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2yrs ago, US diplomats warned about safety problems at the Wuhan virology lab and said lab’s work on bat coronaviruses could become a new SARs pandemic.
A month ago, @SenTomCotton left door open to this scenario. He was lampooned in the media for it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/14/state-department-cables-warned-safety-issues-wuhan-lab-studying-bat-coronaviruses/
A month ago, @SenTomCotton left door open to this scenario. He was lampooned in the media for it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/14/state-department-cables-warned-safety-issues-wuhan-lab-studying-bat-coronaviruses/
Maybe my favorite.
"The claim is that the coronavirus began in a Chinese laboratory. We rate this claim FALSE, based on our research." https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/03/21/fact-check-did-coronavirus-originate-chinese-laboratory/2881150001/
"The claim is that the coronavirus began in a Chinese laboratory. We rate this claim FALSE, based on our research." https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/03/21/fact-check-did-coronavirus-originate-chinese-laboratory/2881150001/
Let this be yet another moment for journalism to take a hard look inward and ask why trust in media has evaporated.
For merely suggesting the *possibility* of lab origin, barrels of ink was spilled discrediting it. From people in absolutely no position to make such judgments.
For merely suggesting the *possibility* of lab origin, barrels of ink was spilled discrediting it. From people in absolutely no position to make such judgments.
+last thought. We still have no idea where this thing came from except the Hubei province. But there has yet to be a single legitimate reason floated to not investigate all possibilities.
Reporters do not serve the public good by trying to shut down reasonable questions.
Reporters do not serve the public good by trying to shut down reasonable questions.
(and just leaving this here) https://twitter.com/RobbieGibb/status/1249925983907598338?s=20
Presidents don't cut or increase budgets, Congress does.
Pandemic Response was moved to the WMD/Arms Control Portfolio at NSC. DHS head resigned, wasn't a scientist, and wasn't fired.
A 3rd option here is that you may need to read a little more closely. https://twitter.com/needleplyer/status/1250108827535540224?s=20
Pandemic Response was moved to the WMD/Arms Control Portfolio at NSC. DHS head resigned, wasn't a scientist, and wasn't fired.
A 3rd option here is that you may need to read a little more closely. https://twitter.com/needleplyer/status/1250108827535540224?s=20
