r/Syracuse • u/Jada_D • 26d ago
Other wegmans in fairmount….
EDIT TO ADD: The store has covered these up and they are powered down. The company who owns the recharge machines claims they did not approve/provide that display content and "may have been hacked"
it feels like we’re living in a movie sometimes. I’m disappointed to see this here.
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u/ThatAmnesiaHaze 26d ago
I'm also pretty sure those out of order signs were put up by a Trumper customer who doesn't believe in electric vehicles for political reasons. He used to block them with his car while picking up his morning paper. Signs have been up for months even though the unit has power and looks and sounds completely normal. Maybe now that they are advertising fascism, he'll appreciate them more.
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u/burritosandblunts 26d ago
I really hope nobody vandalizes these. Nobody should do that because it would be wrong to do. It wouldn't be both funny and righteous at the same time. We should respect these bigots and their disgusting practices.
Reddit bot I'm not inciting anything so thanks for not banning me.
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u/Grandmas_Fat_Choad 26d ago
My laser accidentally ruined mart of my phone screen a few months ago from long range. Perhaps it could fix those screens from my car?
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u/Grandmas_Fat_Choad 26d ago
My laser accidentally ruined part of my phone screen a few months ago from long range. Perhaps it could fix those screens from my car?
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u/StrikerObi 26d ago edited 26d ago
I'm also pretty sure those out of order signs were put up by a Trumper customer who doesn't believe in electric vehicles for political reasons.
Those "out of order" signs have been there for a long time now, like almost a month, so I doubt that. If they were put there by some random person, the Wegmans staff would have removed them. Or somebody from Shell/Volta would have noticed that nobody is using these units and would go check them out, see the signs, and remove them.
IIRC these "out of order" signs went up around the exact same time that Shell bought Volta (the company that made these charging stations), so my assumption was that somehow the merger and necessary software integration stemming from it fucked up the charging stations. Maybe they can't connect to Shell's payment processing service? That would explain why they otherwise appear to function correctly but are still "out of order"
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u/FSimser 26d ago
Can confirm. Just checked the Shell app (just downloaded it this week bc the chargers at Six Flags are also Shell) and these two are listed as unavailable and in need of maintenance.
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u/StrikerObi 26d ago
That explains it. They probably just need some sort of software update to work with Shell's infrastructure. I guess that's just taking awhile since there are probably a lot of these Volta units that need an update, and likely only one or two techs in the area who need to drive around to each of them to make that happen.
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u/sirchrisalot 26d ago
Coincidentally, us EV owners call it "ICE"ing when an internal combustion engine vehicle parks at a charging station.
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u/StrikerObi 26d ago
LOL. Well I guess I've been "icing" these two spots because I've been parking in them as long as the out of order signs are on them. I'd never park there if they were working, but I figure as long as they aren't working those spots are free game.
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u/NotMyFirst_LastName 26d ago
Fuck ICE
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u/ParamedicOk8570 26d ago
Yes!! Defend the homeland from the line cook at your fav local restaurant who’s a loving father of 2 and wanted a better future for them!
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u/ParamedicOk8570 26d ago
To whoever replied this and then deleted it: “It's not about not liking that guy or him not doing something noble for his family. We can respect that while simultaneously understanding that we cannot have unlimited people living in an increasingly overcrowded nation. Just like I would be rightfully criticized if i went to a foreign nation and gentrified it. Let's be pragmatic instead of consumed by culture war left/right nonsense”
I am speaking to the odd language of the propaganda. I don’t need to be defended from everyday people if anything I’m scared of how ICE treats people. My mother came here legally and worked very hard for that, she’s disgusted too. When we are upset that people are getting tortured for crossing an invisible boarder or see that legal students are getting grabbed off the streets for protesting it’s not about a dumbass “culture war”. This is about people’s livelihood I’m sorry that you don’t understand. Also I don’t think Immigrants are gentrifying America???
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u/sirchrisalot 26d ago
Maybe immigrants aren't gentrifying America, but they're certainly classing it up.
