Tessa 🌸
@trisstessa.bsky.social
mashed potatoes can be your friends | lover of animal-friendly protagonists | marketing + comms lady | she/her
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I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.
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Holding the powerful industries behind factory farming accountable and debunking disinformation is more important than ever. That’s where Sentient steps in.
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August 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Holding the powerful industries behind factory farming accountable and debunking disinformation is more important than ever. That’s where Sentient steps in.
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At a time when relations between Canada and the U.S. are tense, a cross-border effort is being waged by residents on both sides of the border against one common target: two proposed mega-dairies set to be constructed in North Dakota. @jesslsr.bsky.social reports:
Inside the Fight to Stop Riverview Mega-Dairies From Being Built
How activists in the U.S. and Canada are working together to oppose new factory farms.
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July 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
At a time when relations between Canada and the U.S. are tense, a cross-border effort is being waged by residents on both sides of the border against one common target: two proposed mega-dairies set to be constructed in North Dakota. @jesslsr.bsky.social reports:
Social media manager friends, what are we using to track metrics on Bluesky? We use Buffer for scheduling (and now tags aren't working 😭), but alas no analytics, and, of course, none native to the platform. I can't do any real reporting because it's so manual 🫠
June 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Social media manager friends, what are we using to track metrics on Bluesky? We use Buffer for scheduling (and now tags aren't working 😭), but alas no analytics, and, of course, none native to the platform. I can't do any real reporting because it's so manual 🫠
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If you don’t want to take the booster don’t. But to prevent adults from having the choice is depraved.
BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
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May 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
If you don’t want to take the booster don’t. But to prevent adults from having the choice is depraved.
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In 2023, UC Berkeley student and @dxeofficial.bsky.social activist @zoerosenberg.bsky.social removed four severely ill chickens from a slaughterhouse truck in Petaluma, California. Now, she’s facing over five years in prison. Seth Millstein reports:
An Animal Rights Activist Rescued Four Sick Chickens From a Slaughterhouse. Now She’s Facing Five Years in Prison.
How ‘open rescue’ prosecutions reveal larger systemic issues.
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May 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In 2023, UC Berkeley student and @dxeofficial.bsky.social activist @zoerosenberg.bsky.social removed four severely ill chickens from a slaughterhouse truck in Petaluma, California. Now, she’s facing over five years in prison. Seth Millstein reports:
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Republicans have generally led attacks on Proposition 12, but could they now be the ones to save it?
Seth Millstein explains the latest attempts to undo the landmark animal welfare law.
Seth Millstein explains the latest attempts to undo the landmark animal welfare law.
May 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Republicans have generally led attacks on Proposition 12, but could they now be the ones to save it?
Seth Millstein explains the latest attempts to undo the landmark animal welfare law.
Seth Millstein explains the latest attempts to undo the landmark animal welfare law.
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The Trump administration is undermining EPA investigations of environmental racism, including cases tied to poultry and hog farm pollution. @greymoran.bsky.social reports:
EPA Civil Rights Work Stalls Under Trump as Communities Wait for Justice
13 civil rights complaints, including from communities impacted by poultry farm pollution, have been left in limbo.
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April 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The Trump administration is undermining EPA investigations of environmental racism, including cases tied to poultry and hog farm pollution. @greymoran.bsky.social reports:
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BREAKING: An Iowa dairy manure spill kills over 100,000 fish in a 10-mile stretch of Dry Run Creek. State records reveal a faulty manure control structure noted in previous inspections. @ninaelkadi.com reports:
Iowa Dairy Manure Spill Kills Over 100,000 Fish in 10-Mile Stretch of Dry Run Creek
State records reveal a faulty manure control structure noted in previous inspections, and “freshly dead fish with some stranded gasping for air, manure on top of ice, and dirty flowing water below…
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April 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
BREAKING: An Iowa dairy manure spill kills over 100,000 fish in a 10-mile stretch of Dry Run Creek. State records reveal a faulty manure control structure noted in previous inspections. @ninaelkadi.com reports:
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@booker.senate.gov dismantles a Confederate monument.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.
April 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
@booker.senate.gov dismantles a Confederate monument.
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Collagen: the holy grail of skincare or something more sinister?
Jasmine C. Perry reveals the hidden truth behind this "miracle" product and its impact on animals, people and the environment.
Original story by Marlena Williams
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Jasmine C. Perry reveals the hidden truth behind this "miracle" product and its impact on animals, people and the environment.
Original story by Marlena Williams
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The Ugly Truth About Collagen: How One Beauty Product Fuels Climate Change
YouTube video by Sentient
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March 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Collagen: the holy grail of skincare or something more sinister?
Jasmine C. Perry reveals the hidden truth behind this "miracle" product and its impact on animals, people and the environment.
Original story by Marlena Williams
youtu.be/OvA183_oNQI
Jasmine C. Perry reveals the hidden truth behind this "miracle" product and its impact on animals, people and the environment.
