Grey Moran
@greymoran.bsky.social
Investigative reporter at Sentient Media based in Durham, North Carolina
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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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America's largest meat company, Tyson Foods, was an early adopter of Palantir, establishing a blueprint for how large food corporations can leverage the surveillance technology. @greymoran.bsky.social reports:
How America’s Largest Meat Company Leverages Palantir's Surveillance Tech
Palantir’s controversial software platform is capable of integrating vast amounts of data — but at what risk?
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November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
America's largest meat company, Tyson Foods, was an early adopter of Palantir, establishing a blueprint for how large food corporations can leverage the surveillance technology. @greymoran.bsky.social reports:
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BREAKING: A deleted plan from the USDA website suggests the Trump administration had intended to release contingency funds to keep SNAP running during a government shutdown
@greymoran.bsky.social has the story
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@greymoran.bsky.social has the story
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USDA Deletes SNAP Emergency Funding Plan From Its Website
The Trump administration’s USDA is refusing to release around $6 billion in contingency funds designated for a lapse in SNAP benefits.
sentientmedia.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
BREAKING: A deleted plan from the USDA website suggests the Trump administration had intended to release contingency funds to keep SNAP running during a government shutdown
@greymoran.bsky.social has the story
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@greymoran.bsky.social has the story
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When livestock trucks crash, the results can be gruesome. Bodycam footage obtained by Animal Partisan reveals a pattern of deference to the meat industry, blocking journalists from reporting on the ground. Fascinating yet disturbing read by @greymoran.bsky.social: sentientmedia.org/police-bodyc...
Police Bodycams Reveal Pattern of Deference to Meat Industry
State troopers cited concerns about animal rights activists as justification for blocking journalists from livestock crash sites.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
When livestock trucks crash, the results can be gruesome. Bodycam footage obtained by Animal Partisan reveals a pattern of deference to the meat industry, blocking journalists from reporting on the ground. Fascinating yet disturbing read by @greymoran.bsky.social: sentientmedia.org/police-bodyc...
must read reporting from @ninaelkadi.com
Dispatches from La Paz County, Arizona: “There’s a lot of big straws sucking out the majority of the water,” Famiglietti says. “What I didn’t have the heart to say to residents is, you just spent $100,000 on a new well but you’re probably going to have to spend another $100,000 in a few years.”
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 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
must read reporting from @ninaelkadi.com
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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
October 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
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When a realtor asked Merrill Cauble about selling his land to Innovative Livestock Services for their planned feedlot, he didn’t think about it: there was no way he would sell to the organizations he deems to be wreaking havoc on Kansas. @ninaelkadi.com reports:
Kansas Greenlights Mega Feedlot in “Sensitive” Water Area
Despite community pushback over groundwater pollution and health risks, the 88,000-head feedlot will be one of the largest in the state.
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September 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
When a realtor asked Merrill Cauble about selling his land to Innovative Livestock Services for their planned feedlot, he didn’t think about it: there was no way he would sell to the organizations he deems to be wreaking havoc on Kansas. @ninaelkadi.com reports:
Glad to see this article about scientists struggling to obtain field-level avian flu data, which the U.S. government collects from farms, republished in @undark.org
It's one of the reasons why avian flu surveillance remains very limited
undark.org/2025/09/16/a...
It's one of the reasons why avian flu surveillance remains very limited
undark.org/2025/09/16/a...
In Tracking Avian Flu, Data Privacy Stymies Researchers
Specific data about H5N1 outbreaks on farms has generally been deemed confidential by state and federal officials.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Glad to see this article about scientists struggling to obtain field-level avian flu data, which the U.S. government collects from farms, republished in @undark.org
It's one of the reasons why avian flu surveillance remains very limited
undark.org/2025/09/16/a...
It's one of the reasons why avian flu surveillance remains very limited
undark.org/2025/09/16/a...
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As I wrote about for @motherjones.com, people are already crossing state lines to get the Covid vaccine—which may become more common if the CDC vaccine advisory committee recommends limiting them this week. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Welcome to the new era of Covid vaccine tourism
Trump and RFK Jr.'s anti-vax crackdown is driving Americans across state lines—and making some pay out of pocket.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
As I wrote about for @motherjones.com, people are already crossing state lines to get the Covid vaccine—which may become more common if the CDC vaccine advisory committee recommends limiting them this week. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I would sue if I found out my therapist was using AI during therapy. A total privacy nightmare.
