But the biggest betrayal IMHO was when the Biden administration debarred EcoHealth Alliance and its president Dr. Peter Daszak (who now sits on AJI’s board) over what amounted to a late filing with the NIH.
Bc the group was at the heart of lab leak conspiracy theories.
Bc the group was at the heart of lab leak conspiracy theories.
May 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
But the biggest betrayal IMHO was when the Biden administration debarred EcoHealth Alliance and its president Dr. Peter Daszak (who now sits on AJI’s board) over what amounted to a late filing with the NIH.
Bc the group was at the heart of lab leak conspiracy theories.
Bc the group was at the heart of lab leak conspiracy theories.
Just after I got married, I played the role of "arm candy" and attended a biomed conference with my spouse. The conference was the "Great Plains Emerging Infectious Diseases Conference" at Univ of Iowa. The keynote speaker was Dr. Peter Daszak. This is long before covid. He talked about wuhan bats.
Peter Daszak at TEDMED 2010
YouTube video by TEDMED
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July 29, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Just after I got married, I played the role of "arm candy" and attended a biomed conference with my spouse. The conference was the "Great Plains Emerging Infectious Diseases Conference" at Univ of Iowa. The keynote speaker was Dr. Peter Daszak. This is long before covid. He talked about wuhan bats.
Yes, Morens agreed to help Peter Daszak get a grant restored after it was arbitrarily canceled by Trump based on lab leak conspiracy theories.
Yes, Morens tried to shield communications from FOIA. But that’s bc they contained personal info about Daszak who was facing harassment from lab leakers.
Yes, Morens tried to shield communications from FOIA. But that’s bc they contained personal info about Daszak who was facing harassment from lab leakers.
August 19, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Yes, Morens agreed to help Peter Daszak get a grant restored after it was arbitrarily canceled by Trump based on lab leak conspiracy theories.
Yes, Morens tried to shield communications from FOIA. But that’s bc they contained personal info about Daszak who was facing harassment from lab leakers.
Yes, Morens tried to shield communications from FOIA. But that’s bc they contained personal info about Daszak who was facing harassment from lab leakers.
Morens faces decades in prison because he wanted to move personal discussions to Gmail to protect them from lab leak-related FOIA requests to the NIAID.
He is accused of conspiring with Daszak because he helped him edit language of a grant that was canceled and then restored by an Indy panel.
He is accused of conspiring with Daszak because he helped him edit language of a grant that was canceled and then restored by an Indy panel.
May 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Morens faces decades in prison because he wanted to move personal discussions to Gmail to protect them from lab leak-related FOIA requests to the NIAID.
He is accused of conspiring with Daszak because he helped him edit language of a grant that was canceled and then restored by an Indy panel.
He is accused of conspiring with Daszak because he helped him edit language of a grant that was canceled and then restored by an Indy panel.
This interview from @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social of @peterdaszak.bsky.social is essential viewing.
Conspiracy theorizing about a COVID lab leak is creating dangerous conditions for scientists. But misinformers spread bullshit with reckless abandon.
It’s sickening.
youtu.be/XTGM4u-l_YY?...
Conspiracy theorizing about a COVID lab leak is creating dangerous conditions for scientists. But misinformers spread bullshit with reckless abandon.
It’s sickening.
youtu.be/XTGM4u-l_YY?...
Talking COVID origins (w/ Dr. Peter Daszak)
YouTube video by Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson
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July 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
This interview from @debunk-the-funk.bsky.social of @peterdaszak.bsky.social is essential viewing.
Conspiracy theorizing about a COVID lab leak is creating dangerous conditions for scientists. But misinformers spread bullshit with reckless abandon.
It’s sickening.
youtu.be/XTGM4u-l_YY?...
Conspiracy theorizing about a COVID lab leak is creating dangerous conditions for scientists. But misinformers spread bullshit with reckless abandon.
It’s sickening.
youtu.be/XTGM4u-l_YY?...
Daszak speaks on Mat Ridley and the NIH freedom lecture.
@philippmarkolin.bsky.social @peterdaszak.bsky.social @kgandersen.bsky.social
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
@philippmarkolin.bsky.social @peterdaszak.bsky.social @kgandersen.bsky.social
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The Wuhan “lab leak” fraud and the institutionalization of anti-science: An interview with Dr. Peter Daszak
In this interview, Daszak responds to the inaugural “Scientific Freedom” lecture held at the National Institutes of Health under the sponsorship of NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, chosen for that p...
www.wsws.org
April 6, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Daszak speaks on Mat Ridley and the NIH freedom lecture.
