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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.943 [SLACK_001157] · slack_pm:msg:09815

Date: 2021-06-14 09:23
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Kristian G. Andersen, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Robert F. Garry

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Spoke with lawyer from the General Council's office - she believes that contacting CNN would be the correct thing todo. Leaving it unchallenged just empowers Metzl and his ilk to crank up to the next levels.

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2021-06-14 09:23 Robert F. Garry

Spoke with lawyer from the General Council's office - she believes that contacting CNN would be the correct thing todo. Leaving it unchallenged just empowers Metzl and his ilk to crank up to the next levels.
2021-06-14 09:28 Kristian G. Andersen open

Agreed. Are they willing to do it? Scripps is a little more hesitant - but to go out there and call a scientific paper CCP propaganda on national TV is a disgrace that can't remain unchallenged. Metzl is doing this as an individual, sogetting contacted by the lawyers from a big university might do the trick.
2021-06-14 09:31 Robert F. Garry open

They are talking - I got the impression they'd be more likely if several of us went in together.
2021-06-14 09:32 Robert F. Garry open

She wanted to see the email from bonecrusher...
2021-06-14 09:33 Kristian G. Andersen open

Maybe have them reach out to Scripps directly? Seems like Sydney is already doing a lot, so they might be game :wink: . Alanna Routan: and Matt Tremblay:

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