Letters to the Editor: Slaughtering 46 million turkeys is an odd way to give thanks
1 year, 1 month ago

Letters to the Editor: Slaughtering 46 million turkeys is an odd way to give thanks

LA Times  

President Biden speaks after “pardoning” the national Thanksgiving turkey at the White House on Nov. 20. To the editor: Thanks to The Times for publishing an opinion piece calling on people to honor turkeys instead of eating them. Killing 46 million turkeys for Thanksgiving is a horrific way to honor tradition and to follow cultural norms. It’s maddening to constantly hear people share their plans to express gratitude by eating the corpse of an innocent sentient being, whether it’s on the news, on social media or even from Peloton instructors.

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Video misrepresents Biden’s departure from White House turkey pardon
54 years, 11 months ago

Video misrepresents Biden’s departure from White House turkey pardon

Associated Press  

CLAIM: A video clip shows President Joe Biden “abruptly” leaving this year’s Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House. In a full video of Monday’s ceremony, Biden spends several minutes speaking and taking photos with guests after pardoning two turkeys in an address before hundreds of attendees. THE FACTS: Social media users are sharing a clip from the annual …

Opinion: This Thanksgiving, don’t eat turkeys. Try honoring them instead
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: This Thanksgiving, don’t eat turkeys. Try honoring them instead

LA Times  

It’s time to talk turkey. Each year, approximately 46 million turkeys are slaughtered for the Thanksgiving holiday, and this year the suffering of these smart and socially sophisticated animals is compounded by t he return of bird flu to the nation’s turkey industry. Like COVID-19, this airborne disease spreads quickly, and the number of U.S. farmed birds that have died …

'9.5M turkeys, that's like some of the countries I've been to' Biden says during Thanksgiving pardon
2 years, 1 month ago

'9.5M turkeys, that's like some of the countries I've been to' Biden says during Thanksgiving pardon

Daily Mail  

Joe Biden made an odd comparison saying some countries he visited have similar populations to the volume of turkeys raised on a farm from which the Turkey Pardon birds were brought in this year. President Biden's second Thanksgiving Turkey pardon on Monday was met with a pun-filled speech promising there was no 'fowl play' in the 2022 midterms and insisting …

Biden says pardoned turkeys will get ‘boosted,’ not ‘basted’
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden says pardoned turkeys will get ‘boosted,’ not ‘basted’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday pardoned two Thanksgiving turkeys, saying that the white male birds were selected based on their “temperament, appearance and, I suspect, vaccination status.” “Instead of getting basted, these two turkeys are getting boosted today,” Biden joked. The pardoning comes as Biden’s agenda has seen fresh signs of life, with the president signing his $1 …

Turkey pardons on the menu at White House ceremony
4 years ago

Turkey pardons on the menu at White House ceremony

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In an annual Thanksgiving tradition, President Donald Trump will offer …

Trump Pardons Corn The Turkey, Trying To Show Normalcy Amid The Abnormal
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump Pardons Corn The Turkey, Trying To Show Normalcy Amid The Abnormal

NPR  

Trump Pardons Corn The Turkey, Trying To Show Normalcy Amid The Abnormal Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Updated at 2:40 p.m. Asked at that year's turkey presentation if he'd pardon two of the key players in the Iran-Contra scandal, Reagan joked about the bird in front of him: "If they'd given me a different …

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