Julian A Nowogrodzki
@plantnerd.bsky.social
Science editor at @sentientmedia.org covering the intersection of food and climate
Words in Nature, NYTimes, MIT Tech Review & more
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Words in Nature, NYTimes, MIT Tech Review & more
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Sentient is hiring an audience manager with newsroom experience!
This is a newly created position.
@sentientmedia.org is a nonprofit news outlet covering factory farms, food, and climate. Happy to answer questions.
sentientmedia.zohorecruit.com/jobs/Careers...
This is a newly created position.
@sentientmedia.org is a nonprofit news outlet covering factory farms, food, and climate. Happy to answer questions.
sentientmedia.zohorecruit.com/jobs/Careers...
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Sentient is hiring an audience manager with newsroom experience!
This is a newly created position.
@sentientmedia.org is a nonprofit news outlet covering factory farms, food, and climate. Happy to answer questions.
sentientmedia.zohorecruit.com/jobs/Careers...
This is a newly created position.
@sentientmedia.org is a nonprofit news outlet covering factory farms, food, and climate. Happy to answer questions.
sentientmedia.zohorecruit.com/jobs/Careers...
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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
sentientmedia.org/usda-deletes...
@greymoran.bsky.social has the story
sentientmedia.org/usda-deletes...
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
sentientmedia.org/usda-deletes...
@greymoran.bsky.social has the story
sentientmedia.org/usda-deletes...
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BREAKING: In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration’s USDA is refusing to release around $6 billion in contingency funds designated for a lapse in SNAP benefits. @greymoran.bsky.social reports:
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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
October 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
BREAKING: In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration’s USDA is refusing to release around $6 billion in contingency funds designated for a lapse in SNAP benefits. @greymoran.bsky.social reports:
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The transportation piece is super interesting, too, and I probably didn't do it justice with the release. Fortunately, though, Sophie Kevany did an excellent job for @sentientmedia.org. sentientmedia.org/meat-consump...
October 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The transportation piece is super interesting, too, and I probably didn't do it justice with the release. Fortunately, though, Sophie Kevany did an excellent job for @sentientmedia.org. sentientmedia.org/meat-consump...
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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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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.
undark.org
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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So, @revealnews.org / @motherjones.com first broke the story of foreign governments setting up massive farms in rural Arizona to suck up unregulated groundwater for export. (Also google "The Grab.") Independent newsroom @sentientmedia.org just re-upped the story, including this compelling video.
In the Arizona Desert, Where Your Neighbor Is an Alfalfa Farm
YouTube video by Sentient
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October 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
So, @revealnews.org / @motherjones.com first broke the story of foreign governments setting up massive farms in rural Arizona to suck up unregulated groundwater for export. (Also google "The Grab.") Independent newsroom @sentientmedia.org just re-upped the story, including this compelling video.
Why are Saudi Arabian cattle eating alfalfa grown in the Arizona desert and then shipped around the world?
@ninaelkadi.com traveled to western Arizona to find out:
@ninaelkadi.com traveled to western Arizona to find out:
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…
buff.ly
October 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Why are Saudi Arabian cattle eating alfalfa grown in the Arizona desert and then shipped around the world?
@ninaelkadi.com traveled to western Arizona to find out:
@ninaelkadi.com traveled to western Arizona to find out:
Factory farm dust could be the missing link in a major food poisoning outbreak, thanks to a "crazy hole in our food safety system”
Natasha Gilbert reports: sentientmedia.org/factory-farm...
Natasha Gilbert reports: sentientmedia.org/factory-farm...
How Factory Farm Air Pollution Can Spread Dangerous Bacteria
Factory farm dust can spread E. coli and could have sparked a large food poisoning outbreak in 2018, a new study shows.
sentientmedia.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Factory farm dust could be the missing link in a major food poisoning outbreak, thanks to a "crazy hole in our food safety system”
Natasha Gilbert reports: sentientmedia.org/factory-farm...
Natasha Gilbert reports: sentientmedia.org/factory-farm...
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Women face unique addiction risks tied to hormones, metabolism and brain function. Learn how sex-based research is reshaping treatment approaches in #TPhysMag: ow.ly/gXmF50X0kY2 #SABV #WomensHealthResearch #APSWomensHealth @plantnerd.bsky.social 🧪
September 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Women face unique addiction risks tied to hormones, metabolism and brain function. Learn how sex-based research is reshaping treatment approaches in #TPhysMag: ow.ly/gXmF50X0kY2 #SABV #WomensHealthResearch #APSWomensHealth @plantnerd.bsky.social 🧪
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In regards to resident concerns about a new feedlot, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment wrote that they do not have the authority to evaluate the feedlot’s impact on “living conditions” or “general issues related to ‘quality of life.’”
s/o to @plantnerd.bsky.social for amazing edits.
s/o to @plantnerd.bsky.social for amazing edits.
