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Inside: Wall Street Journal goes to bat for the vultures who want to steal your house; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/06/04/vul…
#Pluralistic
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Inside: Wall Street Journal goes to bat for the vultures who want to steal your house; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2023/06/04/vul…
#Pluralistic
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Tonight (5/6) at 7:15PM, I'm at the #BritishLibrary with my book *Red Team Blues* for an event hosted by @Marthalanefox:
bl.uk/events/an-even…
Tomorrow 6/6, I'm doing a remote panel on #interoperability for @rightscon:
eff.org/deeplinks/2023…
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bl.uk/events/an-even…
Tomorrow 6/6, I'm doing a remote panel on #interoperability for @rightscon:
eff.org/deeplinks/2023…
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Wall Street Journal goes to bat for the vultures who want to steal your house: When the editorial page leaks into the news.
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Last week, a seeming miracle came to pass: @JohnDeere, the #BigAg #monopolist that - along with @Apple - has led the Axis of Evil that killed, delayed and sabotaged dozens of #RightToRepair laws, sued for peace. 1/
They announced a Memorandum of Understanding with the American Farm Bureau Federation to make it easier for farmers to fix their own tractors:
fb.org/files/AFBF_Joh…
This is a move that's both badly needed and long overdue. 2/
fb.org/files/AFBF_Joh…
This is a move that's both badly needed and long overdue. 2/
Deere abuses copyright law to force farmers to pay for official repairs - even when the farmer does the repair. That's possible thanks to a practice called #VINLocking, in which engine parts come with #DRM that prevents the tractor from recognizing. 3/
Ian Affleck for Croplife Canada forgets what #CEPA stands for & makes a case for pesticide manufacturers, commodification of food, reduced environmental & human protections. #dckurek more of a comment than a question guy simping for #BigAg #oilandgas 🧵 parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/Pow…
Increased yields do not equate increased nutrition. Increased yields, increased profits? #volume
The fact that GoC wants more agricultural/water monitoring is consistent w academic research showing harm to aquatic species, bodies of water, whole ecosystems canada.ca/en/health-cana…
The fact that GoC wants more agricultural/water monitoring is consistent w academic research showing harm to aquatic species, bodies of water, whole ecosystems canada.ca/en/health-cana…
So many substances are not removed from use because agricultural lobbyists keep asking for delays. That's not science, that's lobbying.
Gorsuch's question suggests he is willing to limit dormant Commerce Clause to pure discrimination. Seems like Republican Justices did not take #Prop12 case to side with #hog industry, but to increase state's power to pass laws.
Gorsuch compares @NPPC & @FarmBureau to Lochner. That's the #SCOTUS equivalent of saying "come on man."
Also asks why courts should get into policy balancing as required by #BigAg's rule.
Calling it now #Prop12 stands, at least 6-3 (Dems + Thomas, Barrett, Gorsuch).
Also asks why courts should get into policy balancing as required by #BigAg's rule.
Calling it now #Prop12 stands, at least 6-3 (Dems + Thomas, Barrett, Gorsuch).
May get a dissent saying that the Courts should have applied Pike balancing by Alito and Barrett and saying it should survive a motion to dismiss. But, that's it.
Today is #NationalChickenWingDay, one of many US holidays celebrating animal-based products.
We honor this day by exploring the health, environmental, and ethical impacts of #poultry farming and celebrating plant-based chicken for providing an animal-free alternative. 1/12
We honor this day by exploring the health, environmental, and ethical impacts of #poultry farming and celebrating plant-based chicken for providing an animal-free alternative. 1/12
Despite their proven ability to experience suffering, #chickens account for 95% of land animals farmed for food globally.
@JenMishler explores research demonstrating chickens' emotional & cognitive abilities—ranging from feeling #empathy to dreaming. 2/12
sentientmedia.org/are-chickens-s…
@JenMishler explores research demonstrating chickens' emotional & cognitive abilities—ranging from feeling #empathy to dreaming. 2/12
sentientmedia.org/are-chickens-s…
Chicken breeds that grow rapidly often suffer from cardiovascular problems, muscle deformities, #lameness, and external sores.
Linda Tyler reports on a @uofg study showing that genetic manipulation comes at a great physical cost to #chickens. 3/12
sentientmedia.org/new-study-conf…
Linda Tyler reports on a @uofg study showing that genetic manipulation comes at a great physical cost to #chickens. 3/12
sentientmedia.org/new-study-conf…
This month, the dramatic #FarmersProtests in the Netherlands have captured the media's attention.
