Monica Amarelo
@monicaamarelo.bsky.social
Comms for the Environmental Working Group (@ewgofficial.bsky.social). Posting about toxic chemicals like #PFAS, clean water, the environment and health.
Views are my own. She/Her
www.ewg.org
Views are my own. She/Her
www.ewg.org
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It’s Possible to Remove the Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water. Will It Happen?
New research shows that filtration systems that remove PFAS can also get rid of other harmful substances. Whether they’ll actually be introduced is a different matter entirely.
www.wired.com
Water filtration systems installed to remove the #ForeverChemicals known as #PFAS are also filtering out other toxic chemicals — some linked to #cancer.
Story by @mollytaft.com for @wired.com.
A thread about major health benefit to needed upgrades.
www.wired.com/story/we-can...
Story by @mollytaft.com for @wired.com.
A thread about major health benefit to needed upgrades.
www.wired.com/story/we-can...
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Mika speaks out on how painful reactions from everyday beauty and household products affected her mood, patience, and ability to do her job
“I Was Grotesque”
By Mika Brzezinski - When you work in television, heavy makeup isn’t optional—it’s part of the job.I’ve always had sensitive skin, and for the past few decades—seconds after the...
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September 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Mika speaks out on how painful reactions from everyday beauty and household products affected her mood, patience, and ability to do her job
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TBH there is no way to design any system to counteract an executive declaring "I have all power and can exercise it arbitrarily" when a majority of the legislative and judicial branches responds with "that's right." Such a society is too primitive for modern governance and the rule of law.
Again, this is what I mean when I say the Constitution is broken
Which of the institutions it establishes, exactly, ISN'T broken?? Which is acting to maintain the constitutional order?
Which of the institutions it establishes, exactly, ISN'T broken?? Which is acting to maintain the constitutional order?
Trump is ordering the military to use “full force” against an American city, while the Supreme Court declares him the Sun King and Congress hides under a pile of coats.
The checks and balances only work when the institutions aren’t run by utter cowards and the complicit
The checks and balances only work when the institutions aren’t run by utter cowards and the complicit
September 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
TBH there is no way to design any system to counteract an executive declaring "I have all power and can exercise it arbitrarily" when a majority of the legislative and judicial branches responds with "that's right." Such a society is too primitive for modern governance and the rule of law.
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Here are three photos of places that have been described as "war-ravaged": Ukraine, Gaza, Portland. See if you can guess which city someone is lying about.
September 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Here are three photos of places that have been described as "war-ravaged": Ukraine, Gaza, Portland. See if you can guess which city someone is lying about.
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He lied. Gotta use the word
NEW: Trump falsely suggested today that rank-and-file FBI agents fomented the Jan. 6 attack that a mob of his supporters unleashed on the Capitol, leaning into conspiracy theories as he accuses a second FBI director of committing crimes
w/ @iriesentner.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
w/ @iriesentner.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Trump falsely suggests FBI agents to blame for igniting Jan. 6 violence
The president’s baseless claim continued a yearslong effort to rewrite the history of the Capitol attack.
www.politico.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
He lied. Gotta use the word
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Another example of the pettiness and threat of the Trump administration's censorship and deletion of science: USEPA used to have tools and training for #water utilities to build system resilience in the face of extreme weather, including #climatechange. That website is gone. Poof.
www.epa.gov/crwu
www.epa.gov/crwu
September 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Another example of the pettiness and threat of the Trump administration's censorship and deletion of science: USEPA used to have tools and training for #water utilities to build system resilience in the face of extreme weather, including #climatechange. That website is gone. Poof.
www.epa.gov/crwu
www.epa.gov/crwu
Mika Brzezinski (@mika-brzezinski.bsky.social) just shared a must-read story about her years-long battle with allergic reactions to makeup and other personal care products.
What she found after testing her products? A wake-up call.
#MorningMika #MSNBC #EWG #SkinDeep🧵
www.msnbc.com/know-your-va...
What she found after testing her products? A wake-up call.
#MorningMika #MSNBC #EWG #SkinDeep🧵
www.msnbc.com/know-your-va...
