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mwmisses4289

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6. Dude-

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 05:13 PM

Yesterday

Request the data centers conserve electricity and water. Charge them the same you are charging your regular customers.
How much in bribes and kickbacks did this guy get? Might be something to look into.

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County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to 'Conserve Electricity' [View all] highplainsdem Yesterday OP

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 23 hrs ago #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 23 hrs ago #13

Great job, Richmond! Youngkin installed these parasites and now we have to live with them. Martin68 22 hrs ago #14

So fitting that Richmond was the former capitol of the Confederacy. SunSeeker 18 hrs ago #17

This message was self-deleted by its author SunSeeker 18 hrs ago #18

404 media is paywalled out the wazoo. Has anyone actually read this? usonian 20 hrs ago #15

This was always going to happen. Aussie105 20 hrs ago #16

The problem is the price structure Old Crank 14 hrs ago #19

Ya know... purr-rat beauty 11 hrs ago #20

They of course want to bring them to Kansas. MAGA types are yelling and screaming Bengus81 10 hrs ago #21

They've been voting for unregulated corporate abuse every time they go to the fucking ballot box all their lives. Karasu 2 hrs ago #22

Data centers? Be careful what you wish for. lpbk2713 2 hrs ago #23