Lab-origin theory is a gathering of "overzealous activists, self-appointed detectives, unqualified writers, and politically motivated conspiracy theorists."
Still this thread author goes on to say it's possible sars-cov-2 is a lab accident; offers criteria for how to discuss.
Im not a Tom Cotton fan or anything, but in that Fox news clip he doesn't say its a bio weapon. He says there is BSL4 lab in Wuhan that needs to be looked at as a possible origin.
Cotton later said more on twitter, that he though it could be natural origin, lab accident, engineered .. and ordered the likelihood of each in the SAME order as scientists do, including the thread author.
Imagine trying to speak and having the media overlay the words "misinformation" ... "debunked theory" as you do so.
See the screenshot from the vid in the last tweet.
And actually, the actual things Cotton says in this clip are true.
So as little as I like to admit it, this is an actual instance of the 'fake news'
...in their fact checking news organizations said with certainty the lab theory is false, while in reality unknown
But then, since what Cotton said on Fox not actualy untrue, it's necessary to ascribe to him things he didnt say -- namely that he enthusiastically cried "bioweapon" -- which is also untrue, at least in the referenced FOX news clip /END
Currently getting a lot of "overzealous activists, self-appointed detectives, unqualified writers, and politically motivated conspiracy theorists" in my thread, too. Downside of commenting!
One thought I did appreciate is the one below from Leonid.
Eric Lander of Broad Institute named White House science adviser to president elect Joe Biden.
A short thread w/ a few observations about Eric Lander who i have previously called "the single most influential and powerful scientist in America." 1/n
2/n first of all, i work for MIT and Lander's institute, the Broad Institute, is a big deal on campus, maybe the most important deal, bringing in much funding, prestige, and shaping great events.
In comparison, I am a mere munchkin. Context
3/n Lander is a "geneticist" but he wasn't always. He was a a mathematician and economist I think, before moving into bio.
Historic insight: computation to revolutionize genetics/biology. This move is chronicled in an MIT documentary "Controversy to Cure" about Kendall Square
Somewhat contrary to the New York Times headline of today, the CDC models show b.1.1.7 replacing other strains, but do not show a "huge spike" in cases.
3/4 models show a decline in overall vases and 1/4 shows a flat trend.
COMPLAINT "Since in or about 2013, CHEN’s research at MIT has been funded by more than $19 million in grants awarded by .. U.S. Department of Defense (“DOD”), the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) and the
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (“DARPA”).
"investigating CHEN for several violations of
federal law, including wire fraud due to his failure to disclose contracts, appointments, and awards
from various entities in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) in connection with his receipt of
federal grant funding from DOE"
Russian Federation public relations sent me a statement from Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, crowing about how U.S. may follow their license-first, see if it works later, coronavirus vaccine strategy.
Read on to see how they troll:
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Dear all,
Please see below the quote by RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev:
“The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) notes the desire of the US and British authorities to follow the fast-track registration procedure for coronavirus vaccines ...applied in the Russian Federation.
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"Our partners in the United States and the United Kingdom have recently aggressively criticized Russia for registering the world's first vaccine against COVID-19, Sputnik V.