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Keeping The Freezer Door Shut

Ressourcen und Materialsammlung für das Hörspiel

von Matt Wand

Sendung: 02.03.2021, 23.03 Uhr

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KeepingtheFreezerDoorShut.(March1st,2021)

TextsCompiled,Cut‑up,constructedandannotatedbyMa�Wand‑October2020toMarch2021,specificallyrelatedtotheCovidGlobalCrisisandfocusedontheideathattheViruscouldhavebeenleakedfromaResearchLaboratoryandthatthereisasimilar‘misinforma�on’viruswehaveyettoachieveHerdImmunityto.ThefinalNarratedtexttotheRadioplay“HaltetdieEisschranktürgeschlossen“(KeepingtheFreezerDoorShut)wasconstructedfromparagraphsandsentencesdrawnfromthisresource.Themere�poftheFatberg!Approximately90%ofthebackgroundsoundsforthefinalsoundworkwasmadefromsubjec�ngthesewordsandCut‑Up/Fold‑Inversionsoftextsalsosourcedfromthisrepositoryto“SerialPassaging”processingandmuta�onintheaudiodomaininanapproxima�on/mirrorofwhatmightbetakingplaceinViralResearchIns�tu�onsaroundtheworldandISmostcertainlytakingplaceinthepetridishofsocialmedia.Thevoicesforthese‘audioviruses‘wereaso�enSynthe�castheywereHuman.

Towardstheendofthisdocumentaresomecreditedtextsfromonlinear�clesthatappearedduringthefinalweeksofpreparingtheradioplaywhentheW.H.O.teamstartedtoreleasestatementsaroundtheirWuhaninves�ga�vetrip..IwasslightlynervousthattheLabLeakwouldbesomehowprovenandthepremiseofmyHörspielwouldbemaderedundantbeforeit’sMarch2ndbroadcast..itseemsIdidnotneedtoworry,neitherNaturenorLabseemstoyetbevalidatedorirrefutablyruledout..Williteverbe?Alsoattheendthereareseverallinkstoonlinear�clesthatinspiredthispieceormightproveinteres�ngreadinggiventhecontext.

ManythanksareduetoWilliamBurroughs,BrionGysin,NicholsonBaker,LenaDrieschner,FrankHalbig,FelixKubin,TheBulle�noftheAtomicScien�standalltheauthorsorspokespersonsquoted,paraphrased,mockedormutatedhere.

the‘clonedfragments’:

thereisnodirectevidenceforanexperimentalmishap—nowri�enconfession,noincrimina�ngnotebook,noofficialaccidentreport.

weneedtostophun�ngfornewexo�cdiseasesinthewild,shippingthembacktolaboratories,andhot‑wiringtheirgenomestoprovehowdangeroustohumanlifetheymightbecome.

machinesthatmixandmingletheviralcodeforbatdiseaseswiththecodeforhumandiseases—

Thetermgainoffunc�onisitselfaeuphemism;

therehavebeenveryfewpublicisedaccidentsovertheyears.Buttherehavebeensome.asfortheunpublicised.......?

Ofthethree,smallpox,researchedatonlytwofacili�esintheworldbyinterna�onalagreement,posesthesmallestthreatoflaboratoryescape.

“Arigorousandtransparentrisk‑assessmentprocessforthisworkhasnotyetbeenestablished.

wewerewarnedthattherewasan80percentchance,givenhowmanylaboratorieswerethenhandlingvirulentvirovarietals,thataleakofapoten�alpandemicpathogenwouldoccursome�meinthenext12years.(klotz2012)

Alabaccident—adroppedflask,aneedleprick,amousebite,anillegiblylabeledbo�le—areallapoli�cal

Proposingthatsomethingunfortunatehappenedduringascien�ficexperimentinWuhanwhereCOVID‑19wasfirstdiagnosedandwheretherearethreehigh‑securityvirologylabs,oneofwhichheldinitsfreezersthemostcomprehensiveinventoryofsampledbatvirusesintheworld—isn’taconspiracytheory.It’sjustatheory

KeepingtheFreezerDoorShut.

insomewaysweareprivilegedtobewitnessingmankindex�nguishingitselfmerelybyleavingafridgedooropen.

afraidtolookinthefreezer

“lookingforagasleakwithalightedmatch,”

WasitGodwhole�theFridgedooropenthis�me?

adisagreementaboutdrainagerepairle�theUKunabletoexportmeatforayear.

apologiesa�erthefactandpromises.....worthless!

AvasttreasurewasspentbytheU.S.ontheamplifica�onandaerialdeliveryofdiseases

“Iwatchedhimdiethroughali�lewindowtohisquaran�neroom

1,100laboratoryincidentsinvolvingbacteria&virusesbuttheLabsnamesremainsecret.

Morethan200incidentsoflossorreleaseofbioweaponsagentsfromU.S.laboratoriesarereportedeachyear.Thisworksouttomorethanfourperweek,"saidRichardEbright,

Theonlythingunusualaboutrecentanthraxandbirdflulableaksisthatthepublicfoundoutaboutthem.

In1977,aworldwideepidemicofinfluenzaAbeganinRussiaandChina;itwaseventuallytracedtoasampleofanAmericanstrainofflupreservedinalaboratoryfreezersince1950.

In1978,ahybridstrainofsmallpoxkilledamedicalphotographeratalabinBirmingham,England;

Iwasexpec�ngtoretrievethebodyfromafridgeinthemortuary,but...itwasstoredinabodybagthatwaskeptonthefloorofagarageawayfromthemainhospitalbuilding.Shewasinatransparentbodybagpackedwithwoodshavingsandsawdust.TherewasalsosomekindofliquidandIrememberthatIwasfrightenedthatthebagwouldsplitopen.Thebodywascoveredinsoresandscars–itwasquitehorrific.IwasonmyownandIneededhelptoli�thebody...butImanagedtogetherintothevan.Peoplefromthehospitalwereverywaryofhelpingme...Whenthedayofthefuneralarrived,thecarsweregivenanescortbyunmarkedpolicevehiclesjustincasetherewasanaccident...ThebodyhadtobecrematedbecausetherewasachancetheviruscouldhavethrivedinthegroundifMrsParkerhadbeenburied.AllotherfuneralswerecancelledthatdayandtheRobinHoodCrematoriumwasthoroughlycleaneda�erwards.

in2007,livefoot‑and‑mouthdiseaseleakedfromafaultydrainpipeattheIns�tuteforAnimalHealthinSurrey.

IntheU.S.,“morethan1,100laboratoryincidentsinvolvingbacteria,virusesandtoxinsthatposesignificantorbioterrorriskstopeopleandagriculturewerereportedtofederalregulatorsduring2008through2012,”

In2015,theDepartmentofDefensediscoveredthatworkersatagerm‑warfaretes�ngcenterinUtahhadmistakenlysentcloseto200shipmentsofliveanthraxtolaboratoriesthroughouttheUnitedStatesandalsotoAustralia,Germany,Japan,SouthKorea,andseveralothercountriesoverthepast12years.

In2019,laboratoriesatFortDetrick—where“defensive”researchinvolvesthecrea�onofpoten�alpathogenstodefendagainst—wereshutdownforseveralmonthsbytheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreven�onfor“breachesofcontainment.”TheyreopenedinDecemberofthesameyear.

yetanotherwell‑publicizedincidentinChinainwhich“tworesearchersconduc�ngvirusresearchwereexposedtosevereacuterespiratorysyndrome(SARS)coronavirussamplesthatwereincompletelyinac�vated.Theresearcherssubsequentlytransmi�edSARStoothers,leadingtoseveralinfec�onsandonedeathin2004.”

Scien�stsarepeople,andpeoplehaveclumsymomentsandpokethemselvesandgetbi�enbytheenragedanimalstheyaretryingtonasallyinoculate.Machinescancreateinvisibleaerosols,andcellsolu�onscanbecomecontaminated.Wastesystemsdon’talwaysworkproperly.Thingscangowronginathousanddifferentways.

Thereareindeedmanyunexplainedfeaturesofthisvirusthatarehardifnotimpossibletoexplainbasedonacompletelynaturalorigin.

Theadministra�on’sclaimthatthevirusspreadfromaWuhanlabhasmadetheno�onpoli�callytoxic,evenamongscien�stswhosayitcouldhavehappened,....Trumpsaidit,,,itMUSTbewrong!

ABSL‑4laboratoryisamaximum‑securitybiosafety‑level‑fourfacility,whynotlevel5or6?Klotzsuggestsalevel4+,andinasremotealoca�onaspossible.

I’mjustasking,IsitacompletecoincidencethatthisoutbreakhappenedintheonecityinChinawith3BSL‑4labs?

Everythingshe’dseenwasquiteconsistentwithanatural,zoono�coriginforthedisease,shesaid.

theWHCDCwasonlyafewhundredyardsawayfromthemarket—whereasthehorseshoebatsthathostedthediseasewerehundredsofmilestothesouth.

Nobatsweresoldinthemarket.

Heurgedthereloca�onof“biohazardouslaboratories”awayfromdenselypopulatedplaces.Hisar�cledisappearedfromtheserver.

Later,smalleroutbreaksofSARSinTaiwan,Singapore,andChina’sNa�onalIns�tuteofVirologyinBeijingwereallcausedbylaboratoryaccidents.

Forty‑fivepercentoftheearliestSARS‑2pa�entshadnolinkwiththemarket.

they’dfiguredouthowtoperformtheirassemblyseamlessly,withoutanysignsofhumanhandiwork.Nobodywouldknowifthevirushadbeenfabricatedinalaboratoryorgrowninnature.

itwasacloneoftheen�redeadlyhumanSARSvirus,theonethathademergedfromChinesebats,viacivets,in2002.TheBaricLabcametobeknownbysomescien�stsas“theWildWildWest.”

“Iwouldbeafraidtolookintheirfreezers,”onevirologisttoldme.

TheDefenseThreatReduc�onAgencybuiltasmallanthraxfactoryinNevada,usingsimulants,todemonstratehoweasyitwouldbeforaterroristtobuildasmallanthraxfactory.

inthefirstyearoftheBushpresidency,theDefenseIntelligenceAgencywroupplanstocreateavaccine‑resistantformofanthraxusingstate‑of‑the‑artgene‑splicery.

Afront‑pagear�cledescribingtheseini�a�ves,“U.S.GermWarfareResearchPushesTreatyLimits,”

TAKEPENACILIN[sic]NOW/DEATHTOAMERICA/DEATHTOISRAEL/ALLAHISGREAT(handwri�ennotesentwithAnthraxle�ersbyBruceIvins,awhiteamerican)

Fauci’san�‑terrorbudgetwentfrom$53millionin2001to$1.7billionin2003

todefendagainstasuiteofknownColdWaragents,allofwhichhadbeenbredandperfectedinAmericanweaponsprogramsmanyyearsbefore—brucellosis,anthrax,tularemia,andplague,forinstance.

Ourgoalwithinthenext20yearsis‘bugtodrug’in24hours,

grantstostudycanonicalbiowardiseases—anthrax,plague,brucellosis,andtularemia,allexcep�onallyrareintheU.S.—hadincreasedbyafactorof15since2001,whereasfundsforthestudyofwidespread“normal”diseases,ofhighpublic‑healthimportance,haddecreased.

thesolebioterroristinlivingmemorywhoactuallykilledAmericanci�zens,accordingtotheFBI—themanwhosenttheanthraxle�ers—turnedouttobeoneofthegovernment’sownresearchers.BruceIvins,aneccentric,suicidallaboratoryscien�stfromOhiowhoworkedinvaccinedevelopmentatFortDetrick,allegedlywantedtoboostthefearlevelsoastopersuadethegovernmenttobuymoreofthepatented,gene�callyengineeredanthraxVaxGenvaccine,ofwhichhewasaco‑inventor.

Whatdoyoudoifyourunawell‑fundedlaboratory,anNIH“centerofexcellence,”andyouremergentvirusisnolongeractuallymakingpeoplesick?Youstartsqueezingitandtwis�ngitintodifferentshapes.Makingitstandonitshindlegsandquacklikeaduck,orabat.

air‑liquidinterface,usingarela�velynewtypeofcellculturedevelopedbyRaymondPicklesoftheUniversityofNorthCarolina’sCys�cFibrosisCenter.Pickleshadperfectedamethodofemula�ngthetraitsofhumanairway�ssuebycul�va�ngcellstakenfromlung‑diseasepa�ents

thelabworkermustsome�mesrinseoffsomeoftheaccumulatedmucus,asifhelpingthelab‑grown�ssuetoclearitsthroat.

Bythe�meSARSCoV‑2wasfirstdetectedinlate2019,itwasalreadypre‑adaptedtohumantransmission,”AlinaChanandherco‑authorshavewri�en,whereasSARS,whenitfirstappearedin2003,underwent“numerousadap�vemuta�ons”beforese�lingdown

ItcouldhavehappenedinWuhan,but—becauseanyonecannow“printout”afullyinfec�ouscloneofanysequenceddisease—itcouldalsohavehappenedatFortDetrick,orinTexas,orinItaly,orinRo�erdam,orinWisconsin,orinsomeothercitadelofcoronaviralinquiry.

thespikeproteinofthebatviruslacksthefeaturesthehumanspikeproteinpossessesthatenableittoworkefficientlywithhuman�ssue.

thereisatthemomentnoanimalhostthatzoono�cistscanpointtoasthemissinglink.There’salsonosingle,agreed‑uponhypothesistoexplainhowthediseasemayhavetraveledfromthebatreservoirsofYunnanallthewaytoWuhan,sevenhoursbytrain,withoutleavinganysickpeoplebehindandwithoutinfec�nganyonealongtheway.

Thispatchworkpathogen,whichallegedlyhasevolvedwithouthumanmeddling,firstcametono�ceintheonlycityintheworldwithalaboratorythatwaspaidforyearsbytheU.S.governmenttoperformexperimentsoncertainobscureandheretoforeunpublicizedstrainsofbatviruses

IsConsideringaGene�c‑Manipula�onOriginforSARS‑CoV‑2aConspiracyTheoryThatMustBeCensored?,

thevirusclosesttotheSARS‑2pandemicviruswaslinkedbacknottoabatcavebuttoaminesha�,andthatthissamevirushadbeenstoredandworkedonintheWuhanIns�tuteforyears.

Why,outofadesiretoprovethatsomethingextremelyinfec�ouscouldhappen,wouldyoumakeithappen?AndwhywouldtheU.S.governmentfeelcompelledtopayforittohappen?

Theworkwassafebecausetheviruseswerestoredinahigh‑securitylab,theyclaimed.

Natureistheworstbioterrorist,(ornatureWAStheworstBioterrorist?)

therefollowedsomedistressingscrewupsinsecurefederallaboratoriesinvolvingliveanthrax,livesmallpox,andliveavianinfluenza.

theperilsofpokingPoten�alPandemicPathogens,

Increasingthetransmissibilityofthecoronavirusescouldsignificantlyincreasethechanceofaglobalpandemicduetoalaboratoryaccident,

Itisunethicaltoplacesomanymembersofthepublicatriskandthenconsultonlyscien�sts—or,evenworse,justasmallsubsetofscien�sts—andexcludeothersfromthedecision‑makingandoversightprocess

theasymmetrybetweentheeaseofcrea�ngthreatsandthedifficultyofaddressingthreatsisnearlyabsolute—isespeciallycounterproduc�ve.

witnessingmankindself‑ex�nguishing.whatarethechances?

diagnosedAmerika/Deathresearchers.

makinghybridstrainofstarkcontrast

calcula�ng200incidentsofwildwildwest

clonethewayforwardandmakeithappenboys.

thisradioplay,ifyourunsars,shouldbecounterproduc�ve.

flupreservedinseveralsecondarysightseersinspacesuitscreateinvisibleaerosols

simplemathema�caldeath

grantstostudyexcludeothersfromneedleprick

helpingthelab‑grownstream,whitherdoesthehumanspikefeelcompelled?

createillegiblylabeledbo�lefromasinglezoono�cist

whatexactlydoesSmallpoxhaveagainstmedicalphotographers?

wuhanlabhaspatchworkpathogen

wassafebecauseapproved.stockpilingexperimentalmishaps,thatis‑‘payforit’incidentsinvolvingbacteria,

youhot‑swappedmutantbuildfromadiscon�nuedbsl‑4‑ratedbiosafetycabinet.

inoculatemachineswithabiohazardousflyingmousebite.

‘nopoten�alpandemic’claimisapileofbatguano

‘scien�stsAREtheirfreezers’saidoneMalaysian

pathogentrumpsandfaucishavebeensynthesized

areasonforconcernthatkeepsvirusesdoorsshut�ght

afaultydrainpipeoflabac�vi�es

GeneGenies!l

Similartonuclearorchemicalweaponsthereisnogoingbackoncewegetathinginourhands

Theonlyimpactofthiswork,”hesaid,“isthecrea�on,inalab,ofanew,non‑naturalrisk.

leavethosefuckingbatsalone!

averybourgeoisapocalypse

hemerelygesturedwithhishypodermicandmumbledsomethingabout“precau�onarymeasures”

periodicallyhewentovertothesealeddoorandpeeredthroughthequintupleglazedportholeattheemptycorridoroutside.

Civetsandcamelsthatareexposedtoalotofbat‑guanodustmaybeanongoingthreatandamanageableone.ButthebatsthemselvesjustwanttohangintheircavesandnotbebotheredbyfrowningsightseersinspacesuitswhowanttopokeQ‑�psintheirbo�oms.

This2016“poisedforhumanemergence”paperwassupportedbyeightdifferentNIHgrants.In2015,Baric’slabreceived$8.3millionfromtheNIH;in2016,itreceived$10.5million.

Gain‑of‑func�onresearchcameroaringbackunderTrumpandFauci.“TheNa�onalIns�tutesofHealthwillagainfundresearchthatmakesvirusesmoredangerous

“Wedon’tthinkit’sfairthatweshouldhavetorevealeverythingwedo.”

trappinganimalsandlookingforobscurebatvirusesinSingapore,Malaysia,andThailand.

“lookingforagasleakwithalightedmatch,”

“ExactlyhowtheyworkinthatfacilityissomethingthatwouldbeverydifficultforaWesternertoknow,”theyhaveaverylargecollec�onofvirusesintheirlaboratory.Andsoit’s—youknow—proximityisaproblem.It’saproblem.”

theamericansareheavilyfundingVERYriskyresearchinalaben�relyunderthejurisdic�onofasecre�veandrepressiveregime.

“ItisunclearifSARS2is100percentnaturaloremergedduetolab/researchac�vi�es.Ifwewalkawayfromthis,demonstra�ngthatwecannoteffec�velyinves�gateitsorigins,itwillpavethewayforfutureCOVIDS.”

“Canyouruleoutalaboratoryescape?Theanswerinthiscaseisprobablynot.”

7hoursadayshovellingbatshitinaminesha�.

anapocalyp�chealth&safetyviola�on.

In2002,AdamZaretsky,abio‑ar�stworkinginalaboratoryattheMassachusetsIns�tuteoftechnology,discoveredthe“HumperdinckEffect,”inwhichthevibra�onsof“loud,reallyawful”loungemusicappliedforforty‑eighthoursspurredan�bio�cproduc�oninE.colibacteria.

bothpublishedpapersthatwereaboutwhathappenedwhenyouhot‑swappedmutantspikeproteinsbetweenbatvirusesandhumanviruses.

thousandsofnewvariantdiseaseshavebeensynthesized,sequencedandrewiredandthenstoredinthefridgeforthefuture.

Instarkcontrasttothestrictcontrolsonsmallpoxresearch,however,SARS,the1918fluvirus,andpoten�allyhuman‑contagiousH5N1birdfluarestudiedinlaboratoriesthroughouttheworld,usinglessthanthehighestbiocontainment,knownasBiosafetyLevel4,orBSL‑4,andthereisnoapprovedandstockpiledvaccineforanyofthem.

Simplemathema�calanalysisgivesrealreasonforconcernaboutthehandlingofthesedangerousviruses.Considertheprobabilityforescapefromasinglelabinasingleyeartobe0.003(i.e.,0.3percent),anes�matethatisconserva�veinlightofavarietyofgovernmentriskassessmentsforbiolabsandactualexperienceatlaboratoriesstudyingdangerouspathogens.Calcula�ngfromthisprobability,itwouldtake536yearsfortheretobean80percentchanceofatleastoneescapefromasinglelab.Butwith42labscarryingoutlivePPPresearch,thisbasic0.3percentprobabilitytranslatestoan80percentlikelihoodofescapefromatleastoneofthe42labsevery12.8years,a�meintervalsmallerthanthosethathaveseparatedinfluenzapandemicsinthe20thcentury.

SARSalreadyhasescapedfromlaboratoriesthree�messince2003,andoneescaperesultedinseveralsecondaryinfec�onsandonedeath.

ResearchonliveSARSshouldbecurtailed—perhapsevendiscon�nued—un�lbiologicalcontainmentmeasuresbeyondBSL‑3andevenBSL‑4canbeputinplace.SimplymovingallSARSresearchtoBSL‑4facili�eswillnotsubstan�allyreducetherisk;therehavealreadybeenthreeescapesfromBSL‑4containmentsince1990:aMarburgviruslaboratory‑acquiredinfec�onattheVectorfacilityintheSovietUnionin1990,afootandmouthdiseasevirusescapefromthePirbrightfacilityinEngland,andaSARSviruslaboratory‑acquiredinfec�onfromaBSL‑4‑ratedbiosafetycabinetinaTaiwanlaboratory.

• Withmodernaudio‑videotechnology,researchscien�stscanremotelymonitorlabworkasiftheywerepresent.• Requirelabstafferstofollowupextendedworkshi�swithperiodsofquaran�nebeforetheyleavethe

biocontainmentarea.Suchprocedureswouldassurethatnopoten�alpandemicpathogenescapesfromaBSL‑4+labthroughalaboratory‑acquiredinfec�on;anyoneaccidentallyinfectedwouldshowsymptomswhiles�llinquaran�ne.

• Mandatethatpoten�alpandemicpathogenexperimentsbecarriedoutprimarilyinBSL‑4+labs(althoughBSL‑3+withthespecialprotec�onslikepost‑shi�quaran�nemightsufficeforsomework).

Locatethetwoorthreesuchhigh‑securitylabstheworldneedsinremoteloca�ons,whereanaerosolescapeorothercontainmentfailurewouldposetheleastriskofinfec�nganoutsidecommunity.

interna�onalpolicymakersshould:• Ins�tuteaglobalsystemfordecidingwhetheragivenpoten�alpandemicpathogenexperimentshouldbedone

atallandformonitoringtheexperimentsthatareapproved.• Requirethatinterna�onalinspectorshaveaccesstofacili�esatany�me,onshortno�ce.Makeexperimentaldetailsfromtheselabsavailabletoinspectorsandtoauthorizedinterna�onalbodies,tomaximizethetransparencyoflabac�vi�esandtohelpdispelconcernsaboutclandes�nedevelopmentofbiologicalweapons.

alabaccidentismostlikelythesourceofthe1977re‑emergenceofanH1N1flustrainthathaddisappearedin1957.Thegene�cmakeupofthestrainhadn'tchangedasitshouldhaveoverthosedecades.

thebiomedicalwastestream,whitherdoesitflow?

1951ProjectBaseless,projectfaceless,projectcouldn’tcareless

aerialdeliveryofdiseaseswithnoknownan�dote.

deathbyAirMail.

therewerenopangolinsorbatsavailableinthewuhanmarket,buttherewasabsl‑4virologylabseveralhundredyardsaway.

ItispossiblethataprogenitorofSARS‑CoV‑2jumpedintohumans,(fromwhere?)acquiringthegenomicfeaturesdescribedabovethroughadapta�onduringundetectedhuman‑to‑humantransmission.(thiswouldrequireaprolongedseriesoftransmissionswithoutsymptomsordetec�on??)Onceacquired,theseadapta�onswouldenablethepandemictotakeoffandproduceasufficientlylargeclusterofcasestotriggerthesurveillancesystemthatdetectedit.

