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Also I didn’t know the history of how BPA in baby bottles got banned in 2012 and phthalates in kids toys. There’s still much progress to be made against extremely wealthy and powerful people and companies but it was so inspiring hearing the story and seeing how brave she was!

The way I’ve never heard of the ACC but they have their hands so deep in consumer safety laws that they’re in court defending chemicals that have been proven dozens of times to hurt us. The chem industry paying for studies to be skewed to show no harm even if it keeps us sick and getting sicker. Thank goodness for the good scientists & lobbyists that have been fighting for change for years even while threatened

“By eroding our resilience, social media has made us less able to connect with people who have different political views than ourselves. But even worse, we’ve become to fragile that even reading something that feels like a critique of our lifestyles or political parties, makes us show down. When this happens, the chemical industry wins.”
Already learning stuff I didn’t know about like vinyl vs rubber, ABS etc

“Social media is making things way worse. The fact that anyone can be an “expert” is further muddying the science, making it even harder for consumers to tell what’s safe. And when we’re confused and overwhelmed, we’re less compelled to push elected officials for better laws.”

Will likely be one of the top 2 books I read in 2025. Really well written and thought-provoking and balanced.