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Calvin Pierce Jr's avatar

They are unpopular because of the Tech Bros! They lie and cannot be trusted. This isn't happening in Europe or China. Why do we have to give up everything for AI? We don't want it unless we see a benefit and we don't see it

Rosemary MacLean's avatar

The only so-called benefit is enormous electrical bills, noise and pollution! What I can’t understand is why we are being gouged with high electricity bills now when we don’t have any data centers?????

Calvin Pierce Jr's avatar

We don't generate enough electricity for all the Data Centers so they are charging us to build our more capacity. I don't think it's right but that's why.

Hilda Salazar's avatar

I can’t believe her dad passed away at such a young age!!!

Belo Shelton's avatar

The minute Dumpster Donny says something is a great idea? SHUT THAT BITCH DOWWWN!! ITS TOXIC AND TERRIBLE FOR US.

Kate's avatar

Dumpster Donny is making bank on pushing data centers on us. Lining his pockets at our expense.

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

Yes yes yes

He is toxic to the entire globe

Wayne Skidmore's avatar

Why would anyone believe the promises this President makes. It’s no wonder the republicans have always been discounting global warming and pollution warnings!

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

He's a pathological lier, amongst a million other mental illnesses

Anyone paying attention yet ?

Melissa L. Hornacek's avatar

This was a good program. I look forward to more. Thank you.

Hilda Salazar's avatar

Yes. We need to standup and stop this poison in the air.

Peace Please's avatar

What a great interview Luke, congratulations on your new show 👏

Joyce's avatar

Cancel the tax breaks or incentives they are getting, have them provide and pay for their own power and water sources and maybe then they'd think twice about building them. The oligarchs can't get richer then, either.

If data centers are so great, why don't the oligarchs build one in their backyards or close to where they live? Mir-a-largo has already been ruled out.

We are fighting them where I live as well.

Linda (Evanston IL)'s avatar

Really grateful to all of you at Meidas for keeping all of us informed and unified in our fight to fight back against maga cruelty and corruption. 💙

Belo Shelton's avatar

Fuck: Trump, Data Centers, billionaires and Tech bros.

Walt T.'s avatar

Report on ICE detention centers/prison camps that are coming online by GEO Group.

Sandee's avatar

Since they take a lot of water, are noisy and ugly to look at, why can’t we build them in the gulf or ocean areas on platforms like we have for oil drilling?

chris pager's avatar

you know, like near mar-a-lago and some golf courses...hmmm

Renee Goodman's avatar

chris pager, yes but only his golf clubs!

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

Oh yes, that's exactly where they should be built

Kim Hedrick's avatar

China already did....they are already winning!!!

RMW's avatar

If Trump wants to be in favor of data centers then he can put a data center on the lawn of Mar-A-Lago and on each of his golf courses. Then put up windmills nearby to help generate the electrical power they will use. Some Chinese solar panels covering the driving ranges would complete the look.

Kim Hedrick's avatar

China built wind farms via God help us....WIND MILLS!! LOL!!! Wind mill farms in the ocean to power and cool the AI data centers...they are already winning the race. So is climate change, now. We are all TOAST anyway!!

Kathy's avatar

Sharing America’s Data Center Revolt ! (love the Stephen/Evie Colbert cookbook in background)

Also sharing this short clip from a data center “insider” as he speaks out at a community council meeting in Ohio….very informative!

https://substack.com/@justindeschamps/note/c-326587767?r=4j4yo&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

Bella's avatar

They're going to take up all the land the farms are going to be completely gone. And even if they were there, the food would be toxic. That would be grown there. People are going to die from just breathing in that place. What do we need with these data centers? Anyway, they're wanting to spread them out everywhere. Now, you know that somewhere it all comes back down to money, to the greedy politicians that constantly go after the money

Antoinette's avatar

We need massive data centers to facilitate all the scams, spams, and slop that choke the internet and negatively impact so many lives, not to mention the wasted hours and stress they cause us.

Mary Grogan's avatar

My electric bill went up from about $90 to $130.

cameragrr's avatar

Mine was $248. Last month.

Mary Grogan's avatar

What was it before that, if I may ask?

cameragrr's avatar

$202. Don't have the cost from 1 year ago.

Mary Grogan's avatar

So sorry we are all experiencing this.

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

Ours electric bill from , a year ago was 250.00

Now 545. 00.

All electric in our home.

We use 1 light bulb down stairs

And one upstairs

2 TV s.

That's it laundry, once a week.

It's beyond unaffordable now to just try and luve like we use too.

Brenda Jones's avatar

he lies. doesn't know what he's talking about.

Will Mayer's avatar

What? "He" who?