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ToxMarz

(3,199 posts)
11. Data centers are trying to move into our rural area and their biggest investors are our local power company
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 07:21 PM
Yesterday

Sounds like a huge conflict of interest to me.

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Consequences. Assume the local community thought data centers were a good idea... erronis Yesterday #1
Their county officials sound as innane and stupid as ours here in the AZ borderlands Attilatheblond Yesterday #2
I do not understand why delisen Yesterday #3
This unregulated shit needs to be banned yesterday. This is beyond insane. Karasu Yesterday #4
"Also, we need everyone to stop bathing and drinking so much water." tanyev Yesterday #5
Dude- mwmisses4289 Yesterday #6
Shut down the effing data centers!' C Moon Yesterday #7
Glen Younkin was our last governor... renordgren Yesterday #8
Everyone must serve the needs of the tech billionaires dalton99a Yesterday #9
These data centers will eventually destroy the communities and make them uninhabitable and sustainable in the next 5 kimbutgar Yesterday #10
Same thing we say about SpaceX RussBLib Yesterday #12
Data centers are trying to move into our rural area and their biggest investors are our local power company ToxMarz Yesterday #11
I am 78 years old, I retired after 40 years in a steel mill. Our plant consumed over $1 million doc03 Yesterday #13
Great job, Richmond! Youngkin installed these parasites and now we have to live with them. Martin68 Yesterday #14
So fitting that Richmond was the former capitol of the Confederacy. SunSeeker 20 hrs ago #17
This message was self-deleted by its author SunSeeker 20 hrs ago #18
404 media is paywalled out the wazoo. Has anyone actually read this? usonian 22 hrs ago #15
This was always going to happen. Aussie105 22 hrs ago #16
The problem is the price structure Old Crank 16 hrs ago #19
Ya know... purr-rat beauty 13 hrs ago #20
They of course want to bring them to Kansas. MAGA types are yelling and screaming Bengus81 12 hrs ago #21
They've been voting for unregulated corporate abuse every time they go to the fucking ballot box all their lives. Karasu 4 hrs ago #22
Data centers? Be careful what you wish for. lpbk2713 4 hrs ago #23
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