Josh Voorhees
@joshvoorhees.bsky.social
muckraker @fieldnotes.co, an oil & gas watchdog | past: senior writer @slate.com + (an!) organizer @slateunion.bsky.social | MPH, Johns Hopkins | climate, labor, public health | DM for Signal then hit me w/tips on pipelines, petchem, plastics, PFAS, etc
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Inside the Republican network behind big soda’s bid to pit Maga against Maha
A Guardian investigation finds the US soda and snack-food industries, threatened by RFK Jr’s movement to change Americans’ eating habits, have turned to a group of well-connected strategists, shadowy ...
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🚨New from me & @fieldnotes.co in @theguardian.com → Revealed: The network of GOP hired guns behind Big Soda’s bid to turn MAGA against MAHA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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It’s a mixed bag to be sure, but that’s more about corporate capture of the nation’s regulatory functions than the ability of government to be of tremendous help to the nation’s poorest residents.
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It’s a mixed bag to be sure, but that’s more about corporate capture of the nation’s regulatory functions than the ability of government to be of tremendous help to the nation’s poorest residents.
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Second, corporations specifically target the poorest communities for the most toxic industries because they have less ability to fight back.
November 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Second, corporations specifically target the poorest communities for the most toxic industries because they have less ability to fight back.
“they start their fight with a goal that is half of the goal that they would actually like to achieve… . Thus their initial political ask is less of what they want and more of what their enemies want. In the name of being savvy and strategic, they have successfully negotiated against themselves.”
Fight For What You Actually Want remains the savviest political strategy even though it is the least embraced by the people who consider themselves the most savvy.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/do-what-yo...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/do-what-yo...
Do What You Believe In
How to navigate a complex political world.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“they start their fight with a goal that is half of the goal that they would actually like to achieve… . Thus their initial political ask is less of what they want and more of what their enemies want. In the name of being savvy and strategic, they have successfully negotiated against themselves.”
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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A million seconds is 11.6 days
A billion seconds is nearly 32 years
A trillion seconds is nearly 32,000 years
A billion seconds is nearly 32 years
A trillion seconds is nearly 32,000 years
I know most of my followers probably know this, but just in context:
A billion is a thousand million.
A trillion is a thousand billion.
A billion is a thousand million.
A trillion is a thousand billion.
November 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A million seconds is 11.6 days
A billion seconds is nearly 32 years
A trillion seconds is nearly 32,000 years
A billion seconds is nearly 32 years
A trillion seconds is nearly 32,000 years
Super interesting MAHA-themed reporting today—
by @by-cjewett.bsky.social & Creswell: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...
& @ellie-borst.bsky.social: ($) subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
Pairs well—he says shamelessly—w/my @us.theguardian.com investigation www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
by @by-cjewett.bsky.social & Creswell: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...
& @ellie-borst.bsky.social: ($) subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
Pairs well—he says shamelessly—w/my @us.theguardian.com investigation www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Inside the Republican network behind big soda’s bid to pit Maga against Maha
A Guardian investigation finds the US soda and snack-food industries, threatened by RFK Jr’s movement to change Americans’ eating habits, have turned to a group of well-connected strategists, shadowy ...
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Super interesting MAHA-themed reporting today—
by @by-cjewett.bsky.social & Creswell: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...
& @ellie-borst.bsky.social: ($) subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
Pairs well—he says shamelessly—w/my @us.theguardian.com investigation www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
by @by-cjewett.bsky.social & Creswell: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...
& @ellie-borst.bsky.social: ($) subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
Pairs well—he says shamelessly—w/my @us.theguardian.com investigation www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“Like many of their competitors, Exxon and Chevron are trying to maintain profit margins by dismissing workers.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b...
Low Prices Aren’t Stopping Exxon and Chevron From Pumping More Oil
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“Like many of their competitors, Exxon and Chevron are trying to maintain profit margins by dismissing workers.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b...
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Another test of the seemingly infinite corruptibility of Trump's White House. The US soda and snack-food industries, threatened by RFK Jr’s movement to change Americans’ eating habits, have turned to a group of well-connected strategists, shadowy pollsters and ‘anti-woke’ influencers
Inside the Republican network behind big soda’s bid to pit Maga against Maha
A Guardian investigation finds the US soda and snack-food industries, threatened by RFK Jr’s movement to change Americans’ eating habits, have turned to a group of well-connected strategists, shadowy ...