Original story by Marlena Williams
youtu.be/OvA183_oNQI
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This kid does NOT like 𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐍 𝐒𝐊𝐘𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐄𝐑 😭 #DRAGONGATE 🤼♂️
March 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This kid does NOT like 𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐍 𝐒𝐊𝐘𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐄𝐑 😭 #DRAGONGATE 🤼♂️
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BREAKING NEWS: Tonight's continuing resolution will slash rural programs, putting clean water at risk.
@ninaelkadi.com reports:
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@ninaelkadi.com reports:
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Breaking: Congress Votes to Slash Rural Program Funding, Putting Clean Water At Risk
The latest continuing resolution to pass the Senate will greatly impact rural programs.
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March 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Tonight's continuing resolution will slash rural programs, putting clean water at risk.
@ninaelkadi.com reports:
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@ninaelkadi.com reports:
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The EPA's “biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history” spells serious concern for climate change, clean air, water and public health. @dawnattride.bsky.social reports:
EPA Moves To Decimate Clean Water Protections With Support From the Farm Bureau
The agency’s “biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history” spells serious concern for climate change, clean air, water and public health.
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March 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The EPA's “biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history” spells serious concern for climate change, clean air, water and public health. @dawnattride.bsky.social reports:
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EXCLUSIVE: Sentient has learned that the primary federal laboratory for farm animal welfare research has lost its probationary scientists to the Trump administration's mass firings of federal employees. @greymoran.bsky.social reports:
Exclusive: The USDA’s Farm Animal Welfare Research Lab — With Just One Scientist Remaining — Dismantled by Trump
Sentient has learned that the primary federal laboratory for farm animal welfare research has lost its probationary scientists to the mass firings.
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February 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Sentient has learned that the primary federal laboratory for farm animal welfare research has lost its probationary scientists to the Trump administration's mass firings of federal employees. @greymoran.bsky.social reports:
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Farmers are feeding candy to cows. Corporations argue that it’s a sustainable way to curb food waste, but is it really about profits?
@jesslsr.bsky.social uncovers the truth behind the practice.
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@jesslsr.bsky.social uncovers the truth behind the practice.
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What Happens When Cows Eat Candy? The Dark Side of Food Waste Solutions
YouTube video by Sentient
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February 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Farmers are feeding candy to cows. Corporations argue that it’s a sustainable way to curb food waste, but is it really about profits?
@jesslsr.bsky.social uncovers the truth behind the practice.
youtu.be/1ZycsuHG0Jg
@jesslsr.bsky.social uncovers the truth behind the practice.
youtu.be/1ZycsuHG0Jg
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If Democrats need a Democrat to throw under the bus, Eric Adams is relaxing in a spa RIGHT THERE!
The mayor was busy at the spa while forbidding his staff from speaking out against Trump.
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Mayor Eric Adams gets spa treatment while touting administration's investment in small businesses
The Adams administration has connected businesses to nearly $294 million worth of loans and grants as the city sees a record number of small businesses.
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February 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
If Democrats need a Democrat to throw under the bus, Eric Adams is relaxing in a spa RIGHT THERE!
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As President Donald Trump begins his second term as president, unexpected changes to federal agencies could upend avian flu tracking efforts.
Tracking Bird Flu Is Largely Left to States. Under Trump, the Federal Government Might Step Even Further Back.
With human infections of avian flu present in the U.S., workers remain most vulnerable to the virus.
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February 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
As President Donald Trump begins his second term as president, unexpected changes to federal agencies could upend avian flu tracking efforts.
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Last month, the FDA effectively banned the use of red food dye in foods due to concerns it may be carcinogenic. This ban was long coming, but foods with similar risks, like processed meats, continue to be sold without a warning label. @jesslsr.bsky.social explains:
Why Red Food Dye Is Banned, but Processed Meat Is Still Sold Without a Warning
We won’t see warning labels on meat anytime soon.
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February 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Last month, the FDA effectively banned the use of red food dye in foods due to concerns it may be carcinogenic. This ban was long coming, but foods with similar risks, like processed meats, continue to be sold without a warning label. @jesslsr.bsky.social explains:
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I just took the best picture of my life
February 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I just took the best picture of my life
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I have never seen anyone flip as quickly as Robert F. Kennedy did on the question of whether a woman has the right to control her own body.
January 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I have never seen anyone flip as quickly as Robert F. Kennedy did on the question of whether a woman has the right to control her own body.
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Imagery is a powerful cornerstone of food marketing, as it plays a large role in what consumers ultimately choose to buy. But when it comes to the marketing of meat, dairy and eggs, the branding does not necessarily match reality. @jesslsr.bsky.social explains:
How Ads for Meat, Milk and Eggs Sell You a Fantasy
A side-by-side comparison of marketing myths with reality.
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January 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Imagery is a powerful cornerstone of food marketing, as it plays a large role in what consumers ultimately choose to buy. But when it comes to the marketing of meat, dairy and eggs, the branding does not necessarily match reality. @jesslsr.bsky.social explains:
