A Few Data Points

I note several stories that appear as puzzling data points, some or all of which may or may not be related. But if any of several are, something's going on. Warren Buffett has resigned as a director of the Gates Foundation . This may simply be because he's 90 and reducing his workload, or it may be in anticipation of what may come out in the Gates divorce case. The Lancet has acknowledged that Peter Daszak had a conflict of interest in items he published there . It has recused him from its commission investigating COVID's origins. Eventually EcoHealth Alliance will be forced to remove him as CEO, also due to conflict of interest. China is replacing its ambassador to the US with a man closer to Xi who has a harder-line style. This clearly has nothing to do with a rumored high-level defector. A new set of juicy stories has suddenly emerged from Hunter Biden's laptop, eight months after a first flurry. This clearly has nothing to do with rumors of...