I call shenanigans on this picture.

Well they’re halfway correct. Having your company bought by private equity and sold for parts is domestic economic terrorism, but that’s not left wing. It’s right wing.

Claire's is a company that is entirely dependent on a strong middle class.

When people are struggling, the very first budget item that gets cut in every family are overpriced rhinestones and lip gloss.

-Capitalists buy your company and gut it to line their pockets

"How could the radical left do this to us?"

Lmao. Is the radical left in the room with us?

Yeah I hate the state of politics in the US as much as the next leftist right now but this is very fake. Not "doctored photo" fake, but "someone fabricated this document for clout" fake

Potecting the stability of its shareholders was prioritized and this store -and its workforce- were deemed expendable.

Holy shit that’s cold. Ignoring the whole radical left bs, that’s insane callousness. Imagine veing the poor minimum wage employee that had to put that sign up before clocking out for the last time.

All while admitting that shareholders were their top priority.

"THE RADICAL LEFT IS MAKING FUN OF OUR DECISION TO SPEND 78% OF OUR FISCAL BUDGET ON NOVELTY HATS! BECAUSE OF THIS TERRORISM WE HAVE TO SHUT OUR DOORS!"

'Rest assured, the C suite and board of directors will continue to funnel most of the profits generated by the company to themselves, and this inconvenience will not interrupt their revenue stream. This is the fault of radical leftists and their inability to regulate us...'

Lol there's so much wrong with this.

The ridiculousness of the phrase "domestic economic terrorism" especially when it's being attributed to "ridicule by radical left agitators". And then the actual reason they're closing is because of private equity and shareholders, but obviously they can't place any blame on the sacred capitalists.

Also, ”rooted in values of family and community"? You're the place where 10 year old girls get their ears pierced by untrained 16 year olds. It's a business rooted in the American value of offering the cheapest possible products created for the purpose of breaking and being thrown into a landfill so you can go buy another.

All around a complete lack of self awareness. Get woke asshole, then you might not go broke.

I have no idea what they sold...

Thank you for your attention to this matter

...And now I don't care.

anyone could have taped up that piece of paper.

Hey guys I didn’t get the memo about shitting on Claire’s until they go out of business. Can someone forward it? Hail Soros

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

I think it’s an allegory to the government shutdown

Real or Not. A world with less Claire's isn't a bad thing. Store is straight trash anyways

Not sure if this is real or not, but you'll often see companies blaming all sorts of things when they shut down, often whatever generic "bad thing" was last mentioned in local or domestic news. This is because the owners really want it to be someone else's fault and not themselves messing up how they ran their business.

But it invariably is. Had to shut down due to too much theft or burglaries? Tough shit, dealing with crime is part of running a business, and I don't see the businesses on either side of you shutting down. Maybe you should have paid more attention to how loss affected your margins.

Can someone confirm this is real? Or just another product of an international troll farm?

Cory Doctorow needs to know about this new term Domestic Economic Terrorism. I feel like it fits with his Felony Contempt of Business Model.

Claire's is that crappy overpriced jewelry company, right? They only made sense when teenage girls went to the mall frequently, and I'm pretty sure that's not a thing anymore.

Instead of blaming "radical left extremists" or whatever, blame your crappy products. Who is your target market and how can you effectively reach them?

That's a shit ton of words just to say "we suck"

So two things, firstly they are not a exclusively American company, they are globally diversified, so if they are financial problems it's not a uniquely American issue, and secondly who goes into a Claire's anyway.

As far as I know the only product they sell that anyone would be remotely interested in is ear piercings, no one over the age of about 15 ever been in a Claire's ever.

Its clear a large number of people don't know their right from their left.

Okay, so I poked around in the orignal thread and came up with some context.

Three weeks ago, this guy on IG used to work for Claires, got fired for posting studies showing most mass shooters are right wing, and has since been posting the threatening letters and recording calls from Clairs Corperate they keep sending asking for him to stfu. This specific closed branch was his formerstore! They do also accuse him personally of being a domestic economic terrorist. lol

Blaming the "radical left" is still a batshit crazy thing to write/think/announce, but at least we can see how corporate greed ghouls got there.

Is this an official position by Claire’s?

Not saying this isn't real, but it looks fake as hell. The letter clarity is fantastic and oddly well lit

Who are they? Sounds like they are racist bigoted trash. Sounds like people voted with their feet and left them out on the street.

Is "domestic economic terrorism" MAGA for boycott?

This especially embarrassing since they just blamed Trump’s Tarriffs a couple months ago.

On July 9, 2025, Claire's warned that it would be considering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for its U.S. operations for the second time in 7 years. The company blamed declining consumer demand, rising import costs caused by President Donald Trump’s U.S. tariffs and heavy debt as a result of the decision.

Eat shit Claire’s, selling cheap crap and piercing ears poorly isn’t a business model.

Coming back to say a few days later claims were "completely fraudulent."

Bloody radical lefties! Not wanting to buy a load of Temu level tat that leaves green marks on your skin at 800% markup is commie talk!

Not the 30 years of 11 year old girls shop lifting