Jonathan Cook of Ithaca New York
@jonathancookithaca.bsky.social
Progressive activist in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York. Organizer of JoshRileyWatch.com
G42 general counsel Marty Edelman admits that generative is a “weapon” and a “danger”, and then says he wants to put it in the hands of 4 year-old children in the Global South.
G42 will be a major client of Terawulf’s proposed data center on Cayuga Lake. #Terawulf #G42
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G42 will be a major client of Terawulf’s proposed data center on Cayuga Lake. #Terawulf #G42
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From the BetterOffline community on Reddit: G42 Chief Counsel Admits AI Is A Weapon That G42 Downplays To Keep People Buying
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November 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
G42 general counsel Marty Edelman admits that generative is a “weapon” and a “danger”, and then says he wants to put it in the hands of 4 year-old children in the Global South.
G42 will be a major client of Terawulf’s proposed data center on Cayuga Lake. #Terawulf #G42
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G42 will be a major client of Terawulf’s proposed data center on Cayuga Lake. #Terawulf #G42
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Reposted by Jonathan Cook of Ithaca New York
Did you see that Josh Riley bypassed the local Lansing Democrats to meet with the Republican county legislator Mike Sigler and the local GOP men who ran write-in candidates against our Democratic candidates for town board? And then posted about it thanking Sigler. Why'd you do that Josh Riley?
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Did you see that Josh Riley bypassed the local Lansing Democrats to meet with the Republican county legislator Mike Sigler and the local GOP men who ran write-in candidates against our Democratic candidates for town board? And then posted about it thanking Sigler. Why'd you do that Josh Riley?
The 10 steps to generative AI artistry begin with sacrificing your creativity at the temple of Altman.
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From the comics community on Reddit: Learning AI art felt less like adapting… and more like joining a cult.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The 10 steps to generative AI artistry begin with sacrificing your creativity at the temple of Altman.
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If Terawulf pushes through a data center on Cayuga Lake, it will provide AI services to G42.
G42 is a UAE government agency that spies against Americans and uses AI to conduct mass surveillance against journalists and political dissidents.
#Terawulf #G42 #Ithaca #CayugaLake #Fascism #Surveillance
G42 is a UAE government agency that spies against Americans and uses AI to conduct mass surveillance against journalists and political dissidents.
#Terawulf #G42 #Ithaca #CayugaLake #Fascism #Surveillance
Terawulf plans to put a generative AI data center on the shore of Cayuga Lake to provide services to G42.
G42 is an agency of the autocratic government of the UAE that uses AI tech to spy against Americans and send dissidents to torture prisons.
#terawulf #g42
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G42 is an agency of the autocratic government of the UAE that uses AI tech to spy against Americans and send dissidents to torture prisons.
#terawulf #g42
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Terawulf Plans To Bring Foreign G42 Spies To The Shore Of Cayuga Lake
YouTube video by Jonathan Cook
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November 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If Terawulf pushes through a data center on Cayuga Lake, it will provide AI services to G42.
G42 is a UAE government agency that spies against Americans and uses AI to conduct mass surveillance against journalists and political dissidents.
#Terawulf #G42 #Ithaca #CayugaLake #Fascism #Surveillance
G42 is a UAE government agency that spies against Americans and uses AI to conduct mass surveillance against journalists and political dissidents.
#Terawulf #G42 #Ithaca #CayugaLake #Fascism #Surveillance
What’s more, Terawulf plans to have the UAE spy firm G42 as one of its major clients at the proposed Cayuga Lake data center.
It’s more than obnoxious.
Terawulf is compromising American national security.
It’s more than obnoxious.
Terawulf is compromising American national security.
November 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
What’s more, Terawulf plans to have the UAE spy firm G42 as one of its major clients at the proposed Cayuga Lake data center.
It’s more than obnoxious.
Terawulf is compromising American national security.
It’s more than obnoxious.
Terawulf is compromising American national security.
Reposted by Jonathan Cook of Ithaca New York
The push to place a Terawulf data center on Cayuga Lake in Upstate New York is part of a broader plan to create an international fascist infrastructure for mass surveillance, invasion of privacy, and suppression of dissent.
