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Comment by timr | original | Global review confirms mRNA vaccines are safe, effective and full of promise 
[−]timr · 2026-07-02 Thu 01:41 UTC · link
Well, I have to say that this is the most innovative leap of partisan politics I’ve seen so far this year!

Most left-wing critics are still struggling with admitting that Anthony Fauci really did provide funding to EcoHealth, despite ample documentation.

[−]petilon · 2026-07-02 Thu 01:49 UTC · link
Not sure what is partisan about this. Some facts were presented. Not opinions, facts. If you dispute any of the above is factual please back up your assertion with citations.
[−]timr · 2026-07-02 Thu 01:59 UTC · link
The facts are true. Blaming Trump is the innovation.

For the record, I don’t care who gets blamed. I just think it’s a hilarious twist of partisan rhetoric.

[−]petilon · 2026-07-02 Thu 02:09 UTC · link
If the President hires someone who then restarted research that previous admin stopped for being too dangerous, does the President get no part of the blame? The buck stops with the President. If he hired the wrong person--and he has hired plenty of wrong people this time around--he gets the blame for the disasters they cause.
[−]stinkbeetle · 2026-07-02 Thu 06:43 UTC · link
This is great, speed running the meme.

1. There were no labs.

2. There was no gain of function research being funded.

3. The baseless lab leak conspiracy theory is hateful extreme far right Russian disinformation that is very dangerous to our democracy and it has already been debunked by the science and 72 intelligence agencies and CNN. Fauci is a Saint!

4. There was a lab leak and it's Trump's fault and you're still a dangerous conspiracy theorist for having previously questioned "the experts" integrity or the possibility of a lab leak.

[−]estearum · 2026-07-02 Thu 03:58 UTC · link
I haven't seen anyone at all dispute that NIH funded EcoHealth lol