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		chrisbrandow 9 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Influential study on glyphosate safety retracted 2... Herbicides kill plants, pesticides kill bugs, right?

quesera 9 days ago [–]

Weeds are pests, as defined by the EPA at least.

https://www.epa.gov/minimum-risk-pesticides/what-pesticide

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