STATESIDE STORIES: ELON MUSK X-ES TWITTER; SOLAR PANELS ON CALIFORNIA CANALS »
The rebranding from "Twitter" to "X" could erase billions of dollars in company value, but Elon Musk is defiant about the change. “X will become the most valuable brand on Earth” he said. On an entirely different plane, California’s Department of Water Resources has invested $20 million dollars in a project called “Project Nexus” which involves the installation of solar panels in canopies on top of 4,000 miles of irrigation canals in Turlock, central California, to produce some 13 gigawatts of energy capacity, thereby helping achieve Governor Gavin Newsome’s goal of 60 percent renewable energy by 2030.
PARLER: THE PARADISE LOST »
Sometimes lightning does strike twice -- nay, several times. Just as when conservative users have found a haven in Parler, after banishment from Twitter, Apple has taken down Parler's app from the App Store. Google did the same from its Play Store. So did Amazon Web Services for Parler "posts that clearly encourage and incite violence."
A STATESIDE STORY: Trump’s Response to the DNC–Tweeting! »
President Donald Trump of the USA has a penchant for using Twitter to respond to news events like the Democratic National Convention in which Joe Biden accepted the nomination for Democratic Candidate for President. Now the next step on the agenda for Donald Trump is the Republican National Convention which will be held next week. According to some polls, Trump is getting 51% of the potential voters on his side. In any case, it is going to be a close race in November.
