Private channel session 252

15 messages over 2h 8m, 2020-07-28 – 2020-07-28.

A “conversation” here is an activity session — a run of messages with under 60 minutes of silence inside it. The channel had no native conversation boundaries.

2020-07-28 17:24 Edward C. Holmes open PDF p.114

I wonder where Deep Throat will hawk his story next?
2020-07-28 17:25 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.115

Who?
2020-07-28 17:30 Edward C. Holmes open PDF p.115

The anonymous cowardly fuck that emailed Jon. Have you read/seen 'All the Presidents Men'? Stuff of legend.
2020-07-28 17:33 Edward C. Holmes open PDF p.115

My point is that if Jon ignores him, will he send it to some other journo?
2020-07-28 17:38 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.115

Ah, of course :zany_face:. Yeah, God knows what he does next - I invite him to do whatever and we'll crush that sadmotherfucker.
2020-07-28 17:40 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.115

I'm 98% certain this is Baric... He'll deeply regret it if he goes public with this information - and I can't really see how that would possibly do him any good?
2020-07-28 17:50 Edward C. Holmes open PDF p.115

I agree - must be Baric. We have all the documentation to back up what happened and he'd look like a total knob for trying to suppress discussion of lab origins. Anonymous emailing a journo is so, so pathetic. Even Jeremy told methat the email was "total bollocks".
2020-07-28 17:53 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.115

It's really sad. It would be kinda funny if he tried to get this out - we'd turn the attention right back on him trying tosuppress proper science and inquiry. It would make him look really bad...
2020-07-28 18:00 Edward C. Holmes open PDF p.115

Really bad
2020-07-28 18:34 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.115

Sneaky thought.... Should we go on the attack? We could raise this issue with Clare since this is a clear and direct breach of confidentiality of the review process.
2020-07-28 18:38 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.115

I could forward the email as coming "from a reporter disclosing confidential information from the review process".
2020-07-28 18:38 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.115

(Jon would not be named/implicated)
2020-07-28 18:45 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.115

Let me sleep on this - but I think this is what we should do. Clare would know exactly who this person is and it would prevent/mitigate future bs from this person
2020-07-28 19:31 Kristian G. Andersen open PDF p.115

We could also write to Ralph on his Proton email - "Dear Ralph [...]"... Sorry, but I feel like having some 'fun' here. I'm offended by this email and I'm not known for just taking the punches...
2020-07-28 19:33 Edward C. Holmes open PDF p.116

Let me sleep on it as well. I would be good to be proactive, but we don't want to drop anyone else in the shit.