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The tabloid Gendai and critics of Prime Minister Takaichi interpreted the English word "technically" to make it sound like she was just an intern, not a Congressional Fellow. The Japanese government asked one of her former co-workers to re-confirm that she was officially a Fellow, not an intern. He also confirmed that her job involved work in both Washington and Denver. Some people saw an article that mentioned her doing work in Denver, and wrongly assumed that meant Takaichi didn't actually work in Washington. When Kip Cheroutes said Takaichi was “technically a Congressional Fellow,” the natural reading is that she may have been casually called an “intern,” while her more precise status was fellow. In Washington, temporary staff of different kinds, including fellows, are often loosely referred to as interns. Takaichi was not listed in the APSA program, but that only proves she was not an APSA fellow. APSA was one of several organizations that sponsored Congressional Fellows, and outside funding was normal. The Matsushita Institute funding her is therefore entirely consistent with a fellowship. More importantly, Pat Schroeder wrote in 1988 that Takaichi was working in her office “on a fellowship,” her business card said “Congressional Fellow,” and Cheroutes later confirmed the documents were authentic. If the member of Congress whose office she worked in said she was a fellow, and her supervisor later said the same, who are outside commentators to insist otherwise? I have criticized Takaichi on plenty of issues. There is also a separate question about whether the Cabinet public relations official actually contacted Cheroutes in June, and that deserves scrutiny. But turning “technically” into an admission that Takaichi’s fellowship was fake is not a serious reading of the evidence. Even after the release of the latest e-mail, I have seen some Japanese users who are badly misinterpreting the English used by Cheroutes. For example, I've seen a post making a big deal out of how he confirmed that Takaichi was "a Fellow" instead of writing "Congressional Fellow." It is always remarkable to see non-native speakers insist on a strained reading of an ordinary English expression while disregarding how native speakers actually use it.

mrjeffu's tweet photo. The tabloid Gendai and critics of Prime Minister Takaichi interpreted the English word "technically" to make it sound like she was just an intern, not a Congressional Fellow. The Japanese government asked one of her former co-workers to re-confirm that she was officially a Fellow, not an intern.
He also confirmed that her job involved work in both Washington and Denver. Some people saw an article that mentioned her doing work in Denver, and wrongly assumed that meant Takaichi didn't actually work in Washington.
When Kip Cheroutes said Takaichi was “technically a Congressional Fellow,” the natural reading is that she may have been casually called an “intern,” while her more precise status was fellow. In Washington, temporary staff of different kinds, including fellows, are often loosely referred to as interns.
Takaichi was not listed in the APSA program, but that only proves she was not an APSA fellow. APSA was one of several organizations that sponsored Congressional Fellows, and outside funding was normal. The Matsushita Institute funding her is therefore entirely consistent with a fellowship.
More importantly, Pat Schroeder wrote in 1988 that Takaichi was working in her office “on a fellowship,” her business card said “Congressional Fellow,” and Cheroutes later confirmed the documents were authentic. If the member of Congress whose office she worked in said she was a fellow, and her supervisor later said the same, who are outside commentators to insist otherwise?
I have criticized Takaichi on plenty of issues. There is also a separate question about whether the Cabinet public relations official actually contacted Cheroutes in June, and that deserves scrutiny. But turning “technically” into an admission that Takaichi’s fellowship was fake is not a serious reading of the evidence.
Even after the release of the latest e-mail, I have seen some Japanese users who are badly misinterpreting the English used by Cheroutes. For example, I've seen a post making a big deal out of how he confirmed that Takaichi was "a Fellow" instead of writing "Congressional Fellow."
It is always remarkable to see non-native speakers insist on a strained reading of an ordinary English expression while disregarding how native speakers actually use it.

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5 months ago · Sendai-shi Izumi-ku

@baaUBZ8INKYP7U0 どのように定量して評価しているのか興味深い社会学には疎いので

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5 months ago · Sendai-shi Izumi-ku

@news_postseven 文春にせよポストにせよ自分で金を払って買った記憶がほとんどない 1,2回くらいはあるかなこんなデマ情報の詰め合わせを誰が買うんだろ床屋さんとかかな

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MC ニュース紳士（元泥棒）

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5 months ago

高市総理の動画を巡る、一連やりとりはこんな感じですかね。。。

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Tad SouthEast

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5 months ago

「高市事務所が選挙において、中傷動画の作成を指示し、まき散らしたか否か」がそもそもの論点でしたよね。 100も200もあった筈の中傷動画が、今、残っていないのです。存在した、というデジタル証跡も残っていません。見たという人も出てこないのです。当時拡散された形跡も無いのです。週刊文春の記事は、総裁選の時に「誹謗中傷・印象操作に使われたとされる」アカウントを一つ示していますが、TikTokなのにフォロワーたった19人、載っている動画はたった4本。再生回数4本で1万6000回程度です。文春は上記以外に「そういうアカウントが数百あった」と言っていますが、それも認められず、過去に存在したことを示すデジタル証跡もありません。文春はその辺りについては全く証拠を示していないのです。もう、いい加減にしてください。 #立憲民主党にうんざり

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5 months ago · Sendai City Wakabayashi Ward

@edanoyukio0531 どんな犯罪に該当するのか弁護士として具体的に述べてほしいここまで言うのだからできますよね

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穂積茂行（Shigeyuki Hozumi）

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5 months ago

拡散しないだろうけど【拡散希望】以前、和中先生（@111g0）が作成された消防庁統計に基づくグラフによると、神社仏閣の火災件数は長期的に見て減少傾向にあり、近年急増している事実はありません。にもかかわらず、以下のように面白半分で「ムスリムの犯行では？」と匂わせる投稿が散見されますが、これは有害無益です。こうした投稿は「罰則付きヘイト条例」を求める勢力（しばき隊など）に「立法事実」を提供しているだけです。原因究明は警察の仕事です。事実のみ粛々と訴えましょう。