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2018-04-18 Home Front: Culture Wars

David Hogg tells Twitter followers to boycott BlackRock and Vanguard

David Hogg, a 17-year-old high school senior and survivor of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is now an outspoken gun law activist. He took to Twitter on Tuesday to encourage a boycott of BlackRock (BLK) and The Vanguard Group.
"Obey!"

Chick-fil-A’s sales have been up consistently since their boycott, and Laura Ingraham’s viewer numbers as well, so here’s hoping BlackRock and Vanguard enjoy the same effect.

It must be noted that Vanguard is part owner of Twitter,

Posted by Frank G 2018-04-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 So.. we should invest in both since their value is going to go higher.

Posted by CrazyFool 2018-04-18 01:17|| 2018-04-18 01:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Age 17 self-examination? Please, I don't even want to go there. He's still on peas and peaches. What can the poor lad know about anything ?

Posted by Besoeker 2018-04-18 01:24|| 2018-04-18 01:24|| Front Page Top

#3 What can the poor lad know about anything ?

Spare the rod...

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-04-18 02:57|| 2018-04-18 02:57|| Front Page Top

#4 The little piglet is just doing willingly what his handlers order him to do.

Posted by Ulaigum Ebbineng7056 2018-04-18 06:52|| 2018-04-18 06:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Which Ivy League school lets him in? Ima going with Columbia.

Posted by Raj 2018-04-18 08:10|| 2018-04-18 08:10|| Front Page Top

#6 Cornell, Raj. He's perfectly suited to Ithaca.

Posted by AlanC 2018-04-18 09:00|| 2018-04-18 09:00|| Front Page Top

#7 in this case, I agree with Hogg

ETFs are likely a better bet long term than any mutual fund because the mutuals require administration fees

Posted by lord garth 2018-04-18 09:34|| 2018-04-18 09:34|| Front Page Top

#8 Gun sales increase since the Florida school shooting. If Hogg really wanted to impact the gun industry, he would just shut up! Methinks he likes the attention he is getting. Narcissist? He is a good reason why 16-year olds shouldn't be able to vote as is being promoted by some in Washington, D.C.

Posted by JohnQC 2018-04-18 11:37|| 2018-04-18 11:37|| Front Page Top

#9 Testing the waters.

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2018-04-18 12:25|| 2018-04-18 12:25|| Front Page Top

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