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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🔥MEMPHIS — @keshaunpearson.bsky.social: “People are finally listening because tech oligarchs are talking about an A.I. slowdown… but we’ve been here yelling to you for over 2 years that THE RAIN IS COMING. We need you to protect our air, protect our future, pass a moratorium for Memphis.”
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KeShaun Pearson @keshaunpearson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
To continue down a path of inaction is immoral, our city council must stand up for Memphis & pass a moratorium NOW!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“Moratoriums everywhere. F*cking YESTERDAY.” @jwilliamj8.bsky.social visited MEMPHIS with @keshaunpearson.bsky.social to see the damage Elon’s xAI is doing to the majority-Black community, poisoning their air — against their will. (cc: @mayorpaulyoung @GovBillLee)
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MediaJustice @mediajustice.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The BroBots have entered the chat. 🤖 Our NEW BroBots Vs. The People animation brings the Silicon Valley BroBot, BroBot Cop & BroBot Politician to life, 100% human-made by José A. Gutiérrez Rivera. 👏🏾 🔗 Join the momentum to resist their agenda: brobotsvsthepeople.org
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Jane Doe, pretty hate machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Nailed it @keshaunpearson.bsky.social, not only for the USA, but for folks in Australia too. The needs of the people first. FYI @firstnationscen.bsky.social @robertarnol.bsky.social
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/08/2026
Today, we remember an important turning point in history: the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The 60 largest planned data centers could produce the same amount of carbon dioxide emissions as 27 coal plants. Big Tech CEOs are polluting our planet and selling out our future to line their own pockets. We need a data center moratorium — now.
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KeShaun Pearson @keshaunpearson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Nolan Xavier Wells
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 17/08/2026
This data centre features a 9.2 gigawatt fossil fuel power station Annually it'll pump out around 30 MTCO2-e. Same as - 8 coal plants - 9.2 million cars - Destroying 20 million hectares of forest - Half a percent of America's total national emissions drawdown.org/carbon-in-co...
Grid Investment
High Voltage Transmission
76SkV Transmission Lines
$4.2 Billion
Grid Investment
New Power
10 OW capacity
Including 9.2 OW of
Natural Gas Generation
as part of the U.S.-Japan Strategk: Trade aru3
Investrnent Agrement
$33 Billion
Gas Generation Invesmenta graphic showing the equivaelent emissions for various compariosn
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 17/08/2026
We apologize for yesterday’s service problems. Bluesky experienced a DDoS attack—a flood of junk traffic meant to knock servers offline—over a period of 24 hours. We have upgraded our defenses in response, and we continue to monitor the situation. Follow @status.bsky.app for any updates.
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KeShaun Pearson @keshaunpearson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Tennessee!!!! Today is ELECTION DAY!!! Vote @justinjpearson.bsky.social for Congress (TN-9) Let us usher in a new era of democratic leadership that focuses on lifting the people! We have watched the status quo consistently benefit the Billionaires and we say, no more!
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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Monsters
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
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James Martin @jamesmart1n.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
xAI will start removing its foul, "temporary" methane generators between now and July 2027, and is meanwhile working to "reduce environmental impacts" of currently-functioning ones. BS that is fuel to Justin Pearson and @keshaunpearson.bsky.social's inspiring fight 💪 www.politico.com/news/magazin...
politico.com
Anger Over Data Centers Is Fueling a New Political Movement
Justin Pearson, a Tennessee lawmaker, has become one of the loudest voices amid a growing national backlash against the pollution and politics of America's AI buildout.
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Students from all 50 states just drafted an #AIBillofRights. They named cheating, bias, privacy mental health, environmental costs and more. The civic grammar of AI rights is traveling and we're fortunate that young people are leading the way and writing it. www.the74million.org/article/stud...
"High school students, steeped for nearly the past four years in generative artificial intelligence, face this reality daily, attending class largely without a set of agreed-upon guidelines. Over the weekend, a small group of students came together to hammer out a few basic principles for the technology, something akin to an AI Bill of Rights.

Sponsored by a group that includes an MIT research initiative and a national superintendents’ association, 100 students from all 50 states gathered here to debate a first-of-its-kind set of recommendations, to be shared with district leaders nationwide as AI proliferates rapidly in the lives of both students and teachers."
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KeShaun Pearson @keshaunpearson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Immediately!! A huge red flag, thank you for having me @themaybe.org this was truly one of my favorite interviews ever!
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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 24/07/2026
@keshaunpearson.bsky.social has fought corporate extraction before. He knows how companies turn neighborhoods like his into their dumping grounds. And he knows how to fight - and win.