(thisscenariopresumesaperiodofunrecognizedtransmissioninhumansbetweentheini�alzoono�ceventandtheacquisi�onofthepolybasiccleavagesite.Sufficientopportunitycouldhaveariseniftherehadbeenmanypriorzoono�ceventsthatproducedshortchainsofhuman‑to‑humantransmissionoveranextendedperiod.Thisisessen�allythesitua�onforMERS‑CoV,forwhichallhumancasesaretheresultofrepeatedjumpsofthevirusfromdromedarycamels,producingsingleinfec�onsorshorttransmissionchainsthateventuallyresolve,withnoadapta�ontosustainedtransmission.)

bo�omline:thenaturalselec�onargumentcontainsmanyif’s,but’s,unknownsandextrapola�onsplusashitloadoffundingonthelinetogetto“couldhavehappened’.the‘EscapedfromaLab’sidehasmanymanyprecedentsofins�tu�onalandhumanerror,bureaucra�cshortcuts,areadymadeandabundantcatalogofvariantstrainsalreadyengineeredforhighhumantransmissibilityandcatastrophicholesinbio‑securitytogetto“MostLikelyDid”

justatheoryofcourse...butNOTaconspiracytheory.

thisradioplayisprotectedunderthePublicHealthSecurityandBioterrorismPreparednessandResponseActof2002.

Theacquisi�onofboththepolybasiccleavagesiteandpredictedO‑linkedglycansalsoarguesagainstculture‑basedscenarios.Newpolybasiccleavagesiteshavebeenobservedonlya�erprolongedpassageoflow‑pathogenicityavianinfluenzavirusinvitroorinvivo17.Furthermore,ahypothe�calgenera�onofSARS‑CoV‑2bycellcultureoranimalpassagewouldhaverequiredpriorisola�onofaprogenitorviruswithveryhighgene�csimilarity,whichhasnotbeendescribed.(yesitHAS!!andyou’vejustdescribedthem!!bat,pangolinetc)Subsequentgenera�onofapolybasiccleavagesitewouldhavethenrequiredrepeatedpassageincellcultureoranimalswithACE2receptorssimilartothoseofhumans,butsuchworkhasalsonotpreviouslybeendescribed.(youmeanyourdenyingthosehumancellculturesandpeopleperforming‘serialpassaging’onthemwithSarsvirusexists!!your‘avinalarfsunshine.seeBakerar�cle.)

Finally,thegenera�onofthepredictedO‑linkedglycansisalsounlikelytohaveoccurredduetocell‑culturepassage,assuchfeaturessuggesttheinvolvementofanimmunesystem.(okthisneedsfurtherstudybutidoubthumaninterven�onCOULDN’Tachievethisandindeeditwouldbeaprimepointofresearchtoemulatesuch.)

Thegenomicfeaturesdescribedheremayexplaininparttheinfec�ousnessandtransmissibilityofSARS‑CoV‑2inhumans.AlthoughtheevidenceshowsthatSARS‑CoV‑2isnotapurposefullymanipulatedvirus,itiscurrentlyimpossibletoproveordisprovetheothertheoriesofitsorigindescribedhere.However,sinceweobservedallnotableSARS‑CoV‑2features,includingtheop�mizedRBDandpolybasiccleavagesite,inrelatedcoronavirusesinnature,wedonotbelievethatanytypeoflaboratory‑basedscenarioisplausible.(verybadargument!!itexistsinnatureso‘therefore’itcannotexistinalab??despitethefactthatwhatyouhavejustdescribedwasOBVIOUSLYobservedinaLab!!youobviouslyhopednobodywouldmakeitthroughthefirsttechnojabbertotheend.veryweak!)

isn’tthefactthatithastaken93millioninfec�onsand2milliondeathsforustogettothe3knownvariantscurrentlyabitofaslapinthefacetothe‘unno�ced’serialmuta�onamongsthumansargumentfororiginsinnatureofthisvirus?

apresident,aworkingclasswhitemanandaworkingclassblackmanareinaclinic,thenursebringsinthreehypodermicsofvaccine,thepresidenttakes2shotsandturnstothewhitemansaying“carefulthatblackmanhashiseyesonyourvaccine.“

Personalagencyisthegreatobsessionofourday:themoreyoulackcontroloveryourlife,themoreyouarelikelytobelieveyou’reinchargeofit.Adver�sersandideologistsarehappywiththat:they’rehappytomirrorbacktoyouthesensethatyouareindeedthecentreoftheuniverse,theheroineofthestory.thepandemicputspaidtothatfraudandmaybeaposi�veoutcomeis...Ifpeopledon’tbuyintoInstagram/�ktok/twi�erar�ulwish‑fulfilmentfantasytoplacethematthecentreofeventsandkeepthemenchantedwiththeirownreflec�on,theymightdumptheirwishtobeprincessofalltheysurvey,andinsteadchanneltheirdissa�sfac�onsintomakingabe�erworldforeveryone.”orig:m.johnharrison14dec2019paraphrasedjan15‑2020mw

"Neverbelieveanythingun�lit'sofficiallydenied".ClaudCockburn

(writerequa�ngthefearofCovidwithfearofflying)“Youregularlygetonplanestoflybecause,ononeleveloranother,youknowitisquitesta�s�callysafeforyoutodoso.Imagineif,duringtenmonths,youweretreatedtoanecdotea�eranecdoteabouttheliveslostinaircrashes,completewithgraphicreconstruc�onsoftheexcrucia�nglastmomentsoftheill‑fatedpassengers.Thestatswouldn’tchange,butIsuspectnewdoubtswouldbegeneratedinmanyofyouaboutthesafetyofflying.Woulditbeyourrighttochangeyourdisposi�onaboutflyinga�erhearingthesestories?Certainly.Wouldthestoriesbereal?Yes.Wouldtheyactuallychangeyourchancesofdyinginanairlinecrash?No.Thosechanceswouldremainexactlythesame.So,thenitwouldbeyourchoiceastowhichpartofyourbrainyouweregoingtolistentowhenitcametoflying.”spuriousstatsinc.(thisargumentwasprintedinColdTypeonlinemagazine.thoughthisperiodicalhostsoutstandingjournalistslikeJohnPilgeritalsoseemstobesoconcernedwithpresen�ng“alterna�veviewpoints”thato�enquitedumbandsome�mesoffensivear�clesappearwithadecidedlyCovidDenialismslant.Onthefaceofitthisseemsplausiblesta�s�callyun�lyoulookatthefactthatyouareonlylikelytocatch

Covidoncesothesta�s�csforairtravelmortalityshouldbeappliedtoyoutakingonlyoneflightinyourlife�me.IfyouapplythecurrentreporteddeathsintheUKfromcovid(forinstance)of123,000asof1stifMarchagainstapopula�oncountof68millionyou’dgetaonein553chanceofdying,notarealsta�s�cas,ofcourse,itshouldbeweightedagainstageandhealth..bycontrastoddsonplanecrashesvarywidelybutarepitchedat1in2millionatthehighendto1in20millionatthelow..soingeneralthepsychologyofairtravelanxietycannotbeequatedonthesamelevelasfearoftheveryrealchanceofdeathfromCovidwetheryouengagewiththerepor�ngonthehorrificdeathsORnot.)

personallyIamreasonablysurethispathogenhasescapedfromalaboratory,theargumentisn’taboutshu�ngsuchins�tu�onsdownordivestmentoffunding..it’sactuallyanargumentforMUCHMOREfunding.fundingtoseatthedangerawayfrompopulatedareas,torampupsecurity&checkssignificantly,tocovercostsofpostshi�quaran�neforallpersonalenteringtheareasandtofundexpertboardstofathomtheusefulness‘onbalance’ofpoten�allycataclysmicstrandsofresearch,malevolentGeniesthatwillnotgobackinthebo�le.

Inourview,thereiscurrentlynocredibleevidencetosupporttheclaim

argument:thecovidhas‘random’muta�onsaswouldoccurover�meinnature,ar�ficialstrainswouldhavesomekindoflogic(knownbackbone,logicalortargetedchanges)..butresearchhasbeenhappeningwherethebatcovidshavehumanspikesintroduced,thatsafact...andhowrandomisrandom?...surelyserialpassaginginthelabisthesamerandomprocessasinnatureoremulatesitclosely..howmanyrandomoutcomesofthisresearcharestoredinlabs?

thereisn’tahopeinhellthattheWHOteamwillfindanythinginchina..

coincidence:apaperpublishedonline(prepeerreview)notedthatelementsofHIVwereintheSARScovidvirus,poin�ngtothisasindica�onofalabbasedthing..scien�ficcounterargumentssaidthatthiswasjustrandomcoincidenceandthepaperdisappeared...butcananargumentforcoincidencebeusedacrosstheboard,coincidentalproximityoftheLabin.wuhan,coincidentalappearanceofhivsec�ons,coincidentalmuta�onandjumpingfroms�llunfoundanimalsourcestohumans,howmanycoincidencesdoweallow?

sequencestakenfromthebiblefoundinthecodeobviouslypointtowardsa‘LastTrump’religiousapocalypseengineeredbyPro‑WhiteLifers.

interes�nglythissameargumentendswiththis:“Weshouldemphasizethat,althoughSARS‑CoV‑2showsnoevidenceoflaboratoryorigin,viruseswithsuchgreatpublichealththreatsmustbehandledproperlyinthelaboratoryandalsoproperlyregulatedbythescien�ficcommunityandgovernments.“

“showsnoevidenceoflaborigin”/“evidenceofanimalsourceyettobefound“aren’ttheyboththesameamountofevidence...none,zero,bu�kiss,fuckall?

WHOisourmysteryanimal?whodealtthismess?

hospitals,hospitals,hospitals,HOSPITALS!

StageI:Theearlyinfec�onorviralresponsephaseduringwhichsymptomsofupperrespiratorytractinfec�ondominate.StageII:Thepulmonaryphasewhenthepa�entsdevelopfull‑blownpneumoniawithallitsassociatedsymptoms.StageIII:Thehyperinflamma�onphasewhenpa�entsdevelopacuterespiratorydistresssyndrome(ARDS),sepsis,andkidneyandotherorganfailures.

asfarasthepressisconcerned,whichisthebe�erstory?theprosaicsequenceofthewrong�ssuedisposedofinthewrongtrashcanORthemicroscopichistoryandfamilytreeoftheinvisibleli�leguythatgothisgenomestogetherandmadeavaliantefforttoridtheworldofthatviralin‑aptronym(misnomer)Mankind

acrash,aphaseeyeschangeandapreworldmesssequenceareinavaccine

thepresidentsays:HEisyourvaccine!

coincidentalmuta�onjumpings�llunfound

andmumbledsomethingaboutstockpilingexperimentalmishaps,

somethingwhistledthrough,jumpingtothesidelaboratorybyaccident

insecurefederallaboratories“what?what?”askedthedying!

verylargeins�tutesofhealthwillbegintosing

discoveryof“thehumperdinck”effectinadamptrench

“antonantonovich,you’resobacteria!”

gentlemanbaric’slabreceived$8.3doorandpeeredthroughmathema�caldeathgrantstostudysky‑bluepathwithcau�on,

aflystruckmeintheminesha�!

“Iamhighsecuritylab!”theyshouted“noi’mhighsecuritylab”,“no...I’Mhighsecuritylabandsoismycat”

mindfulpeoplehappenedwhenyouhot‑swappedbatvirusesandhumannosehair

asynthesizedlotofbat‑guanodusthefellintobutnotwe.

bat‑shitistheworstbioterrorist

“youhot‑swappedlaboratoryescape?”theanswerpassedhimby.

”wuhanlabhaspatchworkmurderofthatwayfarer.”what’sgoingonhere?

fatherfloatedinawashtubwiththerestoftheducks

everyday,thegene�cmakeupofacommonwashtubfilledwithvibra�ons

shespatintothewashtublogofdetailsonthestrain

Run‑Dada

nopangolinsinthebiosecurewardrobes.

narrateanotherincidenterror,bureaucra�cshortcuts,if’s,but’s,unknownsandextrapola�onsoftheRun‑Dadafamily

inneedleprick,amouseisallcommo�on

ZhangZhan,aci�zenjournalistwhoreportedontheoutbreakinWuhan,wasjailedinDecemberforfouryearsfor"pickingquarrelsandprovokingtrouble".

Askedwhethertheteamwouldinves�gatewhethertheviruswasproducedinalaboratory,hesaid:"Wewillfollowwhereverscienceleadsus.

