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Re:Bayer to Pull Glyphosate Products, from U.S. Home and Gar... by didjathinkmess on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @02:14PM (#28052270)
Up until the landmark ruling against Monsanto in 2018, there would be pro-glyphosate shills polluting forums like Hacker News with misleading statements and outright lies. After the initial court case that ruled in favor of a grounds keeper that got Lymphoma, they magically disappeared. Its been pretty nice. Guess the PR budget got cut!

This is an amazing development but the job isn't done yet. This poison needs to be banned in all agriculture applications worldwide immediately. This is our FOOD WE ALL EAT for crying out loud.

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Re:Bayer to Pull Glyphosate Products, from U.S. Home and Gar... by zug_zug on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @10:22PM (#28056516)
Not sure why this is downvoted, it is a documented fact that monsanto was paying people to engage on social media forums while pretending to have no affiliation. [1]

You can read the court testimony here [scroll down about half-way]: https://usrtk.org/tag/let-nothing-go/

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Re:Bayer to Pull Glyphosate Products, from U.S. Home and Gar... by fingerlocks on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @11:17AM (#28062003)
I don’t see that claim anywhere in that article, despite how hard it’s reaching to be a hit piece.
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Re:Bayer to Pull Glyphosate Products, from U.S. Home and Gar... by zug_zug on Thursday August 05, 2021 @11:12AM (#28074866)
Okay, here's the actual court document with a direct quote

"Monsanto even started the aptly-named “Let Nothing Go” program to leave nothing, not even facebook comments, unanswered; through a series of third parties, it employs individuals who appear to have no connection to the industry, who in turn post positive comments on news articles and Facebook posts, defending Monsanto, its chemicals, and GMOs."

[1] https://usrtk.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/MDLLetNothingGo...

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Re:Bayer to Pull Glyphosate Products, from U.S. Home and Gar... by atatatat on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @03:13PM (#28052932)
Reddit, as well.

Sharpened my bullshit detector — cheers Monsanto.

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