🚨 Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have announced the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center Moratorium Act, legislation that would enact a reasonable pause to the development of AI to ensure the safety of humanity.
A quick note for readers: every one of these stories started with someone refusing to let a bad decision happen quietly. An official who wouldn’t sign off, a judge who wouldn’t look away, a neighborhood that wouldn’t be steamrolled. None of these wins were inevitable—they were built by people who kept showing up even when the odds looked lopsided.
If you’re new here, this is why we track these cases so closely. The regime counts on silence. We count on each other.
The Prince William County story really stuck with me. A handful of neighbors staring down a private‑equity titan and winning—that’s the kind of thing we don’t hear enough about. It’s easy to forget how often ordinary people stop extraordinary damage before it ever becomes national news.
Given rapid advancement in the tech field, I wonder if some of these projects that are killed have been delayed long enough that the plan doesn't look that good to the installer, either. And that's not to play down the part of the protests - no. In fact, it supports them! If you can kill it by delaying, that's just as good.
So let's review. donald "packed to the brim with shitty pants" trump promised a 250th blowout and served a half-empty fairground so goddamn shoddy his OWN cultists were grumbling in the heat — one told a reporter, and I swear this is real, "I'm mad at Trump." at Trump's own heated fuck fair.
The stage literally tried to MURDER its dancers when a panel dropped. eleven people hauled off with heatstroke. MAGA sheltering from the storm inside the National Museum of African American History. you can't write this shit (and I just did).
The real crime? sixty-eight million taxpayer dollars laundered through a shady "non-profit" with ZERO oversight. a slush fund. a cool mil bought face time with the fat orange grifter, whose family shitcoin helped pocket the TWO BILLION he's grabbed since crawling back in. Reminder: the founders fought a war over a king who did EXACTLY this kind of bullsht.
Given that it is nearly impossible for foreign born people to vote here as they won’t have the right paperwork to register, I believe they want the voter rolls to know what party we vote and punish us when they cross reference it to our application for benefits or if we are ever dealing with federal agencies. My mom gets generous charitable private funding for her eye shots to not go blind because Trump cut off Medicaid funds to Illinois. They may calculate my social security differently if they cross reference my voting record. No way he should ever have this information given he punishes whole states knowing how we vote as a body. Illinois pays in more taxes than we get back and now our people suffer with poorer healthcare bc of politics.
Every time a judge votes to uphold the law gives me a smile. Every time We the People fight and win gives me a smile. Trump is pretending he doesn't hear the truth but he is seeing it in real time. I know the evil haters are terrified of the mid-terms and that is why they are fighting so hard to stop it. But they can't and if they try more, I hope this keeps them up at night.
My main concern now is that they will try to sabotage the mid-terms. I'm sure musk had his hand in the 2024 election. How can we secure our elections so they cannot sabotage them in some way. Martial law, satellites, so many ways.
I was very encouraged to read about the residents of Prince William County shutting down the 2000 acre data center. I live in Bedford County Virginia. Residents in adjoining Botetourt County have been struggling to stop one there, but county officials will not listen. Now the residents of Franklin County are fighting a data center even larger than the one planned for Prince William County. News reports indicate county officials are refusing to share any information with residents who do not want this data center in their county. These data centers are becoming a huge concern for voters, residents, but county governments are determined to ignore the concerns of the people in their districts.
Thank you for your terrific reporting, Scott! The phone privacy is such a 1st Amendment intrusion! Look at the Streever case where he sent an email and is now being investigated by the ICE INTERNAL investigation unit-- for a simple email. They should be looking into the Goode or Pretti murders! 7/20 now for Trumpstein files! More pressure needed!
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🚨 Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have announced the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center Moratorium Act, legislation that would enact a reasonable pause to the development of AI to ensure the safety of humanity.
Learn more & support this bill in Congress here: https://bit.ly/4twnWMU
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A quick note for readers: every one of these stories started with someone refusing to let a bad decision happen quietly. An official who wouldn’t sign off, a judge who wouldn’t look away, a neighborhood that wouldn’t be steamrolled. None of these wins were inevitable—they were built by people who kept showing up even when the odds looked lopsided.