@philippmarkolin.bsky.social @peterdaszak.bsky.social @kgandersen.bsky.social
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
@philippmarkolin.bsky.social @peterdaszak.bsky.social @kgandersen.bsky.social
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You could write the same sentence about Daszak and Shi. Literally wrote a paper recommending better PPE in wet markets that was published right when it theoretically could've made a difference had everyone read it.
May 12, 2026 at 11:23 PM
You could write the same sentence about Daszak and Shi. Literally wrote a paper recommending better PPE in wet markets that was published right when it theoretically could've made a difference had everyone read it.
Rasmussen is on our scientific advisory board and Daszak is a member of our board of directors.
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July 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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The backstory here is that the Trump administration canceled a grant for coronavirus research in Wuhan during his first term. The move sparked backlash from major scientist groups and Nobel Laureates.
Morens was helping Daszak, an old friend, who sought appeal the decision. Grant was later restored
Morens was helping Daszak, an old friend, who sought appeal the decision. Grant was later restored
August 18, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The backstory here is that the Trump administration canceled a grant for coronavirus research in Wuhan during his first term. The move sparked backlash from major scientist groups and Nobel Laureates.
Morens was helping Daszak, an old friend, who sought appeal the decision. Grant was later restored
Morens was helping Daszak, an old friend, who sought appeal the decision. Grant was later restored
We cannot afford for the Democratic Party to be as weak as it has been in the face of attacks on public health.
Remember how they didn’t fight for pandemic relief, sacrificed Dr. Peter Daszak on the alter of the lab leak conspiracy theory, and declared victory and moved on while COVID was killing.
Remember how they didn’t fight for pandemic relief, sacrificed Dr. Peter Daszak on the alter of the lab leak conspiracy theory, and declared victory and moved on while COVID was killing.
December 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
We cannot afford for the Democratic Party to be as weak as it has been in the face of attacks on public health.
Remember how they didn’t fight for pandemic relief, sacrificed Dr. Peter Daszak on the alter of the lab leak conspiracy theory, and declared victory and moved on while COVID was killing.
Remember how they didn’t fight for pandemic relief, sacrificed Dr. Peter Daszak on the alter of the lab leak conspiracy theory, and declared victory and moved on while COVID was killing.
So Morens and Daszak communicate over email—and Morens realizes their correspondence will be subject to FOIA (FOIAs had already begun over lab leak speculation).
So yeah, Morens, who is 78 today, wrote some unfortunate emails about evading FOIA. Which made his case difficult—I understand the plea.
So yeah, Morens, who is 78 today, wrote some unfortunate emails about evading FOIA. Which made his case difficult—I understand the plea.
August 18, 2026 at 10:13 PM
So Morens and Daszak communicate over email—and Morens realizes their correspondence will be subject to FOIA (FOIAs had already begun over lab leak speculation).
So yeah, Morens, who is 78 today, wrote some unfortunate emails about evading FOIA. Which made his case difficult—I understand the plea.
So yeah, Morens, who is 78 today, wrote some unfortunate emails about evading FOIA. Which made his case difficult—I understand the plea.
But to reiterate here: The fact that Morens explicitly refers to the fight over the EcoHealth Alliance grant as an “anti-science battle” seriously undercuts the Trump administration/GOP narrative that Morens helped Daszak cover up a pandemic-causing lab leak.
Any coverage of this should note that.
Any coverage of this should note that.
August 18, 2026 at 10:18 PM
But to reiterate here: The fact that Morens explicitly refers to the fight over the EcoHealth Alliance grant as an “anti-science battle” seriously undercuts the Trump administration/GOP narrative that Morens helped Daszak cover up a pandemic-causing lab leak.
Any coverage of this should note that.
Any coverage of this should note that.
"Politically, the “lab leak” narrative is not a legitimate scientific controversy; it is a manufactured, state-aligned propaganda campaign."
The monumental injustice against virologists and Peter Daszak meticulously recounted here
The monumental injustice against virologists and Peter Daszak meticulously recounted here
@peterdaszak.bsky.social @philippmarkolin.bsky.social @kgandersen.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Peter Daszak and the scientific verdict on the origins of COVID-19
New peer-reviewed studies continue to build an overwhelming case for the natural origin of COVID-19, vindicating the life’s work of Dr. Peter Daszak—the scientist who predicted this pandemic and was t...
www.wsws.org
March 26, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"Politically, the “lab leak” narrative is not a legitimate scientific controversy; it is a manufactured, state-aligned propaganda campaign."