'I looked grotesque': Mika shares ugly truth about products that made her sick
The “Morning Joe” co-host shares how painful reactions from everyday beauty and household products affected her mood, patience and ability to do her job.
www.msnbc.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Mika Brzezinski (@mika-brzezinski.bsky.social) just shared a must-read story about her years-long battle with allergic reactions to makeup and other personal care products.
What she found after testing her products? A wake-up call.
#MorningMika #MSNBC #EWG #SkinDeep🧵
www.msnbc.com/know-your-va...
What she found after testing her products? A wake-up call.
#MorningMika #MSNBC #EWG #SkinDeep🧵
www.msnbc.com/know-your-va...
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“We found consuming different types of fruits and vegetables changes your pesticide levels accordingly, with greater consumption of the higher-residue foods increasing pesticide levels in urine more than consumption of the lower-residue foods," said EWG's Alexis Temkin, lead author of the study.
Dozens of pesticides enter the body through contaminated fruits and vegetables, study finds | CNN
Eating more pesticide-laced produce increases exposure to dozens of pesticides, according to a nonprofit that publishes the “Dirty Dozen” list of contaminated foods.
www.cnn.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
“We found consuming different types of fruits and vegetables changes your pesticide levels accordingly, with greater consumption of the higher-residue foods increasing pesticide levels in urine more than consumption of the lower-residue foods," said EWG's Alexis Temkin, lead author of the study.
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Makeup, lotion, even detergent—what we use daily may not be as safe as we think it is. 🚨
This week on #MorningMika, Mika sits down with experts from the Environmental Working Group to uncover the hidden risks in our beauty and household products. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Io...
This week on #MorningMika, Mika sits down with experts from the Environmental Working Group to uncover the hidden risks in our beauty and household products. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Io...
'I looked grotesque': Mika shares ugly truth about products that made her sick
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Makeup, lotion, even detergent—what we use daily may not be as safe as we think it is. 🚨
This week on #MorningMika, Mika sits down with experts from the Environmental Working Group to uncover the hidden risks in our beauty and household products. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Io...
This week on #MorningMika, Mika sits down with experts from the Environmental Working Group to uncover the hidden risks in our beauty and household products. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Io...
What you put on your body every day shouldn’t be a mystery — or a health risk.
Dr. Alexa Friedman and EVP Jocelyn Lyle (@ewgofficial.bsky.social) sat down with @mika-brzezinski.bsky.social.
#MorningMika
youtu.be/g3IomYeV8w0?...
Dr. Alexa Friedman and EVP Jocelyn Lyle (@ewgofficial.bsky.social) sat down with @mika-brzezinski.bsky.social.
#MorningMika
youtu.be/g3IomYeV8w0?...
'I looked grotesque': Mika shares ugly truth about products that made her sick
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
September 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
What you put on your body every day shouldn’t be a mystery — or a health risk.
Dr. Alexa Friedman and EVP Jocelyn Lyle (@ewgofficial.bsky.social) sat down with @mika-brzezinski.bsky.social.
#MorningMika
youtu.be/g3IomYeV8w0?...
Dr. Alexa Friedman and EVP Jocelyn Lyle (@ewgofficial.bsky.social) sat down with @mika-brzezinski.bsky.social.
#MorningMika
youtu.be/g3IomYeV8w0?...
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Eating more pesticide-laced produce increases exposure to dozens of pesticides, according to a nonprofit that publishes the "Dirty Dozen" list of contaminated foods. https://cnn.it/46mQa3G
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Eating more pesticide-laced produce increases exposure to dozens of pesticides, according to a nonprofit that publishes the "Dirty Dozen" list of contaminated foods. https://cnn.it/46mQa3G
Eating lots of fruits and vegetables with high #pesticide residues (like strawberries and spinach) can lead to pesticides showing up in your urine.
EWG (@ewgofficial.bsky.social) scientists compared what people ate with what was in their bodies, and the link is clear.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/h...
EWG (@ewgofficial.bsky.social) scientists compared what people ate with what was in their bodies, and the link is clear.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/h...
