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DinahMoeHum

(23,309 posts)
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 08:03 PM Sep 19

Indivisible's Co-Founder Issues A Statement re Bob Iger/Disney/Jimmy Kimmel

I felt pretty darn good about this press release on Iger and Disney. indivisible.org/statements/i...

Ezra Levin ❌👑 (@ezralevin.bsky.social) 2025-09-19T18:50:03.145Z


Mark the calendar: No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18

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Indivisible's Co-Founder Issues A Statement re Bob Iger/Disney/Jimmy Kimmel (Original Post) DinahMoeHum Sep 19 OP
I wrote a post today saying Walt Disney would be ashamed of his company! kimbutgar Sep 19 #1
Full statement usonian Sep 19 #2
Mahalo!! Cha Sep 19 #4
Same here. usonian Sep 19 #6
Just obscure his lips. rubbersole Sep 19 #7
One problem The Grand Illuminist Sep 19 #9
At my age, about all I can kill is a six-pack. usonian Sep 19 #10
One more thing to do RainCaster Sep 19 #3
TY & Ezra Levin! Cha Sep 19 #5
Indivisible has been heroic and masterful in fighting Trump's fascism. SunSeeker Sep 19 #8
I've been posting this for 2 weeks on DU!!!!! Stay informed!!!!! BigmanPigman Sep 19 #11

kimbutgar

(26,636 posts)
1. I wrote a post today saying Walt Disney would be ashamed of his company!
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 08:08 PM
Sep 19

Watched several documentaries about him and he was anti fascist.

Shame on Iger for tarnishing the Disney brand!

usonian

(23,040 posts)
2. Full statement
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 08:41 PM
Sep 19

Please see my posts for action you can take.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10114532
Boycott Disney. Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel. ( Indivisible )


https://indivisible.org/statements/indivisible-calls-out-bob-igers-failed-leadership-organizes-boycotts-and-protests-save

Indivisible Calls Out Bob Iger’s Failed Leadership, Organizes Boycotts and Protests to Save Disney


THIS IS POWERFUL STUFF

Sep 19, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Today, Ezra Levin, Indivisible’s co-founder and co-executive director, released the following statement on Indivisible’s campaign to boycott and protest Disney and ABC following the firing of Jimmy Kimmel:

“Bob Iger apparently never watched Andor. He should binge watch it this weekend, look deep within his soul, and reverse course – or resign in disgrace as CEO of Disney. Until then, Indivisible is organizing to save this beloved American company from disgrace, and to protect our constitutional rights that Iger is so willing to sacrifice.

“Iger’s cowardice is bad for Disney and bad for democracy. There was a time when Disney was on the side of democracy, producing some of the most memorable anti-fascist cartoons of the 1940s to help us win the war. But eighty years later, Iger is tarnishing a great American company’s reputation with his cowardly capitulation to Trump’s goons. Rather than stand up for free speech, he’s falling over to help an unpopular president squash dissent and trample our rights. Shame, Bob, shame.

“Iger didn’t suspend Jimmy Kimmel because of some joke gone too far. He suspended Kimmel after Trump’s cronies threatened to weaponize the federal government against broadcasters until they bowed to his will. Trump told Iger to jump, and like a good little foot soldier, Iger asked ‘how high?’ What a shameful embarrassment - Disney deserves better.

“Indivisible isn’t going to sit quietly while Trump tramples over our rights, and Bob Iger licks his boots.

We will apply pressure to Disney to save Disney - and we invite other Disney fans to join us. We’re canceling our subscriptions, we’re showing up, and we’re demanding answers until Iger reinstates Kimmel, stops caving to MAGA bullies, and commits to defending free speech. And Congress must subpoena Carr, Sinclair, Nexstar, and Iger to get to the bottom of this corruption.”

Indivisible is calling on its base to:

• Cancel Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ subscriptions - TODAY, until they stop enabling Trump’s authoritarian power grab.

• Engage in peaceful public protest to expose the capitulation of Disney and ABC.

• Call on every member of the Disney and ABC boards, every celebrity with a show on their platforms, and anyone with a voice within those corporations to defend our First Amendment right to free speech against this authoritarian power grab.

The demands of this campaign include:

• Bob Iger reverses his capitulation and issues a public apology.

• ABC and Disney reinstate Kimmel on his program.

• ABC and Disney commit to standing up for first amendment rights in the face of authoritarian intimidation.

• ABC and Disney cease their political corruption with Trump and Carr.

• Our elected representatives subpoena Iger, Carr, Sinclair, and Nexstar to get to the bottom of this scheme to trample our first amendment rights.

usonian

(23,040 posts)
6. Same here.
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 09:51 PM
Sep 19

I've got a graphic I really can't post no matter how much I obscure it.

Oh well.

RainCaster

(13,359 posts)
3. One more thing to do
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 09:06 PM
Sep 19

Protest outside every entrance to Disneyland & Disneyworld.

Will the truckers refuse to cross those lines?

Will the families decide to take their business elsewhere?

What a mess Disneyland would be if it had nothing but maga morons inside the gates.

BigmanPigman

(54,479 posts)
11. I've been posting this for 2 weeks on DU!!!!! Stay informed!!!!!
Fri Sep 19, 2025, 10:38 PM
Sep 19

"There are NO KINGS protests already planned in 2,000+ cities for Oct 18!!!!!!!

With one month to go the number of organized rallies will increase enormously.

There were millions of Americans who attended over 2,000 NO KINGS protests on the June 14, No Kings protest and this one will be even larger! The original was the largest mass protest in US history.

No Kings https://share.google/6MPwKc80iEQkUhrkf

Spread the word!!!!!"

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