BetweenApril2013andSeptember2014,eightindividualmouseescapeswerereportedattheUniversityofNorthCarolina‑ChapelHill.officialswiththeNIHcalledtheescapes"concerning."SeveralofthemicewereinfectedwitheitherSARSortheH1N1fluvirus.Escapesoccurredinavarietyofscenarios,includingmicejumpingontoresearchersandrunningunderfreezers,incidentrecordsshow.Researcherso�enusedbroomhandlestocorralthewaywardmicethathadpreviouslybeeninfectedwithavarietyofpathogens

Ascien�statTexasA&MinCollegeSta�on‑Byronstuckhimselfwithaneedlewhileinjec�ngamousethatwaspreviouslyinfectedwitharecombinantstrainofBorreliaburgdorferi,thebacteriathatcausesLymedisease,inFebruary2014.

LaneStephenson,theuniversity'sdirectorofnewsandinforma�onservices,declinedtoanswerques�onsaboutthelabincidents."Regardingotheraspectsofyourinquiry,wethinktheinforma�onprovidedinresponsetoyourearlierFOIrequestissufficient,"Stephensonsaid

Asakeyprotec�onagainsttheworld'smostdeadlypathogens,includingtheEbolavirus,scien�stsintheBSL‑4labsattheU.S.ArmyMedicalResearchIns�tuteofInfec�ousDiseases(USAMRIID)atFortDetrickinMarylandwearpressurized,full‑bodyspacesuit‑likegearandbreathepurifiedair.Yetthosesuitsrupturedordevelopedholesinatleast37incidentsduringa20‑monthperiodin2013and2014,accordingtolabincidentreportsobtainedbyUSATODAYunderthefederalFreedomofInforma�onAct.

Somereportsindicatedefec�vesuits;otherssaythesuitswereoldorwornout."Apparentrepe��veusedefectin9‑yearoldsuitthatsplitduetorepeatedbending/foldingresul�nginmaterialfailure,"

TheNIHalsotookissuewithusingtheresearcher'shomeforthequaran�ne,contrarytoapreviousagreementabouttheH5N1research.

InOctober2014,asafetyworkeratColoradoStateUniversityinFortCollinsdiscoveredaninsectbitea�ercomple�ngalaboratoryshi�.Thelabadjoinedaninsectarywheregene�callymodifiedmosquitoeswerebeingusedinadenguevirusexperiment,accordingtoanincidentreporttheuniversityfiledwiththeNa�onalIns�tutesofHealth.

Arats'nestmadeofshreddedbiohazardbagsandcontaininglabsupplieswasdiscoveredinasecure,fenced‑offmedicalwasteaccumula�onareaattheUniversityofCalifornia‑LosAngelesinMarch2014,theuniversity'sbiosafetycommi�eeminutesandincidentreportshow.Trapscaught14ratsbeforethenestwasdismantledanddisinfectedwithbleach.inves�gatorssaidtheysuspectedtheratsusedthecleanbags—ratherthancontaminatedbags—tomaketheirnest.Contaminatedwaste,therecordssaid,wasstoredinbarrelswithlockinglids.TheninMay2014,aresearcherwatchedarodentclimboutofoneoftheselockingmedicalwastebarrels,whichcontainedsoiledmousedisposablecaging,beddinganduneatenfood.Safetyofficialsfounditslatchwasbroken—aswerethoseonabout30%ofthebarrels.

CentersforDiseaseControlandPreven�oninspectorsandUniversityofMichiganofficialsfoundmaterialslabeledasBrucella,aselectagent,outsidetheBSL‑3containmentareainApril2012.Althoughalabworkersaidthematerialsweredeac�vatedandposednothreat,noonecouldfinddocumenta�ontoverifytheclaim.Twenty‑sevenworkerswereiden�fiedandofferedserologytests.onlySeventeentooktests,whichwerenega�ve,incidentrecordsshow.AUniversityofIowascien�stimportedastrainofMiddleEastrespiratorysyndrome(MERS)virusfromSpainandbeganresearchwithoutapprovalfromtheuniversity'soversightcommi�eeandinaBSL‑2facilityin2013,asopposedtotheuniversity'sBSL‑3labasrequired.MERS,firstreportedinSaudiArabiain2012,killsabout30%ofthepeoplewhocontractit,accordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreven�on.

ofcourse,theseareallreportsfromamericawherefreedomofinforma�ondoesexisttosomeextent.asforChina?well......

what’sinteres�ngisthatmostofthelargelyignoredwhistleblowinginthelastdecade(andtherehasbeenPLENTY)hasbeenaboutapoten�alH5N1deadlyavianflupandemicratherthanSARSrelated.H5N1kills60%ofpeopleinfectedsoIguesswearelucky.thispandemicanditsfatality&economicfalloutmayjustbethewarningweneedtoputalidfirmlyonthisridiculousgambling.

thethreetypesofhumanerrorareskill‑based(errorsinvolvingmotorskillsinvolvingli�lethought),rule‑based(errorsinfollowinginstruc�onsorsetproceduresaccidentallyorpurposely),andknowledge‑based(errorsstemmingfromalackofknowledgeorawrongjudgmentcallbasedonlackofexperience).

Therule‑basedandknowledge‑basedincidentcategoriesare:4)pathogensmanipulatedoutsideofabiosafetycabinetorotherequipmentdesignedtoprotectexposurestoinfec�ousaerosols;5)poten�alexposuresresul�ngfromnon‑adherencetosafetyproceduresordevia�onsfromlabstandardopera�ngprocedures,and6)failureorproblemwithpersonalprotec�veequipment–amixofskill,rule,orknowledge‑basederrors.Theseventhcategoryismechanicalorequipmentfailure,ordefec�velabware.Anothercategorynotmen�onedintheFSAPreportsisfailuretoproperlyinac�vatepathogensbeforetransferringthemtoalowerbiosafetylevellabforfurtherresearch.Duringthe2009‑2015�meperiod,FSAPreceivedatotalof749incidentreportsfromselect‑agentresearchfacili�es.Conserva�vely,594or79.3percentofthoseincidentsinvolvehumanerror.

Somehumanerrorsare“one‑off,”meaningtheyhappenedonceandlikelywon’thappenagain.One‑offerrorsaredifficulttoan�cipate,soitisunlikelythatonecandevisemeaningfulchangesinstandardopera�ngprocedurestopreventthem.

Inac�va�onisdesignedtodestroythepathogenicityofaninfec�ousagent,whileretainingitsothercharacteris�csforresearchinwhichlivepathogensarenotneeded.Sincetherearereliableinac�va�onprocedures,failuretoinac�vateisahumanerror.Pathogensareinac�vatedforresearchthatcanbeperformedinlowerBSL2biocontainment,whereitismucheasiertocarryout.ResearchinBSL3andBSL4laboratoriesisdifficult,bothbecauseofrestrictedmovementinthepersonalprotec�veequipmentthatmustbewornandbecauseofrestric�onsinopera�ngproceduresthataimtominimizepoten�alexposuretopathogens.Whileincompleteinac�va�ondoesnotusuallydirectlycauseareleaseintothecommunity,researchersinBSL2labsareatamuchhigherriskofinfec�on,andtheirstreetclothes,hair,andskincanbecomecontaminated.Butincompleteinac�va�onisaroutetopoten�alreleaseintothecommunity.TheFSAPdoesnotrou�nelycollectdataonincompleteinac�va�on,anditseemsnooneelsedoeseither.Thus,enoughdatatocalculateprobabili�esforthistypeofincidentarenotavailable.ButtheGovernmentAccountabilityOffice(GAO)hasweighedinontheissue.TheGAOreportsanecdotalevidenceandsomenumbersonincompleteinac�va�ontosupporttheconten�onthatitisaseriousissue.Theofficehasiden�fied11incidents,inaddi�onto10incidentsalreadyiden�fiedbytheFSAP.Notably,twooftheincidentsinvolvedEbolaandMarburgviruses,whichbecauseofalackofcountermeasures(vaccinesandan�virals)areresearchedatBSL4facili�es.Amongotherthings,theGAOreportcalleda�en�ontoawell‑publicizedincidentinwhichaDefenseDepartmentlaboratory“inadvertentlysentliveBacillusanthracis,thebacteriumthatcausesanthrax,toalmost200laboratoriesworldwideoverthecourseof12years.Thelaboratorybelievedthatthesampleshadbeeninac�vated.”Thereportdescribesyetanotherwell‑publicizedincidentinChinainwhich“tworesearchersconduc�ngvirusresearchwereexposedtosevereacuterespiratorysyndrome(SARS)coronavirussamplesthatwereincompletelyinac�vated.Theresearcherssubsequentlytransmi�edSARStoothers,leadingtoseveralinfec�onsandonedeathin2004.”TheGAOiden�fiedthreerecentreleasesofEbolaandMarburgvirusesfromBSL4tolowercontainmentlabsduetoincompleteinac�va�on.

Afourthreleasein2014fromtheCDClabsoccurredwhen“Scien�stsinadvertentlyswitchedsamplesdesignatedforliveEbolavirusstudieswithsamplesintendedforstudieswithinac�vatedmaterial.Asaresult,thesampleswithviableEbolavirus,insteadofthesampleswithinac�vatedEbolavirus,weretransferredoutofaBSL‑4laboratorytoalaboratorywithalowersafetylevelforaddi�onalanalysis.WhilenoonecontractedEbolavirusinthisinstance,theconsequencescouldhavebeendireforthepersonnelinvolvedastherearecurrentlynoapprovedtreatmentsorvaccinesforthisvirus.”

TheanthraxincidentattheAHVLAu.k.happenedinMay2012anddrewanimmediateCPN.Thatshutthelabsonomoreliveanthraxcouldbesentout.The�mingwasironic.ThegovernmenthadspentmonthsstockpilinganthraxvaccinesincaseterroristsreleasedthebugattheLondonOlympics.Nowoneoftheirownlabshadputpeopleatrisk.

Thereareexperimentalapproachesthatdonotinvolvelivemammalian‑airborne‑transmissible,highlypathogenicavianinfluenzawhichiden�fymuta�onsinvolvedinmammalianairbornetransmission.These“saferexperimentalapproachesarebothmorescien�ficallyinforma�veandmorestraigh�orwardtotranslateintoimprovedpublichealth…

whyaretheselabss�llbeingbuiltinci�es??

whythefuckisPirbrightnearfarms!!foot&mouthresearchlabnexttocommercialcowherds??what?

Chernobylcomestomindandtheexponen�alriseincancersince.

Tohelpputfatalityburdeninperspec�ve,noins�tu�onalreviewboard—thecommi�eestaskedwithassessingandapprovinghuman‑subjectresearchatuniversi�esandotherorganiza�ons—wouldapprovearesearchprojectwithapoten�alforperhapstenstothousandsoffatali�es.Maybeanins�tu�onalreviewboardcouldapprovetheresearchifitcouldbeassuredwithalmostabsolutecertaintythattherewillneverbeareleaseintothecommunityorthatthereleasedviruswouldnotbeairborne‑transmissible,virulent,orfatal.Thekeyphraseis“almostabsolutecertainty.”.That’sastandardthat’salmostcertainlyabsolutelyimpossibletoachieve.

In1966,Dr.MarioJascalevichfromNewJerseywasaccusedofpoisoningfivepa�entswithaplant‑derivedpoisoncalledtubocurarine.

Between1964and1966,aJapanesedoctorcalledMitsuruSuzukicontaminatedspongecakesandothersourcesoffoodwithshigelladysenteriae(causesdiarrhea)andsalmonellatyphi(causestyphoid),leadingto200to400illnessesandfourdeaths.

BetweenMay1977andNovember1980,anursinghomeworkercalledArnfinnNessetkilled27residentsusingasubstancecalledcuracit.

In1984,religiouscultmembershelda�acksinDalles,Oregonusingsalmonellatyphimuriuminana�empttoaffecttheelec�onandgaincontroloftheWascoCountyCourt.Therestaurantsaladbarswereusedasthedissemina�onpointsandthea�ackledto751illnesses.Acultmemberwasarrestedonanunrelatedchargeandconfessedlatertobeinginvolvedintheevent.

Inthe1990s,AumShinrikyotriedtodisseminatebacillusanthracis(anthrax‑thevaccinestrain),ClostridiumbotulinumandtheEbolavirusinTokyo,Japantofulfiltheapocalyp�cprophecy.

In1995,LarryWayneHarrisordered3vialsofYersiniapes�s(causingplague)fromtheATCCandinthesameyearlaboratorytechnicianDianeThompsontookShigelladysenteriaeType2fromahospitalandinfectedherco‑workers.

In1995,aneurologistinVirginiacalledDr.RayW.Me�etalwasfoundwithricinonhispersona�erbeingarrestedforsomethingelse.

In1998,agastroenterologistinLouisianacalledRichardSchmidtinfectednurseJaniceAllenwithHIVbyinjec�ngherwithbloodfromapa�entwhohadAIDS.

In1999,aphlebotomistcalledBrianT.Stewartwassentencedtolifeimprisonmentfordeliberatelyinfec�nghisbabywithHIV‑infectedbloodtoavoidthecostofchildsupport.

In2001,therewereaseriesofanthraxa�acksintheUnitedStates.

In2003,ProfessorThomasButlerwasarrestedforremoving30vialsofYersiniapes�s(plague)fromalaboratory.

freezerdoorcut‑upscollected:

Acrash,aphaseeyeschangeandapreworldmesssequenceareinavaccine.

Coincidentalmuta�onjumpings�llunfound.

Andmumbledsomethingaboutstockpilingexperimentalmishaps.

Somethingwhistledthrough,jumpingtothesidelaboratorybyaccident.

Insecurefederallaboratories“what?what?”askedthedying!

Verylargeins�tutesofhealthwillbegintosing.

ThePresidentsays:HEisyourvaccine!

Discoveryof“thehumperdinck”effectinadamptrench.

“antonantonovich,you’resobacteria!”

Gentlemanbaric’slabreceived$8.3doorandpeeredthroughmathema�caldeathgrantstostudysky‑bluepathwithcau�on.

Aflystruckmeintheminesha�!

“Iamhighsecuritylab!”theyshouted“noi’mhighsecuritylab”,“no...I’Mhighsecuritylabandsoismycat”.

Mindfulpeoplehappenedwhenyouhot‑swappedbatvirusesandhumannosehair.A

Asynthesizedlotofbat‑guanodusthefellintobutnotwe.

Bat‑shitistheworstbioterrorist.

“Youhot‑swappedlaboratoryescape?”theanswerpassedhimby.

”Wuhanlabhaspatchworkmurderofthatwayfarer.”what’sgoingonhere?

Fatherfloatedinawashtubwiththerestoftheducks.

Everyday,thegene�cmakeupofacommonwashtubfilledwithvibra�ons.

Shespatintothewashtublogofdetailsonthestrain.

Run‑Dada.

Nopangolinsinthebiosecurewardrobes.

Narrateanotherincidenterror,bureaucra�cshortcuts,if’s,but’s,unknownsandextrapola�onsoftheRun‑Dadafamily.

Inneedleprick,amouseisallcommo�on.

WHOisourmysteryanimal?whodealtthismess?

Hospitals,hospitals,hospitals,HOSPITALS!

Thebiomedicalwastestream,whitherdoesitflow?

1951ProjectBaseless,projectfaceless,projectcouldn’tcareless.

Aerialdeliveryofdiseaseswithnoknownan�dote.

DeathbyAirMail.

Witnessingmankindself‑ex�nguishing.whatarethechances?

DiagnosedAmerika/Deathresearchers.

Makinghybridstrainofstarkcontrast.

Calcula�ng200incidentsofwildwildwest.

Clonethewayforwardandmakeithappenboys.

Thisradioplay,ifyourunsars,shouldbecounterproduc�ve.

Flupreservedinseveralsecondarysightseersinspacesuitscreateinvisibleaerosols.

Simplemathema�caldeath.

Grantstostudyexcludeothersfromneedleprick.

Helpingthelab‑grownstream,whitherdoesthehumanspikefeelcompelled?

Createillegiblylabeledbo�lefromasinglezoono�cist.

WhatexactlydoesSmallpoxhaveagainstmedicalphotographers?

Wuhanlabhaspatchworkpathogen

Wassafebecauseapproved.stockpilingexperimentalmishaps,thatis‑‘payforit’incidentsinvolvingbacteria.

Youhot‑swappedmutantbuildfromadiscon�nuedbsl‑4‑ratedbiosafetycabinet.

Inoculatemachineswithabiohazardousflyingmousebite.

‘Nopoten�alpandemic’claimisapileofbatguano.

‘Scien�stsAREtheirfreezers’saidoneMalaysian.

Pathogentrumpsandfaucishavebeensynthesized.

Areasonforconcernthatkeepsvirusesdoorsshut�ght.

Afaultydrainpipeoflabac�vi�es.

GeneGenies!!

7hoursadayshovellingbatshitinaminesha�.

Anapocalyp�chealth&safetyviola�on.

WasitGodwhole�theFridgedooropenthis�me?

Willtheanthraxblowinginthiswork?

Thebatdiseasesfor‘perhaps’agents?alltheirhappyleaksistubocurarine.

Lockingmedicalphasefreezersincidentinamachine.

Laboratory‑acquiredinfec�onstrainofnow/naturalselec�onacompleteshut.

EscapesaspectsofAllahisaerosols.

Wornpathogenwassafebutpeopleremainsecret.

Morethan80percenthumanmeddling,biblefoundclonewan�ng.

Personallyengineeredforar�ulwish‑fulfilmentstockpilingexperiment.

Aseriouspreworldsimilarity.

Adaptedvirusreloca�onintothecounterproduc�ve.witnessingmankindpassage,ascontaminatedbuttherun‑dadainac�vated.

H.I.V.healththreatsstream‑whithers�llunfoundanimalhostcoronaviralinquiry?

“Noi’mmuta�onamongstvirus.”theanthraxis‘buglegs’.

Covidvirusgasleak20thcenturycavedwellerperiod.

F.S.A.Pglazedportholethewarninglids!

Washtubloganinsectaryawayfromdifficulty.

Explainedaccordingtoaduck:“vialsofclearexperience”.

Bourgeoisapocalypseins�tutefor“inair”bio‑securityyears.

Aseriesof30vialsof“loudrisk“vibra�ons.

Leavethosefuckinginthebotulinumfridgeandwardrobes.

Narrateanotherincident,duckci�zens.

Acuterespiratorysyndromebyinterna�onalagreement.

Sightseersinspacesuitsposenexttographicreconstruc�onsofcleavagesites.

I’mjustasubstancecalled1950.

AppearanceofHIVwasteaccumula�onareas.Unmarkedpolicevehiclesinadvertentlyswitchedsamples.

InoldeEngland2016,itreceivedinfec�ouscloneofanairlinefromtheemptycorridorworldoutside.

ResearchershostedtheDyingCityshow.

Deathisagene�c‑manipula�on‑origin:China.

Stockpilingexperimentalmishaps.

Sufficientcontaminatedspongecakesiden�fiedandofferedto751pa�ents.

Wethinkherds??what?Chernobylcomestolookinthefridge.

Hot‑swappedmutantbuildpointofresearchfragments.Thereisnogasleakwithoutfurtherresearch.

cer�fiableflatwormmanagement‑typeswa�atonofarmchairsciencearound.

Itwasallapileofshit.HewroteShitonascrapofpaper,thenmadethele�erslookthree‑dimensionalandshadedtheirsidescarefully.

bioinforma�onalsurreality

mobsofdoubtofALLins�tu�ons,

post‑truthdiseasestrainscoexistence

basicerrorpropagatesitself

thewordenteredanecologyofweeds

atumbleonthestairs.upspillsofethidiumbromide

biologicaloverloadoftraffic,viralmedialocomo�veofhistory

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theperilsofpokingPoten�alPandemicPathogens,

WhatI’velearnedfromourownworkishowdeviouslybeau�fulevolu�onis

Scien�stswilldevelopastandardizedUK‑widesystemfordetec�ngcoronavirusinwastewater,inordertoprovideanearlywarningoffutureoutbreaksandreducerelianceoncostlytes�ngoflargepopula�ons.

inoldeenglandtheywillbesi�ingthroughourshitlookingforanoutbreakforyearstocome.

“Theproductofthehumanbrainhasescapedthecontrolofhumanhands,”ČapektoldtheLondonSaturdayReviewfollowingtheR.U.R.play’spremiere.“Thisisthecomedyofscience.”25jan1921

Feb9th2021‑wallstreetjournal

WHOresearchershadalsosaidtheywouldbeopentopursuingthelikelihoodofalaboratoryincident.Initsfinaldays,theTrumpadministra�onclaimedtohaveevidence,whichitdidn’tpresenttothepublic,thatstaffinoneofthecity’smajorlaboratoriesfellillwithCovid‑19‑likesymptomsinthefallof2019.

ButonTuesday,theWHOteamsaiditwasreassuredbyhearingofthehighbiosafetyprotocolsadheredtointhecity’smajorlabs,includingtheWuhanIns�tuteofVirology.Thelabalsowasn’tworkingwithanyviruscloselylinkedtotheonethatcausesCovid‑19,Dr.BenEmbaraksaid.

“Itisveryunlikelythatanythingcouldescapefromsuchaplace,”hesaidTuesday.“Ofcoursethisisnotimpossible.Ithappensonceinawhile...Theseareextremelyrareevents.”

ChinesehealthofficialLiangWannian,mean�me,pushedbackonthelikelihoodthatWuhan’sHuananMarketwasthefirstplacewheretheoutbreakoccurred,sayingthatthedateofonsetoftheearliestconfirmedcasewasdaysearlierthanthatoftheearliestconfirmedcaseinthemarket.Themajorityofearlierconfirmedcasesdidn’thaveanyrela�onshiptothemarket,hesaid.

Dr.LiangpointedtounpublishedstudiesaboutcasesthatprecededChina’s,sayingothercountriescouldhavemissedearlycases.

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THELAB

TheconclusionoftheChineseandinterna�onalexpertswasthatitisextremelyunlikelythevirusleakedfromtheWuhanIns�tuteofVirology,alabwithanextensivecollec�onofvirussamples.FormerU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpandofficialsinhisadministra�onwereamongthosewhofloatedthatpossibility—promp�ngangrydenialsfromChina.Andmostexpertshavelongbeenskep�calofit.

Inmakingitsdetermina�on,theteamsaidthatsuchleaksareextremelyrareandthere'snoevidencethevirusexistedinthatlaboranylabanywhereintheworldwhenthepandemicbegan.(?ques�onable‑batrelatedSARSwerebeingexperimentedonincollabora�onwiththeBariclabsintheUSandtheWuhanlab)Italsoreviewedsafetyprotocolsattheins�tute,leadingtheteamtoconclude“itwasveryunlikelythatanythingcouldescapefromsuchaplace,”WHOteamleaderPeterBenEmbareksaid.(againthehistoryoflableaksgloballymakestheword‘unlikely’somewhatvague.thoughChina’shistoryinthisrespectwillalwaysbemoredifficulttodiscern...whoknows,maybeitisdras�callymoresecurethanelsewhereratherthanfailingsgoingunreportedduetoalargelysuppressivegovernment?)

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THECOLDCHAIN

Thejointinves�ga�onle�openthepossibilitythattheviruscouldhavebeenspreadtohumansthroughfrozenfoodproducts,abitofasurpriseasforeignexpertshavegenerallyplayeddowntherisk.

It'satheorythathasbeenwidelypromotedbyChineseofficials,whohavedetectedthevirusonimportedfrozenfoodpackagingandseizedonthattosuggesttheviruscouldhavecometoChinafromabroad.

WHOteammemberMarionKoopmansnotedthatits�llwouldn'tanswertheques�onofwheretheviruscamefromoriginally.“Itsnotthecoldchainbyitself,thatcannotbe,"shesaidattheairport."Thevirushastocomefromsomewhere.”

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THEDATA

Themissionhasbeendoggedbyques�onsabouthowmuchfreedomChinawouldgivetheresearcherstovisittheplacesandtalktothepeopletheywantedto.Intheend,theyappearedsa�sfiedwiththearrangements,atleastintheirpubliccomments.TeammemberTheaKoelsenFischersaidshedidnotgettoseerawdataandhadtorelyonananalysisofthedatathatwaspresentedtoher.Butshesaidthatwouldbetrueinmostcountries.___

MoritsugureportedfromBeijing.

