Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides: study

Re:Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in tox... by colordrops on Sunday August 11, 2019 @09:57AM (#20668194)

> I think this is one of the great things to come out of the invention of the web. We are becoming better informed and this kind of information is becoming more prevalent. It’s becoming much harder for these big corporations to hide these negative side effects

We are at the end of that era. The big corporations are slowly closing down that unintended loophole in which the internet was a tool for free movement of knowledge. Google now filters and shapes results into their idea of what is OK rather than exactly what you are searching for [1]. The FBI just called conspiracy theorists a domestic threat [2] and open forums are under attack [3]. Not long ago you were a nutjob for claiming Monsanto and Roundup were anything other than gifts from God. We will be going back to that world soon enough.

[1] http://autocompleteaudit.com/autocomplete/Bill%20clinton

[2] https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/fbi-doc...

[3] https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/clxdjk/conspira...

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Re:Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in tox... by maxerickson on Sunday August 11, 2019 @10:49AM (#20668407)

"The FBI assesses anti-government, identity based, and fringe political conspiracy theories very likely motivate some domestic extremists, wholly or in part, to commit criminal and sometimes violent activity," the document said. "The FBI further assesses in some cases these conspiracy theories very likely encourage the targeting of specific people, places, and organizations, thereby increasing the likelihood of violence against these targets."

Gee, what a bunch of authoritarian whack jobs.

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Re:Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in tox... by feanaro on Sunday August 11, 2019 @11:48AM (#20668648)

I agree with your sentiment except for its defeatist facet. Let's not act like we are defeated and helpless. We can help shape the web and the internet into the shape we want and we are not helpless.

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Re:Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in tox... by flatline on Sunday August 11, 2019 @10:39AM (#20668363)

People were fighting Monsanto back in the late 90s. If anything I think they have improved their public image, poor though it still is.

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Re:Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in tox... by ncmncm on Sunday August 11, 2019 @05:02PM (#20670486)

Now they are Bayer, and Monsanto doesn't exist anymore.

The same people are still poisoning us, though.

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