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That's an opinion shared by many world leaders, political commentators, and any village idiot with more than one brain cell.

I recently heard that research is progressing into the development of anti-cancer vaccines. Also known as therapeutic cancer vaccines, are a type of immunotherapy that trains the immune system to attack cancer cells. They are already being given to pubescent girls to protect them from cervical cancer. I don't know if the type of cancer is one organ is the same as that in another, so I don't know if there is a one-size-fits-all vaccine. If not, then we can expect that success creating a vaccine to stop one type will enthuse researchers to find the vaccine for the next one, and so on.

I'm replying to that as my last act before I pop off for a nap. I did do some laundry earlier today; and sorted out my linen cupboard.

I get the feeling that the constructs that led to Trump's election are beginning to disintegrate. He recently had a telephone meeting with China's leader and Trump indicated that the meeting was positive. To me that hints at backpedaling from his previous comments about how he will deal with China. His co-head of the Dept of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy was not selected to take the Senate seat for Ohio that JD Vance vacated upon his election as Vice President, despite Trump's urging of the Ohio Governor to give Vivek the job. Trump has backpedalled on his claim to have consumer prices fall, saying that controlling the prices was not within his power. Wow he spoke the truth about that. I feel sure of one thing that he will do. He'll brag about the TV ratings the inauguration ceremony will get. A bigger viewing audience than the Super Bowl????? If you could get your security clearance through by Sunday, Washington DC time, you could possibly score a seat at the post-inauguration dinner. Most of the living former Presidents and wives aren't going.

Washington is now surrounded by wire fences that cannot be climbed, the total length of the fences is in the tens on miles. Also about 25,000 military personnel are being brought in to bolster local and Federal security operatives. All this was done in anticipation that the ceremony would be in the open air. I wonder of the head of security is breathing a sigh of relief now that Mother Nature has decreed that the ceremony will be held behind closed doors.

I resemble that remark!

How do you know which way to hang it up?

Cass Elliot and Karen Carpenter would both be alive today if Cass had given her sandwich to Karen.

Why do you think that is unusual? After all, he is a white South African from the wealthy class.

It seems that Musk is becoming a threat to the national security of other nations. Here is an example of his trying to influence democracy in Britain.

This demand for a form of identification containing a photograph is a product of an increasing lack of trust in one another. It is also a result of the loss of personal interaction between the individual and organisations. Just another example of the degradation of society that we must lament.

I heard via a new bulletin that they do have that system. Unfortunately there was an instance where the warning was sent to a location that was definitely not in danger, and the authorities are telling people it was a mistake and that they should not ignore that type of warning at any time.

I heard that Paris Hilton's place went up in flames also. We should not make light of the losses of these rich people. Wealth is no salve for the loss your life's memorabilia no matter how much wealth you have or have not.

I wonder how Trump will handle the inevitable drop in tax income from the fourth largest economy in the World. The insurance companies will not suffer. It seems that they would not insure for loss by fire by people in those areas.

Los Angeles has been severely impacted by bushfires. Lives have been lost and the value of property destroyed is very likely to be in the billions of dollars. This is a natural disaster on an unimaginable scale. At a time like this one would expect the leadership of the Nation to provide Federal support to the people through their State and Local governments. However, giving the go-ahead for the provision of that support is the duty of the Nation's leader. At present, Trump is not actually the leader, but one would expect him to be supportive of any such decision by the present leader. Trump, however, has taken the opportunity to lay the blame for the devastation on the current Governor of California who declined to agree to some scheme Trump proposed during his previous term to divert water from its natural courses into Southern California. Trump's declared punishment for that disagreement is a refusal to provide Federal assistance to California to deal with the present catastrophe and its aftermath. As a dyed-in-the-wool climate change denier, Trump is ignoring the facts that Southern California has been in the grip of drought for several years. Australians are only too well aware of how drought increases the catastrophic potential of wildfires in both forests and arable lands. The current fire situation is worsened by the effects of the Santa Ana winds, which blow west from the mountains to the east of Los Angeles and are channeled through the canyons of the western side of the mountains towards the seaboard on which Los Angeles is built. So, the devastation is not the fault of a Governor from the Democratic Party, but is simply the cumulative effect of weather patterns. You only need to watch the first 2 minutes of this next video to see and hear what Trump has said.

Do you remember using tables of logarithms in school? I wonder what a high school kid of today would make of them.

Don't you go into town for groceries and stuff?

I don't see how living remotely prevents someone from voting. That is, of course, if you don't have ome means of receiving and sending mail. You can always apply for a postal vote which is a means to vote if you live more than 8 kilometres from a polling booth. https://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/Document 7.pdf

I find that the evening news is frequently infotainment. Not that providing infotainment is a very bad thing. It is what the populou has come to expect. IN reality, most of those broadcasts are re-readings of the headlines with little diving to the depths of the story. Current affairs shows on commercial TV are also infotainment. At least the ABC's current affairs programs often lift the covers off what some want to remain covered.

The residents of New Mexico might be wondering if they will have to change the name of their State to align with Trump's geographical name change. There could be a fight because New Mexico is a blue State.

I wonder how the increasing exposure of the activities of the rich and powerful which appear to be contrary to the benefit of the rest of the community is driving the search for truth in journalism. I think that there is a growing distrust of the corporate and political worlds, and a growing desire to rein in those bodies when their activities do not benefit the majority of the population.

And the ABC should say to the commercial media, "Et tu, Brute".

Keeps a head of it?

With the availability of other sweeteners for soft drinks, the effects of sugary solutions on teeth is reduced. The sugar is a nutrient for bacteria, which excrete all sorts of chemicals which can damage teeth. However, these drinks are fizzy. The chemical reaction between carbon dioxide and water produces carbonic acid, a weak acid. Carbonic acid is responsible for the acidity in fizzy drinks. That is what does the damage to the teeth. Also these drinks contain phosphoric acid, which also damages teeth.

This discussion seems to be focussing on the news/current affairs area of the ABC, but that is not its only area of operation. Don't forget that the ABC is the Nation's emergency information broadcaster. Which cricket commentary do you prefer? What about the ABC's support of the very many formats of music? The ABC provides the voice for the expression of Australian culture in its many forms. Tell me which commercial media organisation does nearly as much. So it would appear that there is only one department of the ABC that could have its standards examined.