If you’ve followed the world of pesticides for as long as Ken has, it can be hard to be shocked. But journalist Carey Gillam (The New Lede) has dug up a story that has rattled even Ken.

In her newest piece “Defend or be damned’ - How a US company uses government funds to suppress pesticide opposition around the world” (The New Lede, The Guardian, Le Monde) Carey exposes a government-funded (pssst, that means funded by your taxes) covert social network that has worldwide tentacles.

Carey and Ken discuss secret dossiers on pesticide critics, including sensitive personal information of journalists and public health advocates, agendas to attack pesticide and GMO opponents, and private social networks used by pesticide industry lobbyists and government officials worldwide to conceal their collusion from public scrutiny.

Want a deeper dive on today’s episode? Check out the links below:

“Defend or be damned” – How a US company uses government funds to suppress pesticide opposition around the world (The New Lede)

Carey Gillam’s website (CareyGillamNewsNow@gmail.com)

Revealed: the US government-funded ‘private social network’ attacking pesticide critics (The Guardian)

Poison PR Media Library (The New Lede)

The Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man's Search for Justice (Carey Gillam)

Lighthouse Reports

VFluence

AcademicsReview

Academics Review Form 990 2014

Bonus Eventus

The Monsanto Papers: Poisoning the Scientific Well (National Library of Medicine)

Farm to Fork strategy (EU Commission)

Secret files suggest chemical giant feared weedkiller’s link to Parkinson’s disease (The Guardian)

OIG Reports (Sept 2024)

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