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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.547 [SLACK_000761] · slack_pm:msg:05699

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Date
2021-02-24 12:03
Type
chat message · slack
recipient
Kristian G. Andersen, Robert F. Garry, Andrew Rambaut
speaker
Edward C. Holmes

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I was thinking of a shorter, more direct response

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  1. 2021-02-24 11:44 Robert F. Garry open
    Not Jeremy - Betsy McKay - writes with Jeremy Page [maybe he was the one that contacted you] yeah pretty straight up reporting - not like Pompeo and Alina or the Editorial Page.
  2. 2021-02-24 11:53 Edward C. Holmes open
    You have to laugh: [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-02-25 at 6.53.00 am.png]
  3. 2021-02-24 12:02 Robert F. Garry open
    Hilton of course is the one that says mix RaTG13 with GD Pango and *Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo* whatda you got: SARS-CoV-2. Maybe a simple No to Fox News and sorry you don't have time to discuss fairy tales.
  4. 2021-02-24 12:03 Robert F. Garry open
    And of course with Hilton [cue the organ music] throw in a little Tony Fauci paid for it!
  5. 2021-02-24 12:03 Edward C. Holmes
    I was thinking of a shorter, more direct response
  6. 2021-02-24 12:07 Kristian G. Andersen open
    Dear Fox, I suggest Steve looks up "Gain of Function" in a dictionary as a start. I might also suggest an online cause in basic science - edX is a great start. Yours, Eddie
  7. 2021-02-24 12:07 Kristian G. Andersen open
    "The material is a bit complex to most people without a scientific background..." They totally nailed that part. Hence maybe Steve should not even attempt...
  8. 2021-02-24 12:08 Edward C. Holmes open
    Oh, so tempting.
  9. 2021-02-24 12:24 Kristian G. Andersen open
    Looking through the FOIA material - sad to see all the juicy stuff isn't there. We can assign roles to each character based on this - Bob's clearly "The Nerd", I'm clearly "The Schemer", Butt Lesion "Who?", so we only need Eddie and Andrew...

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