Elle Smith

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🌱because why should we cause others to suffer? JD with faded dream of living under rule of law. Ending factory farming is essential to both our physical and moral climates. Hoping to exhibit the courage each of us needs to face down the fascists.
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Elle SmithFeb 14
Electronic Frontier FoundationFeb 14
“Free” surveillance is a trap. Vendor trials, private donors, and federal grants hand police no‑cost tools that quietly build massive databases on all of us and feed ICE and DHS pipelines. Cities can and should refuse the bait. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/free-surveillance-tech-still-comes-high-and-dangerous-cost
“Free” Surveillance Tech Still Comes at a High and Dangerous Cost

Surveillance technology vendors, federal agencies, and wealthy private donors have long helped provide local law enforcement “free” access to surveillance equipment that bypasses local oversight. The result is predictable: serious accountability gaps and data pipelines to other entities, including...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Elle SmithFeb 1
evacideFeb 1
Planning to film ICE? Wired has a guide for that: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-film-ice/
How to Film ICE

Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.

WIRED
Elle SmithJan 24
Show threadBeachbumJan 24
@D_J_Nathanson I also heard another Atty say if they ask for your papers hand them a pocket size constitution.
Elle SmithJan 24
Adam IsacsonJan 23

In Mexico’s state of Baja California, which includes Tijuana and Mexicali, “around 40,000 U.S. citizens, mostly children of Mexican migrants, are studying within the public education system.”

https://nomadaspress.com/mas-de-40-mil-ciudadanos-estadunidenses-hijos-de-migrantes-estudian-en-bc/

Más de 40 mil ciudadanos estadunidenses hijos de migrantes estudian en BC - NÓMADAS

En la región se registra un fenómeno educativo binacional que ha ido en aumento en los últimos años: alrededor de 40 mil ciudadanos estadunidenses, en su mayoría hijos de migrantes mexicanos, cursan estudios dentro del sistema público educativo de Baja California, particularmente en esta ciudad fronteriza. Mario López, CEO de The Border Group, explicó que […]

NÓMADAS
Elle SmithDec 31
AggyAnubis 🌱🐾 𓃠𓃟 Ⓥ 𓄿𓎵𓎵𓆄𓆄🌱Dec 31
🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱#goVegan 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
It's not right that a few moments of entertainment for us cost both wild and companion animals their sense of safety and security. Let's find alternative ways to celebrate that don't cause suffering. 💔
Elle SmithDec 31
DragofixDec 31

Oceans are supercharging hurricanes past Category 5 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251225080725.htm

#ocean #environment #hurricanes

Oceans are supercharging hurricanes past Category 5

Deep ocean hot spots packed with heat are making the strongest hurricanes and typhoons more likely—and more dangerous. These regions, especially near the Philippines and the Caribbean, are expanding as climate change warms ocean waters far below the surface. As a result, storms powerful enough to exceed Category 5 are appearing more often, with over half occurring in just the past decade. Researchers say recognizing a new “Category 6” could improve public awareness and disaster planning.

ScienceDaily
Elle SmithDec 20
Giuseppe ZolliDec 20
Stop Pig Wrestling & Hog Bagging Torture at Rodeos & Fairs
https://www.idausa.org/campaign/animals-in-entertainment/latest-news/stop-pig-wrestling-and-hog-bagging-torture-at-rodeos-and-fairs/
Stop Pig Wrestling & Hog Bagging Torture at Rodeos & Fairs

 

IDA USA
Elle SmithDec 13
SandiEllenNov 26
Speak out on behalf of the animals who are still victims of this outdated practice.
https://www.spca.com/en/montreal-spca-calls-out-government-inaction-on-fur-farms/
Montreal SPCA calls out government inaction on fur farms - SPCA de Montréal

According to documents obtained by the Montreal SPCA via an access to information request, staff at the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) have been reporting since 2022 that the conditions in which foxes and minks are raised for fur in Quebec “do not meet the biological needs of the animals.”

SPCA de Montréal
Elle SmithDec 13
Giuseppe ZolliDec 10
Whistleblowers Report that Calves are Suffering at Heifer Solutions—Take Action!
https://support.peta.org/page/91627/action/1
Whistleblowers Report that Calves are Suffering at Heifer Solutions—Take Action!

Urge the farm owners to immediately ensure that no more calves endure this abusive mutilation without pain relief!

Elle SmithDec 13
DragofixDec 13

A silent ocean pandemic is wiping out sea urchins worldwide https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251211100618.htm

#ocean #marinelife

A silent ocean pandemic is wiping out sea urchins worldwide

A sudden, unexplained mass die-off is decimating sea urchins around the world, including catastrophic losses in the Canary Islands. Key reef-grazing species are reaching historic lows, and their ability to reproduce has nearly halted in some regions. Scientists suspect a pathogen but haven’t yet confirmed the culprit. The fate of these reefs may hinge on solving this unfolding pandemic.

ScienceDaily