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Linda Poon 🦝 @linpoonsays.bsky.social · Jul 29
Imagine moving into a new home expecting a vibrant community only to learn, 10 yrs later, that your neighborhood will soon be boxed in by massive data centers. That's what some residents face in Northern Virginia, the world's data center capital.

More from me: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The World’s Data Center Capital Has Residents Surrounded
Northern Virginia housing developments that will soon be walled in by data centers exemplify the tensions over unfettered growth, as calls increase for regulation.
www.bloomberg.com
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paulnoth.bsky.social
Mine in today’s New Yorker. Greetings from America’s High-Capacity Server Coolant Reservoirs, formerly the “Great Lakes.” Read my cartoon-filled rant about this at open.substack.com/pub/paulnoth...
September 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
linpoonsays.bsky.social
You can find the gift link in today's edition of the CityLab Daily newsletter:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
kristoncapps.bsky.social ◥◤Kriston Capps @kristoncapps.bsky.social · Aug 15
Trump's pledge to "scrape away the filth" in Washington has a historical echo in the Gilded Age–era movement known as City Beautiful. He is remaking some of its ugliest moments: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Trump’s Politics of Urban Disgust
The president’s unprecedented takeover of Washington, DC law enforcement weds a crime crackdown to a gilded vision for remaking the capital.
www.bloomberg.com
August 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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kristoncapps.bsky.social
This @linpoonsays.bsky.social story about Data Center Alley shows the costs that Loudoun County residents pay for highly lucrative, desirable local investments in tech:

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The World’s Data Center Capital Has Residents Surrounded
Northern Virginia housing developments that will soon be walled in by data centers exemplify the tensions over unfettered growth, as calls increase for regulation.
www.bloomberg.com
August 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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nicflatow.bsky.social
I’ve been slightly obsessed w/ Northern Va’s unfettered data center growth & particularly these 2 communities being surrounded. TY to @linpoonsays.bsky.social for sticking w/ it to the end of their rezoning case. This map from our graphics friends nails the vibe www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
July 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
linpoonsays.bsky.social
Imagine moving into a new home expecting a vibrant community only to learn, 10 yrs later, that your neighborhood will soon be boxed in by massive data centers. That's what some residents face in Northern Virginia, the world's data center capital.

More from me: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The World’s Data Center Capital Has Residents Surrounded
Northern Virginia housing developments that will soon be walled in by data centers exemplify the tensions over unfettered growth, as calls increase for regulation.
www.bloomberg.com
July 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
"Despite Trump officially activating FEMA on Sunday, FEMA has just 86 total staff deployed at this point [to Texas], according to figures shared with staff Monday evening...In the past it would normally be in the several hundreds at this point in the disaster recovery process."

My latest:
FEMA response to deadly Texas floods delayed & deficient with Noem in charge
Staffers sound the alarm.
www.thehandbasket.co
July 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
is everyone just…exhausted
July 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
WHOA. Sit with this excerpt. When ICE arrested the 75-year-old who died in their custody, he had a dog with him, Chulo, whose previous owner had already been taken by ICE.

ICE officers left Chulo loosely tied outside the humane society. He then got free and was hit by a car.
Miami Herald: "His family members said he was arrested while sitting at the Murray Nelson Government Center, a community center in Key Largo. A family friend who was present sent relatives a photo of his arrest. Pérez had three chihuahuas, two of them in Alaniz’s care. But Chulo – whose previous owner Alaniz said had also been detained by ICE – was taken by officers to a humane society. They left him tied outside, but he escaped and was hit by a car, Pérez’s family said. A woman saved the dog, and continues to take care of him. Chulo “suffered a lot with the arrest,” said Alaniz."
July 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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eroston.bsky.social
10 years ago today, we dropped a thing that people still ask me about regularly.

The question "What's Really Warming the World?" still has the same answer.

With Blacki Migliozzi, in conversation with NASA GISS geniuses @climateofgavin.bsky.social and @drkatemarvel.bsky.social
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What's Really Warming the World?
What's Really Warming the World? Climate deniers blame natural factors; NASA data proves otherwise
www.bloomberg.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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nicflatow.bsky.social
DC's last military parade was >30 yrs ago. It left: 1.2m lbs of trash, warped roads, 50 damaged sculptures, 100 ppl w/ heat exhaustion, a $12m bill, & a sense they had glorified war. Presidents resolved not to do it again — until now, writes @linpoonsays.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Trump’s Military Parade Has Washington Bracing for Tanks and Weaponry
The Army’s 250th anniversary celebration, which falls on the president’s birthday, has been criticized as an expensive vanity event that projects authoritarianism. But such parades are not without pre...
www.bloomberg.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
linpoonsays.bsky.social
The tanks are here. Trump's military parade is coming to DC — a week after he deploys Nat'l Guard & Marines to quell protests in LA. Beyond concerns over road damage, the event draws comparison to parades in authoritarian regimes.