A main client ofTerawulf is G42 of the UAE.
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A main client ofTerawulf is G42 of the UAE.
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A Spymaster Sheikh Controls a $1.5 Trillion Fortune. He Wants to Use It to Dominate AI
Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan—the UAE’s chess-obsessed, jiujitsu-loving intelligence chief—controls vast sums of sovereign wealth. America’s AI giants are scrambling for a piece of it.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The push to place a Terawulf data center on Cayuga Lake in Upstate New York is part of a broader plan to create an international fascist infrastructure for mass surveillance, invasion of privacy, and suppression of dissent.
A main client ofTerawulf is G42 of the UAE.
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A main client ofTerawulf is G42 of the UAE.
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Reposted by Jonathan Cook of Ithaca New York
Generative AI doesn't look like a glowing orb.
AI looks like a Terawulf data center of Cayuga Lake that will serve Terawulf's client G42, which helps the government of the UAE spy on and torture its citizens.
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AI looks like a Terawulf data center of Cayuga Lake that will serve Terawulf's client G42, which helps the government of the UAE spy on and torture its citizens.
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What Generative AI Actually Looks Like
One of the few stable characteristics of generative AI technology is that it feels inevitable. "AI is the future," people say, "so you better get on board with it, or you'll get left behind.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Generative AI doesn't look like a glowing orb.
AI looks like a Terawulf data center of Cayuga Lake that will serve Terawulf's client G42, which helps the government of the UAE spy on and torture its citizens.
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AI looks like a Terawulf data center of Cayuga Lake that will serve Terawulf's client G42, which helps the government of the UAE spy on and torture its citizens.
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Terawulf is bullying the Town of Lansing, New York, interfering in our local democracy, and spreading disinformation in order to suit their corporate agenda.
They say they won’t use Cayuga Lake Water, but as Anna Kelles shows, they’ll use millions of gallons per day.
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They say they won’t use Cayuga Lake Water, but as Anna Kelles shows, they’ll use millions of gallons per day.
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Guest Opinion: Terawulf is Claiming “No Water Use” but the Data Says Otherwise
When a company comes into a rural community promising jobs and redevelopment, trust is everything. That trust depends on transparency, and when the story a company tells investors is different
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October 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Terawulf is bullying the Town of Lansing, New York, interfering in our local democracy, and spreading disinformation in order to suit their corporate agenda.
They say they won’t use Cayuga Lake Water, but as Anna Kelles shows, they’ll use millions of gallons per day.
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They say they won’t use Cayuga Lake Water, but as Anna Kelles shows, they’ll use millions of gallons per day.
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Voters in Lansing, New York, it’s time to wake up and get to the polls. Don’t wait until Election Day - early voting is on right now! Get on over to the Crash Fire Rescue near the airport and vote to re-elect Joe Wetmore.
Wetmore is facing an extremist right wing write-in stealth candidate.
VOTE!
Wetmore is facing an extremist right wing write-in stealth candidate.
VOTE!
Re-elect Judy Drake and Joseph Wetmore to Lansing New York Town Board!
"They have consistently worked to make decisions based on community input, careful research, and a genuine concert for the long term wellbeing of our town." - John Dennis
#Ithaca #LansingNY
"They have consistently worked to make decisions based on community input, careful research, and a genuine concert for the long term wellbeing of our town." - John Dennis
#Ithaca #LansingNY
October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Voters in Lansing, New York, it’s time to wake up and get to the polls. Don’t wait until Election Day - early voting is on right now! Get on over to the Crash Fire Rescue near the airport and vote to re-elect Joe Wetmore.
Wetmore is facing an extremist right wing write-in stealth candidate.
VOTE!
Wetmore is facing an extremist right wing write-in stealth candidate.
VOTE!
Joe Wetmore and Judy Drake just won the endorsement of John Dennis in their campaigns for Lansing Town Board.
“They have consistently worked to make decisions based on community input, careful research, and a genuine concern for the long-term well-being of our town.”
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“They have consistently worked to make decisions based on community input, careful research, and a genuine concern for the long-term well-being of our town.”