ThemissiontoWuhandidnotchangeamajortheoryaboutwheretheviruscamefrom.Scien�ststhinkbatsarethemostlikelycarriers,andthattheypasseditontoanotheranimal,whichpasseditontohumans.Whilethereareotherpossibili�es—abatcouldhaveinfectedahumandirectly,forinstance—thepaththroughasecondanimalremainsthemostlikelyscenario,accordingtotheWHOteamanditsChinesecounterparts.Theques�oniswhatanimalandwhere.

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THEMARKET

TheHuananSeafoodMarket,whichhadaclusterofcasesatthestartoftheoutbreak,haslongbeensuggestedasapossibleplacehumansfirstbecameinfected.Themarketdealtmainlyinfrozenseafoodbutalsosolddomes�catedwildlife.Thatincludedrabbits,whichareknowntobesuscep�bletothevirus,andbambooratsandferretbadgers,whicharesuspectedofbeingsuscep�ble.AttheWHOmission'sclosingnewsconferenceTuesday,oneteammembersaidsomeoftheseanimalshavebeentracedtofarmsortradersinregionsthatarehometobatsthatcarrythevirusthatistheclosestknownrela�veoftheonethatcausesCOVID‑19.

Thatfindingcouldputrenewedfocusonthemarket.Chinesehealthofficialshavedownplayedthemarket'srole,no�ngthatonlysurfacesatthemarkettestedposi�veforthevirus,notanyoftheanimalproducts.AChineseofficialsaidTuesdaythatitappearstherewerecaseselsewhereinWuhanaroundthesame�measthemarketcluster,soitremainspossiblethetransferofthevirusfromanimalstohumanshappenedelsewhere.

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ThetheorythatCOVID‑19originatedfromalaboratoryinWuhanhasnotbeendismissedbyinves�gators,theheadoftheWorldHealthOrganisa�onhassuggested.

Earlierthisweek,aWHO‑ledmissioninChinasaiditwasnotlookingfurtherintotheques�onofwhetherthevirusescapedfromalab,whichitconsideredhighlyunlikely

However,inapressbriefingonFriday,directorgeneralDrTedrosAdhanomGhebreyesussaid:"Someques�onshavebeen

raisedastowhethersomehypotheseshavebeendiscarded.

"Havingspokenwithsomemembersoftheteam,Iwishtoconfirmthatallhypothesesremainopenandrequirefurtheranalysisandstudy.

"Someofthatworkmaylieoutsidetheremitandscopeofthismission.“

"Wehavealwayssaidthatthismissionwouldnotfindalltheanswers,butithasaddedimportantinforma�onthattakesusclosertounderstandingtheoriginsoftheCOVID‑19virus."

DrTedrossaidasummaryoftheirfindingswouldbepublishednextweekandtheUShassaiditwantstoreviewthedata.

Themissionleader,DrPeterBenEmbarek,saidonFridaythelabsinWuhanhisteamvisitedstatedtheyhadnotbeenworkingwiththevirusthatcausesCOVID‑19,orhaditintheircollec�onsbeforetheoutbreak.DrEmbareksaiditwaspossibletheviruscoulds�llbepresentinsamplesthathavenotyetbeenanalysed.

Headdedthatifscien�stsfromWuhanlabshadbeenstudyingthevirusbeforetheoutbreak,itwouldnothavebeenasecret.

"Usuallylaboratoryresearcherswhoworkanddiscovernewviruseswouldimmediatelypublishtheirfindings.That'sacommonprac�cearoundtheworld,par�cularlywithnew,interes�ngviruses,"hesaid.

Hesaidhisteamhadgainedamuchbe�erinsightintotheearlystagesoftheoutbreakandconcludedtherewasnolargeclusterofthediseaseinWuhanorelsewherearoundthecityinthemonthspriortothefirstcasesinDecember2019.

Themissionhassaiditsmainhypothesisisthatthevirusoriginatedinabat,althoughthereareseveralpossiblescenariosforhowitpassedtohumans,possiblyfirstbyinfec�nganotheranimalspecies.

Theformeradministra�onofUSpresidentDonaldTrumpsaiditbelievedthevirusmayhaveescapedfromalabinWuhan.

Chinahasstronglydeniedthis,andsaystheWuhanIns�tuteofVirologywasnotstudyingrelatedviruses.(thatdoesn’tsoundcorrect?)

theindependentfeb152021

ThesuperspreadersbehindtopCOVID‑19conspiracytheories.(bioweaponsclaimsnotverycrediblebutTheIndependentsclaimthatWHOhasabsolutelyrefutedlableakisnotcorrect,seeabove..US/Chinacollabresearchwithbatsarsandcovidspikesto“pre‑empt“dangerousmuta�onshashappenedandiss�llavaguelypossiblesourceofthepandemic)..butobviouslymostofthesepeoplearerecklessloonytunes..

Asthecoronavirusspread,specula�onaboutitsoriginswasclosebehind

Asthecoronavirusspreadacrosstheglobe,sotoodidspecula�onaboutitsorigins.Perhapsthevirusescapedfromalab.Maybeitwasengineeredasabioweapon.

Legi�mateques�onsabouttheviruscreatedperfectcondi�onsforconspiracytheories.Intheabsenceofknowledge,guessworkandpropagandaflourished.

Collegeprofessorswithnoevidenceortraininginvirologyweretoutedasexperts.Anonymoussocialmediausersposedashigh‑levelintelligenceofficials.AndfromChinatoIrantoRussiatotheUnitedStatesgovernmentsamplifiedclaimsfortheirownmo�ves.

TheAssociatedPresscollaboratedwiththeAtlan�cCouncil’sDigitalForensicResearchLabonanine‑monthinves�ga�ontoiden�fythepeopleandorganiza�onsbehindsomeofthemostviralmisinforma�onabouttheoriginsofthecoronavirus.(Atlan�cCouncil’sDigitalForensicResearchLabisfindedbymillionaires,billionairesandalsofacebookandthebri�shgovernment..Russiadoesn’tlikethematall..somaybetheyareok?AssociatedPressareconsistentlyinvolvedincopyrightbreachesofotherpeoplesworkBUTatthesame�meo�ensuepeopleforusing‘their’informa�on..itisNOTanopensourceorganiza�ondespiteit’sstatedfreedomofinforma�onmandate)

Theirclaimswereexplosive.Theirevidencewasweak.Thesearethesuperspreaders.

FRANCISBOYLE

WHOHEIS:AHarvardtrainedlawprofessorattheUniversityofIllinois,Boyledra�eda1989lawbanningbiologicalweaponsandhasadvisedthena�onofBosniaandHerzegovinaandthePales�nianAuthority.

Boylehasnoacademicdegreeinvirologyorbiologybutisalongstandingcri�cofresearchonpathogens.HehasclaimedIsraeliintelligencewasinvolvedinthe1993WorldTradeCenterbombing;thatSARS,theswinefluandEbolahavebeengene�callymodified;andthatWestNilevirusandLymediseaseescapedfromaU.S.biowarfarelab.HehasalsoclaimedthatMicroso�founderBillGates“wasinvolved”inthespreadofZika.

COVIDCLAIM:Boylesaysthecoronavirusisagene�callyengineeredbioweaponthatescapedfromahigh‑levellabinWuhan,China.Hemaintainsitshowssignsofnanotechnological�nkeringandtheinser�onofproteinsfromHIVthehumanimmunodeficiencyvirus.HeallegesthatU.S.researchershelpedcreateit,andthatthousandsofdoctors,scien�sts,andelectedleadersareconspiringtohidethetruth.

Boylepromotedhisclaiminanemailtoalistofnewsorganiza�onsandpersonalcontactsonJan.24,2020.Thatsameday,hewasinterviewedonapodcastcalled“Geopoli�csandEmpire.”Thatpodcastwascitedbyali�le‑knownIndianwebsite,GreatGameIndia,andwentviral,withBoyle’scommentspickedupandfeaturedinIranian‑stateTV,Russianstatemedia,andfringewebsitesintheU.S.andaroundtheworld.He'ssincerepeatedhisclaimsonAlexJones'showInfowars.

EVIDENCE?Boylebaseshisargumentoncircumstan�alevidence:thepresenceofaBiosafetyLevel4labinWuhan,thefactthatotherviruseshaveescapedfromotherlabsinthepast,andhisbeliefthatgovernmentsaroundtheworldareengagedinasecretarmsraceoverbiologicalweapons.

BiosafetyLevel4labs‑orBSL4labs‑havethehighestlevelofbiosafetyprecau�ons.

“Itseemedtomethatobviously,thiscameoutoftheWuhanBSL4,”BoyletoldTheAssociatedPress,dismissingtheacceptedexplana�onthatthevirusemergedfromtheWuhanmarketas“completelypreposterous.”

AWorldHeathOrganiza�onteamconcludeditwasextremelyunlikelythevirusescapedfromtheWuhanlab,andotherexpertshavesaidthevirusshowsnosignsofgene�cmanipula�on.

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GREATGAMEINDIA

WHATITIS:Awebsitethatwasanearlypromoterofthetheorythatthecoronaviruswasengineered.

ItsJan.26,2020,storyon“Coronavirusbioweapon‑HowChinaStoletheCoronavirusFromCanadaandWeaponizedIt”waspickedupbyfar‑rightfinancialblogZeroHedgeandsharedtothousandsofsocialmediausersbeforeitwaspromotedbyconserva�vewebsiteRedStateWatcherandreceivedmorethan6millionengagements.

COVIDCLAIM:GreatGameIndiaclaimsthatthevirus,whichhasnowkilledmorethan2millionpeopleworldwide,wasfirstfoundinthelungsofaSaudimanandthensenttolabsintheNetherlandsandthenCanada,whereitwasstolenbyChinesescien�sts.Thear�clereliesinpartonspecula�onfromDanyShoham,avirologistandformerlieutenantcolonelinIsraelimilitaryintelligence.

ShohamwasquoteddiscussingthepossibilitythatCOVIDislinkedtobioweaponresearchinaJan.26,2020,ar�cleintheconserva�veU.S.newspaperTheWashingtonTimes.Inthatar�cle,Shohamwasquotedsayingtherewasnoevidencetosupporttheideathatthevirushasescapedfromalab,butGreatGameIndiadidnotincludethatcontextinitspiece.

“Wedostandbyourreport,”saidwebsiteco‑founderShelleyKasliwroteinanemail.“Infact,recentlyCanadiansreleaseddocumentswhichcorroboratedourfindingswithChinesescien�sts...Alotofinforma�oniss�llclassified.”

EVIDENCE?Thecoronavirusmostlikelyfirstappearedinhumansa�erjumpingfromananimal,aWorldHealthOrganiza�onpanelannouncedthismonth,sayinganalternatetheorythatthevirusleakedfromaChineselabwasunlikely.

America'stopscien�stshavelikewiseconcludedthevirusisofnaturalorigin,ci�ngcluesinitsgenomeanditssimilaritytoSARS,orsevereacuterespiratorysyndrome.VincentRacaniello,aprofessorofmicrobiologyandimmunologyatColumbiaUniversity,whohasbeenstudyingthevirussinceitsgenomewasfirstrecorded,hassaiditisclearthattheviruswasnotengineeredoraccidentallyreleased.

“Itissomethingthatisclearlyselectedinnature,”Racaniellosaid.“Therearetwoexampleswherethesequencetellsusthathumanshadnohandinmakingthisvirusbecausetheywouldnothaveknowntodothesethings.”

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THECENTREFORRESEARCHONGLOBALIZATION

WHATITIS:TheMontreal‑basedcenterpublishesar�clesonglobalpoli�csandpolicy,includingahealthydoseofconspiracytheoriesonvaccinesandtheSept.11,2001,terrorista�acks.It’sledbyMichelChossudovsky,aprofessoremeritusofeconomicsattheUniversityofO�awaandaconspiracytheoristwhohasarguedtheU.S.militarycancontroltheweather.

Thecenterpublishesauthorsfromaroundtheworld—manyofwhomhaveadvancedbaselessclaimsabouttheoriginsoftheoutbreak.InFebruary,forinstance,thecenterpublishedaninterviewwithIgorNikulinsugges�ngthecoronaviruswasaU.S.bioweaponcreatedtotargetChinesepeople.

