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Jul 18, 2023 • 6 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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Scientists studying Covid's origin told Congress last week that they were practicing science. But newly released private messages show Fauci's advisors knew they couldn't show a natural spillover had occurred and thought a lab leak was possible long after claiming otherwise. Image
Last week, two of the top scientific advisors to Anthony Fauci testified before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, which is investigating the origins of Covid-19.

Bob Garry told members of Congress that the novel coronavirus had emerged in nature and not… https://t.co/whLqfpiYaZtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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From “Project-Wuhan_Engineering” to “Project-Wuhan_Pangolin”

Only a tiny fraction of the communications between Andersen and his coauthors has been reported upon before now. Drawing on the newly released messages, Public has cataloged nearly 60 clear statements by Andersen and… https://t.co/v6T5Ccw5YLtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Behaviors Suggesting A Cover-Up

What happened in the days preceding February 5, when Andersen changed the name of the “Proximal Origin” team’s Slack channel from “project-wuhan_engineering” to “project-wuhan_pangolin”?

One clue comes from what has already been reported:… https://t.co/H2NQrf2zcFtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Who Were The “Higher Ups”?

Chairman Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building on June 13, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The new… https://t.co/nUB6RsV9AAtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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This story was reported by @galexybrane @lwoodhouse @mtaibbi and @shellenberger ! Image

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Feb 25
FBI whistleblower @GOBactual confirmed to me that a source inside FBI said FBI employees were destroying evidence on servers, and that he informed @Kash_Patel

I hope he & @AGPamBondi @JohnRatcliffe @elonmusk @realannapaulina are preventing this.

We urgently need disclosure!
Also I hope @realDonaldTrump @TulsiGabbard and @Sec_Noemare are alert to any insider threats that could be destroying evidence that belongs to the American people. Don’t let abusers of power cover up their tracks!
@realDonaldTrump @TulsiGabbard To clarify, @GOBactual reports that his source said that FBI is or was operating standalone servers. Was it? Is it?
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Feb 22
For weeks, the media said that, by eliminating USAID, Trump had created a "constitutional crisis" and "abandoned" vulnerable people. It was all nonsense. A federal judge today ruled that the "risk posed to USAID employees... is far more minimal than it initially appeared. " Image
Media outlets uncritically embraced the notion that what Trump had done was unconstitutional. They uncritically accepted claims that USAID people would somehow be put in grave danger. It was all total nonsense, the evidence shows.Image
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The claims of "emotional harm" were too "'hypothetical' to "support a finding of irreparable harm."
"Upon scrutiny" the alleged injuries "are not irreparable."
USAID had not deprived anyone of necessary security.
And USAID had an orderly plan to return people home.Image
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Feb 21
The UK seems like a free nation. It’s not. It is run by a tyrant, Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer . Shame on him for his totalitarian demand. And bravo to Apple CEO @tim_cook for defying the government. Please share this to warn the world that UK is no longer safe for free people! Image
“Apple previously called a bill from the UK Parliament that sought access to user data ‘unprecedented overreach by the government.’ At the time, the company said that ‘the UK could attempt to secretly veto new user protections globally preventing us from ever offering them to customers.’”
“Customers already using Advanced Data Protection, or ADP, will need to manually disable it during an unspecified grace period to keep their iCloud accounts.

“The company said it will issue additional guidance in the future to affected users and that it does not have the ability to automatically disable it on their behalf.

“The move to pull its encryption feature — rather than complying and building a backdoor — is a clear rebuke of the government’s order.”Image
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Feb 20
For weeks the media have insisted that Trump and Elon were lying about rampant government fraud, waste, or abuse. Finally WSJ admits that “wasteful spending… isn’t hard to find.” Ya think? Image
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Here’s the Times a week ago lying brazenly. Scroll down the thread and you can see they later alter the headline. They’re effectively saying that accusations of government waste, fraud and abuse are a conspiracy theory. Everything’s fine. Media gaslighting as usual.
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Feb 14
JD Vance is right: the greatest threat to free speech and democracy in the Western world comes from Europe. This week, I warned of the global axis of censorship, and why America must stand up for our founding values. It is inspiring to see the Trump admin. center free speech!
Bravo @JDVance !

There are some amazing quotes in this speech:

— "If American democracy can survive 10 years of Greta Thunberg's scolding, you guys can survive a few months of Elon Musk. But what German democracy, what no democracy, American, German, or European, will survive is telling millions of voters that their thoughts and concerns, their aspirations, their pleas for relief are invalid or unworthy of even being considered. Democracy rests on the sacred principle that the voice of the people matters."
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Feb 12
The New York Times says “Musk Asserts Without Proof That Bureaucracy Is Rife With Fraud.” Seriously? The GAO — under Biden — estimated last year that we are losing $233-$521 billion *per year* to fraud. Guys, it’s right there. Why do you continue with this… fraud? SMH Image
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Seriously, why do you guys keep doing this? Everyone can see you’re lying. It’s pathological.
Look. At. The. First. Sentence.🙄

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