Boycott our Sinclair affiliate and its advertisers

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Anonymous wrote:I've been boycotting Sinclair and channel 7 for years: the presenters look like stepford wives and there is always a tone of fear or urgency to their reporting, or with the scrolling news on screen.

Prefer other local channels where newscasters look and behave like actual real people.

So how has that worked out for you? Are they out of business yet?

It's worked out great because I found out I really like Wusa9.

I'm also saving a lot of money by not shopping at Target. Win win.

We just shopped at Target this afternoon. It's weird that some of you seem to think you destroyed them and made them go broke.

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The delusions of grandeur among this crowd are epic.

Target Revenue by 1./4


2nd 1/4 2024 - $25M
3rd 1/4 2024 - $25M
4th 1/4 2024 - $30M

1st 1/4 2025 - $24M
2nd 1/4 2025 - $25M

I guess you showed them…..

First, what is your source for the posted numbers? Anybody can just post some random numbers without any authoritative source for the reader to verify.

Second, revenue is not earnings. What were Target’s Earnings during the timeframes you referenced. Revenue is what they sold. Earnings is what the kept, the bottom line, after taxes, salaries, expenses , dividends, etc are all paid out from the Revenue. Salaries, utilities, and other expenses typically increase year over year due to inflation. If the Revenue remained the same year over year, that’s not stable or growth, but a decline in the company’s bottom line profits. The stock price dramatic decline is an indication that Target is hurting.

Just go look at Target's quarterly reports. It isn't hard. Thisis from the second quarter report. Draw your own conclusions.

"Guidance

For fiscal 2025, the Company is maintaining its expectation of a low-single digit decline in sales, and GAAP EPS of $8.00 to $10.00. Adjusted EPS, which excludes the gains from litigation settlements in the first quarter, is expected to be approximately $7.00 to $9.00.

Operating Results

Net Sales of $25.2 billion in the second quarter were 0.9 percent lower than last year, reflecting a merchandise sales decrease of 1.2 percent, partially offset by a 14.2 percent increase in non-merchandise sales. Comparable sales decreased 1.9 percent in the second quarter, reflecting a comparable store sales decline of 3.2 percent, partially offset by comparable digital sales growth of 4.3 percent. Second quarter operating income of $1.3 billion was 19.4 percent lower than last year."

Heck, even Target reported that there’s a sales decline, and expecting a further decline in the future. The operating income is 19.4% lower than this time last year. What’s your argument again that Target was doing okay and the boycott did not have an impact.

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Anonymous wrote:I've been boycotting Sinclair and channel 7 for years: the presenters look like stepford wives and there is always a tone of fear or urgency to their reporting, or with the scrolling news on screen.

Prefer other local channels where newscasters look and behave like actual real people.

So how has that worked out for you? Are they out of business yet?

It's worked out great because I found out I really like Wusa9.

I'm also saving a lot of money by not shopping at Target. Win win.

We just shopped at Target this afternoon. It's weird that some of you seem to think you destroyed them and made them go broke.

+1
The delusions of grandeur among this crowd are epic.

Target Revenue by 1./4


2nd 1/4 2024 - $25M
3rd 1/4 2024 - $25M
4th 1/4 2024 - $30M

1st 1/4 2025 - $24M
2nd 1/4 2025 - $25M

I guess you showed them…..

First, what is your source for the posted numbers? Anybody can just post some random numbers without any authoritative source for the reader to verify.

Second, revenue is not earnings. What were Target’s Earnings during the timeframes you referenced. Revenue is what they sold. Earnings is what the kept, the bottom line, after taxes, salaries, expenses , dividends, etc are all paid out from the Revenue. Salaries, utilities, and other expenses typically increase year over year due to inflation. If the Revenue remained the same year over year, that’s not stable or growth, but a decline in the company’s bottom line profits. The stock price dramatic decline is an indication that Target is hurting.

Just go look at Target's quarterly reports. It isn't hard. Thisis from the second quarter report. Draw your own conclusions.

"Guidance

For fiscal 2025, the Company is maintaining its expectation of a low-single digit decline in sales, and GAAP EPS of $8.00 to $10.00. Adjusted EPS, which excludes the gains from litigation settlements in the first quarter, is expected to be approximately $7.00 to $9.00.

