Ana Bradley
@anabrdly.bsky.social
Executive Director at Sentient, stories + solutions for a changing world.
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During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
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Farmers are feeding surplus Halloween 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.
@jesslsr.bsky.social uncovers the truth behind the practice.
October 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Farmers are feeding surplus Halloween 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.
@jesslsr.bsky.social uncovers the truth behind the practice.
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Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
NEW from Floodlight and @sentientmedia.org:
NEW from Floodlight and @sentientmedia.org:
The climate solution sitting in America’s trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
floodlightnews.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
NEW from Floodlight and @sentientmedia.org:
NEW from Floodlight and @sentientmedia.org:
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A new video from Sentient explains how the meat giant JBS used shell companies to avoid paying $442 million in taxes.
Read the article on our website:
www.corporateknights.com/food-beverag...
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Read the article on our website:
www.corporateknights.com/food-beverag...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlF5...
How JBS Avoided $442M in Taxes While Expanding Factory Farms
YouTube video by Sentient
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October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A new video from Sentient explains how the meat giant JBS used shell companies to avoid paying $442 million in taxes.
Read the article on our website:
www.corporateknights.com/food-beverag...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlF5...
Read the article on our website:
www.corporateknights.com/food-beverag...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlF5...
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As an AZ native, I've known this for years. And still. The madness never ceases to shock
"In Arizona, 76 percent of water use goes toward agriculture. Mature alfalfa (hay) is largely used to feed cattle, and in Arizona, alfalfa is a commonly planted thirsty crop."
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"In Arizona, 76 percent of water use goes toward agriculture. Mature alfalfa (hay) is largely used to feed cattle, and in Arizona, alfalfa is a commonly planted thirsty crop."
sentientmedia.org/arizona-dese...
In the Arizona Desert, Where Your Neighbor Is an Alfalfa Farm
Water resource “hedge funds” and corporate farms are running the desert dry.
sentientmedia.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
As an AZ native, I've known this for years. And still. The madness never ceases to shock
"In Arizona, 76 percent of water use goes toward agriculture. Mature alfalfa (hay) is largely used to feed cattle, and in Arizona, alfalfa is a commonly planted thirsty crop."
sentientmedia.org/arizona-dese...
"In Arizona, 76 percent of water use goes toward agriculture. Mature alfalfa (hay) is largely used to feed cattle, and in Arizona, alfalfa is a commonly planted thirsty crop."
sentientmedia.org/arizona-dese...
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When a semi-truck hauling 1,900 piglets crashed, a livestock farmer approached the Ohio State Highway Patrol to ask a favor: direct the media to stop filming before the emergency crew unloads the dead piglets from the trailer.
October 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
When a semi-truck hauling 1,900 piglets crashed, a livestock farmer approached the Ohio State Highway Patrol to ask a favor: direct the media to stop filming before the emergency crew unloads the dead piglets from the trailer.
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In La Paz County Arizona, like 80% of the state, there are few restrictions on groundwater use.
We went to investigate why the desert is running dry, and who stands to profit.
Meet the residents who fear that without change, the area will become unlivable.
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We went to investigate why the desert is running dry, and who stands to profit.
Meet the residents who fear that without change, the area will become unlivable.
buff.ly/32dhv7q
In the Arizona Desert, Where Your Neighbor Is an Alfalfa Farm
Meet the residents of La Paz County Arizona. Here, like 80% of the state, there are few restrictions on groundwater use.
We went to investigate why the desert is running dry, and who stands to…
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October 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In La Paz County Arizona, like 80% of the state, there are few restrictions on groundwater use.
We went to investigate why the desert is running dry, and who stands to profit.
Meet the residents who fear that without change, the area will become unlivable.
buff.ly/32dhv7q
We went to investigate why the desert is running dry, and who stands to profit.
Meet the residents who fear that without change, the area will become unlivable.
buff.ly/32dhv7q
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Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds
Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds
Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds
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Swapping conventional meat for alternatives could reduce rising levels of water pollution from meat and dairy farming, resulting in cleaner water in agricultural communities.
Eating Just 10% Less Meat Could Help Protect Drinking Water
Cutting meat consumption would slash nitrate levels in groundwater by 20 percent, a new study finds.
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September 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Swapping conventional meat for alternatives could reduce rising levels of water pollution from meat and dairy farming, resulting in cleaner water in agricultural communities.
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The beef industry has known since 1989 that their product is one of the most resource intensive and polluting foods on the planet. But rather than address its climate impact, the National Cattlemen Beef Association chose to manufacture doubt.
September 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The beef industry has known since 1989 that their product is one of the most resource intensive and polluting foods on the planet. But rather than address its climate impact, the National Cattlemen Beef Association chose to manufacture doubt.
