Mary Ruffin Hanbury
@mrhanbury.bsky.social
Wife, mother, preservationist, Virginian, business owner, Aquarius, singer, voracious reader, gardener, occasional cook, animal adopter, “tweets” are mine alone
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data centers are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon… Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according the Energy Information Administration... www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
AI data center 'frenzy' is pushing up your electric bill — here's why
Energy-hungry data centers that underpin artificial intelligence are contributing to higher residential electricity bills, say experts.
www.cnbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
data centers are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon… Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according the Energy Information Administration... www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
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big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
No more PJM data centers unless they can be reliably served: market monitor
The PJM Interconnection’s market monitor urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rule that large data centers can only come online if the grid operator can still meet reliability metrics.
www.utilitydive.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
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Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order, DOJ acknowledges | CNN Politics www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
DOJ acknowledges Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order | CNN Politics
The Justice Department said in a new court filing Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the decision to continue with flights carrying migrants being deported to a mega-prison in E...
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order, DOJ acknowledges | CNN Politics www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
Has nothing for me
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Has nothing for me
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The BBC removed a line about Trump being the most openly corrupt president in American history...from a lecture about the cowardice of today's elites.
I wonder if the BBC has heard of the Streisand Effect
I wonder if the BBC has heard of the Streisand Effect
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The BBC removed a line about Trump being the most openly corrupt president in American history...from a lecture about the cowardice of today's elites.
I wonder if the BBC has heard of the Streisand Effect
I wonder if the BBC has heard of the Streisand Effect
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Friendly reminder Lost Raleigh is
now available for pre-order from UNC Press 🎉
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Lost Raleigh
Landmarks with great historical, architectural, and cultural value are often demolished in the name of progress, leaving little but memories behind. In the g...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Friendly reminder Lost Raleigh is
now available for pre-order from UNC Press 🎉
Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%!
uncpress.org/978146969412...
now available for pre-order from UNC Press 🎉
Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%!
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WTF 🤬
ICE in DC is setting up racially driven checkpoints and roadblocks. This is one on Canal Road. A large number of vehicles can be seen waiting to be towed after these agents disappeared their owners.
ICE in DC is setting up racially driven checkpoints and roadblocks. This is one on Canal Road. A large number of vehicles can be seen waiting to be towed after these agents disappeared their owners.
November 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Happy Monday Beth!
Everytime I see our rights getting chipped at I think of this. We are paying the price.
Everytime I see our rights getting chipped at I think of this. We are paying the price.
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Happy Monday Beth!
Everytime I see our rights getting chipped at I think of this. We are paying the price.
Everytime I see our rights getting chipped at I think of this. We are paying the price.
Sometimes I worry about people
November 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Sometimes I worry about people
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Murray graduated first in her class at Howard University Law School in 1944, but could not enroll in a Harvard post-graduate program because of her gender. She coined the term “Jane Crow” for gender discrimination. In 1965, she became the first Black woman to receive a doctorate in law from Yale. /3
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Murray graduated first in her class at Howard University Law School in 1944, but could not enroll in a Harvard post-graduate program because of her gender. She coined the term “Jane Crow” for gender discrimination. In 1965, she became the first Black woman to receive a doctorate in law from Yale. /3
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#8 Harvard @ #25 Yale has bigger implications than ever:
The Ivy League finally agreed to participate in the offseason, so the winner of The Game (original) will get the conference's first-ever bid to the FCS playoffs!
Noon ET on ESPNU
The Ivy League finally agreed to participate in the offseason, so the winner of The Game (original) will get the conference's first-ever bid to the FCS playoffs!
Noon ET on ESPNU
November 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
#8 Harvard @ #25 Yale has bigger implications than ever:
The Ivy League finally agreed to participate in the offseason, so the winner of The Game (original) will get the conference's first-ever bid to the FCS playoffs!
Noon ET on ESPNU
The Ivy League finally agreed to participate in the offseason, so the winner of The Game (original) will get the conference's first-ever bid to the FCS playoffs!
Noon ET on ESPNU
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If Yale students don't make "La-rry Sum-mers" a chant at The Game this year what are we even doing
November 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
If Yale students don't make "La-rry Sum-mers" a chant at The Game this year what are we even doing
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Bishops have been surprised by the scale of the exodus, which is partly driven by the ordination of women in the Church of England
Hundreds of Anglican priests have converted to Catholicism
www.thetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Bishops have been surprised by the scale of the exodus, which is partly driven by the ordination of women in the Church of England
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PASS THIS AROUND EVERYWHERE - here’s the BS we have been waiting for
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
PASS THIS AROUND EVERYWHERE - here’s the BS we have been waiting for
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DOJ violated attorney-client privilege rules in Comey case: legal expert
www.alternet.org
DOJ violated attorney-client privilege rules in Comey case: legal expert
twp.ai
November 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
DOJ violated attorney-client privilege rules in Comey case: legal expert
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Thinking about Jamal Khashoggi and his family.
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Thinking about Jamal Khashoggi and his family.
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NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
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Scene from the James Comey grand jury room.
November 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Scene from the James Comey grand jury room.
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A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Environmental impact and net-zero pathways for sustainable artificial intelligence servers in the USA - Nature Sustainability
The rapid expansion of AI server installations in the United States poses sustainability challenges in terms of water usage and carbon emissions. A study now quantifies these potential impacts and out...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
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This is so powerful. They all deserve justice.
Release the files now.
Release the files now.
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This is so powerful. They all deserve justice.
Release the files now.
Release the files now.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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You know who has Universal Healthcare provided by the government? Folks in Argentina do and the US taxpayers sent them $40 Billion Dollars so they can keep it. How are your premiums doing?
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
You know who has Universal Healthcare provided by the government? Folks in Argentina do and the US taxpayers sent them $40 Billion Dollars so they can keep it. How are your premiums doing?