"Suddenly, I was watching him use ChatGPT,” says Declan, 31, who lives in Los Angeles. “He was taking what I was saying and putting it into ChatGPT, and then summarizing or cherry-picking answers.”
"Suddenly, I was watching him use ChatGPT,” says Declan, 31, who lives in Los Angeles. “He was taking what I was saying and putting it into ChatGPT, and then summarizing or cherry-picking answers.”
Therapists are secretly using ChatGPT. Clients are triggered.
Some therapists are using AI during therapy sessions. They’re risking their clients’ trust and privacy in the process.
www.technologyreview.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I would sue if I found out my therapist was using AI during therapy. A total privacy nightmare.
"Suddenly, I was watching him use ChatGPT,” says Declan, 31, who lives in Los Angeles. “He was taking what I was saying and putting it into ChatGPT, and then summarizing or cherry-picking answers.”
"Suddenly, I was watching him use ChatGPT,” says Declan, 31, who lives in Los Angeles. “He was taking what I was saying and putting it into ChatGPT, and then summarizing or cherry-picking answers.”
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Scientists studying avian flu are often denied access to on-farm data that could help them develop better surveillance tools. The reason? Government agencies cite privacy protections for farms and producers. Fascinating story by @greymoran.bsky.social sentientmedia.org/data-from-fa...
More Data From Farms Could Help Scientists Better Track Avian Flu, but Privacy Concerns Stand in the Way
Government agencies have refused to disclose farm locations, precise outbreak dates and other metadata associated with poultry and cattle that test positive for avian flu.
sentientmedia.org
September 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Scientists studying avian flu are often denied access to on-farm data that could help them develop better surveillance tools. The reason? Government agencies cite privacy protections for farms and producers. Fascinating story by @greymoran.bsky.social sentientmedia.org/data-from-fa...
Scientists tracking avian flu are working in a vacuum of data.
Often citing the need to protect farm privacy, officials deny scientists access to data on the location of the farms with outbreaks, details on the infected animals, and precise dates of the outbreak.
sentientmedia.org/data-from-fa...
Often citing the need to protect farm privacy, officials deny scientists access to data on the location of the farms with outbreaks, details on the infected animals, and precise dates of the outbreak.
sentientmedia.org/data-from-fa...
More Data From Farms Could Help Scientists Better Track Avian Flu, but Privacy Concerns Stand in the Way
Government agencies have refused to disclose farm locations, precise outbreak dates and other metadata associated with poultry and cattle that test positive for avian flu.
sentientmedia.org
September 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Scientists tracking avian flu are working in a vacuum of data.
Often citing the need to protect farm privacy, officials deny scientists access to data on the location of the farms with outbreaks, details on the infected animals, and precise dates of the outbreak.
sentientmedia.org/data-from-fa...
Often citing the need to protect farm privacy, officials deny scientists access to data on the location of the farms with outbreaks, details on the infected animals, and precise dates of the outbreak.
sentientmedia.org/data-from-fa...
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For years, veterinary researcher and @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social associate professor Maurice Pitesky has attempted to obtain — but has been denied — state and federal data revealing the location of avian flu outbreaks on U.S. farms. @greymoran.bsky.social reports:
More Data From Farms Could Help Scientists Better Track Avian Flu, but Privacy Concerns Stand in the Way
Government agencies have refused to disclose farm locations, precise outbreak dates and other metadata associated with poultry and cattle that test positive for avian flu.
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September 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
For years, veterinary researcher and @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social associate professor Maurice Pitesky has attempted to obtain — but has been denied — state and federal data revealing the location of avian flu outbreaks on U.S. farms. @greymoran.bsky.social reports:
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In case you're wondering how biodigesters are doing at saving the world: In Wisconsin, private equity convinced a tiny town to serve as a conduit for almost $42 million in municipal bonds. The massive project, developed tax-free, just missed their principal payment.
Pitched as a boon to small towns, WI RNG Hub North, a manure methane digester project, financed $41.5 Million via the town of Gillett, promising jobs and future tax revenue. In June, the project defaulted on their $1.7 million principal payment. @ninaelkadi.com reports:
A Small Wisconsin Town Bet Big on a Biodigester. Now the Project Is Defaulting on Its Loans.
