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    SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months ago

    Ben & Jerry’s cofounder (Ben) arrested at US Senate after protesting war in Gaza

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    Ben & Jerry’s cofounder (Ben) arrested at US Senate after protesting war in Gaza

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    SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months ago
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    Ben & Jerry’s cofounder arrested at US Senate after protesting war in Gaza
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    Ben Cohen among seven people arrested after interrupting testimony by US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.

    video: https://youtube.com/shorts/iEtJAv87xYM

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    • SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      The most bizzare thing I’ve seen recently. And RFK laughing there.

      I seriously think he’s the next republican president nomination. Between him Vance and Ron De Santis.

      Ron feels like he is calculated in his behaviour, like he’s evil so people like him.

      The other two just seem to enjoy the pain of others like trump.

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        The most bizzare thing I’ve seen recently

        Ben as always been pretty vocal about politics. So much so that Unilever divested/sold back Ben & Jerry’s because they didn’t want to be associated with him (good for them, and by them I mean Ben & Jerry).

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          It is still a subsidiary of Unilever.

          March 2025, Ben & Jerry’s filed a complaint in federal court against parent company Unilever, accusing them of firing C.E.O. David Stever because he had allowed Ben & Jerry’s to express their sociopolitical beliefs publicly.

          https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/business/ben-and-jerrys-unilever-lawsuit-ceo.html

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          But the parent company is still Unilever. I don’t understand what you mean, and don’t know the story you’re referring to.

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            Yeah I miss remembered the story bit. At first they threatened to sell Ben & Jerry’s and later they opted to spin off the ice cream division into a different subsidiary.

            But the story is still developing.

            https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2025/02/26/ben-jerrys-founders-discuss-buying-back-brand-from-unilever/

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              Oh shit! That’s really interesting!! I’ve been trying to not purchase things from Unilever, Mendez etc., but I must admit that I got Ben and Jerry’s two years ago, and god damn, was it good. I really hope they succeed!

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        Ron doesn’t have nearly enough charisma to get the nomination. He tanked hard in his previous run.

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      No ice cream for you!!

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      Everyone should interrupt RFK brain worm

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