My latest w/ Skylar Woodhouse: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Trump’s Military Parade Has Washington Bracing for Tanks and Weaponry
The Army’s 250th anniversary celebration, which falls on the president’s birthday, has been criticized as an expensive vanity event that projects authoritarianism. But such parades are not without pre...
www.bloomberg.com
June 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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zhirji.bsky.social
Trump stopped mentioning the hazard mitigation grant program in major disaster declarations, so I started looking into what was happening. Here's what I found by asking each state asking about the status of their recent hazard mitigation requests. Full story here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
May 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
linpoonsays.bsky.social
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washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · May 28
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he could bar government scientists from publishing in the world’s leading medical journals, instead proposing the creation of “in-house” publications by his agency.
RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at reputed journals such as the Lancet and said the agency will create “in-house” publications instead.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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monscience.bsky.social
“The National Science Foundation, which funds much of the fundamental scientific research at American universities, is awarding new grants at the slowest pace in at least 35 years.”

Great data viz by Aatish Bhatia, Irineo Cabreros, Asmaa Elkeurti and Ethan Singer www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades (Gift Article)
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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folaak.bsky.social
NEW: The Trump admin’s mass deportation effort hinges on a growing number of small communities that cut deals with private prison companies

Dove into one town in New Mexico w/ @racheladhe.bsky.social, @pollymosendz.bsky.social and many others for @bloomberg.com

🎁 link: bloom.bg/4j28jqp
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Hinges on Small Towns Hooked on Private Prisons
Like a growing number of US communities, Torrance County, New Mexico, is convinced its financial survival depends on locking people up.
bloom.bg
May 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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racheladhe.bsky.social
ADDICTED TO ICE: A growing number of communities are convinced their economies depend on ICE contracts that keep private jails open for immigration detention -- no matter what happens inside

w/ @pollymosendz.bsky.social @folaak.bsky.social @elenamejia.bsky.social & many others

bloom.bg/4j28jqp
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Hinges on Small Towns Hooked on Private Prisons
Like a growing number of US communities, Torrance County, New Mexico, is convinced its financial survival depends on locking people up.
bloom.bg
May 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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pbump.com
Having masked men in plainclothes pulling out firearms and detaining people introduces a lot of problems for democracy beyond the obvious ones.
Gift link: wapo.st/438r062
Opinion | Is that guy with a gun an ICE officer — or just a guy with a gun?
Masked federal agents aren’t exactly Trump’s secret police. But they are hiding from accountability.
wapo.st
May 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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bloomberg.com
Breaking: The US Supreme Court clears the way for the Trump administration to start discharging thousands of transgender servicemembers
Supreme Court Lets Trump Discharge Transgender Servicemembers
The US Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to start discharging thousands of transgender servicemembers, including people who have served openly for years.
bloom.bg
May 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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gregstohr.bsky.social
BREAKING: Supreme Court clears Trump to start discharging transgender servicemembers. The three liberal justices dissent.
May 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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kristoncapps.bsky.social
Zomg @langealexandra.bsky.social won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism! For a series at CityLab! This has been an incredible project and I’m so glad to see it receive high (highest!) recognition
May 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
linpoonsays.bsky.social
A big, big congratulations to @langealexandra.bsky.social!! How lucky of us here at CityLab to be working alongside such a thoughtful writer! 🤩🤩🤩
bloomberg.com Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · May 5
Bloomberg News has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for a collection of essays by contributor @langealexandra.bsky.social.

The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
How to Better Design Cities for Families
The architecture of housing, transportation and public space could support children and caretakers, writes design critic Alexandra Lange in her Pulitzer Prize-winning series.
www.bloomberg.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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tanvi.bsky.social
Please read this thread and the story I have reported and written for @theguardian.com
tanvi.bsky.social Tanvi Misra @tanvi.bsky.social · Apr 30
NEW: I spoke to a 19-year-old (no tattoos, criminal record — open immigration case) who was almost removed from the country and potentially to El Salvador’s brutal prison until SCOTUS intervened this month. theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘He’s just a kid’: the Maryland teenager swept into Trump immigration dragnet
A last-minute supreme court intervention prevented Javier Salazar from getting deported, but the battle is far from over
theguardian.com
April 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
The FBI just arrested a sitting judge.
FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash Just NOW, the FBI arrested Judge Hannah Dugan out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on charges of obstruction — after evidence of Judge Dugan obstructing an immigration arrest operation last week. We believe Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse, Eduardo Flores Ruiz, allowing the subject — an illegal alien — to evade arrest. Thankfully our agents chased down the perp on foot and he’s been in custody since, but the Judge’s obstruction created increased danger to the public. We will have more to share soon. Excellent work @FBIMilwaukee .
April 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
Kash Patel has deleted this post on X, but arrest is confirmed: www.jsonline.com/story/news/b...
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Apr 25
The FBI just arrested a sitting judge.
FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash Just NOW, the FBI arrested Judge Hannah Dugan out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on charges of obstruction — after evidence of Judge Dugan obstructing an immigration arrest operation last week. We believe Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse, Eduardo Flores Ruiz, allowing the subject — an illegal alien — to evade arrest. Thankfully our agents chased down the perp on foot and he’s been in custody since, but the Judge’s obstruction created increased danger to the public. We will have more to share soon. Excellent work @FBIMilwaukee .
April 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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maustermuhle.bsky.social
BIG NEWS: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is imposing "extraordinary measures" to close the budget gap created by Congress. Those include freezes on spending, hiring, promotions, overtime, and some contracts. She's also planning for possible furloughs and facility closures.
April 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM