Thom Norman
@thomnorman.bsky.social
Co-founder of FarmKind - working to help everyone have an impact on ending factory farming.
Also loves cats, books and nerd stuff.
Also loves cats, books and nerd stuff.
Reposted by Thom Norman
It’s #WorldFarmAnimalsDay
Rescue an animal for less than $1!
Hens live in cages no bigger than iPads, unable to even spread their wings. There’s no excuse for this cruelty.
Help free 100,000 hens from cruel cages. Donations get a 50% boost all week!
www.farmkind.giving/cagefree?pro...
Rescue an animal for less than $1!
Hens live in cages no bigger than iPads, unable to even spread their wings. There’s no excuse for this cruelty.
Help free 100,000 hens from cruel cages. Donations get a 50% boost all week!
www.farmkind.giving/cagefree?pro...
October 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It’s #WorldFarmAnimalsDay
Rescue an animal for less than $1!
Hens live in cages no bigger than iPads, unable to even spread their wings. There’s no excuse for this cruelty.
Help free 100,000 hens from cruel cages. Donations get a 50% boost all week!
www.farmkind.giving/cagefree?pro...
Rescue an animal for less than $1!
Hens live in cages no bigger than iPads, unable to even spread their wings. There’s no excuse for this cruelty.
Help free 100,000 hens from cruel cages. Donations get a 50% boost all week!
www.farmkind.giving/cagefree?pro...
Reposted by Thom Norman
A hen spends her life in a cage no bigger than an iPad, unable to spread her wings.
This #WorldFarmAnimalsDay, let's change that. For less than a dollar, you can help free a hen, and your donation gets a 50% boost all week long. With your help, we can free 100,000 hens.
This #WorldFarmAnimalsDay, let's change that. For less than a dollar, you can help free a hen, and your donation gets a 50% boost all week long. With your help, we can free 100,000 hens.
October 2, 2025 at 3:02 AM
A hen spends her life in a cage no bigger than an iPad, unable to spread her wings.
This #WorldFarmAnimalsDay, let's change that. For less than a dollar, you can help free a hen, and your donation gets a 50% boost all week long. With your help, we can free 100,000 hens.
This #WorldFarmAnimalsDay, let's change that. For less than a dollar, you can help free a hen, and your donation gets a 50% boost all week long. With your help, we can free 100,000 hens.
This month we helped raise over $2M for farmed animals 🐔🐟🐖
I spoke to Vox’s @kennytorrella.bsky.social about the fundraiser + our (spicy) “moral offsetting” idea: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
I spoke to Vox’s @kennytorrella.bsky.social about the fundraiser + our (spicy) “moral offsetting” idea: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
An unorthodox idea for solving one of the world’s most underrated problems
The wonky math of “meat offsets,” explained.
www.vox.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This month we helped raise over $2M for farmed animals 🐔🐟🐖
I spoke to Vox’s @kennytorrella.bsky.social about the fundraiser + our (spicy) “moral offsetting” idea: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
I spoke to Vox’s @kennytorrella.bsky.social about the fundraiser + our (spicy) “moral offsetting” idea: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Over $2m raised to help end factory farming 🐔🐟🐖
Thanks to the massive support and generosity of Dwarkesh Patel and other amazing donors. We at FarmKind were really proud to play a small role in making this happen.
youtu.be/r5H-bFGOjBM?...
Thanks to the massive support and generosity of Dwarkesh Patel and other amazing donors. We at FarmKind were really proud to play a small role in making this happen.
youtu.be/r5H-bFGOjBM?...
Podcast Fundraiser Goes Viral, Saves MILLIONS OF ANIMALS!
YouTube video by Chris Bryant, PhD.
youtu.be
August 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Over $2m raised to help end factory farming 🐔🐟🐖
Thanks to the massive support and generosity of Dwarkesh Patel and other amazing donors. We at FarmKind were really proud to play a small role in making this happen.
youtu.be/r5H-bFGOjBM?...
