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@willpotter.bsky.social

Author & TED Senior Fellow. πŸ“• LITTLE RED BARNS out now! https://willpotter.com/littleredbarns

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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

28.01.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 97437    πŸ” 40963    πŸ’¬ 4312    πŸ“Œ 5384
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BOOTLICKING DOESN'T WORK.

This was from my Democracy Now interview about Trump designating anti-fascists as terrorists.

I've spent my entire life as an investigative journalist studying political repression and authoritarianism.

Here's the one lesson I need you to hear:

26.01.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Little Red Barns by Will Potter Author Interview

Kim Stallwood is truly a citizen historian of the animal rights movement, and I mean that in the best way--he has documented it while living it.

It's a pleasure to chat about my new book and the link between factory farms and rising fascism

kimstallwood.substack.com/p/little-red...

15.01.2026 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The truth about #factoryfarming, by Will Potter, for a special edition of Current Affairs.

@currentaffairs.bsky.social
@willpotter.bsky.social

27.12.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In writing his book, @willpotter.bsky.social investigated the laws that hide the harms of factory farms from the public. But he also uncovered something even more disturbing β€” that these measures are deeply rooted in facism. We talk with him in our new podcast episode: foodprint.org/what-youre-e...

10.12.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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They won’t stop here.

But this is the full-on fascist playbook. And it will keep moving from the margins to the middle until only the obedient remain.

No matter what issues you care most about, you can’t advocate for them under authoritarian rule.

Fight back now while we still have some time

09.12.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On our podcast, we talk with @willpotter.bsky.social, Leah Garces of @mercyforanimals.org, Tyler Lobdell of @foodandwaterwatch.bsky.social and Mike Callicrate about the laws that keep us from knowing the full truth about how animals are raised for us to eat. Listen: foodprint.org/what-youre-e...

02.12.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Press freedom is under attack globally. Honored to be speaking with journalism students and working journalists at this event hosted by the American University of Armenia.

It'll be broadcast and you can sign up here: www.linkedin.com/events/telli...

16.11.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The next episode of our podcast, LIVE! From City Lights, is up!

It features a conversation w/ author @willpotter.bsky.social about his new book, LITTLE RED BARNS: Hiding the Truth From Farm to Fable.

Give it a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Soundcloud!

open.spotify.com/episode/0FKg...

14.11.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Little Red Barns: Hiding the truth for farm to fable | Events - Concordia University

Book launch of Little Red Barns by Will Potter @willpotter.bsky.social

Little Red Barns is the result of a 10-year investigation into factory farms, ag-gag laws, and freedom of the press.

Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
Join us in person or online.

Food and drinks will be served.

11.11.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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This week I’ll be having a conversation with @honestdogbooks.bsky.social about my new book Little Red Barns, out now from @citylightsbooks.bsky.social β€” it’s free and you can sign up at honestdogbooks.com/events. Hope to see y’all there!

03.11.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The myth of the carnivore caveman You are not going to like where our ancestors got their protein.

Myths about our ancestors' meaty diets animate modern politics and culture wars about food and identity. But the history of human diets tells a different story about food's past and lets us be more rational about its future.

@gnrosenberg.bsky.social & I for @vox.com

www.vox.com/future-perfe...

31.10.2025 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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Books and punk rock will get us through πŸ–€

Thank you to Type Books and everyone who came out to talk "Little Red Barns" in Toronto!

Huge thanks to Vince Neil for grabbing some photos and making me look way cooler than I am. Propagandhi always the soundtrack.

@citylightsbooks.bsky.social

16.10.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm excited about these 3 very different events coming up in San Francisco:

πŸ“• 10/26 - panel on resisting political repression
πŸ“• 10/27 - @citylightsbooks.bsky.social
reading!
πŸ“• 10/28 - USF Law - press freedom discussion with
Bernice Yeung of @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social

See you there!

16.10.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Little Red Barns" investigates factory farms & rising fascism Will Potter's new book exposes the powerful forces working to obscure reality and suppress protest, and animal agriculture's role in accelerating climate collapse.

"I have now spent most of my life bearing witness to humanity at its worst, and in doing so I have placed myself in positions where I have also been able to witness humanity at its best."β€” @willpotter.bsky.social in conversation @kalwradio.bsky.social bit.ly/42yPciF

09.10.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🐷 Public concern for animals is growing, but governments are cracking down on advocates instead of abusive industries.

At #ALAC2025, Dr. Tayler Zavitz & journalist @willpotter.bsky.social examine ag gag laws & global repression of animal activismβ€”& how we can fight back.

27.09.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Green Is the New Red: The Crackdown on Environmental Activists

And - as @willpotter.bsky.social showed in Green Is The New Red - expanded their entrapment attempts against/ infiltration of non violent green activists...

27.09.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œLittle Red Barns”: Author Will Potter on How Industrial Animal Agriculture Breeds Authoritarianism We continue our conversation with Will Potter, the author of Little Red Barns, an investigation into the state repression of journalists, environmentalists and animal rights activists who attempt to e...

@willpotter.bsky.social discusses his new book LITTLE RED BARNS with @democracynow.org

www.democracynow.org/2025/9/24/li...

25.09.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"This is what fascists do."β€” @willpotter.bsky.social on the administration's labeling Antifa a terrorist organization in their war on dissent

Watch his interview with @democracynow.org -- bit.ly/3KjMk2M

25.09.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What's behind President Trump's executive order deeming anti-fascists to be terrorists? Investigative journalist @willpotter.bsky.social says it's a "radical escalation" in the administration's "war on dissent and the war on protest."

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Thanks bud!

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Toronto!
@willpotter.bsky.social speaks about the repression of social movements this Thursday, Sept 25th, 7:30pm at TYPE BOOKS, 883 Queen Street.

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Last week at Powell’s in Portland. Trying to celebrate the wins during dangerous times.

Thanks everyone for a full house and great event

17.09.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prosecutors’ β€˜Cop City’ case collapses as judge tosses Rico conspiracy charges Two-year attempt to prosecute opponents of police training center on criminal conspiracy charges ends in failure

Pol. sci. @josephmbrown.bsky.social: "Georgia pol's tried to fix a legitimacy problem by indicting their critics. [But] even to abuse the law, you have to read it first. They didn’t.":
@danimmergluck.bsky.social @marisapk.bsky.social @willpotter.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

14.09.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

!!! Living vicariously through my book at these Propagandhi shows

16.09.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TONIGHT! What a wild week for an event like this. I don’t have the answers, but looking forward to this convo with Abby Martin at Powell's downtown, 7pm

12.09.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join @willpotter.bsky.social @powells.bsky.social this Friday, Sept 12th, 7pm, when he discusses his latest, "LITTLE RED BARNS: Hiding the Truth from Farm to Fable" with Abby Martin of the The Empire Files !
A powerful exposΓ© of the forces at work to mask the harms of industrial agriculture.

10.09.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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✨ PORTLAND! I hope you'll join me September 12th, 7pm, at @powells.bsky.social downtown for the release of my new book LITTLE RED BARNS.

πŸ“• I'll be in conversation with journalist @abbymartin.bsky.social . Really looking forward to this!

02.09.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Portland!! @willpotter.bsky.social returns to Powell's City of Books on Friday, Sept 12, 7pm!

25.08.2025 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Toronto!

@willpotter.bsky.social will discuss his new book LITTLE RED BARNS at Type Books on Thursday, Sept 25 at 7:30pm!

25.08.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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