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Wife got non-hodgkin’s (NH) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after using Roundup during spring and summers for weeds. This lymphoma attacks and substantially destroys the natural immune system, lowering both red and white cells as well as Hemoglobin down to almost nothing with pain and nausea. Months in critical care and chemo. After two years treatments, now remission. Claim against Monsanto filed with class action in 2019. Zero progress. The court simply ordered the EPA to “reexamine its finding” (that glyphosate does not cause any serious risk). Guess what the EPA will come back with. ‘We reexamined and found no problem’ OK.

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"This is a full spectrum soft war with Bayer being just as vital a node as the likes of Pfizer are." Yeah, in more ways than one.

For several years (2002-2018), Monsanto was owned by Pfizer, and during those years -- besides the huge numbers of injury lawsuits -- they did business the Pfizer way. Monsanto was caught cooking their books to inflate profits (fined $80M by the SEC), and they also ghostwrote studies supporting glyphosate's safety which were published as independent safety studies by others. They also had numerous former employees serving on the FDA and the EPA.

Gee. What a surprise.

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