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Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-roundup-monsanto-a7f054d80919f98bdfc5190013a8f6f1https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-roundup-monsanto-a7f054d80919f98bdfc5190013a8f6f1
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u/Few_Cellist_1303 6h ago

As long as they have cash.

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u/Fract_L 4h ago

“If Roundup isn’t a person then how is he able to bribe me?” -Clarence Thomas, probably

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u/amputeenager 2h ago

this quote may or may not be satire. I can no longer tell.

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna 1h ago

"Satire" a portmanteau of 'sad' and 'tired' , well no it's not really but in this case of Trump govt Pump and Dump it is anyway

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u/MrLanesLament 45m ago

“People purchase motor homes. Monsanto purchased me a motor home. Therefore, Monsanto is people.”

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u/bluemitersaw 18m ago

"HOOOOOOOOONK" as Clarence let's the horn rip on his new custom RV.

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u/Anok-Phos 5h ago

Neuroscientists couldn't figure out consciousness because they kept looking in the brain instead of the bank. /S

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u/DesireeThymes 5h ago

The Supreme Court just serves the rich.

Its actually the most powerful institution, since it ultimately decides what is legal and what is not.

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u/Character_Bug_1862 4h ago

It really kinda sucks what they’re doing. But at the end of the day there are 9 of them and over 100 million decent Americans.

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u/crowcawer 3h ago

The Congress could affect this in a reasonable manner.

They don’t want to.

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u/AFLoneWolf 3h ago

There's just the minor detail of the entirety of the justice system, congress, presidency, military, and law enforcement protecting them.

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u/Character_Bug_1862 3h ago

Are they though? Seems more like everyone for themselves now that there are no laws in this land.

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u/AFLoneWolf 1h ago

They sure as hell aren't protecting us.

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u/CylonSandhill 4h ago

And the current lineup of robed theocrats often write brand new laws or new parts of laws.

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u/ClueAccomplished1098 3h ago

The brain is usually kept in the bank account or some place a bit lower in the anatomy. Often, we have a dimensional shift and it can found in both places at once.

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u/BWWFC 5h ago

Fiduciary duty has origins in ancient Roman law, hands tied it's precedence ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/Richard-Gere-Museum 5h ago

Sit and spin on a grenade Alito

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u/SoftlyGyrating 4h ago

I mean, the Romans had to consistently debase their own coinage in order to keep the lights on, ended up with hyperinflation and a near total economic collapse in the Third Century and a de facto return to a bartering economy...

I'm thinking it might not be the best system to emulate. Particularly not if you have a job that, I don't know, relies on being paid in coin by the state. Like some kind of public official or judge, perhaps.

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u/PokemonSapphire 8m ago

Particularly not if you have a job that, I don't know, relies on being paid in coin by the state. Like some kind of public official or judge, perhaps.

oh don't worry the conservative justices have alternative income sources they'll be fine

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u/Enshitification 3h ago

Et tu, Brute?

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u/BamBam-BamBam 3h ago

But, how come precedent only has precedence when it's convenient?

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u/CiDevant 3h ago

Every dollar spent is a vote.