---
type: Conversation
title: Private channel session 540
description: "slack conversation, 13 messages, 2020-11-05."
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message_count: 13
started_at: "2020-11-05T15:58:02"
ended_at: "2020-11-05T17:02:03"
duration_seconds: 3841
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generated: { by: randpaul-corpus-pipeline/1.0, at: "2026-08-01T12:42:27Z" }
status: stable
---

A slack conversation of 13 messages spanning 1h 4m.

# Metadata

- **Started:** 2020-11-05T15:58:02
- **Ended:** 2020-11-05T17:02:03
- **Duration:** 1h 4m
- **Participants:** 4
- **Source:** [slack_pm](/sources/slack-pm.md)
- **Pages:** 251-252

# Participants

* [Andrew Rambaut](/people/andrew-rambaut.md)
* [Edward C. Holmes](/people/edward-c-holmes.md)
* [Kristian G. Andersen](/people/kristian-g-andersen.md)
* [Robert F. Garry](/people/robert-f-garry.md)

# Transcript

**[2020-11-05T15:58:02] Andrew Rambaut:** OK - looks like they were midway through the upload. Now they have about 800 up going up until October.

**[2020-11-05T16:24:20] Robert F. Garry:** @Eddie Holmes I don't know David Relman, but I have heard he was a serious Microbiologist. This paper is indeed CRAP, When we go on our expedition to Malaysia hopefully there will be an opportunity to discuss David's father and "step-mother" (both former EiCs of NEJM).

**[2020-11-05T16:34:58] Edward C. Holmes:** I can't focus on COVID-19 after listening to Trump. Ashamed to be a member of the same species.

**[2020-11-05T16:36:34] Robert F. Garry:** Agreed Eddie Trump is a disgrace.

**[2020-11-05T16:38:44] Edward C. Holmes:** Deranged disgrace.

**[2020-11-05T16:39:33] Edward C. Holmes:** I hope they can cover the mink killing in the next series of Borgen. That would make a strong plot line I feel.

**[2020-11-05T16:40:35] Robert F. Garry:** 48% of the US population voted for Trump. That is also a disgrace.

**[2020-11-05T16:41:02] Edward C. Holmes:** Unfathomable.

**[2020-11-05T16:44:36] Edward C. Holmes:** @Eddie Holmes He does a lot of microbiome stuff. Not a virus or emerging disease guy. No idea why he decided to weigh in.

**[2020-11-05T16:49:30] Andrew Rambaut:** Someone is pushed into the cage and is eaten by covid mink

**[2020-11-05T16:58:55] Kristian G. Andersen:** @Eddie Holmes I'm on a White House OSTP committee with David - I can confirm he weighs in on EVERYTHING. Literally. Stanford syndrom.

**[2020-11-05T17:01:26] Edward C. Holmes:** I'd watch that.

**[2020-11-05T17:02:03] Edward C. Holmes:** @Eddie Holmes :man-facepalming: