Hidden on page 744 of the farm bill the House Agriculture Committee passed Thursday is a provision that would condemn millions of pigs to a lifetime in gestation crates.
Rebranded the 'Save Our Bacon Act,' it's a pork-industry play to wipe out every state law banning the sale of pork from crated pigs — laws the conservative Supreme Court upheld in 2023.
Over 85% of Democrats and Republicans oppose these crates. Voters have backed ballot measures to ban them in state after state.
The pork industry knows it can't win a straight vote on this. So it's burying the provision in an 800-page bill and hoping no one notices.
Contact your senators and representative today and tell them: oppose the farm bill unless the Save Our Bacon Act is stripped out. You can reach them at https://t.co/MQvByA4atR and https://t.co/v6ghw99u1K — it takes two minutes and it matters.
God, I know you believe in the free will of your human creatures, but you are giving us too much rope.
Like way too much.
You can just crack down sometimes. Ok?
I love C. S. Lewis because he’ll casually say things like “that’s how beavers talk when they’re excited” or “talking horses always sound more horsey when they are angry” with the confidence of someone who’s personally been to Narnia and brought back report.
I don’t want to connect my coffee machine to the wifi network. I don’t want to share the file with OneDrive. I don’t want to download an app to check my car’s fluid levels. I don’t want to scan a QR code to view the restaurant menu. I don’t want to let Google know my location before showing me the search results. I don’t want to include a Teams link on the calendar invite. I don’t want to pay 50 different monthly subscription fees for all my software. I don’t want to upgrade to TurboTax platinum plus audit protection. I don’t want to install the Webex plugin to join the meeting. I don’t want to share my car’s braking data with the actuaries at State Farm. I don’t want to text with your AI chatbot. I don’t want to download the Instagram app to look at your picture. I don’t want to type in my email address to view the content on your company’s website. I don’t want text messages with promo codes. I don’t want to leave your company a five-star Google review in exchange for the chance to win a $20 Starbucks gift card. I don’t want to join your exclusive community in the metaverse. I don’t want AI to help me write my comments on LinkedIn. I don’t even want to be on LinkedIn in the first place.
I just want to pay for a product one time (and only one time), know that it’s going to work flawlessly, press 0 to speak to an operator if I need help, and otherwise be left alone and treated with some small measure of human dignity, if that’s not too much to ask anymore.
Dear everyone complaining about the price of eggs:
If we repealed the Agricultural Adjustment Act and allowed stores to stock eggs from local farmers, they'd be a lot cheaper!
That is all.
This isn’t just about Rollins. It’s part of a bigger pork industry plan to force all states to legalize crates.
Their plan is to do this through the giant Farm Bill, where no one will notice. Their leaders are Senators Boozman, Ernst, and Marshall.
They must be stopped.
Keir Starmer has just admitted on a tweet that he is now in partnership with Blackrock.
For those of you who still haven't got a clue what's happening, I implore you to watch this video.
@emzanotti We have kids/chickens/chicks and were looking for similar things as you. Went for farm friendly breeds at our local rescue places- cattle dog mix/lab-shepherd mix- and took them as puppies. It worked out!
@dustinthedad@SaveYourSons This is such a good idea. I fell for the “I can see this is making you feel really upset” thing, I felt ridiculous doing it and it made my son furious. A re-direct, or reset, is superior.
@Momsplaining101 I think it’s ok to mention “hey early intervention can help kids for things like food sensitivity or sensory processing” or whatever the symptoms happen to be.