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Vegan/animal lover/advocate/enviro. Animal ag is ecoside suicide. Canadian.

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jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · Dec 16

"BIRD FLU ‘AN URGENT WARNING TO MOVE AWAY FROM FACTORY FARMING’

The unprecedented die-off of seabirds from highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI).........HAS BEEN TRACED BACK TO A COMMERCIAL GOOSE FARM IN SOUTHERN CHINA...

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Bird flu ‘an urgent warning to move away from factory farming’

Experts claim that deadly spillovers of disease between livestock and wildlife are increasing with the growth in intensive methods

www.theguardian.com

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jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 36m

Got a photo of the 1 legged crow in the neighbourhood yesterday. I always keep an eye out for him so I can give him some food...i didn't even see him. But he saw me and came flying and landed right where I would see him.

jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 46m

I will never thank somebody like Trump for anything. I don't know what he did personally here and he's likely got an ulterior motive if he personally did anything. He's a vile person. Can never forget the big picture.

jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 49m

MEAT PRODUCTION LEADS TO THOUSANDS OF AIR QUALITY-RELATED DEATHS ANNUALLY

AGRICULTURE IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF AIR POLLUTION, KILLING AN ESTIMATED 17,900 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. EVERY YEAR, ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY.
www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...

Meat production leads to thousands of air quality-related deaths annually

Agriculture is a major source of air pollution, killing an estimated 17,900 people in the U.S. every year, according to a new study.

www.nationalgeographic.com

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jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 49m

DUKE UNIVERSITY STUDY: N.C. RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR LARGE HOG FARMS HAVE ELEVATED DISEASE, DEATH RISKS

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Duke University Study: N.C. Residents Living Near Large Hog Farms Have Elevated Disease, Death Risks

Residents of communities near industrial-scale hog farms in North Carolina face an increased risk of potentially deadly diseases, Duke University scientists reported in a study released this week.

www.ewg.org

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jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 51m

North Carolinians who live around those hog farms are paying the price too.

qz.com/433750/the-w...

The world eats cheap bacon at the expense of North Carolina’s rural poor

Duplin County, North Carolina

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jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

Remember this video Trump posted back in Feb.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybtb...

Donald Trump shares AI-generated video of Gaza vision

YouTube video by Sky News

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jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

Well it's absolutely insane....they are using all these healthy soybeans to feed pigs in China. Take a healthy food to feed animals then it's unhealthy BACON. If some Americans were brighter THEY'd be eating it.

www.heart.org/en/news/2020...

Soy-rich foods like tofu may help lower heart disease risk

Foods like tofu that are rich in isoflavones might lower risk of heart disease, according to observational research.

www.heart.org

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

Which Republican genius came up with the talking point to label millions of ordinary Americans peacefully protesting their government as paid Marxists who hate America?

That’s really what you are going with?

That we hate the United States of America?

Fuck you.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h

Everything is for sale.

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 6h

1. Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits from the Trump administration.

Quid Pro Presidency

Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits…

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jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

Brazilian meat giant JBS was largest donor to Trump’s inauguration

JBS subsidiary PILGRIM'S PRIDE, Pride, the second-largest poultry processor in the U.S., donated $5 million to President Trump’s Inaugural Committee.

mightyearth.org/article/braz...

Brazilian meat giant JBS was largest donor to Trump’s inauguration - Mighty Earth

A recent Federal Election Commission filing revealed that JBS subsidiary Pilgrim’s Pride, the second-largest poultry processor in the U.S., donated $5 million to President Trump’s Inaugural Committee.

mightyearth.org

jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

Yes...clearly...white evangelicals, like Franklin Graham and those who support Trump ARE RACISTS. They've so gone off track.

'Why don’t white evangelicals listen to Black Christians?'

baptistnews.com/article/why-...

Why don't white evangelicals listen to Black Christians? – Baptist News Global

Many white evangelicals only listen to Black Christian perspectives on racism when these perspectives reinforce their existing beliefs.

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jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

Pilgrims Pride (poultry) was the biggest donor to Trump's inauguration so then...

'Trump Administration Withdraws Salmonella Testing Plan for Poultry'

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Trump Administration Withdraws Salmonella Testing Plan for Poultry

The rule, which has been in the works for years, would have made American consumers safer.

sentientmedia.org

jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

Report: Superbugs Found in More Than Three-Fourths of U.S. Supermarket Meat

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Report: Superbugs Found in More Than Three-Fourths of U.S. Supermarket Meat

The latest round of tests by federal scientists found antibiotic-resistant bacteria on nearly 80 percent of supermarket meat in 2015, according to a new analysis by the Environmental Working Group.

www.ewg.org

jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

And speaking of...

Oct 13, 2025 Antibiotic resistance surges globally, UN health agency warns

Common infections are becoming harder – and sometimes impossible – to treat, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday
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Antibiotic resistance surges globally, UN health agency warns

Common infections are becoming harder – and sometimes impossible – to treat, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday, as new data show that one in six bacterial infections globally are...

