The Risk-Monger

@zaruk

David Zaruk writes a blog called The Risk-Monger challenging confirmation bias. Fighting activist zealots. Fighting for farmers. Fighting cardiovascular disease

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  1. Jul 9

    If you'd like to blog for the organic food industry, we'll pay you up to $700 (with a $250 bonus if you say nice things about us!). We'll send you gluten-free organic food and you shill for us... How hard can that be? People with integrity need not apply!

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  2. Jul 8

    In the third instalment of Gemma's voyage into the world of glyphobia (see thread from ), she discovers how the US activists have been making friends in France. For those needing to know a bit of history of why French regulators are so chemophobic, this is a good primer.

    Résumé des épisodes précédents de (marchands de peur) : Dans son enquête autour de l’émission d’, Gemma est arrivée à trouver des intérêts américains dans le dossier Glyphosate.
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  3. Jul 7

    What's this world coming to? It's getting to the point where it's almost too hard to watch and monitor all the companies watching and monitoring all the organisations that are watching and monitoring... I should be outraged they're watching me...except I'm too busy watching them.

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  4. Jul 7

    The Glypho-novella continues (see thread ). Today Gemma discovers how the money and law-firms corrupt the science. Could this simply be the work of a few bad scientists and opportunistic lawyers? How are the anti-vaxxers involved? Stay tuned as Gemma uncovers the slime!

    Gemma est encore sous le choc de constater que aide à redorer le blason d’un scientifique renié par ses pairs mais soutenu par des anti-science. montre Séralini chez ses avocats. C’est un mécanisme de réhabilitation pour le téléspectateur. Pourquoi?
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  5. Jul 6

    It's time to produce a film (see docu-fiction chain from below) to show how ridiculous the glyphobic zealots are. I'm more in favour of satire than drama (a satirmentary?) on the Gang of 50 who've handcuffed farmers and regulators for 4 years now.

    Vendredi 19h. Gemma* rentre du travail lorsqu’elle découvre que la porte de son appartement a été forcée. Elle prend peur, décide de partir vite, pour se réfugier à la campagne auprès de sa famille et mettre 97cmdehaut à…
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  6. Jul 6

    It was never about the environment. Green activists are social justice campaigners rebelling against industry, commerce and trade. Nuclear is big business. If the planet burns in the process of their efforts to overthrow the present power structures, then so be it.

    Had Germany spent $580 billion on nuclear instead of renewables it would have had enough energy to replace all fossil fuels and biomass in its electricity sector AND replace *all* of the petroleum it uses for cars and light trucks.
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  7. Jul 5

    So I got my registered letter from the law firm. I'M OUTRAGED!!! Apparently, because of my public position on glyphosate ... I didn't even know anyone read me .... I was legally informed that my name was on a stakeholder list produced by . Uhm, so what?

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  8. Jul 4

    Hmm. went on a obsessive rant against me after I spoiled his bromance with my friend Chris. His outburst has disappeared (but he left my message). Why is he cleaning the up? Wayback Machine has no record: . Does anyone have a screenshot?

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  9. Jul 4

    My university sent me a message: "There's a registered letter for me from a law firm." I thought: Who would want to sue me? Then I looked at what I've written over the last 6 months... Let me rephrase the question: Who wouldn't want to sue me? Pass the popcorn this should be fun!

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  10. Jul 3

    Activists publish dozens of reports each year. Most are done with freelance journalists.With hundreds of journalists receiving tens of thousands of euros, shouldn't we know how much influence CEO is buying? From my latest:

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  11. Jul 2

    I'm having a hard time accepting righteous indignation from zealots like over journalists doing a side job moderating an event as a conflict of interest. That's small beer compared to when she took money from and still pretended to be a journalist.

    "C'est au final le journaliste qui reste le premier arbitre de ce qu'il peut faire ou non. Moralement et professionnellement." 🤔 Euh... Juge et partie de soi-même? Les conflits d'intérêts ne sont pas plus light pour les journalistes que pour les experts.
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  12. Jun 30

    The anti-industry, anti-science, anti-trade NGO, Corporate Europe Observatory, is in trouble. They are losing funders, losing credibility and losing their moral compass. I can't say I'm going to miss them. My latest blog.

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  13. Jun 30

    From my summer reading list It makes sense for little Greta to panic. When activists use her to make people panic, it is abusive. Telling people you have all the answers (when you don't) is abusive. Creating Armageddon scenarios to win an argument is abusive.

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  14. Jun 29

    This summer I plan to study why the "End of Days" narrative has become popular with a series touching on clysteria, endocrine-morosis, agroecology and glyphobia. I'll look into how social-media-driven outrage has turned many into cult-driven Armageddon zealots. Watch this space!

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  15. Jun 28

    Two years ago I wrote this article on how farmers suffer from the ignorance and intolerance of others (who've never been on a farm). It rings more true today than ever.

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  16. Jun 27

    Maybe it's the heat or my meds, but it seems like activist zealots have surpassed their normal level of obscene disregard for the poor. Shiva's attacks on Indian farmers wanting modern technology and a better life were perhaps the most stupid remark of 2019. It's still only June.

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  17. Jun 25

    Green MEPs consider the Parliament as campaign grounds. With NGO heads serving as EP staffers, there needs to be scrutiny on activist lobbying. I'd like to see lobbyists banned from the next EP. Dirty tricks, lying, fear-mongering: their goal is to stop dialogue.

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  18. Jun 21

    La traduction de mon discours de l'UICPA, Le poison de la précaution, est maintenant publiée à . Merci François pour cet incroyable travail.

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  19. Jun 19

    Did 400 years of science really sacrifice our children and jeopardize future generations? Hmm! I thought we're allowing humanity to develop and prosper. Quite sad when an emeritus professor is manipulated by the lure of eco-religious social justice theorists

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    Jun 18

    You know something is wrong when a conference on agroecology detours into genetic engineering! The on-going agroecology advocacy in Africa is a trap for farmers to remain in less productive farming practices

    Genetic Engineering is based on one gene, one function. Its like a virus infection not breeding.
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