Maria
@mariadoulis.bsky.social
NY budget wonk. Orange and blue forever.
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Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water.
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
The AI Boom Is Draining Water From the Areas That Need It Most
A Bloomberg News analysis finds that roughly two thirds of new data centers built or in development in the US since 2022 are in places with high levels of water stress.
www.bloomberg.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water.
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
As in our policy frameworks don't yet capture how terrible the environmental impact is
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is one of the few to bring up AI's environmental impact, asking if federal government should be studying that. Smith says that sounds fine. Altman is skeptical, saying he thinks the focus on AI's climate downsides has gotten "out of whack" compared to the potential benefits.
May 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
As in our policy frameworks don't yet capture how terrible the environmental impact is
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NYT DATABASE:
Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda
As of April 24, at least 108 of those rulings have at least temporarily paused some of the administration’s initiatives.
Here is EVERYONE of them.
nyti.ms/3GrZKb6
Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda
As of April 24, at least 108 of those rulings have at least temporarily paused some of the administration’s initiatives.
Here is EVERYONE of them.
nyti.ms/3GrZKb6
Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda (Gift Article)
Follow the lawsuits and rulings that are challenging President Trump's executive orders.
nyti.ms
April 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
NYT DATABASE:
Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda
As of April 24, at least 108 of those rulings have at least temporarily paused some of the administration’s initiatives.
Here is EVERYONE of them.
nyti.ms/3GrZKb6
Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda
As of April 24, at least 108 of those rulings have at least temporarily paused some of the administration’s initiatives.
Here is EVERYONE of them.
nyti.ms/3GrZKb6
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Josh Hart has tied Clyde Frazier's Knick franchise record for triple-doubles in a season with 8!
March 18, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Josh Hart has tied Clyde Frazier's Knick franchise record for triple-doubles in a season with 8!
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.
Democracy requires your courage.
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For those not familiar with how financial markets work, US Treasuries are the ultimate safe asset, used as collateral for everything. Even a hint that some Treasuries might not be honored could bring everything to a screeching halt 1/
February 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
For those not familiar with how financial markets work, US Treasuries are the ultimate safe asset, used as collateral for everything. Even a hint that some Treasuries might not be honored could bring everything to a screeching halt 1/
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Now imagine this happening with your personal data.
DOGE emails went out to federal judges by mistake
U.S. District Judge Randolph Daniel Moss said judges across the country received emails from Elon Musk's DOGE.
www.newsweek.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Now imagine this happening with your personal data.
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Josh over Bron
February 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Josh over Bron
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Data is power. Thankfully the @waybackmachine.bsky.social has backed up vital information and data sets that has been scrapped from government websites following the Trump administration.
www.theverge.com/news/604484/...
www.theverge.com/news/604484/...
Donald Trump’s data purge has begun
Researchers have been archiving government websites for months.
www.theverge.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Data is power. Thankfully the @waybackmachine.bsky.social has backed up vital information and data sets that has been scrapped from government websites following the Trump administration.
www.theverge.com/news/604484/...
www.theverge.com/news/604484/...
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This is crucial reporting from @katherinejwu.com.
Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
CDC Data Are Disappearing
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
This is crucial reporting from @katherinejwu.com.
Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Profiles in courage
This is Phyllis Fong. I very much respect that she made them physically remove her from her office, which remains hers by right, because she hasn’t been legally terminated.
January 30, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Profiles in courage
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Helpful WashPost Graphic. (For the sake of history)
January 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Helpful WashPost Graphic. (For the sake of history)
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To put Trump's new crypto business into context, here is an illustrated guide we published on Friday that details the full range of apparent conflicts of interest as Trump enters the White House again. A good reference work. www.nytimes.com/interactive/....
An Illustrated Guide to Trump’s Conflict of Interest Risks (Gift Article)
President-elect Donald J. Trump has a range of new business ventures that could expose him to even greater potential conflicts of interest than during his first term.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
To put Trump's new crypto business into context, here is an illustrated guide we published on Friday that details the full range of apparent conflicts of interest as Trump enters the White House again. A good reference work. www.nytimes.com/interactive/....