seitanicpanic

joined 1 year ago
 

A comedy released in the spring, so somewhat old news.

From the movie's website:

Coffee Wars is committed to the health of the planet and the welfare of its occupants. The film is produced by VegGood Films, which invests in entertainment that supports human rights, civil rights, animal rights, and the preservation of the planet that is our host.

All of the products used in the film are ethically sourced and vegan, including all "milk" and brands used in wardrobe, hair, and makeup. All animals featured in the film were rescued by the production team and are living happy lives at animal sanctuaries.

VegGood Films has announced that 100% of all proceeds from the film will be donated to environmental and animal welfare charities.

[–] seitanicpanic@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Our Hen House is great! They have such a wide variety of guests doing all types of work around the world.

I was not expecting this topic for Andersen 's next doc. I'm not religious myself, but I'm interested in seeing where they go with it.

 

Edited to add: interview begins about 00:20:26

What started with the question, “Is there a spiritual way to kill an animal?” has become the newest investigative documentary from Kip Anderson, of Cowspiracy fame, and Kam Waters. Join the journey to discover why so many religions who hold compassion as a sacred tenet turn a blind eye to animal suffering.

Kip Andersen has changed the way the world looks at eating animals. After producing some of Netflix’s most-watched documentaries, Cowspiracy, What The Health, and Seaspiracy, working alongside the likes of Joaquin Phoenix and Leonardo DiCaprio as executive producers, Christspiracy is his biggest chapter yet.

Kam Waters is a former gospel songwriter and musician for Sony and Interscope Records turned filmmaker. After growing up in the bible belt with a family lineage of gospel singers and a minister, Kam was entrenched in the church from the day he was born. It wasn’t until he realized how people use Christianity to justify animal abuse that he started this journey and, eventually, co-created this revolutionary documentary.

[–] seitanicpanic@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wish lol. It seems like they hated how vague the slogan is and wanted the right to throw shade:

The promotions issued pursuant to the Beef Act are generic in character - meaning that, among other things, they do not distinguish between the grain-fed U.S. beef produced by respondents and the grass-fed beef produced abroad, which respondents regard as inferior. Respondents object to this simplistic "beef is good" message, which obscures the quality differences between U.S. and foreign beef.

Government speech has the ability to change with every election, the Supreme Court said:

If the citizenry objects, newly elected officials later could espouse some different or contrary position.

But with voters ignoring the issue because their government tells them eggs are incredible and asks them if they got milk? With them choosing not to advertise plant based foods as legitimate alternatives with the same pizzazz?

We're fighting industry messaging fed to us by our government, from our first school lunch all the way to senior meal programs, which serves to funnel money to the big corporations that control the market. The corporations use their money to bankroll politicians for more influence and more funding in the next farm bill. The cycle continues.

No matter what we buy or don't buy, they continue unfazed knowing 40% of food gets thrown away and that many of the animals they breed into existence are destined for the dumpster. They rake in cash regardless because our food system was built by and for corporations.

It's absurd and overwhelming, and it's time Uncle Sam and the Cowboys got a divorce.

 

Johanns v. Livestock Marketing Association (2005)

Writing for the majority, Justice Antonin Scalia reasoned that the government had a First Amendment right to promote its own message regarding beef. “The message set out in the beef promotions is from beginning to end the message established by the Federal Government,” he wrote. “When, as here, the government sets the overall message to be communicated, and approves every word that is disseminated, it is not precluded from relying on the government speech doctrine merely because it solicits assistance from nongovernmental sources in developing specific messages.”

In the main dissent, Justice David H. Souter, joined by Justices Anthony M. Kennedy and John Paul Stevens, wrote that “if government relies on the government speech doctrine to compel specific groups to fund speech with targeted taxes, it must make itself politically accountable by indicating that the content actually is a government message, not just the statement of one self-interested group the government is currently willing to invest with power.”

More info:

What Farm Subsidies Are and Why They Matter, Explained

The Real Cost of Meat [14:14]

The Meatonomics Index

[–] seitanicpanic@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Laurels (Kalmia genus) are evergreens with cool flowers. However, they're highly poisonous if eaten so not good around curious kids or animals.

https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=KAAN

Witch Hazel can take a few years to bloom and the leaves can look raggedy with all the insect action. But I did see a witch hat gall this summer which was really neat!

Spicebush could be an option. Black chokeberry too, it has awesome fall color.

 

Documentary about Murphy-Brown's (a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods) shitty practices in North Carolina.

Website: https://www.smellofmoneydoc.com/

More info: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23003487/north-carolina-hog-pork-bacon-farms-environmental-racism-black-residents-pollution-meat-industry