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GB_RN

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34. Yeah.

Reply to Samrob (Reply #29)

Thu Mar 17, 2022, 02:14 PM

Mar 2022

The Kochroach’s dad made his money drilling oil for Stalin back in the 1930s.

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Since Koch industries is staying in Russia, here's a list of their brands to avoid. [View all] SoonerPride Mar 2022 OP

So are they operating as they were BEFORE Putrids war or are they suspending some operations? uponit7771 Mar 2022 #1

They are not suspending anything. Business as usual with Russia for Koch. SoonerPride Mar 2022 #6

damn uponit7771 Mar 2022 #54

Didn't they begin their fortune in Russia? nt Samrob Mar 2022 #29

Yeah. GB_RN Mar 2022 #34

Yes, they did, his Dad was in the oil business there. Escurumbele Mar 2022 #36

Yeah, no wonder they support Putin's Concubine ... no doubt boat loads of money streaming from uponit7771 Mar 2022 #55

Yes Cherokee100 Mar 2022 #48

Thanks for posting this leftieNanner Mar 2022 #2

Thanks for the post - -can completely avoid all of those forever except lycra JT45242 Mar 2022 #3

I'v been boycotting them for decades... 2naSalit Mar 2022 #4

+1 n/t ariadne0614 Mar 2022 #8

Same here PatSeg Mar 2022 #16

ditto n/t AmBlue Mar 2022 #18

Same here! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #27

Yep. Same here. On the plus side, maybe they'll send Pinback Mar 2022 #37

Yes, I have avoided those products for some time. TNNurse Mar 2022 #44

Ditto! Juneboarder Mar 2022 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author SoonerPride Mar 2022 #5

Glad to know I've been "Kock" free... orwell Mar 2022 #7

Been boycotting them for many years. niyad Mar 2022 #9

Turns out I'm not a Koch sucker. I don't like any of those brands. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #10

"Koch sucker" Talitha Mar 2022 #11

Bazinga! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #24

Republicans are Koch suckers. live love laugh Mar 2022 #56

Same here! redwitch Mar 2022 #13

Already do. old guy Mar 2022 #12

I used to be a Quilted Northern freak moonscape Mar 2022 #14

K&R Boycott them all to every degree. ffr Mar 2022 #15

Thanks - I've boycotted them for 30 years or maybe longer FakeNoose Mar 2022 #17

Not so sure Traildogbob Mar 2022 #22

Maybe the Metropolitan Museum of Art can remove the Koch plaque from their promenade. Jetheels Mar 2022 #19

Didn't their daddy make his fortune under Stalin? nuxvomica Mar 2022 #20

Yup! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #25

Is there an easy to find reference for this? Trust_Reality Mar 2022 #38

Behind every great fortune is a great crime. OMGWTF Mar 2022 #32

Indeed seta1950 Mar 2022 #46

Yes, they started thermal cracking crude oil in USSR and refineries in Nazi Germany IronLionZion Mar 2022 #42

Yup, they have a long history of working with America's enemies Farmer-Rick Mar 2022 #47

Yes Cherokee100 Mar 2022 #49

We all probably use/purchase a portion of what Flint Hills Resources produces Auggie Mar 2022 #21

K&R! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #23

Owners, board members & corp. Should be added to sanctions list! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #26

Kicking for visibility SheltieLover Mar 2022 #28

How did they wrangle bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #30

Here's a written list that I've been handing out for over a decade. OMGWTF Mar 2022 #31

Is there any DUer from the Wichita KS area KS Toronado Mar 2022 #33

I swore off all these products years ago. NellieStarbuck Mar 2022 #35

I already boycott anything to do with Koch..... SergeStorms Mar 2022 #39

Lycra could be a problem ballardgirl Mar 2022 #40

Already avoid them like the plague they are relayerbob Mar 2022 #41

Haven't bought any of there shit ln twenty years..... turbinetree Mar 2022 #43

I already seta1950 Mar 2022 #45

That's only the latest atrocity by Koch Industries lambchopp59 Mar 2022 #51

The John Birch Society used to be anti-Russian. czarjak Mar 2022 #52

In addition to whatever nefarious means they became successful, they're international. jaxexpat Mar 2022 #53

so much ass wipe TalenaGor Mar 2022 #57

Koch is just a start. Might as well add these 28 American companies to expand the boycott. ancianita Mar 2022 #58

Dunkin' is huge here in Boston, but I have always hated them and have never patronized smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #63

I despise them, too. Sure, boycott. But how do we boycott Archer Daniels Midland in Chicago? ancianita Mar 2022 #64

Who are their subsidiaries? smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #65

Okay, will do. We should all try this. My thing about food industries is this -- People need food. ancianita Mar 2022 #66

Yes, it is a little more difficult with a company like that. smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #67

Chuck makes Dave look like the "good" brother alterfurz Mar 2022 #59

Can't tell where Costco/Kirkland paper towels are made,, Permanut Mar 2022 #60

One of the upsides of being a minimalist/conservationist/environmentalist is... llmart Mar 2022 #61

Thanks for this. skip fox Mar 2022 #62