whisperaway.bsky.social @whisperaway.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The implication of the ecological crises is that people are actively and consciously compromising their children's future. Optimism and hope, without self-reflection and meaningful action, serve only to mask cynical indifference. 000
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialCrystal Heath, DVM @crystalheathdvm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Why are animal rights activists calling for my friend, Madeline Krasno, to be sentenced to death? #AnimalRights #AnimalTesting #AnimalResearch #LabAnimals #AnimalWelfare #VeterinaryMedicine youtube.com/shorts/c2MG6...youtube.comAnimal Rights Activists Are Calling for My Friend to Be Sentenced to DeathYouTube video by Crystal Heath 271
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialGraham Use ALT @grahamm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A society that conditions its children into viewing violence & murder as an acceptable & necessary norm, rather than the needless & indefensible choice it is, is a society that purposefully lies to its children to cover its own arse. We are #OneBillionScreams 2135
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The horror and barbarism of such experiments, their morally indefensible nature, perpetually elude the writers and editors at @wired.com. The latter fetishize and adore lifeless machines but view conscious beings--animals--with undisguised contempt. 0104
whisperaway.bsky.social @whisperaway.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"The most comprehensive study of its kind concluded that avoiding meat and dairy was the single largest contribution an individual could make to environmental sustainability. Study after study after study has reached the same conclusion." @ghostpanther.bsky.social @yellowdotstudios.bsky.social 121
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 29/08/2026One of the most disturbing (and important) things I've ever read in the arena of "animal welfare." Not only is AI being used to "optimize" and intensify factory farming; supposed animal advocates are themselves jumping on the bandwagon. collectivelygary.substack.com/p/factory-fa...collectivelygary.substack.comFactory Farming 2.0A movement built to end factory farming is spending its largest windfall ever to upgrade it. 033
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 25/08/2026More casualties of the animal agriculture system--a massive extermination event racing across the world, killing millions of animals. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comAustralia has just 12,000 sea lions left – and ‘carnage’ may await them as bird flu takes hold, scientists warnVirus has already caused catastrophic losses in seals in South America and sub-Antarctica, particularly among pups 143
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialLyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 03/08/2026As environmental crises deepen, yesterday’s unthinkable becomes today’s necessity. The more desperate the situation, the less room there is for ecological restraint or consideration of consequences.theguardian.comSouth-eastern Europe faces heatwave energy crunch as Romania detonates Danube rock to increase water flow – as it happenedExplosives used to move a large rock and let more water flow to cool nuclear power plant 22813
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialGraham Use ALT @grahamm.bsky.social · 02/08/2026If you’re appalled at the proliferation of wanton, needless violence, firstly you must interrogate your own complicity in wanton, needless, depraved violence. It isn’t congruent to object to injustice if you freely participate in injustice. We are #OneBillionScreams 0149
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialCrystal Heath, DVM @crystalheathdvm.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Join us at: www.ourhonor.org/blognew/eggf...ourhonor.orgVeterinarians For An Egg Free Future — Our HonorVeterinarians For An Egg Free Future 022
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialHugo @nonviolence.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The reason why many people don’t want to accept that humans are animals that feel like nonhuman animals is because if this (obvious fact) were true, it would mean that we #torture most sentience on Earth for our petty pleasure. This can’t be, right? We aren’t that low and useless, right? #extinction 031
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialCrystal Heath, DVM @crystalheathdvm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Are cage-free campaigns helping the egg industry sell a more expensive product that keeps hens in cages? It’s time to follow the veterinarians advocating for an egg-free future. #CageFree #EggIndustry #AnimalRights #animalcruelty #onehealth youtube.com/shorts/TAZoS...youtube.comDid Cage-Free Campaigns Make the Egg Industry Stronger?YouTube video by Crystal Heath 263
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I'm honored to announce that my book, "The Omnivore's Deception," has been awarded a 2026 Gold Medal in Ecology & Environment with the Independent Publisher Book Awards. Congratulations to my awesome publisher, New York University Press! @nyupress.bsky.social ippyawards.com/blog/2026-me...ippyawards.com2026 Medalists - General Categories | IPPY Book AwardsCongratulations and sincere thanks to the independent authors and publishers who participated in our 2026 Independent Publisher Book Awards contest. Here are the medalists in each of our categories. 164
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 16/06/2026My interview with Jordi Casamitjana of VeganFTA just dropped. Please pass along the link! veganfta.com/blog/2026/06... @veganftaofficial.bsky.socialveganfta.comJohn Sanbonmatsu, the Vegan Philosopher Enlightening the Path to Animal LiberationI can’t swim. I never learned it at school because my mother was nervous about it, so she asked for me to be exempted from swimming lessons. For several years, I actually developed a phobia of… 142
