Post B5KvJSc0QqBOC6phEe by MisuseCase@twit.social
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 (DIR) Post #B5KlxV43jZ0ZqHPMjw by dangillmor@mastodon.social
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       Heartening news from one of America's reddest states: Citizens in a data-center-invaded town tossed out city council members who voted for the disruptive project that was a secret until it was too late to stop.This issue crosses party lines.https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/missouri-city-council-data-center-00867259
       
 (DIR) Post #B5KupecpCcmwlV0Fwe by Npars01@mstdn.social
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       @dangillmor Even Red State voters should object to soaring electricity rates and water contamination.https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-ai-data-centers-electricity-prices/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/23/data-center-electricity-costs-ai/https://www.eenews.net/articles/thirsty-data-centers-fuel-local-angst-over-water-infrastructure/https://blog.ucs.org/paul-arbaje/policymakers-must-act-to-protect-louisianans-from-billions-in-data-center-driven-costs/Even Republican voters should object to the mass layoffs, election meddling, & scams enabled by AI data centers. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/oracle-set-to-cut-thousands-of-jobs-report/https://simplywall.st/stocks/us/software/nyse-orcl/oracle/news/oracle-orcl-valuation-check-as-mass-layoffs-fund-expansive-ahttps://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/oracle-believed-to-have-cut-10-000-positions-across-multiple-divisions-as-mass-layoffs-begin-company-is-reportedly-reducing-headcount-as-it-makes-massive-investments-in-aiEven the corrupt GOP should see the loss of jobs to AI as a loss of tax revenues.https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/26/a-pound-of-flesh-from-data-centers-one-senators-answer-to-ai-job-losses/
       
 (DIR) Post #B5KvJSc0QqBOC6phEe by MisuseCase@twit.social
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       @dangillmor In Maryland we just passed a state law that will make data center builders pay for their own renewable energy generation among other things.This means data centers probably won’t be built in this state for the foreseeable future but that’s A-OK.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5LAMiiiUs8eKmz4xE by Npars01@mstdn.social
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       @dangillmor Elon Musk, always ready to worsen a crisis...https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5787052-musk-ai-debt-crisis/Like Trump, Musk has a habit of walking away from commitments, leaving others to face the consequences & do clean up, unpaid.https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/us/elon-musk-company-unpaid-liens-invs
       
 (DIR) Post #B5LJuzTTbvvJjJGuqu by MokhtarStork@sciences.social
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       @dangillmor It reflects an awaken of society. Time to take charge.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5LSLgYGs8QmUhkq2q by yacc143@mastodon.social
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       @dangillmorSure but the damage is done, isn't it? And the next batch will do the bidding of big corps too. Being tossed out is not exactly a punishment if a big corp makes sure that you have a cushion.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5MxLds28GwlupPwGG by dangillmor@mastodon.social
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       @yacc143 It's a start.