Since Donald Trump became president, the past several years have been… “trying,” to put it mildly. Trump’s a man who, until the election, was (to
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Trump banned from Twitter; Parler also kicked offline
Last Wednesday’s riot by Trump supporters at the Capitol building in Washington, DC was definitely a low point in an already-awful presidency. While there’s been
Read moreFavorite articles roundup for the week of August 23, 2019
As usual, my thoughts on some noteworthy media and tech stories from the past week. Media Art Spiegelman withdraws his planned Marvel collection foreword Art
Read moreNo, video games aren’t the cause of gun violence
For years, critics of video games have labeled them as “time-wasters” or as “just for kids.” Worse, violent video games have been accused of having
Read moreThe presence of popular political leaders on Twitter
Many people are concerned about their social media followings, and this also extends to politicians. Famously (or infamously), there’s Donald Trump’s Twitter presence. However, most
Read moreTwitter’s 2018 year in review
2018 for Twitter went about as well as it did for 2017. It still has a lot of the same problems: a lower user count
Read more“Donald” among the 25 worst passwords of 2018
Password management firm SplashData has published its annual list of the year’s worst passwords. According to Lifehacker, the passwords are based on 5 million leaked
Read moreWhat does it take for the FCC to revoke a TV station’s license?
Since coming into office, Donald Trump’s made multiple threats on Twitter about NBC’s and CNN’s investigative reporting into his administration. Said threats also see him
Read moreThe FCC plans to repeal net neutrality (and why that’s a bad thing)
Photo by Mike Mozart (Flickr / CC BY) The Federal Communications Commission, led by chairman Ajit Pai, plans to vote on December 14 to repeal
Read moreWhat are the advantages of PBS?
Last week, the Trump administration released its proposed 2018 federal budget. As expected, it’s very slanted toward boosting military spending (it proposes a $54 billion
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