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Another test of the seemingly infinite corruptibility of Trump's White House. The US soda and snack-food industries, threatened by RFK Jr’s movement to change Americans’ eating habits, have turned to a group of well-connected strategists, shadowy pollsters and ‘anti-woke’ influencers
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Saying we need to focus more on economics and less on climate change is just saying you don't understand either.
October 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Saying we need to focus more on economics and less on climate change is just saying you don't understand either.
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A US Drug Enforcement Administration agent said the DEA made “high-level arrests” of 171 Sinaloa Cartel members across New England in August.
A Globe investigation found that many of the DEA’s targets were addicts, low-level dealers, shoplifters, and homeless people.
A Globe investigation found that many of the DEA’s targets were addicts, low-level dealers, shoplifters, and homeless people.
The DEA said they arrested 171 ‘high ranking’ Sinaloa Cartel members. A Spotlight investigation found that’s not true. - The Boston Globe
A Globe investigation found that the federal agency misrepresented the stature of its targets, claiming cartel ties at a time when the Trump administration is taking lethal military action against such groups.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A US Drug Enforcement Administration agent said the DEA made “high-level arrests” of 171 Sinaloa Cartel members across New England in August.
A Globe investigation found that many of the DEA’s targets were addicts, low-level dealers, shoplifters, and homeless people.
A Globe investigation found that many of the DEA’s targets were addicts, low-level dealers, shoplifters, and homeless people.
“racism is not a natural condition of poverty but a political weapon that rich men use to constrain poor people’s political power.“
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social in @nytopinion.nytimes.com ->
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social in @nytopinion.nytimes.com ->
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Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
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October 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“racism is not a natural condition of poverty but a political weapon that rich men use to constrain poor people’s political power.“
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social in @nytopinion.nytimes.com ->
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social in @nytopinion.nytimes.com ->
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
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A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
You think you’re dumb staying up this late to watch the game? I’m laying in bed in the dark frantically refreshing GameCast like a freakin’ idiot.
October 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
You think you’re dumb staying up this late to watch the game? I’m laying in bed in the dark frantically refreshing GameCast like a freakin’ idiot.
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"The New Wild West": Inside the Oil & Gas Industry's Push for Carbon Capture & Storage in Ohio
On Thurs. Nov. 6 at 6 PM ET, join @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social, @ohiorivvalleyinst.bsky.social, and @fieldnotes.co for a webinar and Q&A on CCS in Ohio.
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On Thurs. Nov. 6 at 6 PM ET, join @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social, @ohiorivvalleyinst.bsky.social, and @fieldnotes.co for a webinar and Q&A on CCS in Ohio.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"The New Wild West": Inside the Oil & Gas Industry's Push for Carbon Capture & Storage in Ohio
On Thurs. Nov. 6 at 6 PM ET, join @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social, @ohiorivvalleyinst.bsky.social, and @fieldnotes.co for a webinar and Q&A on CCS in Ohio.
Sign up here: bit.ly/new-wild-west
On Thurs. Nov. 6 at 6 PM ET, join @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social, @ohiorivvalleyinst.bsky.social, and @fieldnotes.co for a webinar and Q&A on CCS in Ohio.
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With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
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📰 10 years ago TODAY 📰
@insideclimatenews.org published part 1 of its bombshell "Exxon Knew" investigation.
The reporting showed how #ExxonKnew its fossil fuel business could cause "potentially catastrophic events" — but then led efforts to deceive the public and block solutions.
@insideclimatenews.org published part 1 of its bombshell "Exxon Knew" investigation.
The reporting showed how #ExxonKnew its fossil fuel business could cause "potentially catastrophic events" — but then led efforts to deceive the public and block solutions.
Exxon's Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels' Role in Global Warming Decades Ago - Inside Climate News
At a meeting in Exxon Corporation’s headquarters, a senior company scientist named James F. Black addressed an audience of powerful oilmen. Speaking without a text as he flipped through detailed slide...
insideclimatenews.org
September 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
📰 10 years ago TODAY 📰
@insideclimatenews.org published part 1 of its bombshell "Exxon Knew" investigation.
The reporting showed how #ExxonKnew its fossil fuel business could cause "potentially catastrophic events" — but then led efforts to deceive the public and block solutions.