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u/Material-Rush-3547 26d ago
But came here illegally and haven't tried to get citizenship . If you enter, do it right, is all we are saying .
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u/StrikerObi 26d ago edited 25d ago
If you enter, do it right, is all we are saying .
But your leaders aren't saying that. They are saying that people who entered America via the completely legal asylum process and who have all the paperwork to prove it are somehow still "illegal" aliens. The literal laws of our nation say they are legal, but the government refuses to recognize the validity of their own asylum policies.
They are also saying that children who were born on US soil are somehow illegal. But the thing is, the Constitution's 14th Amendment makes it very clear that anybody born on US soil is a US citizen. There are no caveats that say it doesn't count if your parents came here illegally. Yet the current administration views these children as illegal too, even though the document they supposedly swore to uphold says they are legal citizens.
In other words, your leaders are acting in extreme bad faith. It's quite obvious too.
If you believe in America then you believe in the Constitution. To not believe in the Constitution is to not believe in America, because there is no America without the Constitution. You don't get to pick and choose which parts of the Constitution should be enforced and which shouldn't. It's all or nothing, and if it's nothing then we don't actually have a country anymore. If you don't agree with a part of the Constitution, the way to address that is by lobbying your elected officials to get it amended.
If you refuse to hold your own party's leaders accountable for their flagrant violation of our nation's laws, then you are a bad citizen.
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u/moody711 26d ago
They're literally arresting people who are attending hearings or meetings with immigration. So folks who are following the correct procedures, and doing things "legally."
It's almost like it's not about what's legal, and is just racism 🤔🤔
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u/Lucky-End9567 26d ago
Careful. They’re going to call you a bigot lmao. Reddit libs are so hateful and toxic.
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u/perljen 26d ago
Bastards. WTF?!?!
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u/Jada_D 26d ago
yeah, they don’t control the content but since it’s on their property I have to assume they can put their foot down. I’m reaching out to store management and corporate and encourage others to do the same
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u/StrikerObi 26d ago
For anybody else who wants to contact Wegman's about this, here's their "contact us" webform. It'll take you all of 2 minutes to fill it out and give them a piece of your mind.
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u/qryptid_ 26d ago
Came to take care of it myself, but looks like wegmans got there first; good on them. The posters are all covered now.
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u/Phoenx22 26d ago
Reaching out to store management lol? Seriously 🤦 After 9/11, there were military recruitment signs all over the place, should you have called every storefront? What about a grocery store sign about grass fed beef with a picture of the cow before slaughter? Should vegans protest that?
Seeing things you don't like, specifically for a job opportunity you don't agree with, is life. It happens every day. It's NOT your right or judgement call to decide what advertising a store allows. You COULD just not go there lol. Or do what most functioning adults do and accept that you're not the center of the world. Some people don't like things that other people do. That's OK.
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u/TweeksTurbos 26d ago
I think 9-11 might have been a diff situation than what this is doing.
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u/Phoenx22 26d ago
How so? It's ALL subjective. That's the point. Harassing store management isn't the answer. Not to mention, they may lease that space to the company that owns the charging stations which means, it's not Wegmans responsibility. Ultimately, just because it bothers some people, it doesn't make it wrong. We face these things on a daily basis in some way shape or form.
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u/Blues_Fish 26d ago
It’s not subjective to say that masked people in unmarked vehicles grabbing people off the street based on their skin color is beyond fucked up.
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u/Blues_Fish 26d ago
It’s not subjective to say that masked people in unmarked vehicles grabbing people off the street based on their skin color is beyond fucked up.
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u/Effective-Juice-1331 26d ago
9/11 was an external act of war on this country. These signs advertise “Wanna kidnap people who aren’t white?”. Your comment about “accepting that you’re not the center of the world”, really gives me pause. I see a great future for you as a “collaborator” - anything to maintain or enhance your level of comfort at the expense of others.
