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 your Netflix (because Bridgerton, duh!).

Permission to Be Angry: From ‘Keep Sweet’ to Speaking Up

Sisters Kimberly and Michelle are just so effing mad because they're not allowed to be angry. At least, they discuss struggling to express anger safely and why they instinctively suppress it. They link that pattern to conditioning around women’s emotions, people pleasing, fear of losing control, and concern about affecting others—especially their highly sensitive sons.

They explore physical, nonviolent outlets for anger (walking, screaming in the car, shoveling snow, punching bags). They point out how suppression can lead to dysregulation and addictions. Maybe instead of extremes of “keep sweet” and rage, they could find a middle ground so they can find and use their voices when anger is justified (e.g., being belittled in an auto shop or advocating in a hospital).

They express discomfort (okay, they're pissed) that there's a double standard in how men and women are perceived when angry. In the end, they conclude there are appropriate times, places, and ways in which to express anger.

Stop Trying So Damn Hard: Try Different (Self-Love, Parenting, and Busting Beauty Standards)

Sisters Michelle and Kimberly argue that “try harder” is BS, and that lasting change comes from trying differently. They do this by identifying root causes of terrible habits and by reframing goals. As an example, at the heart of Kimberly's chronic lateness was self-dislike and massive avoidance issues. Perhaps you find yourself stuck with overpacked schedules and overachieving flights of fancy. To truly build a life you want, you have to change your mindset and your behaviors.

They take a dip into kiddom, confessing unintended modeling for kids and fish-flopping homework struggles. A shift in mindset prompted by a creative teacher made all the difference as they offered accommodations mom never thought of. They complain that schools today are too cookie-cutter. They wish individualized education plans were available for every student, not just the ones displaying delays or behaviors.

The conversation sharply critiques beauty standards and laments the lifelong weight-loss narrative that has shaped too many young girls and women. They wonder whether new GLP-1 drugs will only shift the focus of weight shame. Michelle shares her experience living with type 1 diabetes, including how better technology has helped make sugar highs the exception, not the norm.

How do you find intrinsic motivation to make a life change? You might save more money by clarifying your “why.” Considering barriers such as tics, menopause, and trauma, weight-loss as a primary goal seems futile. You might attain better health and happiness by resisting the temptation to make weight-loss a primary goal. Instead, focus on manageable habits like walking.