@insideclimatenews.org published part 1 of its bombshell "Exxon Knew" investigation.
The reporting showed how #ExxonKnew its fossil fuel business could cause "potentially catastrophic events" — but then led efforts to deceive the public and block solutions.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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🔔 Public records-based reporting should be free. @404media.co and @wired.com are leading the way.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🔔 Public records-based reporting should be free. @404media.co and @wired.com are leading the way.
Hear why this is a public service and good for business, ft. @josephcox.bsky.social, @katie-drummond.bsky.social, Caitlin Vogus, and Lauren Harper.
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This reporting from @theguardian.com shows how disinformation continues to gush from Coke and its allies:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Inside the Republican network behind big soda’s bid to pit Maga against Maha
A Guardian investigation finds the US soda and snack-food industries, threatened by RFK Jr’s movement to change Americans’ eating habits, have turned to a group of well-connected strategists, shadowy ...
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This reporting from @theguardian.com shows how disinformation continues to gush from Coke and its allies:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Mr. Kunkler’s critics say his E.P.A. appointment and others run counter to promises made by the Trump administration to limit corporate influence on federal agencies as part of its “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.’
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/c...
From Industry to E.P.A.: Lobbyist Now Oversees Pesticide Rules
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
‘Mr. Kunkler’s critics say his E.P.A. appointment and others run counter to promises made by the Trump administration to limit corporate influence on federal agencies as part of its “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.’
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/c...
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Black lung is still killing America’s coal miners. Last week, a group of black lung patients made the long journey to Washington D.C. with a simple plea for Trump’s Department of Labor: enforce the silica rule, and stop this plague.
My report for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My report for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Trump Has Handed Coal Miners a “Death Sentence.” But They’re Not Going Without a Fight.
After the government betrayed them by refusing to enforce a crucial workplace health rule, a group of coal miners traveled to DC to put Trump on notice.
www.thenation.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Black lung is still killing America’s coal miners. Last week, a group of black lung patients made the long journey to Washington D.C. with a simple plea for Trump’s Department of Labor: enforce the silica rule, and stop this plague.
My report for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My report for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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🚨New from me & @fieldnotes.co in @theguardian.com → Revealed: The network of GOP hired guns behind Big Soda’s bid to turn MAGA against MAHA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Inside the Republican network behind big soda’s bid to pit Maga against Maha
A Guardian investigation finds the US soda and snack-food industries, threatened by RFK Jr’s movement to change Americans’ eating habits, have turned to a group of well-connected strategists, shadowy ...
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🚨New from me & @fieldnotes.co in @theguardian.com → Revealed: The network of GOP hired guns behind Big Soda’s bid to turn MAGA against MAHA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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MAGA vs. MAHA: Giant soda and snack corporations are working behind the scenes to kill MAHA initiatives using a network of "for-hire pollsters, strategists and political financiers with deep ties to the national Republican party."
Check out @joshvoorhees.bsky.social's latest:
Check out @joshvoorhees.bsky.social's latest:
Inside the Republican network behind big soda’s bid to pit Maga against Maha
A Guardian investigation finds the US soda and snack-food industries, threatened by RFK Jr’s movement to change Americans’ eating habits, have turned to a group of well-connected strategists, shadowy ...
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
MAGA vs. MAHA: Giant soda and snack corporations are working behind the scenes to kill MAHA initiatives using a network of "for-hire pollsters, strategists and political financiers with deep ties to the national Republican party."
Check out @joshvoorhees.bsky.social's latest:
Check out @joshvoorhees.bsky.social's latest:
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What do Big Oil and Big Soda have in common?
"The very short answer: Plastics and the petrochemicals they are made from," finds a new investigation by @theguardian.com and @fieldnotes.co.
"The very short answer: Plastics and the petrochemicals they are made from," finds a new investigation by @theguardian.com and @fieldnotes.co.
Big Soda Wants to Turn MAGA Against MAHA. Here’s How the Oil & Gas…
Fieldnotes is a watchdog group that investigates the oil and gas industry.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
What do Big Oil and Big Soda have in common?
"The very short answer: Plastics and the petrochemicals they are made from," finds a new investigation by @theguardian.com and @fieldnotes.co.
"The very short answer: Plastics and the petrochemicals they are made from," finds a new investigation by @theguardian.com and @fieldnotes.co.