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June 2025

Revisiting the debate between Steven Best and Gary Francione
In late 2009, I returned to the animal movement after a few years away in omnivorous apathy.
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Jon Hochschartner
Columns, Deep Cover and 80 Days
My last letter ended up in The New York Daily News.
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Historically, America has killed fascists
There isn’t a lot Americans agree on.
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Letters, Ninja Turtles and The Black Antifascist Tradition
I’m probably going to send out a letter this week making the animal-welfare case for increased public funding for cultivated-meat research.
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Animal activist launching cultivated-meat group
Vikas Pydah is a former software engineer and biotech entrepreneur based in Bothell, Washington.
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No Kings protest in Enfield
I wanted to go to the presumably bigger Hartford protest, but I wasn’t sure if the parking situation was going to be crazy, and I had limited time.
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Columns, The Gospel of Kindness and Hole
If you can, consider attending your local No Kings protest tomorrow: https://www.nokings.org/
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Pro-Animal Future’s new campaign is a little underwhelming
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Some animal-rights Substacks worth reading
Frequently, I get bummed out by what little reach my blog has.
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America cannot forgive MAGA leaders
Eventually, the current fascist tide will turn.
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