FOIA, records and transparency

Come to think of it - scanned pdfs are usually how NIH responds to FOIA requests.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.314 · original PDF · in context

I've had FOIA request where most of the pages were redacted inblack.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.314 · original PDF · in context

Under the FOIA and the FCC's implementing rules, you are allowed to obtain copies of FCC records unless the records contain information that is exempt under the FOIA from mandatory disclosure.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.314 · original PDF · in context

So - here are Daszak's emails including those to Baric. https://usrtk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Biohazard_FOIA_Maryland_Emails_11.6.20.pdfMost intersting part to me was that at some point Baric dropped out as one of the signatories.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.316 · original PDF · in context

Just been talking (off the record) to this guy from CNN who has been delving deep into the early outbreak.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.322 · original PDF · in context

Off the record (although you can find them on GISAID) we now have two independent instances of E484K on top of the B.1.1.7 constellation

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.364 · original PDF · in context

While you were on leave, I left a message to let you know that we had received another application under the NSW freedom of information legislation, the NSW Government Information (Public Access) Act (the GIPA Act), for information about your work.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.390 · original PDF · in context

One question to the FOIA though - I _do_ think we need to make the reviews public as the emails make the Nature connection clear.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.547 · original PDF · in context

This is like a freedom of information act request: [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-03-02 at 9.38.02am.png]

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.558 · original PDF · in context

They FOIA'd TF emails - starting in March - don't think we'll show up... [shared file(s): Tony Fauci's emails from April2020 released under FOIA - Washington Post.pdf]

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.901 · original PDF · in context

I swear, tomorrow will be the day. [shared file(s): leopold-nih-foia-anthony-fauci-emails.pdf]

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.914 · original PDF · in context

Third choice tell him you will talk to him off the record on background then send him all the Alina Bullshit.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.919 · original PDF · in context

I'm just disgusted that he has printed a FOIAd email in which the authors have no say

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.953 · original PDF · in context

Indeed, if bioRxiv post something that includes FOIA stuff I may quit

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.954 · original PDF · in context

I hope nobody responds back to this email, because I don't want to have a discussion about rooting a tree on an email chain that will be FOIAd.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.954 · original PDF · in context

Agree about the FOIA stuff - is there some other channel to get this info to TB - JB was told but didn't pay attention.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.954 · original PDF · in context

I wrote today's message to the group imagining it will get FOIAed.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.955 · original PDF · in context

(edited)10:12 I've had a sparsely running DM with Kristian about origins since last summer, though I largely hadn't been paying much attention to it until things blew up recently.````I wrote today's message to the group imagining it will get FOIAed.`

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.955 · original PDF · in context

There are emails that we certainly don't want out there because they'll be spun (several identified in Eddie's FOIA come to mind...)

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.990 · original PDF · in context

However, our communications with gov entities like NIH are exceptions and subject to FoIA.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.1017 · original PDF · in context

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.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.1018 · original PDF · in context

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.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.1018 · original PDF · in context

I've had a bunch of FOIAs that want all my correspondence with China.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.1020 · original PDF · in context

Yes, but I've had 3 FOIAs directly asking for this correspondence.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.1021 · original PDF · in context

My University would also object to an FOIA on the grounds that the presumption is that this correspondence was meant to be confidential.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.1021 · original PDF · in context

Following the Fauci FOIA released emails, I had to have armed escorts with 24/7 armed guards in front of our house 5.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.1086 · original PDF · in context

Again, Jesse's preprint included an email FOIAd from NIH from a Chinese group without their permission, for which they had no right to reply and which wasn't even about the data in hand.

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.1101 · original PDF · in context

Alina gets this wrong- it's not an NIH trade secret - it's am @Kristian Andersen trade secret - and the NIH is 100%right to withhold the contents based on that FOIA exemption. [shared file(s): image.png]

Slack / Private Message Drop, p.1104 · original PDF · in context

So that was a topic of, and I'm sure you've read the FOIAs about you since, a topic of great discussion.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.25 · original PDF · in context

I mean, we see -- and again, these have been FOIA'd -- there's a spur of sending out that paper, within hours, to multiple different people.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.32 · original PDF · in context

I'm going to read you -- again, this has been FOIA'd -- he sent, in a Slack message, and I'm just going to read it out loud.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.35 · original PDF · in context

I mean, I find it very odd that there's no record, because we have records that have been FOIA'd.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.62 · original PDF · in context