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MFM008

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138. quit shilling for Fking Monsanto

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 01:47 AM

Mar 2016

many of us don't care we don't want GMOS and we don't want sprays killing our bees and birds and butterflies, all else said is not important. I don't want this crap on my food or my kids. PERIOD. END of discussion.

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37 Million Bees Found Dead After Planting Large GMO Corn Field Treated With Neonicotinoid Class Of [View all] Ghost in the Machine Mar 2016 OP

Corporate GMO imperialism is unhealthy for living things AxionExcel Mar 2016 #1

Do you figure it was the GMO corn that killed them? Buzz Clik Mar 2016 #28

Snopes says this is undetermined. Wilms Mar 2016 #2

The snopes article mostly says that it was found that neonicotinoid pesticides k8conant Mar 2016 #3

So I kind of wonder if it matters. Wilms Mar 2016 #7

True...nt k8conant Mar 2016 #9

GMO plants better tolerate neonicotinoids. Duppers Mar 2016 #23

It's irrelevant. Buzz Clik Mar 2016 #32

Name the GMO plants that tolerate neonics. HuckleB Mar 2016 #43

I'm impressed. HuckleB Mar 2016 #45

Well gee Huck. Wilms Mar 2016 #55

You're still a long way from being a skeptic. HuckleB Mar 2016 #59

neonicotinoids should be banned ASAP Albertoo Mar 2016 #4

"Better safe than sorry" deathrind Mar 2016 #8

City dwellers tend to forget it's bees which pollinate many foods Albertoo Mar 2016 #10

Yes, deathrind Mar 2016 #13

They ARE banned RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #56

I meant, should be banned in the US Albertoo Mar 2016 #112

So why not cell phones while we're at it? Major Nikon Mar 2016 #156

Hmmmm... deathrind Mar 2016 #5

EPA admits what's been killing bees womanofthehills Mar 2016 #137

Just followed a lonk on facebook. Usually never a good sign. Nailzberg Mar 2016 #6

Only if your friends are idiots. Duppers Mar 2016 #25

OT, but I had no idea there were that many bees in a beehive petronius Mar 2016 #11

50K -60K is about right for the average Honey Bee colony, bvar22 Mar 2016 #15

That's extremely cool, congratulations! Hope this season turns out well for you petronius Mar 2016 #104

I had never heard of it either until moving to this area. bvar22 Mar 2016 #158

They are growing corn in Ontario in February? Brother Buzz Mar 2016 #12

my first thought too Kali Mar 2016 #87

It's got to be an old story Brother Buzz Mar 2016 #91

k&r Liberal_in_LA Mar 2016 #14

This story and web site are pure bullshit. Archae Mar 2016 #16

Yeah. That lit up my crap detector. sarge43 Mar 2016 #20

it gets into the soil via the seeds PaulaFarrell Mar 2016 #140

Good point about drift sarge43 Mar 2016 #149

The story is on... deathrind Mar 2016 #33

So what? HuckleB Mar 2016 #38

What problems would that be? deathrind Mar 2016 #96

Like it's two years old. It's winter. It's been debunked. HuckleB Mar 2016 #97

Ok deathrind Mar 2016 #98

It's been provided on this thread, over and over again. HuckleB Mar 2016 #100

Is this better? katsy Mar 2016 #37

^^^^^ Hissyspit Mar 2016 #77

That was debunked, too, but it is unrelated to the BS in the OP. HuckleB Mar 2016 #79

When pesticide kills all our bees - not to worry - we can get our honey from CUBA!! womanofthehills Mar 2016 #93

The plural of anecdote is not data. HuckleB Mar 2016 #94

I think it does womanofthehills Mar 2016 #157

Do you even know why that meme is wrong? HuckleB Apr 2016 #159

That study is fine, but many others show different results. HuckleB Mar 2016 #99

That study was shit Major Nikon Mar 2016 #154

No Major Nikon Mar 2016 #153

Nice cherry-picking job! Did you leave these out on purpose?? Ghost in the Machine Mar 2016 #40

