Thank you Miguel.

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

Well put @neuranne.bsky.social: “The space between a question and an answer has value, and that value should not be engineered away.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/o... @media-studies.bsky.social

"Jeronimo" is a tractor driver in Oxnard CA. "Right now I'm weeding lettuce. "I enjoy my job, but gets tired when I works 10+ hr days. I work near Laguna Rd where the big raid took place last year. I worry about working in an open field with no fences to keep ICE out." #WeFeedYou

"Juan" sent this from where he works in the carrot harvest in CA. Their group earns $3.05 for every box of carrots she packs. One box has 24 bunches of 7 carrots each. For each $100 earned, his group has to pack 33 boxes or 786 bunches or 5508 carrots. #WeFeedYou

"Sergio" shared this from Somis CA where he's working the soil after the celery season. "I worry about the stability of my job because I've heard that H-2A visas are being granted for tractor drivers in vegetable crops and am concerned they could replace me." #WeFeedYou

A heat dome w/hot and humid weather has been occuring over much of the country putting outdoor workers at risk. Bodies cannot cool down enough to keep safe just by sweating & hydrating with weather like this. Even worse in most states there aren't heat safety protections. #Calor #WeFeedYou

My interview: “I came to this country as an infant and became a U.S. citizen,” Roswell Encina said. “So sitting there, on the Fourth of July, I couldn’t help but think about the promise of America and the work still required to protect it.” www.advocate.com/news/people/...

It was 100° in Arvin as workers harvested green chili. The bushes are low to the ground so they spend their day bent over. Plus chili's contain capsaicin which can cause severe skin irritation and respiratory discomfort, so workers cover their skin as much as possible. #WeFeedYou

Grilled portobello mushrooms are a fantastic meatless burger alternative to toss on your #July4 grill. Make them union mushrooms by looking for Monterey Mushrooms. Thank you "Elia" for this photo. #WeFeedYou

Are cherries on your #July4 menu? They come thanks to workers like "Julia" who shared this pic from where she was harvesting cherries in WA state. She works piece rate, which means she rushes to pick as much as possible while getting the quality growers require. #WeFeedYou

“Unlike other outdoor laborers who may be paid by the hour, farmworkers are usually paid by how much they harvest, she said.” “These workers have ... a financial incentive to push their body beyond what it's able to endure …” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0... #WeFeedYou

It was already 85° at 9:45 llam in Mettler CA w/temps predicted to reach 97°. Farmworkers were harvesting table grapes along a vineyard row. One worker packs the grapes at a shaded packing table fitted with an umbrella, The 2nd worker brings in freshly picked fruit. #WeFeedYou

Sweet potato workers in Merced county, CA. This wheel is used to plant the sweet potato. The colors on the wheel (Yellow and Orange) represent how close or far each plant will be. Different varieties of sweet potatoes need more or less space to grow. #WeFeedYou

Thank you, Ian. Nectarines are my favorite.

The rainier cherry harvest has begun in WA. Workers earn $10 per 25lb bucket. This short one month season is how workers save up for winter time as they have the opportunity to save money if they work extremely fast. Some can make $30-$40/hr but most workers don't. #WeFeedYou

A worker is irrigating corn fields in Bakersfield CA using a traditional method pumpingvgroundwater into poly pipes and running the water down the rows of corn using gravity. This method is heavily dependent on the slope of the field and the type of soil. It was 102°. #WeFeedYou

Thank you Adan.

This is great news for #Oakland and young voices everywhere. Congrats, @yrmedia.bsky.social ! @media-studies.bsky.social Youth Radio is back on the mic oaklandside.org/2026/06/24/y...

Thank you Mario.

“For the past year, the Trump administration has not only decided that it knows better than these families and their doctors what their medical needs are, but has also sought to obtain troves of sensitive information about patients in New York.”

This means our tax dollars are subsidizing Bezos’ bottom line. Makes my blood boil. Pay them, Amazon.

It was 74° and cloudy in Western NY on this late afternoon as a worker sprays the apple trees in order to keep pests and fungi away before the harvest. Sprayers are on the front line to harsh chemicals as they work from tractors often w/poor filtration for hours. #WeFeedYou

Nice work from @cspinet.org and @hungerfreeamerica.bsky.social on how #nutrition and antihunger advocates can come together to stop the assault on #SNAP. We can build power together despite our differences. @grantennis.bsky.social @media-studies.bsky.social ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...

