I'm not talking about the possibility that the virus was created in a lab, but that a naturally occurring virus escaped from the sort of studies mentioned in this article:https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/14/state-department-cables-warned-safety-issues-wuhan-lab-studying-bat-coronaviruses/ …
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Are we memory-holing the specific reason for the ban? It wasn’t for just broaching the lab idea.pic.twitter.com/XmQ12HA0uX
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There are two separate things happening here: shutting down their Twitter account, and flagging links to their site as dangerous. The former is arguably a justifiable punishment for giving the researcher's phone number. But how does this (mild) doxxing make the site dangerous?
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The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff recently said that "we’ve had a lot of intelligence look at that. And I would just say at this point, it’s inconclusive." Which implies the possibility is being taken seriously.
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Wow, I had not seen that.
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“Social media apps should remove false information” seems like a good idea until you realize you just made some random team in San Francisco the global arbiters of truth
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Where do I seek the truth in 2020?

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The same place as always: people you've found to be reliable in the past.
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