There's a Target on Target

There's a Target on Target

From Super Random Things with those Sisters by Kimberly Leetch

April 14, 2026 · 47 min · Season 1 · Episode 19

About this episode

The episode discusses how to resist corporate practices through boycotts and financial choices while addressing the actions of ICE in Target parking lots.

Boycott Target (and Amazon): How to Resist with Your Dollars Without Losing Your Mind City sisters Kimberly and Michelle (Minneapolis and Montreal) unpack what happens when ICE uses Target parking lots as a staging ground, and allows ICE to abduct Target employees on Target property—and Target shrugs. The result: boycotts, protests, and the kind of petty genius only a fed-up community can produce (yes, the salt returns). From there, they get practical and pointed: if you can’t risk arrest or tear gas, you can still resist by withholding and rerouting your money, because nothing gets corporate attention like a threatened bottom line. They swat down the tired “DEI hurt us” storyline, and demand the billionaire class begin offering living wages and real accountability. They pose a challenge: collective action for the working class is a long atrophied muscle—one America has to rebuild. While you're at it, you can also clean up your news diet with a well-rounded plate of news sources including Ground News, Ad Fontes, and other more centrist and non-U.S. outlets. They end with permission to be imperfect: do what you can, let it sting (just a little), and, if it keeps you sane, keep…

People in this episode

Host: Kimberly Leetch

Topics covered

  • boycott
  • corporate accountability
  • collective action
  • resisting with dollars
  • news diet
  • living wages

Keywords

  • boycott Target
  • resist with dollars
  • ICE
  • living wages
  • collective action
  • news sources

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Target, Amazon, ICE, Ground News, Ad Fontes

Books & works: Bridgerton

Places: Minneapolis, Montreal

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