Dozens of pesticides enter the body through contaminated fruits and vegetables, study finds | CNN
Eating more pesticide-laced produce increases exposure to dozens of pesticides, according to a nonprofit that publishes the “Dirty Dozen” list of contaminated foods.
www.cnn.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Eating lots of fruits and vegetables with high #pesticide residues (like strawberries and spinach) can lead to pesticides showing up in your urine.
EWG (@ewgofficial.bsky.social) scientists compared what people ate with what was in their bodies, and the link is clear.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/h...
EWG (@ewgofficial.bsky.social) scientists compared what people ate with what was in their bodies, and the link is clear.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/h...
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It was a great experience talking with people at #farmaid40 about @ewgofficial.bsky.social's Meat and Dairy Label Decoder as well as our work on nitrous oxide emissions from big ag this weekend! And getting to see some of the performers was unreal. @farmaid.org
September 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It was a great experience talking with people at #farmaid40 about @ewgofficial.bsky.social's Meat and Dairy Label Decoder as well as our work on nitrous oxide emissions from big ag this weekend! And getting to see some of the performers was unreal. @farmaid.org
It’s been a busy few months for EWG (@ewgofficial.bsky.social) scientists.
They’ve published 3 peer-reviewed papers in 3 months.
The latest?
A new study showing that what you eat, especially certain fruits and veggies, can raise the level of #pesticides in your body. 🧵
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
They’ve published 3 peer-reviewed papers in 3 months.
The latest?
A new study showing that what you eat, especially certain fruits and veggies, can raise the level of #pesticides in your body. 🧵
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
New peer-reviewed EWG study finds eating some produce increases pesticide levels in people
Consuming some types of fruits and vegetables can increase the levels of harmful pesticides detected in people’s bodies, according to a new peer-reviewed study by Environmental Working Group scientist...
www.ewg.org
September 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It’s been a busy few months for EWG (@ewgofficial.bsky.social) scientists.
They’ve published 3 peer-reviewed papers in 3 months.
The latest?
A new study showing that what you eat, especially certain fruits and veggies, can raise the level of #pesticides in your body. 🧵
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
They’ve published 3 peer-reviewed papers in 3 months.
The latest?
A new study showing that what you eat, especially certain fruits and veggies, can raise the level of #pesticides in your body. 🧵
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
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Just a reminder that if you are considering taking extra Tylenol to own the cons, also do not do that since it IS toxic in large quantities. Take as doctors direct, not as recommended by reality TV stars or activists with brain worms.
September 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Just a reminder that if you are considering taking extra Tylenol to own the cons, also do not do that since it IS toxic in large quantities. Take as doctors direct, not as recommended by reality TV stars or activists with brain worms.
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Sec Kennedy says NIH will be investigating whether vaccines cause autism.
Over decades, several large-scale studies have already explored this question and found that they do not.
Sec Kennedy says NIH will be investigating whether vaccines cause autism.
Over decades, several large-scale studies have already explored this question and found that they do not.
Live News
www.whitehouse.gov
September 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
www.whitehouse.gov/live/
Sec Kennedy says NIH will be investigating whether vaccines cause autism.
Over decades, several large-scale studies have already explored this question and found that they do not.
Sec Kennedy says NIH will be investigating whether vaccines cause autism.
Over decades, several large-scale studies have already explored this question and found that they do not.
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An ICE agent unholstered his gun at a protest this morning.
Please don't let yourself become numb to this.
Please don't let yourself become numb to this.
September 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
An ICE agent unholstered his gun at a protest this morning.
Please don't let yourself become numb to this.
Please don't let yourself become numb to this.
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So Kimmel gets fired for supposedly misidentifying the shooter as MAGA (though that’s not quite what he said.)
When do all the Fox hosts who misidentified the shooter as transgender get fired then?
When do all the Fox hosts who misidentified the shooter as transgender get fired then?
September 20, 2025 at 4:11 AM
So Kimmel gets fired for supposedly misidentifying the shooter as MAGA (though that’s not quite what he said.)
When do all the Fox hosts who misidentified the shooter as transgender get fired then?
When do all the Fox hosts who misidentified the shooter as transgender get fired then?
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AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.
September 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.