Great investigative reporting from @ninaelkadi.com here on a massive factory farm project in Kansas.
"Nitrate levels in the groundwater below one of the existing ILS feedlots have measured as much as 6 times the EPA’s safe drinking water standard"
sentientmedia.org/kansas-green...
"Nitrate levels in the groundwater below one of the existing ILS feedlots have measured as much as 6 times the EPA’s safe drinking water standard"
sentientmedia.org/kansas-green...
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.
sentientmedia.org
September 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In regards to resident concerns about a new feedlot, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment wrote that they do not have the authority to evaluate the feedlot’s impact on “living conditions” or “general issues related to ‘quality of life.’”
s/o to @plantnerd.bsky.social for amazing edits.
s/o to @plantnerd.bsky.social for amazing edits.
Great investigative reporting from @ninaelkadi.com here on a massive factory farm project in Kansas.
"Nitrate levels in the groundwater below one of the existing ILS feedlots have measured as much as 6 times the EPA’s safe drinking water standard"
sentientmedia.org/kansas-green...
"Nitrate levels in the groundwater below one of the existing ILS feedlots have measured as much as 6 times the EPA’s safe drinking water standard"
sentientmedia.org/kansas-green...
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.
sentientmedia.org
September 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Great investigative reporting from @ninaelkadi.com here on a massive factory farm project in Kansas.
"Nitrate levels in the groundwater below one of the existing ILS feedlots have measured as much as 6 times the EPA’s safe drinking water standard"
sentientmedia.org/kansas-green...
"Nitrate levels in the groundwater below one of the existing ILS feedlots have measured as much as 6 times the EPA’s safe drinking water standard"
sentientmedia.org/kansas-green...
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On the Trump administration's cruel disbanding of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium: my op-ed @statnews.com
My 12-year-old son died from brain cancer. This research would have helped children like him
www.statnews.com/2025/09/15/p...
My 12-year-old son died from brain cancer. This research would have helped children like him
www.statnews.com/2025/09/15/p...
The Trump admin’s cruel disbanding of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
My 12-year-old son died from brain cancer. The defunding of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium will deny treatments to children like him.
www.statnews.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
On the Trump administration's cruel disbanding of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium: my op-ed @statnews.com
My 12-year-old son died from brain cancer. This research would have helped children like him
www.statnews.com/2025/09/15/p...
My 12-year-old son died from brain cancer. This research would have helped children like him
www.statnews.com/2025/09/15/p...
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Disabled people are 11 times more likely to die during labor/in the postpartum period than non-disabled people. Better education and smashing ableism is how we get out of this horrible stat.
For the past year, I’ve been looking into the topic of disability and pregnancy for @motherjones.com 🧵
For the past year, I’ve been looking into the topic of disability and pregnancy for @motherjones.com 🧵
Pregnancy is a minefield when you're disabled
Few OB-GYNs get disability training—and their disabled patients are far likelier to die.
www.motherjones.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Disabled people are 11 times more likely to die during labor/in the postpartum period than non-disabled people. Better education and smashing ableism is how we get out of this horrible stat.
For the past year, I’ve been looking into the topic of disability and pregnancy for @motherjones.com 🧵
For the past year, I’ve been looking into the topic of disability and pregnancy for @motherjones.com 🧵
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taps sign again
we are in a diagnostic and epistemological crisis and our media ecosystem - including supposedly fact based legacy orgs - are at the center of it.
we are in a diagnostic and epistemological crisis and our media ecosystem - including supposedly fact based legacy orgs - are at the center of it.
September 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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we are in a diagnostic and epistemological crisis and our media ecosystem - including supposedly fact based legacy orgs - are at the center of it.
we are in a diagnostic and epistemological crisis and our media ecosystem - including supposedly fact based legacy orgs - are at the center of it.
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They're called "serodiscordant" couples. One is HIV positive, the other negative. Aid from the U.S. enabled them to obtain medicines and condoms for protection — until this year.
