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And the fact the spending was going up by 10M a year in the previous years. [2021-09-29 07:34:11] [Robert Garry] My recommendation to CNN was to not buy into this - of course that will likely be ignored. [2021-09-29 07:40:25] [Kristian Andersen] It would be CRAZY if they dive into this - I mean, this is next level stupidity. If ever one needed a perfect example of a cherry picking fallacy, this is it. [2021-09-29 07:46:50] [Robert Garry] I do hate to see the media fighting their way to the bottom. [2021-09-29 07:53:05] [Kristian Andersen] It's their fight, not ours. [2021-09-29 14:45:24] [Eddie Holmes] I do hope they run this because it is so daft. Plus the leakers would need to comment and fit into their scheme. [2021-09-29 17:55:52] [Kristian Andersen] Well, that's obviously complete bollocks, but I'm not quite sure how they can reject it - maybe because it's "bioinformatics only"? [2021-09-29 18:00:58] [Eddie Holmes] I don't think that's an excuse. It's not dangerous, just horseshit. My view is that things are probably best out in preprints so they can be taken down in public. [2021-09-29 18:01:39] [Kristian Andersen] Yeah, that's my take too [2021-09-29 18:01:46] [Kristian Andersen] Fucking crazy town - all around. [2021-09-29 18:03:30] [Eddie Holmes] Ok. I'll let it through. Chung-I has drunk whatever the Chinese equivalent of Kool-Aid is. [2021-09-29 23:40:03] [Andrew Rambaut] I bet it will turn out there are bounties available for high-profile papers that support the party line. [2021-09-30 13:55:36] [Kristian Andersen] @Eddie Holmes and @Robert Garry I remember we talked about the environmental samples at the Huanan market being found in drains and on cages, in addition to other places. Do either of you have a good reference for this? I seem to remember reading it in some of the early reporting, including from China. [2021-09-30 13:59:59]