Alex Formuzis
@alexformuzis.bsky.social
Husband, father, views are my own. Sometimes they're Jack's.
Trust the billionaires: Trump’s ridiculous plan to let Big Tech and AI police itself
President Trump is asking Americans to trust that some of the world’s largest and most profitable technology companies - including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Oracle - will voluntarily shield ...
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTrump on data centers: "You have to convince your communities how great these things are. You can't fight it. You have to go with it."
For my money, there is no better columnist holding the agribusiness industry and its political apologists accountable for the damage both have inflicted on public health and the environment in Iowa and beyond than @artcullen.bsky.social.
Art Cullen@artcullen.bsky.social · 2w agoThe diet is the primary source of exposure to this ubiquitous weedkiller, which is consistently detected in food by independent laboratories - including in a series of tests commissioned by EWG in 2018 and 2019.
Large NYC study adds evidence linking glyphosate to preterm birth risk
A study led by NYU Langone Health showed that pregnant women with higher exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, faced a significantly higher risk of going into sponta...
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Trust the billionaires: Trump’s ridiculous plan to let Big Tech and AI police itself open.substack.com/pub/alexform...
Trust the billionaires: Trump’s ridiculous plan to let Big Tech and AI police itself
President Trump is asking Americans to trust that some of the world’s largest and most profitable technology companies - including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Oracle - will voluntarily shield ...
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My colleagues at EWG created a comprehensive timeline that explores the origins and rise of ultra-processed foods, starting with the accidental discovery of saccharin in 1879.
How food became a 'flavor business': A history of ultra-processed food
Ultra-processed foods, or UPF, have flooded our food supply while undermining public health.
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There are roughly 1,000 U.S. billionaires - including 15 of the 20 richest people on earth - w/ a combined net worth of approx. $8.4 trillion - or 28% of U.S. GDP. Disgusting. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps
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Old enough to remember when Lee Zeldin was the R Congressional rep from Long Island who supported wind and solar power, joined a bipartisan caucus to address climate change and voted against his own party’s effort to stop the EPA from regulating CO2 emissions. www.eenews.net/articles/zel...
Zeldin vows to fulfill coal industry’s ‘wish list’
The EPA administrator and other Trump officials on Tuesday celebrated coal's comeback under President Donald Trump and called for more industry support.
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I had the honor of sitting across from David over a meal, listening as he recounted how he & other rabble-rousers from Anniston, Ala. stood up to - & ultimately defeated - one of the most powerful polluters in history. It was a story of extraordinary courage & perseverance. He will be deeply missed.
EWG mourns the passing of David Baker, longtime board member and environmental justice leader
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Working Group is deeply saddened by the death of David Baker, the second longest-serving
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Former Heritage Foundation intern, turned top advisor to RFK Jr, Calley Means, is out of his depth. Another tour de force by my friend, @robynobrien.bsky.social
The Tobacco Industry Playbook Is Being Run Against the Woman Who Wrote the Book on It
Marion Nestle spent fifty years mapping the playbook. Now it’s being run on her.
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USDA's loyalty rewards program, handing taxpayer-funded payouts to roughly 9K farmers, w/ average amount collected per year at $29K over 4 decades, & top 10 repeat recipients received between $9M & $22M each during this period. #farmbill
For 41 years in a row, USDA sent taxpayer-funded payouts to roughly 9,000 farmers, totaling $10.6B
For more than four decades, almost 9,000 farmers have received taxpayer money every year through Agriculture Department payments totaling about $10.6 billion, a new EWG analysis fin
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Of course they were all wearing masks, just like that other group of cowardice assholes terrorizing innocent people.
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 4w agoHundreds of masked men descended on Washington, D.C., on July 4 in a demonstration that appeared to be tailored for social media, @alibreland.bsky.social reports. The group, Patriot Front, is simultaneously unserious and threatening, he argues: theatln.tc/QkMPkGGw 📸: Cheney Orr / Reuters
The GOP's "Big Beautiful Bill" thinks struggling farmers are hedge fund managers living in NYC. Another $2.6B in taxpayer subsidies for "city slickers" while family farmers are being squeezed by Trump's tariffs and war with Iran.
