We should boycott the US – but we should boycott X and Meta too

Americans are calling on the world to boycott the US after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on 7 January.

Cancel your World Cup tickets, cancel your travel plans to the US. Embargo the fuck out of us. Sanction our athletes, our businesses. Do whatever you gotta do, world.

— Medic Kim (@medickimw) January 7, 2026

World, Please Listen Up

I am an American Citizen & until the trump regime is gone here in the U.S.

Cancel your World Cup tickets
Cancel your Olympic Tickets
Cancel your travel plans here

Don’t do business with companies here

Do whatever you have to do to protect yourselves

— WTFGOP (@doggintrump) January 7, 2026

The US is set to host both the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. However, the country’s Gestapo-style immigration enforcement agency is raising questions about the safety risks involved in travelling to the country.

Murdering a white woman

On 7 January 2025, an ICE agent shot and killed U.S citizen Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. She was attempting to drive away from the agents when they murdered her.

Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, immediately accused the woman of committing an act of domestic terrorism. Donald Trump also blamed it on the victim. However, Minnesota officials are outright disputing the federal government’s account of the shooting. Instead, they called it a “reckless act by out-of-control ICE agents”.

Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General, told MS Now:

It’s just deeply heartbreaking to see a person responsible for safety and enforcement of American law make such a brazenly false statement. It is truly sad for our democracy.

To make matters worse, Trump’s extended travel ban now includes an additional 15 countries, alongside ramped-up deportations, which have created an extremely hostile environment for immigrants and anyone who is not white.

But now, ICE have murdered a white woman in broad daylight. So of course, a lot of people who have stayed silent while ICE are throwing their racist weight around, are finally popping out of the woodwork.

Americans across social media are calling for the world to boycott America.

BDS against the US. Strangle the economy. Block us from any international opportunities or conventions. Boycott our movies, our music, our institutions and refuse to do business here. https://t.co/kzHxOqDc6o

— aster 🌼 (@themermacorn) January 8, 2026

A boycott without Musk and Zuckerberg?

However, the biggest issue with this is that two of the main companies we should be boycotting are X and Meta – the very sites people are using to encourage boycotting.

Every country needs to develop alternative social media companies. Stop using the US for anything. https://t.co/pRWSHThgZ3

— Gnuoy Enimsaj (@Ninjasmine) January 8, 2026

Been saying this but honestly if you’re within the US do your best and if you’re outside the US boycott everything. Media, tech, makeup, soda, fast food… everything the bloody flag touches. https://t.co/MEvY0VKups

— Cₐₗᵢ ₚᵢgₑₒₙ (@cali__pigeon) January 8, 2026

The rest of the world has been looking on in horror for months as the US has fallen to a terrifying dictator and his army of racists. But Americans are finally looking in the mirror. Unfortunately, it took ICE murdering a white US citizen.

Not seen this level of self loathing among Americans ever before. pic.twitter.com/hI3Efx0u3P

— Smita Prakash (@smitaprakash) January 8, 2026

There is no doubt that the US should not be allowed to host any major sporting event. But will FIFA or the International Olympic Committee have the balls to take a stand?

No matter what, though, the rest of the world should be taking a stand. Boycotting, divesting, and sanctions are the only ways to hit Trump where it hurts – financially.  However, this HAS to include sites like Meta and X, which Trump’s billionaire pals own.

Feature image via HG