EP26| Cotton, Commies, and Computers?
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Cotton, Commies, and Computers?
YouTube: https://youtu.be/pF4cEj9mGVg
Cotton and Commies:
The Better Cotton Initiative took a stand, or tried to against Chinese made cotton from the Xinjiang Province in China.
As mentioned in Episode 16 https://uncommiegoods.com/episode16/, that's a area rife with forced labor and concentration camps of the Uighur muslim minority. The major fashion, goods, and apparel companies like H&M, Uniqlo, Muji, and Adidas are wilting under the of a backlash boycott from within China.
I discuss this great article from Sup China.
Everyone is in a rush to escape the dumpster fire that is the Xinjiang cotton crisis
https://supchina.com/2021/03/25/everyone-is-in-a-rush-to-escape-the-dumpster-fire-that-is-the-xinjiang-cotton-crisis/
Computers? Intel, the microprocessor juggernaut is bucking trends, and investing in US manufacturing, to the tune of $20 billion dollars! True Heroes.
You know who's not investing in American Manufacturing? Apple. Screw em. I'm no longer buying any of their products.
TECH ‘Intel is back:’ New CEO’s plan to make chips for other companies excites investors
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/23/intel-makes-foundry-strategy-shift-under-new-ceo-pat-gelsinger-.html
This week's UnCommie Good is Origin Maine.
Origin Main https://originmaine.com/ is a website where everything they make and sell is US made. Clothes, bison leather boots, fitness equipment, jeans, and even Martial Arts uniforms. Check them out! I ordered the Blackout Joggers. https://originmaine.com/durable-goods/bottom-game/blackout-joggers/
You can reach me at hello@uncommiegoods.com