Pitched as a boon to small towns, the biodigester financed $41.5 Million via the town of Gillett, promising jobs and future tax revenue.
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August 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
In case you're wondering how biodigesters are doing at saving the world: In Wisconsin, private equity convinced a tiny town to serve as a conduit for almost $42 million in municipal bonds. The massive project, developed tax-free, just missed their principal payment.
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It’s up to the discretion of RFK Jr to define what ”medically frail” is when it comes to potential Medicaid work requirement exemptions—which may play a huge role in deciding which chronically ill and disabled people could qualify. My latest for @motherjones.com.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. is getting personal authority over who to kick off of Medicaid
“It's just a way of cutting people off of coverage and then blaming them for it.”
www.motherjones.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It’s up to the discretion of RFK Jr to define what ”medically frail” is when it comes to potential Medicaid work requirement exemptions—which may play a huge role in deciding which chronically ill and disabled people could qualify. My latest for @motherjones.com.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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This great story from @sentientmedia.org just underlines the point I was trying to make in my article for @currentaffairs.bsky.social.
The Trump admin is going to spend the next few years giving meatpacking companies a pass on food and worker safety requirements.
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The Trump admin is going to spend the next few years giving meatpacking companies a pass on food and worker safety requirements.
sentientmedia.org/former-tyson...
August 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This great story from @sentientmedia.org just underlines the point I was trying to make in my article for @currentaffairs.bsky.social.
The Trump admin is going to spend the next few years giving meatpacking companies a pass on food and worker safety requirements.
sentientmedia.org/former-tyson...
The Trump admin is going to spend the next few years giving meatpacking companies a pass on food and worker safety requirements.
sentientmedia.org/former-tyson...
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Canadians and Americans are working together to stop the construction of two new mega-dairies in North Dakota. At the core of the fight? Clean water.
@jesslsr.bsky.social shares how advocates and residents are fighting against factory farms.
@jesslsr.bsky.social shares how advocates and residents are fighting against factory farms.
August 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Canadians and Americans are working together to stop the construction of two new mega-dairies in North Dakota. At the core of the fight? Clean water.
@jesslsr.bsky.social shares how advocates and residents are fighting against factory farms.
@jesslsr.bsky.social shares how advocates and residents are fighting against factory farms.
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Homeless people in Auburn say they were paid $30 to falsely attest to making $250 donations to a young Republican’s state Senate campaign — fake donations that reaped many multiples in state matching funds. A shocker from @emiliemunson.bsky.social www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
Homeless people say they got paid to be donors in Senate campaign
Law enforcement are investigating whether Caleb Slater allegedly paid people in exchange for donations to get money from the New York State Public Campaign Finance Program during the 2024 election.
www.timesunion.com
August 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Homeless people in Auburn say they were paid $30 to falsely attest to making $250 donations to a young Republican’s state Senate campaign — fake donations that reaped many multiples in state matching funds. A shocker from @emiliemunson.bsky.social www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
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Trump has always cherry-picked data. But now he's poised to use the power of the federal government to grow his own cherries. www.pbump.net/o/donald-tru...
Donald Trump, ‘numbers’ guy
The day Donald Trump announced his 2016 presidential candidacy at Trump Tower, I was tasked with evaluating the factual claims he made in his speech. I did so … for the first couple of inaccurate clai...
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August 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Trump has always cherry-picked data. But now he's poised to use the power of the federal government to grow his own cherries. www.pbump.net/o/donald-tru...
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The modern GOP:
Justin Ransom helped launch Tyson’s label for “climate friendly” beef, which has been pulled from the shelves and accused of misleading consumers.
Now, Republicans have put him in charge of the federal agency charged with overseeing meat labeling.
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Justin Ransom helped launch Tyson’s label for “climate friendly” beef, which has been pulled from the shelves and accused of misleading consumers.
Now, Republicans have put him in charge of the federal agency charged with overseeing meat labeling.
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A Former Tyson Executive Now Oversees the Safety of the U.S. Meat Supply
Justin Ransom helped launch Tyson’s controversial label for “climate friendly” beef. Now he leads the federal agency charged with meat label oversight.
sentientmedia.org
August 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The modern GOP:
Justin Ransom helped launch Tyson’s label for “climate friendly” beef, which has been pulled from the shelves and accused of misleading consumers.