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jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

ALSO GOT A HUGELY INCREASING SUPERBUG RISK.....FROM THE SAME SOURCE....ANIMAL AG.

BOTH E COLI AND SALMONELLA ARE INCREASINGLY BECOMING SUPERBUGS.

'75% OF THE WORLD'S ANTIBIOTICS ARE USED ON FARM ANIMALS'
www.worldanimalprotection.ca/our-work/ani...

Understanding antimicrobial resistance (AMR): a growing concern in animal welfare

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a grave consequence of overusing antibiotics in factory farming, poses a significant threat to global health, urging a shift towards more humane and sustainable farming...

www.worldanimalprotection.ca

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jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

Ecologist, Carl Safina: How wildlife markets and factory farms.. guarantee...frequent...new...deadly..diseases.

Covid-19 is a wake-up call. Don’t hit snooze. Playing with fire.

medium.com/@carlsafina/...

How Wildlife Markets and Factory Farms Guarantee Frequent New Deadly Diseases

COVID-19 is a wake-up call; don’t hit snooze

medium.com

jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

I DID MY RESEARCH. 😅 AND UNLIKE SOME...DIDN'T HAVE ANY AGENDAS DOING IT.

"IT’S ALL CONNECTED: BIRD FLU, FACTORY FARMS, AND CORPORATE GREED"

www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2024/04/19/b...

It’s All Connected: Bird Flu, Factory Farms, and Corporate Greed

The fragile, consolidated factory farm system allows bird flu to flourish. To protect our food, health, and resiliency, we need change, fast.

www.foodandwaterwatch.org

jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

HARVARD REPORT: U.S. MEAT SUPPLY COULD START THE NEXT GLOBAL PANDEMIC

truthout.org/articles/har...

Harvard Report: US Meat Supply Could Start the Next Global Pandemic

“At every turn marginalized communities are at increased risk,” an animal law expert told Truthout.

truthout.org

jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

IF YOU WANT PANDEMICS......BUILD FACTORY FARMS

farmsnotfactories.org/articles/if-...

If You Want Pandemics, Build Factory Farms • Farms Not Factories

It is a fact that coronavirus is directly related to the way in which humans farm, consume, and trade animals. If you want pandemics, build factory farms.

farmsnotfactories.org

jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

"FACTORY FARMS OF DISEASE: HOW INDUSTRIAL CHICKEN PRODUCTION IS BREEDING THE NEXT PANDEMIC'

AT LEAST EIGHT TYPES OF BIRD FLU, each of which can kill humans, are circulating around the world’s factory farms – and they could be worse than Covid-19

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Factory farms of disease: how industrial chicken production is breeding the next pandemic

At least eight types of bird flu, all of which can kill humans, are circulating around the world’s factory farms – and they could be worse than Covid-19

www.theguardian.com

jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

NO PROTECTION FROM PANDEMICS UNLESS WE FIX OUR FOOD SYSTEMS - OPEN LETTER TO THE G20 from the EAT Advisory Board.

WE SEE CLEAR SIGNS OF DANGEROUS VICIOUS CYCLES, THREATENING SOCIAL STABILITY, WITH FOOD AS PART OF THE CAUSE AND AS AN EFFECT MULTIPLIER.
eatforum.org/learn-and-di...

No Protection from Pandemics Unless we Fix our Food Systems - EAT

Open letter to the G20 from the EAT Advisory Board.

eatforum.org

jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

A WARNING FROM THE CHICKENS OF THE WORLD

How our reliance on mass-produced food increases the risk of pandemics
thewalrus.ca/a-warning-fr...

A Warning from the Chickens of the World | The Walrus

How our reliance on mass-produced food increases the risk of pandemics

thewalrus.ca

jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

NY TIMES - ‘THE RISK IS STAGGERING,’ REPORT SAYS OF DISEASE FROM U.S. ANIMAL INDUSTRIES

The nation uses an enormous number of animals for commercial purposes, and regulations do not adequately protect against outbreaks, experts concluded.

www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/h...

‘The Risk Is Staggering,’ Report Says of Disease From U.S. Animal Industries (Published 2023)

www.nytimes.com

jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

THE BIG STORY REALLY IS

FACTORY FARMING AND PANDEMIC RISK

THAT'S WHAT THE REAL STORY IS

BUT THAT'S THE PART THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

jennywing.bsky.social @jennywing.bsky.social · 1h

US SENATOR CORY BOOKER SAYS FACTORY FARMING BAN SHOULD BE ‘HIGH ON THE AGENDA’

"THESE CRAMPED WAREHOUSES OF LIVESTOCK ARE BREEDING GROUNDS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Ending factory farming can help prevent future pandemics’
www.speciesunite.com/news-stories...

US Senator Cory Booker Says “Phasing Out Factory Farming Should Be High on the Agenda” — Species Unite

“These cramped warehouses of livestock are breeding grounds for infectious disease” explains Booker, as the politician gathers support for a ban on factory farms in the U.S.