Anybody want a Corona?

[The Town]

Sounds like y'all are really staying on top of it knee tunes. That's so scary
Hope he continues the great progress

[Bi_3]

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science ... s-rcna1191

The shift reflects how some scientists who previously avoided the topic or were quick to dismiss it are grappling with enduring uncertainties about the virus's origin, free from the politicization that clouded such discussions during the Trump administration.

Chan said there had been trepidation among some scientists about publicly discussing the lab leak hypothesis for fear that their words could be misconstrued or used to support racist rhetoric about how the coronavirus emerged. Trump fueled accusations that the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a research lab in the city where the first Covid-19 cases were reported, was connected to the outbreak, and on numerous occasions he called the pathogen the "Wuhan virus" or "kung flu."

OMB > science

[simple schoolboy]

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/lab-leak-theory-science-scientists-rcna1191

The shift reflects how some scientists who previously avoided the topic or were quick to dismiss it are grappling with enduring uncertainties about the virus's origin, free from the politicization that clouded such discussions during the Trump administration.

Chan said there had been trepidation among some scientists about publicly discussing the lab leak hypothesis for fear that their words could be misconstrued or used to support racist rhetoric about how the coronavirus emerged. Trump fueled accusations that the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a research lab in the city where the first Covid-19 cases were reported, was connected to the outbreak, and on numerous occasions he called the pathogen the "Wuhan virus" or "kung flu."

OMB > science

Maybe I'm missing the OMB thread here, but scientists scared of losing reputation for being perceived to be in the same camp as Trump allegedly played a role. Simultaneously scared of losing institutional funding/support and a public platform at the same time?

Related from the social media thread:

You would be amazed at the level of coordination the hive mind grants us for arranging your persecution.

No Jornolist or back channel discussions required, the boundaries of acceptable and unacceptable discourse organically distribute.

[BurtReynolds]

"At the time, it was scarier to be associated with Trump and to become a tool for racists, so people didn't want to publicly call for an investigation into lab origins"

Will people remember this the next time "The Science" speaks? Nah.

[verb_to_trust]

Fuck all these people

[doone]

Hey kt, I just read what you and son have been going thru. It sounds brutal. I'm glad to see he is on the mend, here's hoping for a full recovery. Take care hon.

[Bi_3]

Wuhan lab leak theory grows as Brit expert who tried to silence claims is SACKED from UN’s pandemic probe


Good. Now let’s put better guards on him than we did Epstein, mmmmk?

[BurtReynolds]

[B]

[spike]

Ugh, hopefully ol’ Prizer and Moderna - along with wider spread natural immunity - will be enough to ward off what’s happening in the UK, here.

[surfndestroy]

57% of Republicans say the pandemic is over. Only 4% of Democrats agree.

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/gal ... rats-agree

[B]

57% of Republicans say the pandemic is over. Only 4% of Democrats agree.

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/gal ... rats-agree

If a Republican says that there never WAS a pandemic, do they fall in the 57% or the 43%?

[Bammer]

3 days went by between posts in this thread.

Pandemic over?

[Rangi Guy]

We went into a minor alert level change here just in case, but there were no new cases in the community, so back to normal again....
I think it's been about 4 months since we've had any cases outside of the quarentine facilities

[surfndestroy]

3 days went by between posts in this thread.

Pandemic over?

Only if you're MAGA.

[spike]

3 days went by between posts in this thread.

Pandemic over?

Only if you're MAGA.

He’s close.

[wease]

One of my providers’ kid tested positive today. She’s not fully vaccinated yet, so I’m losing her for 7-10 days.

[BurtReynolds]

Verb was really in the zone

[B]

Is the slave class really a slave class if the government supports them and they don't do anything? It's more of a pet class.

[spike]

verb's isn't that coherent