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Letter: Proud to endorse Joseph Wetmore and Judy Drake for Lansing Town Board
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October 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Joe Wetmore and Judy Drake just won the endorsement of John Dennis in their campaigns for Lansing Town Board.
“They have consistently worked to make decisions based on community input, careful research, and a genuine concern for the long-term well-being of our town.”
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“They have consistently worked to make decisions based on community input, careful research, and a genuine concern for the long-term well-being of our town.”
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Reposted by Jonathan Cook of Ithaca New York
People in the village of Lansing New York need to get out to vote this week to re-elect Joe Wetmore to the Lansing Town Board. Election Day is November 4, but early voting is open now.
#JoeWetmore #LansingNY
#JoeWetmore #LansingNY
October 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
People in the village of Lansing New York need to get out to vote this week to re-elect Joe Wetmore to the Lansing Town Board. Election Day is November 4, but early voting is open now.
#JoeWetmore #LansingNY
#JoeWetmore #LansingNY
Re-elect Joe Wetmore to the Lansing Town Board!
"Through his work as one of the founding members and longest-serving board members of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA), Ithaca’s business improvement district, Joe helped guide over $438 million in investment."
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"Through his work as one of the founding members and longest-serving board members of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA), Ithaca’s business improvement district, Joe helped guide over $438 million in investment."
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Letter: In support of re-electing Joe Wetmore to Lansing Town Board
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October 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Re-elect Joe Wetmore to the Lansing Town Board!
"Through his work as one of the founding members and longest-serving board members of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA), Ithaca’s business improvement district, Joe helped guide over $438 million in investment."
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"Through his work as one of the founding members and longest-serving board members of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA), Ithaca’s business improvement district, Joe helped guide over $438 million in investment."
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Reposted by Jonathan Cook of Ithaca New York
A proposed AI data center on Cayuga Lake in Lansing, near Ithaca New York, would be run by Terawulf. A client using the Terawulf data center would be Core42, part of G42 from the UAE, a company that enables mass surveillance for totalitarian tyrants. #fascism
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A Brutally Honest Imagery of Generative AI
Put aside make-believe pictures of shiny robots to look in the dark shadows of digital authoritarianism
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October 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A proposed AI data center on Cayuga Lake in Lansing, near Ithaca New York, would be run by Terawulf. A client using the Terawulf data center would be Core42, part of G42 from the UAE, a company that enables mass surveillance for totalitarian tyrants. #fascism
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"TeraWulf has also engaged in bullying and intimidation “by the playbook”: crowding out local residents at town meetings and bussing in out-of-town supporters on the company dime to push its agenda."
Terawulf is a bully, threatening Lansing New York with financial destruction unless it gets its way
Terawulf is a bully, threatening Lansing New York with financial destruction unless it gets its way
Terawulf won't let us see a specific site plan. Why not?
Terawulf says it's going to use the generative AI data center to help the government of the UAE - a tyrannical autocracy.
Terawulf needs to stop bullying small town America!
Terawulf says it's going to use the generative AI data center to help the government of the UAE - a tyrannical autocracy.
Terawulf needs to stop bullying small town America!
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: RESIDENTS DESERVE TRANSPARENCY ON TERAWULF’S PROPOSED LANSING PROJECT
Residents demand transparency on the TeraWulf Lansing project, citing environmental risks, exaggerated jobs, and corporate pressure tactics
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Residents demand transparency on the TeraWulf Lansing project, citing environmental risks, exaggerated jobs, and corporate pressure tactics
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October 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
"TeraWulf has also engaged in bullying and intimidation “by the playbook”: crowding out local residents at town meetings and bussing in out-of-town supporters on the company dime to push its agenda."
Terawulf is a bully, threatening Lansing New York with financial destruction unless it gets its way
Terawulf is a bully, threatening Lansing New York with financial destruction unless it gets its way
Ithaca and small towns around Cayuga Lake are disgusted with the abusive behavior of the Bitcoin billionaires at Terawulf.
Terawulf is now threatening to financially destroy the town of Lansing if we don’t allow them to put a huge AI data center on the lakeshore.
Why is Josh Riley silent on this?
Terawulf is now threatening to financially destroy the town of Lansing if we don’t allow them to put a huge AI data center on the lakeshore.
