Mika speaks out on how painful reactions from everyday beauty and household products affected her mood, patience, and ability to do her job

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.

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.

He lied. Gotta use the word

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

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...

“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.

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...

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?...

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...

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...

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.

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.

An ICE agent unholstered his gun at a protest this morning. Please don't let yourself become numb to this.

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?

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.

Andor would want you to cancel your Disney+ subscription. 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

COVID Vaccine Access Now Varies from State to State. Here's What to Know www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...

“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.

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...

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...

California lawmakers also just passed the first-in-the-nation bill to protect kids from harmful ultra-processed foods in schools. #AB1264 will define harmful UPF and sets the stage to phase out the worst offenders from school meals — based on science, not marketing. www.ewg.org/news-insight...

California is on track to ban toxic #ForeverChemicals in cookware, cleaners, floss and more. #SB682 just passed the Legislature and is heading to @GavinNewsom’s desk. If signed, it will phase out #PFAS in many everyday products — a huge win for public health. www.ewg.org/news-insight...

Celebrity chefs like Rachael Ray and David Chang are urging California to keep the toxic #ForeverChemicals known as #PFAS in cookware. Why? Because they say nonstick pans are essential. #SB682 is a crucial step toward banning NONESSENTIAL uses of PFAS. 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...

“Deeply disappointed”: advocates say the Trump admin’s #MAHA report put chemical companies over kids’ health. @cleanairmoms-pa.bsky.social @cleanaircatf.bsky.social www.thenewlede.org/2025/09/maha...

Let’s make our kitchens safer! #SB682 phases out unnecessary PFAS in cookware as there’s plenty of affordable, non-toxic options already available. CA – urge your lawmakers to support this commonsense step for healthier homes!

PFAS coatings from cookware manufacturing can contaminate water & workers. CA has already spent $500M+ cleaning it up. #SB682 prevents more harm!

My #SB682 phases out unnecessary PFAS from our marketplace. The mass proliferation of this “forever chemical” that is now showing up in high levels in our bodies is becoming both a public health and environmental crisis.

California is on the verge of banning toxic #ForeverChemicals known as #PFAS in products like cookware, cleaners more. These chemicals don't break down in the environment and they build up in our bodies. #SB682 is a crucial step toward safer homes. 🧵 www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...

I am very glad to see that Monarez will get a chance to share what actually happened. This promises to be much more enlightening than anything RFKJ had to say.

@ewgofficial.bsky.social researchers examined data from the EPA’s national water monitoring program and found that #PFAS was detected along with pollutants such as trihalomethanes, haloacetic acid, heavy metals and nitrates in 64% of 1,083 systems. www.thenewlede.org/2025/09/pfas...

Warnings without any action. In May: a "hellscape" of toxic chemicals harming kids. In Sept: more vague promises, no new rules. The #MAHA Commission report caves to industry pressure. Story by Issam Ahmed (@issamahmed.bsky.social) for @afp.com. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Big talk, no action! The #MAHA strategy warns kids are exposed to toxic chemicals, but offers no real plan to curb #pesticides, #PFAS or pollution. It slashes food aid, weakens regulations and promotes vaccine skepticism. Profits over public health ... again. Shocker! www.npr.org/sections/sho...

#RFKJr's #MAHA report mentions #glyphosate as a concern, but instead of cracking down, it says #EPA should boost “confidence” in #pesticide reviews. Story by Renee Hickman (@reneehickman.bsky.social) and Leah Douglas (@leahjdouglas.bsky.social) for @reuters.com www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

The Make America Healthy Again commission is proposing more than 100 moves to address the root causes of childhood chronic disease. Critics say other Trump administration moves contradict the goals.

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled the "Make America Healthy Again" strategy on Tuesday.

HHS Sec. #RFKJr. unveils #MAHA strategy — but no major action yet on #pesticides, #UPF or pharma risks. Critics say it lacks regulation, despite big promises. By Sarah Owermohle (@owermohle.bsky.social) and Jen Christensen (@jechristensen23.bsky.social) for @cnn.com. www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/h...

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/story/we-can...

Good news! Washington recently became the first state in the U.S. to ban ALL formaldehyde-releasing chemicals in cosmetics. 👏 This is prevention in action. This is what it means to put health first. #StatesInTheLead toxicfreefuture.org/press-room/w...

🚨 A new @ewgofficial.bsky.social study finds just 8% of US water systems have advanced filters to remove toxic #PFAS & other contaminants. Small rural towns are the least protected, leaving millions exposed. @nrdc.org @pfaspathways.bsky.social www.thenewlede.org/2025/09/pfas...

wrote about really interesting new research about how technology that removes PFAS from drinking water also can remove other carcinogenic chemicals:

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...

What’s really in your lotion, shampoo or perfume? The #SkinDeep database breaks down the hazards of 130,000+ personal care products and their ingredients. Used by researchers and consumers, it's the go-to tool for understanding what’s in your #cosmetics. www.ewg.org/news-insight...

New peer-reviewed study from @ewgofficial.bsky.social scientists finds that water filtration systems that treat #PFAS also cut cancer-causing chemicals like disinfection byproducts and heavy metals like #arsenic. Time to rethink what water treatment can — and should — do www.ewg.org/news-insight...

Let’s get #PFAS out of our food @rachaelray. Let’s work together to protect our families.

In the early weeks of this administration I thought PFAS was a rare environmental issue it miiight take seriously, based on Lee Zeldin's time as a NY rep. I was wrong! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/c...