The UK climate movement achieved a historic win. Roger Hallam doesn’t give a f—.

Visit the blog to learn how to ask for Roger to be freed: https://blog.simpleheart.org/p/does-virtue-matter-more-than-impact

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George Martin has some of the most controversial takes in animal rights, from George Floyd to Gaza. Should that get him canceled?

Find more of George Martin at https://www.youtube.com/@CarnismDebunked/

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Chapters:

Intro) 00:00-13:49 BLM and intersectionality in activist movements

Chapter 2) 13:50-19:16 Systemic racism in policing

Chapter 3) 19:17-28:12 Police shootings of Justine Damond and Daniel Shaver

Chapter 4) 28:13-41:23 Derek Chauvin’s prison sentence & George Floyd’s cause of death

Chapter 5) 41:24-57:36 Intersectional infighting in activist movements, cancel culture, & bad intentions and actions of some “activists”

Chapter 6) 57:37-1:06:10 Left-wing and Right-wing principles, horseshoe theory, & extremists in different movements

Chapter 7) 1:06:11-1:23:14 Why and how to talk or not talk about intersectionality in the animal rights movement & mob mentality

Chapter 8) 1:23:15-1:34:31 Why George is not scared to speak about controversial topics & inclusion and exclusion in movements 

Chapter 9) 1:34:32-1:44:52 Is intersectionality good for the movement & effective messaging

Chapter 10) 1:44:53-1:47:14 Final thoughts- We the Free, Carnism Debunked YouTube & Podcast

Chapter 11) 1:47:15-1:47:32 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Adam Durand & Chloe Leffakis

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Website: https://www.carnismdebunked.com/

The state tried to jail me for rescuing dogs. Now it’s helping us save them. But there’s so much more than 3000 dogs at stake.-The Simple Heart on Substack

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00:00 Intro

01:10 How does scalable change work?

04:26 Action-attention feedback loop

06:17 Momentum

08:12 The "Day 2" Question

09:02 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

You can’t create change by threatening to kill people.

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Chapters:

Chapter 1) 00:00 Intro

Chapter 2) 01:50 The importance of nonviolence

Chapter 3) 03:38 Winning over adversaries 

Chapter 4) 05:37 Pushing back against “Safetyism”

Chapter 5) 07:58 Conclusion 

Chapter 6) 10:52 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

Elon has one weakness: animal cruelty. And the one woman who could expose it has just been fired.

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Chapter 1) 00:00 Intro, Elon’s mission

Chapter 2) 00:45 What programs were cut

Chapter 3) 02:09 Selling these cuts to the public

Chapter 4) 03:53 Elon’s interests in deregulation

Chapter 5) 04:37 Neuralink 

Chapter 6) 06:44 Phyllis Fong

Chapter 7) 08:36 A simple message to explain Elon’s actions

Chapter 8) 10:10 Closing thoughts

Chapter 9) 12:24 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

People say animal rights won’t be achieved for centuries or even millennia. Here’s why they’re wrong. 

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Chapters:

Chapter 1) 00:00-2:49 Intro: Animal Liberation will happen in one generation, Peanut The Squirrel, & animal cruelty issues during the 2024 Presidential Election

Chapter 2) 2:50-5:38 Philosophical legitimacy of animal rights & the popular appeal of animal rights 

Chapter 3) 5:39-7:24 Why there is not a political movement pushing animal rights: obstacle one - preference falsification

Chapter 4) 7:25-9:53 Why there is not a political movement pushing animal rights: obstacle two - lack of vision

Chapter 5) 9:54-16:43 How to reverse these two obstacles and find opportunities for change & let us know your thoughts on Animal Liberation in one generation

Chapter 6) 16:44-17:00 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

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A breakthrough Chinese AI shook the global economy. Vegans can do the same – if we learn from what made Deepseek great. 

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Chapters:

Chapter 1) 00:00-4:47 Intro: on the successful and new AI DeepSeek, factory farms, & the Animal Rights movement

Chapter 2) 4:48-12:46 How DeepSeek and the Animal Rights movement can be alike: Transparency

Chapter 3) 12:47-19:56 How Deepseek and the Animal Rights movement can be alike: Diversity

Chapter 4) 19:57-26:18 How DeepSeek and the Animal Rights movement can be alike: Purpose

Chapter 5) 26:19-27:50 Final thoughts: summary & 

Chapter 6) 27:51-28:08 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

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Getting arrested for the animals isn’t a problem for the movement. It’s an opportunity.

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Register for the event in March “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit”:

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Chapters:

Chapter 1) 00:00-5:59 Intro: veganism, animal rights, voluntary prosecution, & trials for social change in the past

Chapter 2) 6:00-7:59 Reason one: trials force society away from systemic inertia

Chapter 3) 8:00-9:15  Reason two: trials are not affected by regulatory capture (example money in politics)

Chapter 4) 9:16-19:42 Other social justice movements using voluntary prosecution & on women’s right activist Susan B. Anthony

Chapter 5) 19:43-25:33 On gay rights activist Dale Jennings

Chapter 6) 25:34-33:58 What do trials mean for animal rights and veganism, & how and when social change happens

Chapter 7) 33:59-35:43 Opportunities to participate in activism and the “Animal Rescue in the Age of Trump - DC Summit” in March, link above

Chapter 8) 35:44-36:00 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

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Links:

"Voluntary Prosecution and the Case of Animal Rescue" by Justin Marceau, Wayne Hsiung, and Steffen Seitz

https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-137/voluntary-prosecution-and-the-case-of-animal-rescue/ 

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There’s nothing like the threat of imprisonment to force you to learn. 

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Chapters:

Chapter 1) 00:00-5:44 Intro: using persuasion to make the world a better place & how people disagree

Chapter 2) 5:45-10:39 On trust, how to persuade, & the Smithfield Trial win

Chapter 3) 10:40-20:29 Lesson 1: Go to the frontlines & Wayne’s first frontline experience

Chapter 4) 20:30-28:26 Lesson 2: Don’t cancel your enemies. Make friends with them.

Chapter 5) 28:27-31:56 Lesson 3: Boldness is a virtue, not a vice.

Chapter 6) 31:57-33:31 Summary & final thoughts

Chapter 7) 33:32-33:48 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

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Rick Pittman’s testimony at the Smithfield Trial:

https://x.com/mbolotnikova/status/1578806031102009349 

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What Trump 2.0 could mean for animal rights. Surprisingly, it’s not all bad.

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Chapters:

0:00-3:52 Who are the MAGA people in Trump’s incoming administration

3:53-5:10 The culture war around plant-based meats

5:11-6:42 Ending subsidies for animal cruelty

6:43-7:46 Targeting dissidents

7:47-8:55 An end to animal testing

8:56-9:30 Summary and final thoughts 

9:31-9:47 Outro video - Thank you for watching! Please Subscribe. Acknowledgments to the Podcast Team: Joe Allman, Adam Durand, & Chloe Leffakis

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