Official level 4 biolabs are rare. They are the most "secure" and deal with the most dangerous pathogens.

The Wuhan lab was a level 4 lab.

In the last week, the Department of Energy, WSJ and FBI have all said it was a lab leak.

Wait until you figure out who funded it! You'll keep your head in the sand for another 3 years!

Also, like everything, actual reputable information is available at the click of a button.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_lab_leak_theory

But let's ignore that and focus on our opinions.

yes, very easy...

FBI says lab leak
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64806903

Dept of Energy
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/27/us-energy-dept-says-c ovid-probably-came-from-a-lab-leak

WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-origin-china-lab-leak-807b7 b0a

You ask the right question, why now?

Nothing in any of these links is evidence for the lab leak theory, just conclusions from various agencies.

The only thing that looks like empirical evidence cited in any of this is AGAINST the lab leak theory

In July 2022, two articles appeared in the journal Science analyzing all available epidemiological and genetic evidence from the earliest known cases in Wuhan.[39][38] Based on two different analyses, the authors of both papers concluded that the outbreak began at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market and was unconnected to any laboratory.[40] A third manuscript (a pre-print)[158] examined RNA samples taken directly from the market in the spring of 2020 and detected SARS-CoV-2 RNA in environmental samples collected from animal stalls and sewage wells at the market.[159][11] The RNA detected was highly similar to viruses which infected early outbreak patients who became sick after being present at the market.[160][161] No virus was detected in any samples taken directly from animals at the market. University of Sydney virologist and co-author of both publications Edward C. Holmes commented that "The siren has definitely sounded on the lab leak theory" and "There's no emails. There's no evidence in any of the science. There's absolutely nothing".[40]

I'm willing to have my mind changed on this, but the FBI and DoE aren't being very persuasive. Plus they have incentives to drum up anti-chinese sentiment.

Yeah, it's possible. But there's no evidence it came from a lab. The FBI and DOE reports are not publicly available, are "low confidence", and other government agencies believe it to be of zoonotic origin. If they have some evidence other that "there was a lab," they should release it. Sputum quoted the papers which, as far as I know, are the only evidence-based attempt at tracing the origin based on DNA.

That's what I don't understand. It looks likely Fauchi funded the Wuhan lab and the virus was leaked. Unclear whether intentionally or not.

So what now? That's the real question. Do we allow gain-of-function experiments in leaky labs or highly regulate/ban such a thing.

Defund virology labs! That's the only way to avoid another pandemic!

Just pure fall of civilization plague of madness shit. Real Moscow plague riot of 1771 vibes.