The Facebook page of Donald Trump, the former president, is seen on a computer display. Like a whale carcass that sinks to the ocean floor, entire ecosystems popping up in the shadow of its slowly decomposing husk, the comments field below that last post is now a vibrant feeding ground where Trump’s fans and critics still converge, months later, to argue, troll and pay homage. Los Angeles Times/TNS
At first glance, Donald Trump’s Facebook page seems like it’s been dead for months.
The former US president’s last post is dated 3.14pm, Jan 6, 2021, the afternoon of the Capitol riots, as he called for “everyone at the US Capitol to remain peaceful”. Not long after he published that, Facebook – and many other social networks – banned him indefinitely for inciting the riots, instantly turning the account into a time capsule of those final, chaotic days before his presidency ended.
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The former president’s last post is dated 3:14 p.m. Jan. 6, 2021, the afternoon of the Capitol riots, as he called for “everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful.” Not long after he published that, Facebook and
for inciting the riots, instantly turning the account into a time capsule of those final, chaotic days before his presidency ended.
But that’s not the whole story. Because like a whale carcass that sinks to the ocean floor, entire ecosystems popping up in the shadow of its slowly decomposing husk, the comments field below that last post is now a vibrant feeding ground where Trump’s fans and critics still converge, months later, to argue, troll and pay homage.
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about 10 hours ago Updated: about an hour ago
A further 14 deaths relating to Covid-19 have been reported by the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet).
This brings to 4,783 the total number of deaths in the pandemic.
Those who died ranged in age from 55-90 years and the median age was 72.
On Saturday, Nphet also reported 455 confirmed cases of the disease, bringing to 240,643 the total number of confirmed cases in Ireland since the pandemic began.
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