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Sep 22Liked by Matt Laslo

That’s like a yes in gov speak, right?

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No? 🤷

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Sep 22Liked by Matt Laslo

Why would a science instrument briefing be ‘no comment?” Why would they have a briefing on a telescope at all? Very curious!

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Sep 22Liked by Matt Laslo

"No comment." Blast...

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Sep 25Liked by Matt Laslo

Laslo doesn’t ask a question like that unless he already knows the answer…he just isn’t the kind of reporter to share off the record info

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Yea and nope. I ask lots of, what I think are rumors, cause I think it’s good for folks to hear them debunked by the sources.

I’m also fed a lot of 🔥 background info, which I then ask about on the record to see if I can get someone to confirm it while my mic 🎙️ is on. No tricks just treats!

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Sep 22Liked by Matt Laslo

Pavel’s claims the briefings are “unclassified”. This is an important distinction because it’s reasonable for a “no comment” response to questions about “classified” briefings. Hopefully Matt can get some more congressmen on the record about “unclassified JWST briefings”

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Please follow up on this thread re JWST classified briefing with any congressperson you hogtie. Was their such a briefing or not? If so, why? Thanks.

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More dropping shortly. Latest Luna post I ask her. And nope, she’s never been to one (she says…).

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Sep 22Liked by Matt Laslo

It would be easy to say "no" if he could say that.

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N-ya, N,-ya, N-yeah. Former coke addict over here — saying “no” isnt in my vocab. 😂

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