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JollyLittlePerson's avatar

I know people who are still getting Covid booster shots. To them, it doesn't matter what Fauci says tomorrow, he will still be their hero. To them, anything against Fauci is a conspiracy theory cooked up by Trump.

Angela's avatar

The “Fauci Ouchie,” the “Trust Fauci” lawns signs…it makes me want to barf! In a sane society, this man would be prosecuted and ridiculed by the public. I’m not holding my breath waiting for that to happen.

Bill Astore's avatar

"Gain of function" research -- what an Orwellian euphemism. It makes you wonder how much more "gain of function" we can stand until the next lab leak (or intentional act).

Judith Cohen's avatar

Pretty much everyone I know here in Seattle has had 10 boosters!!!!

Science Does Not Care's avatar

And they are still frightened.

Judith Cohen's avatar

And viciously hostile if one questions it even a tiny bit

Ollo Gorog's avatar

Thought question: If people like Fauci would've publicly stressed from the very beginning that covid could've (just could've, mind you) come from an accidental release by a government bio-weapons lab, what do you think The World's response would've been?

Matt L.'s avatar
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The public’s reaction would be to curtail offshore gain-of-function research. Then there would be international lawsuits.

Fauci private diary entry dated Dec 1, 2020 stated that “school children were not the drivers of the outbreak”

This entry in reference to Dr. Scott Atlas who was let go from the White House Coronavirus Task Force that same day.

Scott had publicly stated the same (kids are not covid spreaders) back in Aug 2020, and he was subsequently torched over the ensuing 4-months for stating this truth, and by Dec 1, 2020 - driven out.

Kids in most blue States didn’t return to school until fall 2021…

Ollo Gorog's avatar

Even before all that, imo there would have been an IMMEDIATE and complete world-wide lockdown. All mass transportation would've been suspended, the city of Wuhan would have been the epicenter of a massive human tracking effort, and alerts across the world would've resembled the old "duck and cover" warnings, because a bio-weapon had possibly been released.

We cannot know whether it would have worked out any different, because people like Fauci doomed any possibility of that, but we can say that almost every human being on the planet was infected with covid because we listened to people like Fauci.

Ollo Gorog's avatar

Oh, Lord! The man who attained fame and fortune for dooming the human race! If there EVER was a nose I'd like to smash into a face, it's Anthony Fauci's! He should face a firing squad for his crimes!

Science Does Not Care's avatar

Plus one on punchable face.

Patrick's avatar

None of this was politically motivated. (sarc)

Matt L.'s avatar
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Tony has an opportunity to apologize tomorrow. However, there’s currently no platform on Polymarket for this potential. Following the Salem Witch Trials, only 1 of 9 leaders of that debacle, apologized. The rest blamed it on the trickery of Satan.

Jeff Childers (Coffee & Covid substack) broke this down (again) today. Including how the New York Times overnight, in the face of the Fauci diary drops, has tried to downplay/whitewash them for their readership.

Rob Thornton's avatar

What's the NYT saying?

LibertyAffair's avatar

I don't know if I'll make the Live session Matt but I'm very interested in your take on the matter. Personally I've never had any doubt that there was a whole lot of lying going on from this crew. Rand Paul is doing a good job but eventually the incentives have to be identified... these men put their reputations on the line... there must have been some powerful incentives driving their action.

Cycads's avatar

Matt, your reporter hat is your best hat. This is bound to be good.

Lia's avatar

Excellent idea. Let's go Matt and Matt!!!

Science Does Not Care's avatar

Point 1 (and few people have addressed this): it was The Most Important Election Year Ever, so everything most people did was slanted, and mostly directed to defeat Trump. If any pandemic policy or news could be spun to make Trump look bad, it was.

Point 2 (and related to point 1): we have a dominant effete elite class vying for control of our society and government and they crave both control and a comforting narrative imposed by that control. These people (and many others) find debate about ideas, especially those that challenge the narrative, VERY upsetting.

Point 3: Beyond narratives, for comfort many people like heroes/wise leaders/"experts" they can not just embrace but invest magical belief in. For them, Fauci became the face of comfort and assurance. Watching neighbors become emotional cripples, and then chant whatever Fauci quotes the media served up was very depressing.

Judith Cohen's avatar

Look forward to your coverage Matt!

Chuck Campbell's avatar

I remember when Matt Taibi couldn’t wait to get his booster shot. Maybe he should reconsider his idiotic stance on Bari and Bldg 7?

Like magic Matt will pretend to have always been on the right side of history. Which is particularly nauseating given his umbrage regarding the MSM’s lack of integrity regarding Russia gate. You’re the turd you warned us about

Cecilia Buschmeier's avatar

Can u provide evidence of Matt’s previous “stances” on Bari, Bldg 7 & boosters?