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How artificial intelligence can detect – and create – fake news
How artificial intelligence can detect – and create – fake news Is that clickbait true? Crystal Eye Studio/Shutterstock.com Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University When Mark Zuckerberg told Congress Facebook would use artificial intelligence to detect fake news posted on the social media site, he wasn’t particularly … [Read more...] about How artificial intelligence can detect – and create – fake news
Nathan Bedford Forrest Trump at the Crossroads
The Trump Maladministration rolled out its latest defense of its latest gaffe today: Trump Undercuts Giuliani About Payments to Stormy Daniels Eileen Sullivan / New York Times — WASHINGTON — President Trump undercut his attorney, Rudolph W. Giuliani, on Friday, and said the former New York mayor will eventually get the facts right regarding a payment to a pornographic … [Read more...] about Nathan Bedford Forrest Trump at the Crossroads
The Slowing Atlantic Ocean Circulation Will Affect the Environment
Climate change isn’t just a buzzword we hear anymore. Over the past five years or so, it transformed from a potential problem to an imminent one. We don’t currently know how to predict the changes that it will bring, but we have some ideas of what to watch for. Some of those warning signs are violent weather patterns and melting sea ice. We’ve started to see both of those … [Read more...] about The Slowing Atlantic Ocean Circulation Will Affect the Environment
(UPDATE II) It Was The Week That We Learned How Sharp Maximum Bob’s Spear Really Is
The Senate and the House are net fishing. The special counsel is spearfishing. They know what they are aiming at and are deadly accurate. ~ Former Trump campaign aide MICHAEL CAPUTO It was the week of the Forty-Nine Questions. And then some as Donald Trump shed one criminal defense lawyer and hired another versed in the ways of impeachment, Rocket Man played him for … [Read more...] about (UPDATE II) It Was The Week That We Learned How Sharp Maximum Bob’s Spear Really Is
World Press Freedom Day Missed Trump
On November 2, 2017, “International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists,” the State Department lauded the work of journalists around the world who “shine a light on abuses and corruption, expose threats posed by transnational criminal organizations, and counter disinformation and propaganda that spread false narratives.” State added, “These efforts play an … [Read more...] about World Press Freedom Day Missed Trump
Ben Carson’s effort to ‘reform’ housing safety net would deepen poverty by hurting poorest Americans
Ben Carson's effort to 'reform' housing safety net would deepen poverty by hurting poorest Americans Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson argues his housing reforms would increase self-sufficiency. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Alex Schwartz, The New School The Trump administration recently proposed … [Read more...] about Ben Carson’s effort to ‘reform’ housing safety net would deepen poverty by hurting poorest Americans
Trump’s Long and Winding Road
Without a specific ideology and solid guideposts of any sort, Donald Trump’s presidency has become a journey on a long and winding road without a fixed destination. His time in office has been spent meandering from side to side, back and forth, lacking a definitive objective. At present, his main goal appears to be discrediting his own Justice Department, the FBI in particular, … [Read more...] about Trump’s Long and Winding Road
Cartoon: Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize
Great Music Chapter 16
As I indicated last week, I will be sticking to the field of Classical Music for awhile but bringing your attention to some of the more obscure yet deserving pieces of music in this genre. This week brings us to the French composer, Claude Debussy. He was born in France in 1862 and died of cancer in 1918. In the music world of the time he was considered a rebel. Even … [Read more...] about Great Music Chapter 16
Anti-war protests 50 years ago helped mold the modern Christian right
Anti-war protests 50 years ago helped mold the modern Christian right William Sloane Coffin Jr., followed by his sister, arrives at federal building in Boston on May 20, 1968. AP Photo David Mislin, Temple University In May of 1968, a high-profile trial began in Boston that dramatically illustrated a larger phenomenon … [Read more...] about Anti-war protests 50 years ago helped mold the modern Christian right