Thanks to the massive support and generosity of Dwarkesh Patel and other amazing donors. We at FarmKind were really proud to play a small role in making this happen.
youtu.be/r5H-bFGOjBM?...
Who really decides what's on your plate? 🍽️
New episode of Changed My Mind is out! My co-host and I talked to @markbittman.bsky.social about his journey from joyful recipe writer to outspoken critic of the US food system.
We dig into how his focus shifted from individual choice to systemic issues.
New episode of Changed My Mind is out! My co-host and I talked to @markbittman.bsky.social about his journey from joyful recipe writer to outspoken critic of the US food system.
We dig into how his focus shifted from individual choice to systemic issues.
May 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Who really decides what's on your plate? 🍽️
New episode of Changed My Mind is out! My co-host and I talked to @markbittman.bsky.social about his journey from joyful recipe writer to outspoken critic of the US food system.
We dig into how his focus shifted from individual choice to systemic issues.
New episode of Changed My Mind is out! My co-host and I talked to @markbittman.bsky.social about his journey from joyful recipe writer to outspoken critic of the US food system.
We dig into how his focus shifted from individual choice to systemic issues.
Changing people's minds isn't about facts and logical arguments - it is so often about identity and stories.
In the latest episode of Changed My Mind we chat to Dr Melanie Joy about the power of story telling and how one dodgy burger completely changed her life.
In the latest episode of Changed My Mind we chat to Dr Melanie Joy about the power of story telling and how one dodgy burger completely changed her life.
May 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Changing people's minds isn't about facts and logical arguments - it is so often about identity and stories.
In the latest episode of Changed My Mind we chat to Dr Melanie Joy about the power of story telling and how one dodgy burger completely changed her life.
In the latest episode of Changed My Mind we chat to Dr Melanie Joy about the power of story telling and how one dodgy burger completely changed her life.
Your brain is literally "Velcro for bad experiences but Teflon for good ones." This negativity bias served our ancestors well, but today, not so much.
In this fascinating conversation, Dr. Rick Hanson shares how to intentionally rewire your brain for greater flexibility, resilience, and happiness.
In this fascinating conversation, Dr. Rick Hanson shares how to intentionally rewire your brain for greater flexibility, resilience, and happiness.
May 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Your brain is literally "Velcro for bad experiences but Teflon for good ones." This negativity bias served our ancestors well, but today, not so much.
In this fascinating conversation, Dr. Rick Hanson shares how to intentionally rewire your brain for greater flexibility, resilience, and happiness.
In this fascinating conversation, Dr. Rick Hanson shares how to intentionally rewire your brain for greater flexibility, resilience, and happiness.
I know this is a stone-cold take: trying to out-Reform Reform on immigration seems not only wrong but stupid, you're just signalling that you think they're right about the issue but you'll never be prepared to go as far as them.
Labour needs to be honest: immigration is quite good, actually
Labour needs to be honest: immigration is quite good, actually
International students are worth £20 billion a year to Britain - will this be the cost of Reform’s success at local elections as Gov tries to look tough on immigration? observer.co.uk/news/politic...
Labour plots immigration blitz after Reform success at polls
No 10 and Home Office expected to ramp up curbs on foreign university students
observer.co.uk
May 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I know this is a stone-cold take: trying to out-Reform Reform on immigration seems not only wrong but stupid, you're just signalling that you think they're right about the issue but you'll never be prepared to go as far as them.
Labour needs to be honest: immigration is quite good, actually
Labour needs to be honest: immigration is quite good, actually
Working 60 hours a week making PowerPoints that no one reads?
Rutger Bregman (@rutgerbregman.com) thinks we could use our fancy degrees to actually help people instead of making rich people richer. Crazy, right?
Find out more on the latest episode of Changed My Mind
Rutger Bregman (@rutgerbregman.com) thinks we could use our fancy degrees to actually help people instead of making rich people richer. Crazy, right?
Find out more on the latest episode of Changed My Mind
May 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Working 60 hours a week making PowerPoints that no one reads?
Rutger Bregman (@rutgerbregman.com) thinks we could use our fancy degrees to actually help people instead of making rich people richer. Crazy, right?
