This spring — in a country of 6 million people that produces about 28 million pigs per year — animal welfare was a defining issue in what became known as the “pig election.” Could U.S. animal welfare advocates learn from this success? For @sentientmedia.org: sentientmedia.org/pig-election...

Sorry to gif two posts in a row but is mindset...manifesting just this SNL skit basically? But also, it kind of works?

Me trying to find an ancient yet very helpful "methane is methane" rant on Twitter

This article covers some of the local perspectives on Trump opening protected waters to industrial fishing sentientmedia.org/trumps-fishi...

FS & PH Fellowship for Journalists ’25 fellow Marin Scotten published a piece in @sentientmedia.org on manure digesters & their potential to power data centers, along with the environmental & economic tradeoffs. CLF’s @brent_f_kim is quoted. tinyurl.com/yh4fa67j

I'm surprised people are that into Widow's Bay. The Summer House drama is more compelling tbh.

The manure-to-energy field has a new sales pitch. Critics warn it could mean even more factory farms. (via @sentientmedia.org) https://grist.org/energy/cow-manure-could-be-the-next-data-center-fuel/

I’m so glad to see this story picked up by @sentientmedia.org ! It’s rare to learn that a nature-based solution actually works better than we thought. These plucky bivalves pull lots of pollution from coastal waters!

The Supreme Court has sided with Bayer/Monsanto in the case of a man who believes his cancer was caused by the weedkiller Roundup. My last story for C&EN covered the case, which affects tens of thousands of others and questioned whether the EPA has sole authority here: cen.acs.org/environment/...

Ah yes, we don't talk enough about the David Frum-ification of TikTok

My perfect summer Sunday: rewilding the national mall followed by brunch of Goldberg's bagels topped with cultivated lox and vegan cream cheese www.kickstarter.com/projects/jko...

The fact that the Wildtype cultivated salmon kickstarter launched today is really not helping my low-spend summer plans. Because I do want some goddamn cultivated lox!!!

Is Hydrogen Peroxide having a moment?

Root beer.

"Implanting neural devices in cows to control them is more alarming because it’s possible to ask human patients how they are feeling and what changes they’ve noticed. 'We can’t ask that of an animal,' Merner says." sentientmedia.org/neurotech-co...

Before I was a journalist, I was a trademark attorney. At a glance, Patagonia appears to be correct in its legal arguments but they are also definitely losing the PR battle, which is not inconsequential to their brand. apnews.com/article/pata...

Some disabilities and chronic illnesses are invisible to others. You might interact with someone who experiences challenges you don't see and make judgements without the full picture. Not vague-tweeting about myself. I'm sure I have done this too. But every day is an opportunity to be better.

this story should be national news during pride month and instead barely anyone knows about it

imp wrinkle re screwworm: the Animal Law & Policy Program at Harvard Law warned … The Save Our Bacon Act “could nullify over 600 existing state laws, including biosecurity provisions that create state-based protections against various diseases and parasites” sentientmedia.org/the-flesh-ea...

“Whenever we optimize for one value, we risk undermining another. The history of farmed animal breeding makes this clear,” says Jeff Sebo, professor and co-director of the Wild Animal Welfare Program at New York University. sentientmedia.org/breeding-cli...

Criticizing Israel is in no way antisemitic, but over-assigning agency such that everyone who criticizes Graham Platner for any reason is “working for Israel” absolutely is antisemitic.

Weighing having an unpopular take on Bari Weiss with not really liking her enough to care + it’s Sunday and why blow up my week

The new Department of Defense faith codes list also classifies Orthodox Judaism as a type of Orthodox Christianity and "Reformed Judaism" as a type of Reformed Christian, while classifying Messianic Jews as a type of Judaism.

heyyyyyy

I should not read nor be bothered by these replies … but it’s so hard

Hey food & environment Bluesky: ever wonder why GHG emissions from dairy sometimes look *much* lower than beef, but other times, dairy looks nearly as high-emitting as beef? I explain why on Rhode Island PBS public radio! And the hosts clarify better than I do ;) thepublicsradio.org/possibly-pod...

I'm so sorry but was there an uptick in Zach's a few decades back or am I just noticing all of them suddenly?

Me when Takoma Elementary starts blasting music in the AM the last month of school

For now, it appears the Senate farm bill won’t include language to preempt and repeal Prop 12, but a lot could change in the coming months and everything is up for negotiation. sentientmedia.org/senate-ag-co...

TIL there’s a World Peatland Day! What a great idea!!

Their legacy

Great tips from @gaeacabico.bsky.social! "Wasting some foods carries a much larger footprint than others; beef, for ex, is especially wasteful, because cattle require vast amounts of land, feed, and water and also generate methane, a potent greenhouse gas." coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-stor...

Executives in the ethanol, egg, and meat and dairy byproduct industries have spent millions of dollars on the ongoing governor's race in Iowa. sentientmedia.org/corporate-ag...

I think the most succinct way to put the frustrations I have with the way the Bund is being recirculated in convos at the moment is that it feels like an attempt to flatten real, complex people into historical inspiration porn which I despise

Every week, the RNG team rounds up some of the most important news in sex, gender, and reproductive justice of the week. Check out this week’s news:

No one likes this but I think one of the reasons why we've seen a swell of interest in *Bundist* anti-Zionism as opposed to the widespread pre-WW2 *American* anti-Zionism is because the Bund, as Shoah victims, can be preserved in amber while American anti-Zionists mostly shifted course post-war

I’d love to see local biodiversity efforts that teach you about what plants and trees to put in your yard paired with planetary biodiversity action like swapping your beef for beans.

Let’s get ready to weekend!

The first 15 min of the Summer House reunion was thrilling. But the rest was just so awkward and sad. 🫠

FYI all these specific men have refused their wives a gett (a Jewish divorce) and have left them chained in a deeply unjust system. This is the "name and shame" portion of the program. May the women get to justice and freedom from these abusers. Please amplify in the relevant spaces.

It turns out that, contrary to prev reporting & research on this, industrial fishing operations have already been depleting twilight zone fish populations. This has massive climate and environmental ramifications: sentientmedia.org/fishing-in-t...

Texas candidate's antisemitic rhetoric sparks outrage ahead of Tuesday runoff. forward.com/fast-forward...

Jason Rezaian spent years reporting from Iran before being imprisoned by the regime. He says internet access is key to transforming the country—if only the US government would do something about it. www.wired.com/story/the-bi...

Sonny Rollins, one of the most influential Jazz musicians of our time, died this afternoon. He was 95

My teen searched my twitter history and did not believe people could be that mad about GMOs

At first look, U.S. meat market Wild Fork Foods might appear to be a sustainable boutique. But it’s actually owned by JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker. @ninaelkadi.com reports:

I went long on Span, the electrical panel company scaling the concept of utilizing the existing capacity on the grid from homeowners saving $ installing EV chargers to utilities saving $ avoiding transformer upgrades to AI users hunting for compute heatmap.news/energy/span-...

US retailer Wild Fork Foods promotes its meat products as sustainable, local, and bespoke, with “butchers” and “in-house chefs” selecting cuts, but the company is owned by JBS, the largest meatpacker in the world. By @ninaelkadi.com for @sentientmedia.org

You may think that you’re just making fun of those “weird” Jews who aren’t “normal” like your assimilated friends but TBH we are all weird.