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The tech industry’s pursuit of profit is likely to be our downfall

Eliyahu Gasson | editor-in-chief Technology continues to evolve. Telephones, the internet, social media, blockchain and now generative AI have both helped solve and create new challenges for us.   Something good can come from advancement in AI. The videos can be funny, everyone wants to see themselves as a cartoon and writing college essays has been a lot easier, even if the quality is sub … Continue reading The tech industry’s pursuit of profit is likely to be our downfall

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Holiday fight could mean hope for some immigrants under Trump

Eliyahu Gasson | opinions editor Something funny happened over the holidays. Tesla CEO and self-ordained “first buddy” to President-Elect Donald Trump, got into a fight with anti-immigrant right wing activists on his social media website, X, losing favor with the far-right online, but confirming support from Trump himself. The quarreling started in late December. Right wing activist and Trump ally Laura Loomer made a post … Continue reading Holiday fight could mean hope for some immigrants under Trump

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Risk of a more powerful Musk looms

Emily Fritz | a&e editor In his most recent efforts to increase political engagement on behalf of former President Donald Trump, Elon Musk has used his political action committee (PAC), America PAC, to incentivize voters, promising to pay registered voters in pivotal swing states in exchange for their signature on a petition in support of the First and Second amendments. Legal experts have warned that … Continue reading Risk of a more powerful Musk looms

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Start punishing influencers for misinformation

Eliyahu Gasson |opinions editor | I am tired of hearing people say that we need to return civility to politics. Americans don’t want civility, a fact made evident by the runaway success of former President Donald Trump, who, despite openly calling his political opponents “vermin,” threatening to use the federal government to indict said political opponents and calling the woman he was found to have … Continue reading Start punishing influencers for misinformation

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‘I’d rather be in Butler’: Trump returns to July 13 assassination attempt site

Eliyahu Gasson & Megan Trotter | opinions editor & news editor | As a show of strength following his assassination attempt on July 13, the former president Donald Trump was back in Butler, Pennsylvania to hold a rally in the same place he nearly lost his life. Much of the rally served as a tribute to Corey Comperatore, a local firefighter who was shot and … Continue reading ‘I’d rather be in Butler’: Trump returns to July 13 assassination attempt site

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We ‘Musk’ put an end to billionaire rule on social media

by Zachary Petroff | staff columnist April 21, 2022 Every morning, the first thing I do after I shut my (fourth or fifth) alarm off is check my Facebook and purge my memories from the obnoxious posts of my youth. I, like most people, have used social media for a plethora of reasons, such as staying in touch with friends and family, advertising, self-promoting and … Continue reading We ‘Musk’ put an end to billionaire rule on social media

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Opinions

Blockchain: The future or the latest fad?

02/25/2021 Noah Wilbur | Opinions Editor In 2010, before cryptocurrency rose to fame as a profitable alternative to traditional investing, a Florida man by the name of Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 bitcoins for two Papa John pizzas. Although at the time this payment seemed equitable for both parties, we are all well-aware of just how unfair this exchange turned out to be down the road. … Continue reading Blockchain: The future or the latest fad?

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