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Can You Recognize Techy Vampires?

6 Sep 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Debesh Choudhury

Common citizens' private data are like food for the big tech companies and social media giants. Vampires of fiction live on human blood, and big techs and social media companies live on humans' private data. “Citizens’ private data are like ‘blood’...

A Real Eco-Menace

4 Sep 2021 3 minute read 3 comments rah

Nowadays we are constantly being bombarded by environmental concerns.  Our oceans are full of plastic and global warming is running out of control.  Some would argue that unless we make significant changes to arrest these rising temperatures, the wor...

Universal basic income (UBI) / Ingreso básico universal (IBU)

1 Sep 2021 1 minute read 6 comments Cathy J

⏬ El último video es en Español ⏬   UBI definition The UBI is a government program in which every adult citizen receives a set amount of money regularly, regardless his employment status. The idea has gained momentum globally (i) as automation (e....

In a Galaxy not so far away...

29 Aug 2021 1 minute read 1 comment rah

Polish Democracy is in a critical condition. A couple of years ago the ruling party (PiS) took over the national broadcaster (TVP) to the extent that it is now a state propaganda channel. Now they have attacked the free media by going for TVN who are...

What Happened Today to Cause Capital Hill to be Evacuated and Why Next Month is the True Test....

20 Aug 2021 4 minute read 2 comments Cje95

I am not one to cry wolf and to make comments saying I am triggered or anything else along those lines. However, today was truly a mentally draining day that had me thinking about and comparing today's events to January 6th or the insurrection as it...

Forget 2022, Democrats May Have Problems For 2024

13 Aug 2021 6 minute read 1 comment LateToTheParty

Introduction: The Incumbent Disadvantage Historically in the US, the party that wins the executive branch will experience a reversal in the legislative branch. This happened to the Democratic Party in 1994 where the Republicans flipped both the House...

The Dangers of Centralization: Big Tech Trying to Dictate the Internet

1 Aug 2021 5 minute read 1 comment LateToTheParty

Introduction: Big Tech is at it Again I honestly did not expect "The Dangers of Centralization" to become a series, but as learn more and more on what Big Tech has been up to, I think it's necessary to make it one. Previously, I discussed how the col...

Fake Bitcoin news on Twitter is a nuisance

29 Jul 2021 1 minute read 4 comments RocketEnthusiast

Why? I really don't understand the motivation behind creating fake news about Bitcoin and sharing it with the world via Twitter. It's not a new phenomenon; it has surely been happening for years now. Perhaps people are trying to artificially inflate...

How Did The Pandemic Affect The Crypto Market?

22 Jul 2021 3 minute read 0 comments ChangeNOW

Remember how cryptocurrency plunged in March 2020? Back then, it seemed to be a disaster, whereas today, it looks like we have forgotten that FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt). The collapse was caused by a crisis much broader than that related to cr...

Sports Oddities: The Improbable Heroics of Daniel Camarena

10 Jul 2021 4 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty

Introduction Baseball has a way of doing weird things sometimes. Over the course of this MLB season, we have already seen many incredible feats before we head into the All-Star break. From Shohei Ohtani showing off his 2-way capabilities to Jacob DeG...