Nobel Nonsense (Cartoon, Column and Video)
n 2009, the Nobel Committee awarded their prize to Barack Obama. It was thought that it was a preemptive award encouraging him to scale down America’s militaristic foreign policy. In reality, it was given to him because he wasn’t George W. Bush, a man who started a war on false pretenses. It makes me wonder what sort of grand prize will be given to the Democrat who follows … [Read more...] about Nobel Nonsense (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Land of Frauds and Liars: Quack Alert
Somatic disorders, those you must believe in to suffer, and their “cures,” are as old as humans. Some are hilariously nutty: in southeast Asia the fear of one’s penis retracting and disappearing is known as koro. In Malaysia “running amok” is a sudden unexplained outburst of violence, and in Korea “ceiling fan death” is the horror that an electric fan in an enclosed room causes … [Read more...] about Land of Frauds and Liars: Quack Alert
Gearing up for impeachment? Trump Will Replace Lawyer Ty Cob With Clinton Impeachment Lawyer Emmet Flood
Is President Donald Trump gearing up for an impeachment battle? Trump is bringing in someone who has the reputation as a "heavy hitter" in different way than former White House aide Rob Portman. He's bringing in ace attorney Emmet T. Flood, who represented Bill Clinton during his impeachment. And this comes just as Trump has issued a threat to (his own) Justice Department which … [Read more...] about Gearing up for impeachment? Trump Will Replace Lawyer Ty Cob With Clinton Impeachment Lawyer Emmet Flood
Trump Sees a Bomb (Cartoon, Column and Video)
What a lot of people find funny depends on their confirmation bias. I often hear conservatives say Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee, Jon Stewart, or Seth Myers aren’t funny at all. That’s because those comedians rarely ever say anything conservatives want to hear as there’s often truth in comedy. It must suck to be a Republican because they don’t have a sense of humor thus, there … [Read more...] about Trump Sees a Bomb (Cartoon, Column and Video)
World War II Heroes, ‘Never Forget’
I love stories about our World War II heroes, those amazing members of the “Greatest Generation.” I have had the honor and the pleasure to write many stories about them. Several of them have been about a good friend, John Tschirhart, a B-17 bombardier who flew 35 combat missions over Nazi-occupied Europe and who, during the late years of his life, spent a lot of time and … [Read more...] about World War II Heroes, ‘Never Forget’
Will Trump’s ire force Montana’s Senator Tester away from political center?
Will Trump's ire force Montana’s Senator Tester away from political center? Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., during a 2012 campaign stop in Helena, Montana AP Photo/Matt Gouras Lee Banville, The University of Montana Democrat Jon Tester has made a name for himself by largely not making a national name for himself. In the last … [Read more...] about Will Trump’s ire force Montana’s Senator Tester away from political center?
NOTE on TMV fundraiser
You'll note we've restored the fundraiser button on the right. This is because to survive it's clear The Moderate Voice will have to make it easy for people who offer to donate when TMV does NOT have a major fundraiser. Since the last fundraiser, debts including to Site Administrator Tyrone Steels (who redesigned the site totally after a brutal hack) were paid. It was … [Read more...] about NOTE on TMV fundraiser
Mueller Has The Right Questions, But Trump Sure Doesn’t Have The Right Answers
In the long arc of the Russia scandal and investigation, we have arrived inevitably and irretrievably at a showdown that takes us to the brink of what has until now been a slow-motion constitutional crisis. On one side is Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who has a lengthy and exhaustive list of questions for the president of the United States. On the other side is Donald … [Read more...] about Mueller Has The Right Questions, But Trump Sure Doesn’t Have The Right Answers
Fired Boulder Editor Fears for Other Colorado Newspapers
by Roz Brown, Public News Service - CO BOULDER, Co. – A Boulder newspaper editor says his recent firing could have a chilling effect on other Colorado newspapers that are controlled by the hedge fund Alden Global Capital. Boulder Daily Camera editor Dave Krieger was fired last week after self-publishing a piece highly critical of Alden, which owns 50 newspapers across … [Read more...] about Fired Boulder Editor Fears for Other Colorado Newspapers