Ariel Nessel
@ArielNessel
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Social entrepreneur. Seed planter. Philanthropist. Alternate protein enthusiast.
Joined October 2021
Why can’t Israel just make a good deal with Hamas? The deal:
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America imports 1.5 billion more pounds of beef per year than it exports. And somehow, state governments are worried that cell-cultivated meat threatens ranchers? It's no wonder food inflation is intractable. Our government both fails to support and stymies food innovation.
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What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?
Being kind boosts mental health more than seeking joy. Evidence: Doing 3 random acts of kindness a week is enough to reduce depression, anxiety & loneliness. It's more beneficial than doing nice things for yourself. Self-care feels good, but generosity builds lasting bonds.
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Opinion piece I just penned about one more way our government wastes money and does so at the expense of animals. Environmentalism gone wrong. https://t.co/nDj46nYxSC
marinij.com
Imagine walking through Muir Woods National Monument, taking in the symphony of nature — the haunting, beautiful hoots of owls echoing through towering trees at twilight. Suddenly, the serenity is …
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What an episode! While much of the effective altruism community has pivoted almost entirely to existential AI risk, factory farming remains one of our era’s biggest challenges. It’s incredibly brutal, totally unnecessary, and woefully neglected. Massive thanks to @dwarkesh_sp
New episode w @Lewis_Bollard - a deep dive on the surprising economics of the meat industry. 0:00:00 – The astonishing efficiency of factory farming 0:07:18 – It was a mistake making this about diet 0:09:54 – Tech that’s sparing 100s of millions of animals/year 0:16:16 –
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Grateful for this @washingtonpost piece on #Prop12. Caring for animals, farmers & communities is an act of compassion and democracy in motion. https://t.co/i4hGWKtV11
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The president keeps trying to undermine California’s farm animal protections.
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This is the kind of political leadership we need — rooted in compassion 💜, moral clarity 🕊️, and the courage to confront entrenched systems of cruelty 🐄🚫. @RepMcGovern speaks hard truths about the suffering baked into our food system 🍽️ — and demands better. For animals 🐖,
Thousands of family farms support basic humane standards for farm animals, just as two-thirds of all Americans do. But @HouseAgGOP silenced their voices at today’s hearing. Not on my watch. That’s why, when Republicans invited Big Ag lobbyists to argue for putting animals back
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To every teacher, artist, farmer & student who said ‘yes, I can start something’: you are the story. Happy 13th to @PollinationProj! Dig into our birthday letter & see what’s next. 🎉🌍 https://t.co/TbMxKHNS1w
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Congress today held a hearing on whether to force states to sell pork from crated pigs. This is a wildly unpopular policy that Congress is likely about to enact via the Farm Bill. Today's hearing showed how Big Ag lobbyists get DC politicians to do their bidding. A 🧵...
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Switzerland’s food labels are about to get real. Starting July 1, sausage might be labeled as: "This pig was castrated without anesthesia."
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Fmr CEO of N. American Meat Institute: "If a steak is clearly labeled, federally regulated and safe, Texans should be free to choose it. That’s true conservative governance." https://t.co/FEOlFoueDu
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If a steak is clearly labeled, federally regulated and safe, Texans should be free to choose it.
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Was Ventilation Shutdown+ Killing of Pigs During Covid-19 Really Due to Sick Workers—Or Because China Cancelled Pork Orders? I'm just thinking out loud, but hear me out: what if the widespread use of ventilation shutdown plus (VSD+) to kill pigs during the early COVID-19
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Two days ago I launched a donation matching challenge to fight against corporate torture of US farm animals. The first $50k has been filled, so I am extending the challenge to $75k to help pay for a second campaigner. Wondering what the hell I'm on about? WATCH THIS 👇
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According to new UK govt report to not all UPFs are unhealthy. Ultra processed meat alternatives are not associated with adverse health outcomes. In contrast, ultra-processed meat, animal products, and sweetened drinks, tend to be associated with increased risk. Bread,
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Cultivated meat isn't challenging slaughtered meat anytime soon. Why do states keep trying to restrict competition?
reason.com
Cultivated meat isn't challenging slaughtered meat anytime soon. Why do states keep trying to restrict competition?
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Bird flu is becoming a bonanza for egg factory farms. First they made record profits off high egg prices, while taxpayers reimbursed all their losses. Now they're using bird flu as a pretext to repeal or delay state laws banning cruel battery cages.
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🔥 Excellent pro-cultivated meat editorial from @Bloomberg editorial board. Closing: “Given the sector’s vast potential, policymakers should remove arbitrary barriers, unleash the forces of capitalism and let American consumers decide its fate. The planet will be better for it.”
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It’s not giving “farmers” billions, it’s a method of giving the Cargill family and their corporate executives (a family with 21 billionaires) billions of dollars, make no mistake. This is a redistribution of wealth from middle class taxpayers to the billionaire oligarchy.
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Heads farmers win, tails farmers win, drought farmers win, flood farmers win, high prices farmers win, low prices farmers win.
The Agriculture Department will start distributing $10 billion in economic loss recovery payments to farmers who spent more on producing a commodity than they expected to recoup during the 2024 crop year, officials announced Tuesday.
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🧵 Who’s behind the cultivated meat bans? Not the meat industry, & not conservatives/libertarians. They’re calling the bans Orwellian, hypocritical, unconstitutional, and worse. Statements/articles from: @CatoInstitute, @reason, @NRO, @thedispatch, @heritage, @RepGarbarino,
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