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This article makes some rather terrible claims. I've never heard of readersupportednews.org before. Are there similar articles in well-known, respectable public

This article makes some rather terrible claims. I've never heard of readersupportednews.org before. Are there similar articles in well-known, respectable publications? (Note: I'm not claiming the site is disreputable, I've just never heard of the site and want to read more on sites (on in publications) I know.)

AgentConundrum 14y ago
Here's a link from RT.com (Russia Today): https://rt.com/news/monsanto-brazil-seed-soy-908/ https://rt.com/news/monsanto-brazil-seed-soy-908/ I have no idea if they're trustworthy either, but Wikipedia[1] had this to say about them: > RT is the second most-watched foreign news channel in the United States, after BBC News and the first most-watched news channel worldwide. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_%28TV_network%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_%28TV_network%29
- maratd 14y ago
  RT is most certainly not the most-watched news channel worldwide. That doesn't even make any sense. RT is, however, a propaganda tool of Putin and friends. I most certainly wouldn't trust their numbers or anything else they publish for that matter.
- omonra 14y ago
  Please don't quote anything from RT - it's as useful as quoting Gobbles. While there is a chance it could be true, the association itself makes anything quoted extremely suspect.
  - AgentConundrum 14y ago
    Good to know. I had no idea what it was, but it looked more legit than the OP. Wikipedia seemed to back up the idea that it was a proper source, so I linked it.
    - omonra 14y ago
      I don't think you read far enough in the article :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_Today#Allegations_of_pro-Kremlin_bias http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_Today#Allegations_of_pro... It's pretty much a Putin propaganda piece. Don't be mislead by their use of western journalists - they can only parrot the party line or put forward own fringe conspiracy theories.
andyjohnson0 14y ago
Monsanto: The parable of the sower http://www.economist.com/node/14904184 http://www.economist.com/node/14904184
bobbo3 14y ago
Pesticide is a leading cause of suicide. (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2006/np24/en/index.html http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2006/np24/en/index...) Farming is, in some countries, a high risk occupation for suicide. (http://cebmh.warne.ox.ac.uk/csr/resfarmers.html http://cebmh.warne.ox.ac.uk/csr/resfarmers.html) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmers_suicides_in_India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmers_suicides_in_India) I agree that the hyperbole of the article is weird.
- JumpCrisscross 14y ago
  »Pesticide is a leading cause of suicide Pesticides are a leading suicide method, not cause. Come on, it's the title of the article you linked to.

AgentConundrum 14y ago

Here's a link from RT.com (Russia Today): https://rt.com/news/monsanto-brazil-seed-soy-908/ https://rt.com/news/monsanto-brazil-seed-soy-908/ I have no idea if they're trustworthy either, but Wikipedia[1] had this to say about them: > RT is the second most-watched foreign news channel in the United States, after BBC News and the first most-watched news channel worldwide. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_%28TV_network%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_%28TV_network%29

maratd 14y ago
RT is most certainly not the most-watched news channel worldwide. That doesn't even make any sense. RT is, however, a propaganda tool of Putin and friends. I most certainly wouldn't trust their numbers or anything else they publish for that matter.
omonra 14y ago
Please don't quote anything from RT - it's as useful as quoting Gobbles. While there is a chance it could be true, the association itself makes anything quoted extremely suspect.
- AgentConundrum 14y ago
  Good to know. I had no idea what it was, but it looked more legit than the OP. Wikipedia seemed to back up the idea that it was a proper source, so I linked it.
  - omonra 14y ago
    I don't think you read far enough in the article :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_Today#Allegations_of_pro-Kremlin_bias http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_Today#Allegations_of_pro... It's pretty much a Putin propaganda piece. Don't be mislead by their use of western journalists - they can only parrot the party line or put forward own fringe conspiracy theories.

andyjohnson0 14y ago

Monsanto: The parable of the sower http://www.economist.com/node/14904184 http://www.economist.com/node/14904184

bobbo3 14y ago

Pesticide is a leading cause of suicide. (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2006/np24/en/index.html http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2006/np24/en/index...) Farming is, in some countries, a high risk occupation for suicide. (http://cebmh.warne.ox.ac.uk/csr/resfarmers.html http://cebmh.warne.ox.ac.uk/csr/resfarmers.html) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmers_suicides_in_India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmers_suicides_in_India) I agree that the hyperbole of the article is weird.

JumpCrisscross 14y ago
»Pesticide is a leading cause of suicide Pesticides are a leading suicide method, not cause. Come on, it's the title of the article you linked to.