Find out more on the latest episode of Changed My Mind
Rutger Bregman (@rutgerbregman.com) thinks we could use our fancy degrees to actually help people instead of making rich people richer. Crazy, right?
Find out more on the latest episode of Changed My Mind
Reposted by Thom Norman
I love him I must marry him.
April 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I love him I must marry him.
Finally fulfilling my contractual obligation as a 30-something white guy to start a podcast. "Changed My Mind" launched this week where we'll interview people who possess the rarest superpower of all: admitting they were wrong about something.
April 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Finally fulfilling my contractual obligation as a 30-something white guy to start a podcast. "Changed My Mind" launched this week where we'll interview people who possess the rarest superpower of all: admitting they were wrong about something.
Turns out telling people "Go Vegan" is like telling someone "Just be happy" during a crisis.
We need to stop threatening people's "good person" identity and make folks feel included instead of judged.
Who knew psychology mattered more than my moral superiority?
shorturl.at/9LGIB
We need to stop threatening people's "good person" identity and make folks feel included instead of judged.
Who knew psychology mattered more than my moral superiority?
shorturl.at/9LGIB
Is our messaging meeting the psychological needs of our audiences?
Through focus groups and message-testing, we've found there are three core needs to fulfil for a message to be more persuasive...
animalthinktank.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Turns out telling people "Go Vegan" is like telling someone "Just be happy" during a crisis.
We need to stop threatening people's "good person" identity and make folks feel included instead of judged.
Who knew psychology mattered more than my moral superiority?
shorturl.at/9LGIB
We need to stop threatening people's "good person" identity and make folks feel included instead of judged.
Who knew psychology mattered more than my moral superiority?
shorturl.at/9LGIB
Been loving @chrisbryantphd.bsky.social new YouTube channel—short, sharp, evidence-backed takes on how to actually help animals.
Recently he gives a shout-out to FarmKind—showing how smart giving can match the impact of going vegan.
📺 Sub to Chris: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTvw...
Recently he gives a shout-out to FarmKind—showing how smart giving can match the impact of going vegan.
📺 Sub to Chris: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTvw...
How To Save Animals On The Internet
YouTube video by Chris Bryant, PhD.
www.youtube.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Been loving @chrisbryantphd.bsky.social new YouTube channel—short, sharp, evidence-backed takes on how to actually help animals.
Recently he gives a shout-out to FarmKind—showing how smart giving can match the impact of going vegan.
📺 Sub to Chris: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTvw...
Recently he gives a shout-out to FarmKind—showing how smart giving can match the impact of going vegan.
📺 Sub to Chris: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTvw...
The UK-US trade deal is a ticking time bomb for British farming.
We might allow imports from a system where practices illegal in Britain for decades are industry standard.
If it's too cruel to produce here, it's too cruel to import here.
@animalpolicyint.bsky.social
www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
We might allow imports from a system where practices illegal in Britain for decades are industry standard.
If it's too cruel to produce here, it's too cruel to import here.
@animalpolicyint.bsky.social
www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
Starmer must protect UK farmers and animal welfare from trade deal betrayal
As the UK scrambles to avoid Trump’s tariffs we risk making a dangerous trade-off.
www.lbc.co.uk
April 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The UK-US trade deal is a ticking time bomb for British farming.
We might allow imports from a system where practices illegal in Britain for decades are industry standard.
If it's too cruel to produce here, it's too cruel to import here.
@animalpolicyint.bsky.social
www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
We might allow imports from a system where practices illegal in Britain for decades are industry standard.
If it's too cruel to produce here, it's too cruel to import here.
@animalpolicyint.bsky.social
www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
For just $23 a month, you can OFFSET the impact of your diet on animals—without changing what you eat.
That's because the animal charity space is so underfunded that small donations can have MASSIVE impact:
youtu.be/2Q0aVBgHlC0?...
That's because the animal charity space is so underfunded that small donations can have MASSIVE impact:
youtu.be/2Q0aVBgHlC0?...
