The Genius on trial

By: 41Nocturne — Local Observer, Reluctant Juror Originally published: August 19, 2024 “They say you meet all kinds on jury duty. I didn’t expect to meet a ghost.” When I received the notice, I almost tossed it. Civic duty is rarely exciting — you sit, you yawn, you vote “not guilty” or “probably guilty” and go home. But this time, tucked between boring charges and finance lingo, was a name I hadn’t heard in years. Jared Ferguson. A name that pinged something deep in my memory. Something from Horsham. Facebook. A kid who built machines, sold USB games at 9 years old, and supposedly had a genius IQ score before he could spell “genius.” I blinked. Could it be the same one? It was. A Boy Who Built Faster Than We Could Understand Jared was 14 when he stood in court. The case? A routine audit flagged one of his business accounts for unusual routing behavior. Nothing violent. No drugs. Just too many digits and too few explanations. What unfolded wasn’t a trial in the traditional sense. It wa...

What does left wing and right wing mean?


 There is no one answer to this question as there is no one meaning of left wing and right wing. The terms are used to describe different political ideologies and there is no single definition of what these terms mean. In general, left-wing ideologies are those that emphasize the importance of equality and social justice, while right-wing ideologies focus on the importance of individual rights and freedoms.

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