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Alex Formuzis

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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
With all of RFK Jr.’s promises that the Trump administration would take on Big Food, it’s been mostly talk and handshake agreements. But California is actually taking action. www.motherjones.com/food/2026/09...
motherjones.com
The California lawmaker forcing Big Food to clean up its act
While DC dithers, Jesse Gabriel has quietly become America’s de facto food safety chief.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Good. And like most lawsuits against the Trump administration's dumb and unlawful actions, this one will likely prevail, too.
arstechnica.com
EPA immediately sued over plans to repeal climate rules for power plants
Public health groups warn EPA rule will cost Americans billions in health bills.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Good idea, Josh.
thehill.com
Hawley rules out 2028 White House bid
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Tuesday ruled out launching a 2028 presidential bid, with less than 18 months before the Iowa caucuses. “I have no intention of doing so, period,” Hawley told the Washin…
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Well, so much for #MAHA. “It’s just bizarre and it’s so disappointing because they had a chance to make real progress. The food industry was terrified. I don’t think they are anymore.” - Marion Nestle.
theguardian.com
Food-borne illnesses, funding cuts and layoffs: Maha movement’s glaring limitations are now showing
Policies enacted by RFK Jr have not delivered the expected results, but have instead hindered people’s ability to eat healthy food
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If it makes life better for people or the planet, this clown car of buffoons wants nothing to do with it. alexformuzis.substack.com/p/trump-epa-...
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Trump EPA says power plant pollution harmless to humans and the environment
The latest from the Department of Stupid.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
AI data centers are about as popular as Donald Trump & his war with Iran. The one & only Erin Brockovich talks about how we got here, who’s paying the price, & what she’s doing to fight back. It’s a real banger of a conversation. #AI #datacenters
thenewlede.substack.com
The Erin Brockovich guide to fighting data centers in your back yard
Legendary environmental advocate Erin Brockovich on how communities are pushing back against Big Tech
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It's a real possibility there is now a living pedo emblazoned on U.S. currency.
thehill.com
US Mint officially launches $1 coin featuring Trump
The United States Mint released 250,000 $1 coins Wednesday featuring President Trump’s likeness to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary.  The design of the coin shows a simple portrait of the…
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Wait, what? Public confidence in federal health agencies plummets under RFK Jr.
Since Robert F.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
If you care more about banning a sketchy food dye than about millions of Americans, including children, going without enough food, it’s time to rethink your #MAHA priorities.
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RFK Jr. and the MAHA Hypocrites
You can’t claim to care about healthy food while millions lose access to it
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
On behalf of every American who isn’t #MAGA, congratulations, Jelly Roll!
thehill.com
GOP congressman: Jelly Roll ‘not welcomed’ to Florida Panhandle after Trump jabs
Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-Fla.) ripped country star Jason DeFord, whose stage name is Jelly Roll, after the singer’s late-night monologue made fun of President Trump’s weight, with Patronis saying the…
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I encourage folks to subscribe to The New Lede for independent, deeply reported journalism on food, health & the environment, & On Good Authority, an independent forum for provocative conversations with leading experts about the issues shaping our lives.
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The New Lede | Substack
Truth from the ground up. The New Lede is an initiative of EWG. Click to read The New Lede, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
With Donald Trump in power, nothing stands in the way of Big Tech's #billionaires. #datacenters #AI
nytimes.com
E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Air Pollution Permits for Data Centers
Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The question for #MAHA supporters is no longer whether Trump has betrayed many of the promises he made to them. He plainly has. The question is how many betrayals it will take before they stop supporting his administration?
ms.now
Opinion | MAHA activists urge Trump to reverse course on AI data centers
The president’s push to build data centers has members of his “Make America Healthy Again” movement urgently pressing him to reconsider.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The 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.
thenewlede.org
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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Trust the billionaires: Trump’s ridiculous plan to let Big Tech and AI police itself open.substack.com/pub/alexform...
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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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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.
ewg.org
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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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...
nytimes.com
Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps
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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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...
eenews.net
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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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.org
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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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
substack.com
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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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
ewg.org
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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Perfection.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Of course they were all wearing masks, just like that other group of cowardice assholes terrorizing innocent people.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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Environmental, public health groups warned EPA's promised MAHA agenda was never coming
The latest reporting by the Associated Press that the EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s promised “Make America Healthy Again” agenda has failed to materialize should surprise exactly no one.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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.
ewg.org
‘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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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
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#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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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.
thedispatch.com
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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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.
cnbc.com
'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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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.
substack.com
Alex Formuzis (@alexformuzis)
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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
When you destroy global disease prevention infrastructure overseas, the consequences don’t stay overseas.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Who Profits From Your Hunger open.substack.com/pub/robynobr...
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Who Profits From Your Hunger
While Washington cuts $187 billion in food assistance, the protein and pharmaceutical industries collect federal checks and call it charity
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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.
wapo.st
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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
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...
nytimes.com
Lutnick Donated $5 Million to House Republicans Before Epstein Testimony
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
From the Dept. of Stupid: Trump and Zeldin demolish another pollution protection out of spite. open.substack.com/pub/alexform...
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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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
It would of course be a terrible decision by the Collins campaign to let Vance anywhere near her. God, I hope they do.
thehill.com
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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Well, shit.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
MAHA should be outraged by Trump’s mercury pollution surge open.substack.com/pub/alexform...
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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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
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...
nytimes.com
As Coal Rebounds, More Toxic Mercury Is in the Air
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
No previous Administration has ever moved to roll back already finalized maximum contaminant limits for drinking water pollutants. And it's likely illegal, too.
apnews.com
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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
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Chemical agriculture descended on Washington last week on two high-stakes fronts. At the Supreme Court, Bayer-Monsanto pressed a case that could reshape the legal landscape for people harmed by exposu...
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Sue Sturgis @suesturgis.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
“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.”
newsobserver.com
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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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Trump's promises to #MAHA was a scam to sway the movement's grassroots into supporting him in the last election. I and many others said it then and have continued to ever since. Now, MAHA Action has pledged to spend $100M to back Republican candidates in the mid-terms endorsed by Trump.
substack.com
Follow the Money Behind the MAHA Brand
The PAC filings don’t lie. MAHA is a Republican election machine wearing a wellness mask as its disguise, and real food advocates deserve the truth.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
To anyone still clinging to hope the Trump administration will take the #MAHA agenda seriously, you should stop. It's embarrassing.
nytimes.com
How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Yes. You don't go!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
New poll shows Americans overwhelmingly reject Trump’s stupid and reckless pro-pesticide agenda open.substack.com/pub/alexform...
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New poll shows Americans overwhelmingly reject Trump’s stupid and reckless pro-pesticide agenda
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll delivers a blunt rebuke to the Trump administration’s pesticide agenda.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Follow the Money Behind the MAHA Brand open.substack.com/pub/robynobr...
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Follow the Money Behind the MAHA Brand
The PAC filings don’t lie. MAHA is a Republican election machine wearing a wellness mask as its disguise, and real food advocates deserve the truth.
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Alex Formuzis @alexformuzis.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I’ve tracked #pesticide industry influence at EPA for nearly two decades, under both Republican and Democratic administrations, and I can’t remember a moment when so many industry insiders were embedded inside the agency shaping pesticide policy as we’re seeing now under Administrator Zeldin.
civileats.com
EPA Adds More Pesticide Industry Reps to Science Board
While most appointees are academic scientists, Administrator Lee Zeldin also named employees of a company that makes forever chemicals.
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