groups that are calling for the boycotts going to step in and make them whole again?

Why aren't these protesters patrolling the parking lots, and engaging ICE themselves when this happens rather than standing in line buying and returning putty knifes in a futile gesture instead? The left always says well at least it 'something' even if it actively doesn't help or even hurts a situation.

#23 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-12-02 03:28 PM | Reply

"What has Coke or Pepsi done to stop this?"

To stop ICE targeting people at Coke and Pepsi plants?
Probably not a thing, because Coke and Pepsi isn't where people like Goatman go to hire undocumented workers.

#24 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 03:28 PM | Reply

Probably not a thing...

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
--Desmond Tutu.

#25 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-12-02 03:33 PM | Reply

"what EXACTLY should they be doing?"

Good point.
They are a three hundred billion dollar company, but also completely helpless, and with no political clout whatsoever.

Thoughts And Prayers.
Nothing Can Be Done.

#26 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 03:35 PM | Reply

So you don't know either.

#27 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-12-02 03:39 PM | Reply

What has Coke or Pepsi done to stop this?

#20 | POSTED BY KWRX25

What reasons do you have for boycotting Pepsi and Coke? Other than the fact that their products are unhealthy crap?

What are they doing to allow or support mass deportations and illegal arrests by Trumpy's masked ICEhole?

#28 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-02 03:39 PM | Reply

What is HD to allow or support it? Not what are they doing to oppose, what are they doing to support it?

#29 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-12-02 03:41 PM | Reply

Coke and Pepsi are billion dollar companies too, what political pressure have they applied? GET THE BOYCOTT GOING!!!! McD and BK you're next!!!!

#30 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-12-02 03:42 PM | Reply

What is HD to allow or support it? Not what are they doing to oppose, what are they doing to support it?

#29 | POSTED BY KWRX25

They are allowing masked ICEholes to make illegal arrests on their property ... i.e. without warrants.

Allowing illegal arrests to continue on your property IS taking a side. I thought that was obvious.

Just to be clear.

All Home Depot property, including the store interiors and parking lots, is private property and is not considered public space.

#31 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-02 03:53 PM | Reply

Coke and Pepsi are billion dollar companies too

You seem very invested in this.

Again. Why?

What have they done to support condone or allow illegal warranties arrests on their property?

#32 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-02 03:55 PM | Reply

Re 32

"Warrantless arrests"

Much different than "warranties arrests".

#33 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-02 03:57 PM | Reply

"A police officer generally does not need a warrant to arrest someone in a parking lot if they have probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. Probable cause means the officer has enough trustworthy facts to believe that the person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime. Parking lots are considered public places where a warrant is not required for an arrest."

Now Joe hourly is supposed to go debate with ICE if they have probable cause or not? gtfoh

If these protestors went and set up shop in HD parking lots and did what they are advocating hourly workers do they'd be more effective. But they don't want to do that, it's not performative enough.

#34 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-12-02 04:01 PM | Reply

Boomers for Boycotts!

18 generations of your ancestors are weeping because of your ignorance.

#35 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-12-02 04:03 PM | Reply

"What have they done to support condone or allow illegal warranties arrests on their property?"

What has HD done? the parking lot is not while Private Property they are treated more like public property for warrant enforcement... so exactly what is HD, specifically the workers who'd be tasked with it, supposed to do?

#36 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-12-02 04:06 PM | Reply

A police officer generally does not need a warrant to arrest someone in a parking lot if they have probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. Probable cause means the officer has enough trustworthy facts to believe that the person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime. Parking lots are considered public places where a warrant is not required for an arrest."

First- ICE are NOT the police.

Second- Standing on a Home Depot parking lot is not a crime.

Being brown is not a crime.

Looking for work is not a crime.

Speaking Mexican is not a crime.

Masked ICEholes came to Home Depot to racially profile and arrest anyone they find there without a warrant.

A judicial warrant is typically required for an ICE arrest inside a private home or on private property. Permission to enter can be refused. Simply opening the door does not grant consent to enter.

Recent federal court rulings, like the Castaon Nava consent decree, have placed further limitations on ICE's ability to make warrantless arrests, requiring a more stringent standard of evidence.

The practice of racial profiling or using pretext to stop and arrest individuals without a lawful basis is illegal.

#37 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-02 04:10 PM | Reply

Parking lots may be considered "public places" by lawless ICEholes but they are not.

It's up to the property owner who can refuse entry to anyone.

Stores are considered private property, open to the public, but the owners generally have the right to refuse service to anyone, provided the refusal does not violate laws against discrimination based on protected classes (such as race, religion, or disability).

#38 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-02 04:14 PM | Reply

exactly, so you want HD employees, hourly workers, who are not informed about a raid to race outside and confront Federal officials and challenge them on what their probable cause is? That's what you're proposing HD is supposed to be doing?

