BEN COHEN GETS ARRESTED (AGAIN), THIS TIME FOR HAVING A SOUL
Ben Cohen just got arrested for yelling the obvious, which in 2025 makes him either a criminal, a prophet, or both.
The co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s — yes, that Ben — was hauled out of a Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday after interrupting Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who, in a better world, would be confined to yelling about vaccines in a Whole Foods parking lot, not testifying before Congress.
Cohen’s crime? Telling the truth too loudly.
“Congress sent the bombs that kill children in Gaza and pays it with cuts to Medicaid!” he shouted, before being arrested by Capitol Police.
Naturally, RFK Jr. didn’t flinch — because he’s already got enough conspiracy theories buzzing in his head to drown out anything resembling conscience. And Congress, which can’t pass a basic insulin cap without checking with Raytheon first, sat there blinking like lobotomized lemurs while security swarmed a man holding no weapon but moral clarity.
This wasn’t Cohen’s first rodeo. Back in 2016, he and Jerry Greenfield were arrested for protesting money in politics. Since then, he’s made a second career out of showing up places where power needs to be told it smells like bullshit — often while covered in melted Cherry Garcia.
This time, Cohen teamed up with CODEPINK, the women-led antiwar group that seems to be the only organization in D.C. still capable of feeling shame, horror, or empathy. While Kennedy delivered his Medicaid-slashing budget with the same deranged confidence he uses to push brain pills on YouTube, Ben was dragged out of the room for daring to mention Gaza — that smoldering strip of earth where U.S.-funded bombs are doing what U.S.-funded bombs always do.
And let’s be clear: Cohen wasn’t exaggerating. The United States is funding the bombing of civilians in Gaza while pushing domestic austerity at home. Congress has somehow found the budget to turn Palestine into rubble but can’t scrounge up enough cash to keep disabled Americans from starving. But go ahead, tell us again how we “can’t afford” universal healthcare.
Meanwhile, RFK Jr., a man whose own family disowns him at brunch, just sat there, lips moving, eyes vacant — a conspiracy theorist with a government salary and a public platform, pretending to care about health while overseeing one of the most shameful Medicaid guttings in modern history.
So yes, Ben Cohen got arrested.
Because this country arrests the truth.
And somewhere in the background, Jerry’s probably working on a new ice cream flavor for this moment. Maybe First Amendment Fudge — with chunks of irony and a tear-stained swirl.
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Bravo Ben!
The existing corrupt duopoly, which masquerades as a democracy, is proof that our elected officials will NEVER deliver us from this rampant evil. Bullies can only be removed by being confronted. We must loudly and openly declare that we are coming after them and then put millions of people in the streets of Washington until the entire cabal is dispatched with, one way or another. The military can decide whether they want to defend the country and the constitution or gun down millions of their fellowcitizens in the street. It appears that we have passed the point of other options.
“blinking like lobotomized lemurs…” That drew a great picture!!! Those lobotomized lemurs are mesmerized by Trump and can’t focus on anything else. Lies fly out of their mouths like spittle and they never listen to a word anyone else says. Eunuchs all.