Operating Results

Net Sales of $25.2 billion in the second quarter were 0.9 percent lower than last year, reflecting a merchandise sales decrease of 1.2 percent, partially offset by a 14.2 percent increase in non-merchandise sales. Comparable sales decreased 1.9 percent in the second quarter, reflecting a comparable store sales decline of 3.2 percent, partially offset by comparable digital sales growth of 4.3 percent. Second quarter operating income of $1.3 billion was 19.4 percent lower than last year."

Heck, even Target reported that there’s a sales decline, and expecting a further decline in the future. The operating income is 19.4% lower than this time last year. What’s your argument again that Target was doing okay and the boycott did not have an impact.

Operating income went down because salaries went up and they paid down debt. The boycott has zero to do with that. They sold the same amount of product. The point of a boycott is for people not to buy there. That didn’t happen.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've been boycotting Sinclair and channel 7 for years: the presenters look like stepford wives and there is always a tone of fear or urgency to their reporting, or with the scrolling news on screen.

Prefer other local channels where newscasters look and behave like actual real people.

So how has that worked out for you? Are they out of business yet?

It's worked out great because I found out I really like Wusa9.

I'm also saving a lot of money by not shopping at Target. Win win.

We just shopped at Target this afternoon. It's weird that some of you seem to think you destroyed them and made them go broke.

+1
The delusions of grandeur among this crowd are epic.

Target Revenue by 1./4


2nd 1/4 2024 - $25M
3rd 1/4 2024 - $25M
4th 1/4 2024 - $30M

1st 1/4 2025 - $24M
2nd 1/4 2025 - $25M

I guess you showed them…..

And yet they fired the CEO and Fortune says…

“Target hasn’t gotten its mojo back after boycotts and backlash over retracted DEI efforts. Foot traffic and revenue are still down.”

“For the second quarter of 2025, Placer.ai reports that foot traffic at Target is down 3.1% YoY. That means that if the correlation between its foot traffic reporting and Target’s total revenues reporting in the previous five quarters is consistent, Target will report a total revenue decline compared to the second quarter of 2024 of between 1.8% and 4.4%.

Retail Brew asked Target to comment on Placer.ai’s estimate that its foot traffic is down 3.1% for Q2, and whether it will report YoY revenue declines close to that. Target did not respond.”

https://fortune.com/2025/08/19/target-hasnt-gotten-its-mojo-back-after-boycotts-and-backlash-over-retracted-dei-efforts-foot-traffic-and-revenue-are-still-down/

Based on the actual numbers, the Fortune article is wrong. Those quarters are already reported and there is no decline.

I keep seeing you post this and someone needs to inform you about how $10 in 2025 is less value than $10 in 2022 due to inflation. Read a book and learn some basic business concepts before showing everyone how foolish you are. This is some truly basic stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boycotting Sinclair won't work. You're wasting your time in thinking that you're doing something.

Your better course of action is to bombard your local congress-person with constituent emails. Show up to his/her events in protest. Make campaign contributions to primary opponents, etc... Political process is the path to success.

Not when the country is run by corporations vs our representatives.

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Anonymous wrote:I've been boycotting Sinclair and channel 7 for years: the presenters look like stepford wives and there is always a tone of fear or urgency to their reporting, or with the scrolling news on screen.

Prefer other local channels where newscasters look and behave like actual real people.

So how has that worked out for you? Are they out of business yet?

It's worked out great because I found out I really like Wusa9.

I'm also saving a lot of money by not shopping at Target. Win win.

We just shopped at Target this afternoon. It's weird that some of you seem to think you destroyed them and made them go broke.

+1
The delusions of grandeur among this crowd are epic.

Target Revenue by 1./4


2nd 1/4 2024 - $25M
3rd 1/4 2024 - $25M
4th 1/4 2024 - $30M

1st 1/4 2025 - $24M
2nd 1/4 2025 - $25M

I guess you showed them…..

First, what is your source for the posted numbers? Anybody can just post some random numbers without any authoritative source for the reader to verify.