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We’re looking for a Louisiana-based investigative reporter to join Floodlight. The role will focus on the power and influence of the energy industry and its impact on people. Apply by Sept. 22:
Floodlight Louisiana investigative reporter
SUMMARY Floodlight is hiring a Louisiana-based investigative reporter to help us fulfill our mission to expose the powers stalling climate action. We are looking for a self-starting journalist who is…
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August 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We’re looking for a Louisiana-based investigative reporter to join Floodlight. The role will focus on the power and influence of the energy industry and its impact on people. Apply by Sept. 22:
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Seaboard Triumph Foods says they're committed to "doing pork the right way." But according to photos and video reviewed by Sentient, that includes emitting hazardous gases into the atmosphere.
Sentient’s @ninaelkadi.com recently joined WVON 1690AM - The Talk of Chicago to discuss her investigation.
Sentient’s @ninaelkadi.com recently joined WVON 1690AM - The Talk of Chicago to discuss her investigation.
August 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Seaboard Triumph Foods says they're committed to "doing pork the right way." But according to photos and video reviewed by Sentient, that includes emitting hazardous gases into the atmosphere.
Sentient’s @ninaelkadi.com recently joined WVON 1690AM - The Talk of Chicago to discuss her investigation.
Sentient’s @ninaelkadi.com recently joined WVON 1690AM - The Talk of Chicago to discuss her investigation.
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Can you actually offset your meat consumption with a donation? And more importantly, should you? @kennytorrella.bsky.social reports for @vox.com:
Is the alternative to going vegan...donating a lot of money to charity?
The wonky math of “meat offsets,” explained.
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August 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Can you actually offset your meat consumption with a donation? And more importantly, should you? @kennytorrella.bsky.social reports for @vox.com:
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Few places are more impacted by Trump’s environmental policies than the Gulf Coast, where his administration is fast-tracking massive gas export terminals. Floodlight went to southwest Louisiana to see what that means for the people living beside them.
Inside a Gas Boomtown
Few places in America could be more impacted by President Trump’s environmental policies than communities along the Gulf of Mexico, where his administration is seeking to fast track the construction…
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August 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Few places are more impacted by Trump’s environmental policies than the Gulf Coast, where his administration is fast-tracking massive gas export terminals. Floodlight went to southwest Louisiana to see what that means for the people living beside them.
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Steven Barrows describes his former employer’s parking lot as a "dump site for rotten meats.” Photos reviewed by Sentient show dead pigs piled up outside the Iowa pork plant.
@ninaelkadi.com joined WVON 1690 AM to discuss the ongoing violations of Seaboard Triumph Foods.
@ninaelkadi.com joined WVON 1690 AM to discuss the ongoing violations of Seaboard Triumph Foods.
August 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Steven Barrows describes his former employer’s parking lot as a "dump site for rotten meats.” Photos reviewed by Sentient show dead pigs piled up outside the Iowa pork plant.
@ninaelkadi.com joined WVON 1690 AM to discuss the ongoing violations of Seaboard Triumph Foods.
@ninaelkadi.com joined WVON 1690 AM to discuss the ongoing violations of Seaboard Triumph Foods.
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In this unincorporated Florida community, farmworkers often struggle to put fresh fruit and vegetables on their own tables, @sentientmedia.org reports.
Since ICE raids have increased, a group of Quakers have started attending distribution, making sure their phones are always charged and accessible.
Since ICE raids have increased, a group of Quakers have started attending distribution, making sure their phones are always charged and accessible.
In Immokalee, Community Groups Plant With Extreme Heat and Farmworker Neighbors in Mind
Volunteers keep an eye out for ICE while others grow and distribute plants like cactus and jute mallow.
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August 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
In this unincorporated Florida community, farmworkers often struggle to put fresh fruit and vegetables on their own tables, @sentientmedia.org reports.
Since ICE raids have increased, a group of Quakers have started attending distribution, making sure their phones are always charged and accessible.
Since ICE raids have increased, a group of Quakers have started attending distribution, making sure their phones are always charged and accessible.
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July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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200 employees at a JBS plant in Iowa were informed that their visas had been revoked. Now, their employment is over, and they may have to leave the U.S. immediately.
Watch the whole story with our investigative reporter @ninaelkadi.com.
Watch the whole story with our investigative reporter @ninaelkadi.com.
July 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
200 employees at a JBS plant in Iowa were informed that their visas had been revoked. Now, their employment is over, and they may have to leave the U.S. immediately.
Watch the whole story with our investigative reporter @ninaelkadi.com.
Watch the whole story with our investigative reporter @ninaelkadi.com.
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A hog slaughtering facility in Sioux City, Iowa promised to bring jobs to town, but blood and pollution came with Seaboard Triumph Foods as well. In footage provided to Sentient, animal waste can be seen flowing into a drain in the ground.
