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There's another restriction on the FoIA requests - releasing the information unredacted requires the permission of EVERYONE on the emails and other documents. [2021-10-09 06:05:15] [Robert Garry] Thus, when covidfaker gets a slimeball journo to FoIA some of my federal grants (at least 5 times) ppl like Pardis/Harvard also have to sign off. Hence with a stroke of a pen covidfaker puts into play a lot of time wasted for me, tulane, nih and my collaborators. [2021-10-09 06:16:51] [Robert Garry] back to Jeremy - this I feel is another place where Peter Daszak hasn't helped out - by orchestrating that first Lancet letter - that JF signed - it makes it look like our FEb 1 call was part of some massive conspiracy to hide SC2 origins at the WIV. [2021-10-09 07:13:37] [Robert Garry] Also, of course Daszak - orchestrated by Metzl is under heavy fire to be fired - I suspect he''ll pull what Nathan Wolfe did when Metabiota/Fair's role in screwing up the response to Ebola in WA became evident - THey said just wait it will blow over. IthinkPD and step down as head of EgoHealth by retain some title like CSO. [2021-10-09 07:15:53] [Robert Garry] Also i think the resignation of Francis was not coincidence. THere's a better than even chance that the Republicans will take over midterm and who knows if TRump or some Trump clone gets the presidency inn 2024. Imagine someone like Relman or worse put in charge of NIH. [2021-10-09 07:16:22] [Robert Garry] Tony andJeremy no doubt also under heavy fire to resign. [2021-10-09 07:17:58] [Robert Garry] You can bet the 4$/Ridley book is going to be HEAVY on this Feb 1 call - Alina is obsessed with @Kristian Andersen - Viscount Ridley is gonna use the attack on Jeremy to sell his book. [2021-10-09 12:46:55] [Eddie Holmes] UK Govt rules are that everyone has to agree to the release and I can't do that as it will give the green light to all the other FOIAs. Sorry. I also think it is hopelessly naive to think this release will make things better. Birrell and others will cherry pick the bits for their angle. I can see's Ron's causing the anti-GoF mob to go crazy and of course Marion was on the WHO team. It will be spun. The only person who is really moaning about this is Birrell and his mind was made up months ago. I don't think Jeremy is under much pressure. Daszak is obviously a different story. Clearly the aim of Pompeo and the Fox crowd is to vindicate Trump so he can be re-elected. [2021-10-11 05:43:47] [Robert Garry] Honestly, though - Chan's latest set of tweet about the emails cross a line - she's hyping shit like this to gin up sales of her book. Broad (at the top of her Twitter page] is compliant in this BS. [2021-10-12 14:10:48] [Robert Garry] Honestly though, fuck Alina and her privacy invasion - good grief. Scientists need to be able to communicate in private without fear of some asshole coming back later and pointing out shit with perfect hindsight. @Kristian Andersen pointed me to this general area above. Turns out - yeah Delta - Lessons learned - who knew that yes we totally should have been freaking out! [shared file(s): image.png]