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jmbar2

(7,700 posts)
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 04:48 PM 10 hrs ago

Boycott Estee Lauder brands. Lauder-heir is the oligarch pushing Trump to invade Greenland




https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/ronald-lauder-billionaire-donor-donald-trump-ukraine-greenland

Like many of those around the president, Lauder’s policy suggestions appear to intersect with his business interests. As Trump has ratcheted up his threats to seize Greenland, Lauder has acquired commercial holdings there. Lauder is also part of the consortium whose desire to access Ukrainian minerals appears to have spurred Trump to demand a share of the war-torn country’s resources.
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Boycott Estee Lauder brands. Lauder-heir is the oligarch pushing Trump to invade Greenland (Original Post) jmbar2 10 hrs ago OP
Kick SheltieLover 10 hrs ago #1
Easily done buzzycrumbhunger 10 hrs ago #2
Given his fondness for makeup, it's not surprising jmbar2 9 hrs ago #5
Ok. The only one I have used is Clinique but no more. Polly Hennessey 9 hrs ago #3
Bummer ProfessorGAC 9 hrs ago #4
Here's a List LessAspin 9 hrs ago #6
Ronald Lauder has ties to Putin and ex KGB chief Kryuchkov LessAspin 8 hrs ago #7

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,678 posts)
2. Easily done
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 04:53 PM
10 hrs ago

Oddly enough, I can’t help thinking a boycott would be a lot more satisfying if it was against something I actually patronized… I don’t feel like I’m helping much to say, “Yeah, I never buy that and now I never will.”

But seriously, how weird is it that even crap like overpriced make-up should be financially backing the orange bawbag?

jmbar2

(7,700 posts)
5. Given his fondness for makeup, it's not surprising
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 05:46 PM
9 hrs ago

I imagine the Maga Lardo contingent spends a fortune on such stuff.

ProfessorGAC

(75,902 posts)
4. Bummer
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 05:20 PM
9 hrs ago

I did some work with that company in the past. Both in the US & in France.
They were one of the customers I worked with where everybody I dealt with was really nice & cordial.
Good people working for a villain, I guess.

LessAspin

(1,827 posts)
6. Here's a List
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 05:52 PM
9 hrs ago

To Boycott .. if Americans and Europeans join together to boycott Estee Lauder and any other companies wanting to profit off a war to takeover Greenland you'll finally hit these evil assholes where it hurts..



www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Ronald Lauder in 2018 suggested to Trump that the US should buy Greenland. He has since been buying assets there and has been encouraging Trump to demand a share of Ukraine mineral wealth.
He has known Trump for 60 years.
This is vulture capitalism.

Alan Hughes (@ath1194.bsky.social) 2026-01-17T14:34:27.308Z


Estée Lauder's odious son was the one who first drilled the idea of owning Greenland in Trump's head.
He is bullying for more business of his in Greenland and not in a way that would be fair to the locals.
It is time to #BoycottEsteeLauder

Tatiana Trifan #FBLC (@tatianatrifan.bsky.social) 2026-01-17T14:16:42.907Z


Paul Singer donated million to Trump's PAC. Then he bought Venezuela's Citgo Texas+Louisiana refineries. Then Trump deposed Maduro to force Venezuela to export crude oil to Singer's new refineries.

Ronald Lauder invested in Greenland. Then donated million to Trump's "MAGA Inc".

And now...

(@ordinary-observer.bsky.social) 2026-01-17T03:19:53.099Z


This is why Trump is threatening to bring down NATO?

David Higham (@oldtrotter.bsky.social) 2026-01-17T13:52:31.348Z
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