Maybe everyone but bayer & monsanto katsy Mar 2016 #53

I thought GMO was all harmless and stuff tabasco Mar 2016 #17

Well, in this case GMO is irrelevant. jeff47 Mar 2016 #51

Note: No bees killed by GMO. longship Mar 2016 #18

Kicked and RECOMMENDED. Duppers Mar 2016 #19

Derp. HuckleB Mar 2016 #39

Here ------------------some added information......................to your piece.............. turbinetree Mar 2016 #21

... Duppers Mar 2016 #29

Philpott is an anti-GMO hack. HuckleB Mar 2016 #41

"Philpott is an anti-GMO hack."..... So what are you saying, that you're a "pro-GMO water carrier".. Ghost in the Machine Mar 2016 #52

You're the person who posted this long-debunked propaganda. HuckleB Mar 2016 #54

The only thing I've seen debunked is that bees don't pollinate corn... Ghost in the Machine Mar 2016 #65

Try reading the responses. HuckleB Mar 2016 #66

I *HAVE* read the responses, and they are conflicting... some pro-GMO, some anti-GMO Ghost in the Machine Mar 2016 #75

You owe us all a big apology. HuckleB Mar 2016 #78

I owe YOU nothing! Ghost in the Machine Mar 2016 #83

You owe us all a massive apology. HuckleB Mar 2016 #84

PS: HuckleB Mar 2016 #57

But many here tout the safety of gmos and pesticides.... Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #22

Disgusting how uninformed some are. Duppers Mar 2016 #26

You seem to be among the most uninformed on this topic. HuckleB Mar 2016 #147

Kill the bees zentrum Mar 2016 #24

Yes PearliePoo2 Mar 2016 #34

I recommend the zentrum Mar 2016 #48

sigh. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2016 #27

This is not the normal response to neonicotinoids. Usually, the bees become disoriented and ... Buzz Clik Mar 2016 #30

It was February in Ontario, so the neonics were clearly the cause of something. HuckleB Mar 2016 #36

Your comment made me go back to the article. Buzz Clik Mar 2016 #67

And yet 85 plus DUers liked it. HuckleB Mar 2016 #68

On this planet we have the greedy monicaangela Mar 2016 #31

If you don't know the reality of the source, why post such ludicrous claims? HuckleB Mar 2016 #35

jeeeeebus. how many times does this natural news story have to be debunked? mopinko Mar 2016 #42

Oh, goodness. And it pulled in 70 likes already. HuckleB Mar 2016 #46

There are many other studies about sick honey bees womanofthehills Mar 2016 #105

we both are hard core believers in real science. mopinko Mar 2016 #150

This drive for ever-increasing productivity Duppers Mar 2016 #44

Prove your claims with a consensus of peer-reviewed science. HuckleB Mar 2016 #47

Anytime terms like peered reviewed concensous are bandied about you know eyes are on this post. CentralMass Mar 2016 #58

I'm waiting. HuckleB Mar 2016 #60

I don't don't need peer reviewed studies to tell me that CentralMass Mar 2016 #61

You just proved that you don't know anything about the topic. HuckleB Mar 2016 #63

I'm with you and so is most of Europe womanofthehills Mar 2016 #119

Lucky Belgium bees - no GMO's for them womanofthehills Mar 2016 #125

They are clearly liberal science haters trying to hurt the noble purveyors of GMO crops and ..i. CentralMass Mar 2016 #49

This is an old conspiracy story that is debunked. HuckleB Mar 2016 #50

GE corn & sick honey bees womanofthehills Mar 2016 #101

An antiGMO fiction Link? HuckleB Mar 2016 #107

The OP knows this story is completely bogus. HuckleB Mar 2016 #62

No, the OP is not yet fully convinced, and you can't PROVE what *I* "know", so the Ghost in the Machine Mar 2016 #69

You posted a two-year-old story that was debunked then. HuckleB Mar 2016 #70

I posted something I JUST READ before posting! Do YOU see the date in the by-line? Ghost in the Machine Mar 2016 #81

