monsanto, the courts, the law, and the epa walk into a bar;

It has been a while since we’ve heard anything from Big Agribusiness’s I.G. Farbensanto, but we can relax: the system of graft, corruption, and denial roles on, according to this article shared by M.W.  In fact, according to the article, I.G. Farbensanto has actually managed to win a few recent court cases:

Roundup litigation at turning point as Bayer rejects “global resolution plan”

As usual in articles of this nature, there was something that “caught my eye”, and when I say that things “caught my eye,” regular readers here will have figured out that I mean that something was so somersaultingly glaringly absurd and stupid, and that was disguised in language designed to make the somersaulting and glaring stupidity seem normal that the world, despite being run by insane and incompetent and boobs like the Hochklaus von Blohenschwab or the newly minted King Charles III, won’t notice.  And if the diction in that previous sentence seems a little too convoluted to make its obvious point, then all I can say is “Q.E.D.”

What I’m referring to in the article is this statement:

Since buying Monsanto in 2018, Bayer has steadfastly insisted that there is no cancer connection to Monsanto’s herbicides. The company says that scientific research and regulatory findings, including from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), back its assertions of safety. The company says it has only agreed to settlements in order to mitigate the expense of the litigation.

And that statement has to be understood in the following context:

The plaintiffs’ attorneys say they are armed with new evidence that undermines Monsanto’s defense, including a recent federal court ruling that threw out the EPA’s determination of glyphosate safety..........more..........