"So, I mean, you'd be a better judge of how it's going than me. I've literally gotten hundreds and I'm about to cross a thousand emails of people with screenshots of them unsubscribing. Obviously, you need hundreds of thousands, maybe millions. I'm going on CNN, MSNBC, PBL, I'm doing the rounds there. I think it's taken off."
"Oh, thanks. I hope you're right. You're probably being generous because you like me, but I've heard from about a third of the companies, either they're CEOs, and they've been very polite, but they're like, you realize that I supported this and I'm against I's and I'm like, yeah, to me you are, but I haven't heard you say d*ck publicly."
"What's interesting is through the process, for example, I unsubscribed from Uber or I cancel my Uber account, Galloway continued. That was a big one. I thought that was a big deal, Swisher agreed as Galloway went on to explain how he realized just how often he used Uber in recent years adding up to $34,000 a year."
Resist and Unsubscribe February urges an economic boycott of major corporations perceived as enabling the Trump administration by canceling services, unsubscribing, and shifting spending. Organizers report receiving hundreds to nearly a thousand emailed unsubscribe confirmations and aim for hundreds of thousands to millions of participants for meaningful impact. Media appearances are being used to amplify the campaign and solicit broader participation. Some company executives have privately communicated opposition but lack public statements. Participants describe concrete actions such as canceling Uber accounts and discovering substantial personal expenditures on targeted services, highlighting consumer leverage.
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