And you posted it without looking into it. HuckleB Mar 2016 #85

"but now you know the reality" The reality that I know is that there is a Worldwide movement against Ghost in the Machine Mar 2016 #88

So doing the right thing is not your thing. HuckleB Mar 2016 #89

And here you are, still flapping away with the fingers when it is apparently clear that you should Ghost in the Machine Mar 2016 #110

You love to be rude to people womanofthehills Mar 2016 #102

You are now propagating stigma upon people with mental illness. HuckleB Mar 2016 #103

For someone who says they know science laundry_queen Mar 2016 #109

Yes. They are the same thing. HuckleB Mar 2016 #111

They are in the DSM laundry_queen Mar 2016 #113

Yes, they do. HuckleB Mar 2016 #114

Ah projection laundry_queen Mar 2016 #117

You probably don't know what that means. HuckleB Mar 2016 #118

Ok. nt laundry_queen Mar 2016 #122

Why was DBT developed? HuckleB Mar 2016 #115

You are now cherry picking one personality disorder, the only one pretty much laundry_queen Mar 2016 #121

No, I'm not. HuckleB Mar 2016 #124

So you are saying AsPD and NPD laundry_queen Mar 2016 #126

So you're saying mental illness stigma is fine... HuckleB Mar 2016 #129

Thanks for the non-answer answer. nt laundry_queen Mar 2016 #130

You don't like reality. I get that. HuckleB Mar 2016 #131

No, I just can't really see Donald Trump laundry_queen Mar 2016 #132

Donald Trump is an anecdote. HuckleB Mar 2016 #134

LOL, yes you are the gatekeeper of all science on DU laundry_queen Mar 2016 #135

Way to double down. HuckleB Mar 2016 #139

You are always rude womanofthehills Mar 2016 #136

Hypocritical much? HuckleB Mar 2016 #142

Lots of bad info here Dickster Mar 2016 #64

Thank you for your post, Dickster. I just read a little while ago where the bees are dying Ghost in the Machine Mar 2016 #82

First the bees...... womanofthehills Mar 2016 #133

Why the switch to the newer planters then? jeff47 Mar 2016 #106

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Mar 2016 #71

Why? HuckleB Mar 2016 #72

To call attention to the tragedy. Enthusiast Mar 2016 #80

What tragedy? HuckleB Mar 2016 #86

quit shilling for Fking Monsanto MFM008 Mar 2016 #138

Quit shilling for anti-science ignorance. HuckleB Mar 2016 #141

When did they plant corn in Ontario? Igel Mar 2016 #73

The story is actually from 2014. HuckleB Mar 2016 #76

Neonicotinoid are preventing honeybees from using their cellphones Orrex Mar 2016 #74

Honeybees shouldn't be using cellphones anyway. Dr. Strange Mar 2016 #90

That makes no sense. Corn is planted in early May in Ontario. LeftyMom Mar 2016 #92

But it was GMO corn!!11!!11 Gormy Cuss Mar 2016 #152

I sure hope that when the PTB finally kill off public eduation Kali Mar 2016 #95

Who writes these headlines? LisaM Mar 2016 #108

It is an apparently misleading headline, but is the one that went with the story..... Ghost in the Machine Mar 2016 #120

Not putting it on the OP LisaM Mar 2016 #123

Thank you, LisaM.... Peace to you and yours.... n/t Ghost in the Machine Mar 2016 #127

The source is crap. HuckleB Mar 2016 #143

I just got a kick out of the ungrammatical headline LisaM Mar 2016 #144

Why am I picturing the opening scene to Bambi? HuckleB Mar 2016 #145

For the same reason I'm picturing an OP martyring itself in snitful righteousness LanternWaste Mar 2016 #151

Poorly written article that cannot get the dates right laundry_queen Mar 2016 #116

This is why it is a really bad idea to politicize genetically modified foods. PatrickforO Mar 2016 #128

suicide by greed. + we aint getting a penny. pansypoo53219 Mar 2016 #146

K&R! countryjake Mar 2016 #148

I'm gonna go ahead and give this one a Train-Rec. Iggo Mar 2016 #155