Thread by @PeterHotez

Yes but there’s more. I’m realizing that phony #LabLeak arguments have morphed into justifications to bully and intimidate prominent American scientists. The far right (but increasingly the mainstream GOP) are adopting antiscience as a major platform. I’m working to stop this

https://twitter.com/gorskon/status/1404654393203605513

For instance, where is the condemnation of @DailyMailUK @DailyMail for their disgusting and unjustified hit piece on @PeterDaszak it’s nothing more than their capitulation to far right extremism and promotion of an antiscience agenda in order to sell newspapers

Or the condemnation of the attacks I’ve experienced from the “army of patriots” who say they will “hunt” me down? I’m looking at models like the Southern Poverty Law @splcenter but an organization to defend biomedical scientists vs far right (or even not so far right) attacks

We must not forget, the greatness of America 🇺🇸 was built on our research universities and institutions…on the backs of scientists engineers. It was science that gave us victory in WWII, the Cold War, and now allowing us to defeat cancer, AIDS, and COVID-19. We are not the enemy

It’s in itself extraordinary that I need to point this out