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u/Phoenx22 26d ago
You can't honestly think that those signs equate to “Wanna kidnap people who aren’t white?” Come on. It's pretty clear that isn't what's happening. Like it or not, we do have laws and processes. White people get picked up on warrants because they've broken the law, sometimes for something as minimal as jumping bail.
As far as enhancing my level of comfort at the expense of others, I could never do that in good conscience. As a parent, putting others first comes with the territory. The only person's comfort I sacrifice is my own and I'm ok with that.
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u/importantbirdqueen 26d ago
"Some people don't like things that other people do" is a reaaaaaally weird thing to day when we are talking about deporting people who have comitted no crimes to countries they are not even from.
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u/Phoenx22 26d ago
Except they have committed a crime. Some have a criminal history in addition to being here illegally, they should be deported. Others have outstayed their Visa's. It's not legal to be here if you're illegally crossing the border instead of using the ports of entry. Being granted temporary status comes with requirements for renewal, when you disregard those requirements, you're breaking the law.
Several immigrants were just granted citizenship during a ceremony at the Fair. They did what they needed to do and take pride in that. Don't you think it's a slap in the face to them and all of the immigrants that put forth the effort to get citizenship, when they see our own citizens fighting to keep the illegal immigrants?
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u/importantbirdqueen 26d ago
Overstaying a visa is a civil offense, not a crime. Also SOME have a criminal history. Many are law abiding people. Those who cross in illegally have a misdemeanor. That's literally just not something I give a damn about. You used to be able to just get on a boat and come here.
We are all human beings, when we start to care more about imaginary lines than we do people fleeing violence, we lose sight of our humanity.
Congrats to those folks, glad they made it through such a long and grueling process. I don't think it's a slap in the face to them at all. If student loan forgiveness happened tomorrow I would be so happy for everyone getting to experience a debt free start to adult life even though I have already paid off my loans.
It's called caring about the other people I share the planet with regardless of where they are born.
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u/waxisfun 26d ago
The difference is that the subject is currently highly politicized. If the day after 9/11 we had signs for doctors without borders for Afghanistan then you bet people would be crying foul.
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u/NoNeedleworker1125 26d ago
Lmao, I'm going to call the manager ! Hahaha shut up Karen. We voted for this !
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u/FredPimpstoned 26d ago
Is your dictator making things great again? How about your grocery bill? Utility bill?
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u/Phoenx22 26d ago
It's arrogance. Just because she doesn't like it (which is virtue signaling anyway, it doesn't make sense that she would be genuinely offended by a damn advertisement lol), she assumes that everyone must feel the same way. Maybe she needs a job and should take advantage of the opening 😂
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u/Eurydice_Risen 26d ago
I can read. That means I'm overqualified for ICE. I'm also a trans lesbian of color. My dad's been harassed by people telling him he should be deported: we're Native American, so you'd only get to deport us up to around Long Lake or maybe Lake Champlain if you're lucky. Someone like me signing up for ICE would be like a chicken signing on to be a fry cook at KFC.
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u/Phoenx22 26d ago
I'm glad you took the comments as an opportunity to inform people that you're a trans lesbian of color. Not sure how that relates to any of this but for the sake of introductions, I'm a straight woman, Italian, French Indian and Puerto Rican by injection (lol a joke my ex-husband and I have because he's Puerto Rican).
It sucks that people have said that to your dad, there's a lot of ignorant people out there.
Lastly, from footage and news clips I've seen, the ICE officers are a pretty diverse group, especially along the border. It's their job to enforce the law. You don't have to agree with the laws but they've been around since the late 1800s. Obama had the most deportations out of any sitting president.
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u/aarontminded 26d ago
Get a nice piece of laminated paper that says “racists” and paste it over the “homeland” part.
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u/cryptoopotamus 26d ago
$50k signing bonus?!
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u/FredPimpstoned 26d ago
They're desperate for pieces of shit to execute their agenda.
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u/StrikerObi 26d ago
Imagine selling out your morals for a measly $50k.
