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How tax dollars fund the great insect protein swindle

How tax dollars fund the great insect protein swindle

Ellsworth Toohey
Jun 25, 2025
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Bugs as food (Photo: Carla Sinclair)

Trillions of insects are being boiled alive in taxpayer-funded facilities that promised to save the planet but are actually making things worse.

The insect farming industry sold us a dream: environmentally-friendly protein that would help feed the world. But according to Bentham's Newsletter, the reality is a nightmare…

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