U.S. Right To Know
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Investigative public health group working globally to expose corporate wrongdoing and government failures threatening our food, environment and health.
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The Defense Intelligence Agency is stonewalling the release of documents related to the origins of Covid-19. It is “way out of compliance” with the federal court order. #FOIA
https://t.co/ipcC4GKpC2
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A good summary of Mathilde's excellent review here:
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Ultra-processed foods may harm health because of what they contain but also how they are manufactured to promote overconsumption and maximize profits.
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Updated: Congress orders spy agencies to consider declassifying evidence on COVID origins. Via @lewiskamb @USRightToKnow
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New language in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026 would call to declassify intelligence on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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US Right to Know has played a vital role in the COVID19 origin investigation Please consider donating to support their work
In 2020, U.S. Right to Know began an investigation into the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic that killed about 20 million people. This work is high stakes. The truth is: due to dangerously weak safety standards, a single leak from a single biolab could be even deadlier. Our
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Ultra-processed foods damage health in ways that calories don’t explain, new study says. Food additives, packaging chemicals, and processing methods may drive disease risk, even as food safety rules fail to catch up. Via @USRightToKnow
https://t.co/7ZyeJ8Gwp3
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Ultra-processed foods may harm health because of what they contain but also how they are manufactured to promote overconsumption and maximize profits.
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Read our interview with a leading molecular geneticist about recent scientific evidence raising health concerns about GMOs and pesticides
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A molecular geneticist says regulators are ignoring the health risks of stacked GMO traits and the combined toxicity of pesticide mixtures.
In Nigeria this week, farmers, scientists and health advocates demanded an immediate halt to the commercialization of GMOs. A good reminder that the patenting/corporate ownership of important food crops has yet to take root in other countries as it has in the US @GMOFreeNigeria
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China banned it, but still sells controversial weed killer in America. #paraquat Via @MLive @rosekellywhite
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Despite being banned in China, a dangerous pesticide that endangers farmworkers is flowing from Chinese manufacturers into the United States.
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Is RFK Jr. backing Big Food’s drive to overturn tough new state laws? Via @USRightToKnow @StacyMalkan
https://t.co/GbMqdSof2g
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Is Bobby Kennedy Jr. changing his position on tough new state food safety laws to back the ultra-processed food industry?
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Social media fuels smoking and vaping among children, especially girls, study shows. Via @USRightToKnow
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The more time teens spend on social media, the higher their risk of using cigarettes or e-cigarettes — and potentially developing serious health problems.
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Here's our reporting on Big Food's PR salvo that is fronted by a writer who regularly attacks 'organic moms' and others who want healthier food. @consumerbrands we see you.
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The world’s largest food and beverage companies have a new campaign to help them to keep profiting from manufacturing unhealthy foods.
Big Food has launched yet another 'transparency' campaign: "What this is really about is pushback against the concept of ultra-processed foods," writes @marionnestle
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In 2020, U.S. Right to Know began an investigation into the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic that killed about 20 million people. This work is high stakes. The truth is: due to dangerously weak safety standards, a single leak from a single biolab could be even deadlier. Our
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Stand up for independent journalism and our right to know
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For 6 years, the fight to uncover what US spy agencies know about COVID origins has raged in courts, FOIA delays & redacted docs Now, it's in a defense bill: The FY2026 NDAA mandates declassification of intel on the pandemic My latest via @USRightToKnow:
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New language in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026 would call to declassify intelligence on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Congress may order spy agencies to consider declassifying evidence on COVID origins. Via @lewiskamb @USRightToKnow
https://t.co/CyItiIr3YT
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New language in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026 would call to declassify intelligence on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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See also our reporting on how Monsanto (now Bayer) manipulated the scientific record over decades to keep Roundup profits flowing. https://t.co/yEAuuxPTvB and
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A scientific study that regulators around the world relied on for decades to justify continued approval of glyphosate was quietly retracted last Friday.
We're tracking the science on glyphosate https://t.co/ICQuzxf019 and
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We're tracking the science on glyphosate https://t.co/ICQuzxf019 and
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Even extremely small amounts of the herbicide glyphosate can harm gut health, disrupt metabolism, and change behavior in mice, a new study shows.
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World’s most used insecticides (neonicotinoids) damage male fertility in rodents, researchers say https://t.co/HsValOk6FG Read the latest news from #RighttoKnow #Healthwire
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Neonicotinoid insecticides cause reproductive toxicity in lab animals, raising concerns about damage to human fertility, according to a new review.
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In response to our #FOIA lawsuit against the Defense Intelligence Agency to obtain its latest assessment (with supporting materials) of the origin of the Covid pandemic, DIA says that they can only find a mere 12 pages of relevant records, and they don’t wish to disclose any of
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By the time harm from #PFAS was publicly established, manufacturers had known for decades that PFAS chemicals are toxic and ubiquitous https://t.co/lBYntwJpWx
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PFAS have been linked to cancer, birth defects, liver disease, thyroid disease, decreased immunity, hormone disruption and other illnesses.
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Spain probes whether swine fever outbreak was caused by lab leak. Via @Reuters
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Hormone-disrupting chemicals contaminate breast milk, global review shows; scientists say breastfeeding is still best. Via @USRightToKnow
https://t.co/PYY0aNzY98
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Breast milk from mothers worldwide contains a wide range of endocrine disrupting chemicals, but breastfeeding still remains best, global study shows.
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