#39 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-12-02 04:17 PM | Reply

So you don't know either.
#27 | Posted by kwrx25

that was your takeaway, huh?
Not that, as a three hundred billion dollar company, maybe they should throw their weight around some...

Thoughts And Prayers.
Nothing Can Be Done About Republicans Who Refuse To Think.

#40 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 04:20 PM | Reply

"exactly, so you want HD employees, hourly workers"

Store managers and HD lawyers should be doing that stuff.

#41 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 04:21 PM | Reply

Store managers...hahahahahaha... that's ------- rich

#42 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-12-02 04:25 PM | Reply

Expecting store employees to challeng ICE officers in their parking lots is peak stupidity.

#43 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-12-02 04:29 PM | Reply

-It's up to the property owner who can refuse entry to anyone.

I would alter that to say property "occupant" who can refuse entry to anyone.

most businesses are run by organizations that don't own the property....but rather lease it.

Oftentimes the lessor and lessee are the same people but they are different entities most of the time.

#44 | Posted by eberly at 2025-12-02 04:40 PM | Reply

Expecting store employees to challeng ICE officers in their parking lots is peak stupidity.

#43 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

I would expect a store manager to do whatever the owner or management tells them to do.

So allowing illegal warrantless arrests on their property is what they have been told to do.

Obviously.

#45 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-02 05:00 PM | Reply

Expecting store employees to challeng ICE officers in their parking lots is peak stupidity.
#43 | Posted by BellRinger

Many business owners have chased off ICE agents who are doing illegal searches.
It shouldn't be the employees, it should be the leaders.

#46 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 05:02 PM | Reply

That's what you're proposing HD is supposed to be doing?

#39 | POSTED BY KWRX25

You want us to tell a $350 billion dollar corporation how to stand up to masked ICEholes committing illegal acts on their property?

Seriously?

Figure it out.

#47 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-02 05:05 PM | Reply

Hey KWRX25:

Telling ICE to go away.
This is challenging for your brain to process?
Why?

#48 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 05:11 PM | Reply

would alter that to say property "occupant" who can refuse entry to anyone.

And I would agree. Based on whatever the owner requires. Probably in a contract or memorandum of agreement of some sort.

#49 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-02 05:15 PM | Reply

Challenge law enforcement but don't challenge shoplifters.

#50 | Posted by Petrous at 2025-12-02 06:33 PM | Reply

"Challenge law enforcement but don't challenge shoplifters."

Shoplifters aren't why the economy is losing manufacturing jobs eight months in a row, asshole.

#51 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 06:38 PM | Reply

You're dreaming if you think some HD worker is going to interrupt a raid in progress and they'll just turn around and leave

#52 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-12-02 08:55 PM | Reply

The Associated Press reported that Home Depot stores have become something of a hub for both legal and illegal immigrants seeking work as laborers, and reported that earlier this year Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, mentioned Home Depot as a target for immigration raids. www.newsweek.com

Hey KWRX25.

People generally think that having ICE harass people in the Home Depot parking lot
is BAD
for their community.

Is that the thing that hasn't clicked for you yet, as to why people are protesting Home Depot letting ICE do their Nazi stuff in Home Depot parking lots?

Nobody wants ICE in their community. Do you not get that part?

#53 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 09:22 PM | Reply

You've still offered vagaries about what they are supposed to do... they have a ton of stores, any can have a raid at any time... theyre not going to be able to stop them accept in your fever dream

#54 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-12-02 10:02 PM | Reply

"You've still offered vagaries about what they are supposed to do."

Fair.
It's more than Home Depot has offered, which is "we're not going to do anything about it."
Why are you asking me what Home Depot should do about it?
Maybe you should ask Home Depot that question.

#55 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 10:04 PM | Reply

"theyre not going to be able to stop them"

They aren't?
All these videos I see of people telling ICE to get the fuck out of their stores, those are fake?
Hello? Do we occupy the same reality?

#56 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 10:05 PM | Reply

You think the pplice have a right to enter a private business and stay there against the wishes of the business?

You really are a fascist. I wonder if you know that about yourself. I suspect you don't.

#57 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 10:06 PM | Reply

"they have a ton of stores, any can have a raid at any time."

A raid is not what ICE usually does.

A raid would have things like a warrant with names on it, and a plan. It might even require training. That's a lot of work for not a lot of quota.

Home Depot can have a policy that states ICE is not welcome in Home Depot parking lots to shake down brown people and demand identification from people who are not even being accused of a crime.

#58 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 10:11 PM | Reply

(The Center Square) " Truck rental company Penske called the use of its rental vehicle in a Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement operation "improper" after a raid at a Home Depot in California.
www.moorenews.com

Home Depot could likewise call ICE activities in the Home Depot parking lot "improper."

#59 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-02 10:13 PM | Reply

Some fascists like to call themselves Libertarians.

"However, some argue that a "pipeline" or connection exists between the two, stemming from several factors:"

www.google.com

it's a rather interesting 'pipeline' phenomenon actually

#60 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-02 10:16 PM | Reply

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