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Tom Regan was a giant in the field of ethics, and it is a tragedy that his deontological, anti-utilitarian stance never became the philosophical foundation of the animal rights movement. But it isn't too late. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF8G...youtube.comTom Regan opening speech - The Case For Animal Rights - Debate 1989 (Subtitled)YouTube video by Andy Atkinson - (Not Your Mum Not Your Milk) 353
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Absolutely the best thing you will ever read on #AI. Share widely! 132
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 09/05/2026The ideology of human supremacism over nonhuman animals is the backstop for rightwing ideologies of "natural" social hierarchies (race, gender, etc.). The core element of such ideologies is violence against the vulnerable. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump administration relaxing hunting restrictions in US parks and refugesAfter January order from US department of the interior, managers across 55 sites have lifted prohibitions 053
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Violent contempt and hatred for nonhuman animals are encoded into the DNA of the political right, for whom "natural" domination of the weak by the strong is ideologically central. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comCalifornia’s wildlife bridge became a target for the right. Now it’s eyeing the finish lineUnhindered by critics who called the $114m project ‘a bridge to nowhere’, a gigantic throughway allowing animals to cross a busy freeway is close to completion 0115
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 22/04/2026THE OMNIVORE'S DECEPTION is now available as an audiobook on AUDIBLE. Please share! www.audible.com/pd/The-Omniv...audible.comThe Omnivore’s DeceptionCheck out this great listen on Audible.com. Millions of Americans see themselves as "conflicted omnivores," worrying about the ethical and environmental implications of their choice to eat animals. Ye... 084
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialSigns: Journal of Women in Culture and Society @signsjournal.org · 04/03/2026"Why and who would call [declining birth rates] a crisis? It’s the people who have relied for millennia on women’s reproductive labor to produce laborers, consumers, taxpayers, soldiers, religious followers." --Nandita Bajaj, Executive Director of @popnbalance.bsky.socialsignsjournal.orgPronatalism, a Conversation with Nandita Bajaj and Michele GoodwinShoshanna Ehlich interviews Nandita Bajaj and Michele Goodwin about pronatalism. 052
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 31/03/2026This is exactly why we all need to support the important work of @popnbalance.bsky.social. phys.org/news/2026-03...phys.orgGlobal human population is pushing Earth past its breaking pointEarth has already exceeded its ability to support the global population sustainably, with new research warning of increasing pressure on food security, climate stability, and human well-being. However... 054
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 17/03/2026This is mind-blowing. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...theguardian.comA photo of Iran’s bombed schoolgirl graveyard went around the world. Was it real, or AI?Numerous faked images and a string of startlingly inaccurate responses from Gemini and Grok are part of a tidal wave of AI slop engulfing coverage of the Iran war 032
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialSentientism @sentientism.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Have We Fallen for the Greatest Deception? Philosopher John Sanbonmatsu, author of The Omnivore's Deception, joins me on Sentientism episode 244. Find our full conversation on the #Sentientism YouTube and podcast. youtu.be/YVHhUPMSWco @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social 0106
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialCrystal Heath, DVM @crystalheathdvm.bsky.social · 13/03/2026WATCH: Industry testimony defending VSD+ in Colorado. Notice the strategy: Crisis “160 million laying hens nationwide” Authority “directed by USDA APHIS Veterinary Services” Sympathy “Depopulating is gut-wrenching to a farmer.” Normalization youtube.com/shorts/rGtIx...youtube.comWatch How Industry Testifies To Enable VSD+ – Jerry Wilkins, Colorado Egg Producer's AssociationYouTube video by Crystal Heath 024
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialCrystal Heath, DVM @crystalheathdvm.bsky.social · 12/03/2026We have only a few days left to convince the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine to allow Triple J Horse Haven in Apple Valley, CA, to rescue the horses rather than kill them in the 3rd-year surgery lab. Please help us spread the word! youtube.com/shorts/sTUMN...youtube.comVeterinarian Pleads With WSU Vet Students: You Have the Power to Save These HorsesYouTube video by Crystal Heath 135
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Highly recommended! "Humane Hoax Online Conference 2026" Tuesday, March 17 10:00 – 12:00 pm PT via Zoom www.humanehoax.org/the-humane-h...humanehoax.orgThe Humane Hoax Online Conference — The Humane Hoax Project 073
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialCrystal Heath, DVM @crystalheathdvm.bsky.social · 06/03/2026prismreports.org/2023/11/09/d...prismreports.orgDirect Action Everywhere activists allege misconduct and retaliationActivists say core members of Direct Action Everywhere’s leadership team fostered a cultish environment at the California animal rights nonprofit 111
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 04/03/2026My second interview with Jamie Woodhouse on Sentientism has dropped today. We had a lively if sobering conversation about the violence of the animal economy and possible solutions to it. @jamiewoodhouse.bsky.social sentientism.info/have-we-fall...sentientism.infoHave We Fallen for the Greatest Deception? - SentientismPhilosopher John Sanbonmatsu discusses his tour de force book, The Omnivore's Deception. Sentientism episode 244. 174
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialKimberly Winters @dybth.bsky.social · 23/02/2026New episode today with philosopher and author of The Omnivore's Deception, @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social Listen wherever you get your pods and here on my website: www.didyoubringthehummus.com/podcast/epis... 121
