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OPINION by John L. Smith: Digital gold rush: Well-reasoned call for a Reno data center pause goes unheeded

“... using municipal water resources for data centers that return so little to the tax base seems not only counterproductive, but irresponsible.”
OPINION: Digital gold rush: Well-reasoned call for a Reno data center pause goes unheeded - The Nevada Independent
Some calls are hard, but this one was easy for the council. Reassuring the public that it is making sound decisions based on facts rather than politics is an important part of its job. The council…
buff.ly
March 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Awesome work
February 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Remember: politicians work for YOU.

Don’t let them forget that.
Holy crap. At his town hall last night, Rep. Rich McCormick compared *his own constituents* who asked him tough and fair questions to January 6 insurrectionists
February 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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House members are back home this week and I've never see anything like the footage coming out of these in-district town halls. From Milton NY Dems, a constituent of Rep. Paul Tonko talks about the need for John Lewis-style leadership and civil disobedience and gets a standing ovation.
February 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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WATCH: “Keep public money! In public schools!”

Loud chant before the Ed committee begins as the voucher scam (most of TN doesn’t want) gets rushed through special session
January 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Can’t believe we watched this whole movie just for this guy to be pissing at the end
December 6, 2024 at 4:41 AM
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⚡️Ukrainian group in US opposes Starlink expansion due to Musk's Russia ties.

The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) cited concerns over Musk's "contacts with Russia and the alleged use of his Starlink system by Russian forces in Ukraine."
Ukrainian group in US opposes Starlink expansion due to Musk's Russia ties
The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) cited concerns over Musk's "contacts with Russia and the alleged use of his Starlink system by Russian forces in Ukraine."
kyivindependent.com
December 6, 2024 at 4:46 AM
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A top Harris campaign staffer said one of the reasons dems lose is because we canablize each other. And that seems relevant today because we’re yelling at each other about Hunter Biden while Donald Trump sells pardons to the highest bidder and is days away from ripping apart the country we love.
December 2, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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“The online world has become so hostile to users that Bluesky’s pitch of ‘here is a straightforward feed of text-based user-generated posts that we promise not to mess with’ is revelatory.” — @bcmerchant.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/bloodint...
Bluesky's success is a rejection of big tech's operating system
No bad adtech, no AI, no throttling links. Bluesky is a booming because it's everything big tech is not
open.substack.com
November 16, 2024 at 5:18 AM