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The Purpose of the (B)lister and this Blog

I created this extension to help me know when I was shopping from a company, or considering buying brands that I might want to support. Conversely, the extension could be used to avoid shopping from certain companies, or from buying certain brands. You can download (B)lister here . I will use this Blog to post lists over time, as I find them, but I would welcome you to share your own, for others to use in (B)lister. Below are some instructions on how to prepare your lists. Instructions for Preparing Lists of Companies and Brands List each company and brand separately Start with the company name on a separate line. List each brand or product the company owns on a new line directly beneath the company name. Remove any extra information Do not include any information other than the company brand or name Avoid using parentheses, quotation marks, or other punctuation. Ensure consistent formatting Do not use numbering or bullet points. Use a single line for each company an...

Companies Donating to the Republican Party in Recent Elections.

There has been a list circulating online of donors who contributed to Project 2025. As it turns out, the notion of being able to identify companies who donated to Project 2025 is flawed, as is the list. The Snopes website has done a great job here  of vetting that list and coming up with two lists: 1) Companies associated with individuals who donated primarily to Trump and other Republican campaigns without donating much to Democratic campaigns in 2016, 2020 and 2024; and 2) Companies associated with individuals who donated largely to Trump and other Republican candidates in some, but not all years. With the help of ChatGPT, I have created versions of each list that you can paste into (B)lister which include company names as well as the names of brands those companies own. Below are the lists.  To use these lists, just copy and past them directly, as they are, into (B)lister. Individuals associated with the following companies and brands donated primarily to Trump and other Re...