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LoisB

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35. That is so true and they don't give a rat's behind.

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Fri May 15, 2026, 09:28 PM

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Data centers and water (WHAT WATER??) Two stories from yesterday, [View all] niyad Yesterday OP

This industry needs to crash hard, the sooner the better. hunter Yesterday #1

I fear me you are correct. niyad Yesterday #2

cautionary tell from sci-fi writers seem to be manifesti Attilatheblond Yesterday #3

It does appear that way. niyad Yesterday #8

Remember the good old days dweller Yesterday #4

Yes, I remember. That bastard t boone pickens comes immediately niyad Yesterday #9

They got mad angrychair Yesterday #5

The force response will be incredibly ugly. niyad Yesterday #10

Burning them down? Or blowing them up. Firework display. Folks will get furious. Trueblue1968 Yesterday #30

Never allow a data center in your state, and certainly not in your own community FakeNoose Yesterday #6

They are certainly greasing enough palms here. This city has always niyad Yesterday #11

Here's the hitch as I see it Johnny2X2X Yesterday #7

A truly depressing prospect. niyad Yesterday #12

Here's the problem with your hitch jmowreader Yesterday #13

They usually try to work it so they don't pay ANY taxes, so the community PAYS ALL COSTS for them! FakeNoose Yesterday #15

A lot of 'old' technology will have to be written off as a loss, as it will never pay for its own upkeep. nt eppur_se_muova 18 hrs ago #36

According to the site below, there are 4,288 operational data centers in the US. patphil Yesterday #14

Thank you for the information and the link. niyad Yesterday #16

Opportune time to repost this ... dweller Yesterday #17

"Rinse and repeat" FakeNoose Yesterday #28

Socialism vs. fascism Ksout Yesterday #18

Tis a puzzlement. Actually, it is not surprising in the least, as long niyad Yesterday #21

Privatize the profits, socialize the losses fujiyamasan 13 hrs ago #38

Is this a pattern? supernova Yesterday #19

Google "ai centers in the American west" for any number of articles. niyad Yesterday #22

Yep. It's unreal what's going on. And fast. jeffreyi Yesterday #24

This needs to have national attention Prairie_Seagull Yesterday #20

I would hope so as well, but we have too many bought politicians niyad Yesterday #23

These data centers contribute nothing to the lives of regular people. Who LoisB Yesterday #25

Well, that will kill us all off, so we won't need these resources. niyad 22 hrs ago #31

That is so true and they don't give a rat's behind. LoisB 21 hrs ago #35

It's insanity themaguffin Yesterday #26

It is indeed! niyad 22 hrs ago #32

DISGUSTIPATING Faux pas Yesterday #27

YES!! niyad 22 hrs ago #33

My family visited that beautiful environment last summer. Passages Yesterday #29

Instead, public lands are now opened to the extraction gods. niyad 22 hrs ago #34

We need to hear the names of the CORPORATIONS building these centers -- eppur_se_muova 17 hrs ago #37