July 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A hog slaughtering facility in Sioux City, Iowa promised to bring jobs to town, but blood and pollution came with Seaboard Triumph Foods as well. In footage provided to Sentient, animal waste can be seen flowing into a drain in the ground.
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After Steven Barrows left his job at a hog slaughtering facility in Sioux City, Iowa, he sent a tip to the Environmental Protection Agency. In the tip, Barrows described the parking lot of Seaboard Triumph Foods LLC as a “dump site for rotten meats.”
At an Iowa pork plant, piles of dead pigs and wafting sulphur dioxide
When climate technology breaks down, the results can be deadly.
floodlightnews.org
July 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
After Steven Barrows left his job at a hog slaughtering facility in Sioux City, Iowa, he sent a tip to the Environmental Protection Agency. In the tip, Barrows described the parking lot of Seaboard Triumph Foods LLC as a “dump site for rotten meats.”
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Just received this stunning print edition of some of @sentientmedia.org’s top stories of 2024. What a perfect gift for writers and donors!
Consider becoming a donor, here: donorbox.org/sentientdona...
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July 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Just received this stunning print edition of some of @sentientmedia.org’s top stories of 2024. What a perfect gift for writers and donors!
Consider becoming a donor, here: donorbox.org/sentientdona...
Consider becoming a donor, here: donorbox.org/sentientdona...
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Things that are all true about food and climate at the same time:
1. Cutting back on beef a little is better than nothing
2. We've not made much progress, even on # 1 in the US (in recent years)
3. The longer we delay on 1, the steeper the climate challenge but...
4. See number 1
1. Cutting back on beef a little is better than nothing
2. We've not made much progress, even on # 1 in the US (in recent years)
3. The longer we delay on 1, the steeper the climate challenge but...
4. See number 1
July 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Things that are all true about food and climate at the same time:
1. Cutting back on beef a little is better than nothing
2. We've not made much progress, even on # 1 in the US (in recent years)
3. The longer we delay on 1, the steeper the climate challenge but...
4. See number 1
1. Cutting back on beef a little is better than nothing
2. We've not made much progress, even on # 1 in the US (in recent years)
3. The longer we delay on 1, the steeper the climate challenge but...
4. See number 1
This story is blowing up on our site:
200 JBS workers in Iowa are losing U.S. work authorization.
@sentientmedia.org was told that unless they qualify for another exemption, they’re being instructed to leave the U.S. immediately.
sentientmedia.org/iowa-meatpac...
200 JBS workers in Iowa are losing U.S. work authorization.
@sentientmedia.org was told that unless they qualify for another exemption, they’re being instructed to leave the U.S. immediately.
sentientmedia.org/iowa-meatpac...
Hundreds of Iowa Meatpacking Employee Visas Revoked
200 JBS employees from four countries are losing their U.S. work authorization.
sentientmedia.org
July 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
This story is blowing up on our site:
200 JBS workers in Iowa are losing U.S. work authorization.
@sentientmedia.org was told that unless they qualify for another exemption, they’re being instructed to leave the U.S. immediately.
sentientmedia.org/iowa-meatpac...
200 JBS workers in Iowa are losing U.S. work authorization.
@sentientmedia.org was told that unless they qualify for another exemption, they’re being instructed to leave the U.S. immediately.
sentientmedia.org/iowa-meatpac...
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After Steven Barrows left his job at a hog slaughtering facility in Sioux City, Iowa, he sent a tip to the Environmental Protection Agency. In the tip, Barrows described the parking lot of Seaboard Triumph Foods LLC as a “dump site for rotten meats.” @ninaelkadi.com reports:
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At an Iowa Pork Plant, Piles of Dead Pigs and Wafting Sulphur Dioxide
When climate technology breaks down, the results can be deadly.
sentientmedia.org
July 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
After Steven Barrows left his job at a hog slaughtering facility in Sioux City, Iowa, he sent a tip to the Environmental Protection Agency. In the tip, Barrows described the parking lot of Seaboard Triumph Foods LLC as a “dump site for rotten meats.” @ninaelkadi.com reports:
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The pitch for regenerative agriculture? The massive climate emissions that come from beef production can be offset by storing carbon in farm soils. Unfortunately, the science is a lot more complicated.
@jesslsr.bsky.social explains why regenerative meat doesn’t live up to the hype.
@jesslsr.bsky.social explains why regenerative meat doesn’t live up to the hype.
July 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The pitch for regenerative agriculture? The massive climate emissions that come from beef production can be offset by storing carbon in farm soils. Unfortunately, the science is a lot more complicated.
@jesslsr.bsky.social explains why regenerative meat doesn’t live up to the hype.
@jesslsr.bsky.social explains why regenerative meat doesn’t live up to the hype.