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Date
2020-08-03 06:51
Type
chat message · slack
recipient
Kristian G. Andersen, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker
Robert F. Garry
Topics
Intelligence community assessments

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More great reporting by Ed Yong. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/09/coronavirus-american-fail ure/614191/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share"Science famously self-corrects. But during the pandemic, the same urgent pace that has produced valuable knowledge at record speed has also sent sloppy claims around the world before anyone could even raise a skeptical eyebrow. The ensuing confusion, and the many genuine unknowns about the virus, has created a vortex of fear and uncertainty, which grifters have sought to exploit. Snake-oil merchants have peddled ineffectual silver bullets (including actual silver). Armchair experts with scant or absent qualifications have found regular slots on the nightly news. And at the center of that confusion is Donald Trump." He did miss one snake oiler:https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/msnbc-virus-expert-says-he-contracted-covid-19-evidence-says-otherwisewhose been f'ing up outbreaks for years: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/outbreak/

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  1. 2020-08-03 06:51 Robert F. Garry
    More great reporting by Ed Yong. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/09/coronavirus-american-fail ure/614191/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share"Science famously self-corrects. But during the pandemic, the same urgent pace that has produced valuable knowledge at record speed has also sent sloppy claims around the world before anyone could even raise a skeptical eyebrow. The ensuing confusion, and the many genuine unknowns about the virus, has created a vortex of fear and uncertainty, which grifters have sought to exploit. Snake-oil merchants have peddled ineffectual silver bullets (including actual silver). Armchair experts with scant or absent qualifications have found regular slots on the nightly news. And at the center of that confusion is Donald Trump." He did miss one snake oiler:https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/msnbc-virus-expert-says-he-contracted-covid-19-evidence-says-otherwisewhose been f'ing up outbreaks for years: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/outbreak/
  2. 2020-08-03 06:53 Andrew Rambaut open
    Yes - this is really great article. Ed does this stuff so well.
  3. 2020-08-03 07:35 Robert F. Garry open
    He should be nominated for a well-deserved Pulitzer - truly.

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