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President Trump signed an Executive Order today shutting down federally funded gain-of-function research abroad. It is unclear just how much farther the Executive Order goes beyond that.The executive order isn't up on the White House website yet, so the exact wording of the EO isn’t known.However, a transcript of the video below is as follows:Transcript:This relates to gain-of-function research. Gain-of-function research is a type of biomedical research where pathogens are adulterated viruses or adulterated to make them more potent or to change the way that they function.Many people believe that gain-of-function research was one of the key causes of the COVID pandemic that struck us in the last decade.What this executive order does, first of all, is provide powerful new tools to enforce the ban on federal funding for gain-of-function research abroad.It also strengthens other oversight mechanisms related to that issue and creates an overarching strategy to ensure that biomedical research in general is being conducted safely and in a way that ultimately protects human health more.A Brief AnalysisWe don’t have the text of the Executive Order, but based on the transcript above, it seems this does not address commercial- or privately funded G-O-F research. In other words, it does not apply to GOF research that is not funded by the US government, whether conducted in the USA or abroad.What it does do, according to the transcript above, is: “provide powerful new tools to enforce the ban on federal funding for gain-of-function research abroad” and provide some new oversight mechanisms, but these aren’t laid out in detail.It is also unclear whether this ban applies to federally funded domestic research, so stay tuned for the Executive Order!In the meantime, the White House has launched a new webpage on the origins of the virus. Although it marks a significant step forward in accountability, it overlooks the entire Ralph Baric link, the important question of whether SARS-CoV-2 was first developed in his lab in North Carolina, and the central role of UC Davis in managing much of the funding and coordination through USAID sponsorship.Nonetheless, the site is quite interesting, and very satisfying to see the federal government finally take a stand against the Natural Origins theory.The White House webpage says all the quiet parts (about the origin of the virus) out loud. Below are images cut from that site:House Oversight ReportFauci was pardoned by Biden. Will there be further investigation and possible prosecution of Andrew Cuomo, Ralph Baric, or the UC Davis crew for their roles in this? They were not pardoned.And what about the censorship and fundamental breaches of the First Amendment by public health officials and other Biden administration political appointees? The Supreme Court weasled out of addressing this question by asserting “lack of standing”, effectively giving the Biden administration a pass on their lawless behavior.It is one thing to point fingers, but an entirely different thing to actually investigate and prosecute wrongdoers. Nice to be validated after all the lying, slander, and defamation, but not enough. It is time to act.Malone News is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Thanks for reading Malone News! This post is public so feel free to share it.ShareJGM