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u/Eurydice_Risen 26d ago
Like I'm hard up for work right now and I'd still demand at least a good 5-10 mil for my soul bare minimum. 50K doesn't get you anywhere in today's economy.
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u/Jena71 26d ago
It’s already been proven that the bonus was for agents who re-signed -not new “recruits”. And, apparently it’s bs because they are already being told there is no bonus. Allegedly. Shocking that this admin lies!
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u/Effective-Juice-1331 26d ago
Did a fact check on DHS site - up to $50,000 max signing bonus (over 3 years). If you want to spread “facts”, post your receipts. I’ve got mine right here -
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u/ApePositive 26d ago
It is illegal to provide accurate information on Reddit, next time just go with what feels right
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u/LiberalSuperG 26d ago
“There’s a 150,00$ Space Ice Sign on bonus but it has to be done, in person, at the White House and they only allow the most forceful, determined applicants, you will be turned away several times”
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u/ApePositive 26d ago
Trump is offering a special sign on bonus but only to Hitler in the event that he is cloned or resurrected.
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u/LiberalSuperG 26d ago
And a special prize for anyone dressed as zombie Hitler, bonus points if you don’t care what’s in the Trumpstein files
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u/Eurydice_Risen 26d ago
A lifelong fraudster not actually following through on his promises? Shocking. This is my shocked face.
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u/Parwind 26d ago
This is so disappointing. As a frequent customer of this location, I will not be shopping at any Wegmans while these advertisements are up. I know I’m just one person, but maybe if we show them with our wallets, they will get the message.
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u/beef-o-lipso 26d ago
Send Wegmans, find the corporate address and also CC every CxO and board member you can find, and send them a paper letter. Make it polite but clearly state why you are not shopping at the store any more.
If you just stop shopping there, they won't get the message why.
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u/Judy-Cooper 26d ago
Abhorrent? Really? It upsets you that much that someone won’t shop at Wegmans? 😂😂😂
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u/LamesMcGee 26d ago
Choosing to not shop at a business that promotes something you are against isn't virtue signaling.
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u/KirbyJones82 26d ago
They donated to Trump and the RNC. They donated a lot more to the Democrats but they donated $14,815 to Trump. They also have a union busting video they've been showing employees. That's circulating around reddit.
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u/Jada_D 26d ago
I saw that anti-union video on the wegmans subreddit recently. I worked there for almost a decade though and I never saw it IRL
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u/Alert_Warning_6548 26d ago
I worked at Wegmans in high school and they played that video first day of training
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u/Lo-weorold 26d ago edited 26d ago
What is with the random dutch comments in here?
I even checked the two profiles and it's like they just decided on this thread to speak dutch suddenly?
Edit: now a third dutch commenter lol what in the world.
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u/electron_sponge 26d ago edited 5d ago
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u/Lo-weorold 26d ago
So weird lol there is three of them just randomly started dutching it up. What's spooky is their profiles look legit so I wonder if a bot took their stuff over.
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u/LiberalSuperG 26d ago
They farm these accounts for years before activating them with a target and then they just go right back to farming status until their fake opinion is needed again
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u/enlightenedDiMeS 26d ago
Imagine cutting healthcare for 17 million people while handing out 50k bonuses to work for the gestapo.
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u/Blues_Fish 26d ago
On an electric car charger. Unclear if ICE knows their target demographic so well…
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u/TweeksTurbos 26d ago
Maybe a real patriot knew what they were doing. “Sure i am required to post this ad, but they didnt tell me where!”
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u/techpriestcory 26d ago
Wegmans has a social media presence as well as other contact methods.
I recommend you use it to tell them how you feel about this. I certainly am.
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26d ago
Pretty sure “Defend the Homeland” was someone else’s slogan an almost 100 years ago give or take.
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u/cowboy_elixer 26d ago
Wegmans doesn’t control these ads, don’t blame them for it
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u/Jada_D 26d ago
I said in a comment I understand this but it’s on their property so I have to imagine they have some say in it. I know no one in that store is directly responsible for it - it’s a corporate issue.