Now, Republicans have put him in charge of the federal agency charged with overseeing meat labeling.
sentientmedia.org/former-tyson...
Justin Ransom helped launch Tyson’s label for “climate friendly” beef, which has been pulled from the shelves and accused of misleading consumers.
Now, Republicans have put him in charge of the federal agency charged with overseeing meat labeling.
sentientmedia.org/former-tyson...
Justin Ransom helped launch Tyson’s label for “climate friendly” beef, which has been pulled from the shelves and accused of misleading consumers.
Now he leads FSIS, the federal agency charged with overseeing meat labeling.
@sentientmedia.org
sentientmedia.org/former-tyson...
Now he leads FSIS, the federal agency charged with overseeing meat labeling.
@sentientmedia.org
sentientmedia.org/former-tyson...
A Former Tyson Executive Now Oversees the Safety of the U.S. Meat Supply
Justin Ransom helped launch Tyson’s controversial label for “climate friendly” beef. Now he leads the federal agency charged with meat label oversight.
sentientmedia.org
August 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Justin Ransom helped launch Tyson’s label for “climate friendly” beef, which has been pulled from the shelves and accused of misleading consumers.
Now he leads FSIS, the federal agency charged with overseeing meat labeling.
@sentientmedia.org
sentientmedia.org/former-tyson...
Now he leads FSIS, the federal agency charged with overseeing meat labeling.
@sentientmedia.org
sentientmedia.org/former-tyson...
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Justin Ransom helped launch Tyson’s controversial label for “climate-friendly” beef. Now, he leads the federal agency charged with meat label oversight. @greymoran.bsky.social reports:
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A Former Tyson Executive Now Oversees the Safety of the U.S. Meat Supply
Justin Ransom helped launch Tyson’s controversial label for “climate friendly” beef. Now he leads the federal agency charged with meat label oversight.
sentientmedia.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Justin Ransom helped launch Tyson’s controversial label for “climate-friendly” beef. Now, he leads the federal agency charged with meat label oversight. @greymoran.bsky.social reports:
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Native American groups say tribal sovereignty trumps state and federal efforts to restrict or ban gender-affirming care for their LGBTQ+ and two-spirit citizens.
From @kffhealthnews.org:
From @kffhealthnews.org:
Native tribal leaders push back on gender-affirming care restrictions for their citizens
Native American groups say tribal sovereignty trumps state and federal efforts to restrict or ban gender-affirming care for their LGBTQ+ and two-spirit citizens.
19thnews.org
July 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Native American groups say tribal sovereignty trumps state and federal efforts to restrict or ban gender-affirming care for their LGBTQ+ and two-spirit citizens.
From @kffhealthnews.org:
From @kffhealthnews.org:
great reporting by @ninaelkadi.com into how two leading pork producers touted their use of anaerobic digesters to capture methane. But an excess of gas led to the flaring of methane & release of dangerous sulfur dioxide into the air
sentientmedia.org/iowa-pork-pl...
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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 5:36 PM
great reporting by @ninaelkadi.com into how two leading pork producers touted their use of anaerobic digesters to capture methane. But an excess of gas led to the flaring of methane & release of dangerous sulfur dioxide into the air
sentientmedia.org/iowa-pork-pl...
sentientmedia.org/iowa-pork-pl...
JBS is poised for explosive growth in the coming years. Its brazen tax avoidance schemes--such as shifting money to a network of 18 shell companies in Luxembourg--allow the meat giant to retain more profits while dodging taxes in the U.S. & elsewhere
sentientmedia.org/jbs-the-worl...
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How JBS — the World’s Largest Meat Company — Avoids Paying Taxes
By utilizing intercompany loans and dividends, and a network of shell companies based in Luxembourg, JBS has been able to dodge paying taxes where it conducts business.
sentientmedia.org
July 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
JBS is poised for explosive growth in the coming years. Its brazen tax avoidance schemes--such as shifting money to a network of 18 shell companies in Luxembourg--allow the meat giant to retain more profits while dodging taxes in the U.S. & elsewhere
sentientmedia.org/jbs-the-worl...
sentientmedia.org/jbs-the-worl...