People vs. Animals? Help Both WITHOUT Going Vegan - Christian Expert Explains
YouTube video by Christians for Impact
youtu.be
March 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
For just $23 a month, you can OFFSET the impact of your diet on animals—without changing what you eat.
That's because the animal charity space is so underfunded that small donations can have MASSIVE impact:
youtu.be/2Q0aVBgHlC0?...
That's because the animal charity space is so underfunded that small donations can have MASSIVE impact:
youtu.be/2Q0aVBgHlC0?...
When I first found out about factory farming, my biggest struggle was simply feeling helpless to do anything about it. But the good news is we can all - surprisingly easily - help change this cruel and destructive system.
My piece for GreenQueen: www.greenqueen.com.hk/diet-offsets...
My piece for GreenQueen: www.greenqueen.com.hk/diet-offsets...
Opinion: Why Going Vegan Isn't the Only Way to Fight Factory Farming
FarmKind's Thom Norman believes people going vegan may not be the best way to fight factory farming. His solution? Diet offsetting.
www.greenqueen.com.hk
March 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
When I first found out about factory farming, my biggest struggle was simply feeling helpless to do anything about it. But the good news is we can all - surprisingly easily - help change this cruel and destructive system.
My piece for GreenQueen: www.greenqueen.com.hk/diet-offsets...
My piece for GreenQueen: www.greenqueen.com.hk/diet-offsets...
Reposted by Thom Norman
Reposted by Thom Norman
Great to see more atheist / skeptic / freethinking communities engaging seriously in the question of how we treat our fellow sentient beings. Kudos to previous Sentientism guests Objectively Dan (#134) and @thomnorman.bsky.social (#214): www.youtube.com/live/X_OMjKZ... @atheistcommunity.bsky.social
Truth Wanted 08.06 with ObjectivelyDan and Thom Norman (@Sentientism)
YouTube video by Truth Wanted
www.youtube.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Great to see more atheist / skeptic / freethinking communities engaging seriously in the question of how we treat our fellow sentient beings. Kudos to previous Sentientism guests Objectively Dan (#134) and @thomnorman.bsky.social (#214): www.youtube.com/live/X_OMjKZ... @atheistcommunity.bsky.social
With the world's first cultivated meat dog treats now on the market in the UK, I can't wait to be able to give my cats slaughter-free food and treats! 😻
Dog treat made from lab-grown meat on sale in UK as retailer claims a ‘world first’
Chicken used in dog treat was cultivated from single sample of cells taken from one egg, says manufacturer Meatly
buff.ly
February 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
With the world's first cultivated meat dog treats now on the market in the UK, I can't wait to be able to give my cats slaughter-free food and treats! 😻
99% of farm animals in the USA are suffering on factory farms.
Imagine living your entire, short, life crammed shoulder to shoulder with thousands of others, constantly dirty, constantly fighting disease, never seeing the sun.
Now times that by 10 billion.
We can do better.
Imagine living your entire, short, life crammed shoulder to shoulder with thousands of others, constantly dirty, constantly fighting disease, never seeing the sun.
Now times that by 10 billion.
We can do better.
Almost all livestock in the United States is factory-farmed
It’s difficult to quantify animal suffering in a single number, but one metric often used to measure living conditions is the number of animals raised on “factory farms”.
buff.ly
February 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
99% of farm animals in the USA are suffering on factory farms.
Imagine living your entire, short, life crammed shoulder to shoulder with thousands of others, constantly dirty, constantly fighting disease, never seeing the sun.
Now times that by 10 billion.
We can do better.
Imagine living your entire, short, life crammed shoulder to shoulder with thousands of others, constantly dirty, constantly fighting disease, never seeing the sun.
Now times that by 10 billion.
We can do better.
𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴?
What if you could just offset your meat eating - doing as much, or more, good for animals as changing your diet.
Find out how, and why you should consider doing this, on Bentham's Bulldog recent Substack post:
What if you could just offset your meat eating - doing as much, or more, good for animals as changing your diet.