Second, revenue is not earnings. What were Target’s Earnings during the timeframes you referenced. Revenue is what they sold. Earnings is what the kept, the bottom line, after taxes, salaries, expenses , dividends, etc are all paid out from the Revenue. Salaries, utilities, and other expenses typically increase year over year due to inflation. If the Revenue remained the same year over year, that’s not stable or growth, but a decline in the company’s bottom line profits. The stock price dramatic decline is an indication that Target is hurting.

Just go look at Target's quarterly reports. It isn't hard. Thisis from the second quarter report. Draw your own conclusions.

"Guidance

For fiscal 2025, the Company is maintaining its expectation of a low-single digit decline in sales, and GAAP EPS of $8.00 to $10.00. Adjusted EPS, which excludes the gains from litigation settlements in the first quarter, is expected to be approximately $7.00 to $9.00.

Operating Results

Net Sales of $25.2 billion in the second quarter were 0.9 percent lower than last year, reflecting a merchandise sales decrease of 1.2 percent, partially offset by a 14.2 percent increase in non-merchandise sales. Comparable sales decreased 1.9 percent in the second quarter, reflecting a comparable store sales decline of 3.2 percent, partially offset by comparable digital sales growth of 4.3 percent. Second quarter operating income of $1.3 billion was 19.4 percent lower than last year."

Heck, even Target reported that there’s a sales decline, and expecting a further decline in the future. The operating income is 19.4% lower than this time last year. What’s your argument again that Target was doing okay and the boycott did not have an impact.

Operating income went down because salaries went up and they paid down debt. The boycott has zero to do with that. They sold the same amount of product. The point of a boycott is for people not to buy there. That didn’t happen.

How could they have sold the same amount of products while reflecting the same revenue costs. What kind of voodoo accounting are you imagining. Do you think Colgate toothpaste, Brawny paper towels, Target clothing, Charmin toilet tissue, Kenvue Tylenol, Corning tablewares, and other goods sold at Target kept their prices at last year’s prices with no inflation. Come on, please think a little bit before posting your financial illiteracy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been boycotting Sinclair and channel 7 for years: the presenters look like stepford wives and there is always a tone of fear or urgency to their reporting, or with the scrolling news on screen.

Prefer other local channels where newscasters look and behave like actual real people.

So how has that worked out for you? Are they out of business yet?

It's worked out great because I found out I really like Wusa9.

I'm also saving a lot of money by not shopping at Target. Win win.

We just shopped at Target this afternoon. It's weird that some of you seem to think you destroyed them and made them go broke.

+1
The delusions of grandeur among this crowd are epic.

Target Revenue by 1./4


2nd 1/4 2024 - $25M
3rd 1/4 2024 - $25M
4th 1/4 2024 - $30M

1st 1/4 2025 - $24M
2nd 1/4 2025 - $25M

I guess you showed them…..

First, what is your source for the posted numbers? Anybody can just post some random numbers without any authoritative source for the reader to verify.

Second, revenue is not earnings. What were Target’s Earnings during the timeframes you referenced. Revenue is what they sold. Earnings is what the kept, the bottom line, after taxes, salaries, expenses , dividends, etc are all paid out from the Revenue. Salaries, utilities, and other expenses typically increase year over year due to inflation. If the Revenue remained the same year over year, that’s not stable or growth, but a decline in the company’s bottom line profits. The stock price dramatic decline is an indication that Target is hurting.

Just go look at Target's quarterly reports. It isn't hard. Thisis from the second quarter report. Draw your own conclusions.

"Guidance

For fiscal 2025, the Company is maintaining its expectation of a low-single digit decline in sales, and GAAP EPS of $8.00 to $10.00. Adjusted EPS, which excludes the gains from litigation settlements in the first quarter, is expected to be approximately $7.00 to $9.00.

Operating Results

Net Sales of $25.2 billion in the second quarter were 0.9 percent lower than last year, reflecting a merchandise sales decrease of 1.2 percent, partially offset by a 14.2 percent increase in non-merchandise sales. Comparable sales decreased 1.9 percent in the second quarter, reflecting a comparable store sales decline of 3.2 percent, partially offset by comparable digital sales growth of 4.3 percent. Second quarter operating income of $1.3 billion was 19.4 percent lower than last year."