The monumental injustice against virologists and Peter Daszak meticulously recounted here
The monumental injustice against virologists and Peter Daszak meticulously recounted here
Meet AJI’s new board members.
- Dr. Peter Daszak, former president of EcoHealth Alliance
- Dr. Robert Morris, epidemiologist
- Andy Izenson, attorney, LGBTQIA+ advocate, fmr president of the National Lawyers Guild.
- Piper Bonacquist, longtime abortion access advocate, nonprofit expert
- Dr. Peter Daszak, former president of EcoHealth Alliance
- Dr. Robert Morris, epidemiologist
- Andy Izenson, attorney, LGBTQIA+ advocate, fmr president of the National Lawyers Guild.
- Piper Bonacquist, longtime abortion access advocate, nonprofit expert
March 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Meet AJI’s new board members.
- Dr. Peter Daszak, former president of EcoHealth Alliance
- Dr. Robert Morris, epidemiologist
- Andy Izenson, attorney, LGBTQIA+ advocate, fmr president of the National Lawyers Guild.
- Piper Bonacquist, longtime abortion access advocate, nonprofit expert
- Dr. Peter Daszak, former president of EcoHealth Alliance
- Dr. Robert Morris, epidemiologist
- Andy Izenson, attorney, LGBTQIA+ advocate, fmr president of the National Lawyers Guild.
- Piper Bonacquist, longtime abortion access advocate, nonprofit expert
Where was the Democratic pushback? Fucking nowhere. The administration and its Congress and Senate scientists to fend for themselves.
Hell, Biden’s HHS even debarred Dr. Peter Daszak after a right-wing, conspiracy-fueled lab leak witch hunt.
An absolute failure.
Anyway…
Hell, Biden’s HHS even debarred Dr. Peter Daszak after a right-wing, conspiracy-fueled lab leak witch hunt.
An absolute failure.
Anyway…
February 1, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Where was the Democratic pushback? Fucking nowhere. The administration and its Congress and Senate scientists to fend for themselves.
Hell, Biden’s HHS even debarred Dr. Peter Daszak after a right-wing, conspiracy-fueled lab leak witch hunt.
An absolute failure.
Anyway…
Hell, Biden’s HHS even debarred Dr. Peter Daszak after a right-wing, conspiracy-fueled lab leak witch hunt.
An absolute failure.
Anyway…
As a scientists - in *any* field - this hearing should deeply concern you. It's not about "the origin", it's not about Daszak, it's not about EcoHealth.
It's politicization of science and direct targeting of scientists working on topics that go counter to preferred political narratives.
It's politicization of science and direct targeting of scientists working on topics that go counter to preferred political narratives.
May 2, 2024 at 4:10 AM
As a scientists - in *any* field - this hearing should deeply concern you. It's not about "the origin", it's not about Daszak, it's not about EcoHealth.
It's politicization of science and direct targeting of scientists working on topics that go counter to preferred political narratives.
It's politicization of science and direct targeting of scientists working on topics that go counter to preferred political narratives.
At no point is it established that Morens or Daszak ever tried to conceal evidence of a lab leak.
Hell, it’s not even established that either suspected or believed that COVID emerged from a laboratory.
In fact, the opposite is true. Morens called the whole grant issue an “anti science fight.”
Hell, it’s not even established that either suspected or believed that COVID emerged from a laboratory.
In fact, the opposite is true. Morens called the whole grant issue an “anti science fight.”
August 19, 2026 at 4:32 AM
At no point is it established that Morens or Daszak ever tried to conceal evidence of a lab leak.
Hell, it’s not even established that either suspected or believed that COVID emerged from a laboratory.
In fact, the opposite is true. Morens called the whole grant issue an “anti science fight.”
Hell, it’s not even established that either suspected or believed that COVID emerged from a laboratory.
In fact, the opposite is true. Morens called the whole grant issue an “anti science fight.”
That’s me: Democratic Party activist.
lol…
Hey Thacker, since you’re lurking: You are one unserious freak.
lol…
Hey Thacker, since you’re lurking: You are one unserious freak.
November 30, 2024 at 9:39 PM
That’s me: Democratic Party activist.
lol…
Hey Thacker, since you’re lurking: You are one unserious freak.
lol…
Hey Thacker, since you’re lurking: You are one unserious freak.
This post from Rutgers professor Richard Ebright, who is a member of extremist lab leak promoting group BioSafety Now, is telling.
Note the casual suggestion that AJI and Daszak are getting support from “intel sector.”
Just shows that conspiracy theories are like tattoos. You can’t have just one.