If you’re new here, this is why we track these cases so closely. The regime counts on silence. We count on each other.
Beautifully said, Sam!
The Prince William County story really stuck with me. A handful of neighbors staring down a private‑equity titan and winning—that’s the kind of thing we don’t hear enough about. It’s easy to forget how often ordinary people stop extraordinary damage before it ever becomes national news.
Given rapid advancement in the tech field, I wonder if some of these projects that are killed have been delayed long enough that the plan doesn't look that good to the installer, either. And that's not to play down the part of the protests - no. In fact, it supports them! If you can kill it by delaying, that's just as good.
That is so true, Ms. Jonington!
That’s how it’s done, people of Prince William County! May this provide some insight, a roadmap on how to take these down.
Agreed Mike!
I appreciate you sharing these wins. It makes the day brighter. Power to the People!
Thanks Kathleen!
HE has to be going crazier with all of these embarrassing flops!
I needed this today. Thanks.
Thanks for being here Wendy!
So let's review. donald "packed to the brim with shitty pants" trump promised a 250th blowout and served a half-empty fairground so goddamn shoddy his OWN cultists were grumbling in the heat — one told a reporter, and I swear this is real, "I'm mad at Trump." at Trump's own heated fuck fair.
The stage literally tried to MURDER its dancers when a panel dropped. eleven people hauled off with heatstroke. MAGA sheltering from the storm inside the National Museum of African American History. you can't write this shit (and I just did).
The real crime? sixty-eight million taxpayer dollars laundered through a shady "non-profit" with ZERO oversight. a slush fund. a cool mil bought face time with the fat orange grifter, whose family shitcoin helped pocket the TWO BILLION he's grabbed since crawling back in. Reminder: the founders fought a war over a king who did EXACTLY this kind of bullsht.
https://thistleandmoss.com/p/what-survives-the-morning-the-fire-went-out-and-shit-trumps-pants-something-truer-kept-burning
I needed this today. 💙
Unfortunately I believe the federal government can still buy our location data.
Oh I'm sure they will weasel around it sometimes Dorothy!
Me, too.
Or you can have a governor like mine, Dorothy, who willingly gives the orange man anything he wants!
Given that it is nearly impossible for foreign born people to vote here as they won’t have the right paperwork to register, I believe they want the voter rolls to know what party we vote and punish us when they cross reference it to our application for benefits or if we are ever dealing with federal agencies. My mom gets generous charitable private funding for her eye shots to not go blind because Trump cut off Medicaid funds to Illinois. They may calculate my social security differently if they cross reference my voting record. No way he should ever have this information given he punishes whole states knowing how we vote as a body. Illinois pays in more taxes than we get back and now our people suffer with poorer healthcare bc of politics.
Great post Scott! Yes, democracy is bad for authoritarian wish-lists and billion dollar bulldozer plans.
Keep chipping away at the poor foundation of this administration. It will crumble.
Every time a judge votes to uphold the law gives me a smile. Every time We the People fight and win gives me a smile. Trump is pretending he doesn't hear the truth but he is seeing it in real time. I know the evil haters are terrified of the mid-terms and that is why they are fighting so hard to stop it. But they can't and if they try more, I hope this keeps them up at night.
My main concern now is that they will try to sabotage the mid-terms. I'm sure musk had his hand in the 2024 election. How can we secure our elections so they cannot sabotage them in some way. Martial law, satellites, so many ways.
I was very encouraged to read about the residents of Prince William County shutting down the 2000 acre data center. I live in Bedford County Virginia. Residents in adjoining Botetourt County have been struggling to stop one there, but county officials will not listen. Now the residents of Franklin County are fighting a data center even larger than the one planned for Prince William County. News reports indicate county officials are refusing to share any information with residents who do not want this data center in their county. These data centers are becoming a huge concern for voters, residents, but county governments are determined to ignore the concerns of the people in their districts.
Thank you for your terrific reporting, Scott! The phone privacy is such a 1st Amendment intrusion! Look at the Streever case where he sent an email and is now being investigated by the ICE INTERNAL investigation unit-- for a simple email. They should be looking into the Goode or Pretti murders! 7/20 now for Trumpstein files! More pressure needed!