‘City slicker’ payments swell to $2.6B with Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill and farm bailouts
More than 92,000 “city slickers” living in some of the biggest metropolitan areas in the U.S.
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At this point, no one in the Trump administration’s #MAHA leadership - or the influencers still carrying water for them - can credibly claim they're delivering on their promise to clean out chemicals from the U.S. food supply. It was and continues to be a con. #ChemGate
#ChemGate: Five Things You Can Actually Do About This
From EPA to the Supreme Court to today’s FDA denial on PFAS in food, the pattern is clear. Here's where to put your energy, starting today.
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With nearly every #MAHA campaign promise from Trump and RFK Jr. exposed as empty rhetoric, it'll be telling to see where their betrayed supporters turn on 11/3/26.
Will MAHA Show Up for the Midterms?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Cabinet role may not be enough to keep MAHA activists inside the GOP fold.
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Trump and his Brawndo-Mountain Dew cast of dimwits are now busy targeting innocent bystanders and threatening news outlets for the crime of noticing - and reporting on - their own #ReflectingPool fiasco.
'I like their money': Trump threatens lawsuits against ABC for reporting on Reflecting Pool
The latest action against ABC comes as the broadcaster faces two investigations from the Federal Communications Commission.
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A sharp look from Ken Cook & @robynobrien.bsky.social at the politics, money, and corporate influence behind the rude awakening for #MAHA true believers who were sold a bill of goods supporting Trump.
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Excellent conversation between @Ken Cook and @Robyn O'Brien breaking down the truth behind “Make America Health Again” — and why President Trump, Big Ag, and Big Food were never going to crack down on...
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When you destroy global disease prevention infrastructure overseas, the consequences don’t stay overseas.
Common Dreams@commondreams.org · 2mo agoAn Ebola Outbreak Made More Deadly and Dangerous Thanks to Trump
The touch-and-go situation involving a chemical tank in the middle of #GardenGrove, Calif. is exactly why safety standards for chemical facilities should be among the strongest protections enforced by the federal government.
EPA pauses Biden’s new chemical disaster protections
The EPA plan would dismantle a planned rule to strengthen safeguards at almost 12,000 chemical plants.
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Nutlick is now at the top of the leader board just behind Orange Face as the most corrupt member of the crime spree. Congrats, Howie! www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/u...
Lutnick Donated $5 Million to House Republicans Before Epstein Testimony
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From the Dept. of Stupid: Trump and Zeldin demolish another pollution protection out of spite. open.substack.com/pub/alexform...
From the Dept. of Stupid: Trump and Zeldin demolish another pollution protection out of spite.
President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin have clearly decided that one of the best ways to address climate change is to pretend it doesn’t exist.
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It would of course be a terrible decision by the Collins campaign to let Vance anywhere near her. God, I hope they do.
Vance heading to Maine as Platner-Collins fight heats up
Vice President Vance will visit Maine on Thursday, as the Senate race between incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and likely Democratic nominee Graham Platner rolls on. Vance’s office said…
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MAHA should be outraged by Trump’s mercury pollution surge open.substack.com/pub/alexform...
MAHA should be outraged by Trump’s mercury pollution surge
The sharp rise in mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants detailed in a May 11, 2026 New York Times report is a damning indictment of President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s reckless...
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Anyone who aligns themselves with the #MAHA movement should be just as concerned with the surge of this neurotoxin into the air children breathe as they are with food dyes - maybe more. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/c...
As Coal Rebounds, More Toxic Mercury Is in the Air
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No previous Administration has ever moved to roll back already finalized maximum contaminant limits for drinking water pollutants. And it's likely illegal, too.
Agency will move forward with plans to propose weakening some Biden-era PFAS limits, official says
The Trump administration plans to weaken some Biden-era limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water.
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“15% doesn’t mean much to a company that makes billions,” said Rick Martin, a 69-year-old disabled retired truck driver and mechanic. “But to retirees, it’s life changing. It’s a nightmare.”
Duke Energy customers say ‘nightmare’ rate hike will force food, housing trade‑offs
The utility is seeking both a statewide rate hike and a temporary price increase to recoup winter heating costs.
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