Roundup's Mass Exposure

"Today, Roundup is the most popular herbicide in the world, generating more than $4 billion in annual income for Monsanto." "Today, over 90 percent of domestic soy, corn, and cotton crops are genetically engineered to be glyphosate-resistant, accounting for more than 168 million acres. "

"In 2015, an international science committee ruled that glyphosate is a probable human carcinogen, countering previous determinations by regulatory agencies in the United States and other countries. "

"Glyphosate-resistant 'superweeds' like pigweeds, which can grow three inches a day, reaching heights up to seven feet, have already invaded some 90 million acres of American cropland, forcing farmers to use more powerful chemicals in larger doses. Since 1970, Americans have sprayed 1.8 million tons of glyphosate on their crops, lawns and gardens; globally, the figure stands at 9.4 million tons." "The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded that glyphosate should be categorized in Group 2A, meaning 'probably carcinogenic to humans,' alongside DDT, the insecticide malathion, and strains of human papillonavirus." [1]

An April 2015 email from Jess Rowland, deputy director of the EPA's pesticide division, indicated that he would try to kill a planned review of glyphosate by the Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. "The EPA has often been criticized for its chemical-screening processes, in large part because it relies on research funded or conducted by the chemical companies themselves. In 2015, the agency determined that there was 'no convincing evidence' that glyphosate disrupts the human endocrine system -- a determination based almost entirely on studies funded by Monsanto, other chemical companies, and industry groups." "Monsanto is following a familiar playbook: have scientists produce friendly results, fund front groups -- Monsanto has contributed to the American Council on Science and Health, which defends glyphosate and other chemicals from 'junk science' -- and use the media to sway public opinion." [2]

ADDENDUMS:
*Each year, about five thousand people kill someone and don't get caught, and a percentage of these men and women have undoubtedly killed more than once." "According to the database, American serial killers are ten times more likely to be male than female." "In 2016, the number (arrest rate) was slightly less than sixty per cent, which was the lowest rate since records started being kept." [3]

*Sen. Bernie Sanders says: "At last, Trump is telling the truth about his tax bill." Trump reportedly told his friends at Mar-a-Largo that they all "just got a lot richer" after he signed the tax bill.

*Rep. Francis Rooney (R- FL) has called for a "purge of the FBI" to get rid of of "deep state" officials. "Deep state" is a term I have heard used in regard to Turkey.

Footnotes
[1] Rene Ebersole, "Mass Exposure," The Nation, October 30, 2017.

[2] Ibid.

[3] Alec Wilkinson, "The Serial Killer Detector," The New Yorker, November 27, 2017.