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>>option+(OP)
I like Carl Bergstrom's take on this:

I have reason to believe that if the outgoing administration claims to have reason to believe something but refuses to provide the evidence behind it, they are lying.

https://twitter.com/CT_Bergstrom/status/1350292056782954498

Here's a very serious, legitimate review of the possible origins of SARS-CoV-2: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-01205-5

Unfortunately, from my experience, most people are going to believe what they want to believe, based more on political affiliation more than anything else, and the empirical facts don't register too strongly.

>>raphli+r3
And keep in mind last week Mike Pompous of the State Department released a memo on forming a closer relationship with Taiwan [0].

The Trump administration is stoking the flames against the mainland China on their way out.

[0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25706155