RECOGNITION sometimes happens easily.
Twitter blocked @realDonaldTrump for obvious reasons and soon realised the same misguided voice was speaking via @TeamTrump and blocked it too, although of course that was an easy one to spot.
The next search is for the names of those that invaded the Capital building. The use of computer facial recognition is becoming more common although in this case the community has been helping as few of the people were hiding but rather drawing as much attention to themselves as possible. The need for recognition has been a rallying call for them and their president.
Although, from media coverage, it seems they were mostly white males, their leader and inspiration was not really white but rather an orange-colored male who was easy to identify although many hope he will fade into obscurity quickly.
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The nightmare is ending soon
The latest news from the White House and the Trump administration is that a number of restrictions on Taiwan are being lifted which pleases Taiwan and annoys China.
Although the Trump administration has only a few days to go, the concern is that they will be going out in a burning disaster of pardons, offences and diplomatic disasters.
When Trump won the election, I thought it had to be “fake news” but it has continued as a nightmare – although most of the world is soon going to wake to a saner world and a happier one!
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Dumb is good
There has been so much sad and bad news lately that any change would be appreciated, even dumb news and not just the Giuliani four seasons landscaping press conference.
Fortunately, a local newspaper provides just such a story, suggesting that students who spend four or more hours every night online or playing games do not do as well in tests.
As a retired teacher I can confirm that subjectively but not objectively, and that is the problem with this investigation.
There are many items in the news that may appear sensible or accurate but without evidence or confirmable quotes they probably should not be published. This does not apply to celebrity magazines that seem very creative and avoid the truth, mainly because it is boring.
Given the difficult times we are going through, for almost a year already, we need reliable, accurate reporting although the occasional dumb story does help get through the day. (dfitzger@melbpc.org.au/PN)
