Leftist activist groups are orchestrating a coordinated economic “Mass Blackout” targeting America’s biggest shopping days to undermine President Trump and damage the free-market economy that hardworking Americans depend on.
Radical Groups Target America’s Shopping Season
The People’s Union USA and the “Blackout The System Movement” are mobilizing activists to boycott Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping, deliberately targeting the retail season that provides crucial income for millions of American workers. These organizations frame their economic warfare as resistance against the Trump administration’s common-sense elimination of divisive diversity, equity, and inclusion programs that prioritized identity politics over merit and unity.
Dangerous Escalation Beyond Consumer Boycotts
The protest extends far beyond refusing to shop, with organizers encouraging participants to update their W-4 forms to withhold federal taxes and move money from major banks. Labor strikes are being promoted alongside the consumer boycott, creating a multi-pronged attack on American economic stability. Civil rights figures including Reverend Al Sharpton have endorsed parallel boycotts, lending credibility to tactics that could harm the very communities they claim to represent.
Economic Sabotage Threatens Working Families
The coordinated action specifically targets major retailers like Target, Amazon, and Walmart during their most profitable days of the year. While these companies can absorb temporary losses, the real victims are seasonal workers, small business owners, and delivery drivers who depend on Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales for their livelihoods. The activists’ demands include “removal of the Trump administration” and restoration of social programs that expand government dependency rather than promoting self-reliance.
A coalition of grassroots orgs are urging Americans to participate in an economic "Mass Blackout" to protest the rising affordability crisis. The groups are calling on people to avoid spending and working from Nov. 25 through Dec. 2., which includes Black Friday and Cyber Monday. pic.twitter.com/rnVrM25UFQ
— gato fumador (@KweenInYellow) November 13, 2025
Expert Analysis Reveals Limited Impact
Marketing professors from Northwestern University and the University of Virginia note that single-day boycotts typically have minimal long-term economic effects, as consumer behavior returns to normal without sustained commitment. The movement’s comparison to Occupy Wall Street reveals its roots in the same anti-capitalist ideology that seeks to undermine American prosperity through disruption rather than constructive engagement. Patriots should recognize these tactics as attempts to weaponize economic pressure against democratically elected leadership and constitutional governance.