Love, drugs and condoms: Couples with different HIV status face a new reality
They're called "serodiscordant" couples. One is HIV positive, the other negative. Aid from the U.S. enabled them to obtain medicines and condoms for protection — until this year.
n.pr
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
They're called "serodiscordant" couples. One is HIV positive, the other negative. Aid from the U.S. enabled them to obtain medicines and condoms for protection — until this year.
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“A lot of doulas are starting to burn out, and we’re not the band-aid for the deficiencies in the health care system—and that’s sometimes how we’re treated,” said Anjanette Silas, a doula based in Staten Island. My latest for @prismreports.org prismreports.org/2025/08/25/d...
Doulas empower mothers in NYC, but struggle with finances and burnout
In the face of a growing maternal mortality crisis, doulas are seen as a critical form of support. But the field has many barriers to entry
prismreports.org
August 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“A lot of doulas are starting to burn out, and we’re not the band-aid for the deficiencies in the health care system—and that’s sometimes how we’re treated,” said Anjanette Silas, a doula based in Staten Island. My latest for @prismreports.org prismreports.org/2025/08/25/d...
“We absolutely can allocate blame, and we absolutely should” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dozens of heatwaves linked to carbon emissions from specific companies
Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without global warming — and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers.
www.nature.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“We absolutely can allocate blame, and we absolutely should” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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my new book wherein ocean creatures give you life advice is on preorder sale for members at barnes + noble today www.barnesandnoble.com/w/leaving-th...
Leaving the Ocean Was a Mistake: Life Lessons from Sixty Sea Creatures|Hardcover
Sixty bizarre and beautiful marine creatures offer affirmations for self-confidence, serenity, and fulfillment—drawn from real-life facts about our fascinating natural world.If you sometimes wis...
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September 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
my new book wherein ocean creatures give you life advice is on preorder sale for members at barnes + noble today www.barnesandnoble.com/w/leaving-th...
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Please follow your US State Attorney General.
US State Attorney Generals w/Bluesky accounts.
Chat @growthesky.bsky.social if you notice something incorrect or missing.
#GTS-US-State-AG
US State Attorney Generals w/Bluesky accounts.
Chat @growthesky.bsky.social if you notice something incorrect or missing.
#GTS-US-State-AG
September 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Please follow your US State Attorney General.
US State Attorney Generals w/Bluesky accounts.
Chat @growthesky.bsky.social if you notice something incorrect or missing.
#GTS-US-State-AG
US State Attorney Generals w/Bluesky accounts.
Chat @growthesky.bsky.social if you notice something incorrect or missing.
#GTS-US-State-AG
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In 2020, the world produced more than enough calories to feed the global population, but only half of those calories reached people’s plates due to rising meat and biofuel production. @mjflepage.bsky.social reports for @newscientist.com:
Fewer than half the calories grown on farms now reach our plates
In 2020, the world produced more than enough calories to feed the global population, but only half of those calories reached people’s plates due to rising meat and biofuel production
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August 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In 2020, the world produced more than enough calories to feed the global population, but only half of those calories reached people’s plates due to rising meat and biofuel production. @mjflepage.bsky.social reports for @newscientist.com:
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New: In 7 months, Kennedy has broken the CDC, perhaps irreparably. For all he’s done with mass firings, gutting expertise, and attacking vaccines, Wednesday’s loss of its most senior and competent leaders—truly the CDC’s backbone—is the most consequential attack yet.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c...
‘People will die because of this’: How RFK Jr. drove out the CDC’s senior leaders
On the same day Susan Monarez was fired, four of the agency’s top leaders quit.
www.msnbc.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
New: In 7 months, Kennedy has broken the CDC, perhaps irreparably. For all he’s done with mass firings, gutting expertise, and attacking vaccines, Wednesday’s loss of its most senior and competent leaders—truly the CDC’s backbone—is the most consequential attack yet.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c...
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Citizen Is Using AI to Generate Crime Alerts With No Human Review. It’s Making a Lot of Mistakes
🔗 www.404media.co/citizen-is-u...
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Citizen Is Using AI to Generate Crime Alerts With No Human Review. It’s Making a Lot of Mistakes
Three sources described how AI is writing alerts for Citizen and broadcasting them without prior human review. In one case AI mistranslated “motor vehicle accident” to “murder vehicle accident.”
www.404media.co
August 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Citizen Is Using AI to Generate Crime Alerts With No Human Review. It’s Making a Lot of Mistakes
🔗 www.404media.co/citizen-is-u...
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