Thecenter’swebsite,globalresearch.ca.,“hasbecomedeeplyenmeshedinRussia’sbroaderdisinforma�onandpropagandaecosystem”bypeddlingan�‑U.S.conspiracytheories,accordingtoa2020U.S.StateDepartmentreportwhichfoundthatsevenofitssupposedwritersdonotevenexistbutwerecreatedbyRussianmilitaryintelligence.

COVIDCLAIM:Whilethecenterhaspublishedseveralar�clesaboutthevirus,onesugges�ngitoriginatedintheU.S.caughtthea�en�onoftopChineseofficials.

OnMarch12,ChineseForeignMinistryspokespersonZhaoLijianretweetedanar�clepublishedbythecenter�tled:"China’sCoronavirus:AShockingUpdate.DidTheVirusOriginateintheUS?”

“Thisar�cleisverymuchimportanttoeachandeveryoneofus,”hepostedinEnglishonTwi�er.“Pleasereadandretweetit.COVID‑19:FurtherEvidencethattheVirusOriginatedintheUS.”

Healsotweeted:“ItmightbeUSarmywhobroughttheepidemictoWuhan.Betransparent!Makepublicyourdata!USoweusanexplana�on.”

ThestorybyLarryRomanoff,aregularauthoratthecenter,citesseveraldebunkedtheories,includingonethatmembersoftheU.S.militarybroughtthevirustoChinaduringtheMilitaryWorldGamesinfall2019.Romanoffconcludesthatithasnow“beenproven”thatthevirusoriginatedfromoutsideofChina,despitescien�ficconsensusthatitdid.

EVIDENCE?TheWorldHealthOrganiza�onhasconcludedthatthecoronavirusemergedinChina,wherethefirstcasesanddeathswerereported.NoevidencehassurfacedtosuggesttheviruswasimportedintoChinabytheU.S.

ChossudovskyandRomanoffdidnotrespondtorepeatedmessagesseekingcomment.Romanoff'sbiographylistshimasavisi�ngprofessoratFudanUniversityinShanghai,butheisnotlistedamongtheuniversity'sfaculty.TheuniversitydidnotrespondtoanemailaskingaboutRomanoff'semployment.

Romanoff'soriginalar�clewastakendowninthespring,butZhao'stweetremainsup.

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IGORNIKULIN

WHOISHE?Afour‑�mefailedpoli�calcandidate,NikulinisprominentlyquotedinRussianstatemediaandfringepublica�onsinthewestasabiologistandformerweaponsinspectorinIraqwhoservedonaU.N.commissiononbiologicalandchemicalweaponsinthe1990s.

COVIDCLAIM:NikulinarguestheU.S.createdthevirusandusedittoa�ackChina.HefirstvoicedthebeliefinaJan.20,2020,storybyZvezda,astatemediaoutlet�edtotheRussianmilitary.HeappearedonRussianstateTVatleast18�mesbetweenJan.27,2020,andlateAprilofthatyear.

OncethevirusreachedtheU.S.,Nikulinchangedhistheory,saying“globalists”wereusingthevirustodepopulatetheearth.

Nikulinhasexpressedsupportforweaponizingmisinforma�ontohurttheU.S.inthepast.Onhiswebsite,hesuggestsclaimingtheU.S.createdHIVasawaytoweakenAmericafromwithin.Russianintelligencemountedasimilar1980sdisinforma�oncampaigndubbed“Opera�onINFEKTION.”

“Ifyouproveanddeclare...thattheviruswasbredinAmericanlaboratories,theAmericaneconomywillcollapseundertheonslaughtofbillionsoflawsuitsbymillionsofAIDScarriersaroundtheworld,”Nikulinwroteonhiswebsite.

EVIDENCE?Nikulinofferednoevidencetosupporthisasser�ons,andtherearereasonstodoubthisveracity.

FormerU.N.weaponsinspectorRichardButler,forwhomNikulinclaimstohaveworked,saidhehadnomemoryofNikulin,andthathis

storysounded“sloppilyfabricated,andnotcredible.”

NoU.N.recordscouldbefoundtoconfirmhisemployment.

InanexchangewiththeAPoverFacebook,Nikulininsistedhisclaimsandbackgroundareaccurate,thoughhesaidsomerecordsfromU.N.workweredestroyedinanAmericanbombingduringtheIraqinvasion.

WhentoldthatButlerdidn'tknowhim,Nikulinresponded“Thisishisopinion."

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GREGRUBINI

WHOHEIS:GregRubiniisthenameofaninternetconspiracytheoristwhoclaimstohavehigh‑levelcontactsinintelligenceandlistedhisloca�ononTwi�eras“classified,”un�lhewaskickedoffthepla�orm.Hispostshavebeenretweetedthousandsof�mesbysupportersofQAnon,aconspiracytheorycenteredonthebaselessbeliefthatTrumpiswagingasecretcampaignagainstenemiesinthe“deepstate”andasecretsectofsatanicpedophilesandcannibals.

COVIDCLAIM:RubinihastweetedthatDr.AnthonyFaucicreatedthecoronavirusandthatitwasusedasabioweapontoreducetheworld'spopula�onandundermineTrump.

EVIDENCE?Rubini'sdoesn’tappeartobetheintelligenceinsiderthathepretendstobe.

Buzzfeeda�emptedtotrackdownRubinilastyearanddetermineditisthealiasofa61‑year‑oldItalianmanwhohasworkedinmarke�ngandmusicpromo�ons.ApreviousversionofhisTwi�erbioindicatesheisafanofclassicrockandthefilmsofStanleyKubrick.

A�emptstoreachRubinionlineandthroughbusinesscontactswereunsuccessful.

Rubinihasbristledateffortstoverifyhisclaims.Whenasocialmediauserasked:“Myques�ontoyou@GregRubiniis,‘Whereandwhatisyourproof?’Rubinirespondedcurtly:“Andmyques�onis:whyshouldIgiveittoyou?”

Twi�ersuspendedRubini'saccountinNovember2020forrepeatedviola�onsofitspolicies.

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KEVINBARRETT

WHOHEIS:AformerlectureronIslamattheUniversityofWisconsin‑Madison,Barre�le�theuniversityamidcri�cismforhisclaimsthattheSept.11,2001,terrorista�ackswereorchestratedbypeoplelinkedtotheU.S.andIsraeligovernments.

Barre�callshimself“aprofessionalconspiracytheorist,forwantofabe�erterm”andhasarguedgovernmentconspiracieswerebehindthe2004Madridbombing,the2005Londonbombing,the2013BostonMarathonbombingandthe2016Orlandonightclubshoo�ng.

COVIDCLAIM:Barre�saidheis“80%”surecoronaviruswascreatedbyelementswithintheU.S.governmentasabioweaponandusedtoa�ackChina.

Iranwasasecondarytarget,hehasargued.Wri�ngforIran’sPressTV,hesaidtheearlyoutbreakinthatcountry“suggeststhattheAmericansand/ortheirpartnerstheIsraelis...mayhavedeliberatelya�ackedIran.”

Barre�furtherdetailedhisviewsduringaninterviewwiththeAP.

“ItseemedfairlyobvioustomethatthefirsthypothesisonewouldlookatwhensomethingasextraordinaryasthisCOVIDpandemichits,isthatitwouldbeaUSbio‑warstrike,”hesaid.

EVIDENCE?Barre�citedreportsthattheUSwarneditsalliesinNovember2019aboutadangerousvirusemergingfromChina.Barre�saidthat’slongbeforeauthori�esinChinaknewabouttheseverityoftheoutbreak.

Officialsourceshavedeniedissuinganywarning.IftheU.S.didknowaboutthevirusthatsoon,itwaslikelythankstointelligencesourceswithinChina,whichmayhaveknownaboutthevirusasearlyasNovember2019,accordingtoformerSecretaryofStateMikePompeo.

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LUCMONTAGNIER

WHOHEIS:Montagnierisaworld‑renownedvirologistwhowontheNobelprizein2008fordiscoveringHIV.

COVIDCLAIM:DuringanAprilinterviewwiththeFrenchnewschannelCNews,Montagnierclaimedthatthecoronavirusdidnotoriginateinnatureandwasmanipulated.MontagniersaidthatintheprocessofmakingthevaccineforAIDS,someonetookthegene�cmaterialandaddedittothecoronavirus.MontagniercitesaretractedpaperpublishedinJanuaryfromIndianscien�stswhohadsaidtheyhadfoundsequencesofHIVinthecoronavirus.APmademul�pleunsuccessfula�emptstocontactMontagnier.

EVIDENCE:ExpertswhohavelookedatthegenomesequenceofthevirushavesaidithasnoHIV‑1sequences.InJanuary,Indianscien�stspublishedapaperonbioRXIV,arepositoryforscien�ficpapersthathavenotyetbeenpeer‑reviewedorpublishedinatradi�onalscien�ficjournal.Thepapersaidthatthescien�stshadfound“uncannysimilarityofuniqueinserts"inCOVID‑19andHIV.Socialmediauserspickedupthepaperasproofthattheviruswasengineered.Assoonasitwaspublished,thescien�ficcommunitywidelydebunkedthepaperonsocialmedia.Itwaslaterwithdrawn.

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SUPREMELEADERALIKHAMENEIandHOSSEINSALAMI

WHOTHEYARE:KhameneiisthesecondandcurrentSupremeLeaderoftheIslamicRepublicofIran.Hehasthefinalsayonallma�ersofstate,includingtheeconomy,militaryandhealthdivisions.

Sincebeingelectedtoofficein1981,Khameneihasmaintainedhisskep�calviewoftheU.S.asIran’sforemostenemy.Thetensionsbetweenthetwocountriesboiledoverin2018whenTrumppulledtheU.S.outoftheIrannucleardealandreimposedcripplingsanc�ons.Atthe�me,Khameneiremarked,“Isaidfromthefirstday:Don’ttrustAmerica.”

HosseinSalamiwasappointedbyKhameneiascommanderofIran’sRevolu�onaryGuardinApril2019.Heleadsthecountry’sparamilitaryforcethatoverseesIran’sballis�cmissileprogramandrespondstothreatsfrombothinsideandoutsidethecountry.

COVIDCLAIM:SalamideclaredonMarch5,2020,thatIranwasengagedinafightagainstavirusthatmightbetheproductofanAmericanbiologicala�ack.Onthosegrounds,SalamiorderedaGroundForceBiologicalDefenseManeuvertotestthecountry’sabilitytocombatabiologicala�ack.BeginningMarch16,theGroundForce,inclosecollabora�onwiththeHealthMinistry,beganholdingna�onwidebiodefensedrills.

KhameneiwasamongthefirstandmostpowerfulworldleaderstosuggestthecoronaviruscouldbeabiologicalweaponcreatedbytheU.S.DuringhisannualaddressonMarch22tomillionsofIraniansforthePersianNewYear,Khameneiques�onedwhytheU.S.wouldofferaidtocountrieslikeIraniftheythemselvesweresufferingandaccusedofmakingthevirus.

KhameneiwentontorefuseU.S.assistance,saying“possibly(U.S.)medicineisawaytospreadthevirusmore."Lastmonth,herefusedtoacceptcoronavirusvaccinesmanufacturedinBritainandtheU.S.,callingthem“forbidden.”TheIranianMissiontotheUnitedNa�onsinNewYorkdidnotrespondtomul�plerequestsforcomment.

EVIDENCE:ThereisnoevidencethattheU.S.createdthevirusoruseditasaweapontoa�ackIran.

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SpeakingontheBBC'sAndrewMarrShow,ProfWatsonsoughttoallaydoubtsaboutthemission,sayingthetripwas"thebeginningofaprocess...thatwasgoingtotakemonthsoryearstocomplete".

HesaidthatwhileChineseauthori�eshadnotgiventheteamallofthedataabouttheearlycasesinWuhan,theyhadseena"greatdeal"ofinforma�on.

Hiscommentscameamidgrowingcri�cismoverthelevelofdatascien�stswereabletoaccess.

FellowmissionmemberDominicDwyertoldseveralnewsoutletsthatChineseauthori�esdeclinedtogivetheteamrawdataonearlyCovid‑19cases.

"Theyshowedusacoupleofexamples,butthat'snotthesameasdoingallofthem,whichisstandardepidemiologicalinves�ga�on,"hetoldtheWallStreetJournal.

"Sothen,youknow,theinterpreta�onofthatdatabecomesmorelimitedfromourpointofview,althoughtheothersidemightseeitasbeingquitegood."