"Juan" sent this from where they are weeding a green chili fields in the Bakersfield CA area. "Weeding chili plants is very hard as we have to be bent over for hours at a time. By the end of the day my back hurts." #WeFeedYou

Thank you Julio.

Happy #Juneteenth! On this day we celebrate freedom and our commitment to the fight against racism. Our struggles were born from the same roots. Our struggles are one. Su lucha es mi lucha. Together we are more powerful.

You may recall that the Salt Lake Tribune is, after a lot of planning and inquiry, ditching their paywall so they can reach the entire community as a non-profit. It's a fascinating challenge to meet. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/salt... For example...

Thank you Martin.

It was 88°at 1pm as farmworkers harvested peppers in Arvin CA. It's hard work as the plants grow close to the ground so workers need to bend over for long periods. With the current heat, workers begin at first light and keep a steady pace until the day’s quota is done. #WeFeedYou

“Food pantries see increasing demand as more people lose access to SNAP.” “I’m absolutely terrified,” said one food pantry leader. “We will absolutely do our best, but I think we were meant to supplement SNAP or to help in emergency situations. I just don’t think we can replace the government.”

Local news needs our support. @reynoldspost.bsky.social explains: calmatters.org/commentary/2...

Another great photo essay from David Bacon. Thank you @ufw.bsky.social for picking our food. Picking the Colonizers’ Vegetable open.substack.com/pub/bittmanp...

"Lupe" sent this pic today from CAs Central Coast."I'm weeding in the lettuce fields. It was 90° but the foreman didn't bring a shade stand for us to rest in. I had to seek shelter under this tree. This wasn't the only time that we weren't given legal shade." #WeFeedYou #CALOR

Thank you Jose.

"Leo" shared this photo from where he's harvesting onions in Lamont CA. The onions are unearthed and placed in burlap sacks for them to dry off for a time. Then they are dumped back out in rows for a machine to collect. #WeFeedYou

From @tressiemcphd.bsky.social: “We can win. That’s it. That’s the message.” Yes. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/o...

It was 91° in Richgrove CA as workers pruned blueberry bushes. They focused on 3 main steps: removing dead/diseased wood, clearing out crossing branches to create an open center (like a wine glass) & cutting away 20% of the oldest canes to stimulate new growth. #WeFeedYou

"María" is harvesting strawberries in Oxnard CA. She earns CA min wage and works 7-8 hrs/day. She worries as the harvesting season is ending. It will be months until prep for the winter season begins and she has rent to pay. She'll have to look for work in other crops. #WeFeedYou

It was 97° in Bakersfield as a tractor driver spread fertilizer in a hay field. The "broadcast spreader" drops dry fertilizer onto spinning discs which spread it out it over the field. They must skillfully calibrate the flow rate to ensure even, accurate crop coverage. #WeFeedYou

Now this is what I call reframing! Nice job, @nonprofitaf.bsky.social. Very fun read -- and better future to come! @media-studies.bsky.social @katherineschaff.bsky.social @grantennis.bsky.social

It was 85° at 10:30 am in Arvin, CA where this team of workers was carefully weeding the cabbage fields. They try to get as much done early before after 12 the heat intensifies. #WeFeedYou

NY farm workers are grafting pear trees with a new variety. A tree typically takes 7 to 10 years to grow from seed to fruit-bearing maturity. However, if you graft a new variety, it can begin to produce fruit in 3 to 4 years. #WeFeedYou

Protection against heat “isn’t rocket science,” UFW's Strater said. “We know what it takes to keep workers alive in high heat: They need shade, they need paid rest breaks…they need training and information, not only as to what the danger signs are, but what their rights are. 1/2

Great #socialmath @grantennis.bsky.social @media-studies.bsky.social @katherineschaff.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/u...

These farm workers are picking tangerines in California’s Central Valley. This work means climbing up and down tall ladders to reach fruit deep in the trees, and carrying their full sacks down two big bins where they dump them. #WeFwedYou

Some exciting news from all of us at @media-studies.bsky.social

Thank you UFW.

From this week’s New Yorker article about the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. I think that’s what we need in public health because the transformation we want is going to take decades — cathedral thinking. How do we convince our funders? And ourselves? @media-studies.bsky.social

Thank you Josefina.