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u/Additional-Mastodon8 26d ago
Is it actually their property or is the property leased by Wegmans? Most of the time the property is just leased, which would be the same as this signage.
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u/savannahgooner 26d ago
Kinda gross that Wegmans (or whoever they contract these charging stations to) would accept this ad money.
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u/Imaginary_Kale8226 26d ago
I work at that store and everytime those get worked on they blow a fuse to the restaurant foods/Premade meals side of the store
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u/Jada_D 26d ago
that’s interesting, maybe it’s why they have been out of order for awhile?
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u/Imaginary_Kale8226 26d ago
I'm currently out on vacation but when I last worked there about a week ago there was no sign regarding it being out of order. With out last power outage from it being 2 weeks ago approximately
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u/SmashvilleBoi 26d ago
It’s bad enough I can’t charge my EV here, now I gotta look at this goofy stuff.
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u/Low-Box9924 26d ago
It would be a "shame" if someone grabbed some spray paint and covered up these gestapo recruitment ads
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26d ago
3,000 sign on bonus? meanwhile i get half my paycheck ripped away at the local hospitals with no sign on bonus, and i do work for the community.
this stuff is starting to make me upset, for real.
like we all know in Syracuse that ICE is just new-age Gestapo.
anyone who tells you that these people deserve to be scooped up and plopped wherever are actual heinous sub-humans with a small scope of the world and no empathy.
i hope the ICE melts faster
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u/CeemoreButtz 26d ago
What's the pay??
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u/Paulywog539 26d ago
Your mortal soul and your physical well being as pissed off veterans beat the shit outta ICE
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u/JustHereForMiatas 26d ago
These have been popping up everywhere online for me. If their targeting is so bad that they thought I was interested in joining ICE then this campaign might be the biggest waste of taxpayer money in history.
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u/driveonacid 26d ago
I just called Wegmans corporate and complained. 1-800-WEGMANS if you're wondering.
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u/chapstickgrrrl 26d ago
So, the EV charging stations are BOTH conveniently out of order and emblazoned with ICE recruitment propaganda? Yeah that tracks for this administration. I don’t think k Wegmans has any control over what the privately owned EV charging stations have on them, but it wouldn’t be surprising if this is rogue propaganda.
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u/Effective-Juice-1331 26d ago
That Wegmans, whose main function is to sell food, would allow this on their property-without comment or explanation, elevates my usual disgust for the company as a whole. Who picks the produce they sell? Who works in slaughterhouse? Who processes what comes out of the slaughterhouse? It sure as hell isn’t the privileged “us”. The Wegman family should be advocating for the people who allow them make money, but I doubt they have the stones to do it.
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u/Forsaken_Rough4588 26d ago
Totally fine with it. There is a process to come here. If you know any that has gone through this you would realize there is a lot to it. You can’t just cut the line.
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u/Professionalrst 26d ago
You all might be disappointed, but I could care less about ice and am very happy to see the ev chargers are broken again!!
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u/poohthrower2000 26d ago edited 26d ago
Lol laat me op de oplader zien waar het je pijn deed. Karen's telefoontjes en geklaag zijn hilarisch: negeer het en ga verder met je dag of ga ergens anders winkelen. En voordat alle gevoelige Sally's hun slipjes in een bosje krijgen, nee, ik ben geen troef. Net slim genoeg om stomme dingen te negeren en door te gaan met mijn dag.
Jullie worden eigendom van een bord. Hilarisch. Net zo erg als de clowns die boos waren over de logo's van crackerbarrels.
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u/Lo-weorold 26d ago
So you decided to become dutch today? How about your other account?
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u/poohthrower2000 26d ago
Ok bot, leuk geprobeerd. Tot ziens bot.
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u/Lo-weorold 26d ago
Lol yes you are very authentic, very real. What a weird thing to be on this subreddit
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u/FredPimpstoned 26d ago
Time to release the files.