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McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk gestures while speaking during an inauguration event at Capital One Arena on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.

Heil Tesla

Afton Ingraffia, Features Editor February 4, 2025

On Jan. 20 at the post-inauguration rally during Elon Musk’s speech celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump, Musk performed an arm gesture that looked to be a Nazi salute, and he is now facing scrutiny...

When Elon Musk took over Twitter in October, he instituted a new subscription that allowed users to buy a verified "blue check." But Musk's attempts at champion "free speech" on the platform have only made a bigger mess.

Opinion: Twitter is in a big mess now that Elon Musk is in charge

Claire Guzman, Staff Writer December 14, 2022

Twitter has been one of the biggest social media platforms in the world for the past 15 years. Now that Elon Musk is taking control, a lot seems to be changing. Twitter used to be a platform on which every...

On April 25, Telsa CEO Elon Musk struck a deal to buy Twitter for around $44, causing many to wonder how the platform would change — and whether such a deal is ethical.

Opinion: Elon Musk buying Twitter could do more harm than good

Bri Quast, Staff Writer May 11, 2022

“Free speech is the bedrock of functioning democracy,” billionaire Elon Musk tweeted on Monday, April 25, the day Twitter announced his ownership of it, “and Twitter is the digital town square where...

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