Today, we take a look at what the coverage got wrong about the #boerenprotest and the #BigAg interests many journalists failed to mention.👇 1/19
sentientmedia.org/what-the-media…
Today, we take a look at what the coverage got wrong about the #boerenprotest and the #BigAg interests many journalists failed to mention.👇 1/19
sentientmedia.org/what-the-media…
🚫Most reports failed to mention 8 major companies that have an interest in protecting the status quo:
🐷 meat: @VionFoodGroup, @VanDrieGroup & @PlukonFoodGroup
🌽 feed: Van Heus, For Farmers & @Agrifirm
🐮 dairy: @FrieslndCampina
💵 finance: @RaboFoodAgri
#boerenprotest
2/19
🐷 meat: @VionFoodGroup, @VanDrieGroup & @PlukonFoodGroup
🌽 feed: Van Heus, For Farmers & @Agrifirm
🐮 dairy: @FrieslndCampina
💵 finance: @RaboFoodAgri
#boerenprotest
2/19
🔍"The Mighty Eight try to be invisible because the more it is seen as a #farmer protest and not the big industry behind it, the better,” says @FrankMechielsen, @feedback_europe.
@Agrifirm even supported the #boerenprotest financially, @NOS reports. 3/19 nos.nl/nieuwsuur/arti…
@Agrifirm even supported the #boerenprotest financially, @NOS reports. 3/19 nos.nl/nieuwsuur/arti…
Diet news that presents ever-changing and sometimes contradictory advice creates the impression that #nutrition scientists constantly change their minds.
How can newsreaders better navigate the difficult landscape of #diet news? Here are five useful steps and resources.👇 1/7
How can newsreaders better navigate the difficult landscape of #diet news? Here are five useful steps and resources.👇 1/7
Check out these 10 red flags to identify misleading diet claims by @ColoradoStateU, including:
- non-scientific testimonials
- lists of “good” & “bad” #foods
- recommendations based on one study
- simplistic conclusions drawn from a complex study
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➡️extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/nu…
- non-scientific testimonials
- lists of “good” & “bad” #foods
- recommendations based on one study
- simplistic conclusions drawn from a complex study
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➡️extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/nu…
A @HarvardChanSPH guide encourages readers to put #HealthNews into context by asking 7 questions, including:
- How does the study fit into the body of evidence on a topic?
- How large was its sample size?
- Was it done on #animals or humans?
3/7
➡️hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsourc…
- How does the study fit into the body of evidence on a topic?
- How large was its sample size?
- Was it done on #animals or humans?
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➡️hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsourc…
1. At the beginning of 2021, #AMLO signed an executive order to ban GM corn and the toxic chemical #glyphosate over three years.
Now, a judge has provided #Bayer with a stay against the order.
The Mexican judiciary's war against AMLO's agenda continues.
reuters.com/business/energ…
Now, a judge has provided #Bayer with a stay against the order.
The Mexican judiciary's war against AMLO's agenda continues.
reuters.com/business/energ…
2. The ban came as a surprise to the #US and #BigAg, which thought their lobbying efforts had been sufficient to quash any such measure. In fact...
iatp.org/blog/202102/me…
iatp.org/blog/202102/me…
3. US agencies & #Monsanto did a full-court press to stop Mexico from taking action. Leaked #USTR emails complain of “vocal anti-biotechnology activists” in the administration, and that Mexico’s health agency (Cofepris) is “becoming a big-time problem”.
theguardian.com/business/2021/…
theguardian.com/business/2021/…
The USDA is siding with corporate meatpackers over farmers in a proposed Packers & Stockyards Act rule. If you are concerned about fair treatment and protections for livestock farmers, please submit a comment to the USDA: federalregister.gov/documents/2020…
Congress passed the Packers & Stockyards Act to curb the power of monopolistic meatpackers and establish #FairMarkets in the livestock industry. But decades of pro-business court rulings have gutted the law takebackthecourt.today/scotus-undermi…
Farmers fear retaliation for speaking up about mistreatment and abuse by powerful packers who control their key factors of success and pick winners and losers. Corporate packers have targeted farmer advocates and Black farmers propublica.org/article/how-a-…