Heck, even Target reported that there’s a sales decline, and expecting a further decline in the future. The operating income is 19.4% lower than this time last year. What’s your argument again that Target was doing okay and the boycott did not have an impact.

Operating income went down because salaries went up and they paid down debt. The boycott has zero to do with that. They sold the same amount of product. The point of a boycott is for people not to buy there. That didn’t happen.

Listen Ms No-Nothing, read what Target had to say for itself. The then CEO recognized the boycotts were a problem for the company. Hint- You won’t like it and come up with another KellyAnne alternative fact.

https://www.thestreet.com/retail/target-ceo-admits-a-major-mistake-amid-boycotts-from-customers#comments

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougmelville/2025/08/21/the-quiet-part-out-loud-target-ditching-dei-cost-the-ceo-his-job-and-investors-12-billion/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been boycotting Sinclair and channel 7 for years: the presenters look like stepford wives and there is always a tone of fear or urgency to their reporting, or with the scrolling news on screen.

Prefer other local channels where newscasters look and behave like actual real people.

So how has that worked out for you? Are they out of business yet?

It's worked out great because I found out I really like Wusa9.

I'm also saving a lot of money by not shopping at Target. Win win.

We just shopped at Target this afternoon. It's weird that some of you seem to think you destroyed them and made them go broke.

+1
The delusions of grandeur among this crowd are epic.

Target Revenue by 1./4


2nd 1/4 2024 - $25M
3rd 1/4 2024 - $25M
4th 1/4 2024 - $30M

1st 1/4 2025 - $24M
2nd 1/4 2025 - $25M

I guess you showed them…..

First, what is your source for the posted numbers? Anybody can just post some random numbers without any authoritative source for the reader to verify.

Second, revenue is not earnings. What were Target’s Earnings during the timeframes you referenced. Revenue is what they sold. Earnings is what the kept, the bottom line, after taxes, salaries, expenses , dividends, etc are all paid out from the Revenue. Salaries, utilities, and other expenses typically increase year over year due to inflation. If the Revenue remained the same year over year, that’s not stable or growth, but a decline in the company’s bottom line profits. The stock price dramatic decline is an indication that Target is hurting.

Just go look at Target's quarterly reports. It isn't hard. Thisis from the second quarter report. Draw your own conclusions.

"Guidance

For fiscal 2025, the Company is maintaining its expectation of a low-single digit decline in sales, and GAAP EPS of $8.00 to $10.00. Adjusted EPS, which excludes the gains from litigation settlements in the first quarter, is expected to be approximately $7.00 to $9.00.

Operating Results

Net Sales of $25.2 billion in the second quarter were 0.9 percent lower than last year, reflecting a merchandise sales decrease of 1.2 percent, partially offset by a 14.2 percent increase in non-merchandise sales. Comparable sales decreased 1.9 percent in the second quarter, reflecting a comparable store sales decline of 3.2 percent, partially offset by comparable digital sales growth of 4.3 percent. Second quarter operating income of $1.3 billion was 19.4 percent lower than last year."

Heck, even Target reported that there’s a sales decline, and expecting a further decline in the future. The operating income is 19.4% lower than this time last year. What’s your argument again that Target was doing okay and the boycott did not have an impact.

Operating income went down because salaries went up and they paid down debt. The boycott has zero to do with that. They sold the same amount of product. The point of a boycott is for people not to buy there. That didn’t happen.

How could they have sold the same amount of products while reflecting the same revenue costs. What kind of voodoo accounting are you imagining. Do you think Colgate toothpaste, Brawny paper towels, Target clothing, Charmin toilet tissue, Kenvue Tylenol, Corning tablewares, and other goods sold at Target kept their prices at last year’s prices with no inflation. Come on, please think a little bit before posting your financial illiteracy.

What's next? Amazon goes bankrupt?!

[Anonymous]

Who are DC Sinclair's Advertisers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been boycotting Sinclair and channel 7 for years: the presenters look like stepford wives and there is always a tone of fear or urgency to their reporting, or with the scrolling news on screen.

Prefer other local channels where newscasters look and behave like actual real people.

So how has that worked out for you? Are they out of business yet?