Find out how, and why you should consider doing this, on Bentham's Bulldog recent Substack post:
What To Do If You Love Meat But Hate Factory Farms?
How to have a positive impact on animals if you eat meat
buff.ly
January 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴?
What if you could just offset your meat eating - doing as much, or more, good for animals as changing your diet.
Find out how, and why you should consider doing this, on Bentham's Bulldog recent Substack post:
What if you could just offset your meat eating - doing as much, or more, good for animals as changing your diet.
Find out how, and why you should consider doing this, on Bentham's Bulldog recent Substack post:
What's the biggest thing you can do to help end factory farming?
Psst: it isn't changing your diet!
Find out how even a $25 dollar donation a month can do even more to tackle factory farming than going 100% vegan.
Psst: it isn't changing your diet!
Find out how even a $25 dollar donation a month can do even more to tackle factory farming than going 100% vegan.
Fighting Factory Farming: How Small Donations Can Make a Big Impact
In this episode, we chat to Thom Norman, co-founder of FarmKind, an organization dedicated to ending factory farming through strategic donations to highly ef...
buff.ly
January 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
What's the biggest thing you can do to help end factory farming?
Psst: it isn't changing your diet!
Find out how even a $25 dollar donation a month can do even more to tackle factory farming than going 100% vegan.
Psst: it isn't changing your diet!
Find out how even a $25 dollar donation a month can do even more to tackle factory farming than going 100% vegan.
One of my least favourite parts of January are the 'smart' takes on why Veganuary is actually bad - this time from Josh Barrie instead advocating 'Regenuary' (very clever right?). Josh bingo cards so many boringly bad anti-vegan arguments, I thought I'd go through em
Source:
Source:
Josh Barrie on food: Veganuary? No thanks. I'm doing Regenuary
Rather than take part in a fad, consider spending the month eating produce from regenerative farms
buff.ly
January 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
One of my least favourite parts of January are the 'smart' takes on why Veganuary is actually bad - this time from Josh Barrie instead advocating 'Regenuary' (very clever right?). Josh bingo cards so many boringly bad anti-vegan arguments, I thought I'd go through em
Source:
Source:
I was expecting to hate this article by Michael Grunwald (@mikegrunwald.bsky.social) arguing FOR factory farming. But I was wrong.
He's basically right: if we keep going on our current food trajectory, factory farming is the only way to feed the planet.
Source: https://buff.ly/3PtZdXh
He's basically right: if we keep going on our current food trajectory, factory farming is the only way to feed the planet.
Source: https://buff.ly/3PtZdXh
Opinion | Sorry, but This Is the Future of Food
Every farm, even the scenic ones with red barns and rolling hills, is a kind of environmental crime scene, an echo of whatever wilderness it once replaced.
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I was expecting to hate this article by Michael Grunwald (@mikegrunwald.bsky.social) arguing FOR factory farming. But I was wrong.
He's basically right: if we keep going on our current food trajectory, factory farming is the only way to feed the planet.
Source: https://buff.ly/3PtZdXh
He's basically right: if we keep going on our current food trajectory, factory farming is the only way to feed the planet.
Source: https://buff.ly/3PtZdXh
What if you could do Veganuary without changing your diet at all? 🤔
You can offset the impact of your diet on animals for just $23 a month.
As I argue for Daily Cal, donating strategically can be even more impactful than changing your diet.
Keep the burger, help end factory farming 🍔
You can offset the impact of your diet on animals for just $23 a month.
As I argue for Daily Cal, donating strategically can be even more impactful than changing your diet.
Keep the burger, help end factory farming 🍔
January 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
What if you could do Veganuary without changing your diet at all? 🤔
You can offset the impact of your diet on animals for just $23 a month.
As I argue for Daily Cal, donating strategically can be even more impactful than changing your diet.
Keep the burger, help end factory farming 🍔
You can offset the impact of your diet on animals for just $23 a month.
As I argue for Daily Cal, donating strategically can be even more impactful than changing your diet.
Keep the burger, help end factory farming 🍔