Pardon the Turkey
Later this month, President Biden will pardon two turkeys at the White House, a symbolic gesture of mercy. Yet, every year in the U.S., over 224 million turkeys endure a far grimmer fate. These gentle birds are raised in overcrowded sheds thick with toxic fumes, their beaks and toes clipped to prevent stress-related aggression.
At just 16 weeks, they are slaughtered—throats slit, bodies dumped into boiling water for feather removal. Meanwhile, their meat, laden with cholesterol and saturated fat, poses health risks to consumers.
But there’s promising news: U.S. turkey production has declined significantly as more Americans embrace plant-based options. This Thanksgiving, let’s celebrate our good fortune with a cruelty-free meal—plant-based roasts, seasonal vegetables, fruits and grains. An internet search for “vegan Thanksgiving” offers countless delicious, compassionate recipes.
Larry Rogawitz
Santa Rosa
CultTV
The day following the November 5th Tuesday Night Massacre, more than one friend stayed home from work due to “existential exhaustion.”
That sums it up well.
Many of us have read accounts of the landslide, some by think tank operatives who don’t often actually think.
Commentaries in publications such as The New York Times typically confer skills and status upon our next president that he does not now or ever did possess.
This is not a social movement about the failure of modern American institutions to serve our citizens; even the institutions are indeed failing.
It is a cult, driven by television, and it will die when he does.
Craig J. Corsini
San Rafael