Why is Josh Riley silent on this?
Terawulf is coming to the small town of Lansing, New York and making threats against the community.
Terawulf corporate executives are using billions of dollars from Google to threaten drowning the small town in legal bills unless they let Terawulf put a big AI data center on Cayuga Lake.
Bullies!
Terawulf corporate executives are using billions of dollars from Google to threaten drowning the small town in legal bills unless they let Terawulf put a big AI data center on Cayuga Lake.
Bullies!
October 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Ithaca and small towns around Cayuga Lake are disgusted with the abusive behavior of the Bitcoin billionaires at Terawulf.
Terawulf is now threatening to financially destroy the town of Lansing if we don’t allow them to put a huge AI data center on the lakeshore.
Why is Josh Riley silent on this?
Terawulf is now threatening to financially destroy the town of Lansing if we don’t allow them to put a huge AI data center on the lakeshore.
Why is Josh Riley silent on this?
While Fascism is taking over the USA, Congressman Josh Riley of Ithaca, Binghamton, and Cortland is taking photo ops at reservoirs.
These are not normal times. We need a fighter to represent us, not a paper pusher.
Will Josh Riley ever fight back?
These are not normal times. We need a fighter to represent us, not a paper pusher.
Will Josh Riley ever fight back?
October 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
While Fascism is taking over the USA, Congressman Josh Riley of Ithaca, Binghamton, and Cortland is taking photo ops at reservoirs.
These are not normal times. We need a fighter to represent us, not a paper pusher.
Will Josh Riley ever fight back?
These are not normal times. We need a fighter to represent us, not a paper pusher.
Will Josh Riley ever fight back?
Why did Congressman Josh Riley of Ithaca refuse to attend any No Kings rally yesterday?
Is Josh Riley okay with what Donald Trump is doing to America?
#JoshRiley #NoKings #Ithaca
Is Josh Riley okay with what Donald Trump is doing to America?
#JoshRiley #NoKings #Ithaca
October 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Why did Congressman Josh Riley of Ithaca refuse to attend any No Kings rally yesterday?
Is Josh Riley okay with what Donald Trump is doing to America?
#JoshRiley #NoKings #Ithaca
Is Josh Riley okay with what Donald Trump is doing to America?
#JoshRiley #NoKings #Ithaca
Reposted by Jonathan Cook of Ithaca New York
Why did Josh Riley remove footage from this meeting of this woman asking him about his support for Israel?
Sending weapons to Israel is not keeping care close to home.
Sending weapons to Israel is not keeping care close to home.
October 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Why did Josh Riley remove footage from this meeting of this woman asking him about his support for Israel?
Sending weapons to Israel is not keeping care close to home.
Sending weapons to Israel is not keeping care close to home.
Terawulf keeps making promises of big jobs...
and then fails to keep its promises.
Never trust a Terawulf promise.
and then fails to keep its promises.
Never trust a Terawulf promise.
Terawulf promises of local jobs for Lansing New York don't add up.
Terawulf promised 100 permanent jobs to Lansing for the Cayuga Lake data center, but in July 2024, Terawulf announced only "20 permanent employees, 6-8 fairly permanent employees" for its similar sized Lake Mariner AI operation.
Terawulf promised 100 permanent jobs to Lansing for the Cayuga Lake data center, but in July 2024, Terawulf announced only "20 permanent employees, 6-8 fairly permanent employees" for its similar sized Lake Mariner AI operation.
October 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Terawulf keeps making promises of big jobs...
and then fails to keep its promises.
Never trust a Terawulf promise.
and then fails to keep its promises.
Never trust a Terawulf promise.
Reposted by Jonathan Cook of Ithaca New York
Terawulf has made big promises to investors before.
Bloomberg describes its current financing as "junk bonds".
Its generative AI data center business is caught at the peak of a massive bubble of overinvestment.
Look at Terawulf's past results.
The outcome of the current hype doesn't look good.
Bloomberg describes its current financing as "junk bonds".
Its generative AI data center business is caught at the peak of a massive bubble of overinvestment.
Look at Terawulf's past results.
The outcome of the current hype doesn't look good.
October 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Terawulf has made big promises to investors before.