Note the casual suggestion that AJI and Daszak are getting support from “intel sector.”
Just shows that conspiracy theories are like tattoos. You can’t have just one.
March 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This post from Rutgers professor Richard Ebright, who is a member of extremist lab leak promoting group BioSafety Now, is telling.
Note the casual suggestion that AJI and Daszak are getting support from “intel sector.”
Just shows that conspiracy theories are like tattoos. You can’t have just one.
Note the casual suggestion that AJI and Daszak are getting support from “intel sector.”
Just shows that conspiracy theories are like tattoos. You can’t have just one.
There's so little evidence for a lab leak origin of COVID-19 (i.e. none) that Rand Paul is resorting to trolling @peterdaszak.bsky.social with photoshop
February 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
There's so little evidence for a lab leak origin of COVID-19 (i.e. none) that Rand Paul is resorting to trolling @peterdaszak.bsky.social with photoshop
Children’s Health Defense, the multimillion-dollar anti-vax dark money operation founded by Robert Kennedy Jr.—which has been running interference for him as HHS Secretary—is accusing the science orgs organizing a march demanding his ouster of being “choreographed” opposition.
Irony is dead.
Irony is dead.
A Look at Who’s Behind the Escalating Fake ‘Grassroots’ Campaign to Take Down RFK Jr.
Bureaucrats and career health officials — led by fired EcoHealth Alliance leader Peter Daszak, Ph.D., best known for his role in suppressing the COVID-19 lab-leak theory — are orchestrating a campaign...
childrenshealthdefense.org
October 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Children’s Health Defense, the multimillion-dollar anti-vax dark money operation founded by Robert Kennedy Jr.—which has been running interference for him as HHS Secretary—is accusing the science orgs organizing a march demanding his ouster of being “choreographed” opposition.
Irony is dead.
Irony is dead.
I think this is true re messaging.
Might not have been had Biden’s administration not sacrificed EcoHealth Alliance and Dr. Daszak to the lab leak conspiracy mongers and validated their BS.
Could have hammered that the Fauci pardon was a response to relentless right-wing conspiracist nonsense.
Might not have been had Biden’s administration not sacrificed EcoHealth Alliance and Dr. Daszak to the lab leak conspiracy mongers and validated their BS.
Could have hammered that the Fauci pardon was a response to relentless right-wing conspiracist nonsense.
April 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
I think this is true re messaging.
Might not have been had Biden’s administration not sacrificed EcoHealth Alliance and Dr. Daszak to the lab leak conspiracy mongers and validated their BS.
Could have hammered that the Fauci pardon was a response to relentless right-wing conspiracist nonsense.
Might not have been had Biden’s administration not sacrificed EcoHealth Alliance and Dr. Daszak to the lab leak conspiracy mongers and validated their BS.
Could have hammered that the Fauci pardon was a response to relentless right-wing conspiracist nonsense.
New interview out re. our work to understand how & why coronaviruses emerge. New info on WHO joint study, EcoHealth, DARPA DEFUSE, biosafety at WIV etc. Part 1 here w/ more coming soon…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
An interview with Dr. Peter Daszak on the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wuhan lab lie and the defense of science—Part 1
In this exclusive interview with the WSWS, Dr. Daszak recounts the story of his persecution and that of other principled scientists falsely accused of bearing responsibility for the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.wsws.org
May 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
New interview out re. our work to understand how & why coronaviruses emerge. New info on WHO joint study, EcoHealth, DARPA DEFUSE, biosafety at WIV etc. Part 1 here w/ more coming soon…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
It’s really funny how the author attributes a quote from someone inside NIH to Daszak (bc he had included it in his post).
These people are so fundamentally unserious. The fact that top public health officials have ties to this fringe group is extremely troubling.
These people are so fundamentally unserious. The fact that top public health officials have ties to this fringe group is extremely troubling.
June 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It’s really funny how the author attributes a quote from someone inside NIH to Daszak (bc he had included it in his post).
These people are so fundamentally unserious. The fact that top public health officials have ties to this fringe group is extremely troubling.
These people are so fundamentally unserious. The fact that top public health officials have ties to this fringe group is extremely troubling.
And I would not have debarred EcoHealth Alliance or Dr. Daszak to give lab leak conspiracy theorists a pound of flesh.
There’s a lot I would have done different.
There’s a lot I would have done different.
May 19, 2026 at 3:49 PM
And I would not have debarred EcoHealth Alliance or Dr. Daszak to give lab leak conspiracy theorists a pound of flesh.
There’s a lot I would have done different.
There’s a lot I would have done different.