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Andor would want you to cancel your Disney+ subscription.
It's the least you can do for the Rebellion.
It's the least you can do for the Rebellion.
September 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Andor would want you to cancel your Disney+ subscription.
It's the least you can do for the Rebellion.
It's the least you can do for the Rebellion.
I cancelled my subscriptions to Hulu and Disney+ this morning.
These corporations are so huge, will it even make a difference?
I wonder how many other people are voting with their wallets?
#1A #Censorship #JimmyKimmel
These corporations are so huge, will it even make a difference?
I wonder how many other people are voting with their wallets?
#1A #Censorship #JimmyKimmel
September 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I cancelled my subscriptions to Hulu and Disney+ this morning.
These corporations are so huge, will it even make a difference?
I wonder how many other people are voting with their wallets?
#1A #Censorship #JimmyKimmel
These corporations are so huge, will it even make a difference?
I wonder how many other people are voting with their wallets?
#1A #Censorship #JimmyKimmel
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COVID Vaccine Access Now Varies from State to State. Here's What to Know www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...
What State-by-State Rules Mean for Your COVID Shot
With federal vaccine guidance under fire, states are forging their own immunization paths
www.scientificamerican.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
COVID Vaccine Access Now Varies from State to State. Here's What to Know www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...
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“ABC and CBS are making a serious miscalculation. Their servility to Trump will not earn them peace, only greater pressure.”
That’s the German professional association of journalists, @djv.de, calling on major US media to support their journalists instead of preemptively silencing them.
That’s the German professional association of journalists, @djv.de, calling on major US media to support their journalists instead of preemptively silencing them.
Nicht vor MAGA-Kult einknicken
Der Deutsche Journalisten-Verband ruft die Verantwortlichen der großen US-Medien dazu auf, ihren Journalistinnen und Journalisten den Rücken zu stärken, statt…
www.djv.de
September 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
“ABC and CBS are making a serious miscalculation. Their servility to Trump will not earn them peace, only greater pressure.”
That’s the German professional association of journalists, @djv.de, calling on major US media to support their journalists instead of preemptively silencing them.
That’s the German professional association of journalists, @djv.de, calling on major US media to support their journalists instead of preemptively silencing them.
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I don’t expect it will change the outcome but I’m cancelling my Disney plus subscription just the same.
September 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I don’t expect it will change the outcome but I’m cancelling my Disney plus subscription just the same.
🚨 NEW from #EWG (@ewgofficial.bsky.social):
Tap water for nearly 100 million people is contaminated with 3 cancer-causing chemicals — #chromium-6, #arsenic and #nitrate.
A new report and an interactive map shows where.
🧵 (1/5)
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
Tap water for nearly 100 million people is contaminated with 3 cancer-causing chemicals — #chromium-6, #arsenic and #nitrate.
A new report and an interactive map shows where.
🧵 (1/5)
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
EWG map supports ‘co-contaminant’ tap water rules for preventing up to 50,000 cancer cases
Regulating and treating multiple drinking water contaminants as groups, instead of the standard method of targeting one at a time, would significantly benefit public health.
www.ewg.org
September 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🚨 NEW from #EWG (@ewgofficial.bsky.social):
Tap water for nearly 100 million people is contaminated with 3 cancer-causing chemicals — #chromium-6, #arsenic and #nitrate.
A new report and an interactive map shows where.
🧵 (1/5)
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
Tap water for nearly 100 million people is contaminated with 3 cancer-causing chemicals — #chromium-6, #arsenic and #nitrate.
A new report and an interactive map shows where.
🧵 (1/5)
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
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If anyone is coming to Farm Aid 40 in Minneapolis next week, come visit us! Me and my @ewgofficial.bsky.social colleagues will be hosting an activation in the Homegrown Village to talk about food labels, and the environmental and climate harms from big ag. www.farmaid.org/festival/the...
September 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If anyone is coming to Farm Aid 40 in Minneapolis next week, come visit us! Me and my @ewgofficial.bsky.social colleagues will be hosting an activation in the Homegrown Village to talk about food labels, and the environmental and climate harms from big ag. www.farmaid.org/festival/the...