Elon Musk Causes Outrage Over Covid Vaccine Remarks
Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City.
Elon Musk and his “Twitter Fingers” have been causing a lot controversy lately. This time the Twitter CEO put the internet in a frenzy over his comments about Bronny James and the Covid vaccine.
Musk went on the soon to be renamed, “X”, app and said ‘We cannot ascribe everything to the vaccine, but, by the same token, we cannot ascribe nothing.’ He continued with ‘Myocarditis is a known side-effect. The only question is whether it is rare or common,’ These remarks came at the heals of the news of Bronny James (Lebron James’ son) being hospitalized.
Bronny James
Lebron James‘ son, Bronny James, collapsed during a basketball workout on Monday at the University of Southern California. The 18 year-old was sent to the hospital where they later found out he had suffered from cardiac arrest. He was admitted into intensive care, but has since been discharged. The McDonald’s All American is set to attend USC this fall as one of the top prospects in the NCAA. Lebron James has even expressed his interest in playing with Bronny, but many fear this recent episode may put these dreams in jeopardy.
This Isn’t The 1st Cardiac Arrest Incident At USC
This is the second time that USC medical staff has had to deal with an incident like this. Last year Vince Iwuchukwu, collapsed during a summer practice and had to be revived by USC athletic trainers. Though Iwuchukwu made a speedy recovery and was back on the court within 6 months, many were skeptical about the cause of the incident.
In a study conducted by the NCAA in 2016, officials found out that 1-in-53,703 were at risk of sudden cardiac death. Black athletes at risk more than doubled to 1 in 21,491. And if they were men that played basketball, the risk was 1 in 8,978. The NCAA also found that athletes with underlying conditions were triggered by intense exercising. Electrolyte abnormalities or blood pressure and heart rate changes also played a part in exacerbating these conditions as well.
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Twitter's 'X' Rebrand Sparks Hilarious Reactions
Elon Musk has dramatically revealed a brand makeover for Twitter — he’s now calling it “X” — and the reactions are pouring in. Musk has decided to discard the familiar name and the instantly recognizable bird logo.
Although the site has seen design alterations before (initially appearing as ‘Twittr’), the bird graphic became the logo of the company since its introduction in 2010. And “tweeting” and “retweet” became part of our everyday language that was specific to the platform.
Musk surprised everyone with his announcement on Sunday, and by Monday morning, he tweeted that X.com now redirects to Twitter.com. He followed up with, “Interim X logo goes live later today,” and not long after, he posted a picture of Twitter’s headquarters illuminated with a massive new X.
The Twitter website has now adopted the new logo, leaving behind the familiar blue bird. In a previous statement, Musk expressed his intention to bid farewell to the Twitter brand and gradually eliminate all bird-related elements.
Twitter has prominently featured its vibrant and globally recognized blue bird logo for over a decade. The rebranding can be seen as a significant attempt to revamp the company’s image. In recent months, Musk has been warning about Twitter’s precarious financial situation, with steep losses in ad revenue and concerns about potential bankruptcy.
Adding to the pressure, Threads, a rival social media platform launched by Meta, Facebook’s parent company, garnered over 100 million user sign-ups within its first week, posing further competition to Twitter.
On Sunday, Twitter’s CEO Linda Yaccarino shared on the platform: “X represents the future state of limitless interactivity – focusing on audio, video, messaging, payments/banking – building a worldwide marketplace for ideas, goods, services, and opportunities. Fueled by AI, X will connect us all in ways we’re only just starting to envision.”
Despite Yaccarino’s announcement, many users have taken to mocking the statement and questioning the motive behind the rebrand. Others suggested the “X” was a bad idea. “Imagine explaining to your wife that you watched some Xvideos today,” wrote a user.
As soon as Twitter turned into X, people didn’t waste a second and began cracking jokes about the whole transformation.
Rich grew up in the Bronx, NY but moved to Tampa in 2006 to attend the University of Tampa. Even though he completed 4 years at the University for Sports Management, Ortiz realized his true passion for radio after taking a couple of classes to fulfill his communications minor and volunteering at UT's WUTT radio station as a sports director. Rich also worked at several clubs in Tampa as a host/promoter where he would meet and work alongside Davy Rolando, who would be the one who would help him get a job at WiLD 94.1. From there, Rich worked his way up from Promotions assistant to promotions coordinator, to eventually full-time on-air. Rich loves to write about his favorite Tampa food spots, concert reviews, and the WiLDest Florida man/woman stories.