TheUShasurgedChinatomakedataavailablefromtheearlieststagesoftheoutbreak,sayingithas"deepconcerns"abouttheWHOreport.AndBri�shForeignMinisterDominicRaabsaidhesharedconcernsaboutthelevelofaccessgiventotheteam.

InhiscommentsonSunday,ProfWatsonsaiditwouldhavebeen"unusualforthem[Chineseauthori�es]tohandovertherawdata,butwelookedatagreatdealoftheinforma�onindetailindiscussionwiththeChinesecounterparts".

Healsosaidanumberofhypothesesremainabouttheoriginsofthevirus,themostlikelyofwhichisthatitmovedfromoneanimaltoanintermediateanimalhost,andfromtheretohumans.

Headdedtheteamhadnot"ruledout"thepossibilitythattheviruswasstartedbyalableakinWuhan,orthatitcouldhavespreadthroughthetransportandtradeoffrozenfood.

Theheadofthemissionearlierthisweekcalledthelableaktheory"extremelyunlikely".

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WHO:COVID‑19didn'tleakfromalab.AlsoWHO:Maybeitdid

ThejointWorldHealthOrganiza�on‑Chinamissiontoinves�gatetheoriginsofCOVID‑19reporteditshighly‑an�cipatedfindingsatapressconferenceinWuhan,China,earlierthisweek.Farfromclarifyingwherethedeadlycoronaviruscouldhavesprungfrom,membersofthemissionechoedBeijing’snarra�veandle�moreques�onsthananswers.Perhapsmosttroubling,theyoutlinedaprecedentforoutbreakinves�ga�onsthatcoulds�flesocietaldebatesabouttheriskswe’rewillingtotakeforhigh‑risklabresearchonpathogens.

AttheFeb.9briefing,theco‑headsofthemission,PeterBenEmbarekandLiangWannian,laidoutthefouroriginhypothesesthatformedthebasisofthemission’sinves�ga�on:

Thenovelcoronavirus,SARS‑CoV‑2,jumpeddirectlyfromananimalspeciestohumans.

Thevirusleaptfromoneanimalspeciestoanintermediaryanimalhostinwhichthevirusadaptedmorebeforejumpingtopeople.

TheviruswasintroducedtoWuhanviathefoodchain,forexamplefromfrozenproducts.

Theviruswasaccidentallyreleasedthroughalab‑relatedincident.

Themissionconcludedthatthesecondhypothesis,thatthevirusjumpedfromonespeciestoanotherbeforeinfec�ngpeople,is“themostlikelypathway.”Whilethemissionreportedthatthedirectspilloverandfood‑chainideasneededmoreinves�ga�on,BenEmbareksaidtheteamhaddismissedtheideathatalab‑leakhypothesisas“extremelyunlikely”andsaiditwouldn’tbepursuedanyfurther.

Butdaysa�erthepresser,theremarksbyBenEmbarekandtheteamwereundercutwhenWorldHealthOrganiza�onDirector‑GeneralTedrosAdhanomGhebreyesussaidnohypotheseshadbeenruledout:“Iwanttoclarifythatallhypothesesremainopenandrequirefurtherstudy.”WheretheWHOinves�gatorsgofromhereremainstobeseen.

InWuhan,BenEmbareklaidoutseveralreasonswhytheteamwasrulingoutthelableakhypothesis.“Nowherepreviouslywasthispar�cularvirusresearchedoriden�fiedorknown,”hesaid.“Therehadbeennopublica�onsandnoreportsofthisvirus,oranothervirusextremelycloselylinkedtothis,beingworkedwithinanylaboratoryintheworld.”

Yet,whatmakestheinves�ga�veteamsocertainofthis?Noteverythingthatisresearchedinlabsispublished.Andfromthepublishedrecord,weknowthatscien�stsattheWuhanIns�tuteofVirology,oneofthelabsinWuhanthatresearchedbatcoronaviruses,hadrenamedviruseswithsequencescloselyresemblingSARS‑CoV‑2inanapparenta�empttoobfuscatetheirpreviousworkwiththesevirusesbeforethepandemic.Thenthere’sthefactthattheWuhanIns�tuteofVirology’svirusdatabasewastakenofflineatthebeginningof2020for“securityreasons.”Didtheinves�ga�veteamhaveaccesstothedatabase?Didtheyscru�nizeotherlabrecords?

Labaccidentshappen,BenEmbarekacknowledged.Buthesaidtheyare“extremelyrareevents”andthat“itwasveryunlikelythatanythingcouldescapefrom”theWuhanIns�tuteofVirology’ssecure(biosafetylevel‑4)high‑containmentlab.Yet,asAlisonYoung,aninves�ga�vejournalistwithyearsofexperienceresearchinglabbiosafetybreachesforpublica�onslikeUSAToday,tweeted,“accidentsaren’trare.What’srareareaccidentscausingdocumentedoutbreaks.Butthosehavehappened,includingwiththefirstSARSvirus.”

WhiletheWuhanIns�tuteofVirology’sbiosafetylevel‑4labhasgo�enthemostmediaa�en�on,coronavirusresearchwasalsoundertakenattheins�tute’slowercontainment(biosafetylevel‑2and‑3)labs,aswellasatotherins�tutesinthearealiketheWuhanCenterforDiseaseControlandPreven�on.WhatevidencedoestheWorldHealthOrganiza�onteamhavethatnosafetylapsescouldhaveoccurredintheseotherlabs?Orduringthehigh‑riskfieldworkWuhan‑basedresearchersundertooktocollectcoronavirusesfromlivebats?

BenEmbarekalsosaidtheteam’sjudgementwasbasedon“long,frank,opendiscussions”withmanagementandstaffattheWuhanIns�tuteofVirology,inwhichtheyprovided“detaileddescrip�onsoftheirresearchbothpresentandpastonallprojectsinvolvingbatsandcoronavirusesandmoreadvancedprojects.”Theins�tutestaff,hesaid,“arethebestonestodismissthe[lab‑leak]claimsandprovideanswerstoalltheques�ons.”

Yet,howdoestheinves�ga�veteamknowprotocolswerefollowed?Howdotheyknowaresearcherdidnotbecomeaccidentallyinfectedwithoutshowingsymptoms?AsStanfordUniversitymicrobiologistDavidRelmantoldTheWashingtonPost:“Iftheonlyinforma�onyou’reallowingtobeweighedisprovidedbytheverypeoplewhohaveeverythingtolosebyrevealingsuchevidence,thatjustdoesn’tcomeclosetopassingthesnifftest.”Hesuggestedtheteamshouldhavesoughtcomplete,detailedrecordsfromthelaboratoriesabouttheirexperimentsandtherawgenomicsequencedataoftheirresearchgoingbackadecade.

Thepublicly‑availablegene�candepidemiologicalevidencecollectedsofaraboutSARS‑CoV‑2andtheoutbreakdoesnotexcludethepossibilityofalableak.

Takenasawhole,thelab‑leaktheoryremainsaseriouspossibility;theWorldHealthOrganiza�on’sinves�ga�veteamwillneedtopresentanynewevidenceitusedtoruleoutthetheorywhenitreleasesitsmissionreport.Addi�onally,themission’sowntermsofreferencenotesthatthereiscurrentlynoevidenceofSARS‑CoV‑2transmissiononfoodproducts.AtthepressconferenceBenEmbareksaid,“wedon’treallyunderstandiftheviruscantransmittohumansandunderwhichcondi�onsthiscouldhappen.”Onwhatbasis,then,istheteamassessingthelikelihoodofafood‑chainoriginforCOVID‑19asbeinghigherthanalab‑leakorigin?

ButitisnotjustthemarginaltheoriesthattheWorldHealthOrganiza�onneedstoweighinonwithevidence.Theinves�ga�veteam’sprincipletheory—andthatofmuchofthescien�ficcommunityatlarge—isthatthevirusoriginatedfrombatpopula�ons.Thisissupportedbygene�cstudiesofSARS‑CoV‑2isolatedfromhumans.However,becausethereisusuallyverylimitedclosecontactbetweenhumansandbats,theteam’stheoryisthatratherthanbatsinfec�nghumansdirectly,theyfirsttransmi�edthecoronavirustosomeintermediaryspecies,ananimalthatpeoplehandlemorefrequently.

Theintermediateanimalhostcouldbeadomes�canimal,awildanimal,oradomes�catedwildanimal.Asofyet,thecreaturehasnotbeeniden�fied.Thereisprecedentforspilloverthroughintermediatehosts.Thefirstknowncoronavirustohavecausedseriousillnessinhumans,SARS‑CoV,alsolikelyoriginatedinbats,whichtheninfectedcivetcats(afarmedwildanimal),whichtheninfectedhumans.Oncethevirusmadetheleaptohumans,itspreadthroughouttheworld,causingthesevereacuterespiratorysyndrome(SARS)outbreakof2003.In2012,anothercoronavirus,MERS‑CoV,spreadfrombatsintocamelsandcausedcasesofMiddleEasternrespiratorysyndrome(MERS).Yet,inthecaseofCOVID‑19,a�ermorethanayearofsearching,nointermediatehosthasbeenfound.Whileclearlys�llapossibility,whatsuppor�ngevidenceistheresugges�ngtheintermediatehosttheoryshouldberankedsomuchhigherthanotherpossibili�es?Justbecausethereisprecedentforspilloverthroughintermediatehostsisnotagoodenoughargument—biosafetylapseshavehappenedbefore,too.

Theteam’smessaginginWuhanalignedcloselywithBeijing’snarra�veofapossibleoriginsourceofCOVID‑19outsideChina’sborders.Throughoutthebriefing,speakersrepeatedlystressedthatthe12‑dayWuhaninves�ga�onwasonly“thefirstpart”orthe“Chinapart”ofalargerinves�ga�onnotlimitedbygeographicalloca�on.ThattheWorldHealthOrganiza�onandChinahadreachedapoli�calse�lementwasalsoclearinthemissionteam’stermsofreference—whichhadtobeagreedonbyboththeorganiza�onandtheChinesegovernment.Thetermsofreferencedocumentemphasizesthat“thevirusmayhavecirculatedelsewhere”beforeitwas“iden�fiedthroughsurveillanceinWuhan”andthat“theglobalorigintracingworkisthereforenotboundtoanyloca�onandmayevolvegeographicallyasevidenceisbeinggenerated,andhypothesesevolve.”

ThedocumentisfirmlyinlinewithBeijing’spreferredCOVID‑19originsstory,theideathatSARS‑CoV‑2mayhaveini�allyspilledoverinItaly,France,theUnitedStates,orelsewhereandcirculatedundetectedbeforeitwasfirstiden�fiedinWuhan.AsjournalistJohnSudworth,repor�ngfromtheWuhanpressconferencefortheBBC,said,“theWHOarrivedhere,insis�ngthiswasgoingtobeallaboutthescience,andyetsignsofthepoli�cshavebeenthereeverystepoftheway,fromthewranglingaboutaccessand�ming,fromtheteam’sreliancenotonitsowninves�ga�onbutondataprovidedbyChina.Ques�onsabouthowindependentthesefindingsarefromChina’sownnarra�veareunlikelytogoaway.”

AlinaChan,aresearcherattheBroadIns�tuteofMITandHarvard,commentedonTwi�erthattheinves�ga�veteam’sfindingshavenowsetsuchahighbarforlaunchinganinves�ga�onintopoten�allaboriginsthatinfuture,onecouldn’tbelaunchedunlesstherewasalreadyincontrover�bleproofforit.“Problema�cally,thecountriesthathavethemostleverageoverinterna�onalorganiza�onsalsotendtobethecountriesinves�ngthemostinthesetypesofhighriskpathogensresearch,”shewrote.

Indeed,scien�sts,funders,andpublisherswithheavilyvestedinterestsinpoten�allypandemicvirusresearch—likeworkoncoronaviruses—couldwellusetheWorldHealthOrganiza�on’sinves�ga�ontos�fleanyfurtherdiscussionofriskyvirusstudies.Thatwouldbeareallostopportunity,becausebeyondwhetherthepandemicresultedfromnaturalspilloverorlaboratoryresearch,theoriginsques�onfeedsintobiggersocietaldebatesthatwes�llneedtohaveaboutthesortsofriskswe’rewillingtotakeinthenameofresearch.

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