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialWoodstock Farm Sanctuary @woodstocksanctuary.bsky.social · 27/02/2026 062
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Welcome to the post-compassion era, where people can die or be killed in the hundreds or thousands and politicians no longer even pretend to care. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...theguardian.comMore than 600 people have died trying to cross Mediterranean in 2026, UN saysDeadliest start to a year in more than a decade, according to the International Organization for Migration 011
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialCarol J Adams @caroljadams.bsky.social · 20/02/2026On the use of animal product consumption as a symbolic marker of whiteness, masculinity, and national belonging. www.vegansociology.com/2026/02/18/t...vegansociology.comThe Milk Mustache Is Back: Trump, RFK Jr., and the Return of White Power Milk, International Association of Vegan SociologistsBy Vasile Stănescu When the White House posted 1168
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 20/02/2026My endorsement of the new White Paper by @PETA: “Devastating. In stunning detail, this report demolishes once and for all the myth that raising hens in ‘cage-free’ environments offers ethically meaningful advantages over other forms of confinement." www.peta.org/features/cag...peta.orgExperts React to PETA’s White Paper on an Egg Industry Scam | PETAHere’s how leading experts responded to our eye-opening white paper on an egg industry scam. 11711
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialGraham Use ALT @grahamm.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Complicity in the abuse of fellow animals requires a deadening of the moral imagination, a war upon compassion & an unthinking, uncritical subscription to a gratuitously violent ideology. We must demean & debase ourselves to participate. We are #OneBillionScreams 13316
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialCrystal Heath, DVM @crystalheathdvm.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Cage-free egg campaigns increased consumer trust in eggs, but did not improve animal welfare. Was it worth it? #onehealth #vetmed #animalwelfare #animalrights #vettwitter #vegan youtube.com/shorts/SEIup...youtube.comCage-Free Egg Campaigns Increased Consumer Trust in Eggs, But Did Not Improve Animal WelfareYouTube video by Crystal Heath 131
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 17/12/2025My interview with Nathan Robinson in the current issue of CURRENT AFFAIRS: "I’m so alarmed by what I see as a kind of erosion of a baseline sense of moral decency in the individual and societies." www.currentaffairs.org/news/john-sa... @currentaffairs.bsky.social #Veganism #Animalscurrentaffairs.orgJohn Sanbonmatsu Thinks You’re Lying to Yourself About FoodThe author of “The Omnivore’s Deception” argues that meat-eating is a “radical evil” that can’t be justified. 0107
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialWoodstock Farm Sanctuary @woodstocksanctuary.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Rescued piglet Suzy wants to let you know that we have a MATCH for Giving Tuesday this year, and we're starting early!! Help us kick off here: secure.everyaction.c... 054
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 24/11/2025"Articulate, informative, exceptional, iconoclastic, thoughtful and thought-provoking. An extraordinary and timely contribution to the on-going discussion about the ethics of eating...animals." -- Midwest Book Review, Oct. 2025 0114
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialWoodstock Farm Sanctuary @woodstocksanctuary.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Oakley is recovering from surgery and just being adorable in our Med Barn. But we have a huge bill to pay for her recent lifesaving surgery and very few donations towards it. It’s rough trying to fundraise for a chicken’s medical care. Always so hard to get posts seen about chickens too… 1105
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Essential reading--the best article I've read this year on animal exploitation. "The assembly line, the foundation of modern capitalism, came from perfecting methods to slice up animals while...preventing them from resisting." @currentaffairs.bsky.social www.currentaffairs.org/news/how-ind...currentaffairs.orgHow Industrial Slaughter Became the Blueprint for Modern CapitalismHenry Ford learned mass production from slaughterhouses. A century later, our modern economy still resembles a meatpacking plant. 01011
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 17/06/2025After 12+ years of labor, "The Omnivore's Deception" is out today. I chronicle the rise of the meat industry, show its catastrophic ecological effects, demolish the myth of the "enlightened" omnivore, show why animals are worthy of our respect, and advocate the abolition of the animal food economy. 58126
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 05/06/2025www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comCockatoos start sipping from Sydney’s drinking fountains after mastering series of complex movesExperts think the clever birds learned the technique by watching people and then trying it themselves 061
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Excerpt from my new book, "The Omnivore's Deception: What We Get Wrong about Meat, Animals, and Ourselves," launching TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY! Preorder: nyupress.org/978147982596... 1103
Reposted by @whisperaway.bsky.socialJohn Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 17/05/2025"The Omnivore's Deception" will be published by @nyupress.bsky.social ONE MONTH FROM TODAY. Jeffrey Moussaeif Masson says: "This is perhaps the single best book ever written about animal suffering....A work not only of immense moral significance, but a masterpiece." nyupress.org/978147982596...nyupress.orgThe Omnivore’s DeceptionOffers the most powerful case yet for ending our exploitation of animals for foodMillions of Americans see themselves as "conflicted omnivores," worrying abo... 63311
