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What the Story of #DDT, America’s Most Notorious Chemical, Can Teach Us Today

By Gosia Wozniacka
July 6, 2022

"In How to Sell a Poison, historian of medicine Elena Conis traces the history of DDT, its impacts, and the implications of the shifting science. In a masterful narrative style that reads like a novel, Conis tells the stories of ordinary people and the nascent #EnvironmentalMovement that sought to expose the chemical’s harms. Her book offers insights about the mechanisms of #ScienceDenial, #DisinformationCampaigns, and the role of politics and other social forces in shaping a nation’s approach to regulating a toxic substance."

https://civileats.com/2022/07/06/ddt-elena-conis-pesticides-health-farmworkers-chemicals-safety-regulation/

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines Mar 8

Sunday, March 8, 2026

Ukraine halts Russian offensive toward Zaporizhzhia, killing, injuring 300 Russian troops -- Ukraine hits Russian Shahed-type drone storage in Donetsk with SCALP, ATACMS missiles -- Ukraine's Oschadbank seeks return of vehicles, valuables seized in Hungary -- Russia-linked disinformation campaign targets Ukraine amid tensions with Hungary ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/03/sunday-march-8-2026/

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines Aug 19, 2025

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Russia occupied less than 1% of Ukraine’s territory since November 2022, monitoring group says — Russian media shows US armored vehicle with Russian, American flags storming Ukrainian positions — Russian gasoline prices hit record highs after drone strikes shut refineries — Muscle beaches, drag racing, and drones falling into the sea. Summer in Odesa hasn’t stopped — In Ukraine, democracy finds its fiercest defenders … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/tuesday-august-19-2025/

AnneTheWriter Jul 21, 2025

🚨 WARNING -- #FakeNews ALERT 🚨

Right NOW, on #YouTube , there is an onslaught of identical #bot videos being posted at the EXACT same time to at least *24* different accounts, and others soon after that. All of the accounts mimic local news channels, but are fake accounts, from different major networks.

For example:

CBS Austin
News 4 (WOAI) San Antonio
News 5 WCYB
The National Desk
ABC 7 Amarillo
Fox Nashville
WRSP/WCCU Fox 55/27 Illinois
KOKH
KFOX 14
Tulsa's News Channel 8
...And more.

My attempt to leave comments on each, warning that it is a bot video and AI spam campaign, have been repeatedly deleted by the video poster.

All of them are about #TulsiGabbard launching an investigation into #RussianInterference in the #2016Election at the instruction of #DonaldTrump. Most-- but not all-- use the headline, "Trump Wants to Reveal 2016 Election Sabotage Claims."

🧵1/2

#FakeNewsWarning #AltRightMedia #DisinformationCampaigns #MediaWatch #TrumpDistraction #BarackObama #Obama

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines May 1, 2025

Thursday, May 1

Zelensky warns Russia is preparing something in Belarus under guise of military drills — ‘There’s an information war, and we’ve disarmed ourselves’ — ex-US diplomat on effects of Trump cuts — 5 explosions; Ukrainian drones strike Russian military plant in Murom — Can Russia’s war machine survive without outside aid? … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/thursday-may-1/