It's worked out great because I found out I really like Wusa9.

I'm also saving a lot of money by not shopping at Target. Win win.

We just shopped at Target this afternoon. It's weird that some of you seem to think you destroyed them and made them go broke.

+1
The delusions of grandeur among this crowd are epic.

Target Revenue by 1./4


2nd 1/4 2024 - $25M
3rd 1/4 2024 - $25M
4th 1/4 2024 - $30M

1st 1/4 2025 - $24M
2nd 1/4 2025 - $25M

I guess you showed them…..

Let's see what happens in the next six months. You seem particularly fixated on my posts, when I am just one person with a dislike of Sinclair stations.

I just personally hated the way all the Sinclair stations made the on air personalities look and the fearful tone the stations have.

Most less sensitive people weren't really aware of all this, but once they switch to other news sources it will become more apparent.

And now they have a cause...so check back six months from now with some figures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, if you want businesses to operate as reflections of your political values instead of as enterprises intended to make money for their shareholders and to provide employment for their employees.

You do realize that if a business fails to make money, it becomes unavailable to provide employment for workers, and it stops paying taxes.

Or maybe you think businesses are actually social services, with profitability being irrelevant.

I know businesses care about profit, which gives us as consumers a way (ie a voice) to tell them that they are not serving us well when THEY chose to base THEIR decisions on politics.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Channel 50 is the NextStar station

Channel 9 is also NextStar, since their ownership group was recently acquired by NextStar.

That means 4 out of 5 of the major broadcast stations in DC are owned by either Sinclair, NextStar or Fox. Only channel 4 is owned by NBC

Under our noses, consolidation and conservativization of our news outlets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Channel 50 is the NextStar station

Channel 9 is also NextStar, since their ownership group was recently acquired by NextStar.

That means 4 out of 5 of the major broadcast stations in DC are owned by either Sinclair, NextStar or Fox. Only channel 4 is owned by NBC

Under our noses, consolidation and conservativization of our news outlets.

And entertainment:

"Skydance Media, founded by David Ellison with financial support from his father, Larry Ellison, acquired Paramount for $8 billion on Aug. 7. The deal gave him command of one of the four major networks and one of the five major Hollywood studios, as well as of Comedy Central and Showtime. Skydance Media is now attempting to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. If it is successful, the acquisition would give Ellison’s Skydance ownership of a second major Hollywood studio, along with CNN, HBO Max, TNT, New Line Cinema and Turner Classic Movies."

This is dispiriting.

[Anonymous]

If a station is owned by the Sinclair group, they won’t be airing Jimmy Kimmel. Sinclair is demanding that he issue a direct apology to the Kirk family and even make a donation to them and Turning Point USA…..why on earth would he do that?
If you’d like to voice your opinion, you can call Sinclair Broadcasting Group at 410-568-1500.
Since Sinclair’s revenue comes from TV ads, the strongest way to hit their bottom line, which is by reaching out directly to companies whose commercials run on their stations and asking them to stop funding Sinclair. Brands that viewers have reported seeing on Sinclair include McDonald’s, Starbucks, Allstate, Disney+, Google, Verizon, Walmart, and Procter & Gamble.

List of current stations owned by Sinclair:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_owned_or_operated_by_Sinclair_Broadcast_Group#Current_stations

[Anonymous]

Please contact Sinclair directly. Flood them with local comments. Headquarters in Maryland.

https://sbgi.net/contact-us/


In Person Protest Address:

10706 Beaver Dam Rd, Cockeysville, MD 21030, US

[Anonymous]

The people at Alexandria Toyota say that they are OK with advertising on WJLA and refused to condemn the actions of Sinclair. The guy I spoke to said that he wouldn't confirm that they were for or against and hung up on me when I mentioned freedom of speech. Typical.

Boycotts absolutely do work. Check out the Target Q1 vs Q3 decline in sales.

From Investopedia.com: Target Corp.'s (TGT) stock has plummeted 33% since the rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, wiping out over $20 billion in shareholder value by mid-September 2025. "Consumer boycotts over the rollback appear to have had a significant impact, with sales and foot traffic dropping significantly this year. CEO Brian Cornell's resignation in August signaled the depth of Target's crisis."