Ben Cohen
@yobencohen.bsky.social
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Co-Founder of Ben & Jerry's Leader of Up In Arms- upinarms.com #FreeBenandJerrys - https://freebenandjerrys.com/
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yobencohen.bsky.social
A week ago, Jerry left Ben & Jerry's. Thanks to everyone who has sent their support. Keep sharing to get the word out and #FreeBenAndJerrys!
yobencohen.bsky.social
Jerry wanted you to hear this from him.

We built Ben & Jerrys to stand for peace and love. It was needed then and it’s needed more than ever now. Which is why Magnum must #FreeBenAndJerrys

See Jerry’s full message at freebenandjerrys.com and be part of the campaign.
yobencohen.bsky.social
After 47 years, Jerry has made the difficult decision to step down from the company we built together. I’m sharing his words as he resigns from Ben & Jerry’s. His legacy deserves to be true to our values, not silenced by @magnumicecreamco.bsky.social #FreeBenAndJerrys
yobencohen.bsky.social
What do you want: a socially conscious company that stands up for common decency… or @magnumicecreamco.bsky.social?

Help us #FreeBenAndJerrys - sign up at freebenandjerrys.com, share, shout it loud!
yobencohen.bsky.social
Share this far and wide!

Magnum is ripping the heart out of Ben & Jerry's - set us free!

#Freebenandjerrys
yobencohen.bsky.social
I'm in London today to tell The Magnum Ice Cream Company: if Ben & Jerry’s is going to stand up for what matters, we need to be independent.

Support #FreeBenAndJerrys - www.freebenandjerrys.com
yobencohen.bsky.social
Ben & Jerry’s has always stood for progressive values and social justice.

Today, as we become part of The Magnum Ice Cream Company through the Unilever de-merger, we’re urging the board to let us operate independently again so we can stay true to our founding mission. #FreeBenAndJerrys
yobencohen.bsky.social
$1.1 trillion cut from health care. Then bloating the Pentagon budget by $150 billion.

This is the exact opposite of what people need and want.
yobencohen.bsky.social
There’s something that’s driving me up a wall— the insane size of our nuclear arsenal. @upinarms-us.bsky.social
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ploughshares.bsky.social
‼️TODAY IN D.C.
Ploughshares President @emlbelcher.bsky.social moderated a press conference for the launch of @upinarms-us.bsky.social with @yobencohen.bsky.social. The 💵money brick💵 represents the $$$ spent by the U.S. government on the nuclear arsenal—half of which is to develop nuclear weapons.
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ploughshares.bsky.social
The cube is estimated to be the tallest protest structure in D.C.'s history, and it is OPEN to the public today outside of Union Station. 🚉 Beat the heat (& pls hydrate!) and head inside the cube for a (air-conditioned😅) video exhibit
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daniel-hall9.bsky.social
Today in DC, a *massive money monument*—made of fake $100 bills—stood as a stunning symbol of Pentagon waste.
$100 billion to build new nukes while kids lose healthcare? That’s the reality.
It’s time we get *Up In Arms*. #NuclearSpending
@ploughshares.bsky.social @yobencohen.bsky.social
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upinarms-us.bsky.social
I love when a plan comes together. Join @yobencohen.bsky.social today outside of Union Station at 11a for a press conference announcing Up In Arms.
yobencohen.bsky.social
Lavishing money on the military does NOT make us safer. Watch expert William Hartung from the @quincyinst.bsky.social explain the 5 things you need to know about the military-industrial-congressional complex.
Researcher EXPOSES America's WAR MACHINE
YouTube video by Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
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yobencohen.bsky.social
I told Congress they're killing poor kids in Gaza by buying bombs, and they're paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US. This was the authorities' response:
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yasharali.bsky.social
Ben Cohen, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, was removed from a Senate hearing today at the US Capitol.

I hear him mention Gaza as he’s been pulled away by Cap Police.