Bloomberg describes its current financing as "junk bonds".
Its generative AI data center business is caught at the peak of a massive bubble of overinvestment.
Look at Terawulf's past results.
The outcome of the current hype doesn't look good.
Bloomberg describes its current financing as "junk bonds".
Its generative AI data center business is caught at the peak of a massive bubble of overinvestment.
Look at Terawulf's past results.
The outcome of the current hype doesn't look good.
1,500 residents came together to support the 1 year moratorium on large-scale industrial development in the Town of Lansing, New York. Corporations from outside the area have been making threats against the town government, trying to intimidate locals. #Ithaca www.fingerlakes1.com/2025/10/16/o...
Over 1,500 urge Lansing Town Board to halt large-scale development | Fingerlakes1.com
As the Town of Lansing prepares to overhaul its zoning laws, more than 1,500 residents, business owners, and local leaders are calling on the Town Board to hit pause on large-scale development. A peti...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
1,500 residents came together to support the 1 year moratorium on large-scale industrial development in the Town of Lansing, New York. Corporations from outside the area have been making threats against the town government, trying to intimidate locals. #Ithaca www.fingerlakes1.com/2025/10/16/o...
Democrats in Tompkins County can’t keep blaming foreigners for high utility rates from NYSEG while Congressman Josh Riley continues to address the big role of AI data centers in increasing our electric bills.
When will Josh Riley take a stand on Terawulf building a huge data center on Cayuga Lake?
When will Josh Riley take a stand on Terawulf building a huge data center on Cayuga Lake?
When will Congressman Josh Riley of Ithaca stop blaming foreigners for high NYSEG electric bills, and look at the role of generative AI tech industry data centers like what Terawulf wants to build on Cayuga Lake? #datacenters #NYSEG #NY19
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The Electric Bill Is Too Damn High, and Both Sides Agree: It's the Local Data Center's Fault
Is AI making your utility bill explode?
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October 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Democrats in Tompkins County can’t keep blaming foreigners for high utility rates from NYSEG while Congressman Josh Riley continues to address the big role of AI data centers in increasing our electric bills.
When will Josh Riley take a stand on Terawulf building a huge data center on Cayuga Lake?
When will Josh Riley take a stand on Terawulf building a huge data center on Cayuga Lake?
Can generative AI data centers continue to spread exponentially across America, when grassroots from local activist groups - like the one forming in Lansing New York opposing the proposed Terawulf Cayuga Lake data center - are increasing cost of expansion?
Just one more needle to pop the bubble.
Just one more needle to pop the bubble.
Investors beware: Terawulf plans for a big data center on Cayuga Lake are unraveling because of local activist pressure! #ithaca www.fingerlakes1.com/2025/10/09/l...
Lansing residents call for answers as Terawulf data center plans unravel | Fingerlakes1.com
A storm is brewing on the shores of Cayuga Lake, and it has nothing to do with the weather. Local residents and environmental advocates are raising alarm bells over plans for a proposed Terawulf data ...
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October 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Can generative AI data centers continue to spread exponentially across America, when grassroots from local activist groups - like the one forming in Lansing New York opposing the proposed Terawulf Cayuga Lake data center - are increasing cost of expansion?
Just one more needle to pop the bubble.
Just one more needle to pop the bubble.
Caledonia Wisconsin held off Microsoft and defeated the corporation’s plan to build a giant data center there.
Ithaca and Lansing New York can prevent the plan from Terawulf plan to build a 400MW data center on the shores of Cayuga Lake.
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Ithaca and Lansing New York can prevent the plan from Terawulf plan to build a 400MW data center on the shores of Cayuga Lake.
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Microsoft Backs Off New Data Center After Small Wisconsin Town Backlash
The company dropped plans for a 244-acre project as resource-intensive data centers spread across the country.
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October 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Caledonia Wisconsin held off Microsoft and defeated the corporation’s plan to build a giant data center there.
Ithaca and Lansing New York can prevent the plan from Terawulf plan to build a 400MW data center on the shores of Cayuga Lake.
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Ithaca and Lansing New York can prevent the plan from Terawulf plan to build a 400MW data center on the shores of Cayuga Lake.
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