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One month before the election, Sweden’s ruling government obtained the ability to silence opponents on Facebook

“The call has been made”. Infrastructure Minister Peter Eriksson MP has described the cooperation between Facebook and the government to delete unwanted content in a candid interview.

The politician commends the willing cooperation of the social media company. At the same time, more and more of the opposition are leaving social media.

https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/08/one-month-before-the-election-swedens-ruling-government-obtained-the-ability-to-silence-opponents-on-facebook/

Monsanto Slammed With $289 Million Verdict In Historic 'RoundUp' Cancer Lawsuit

A San Francisco Jury awarded $289 million in damages to a former school groundskeeper, Dewayne Johnson, who said Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller gave him terminal cancer. The award consists of $40 million in compensatory damages and $250 million in punitive damages.

Johnson's trial was fast-tracked due to the severe state of his non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph system he says was triggered by Roundup and Ranger Pro, a similar glyphosate herbicide that he applied up to 30 times per year. His doctors didn't think he'd live to live to see the verdict.

Johnson testified that he had been involved in two accidents during his work in which he was doused with the product, the first of which happened in 2012. Two years later, the 46-year-old father of two was diagnosed with lymphoma - which has covered as much as 80% of his body in lesions.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-10/monsanto-hit-280-million-verdict-historic-cancer-lawsuit

‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Star Accused of Inappropriately Touching Actress

The actress at the center of Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush’s defamation suit against a Sydney newspaper alleged he touched her breast and lower back during a Shakespeare production three years ago, documents presented in court said Thursday.

The 67-year-old Australian actor is suing The Daily Telegraph in the Federal Court over articles in December that reported Sydney Theatre Company had received a complaint of “inappropriate behavior” against Rush during a production of “King Lear” in 2015.

The company said the actress who complained had requested anonymity and had not wanted Rush informed.

https://truepundit.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-star-accused-of-inappropriately-touching-actress/