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I remember him talking about the Wuhan COVID research facility a stone throws away from ground zero for the outbreak. I have since also had some questions.
I mean I’m not saying that the Wuhan lab couldn’t have been the source, or that the CCP should be given even a millimetre of credit for approximating something like ‘the truth’, but I’ve heard that he went a bit unhealthily hard to wave a particular flag.
"You have heard"?
Look, could it be that you are spreading rumors?
It’s a possibility because I didn’t hear it first hand, but my source was an interview I heard on a reputable podcast. TBH I can’t remember which one or who the person was. It was something like the NYT’s ‘The Daily’ or maybe Slate’s ‘What Next TBD’. I believe the person was a journalist who had been dedicated to following the COVID trail since the beginning.
It’s not a hill I’m prepared to die on, so add your own amount of salt to taste.
Ha ha ha I appreciate those poetics! No worry, I just know that a lot of people talk a lot about a lot of people, and I'm just trying to stay sane. A lot of people say a lot of things these days, right? That's why sourcing is important, to me, I think.
Totally fair thinking. I’ll do what I can to hunt down that podcast and post it here, but it was like … six or eight months ago or more.
Best wishes on your sanity!
EDIT: it could be this one:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/20/podcasts/the-daily/covid-origins.html
Nah, human. It's all good, I just wanted to CHECK ya, you know what I mean? Just CHECK ya, so I know you legit. I ain't saying you are, but I ain't saying you ain't, just sayin.
Oh… I’m far, far too human. Sadly. Oh fuk.