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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 8h

Yes, it’s useful to to know what ‘tone policing’ is…
(this is from a series of short ‘anti-vegan arguments’ I took from actual comments, with slight amendments for humour):

Just text:

I'd go vegan in an instant if vegans didn't say anything, ate dairy cheese, and were invisible.

Basically, if vegans didn't exist we'd all be vegan by now.

I said the same kind of thing about feminism in 1972.

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 10h

Indeed

Drawing of a couple looking at their herd of cattle. Words:
Farmer and wife agree to be humanely slaughtered to prove to public how nice it is.

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 10h

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · Jul 26

‘Othering’ is the foundation of all oppressions…

… from patriarchy, to racism, to homophobia, to transphobia, to colonialism, to the Holocaust, to the Nakba… to the animals tortured and slaughtered for ice cream, burgers, fried chicken, salmon fillets, or fish and chips.
(🧵)

Just text:
“It’s easier to commodify brings when you deny their inner worlds.”
Quote from HerbivoreClub

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 10h

Yes…

Two people talking:
Are you vegan?
Yes! Are you?
No.
Ugh! Monster!

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 14h

Less days now ofc. I’ve no idea if it’s possible for the US to extricate itself from this slide into full-on fascism. I think it’s too late… & we have 1 or 2 decades of shit in front of us. But the oceans will collapse soon, due to fish consumption… (watch Seaspiracy), so, not hopeful in general.

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 29d

400 days until fascism in the US is signed, sealed and delivered.

“The Trump administration has exploited every inch & wrinkle of existing executive power, as well as simply breaking the law & defying the courts to stop it.”
@fromtga.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Americans have 400 days to save their democracy | Timothy Garton Ash

I never thought I’d see fear spread so far and fast. Next year’s midterm elections are now crucial for the Democratic party – and for democrats everywhere, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

www.theguardian.com

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 14h

I’ve become a kind of walking billboard (I’ve gone punk in my old age hahaha) for the animals… to trigger people (as @virtuepostmortem.bsky.social would say) in their CONSCIENCE:

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 17h

Got the ‘ADOPT’ (don’t shop) tattoo recently on my leg (see pic with greyhound) - to complement the ‘VEGAN’ tattoo on my arm (see other pic, both were done by a local vegan tattooist):

Photo of person with greyhound, with ‘ADOPT’ tattoo on calf of leg.

Same person - photo of forearm with ‘VEGAN’ tattoo

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 14h

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social on Michael Pollan etc ⬇️

“Bucolic fairytales are a threat to life on Earth.”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‘Farming good, factory bad’, we think. When it comes to the global food crisis, it isn't so simple | George Monbiot

The solution is not more fields but better, more compact, cruelty-free and pollution-free factories, says the Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 16h

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · Feb 24

“Kushner’s devotion to Netanyahu is all-encompassing.”

“The Kushner’s invest in illegal West Bank settlements… In 2018, Ivanka & Jared were blessed by [extremist] Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, who calls black ppl ‘monkeys’ & believes non-Jews in Israel should be slaves.”
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social 2020

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · Nov 18

“If we need to kill them all, we will.”

Holy Redemption: Stealing Palestinian Land.
From TRT World: youtu.be/mF6B5UVupyA?...

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 17h

Fck. I’m becoming more and more punk as I get older (see below)… but I’ve never trusted John Lydon (Johnny Rotten), even when I once played Sex Pistols songs on a bass guitar with my mate on lead in 1977… while drinking Babycham (this is actually true).

Free the dogs, and only eat adopted!

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 17h

Got the ‘ADOPT’ (don’t shop) tattoo recently on my leg (see pic with greyhound) - to complement the ‘VEGAN’ tattoo on my arm (see other pic, both were done by a local vegan tattooist):

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 17h

The ‘adopt’ tattoo was inspired by the T-shirt Jamie Foxx wore in the movie Project Power:

Jamie Foxx and Dominique Fishback in a scene from the movie Project Power. Foxx is wearing the T-shirt.

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 17h

Got the ‘ADOPT’ (don’t shop) tattoo recently on my leg (see pic with greyhound) - to complement the ‘VEGAN’ tattoo on my arm (see other pic, both were done by a local vegan tattooist):

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 21h

I’ve not kept up with any CC or DL nonsense for a good while now, so I missed any Gaza commentary. Glad my piece makes sense 🍻

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

Good article. It’s just as bad, or worse, in Australia. Our Labor govt is now endeavouring to restrict Freedom of Information even further and is more secretive than the previous nut-job Liberal (Tory) govt.
The Labor Party here discourage ppl from joining, bc it would rock their grifting boat.

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sure (?) I’ve sent you this before - if so, apologies (there are other essays on my Medium page that might interest you though) - but Cutrone et al get a mention in this: contrahistorical.medium.com/frank-furedi...

Frank Furedi Fronts and Network — an insidious web of ‘pretend left’ and ‘contrarian’…

Introduction

contrahistorical.medium.com

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · Feb 16

1/2 Putin, Trump… and Semion Mogilevich…

The FBI removed Mogilevich from their ‘Ten Most Wanted’ list in 2015 bc ‘he lived in a country that the US had no extradition treaty with’... the year before Trump’s first term…

Read the Wikipedia article on Mogilevich in the next post >

Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · Feb 16

"A crime syndicate that transcends state borders in its pursuit of power and wealth...this elite criminal network has been building for decades...total domination is the outcome they seek..."

HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)

hidinginplainsightbook.com

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

The one most powerful thing we can do as individuals to combat global heating: bsky.app/profile/mick...

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

Animal agriculture is a daily horror for gentle animals… on an incomprehensible scale.

It wastes resources and contributes massively to global heating.

Humans do not need to consume the tortured and slaughtered products of animal agriculture.

Peter Singer @petersinger.info · 2d

Factory farming isn’t necessary to feed the world. It actually reduces the food available to humans. We feed grain and soy to animals, but much of it is lost keeping their bodies warm or building body parts we don’t eat.

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

One thing we can do as individuals to combat global heating: bsky.app/profile/mick...

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

Animal agriculture is a daily horror for gentle animals… on an incomprehensible scale.

It wastes resources and contributes massively to global heating.

Humans do not need to consume the tortured and slaughtered products of animal agriculture.

Peter Singer @petersinger.info · 2d

Factory farming isn’t necessary to feed the world. It actually reduces the food available to humans. We feed grain and soy to animals, but much of it is lost keeping their bodies warm or building body parts we don’t eat.

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

One thing we can do as individuals to combat global heating: bsky.app/profile/mick...

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

Animal agriculture is a daily horror for gentle animals… on an incomprehensible scale.

It wastes resources and contributes massively to global heating.

Humans do not need to consume the tortured and slaughtered products of animal agriculture.

Peter Singer @petersinger.info · 2d

Factory farming isn’t necessary to feed the world. It actually reduces the food available to humans. We feed grain and soy to animals, but much of it is lost keeping their bodies warm or building body parts we don’t eat.

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

One thing we can do to combat global heating: bsky.app/profile/mick...

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

Animal agriculture is a daily horror for gentle animals… on an incomprehensible scale.

It wastes resources and contributes massively to global heating.

Humans do not need to consume the tortured and slaughtered products of animal agriculture.

Peter Singer @petersinger.info · 2d

Factory farming isn’t necessary to feed the world. It actually reduces the food available to humans. We feed grain and soy to animals, but much of it is lost keeping their bodies warm or building body parts we don’t eat.

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

The one powerful thing that an individual can do: bsky.app/profile/mick...

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

Animal agriculture is a daily horror for gentle animals… on an incomprehensible scale.

It wastes resources and contributes massively to global heating.

Humans do not need to consume the tortured and slaughtered products of animal agriculture.

Peter Singer @petersinger.info · 2d

Factory farming isn’t necessary to feed the world. It actually reduces the food available to humans. We feed grain and soy to animals, but much of it is lost keeping their bodies warm or building body parts we don’t eat.

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

The one powerful thing an individual can do to combat global heating: bsky.app/profile/mick...

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

Animal agriculture is a daily horror for gentle animals… on an incomprehensible scale.

It wastes resources and contributes massively to global heating.

Humans do not need to consume the tortured and slaughtered products of animal agriculture.

Peter Singer @petersinger.info · 2d

Factory farming isn’t necessary to feed the world. It actually reduces the food available to humans. We feed grain and soy to animals, but much of it is lost keeping their bodies warm or building body parts we don’t eat.

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

One powerful thing an individual can do: bsky.app/profile/mick...

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

Animal agriculture is a daily horror for gentle animals… on an incomprehensible scale.

It wastes resources and contributes massively to global heating.

Humans do not need to consume the tortured and slaughtered products of animal agriculture.

Peter Singer @petersinger.info · 2d

Factory farming isn’t necessary to feed the world. It actually reduces the food available to humans. We feed grain and soy to animals, but much of it is lost keeping their bodies warm or building body parts we don’t eat.

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

The one smallest thing we can do as individuals: bsky.app/profile/mick...

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

Animal agriculture is a daily horror for gentle animals… on an incomprehensible scale.

It wastes resources and contributes massively to global heating.

Humans do not need to consume the tortured and slaughtered products of animal agriculture.

Peter Singer @petersinger.info · 2d

Factory farming isn’t necessary to feed the world. It actually reduces the food available to humans. We feed grain and soy to animals, but much of it is lost keeping their bodies warm or building body parts we don’t eat.

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

The one smallest thing we can do as individuals: bsky.app/profile/mick...

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

Animal agriculture is a daily horror for gentle animals… on an incomprehensible scale.

It wastes resources and contributes massively to global heating.

Humans do not need to consume the tortured and slaughtered products of animal agriculture.

Peter Singer @petersinger.info · 2d

Factory farming isn’t necessary to feed the world. It actually reduces the food available to humans. We feed grain and soy to animals, but much of it is lost keeping their bodies warm or building body parts we don’t eat.

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Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

bsky.app/profile/mick...

Michael Hauer @mickeymoosenhauer.bsky.social · 1d

Animal agriculture is a daily horror for gentle animals… on an incomprehensible scale.

It wastes resources and contributes massively to global heating.

Humans do not need to consume the tortured and slaughtered products of animal agriculture.

Peter Singer @petersinger.info · 2d

Factory farming isn’t necessary to feed the world. It actually reduces the food available to humans. We feed grain and soy to animals, but much of it is lost keeping their bodies warm or building body parts we don’t eat.

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