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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 24/07/2026
@alixdunn.com sat down with @keshaunpearson.bsky.social to talk about his longstanding fight for Memphis residents, his vision for people-led governance, and how he plans to make that vision a reality. Listen to this conversation here: www.themaybe.org/podcast/the-...
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The Colossus Crossroads: Fighting for the Future of Memphis w/ KeShaun Pearson
In Memphis, companies don't come in to invest in the city. They come in to extract from its people and its land, no matter how high the human cost.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Big Tech showed up in Florida expecting a rubber stamp. A Republican county voted 5–0 and sent them home. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/they-burie...
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David Hearn @daveyph.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🚨 BREAKING News: New York to impose the country’s first statewide moratorium on data centers. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
nbcnews.com
New York to impose the country’s first statewide moratorium on data centers
The order will pause state permitting for new large data centers and direct state regulators to create standards that address environmental impacts, energy demand, water usage and other factors, the g...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/07/2026
Outdated fossil fuels are the world's most unreliable energy source, and millions suffer for it. This isn't a fossil fuel crisis anymore - this is just how we live now. More urgent than ever to switch to modern, safe energy instead. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Summary
• US says it hit hundreds of Iranian targets after ship
attacks
⚫ Iran retaliates, multiple Gulf states targeted
• Indian crew member missing after container vessel hit
⚫ Iran says it will restart shipping permits once calm
restored
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, July 12 (Reuters
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
-Water used at power plants that supply electricity to data centers can be greater than the amount of water used in the data centers themselves. -" $170 billion of AI data-center capacity has been blocked, stalled or canceled since 2024" www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-d...
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AI Data Centers Use Far More Water Than Most Tech Giants Report
Water used at the power plants that supply electricity to data centers can be much greater than the water used in the data centers themselves.
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Jon P @jdp23.thenexus.today · 01/07/2026
That was great! As was the whole discussion, but talk about a good note to wrap up on!
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Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 01/07/2026
And a "see y'all on Blacksky" to close out by @keshaunpearson.bsky.social let's goooooooooo
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Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 01/07/2026
"We're winning this data center fight -- don't let up" - @kadeeja.blacksky.app
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 12/06/2026
llms don't and can't love, hate, feel, care, think, imagine, dream, hope, fear, believe, reflect, aspire, wonder, empathize,... fix your your anthropomorphising language
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Alix Dunn @alixdunn.com · 23/05/2026
Interested in how taxes from Musk's Memphis projects might be used to clean up the mess it's created for 'sacrifice zones'? A new board has been set up to steward funds and the inimitable @keshaunpearson.bsky.social is chairing it. I sat down with him to talk about it: youtu.be/xgpuo11qlRg?...
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'We are burying our families' - the fight against AI Data Centers
YouTube video by The Maybe
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Nashville Resist 🗳️ Against Authoritarianism @nashvilleresist.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
xAI is currently poisoning the air of hundreds of thousands of people via a slew of unlicensed methane turbines. These gains come literally at the expense of public health in Mississippi and Tennessee. Follow @keshaunpearson.bsky.social of MCAP for action items. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
yahoo.com
NAACP sues Elon Musk's xAI, says data center's gas turbines put communities at risk
"There's no question in my mind that it's a bad faith effort."
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KD @kadeeja.blacksky.app · 11/06/2026
Join me and @keshaunpearson.bsky.social as we talk through how AI is affecting Black Southerners. We’ll talk about my fight against Zuckerberg & Meta in Louisiana and his fight against Elon Musk & Twitter in Tennessee.
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Elizabeth Booker Houston @bookersquared.bsky.social Another update from the TN Capitol and the special session to get rid of the majority-Black congressional district, KeShaun Pearson was arrested. @keshaunpearson.bsky.social
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Nashville Resist 🗳️ Against Authoritarianism @nashvilleresist.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Note that @keshaunpearson.bsky.social has been a major force behind MCAP Memphis Community Against Pollution, fighting Musk's methane spewing, freshwater guzzling xAI. @ us if anyone sees a bail fund we can help promote.
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Nashville Resist 🗳️ Against Authoritarianism @nashvilleresist.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Note that @keshaunpearson.bsky.social has been a major force behind MCAP Memphis Community Against Pollution, fighting Musk's methane spewing, freshwater guzzling xAI. @ us if anyone sees a bail fund we can help promote.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
WATCH: “BRUTALITY!” Video of MEMPHIS PD violently escalating & pepper-spraying orange-vested #NoKings protest organizers downtown — with Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social @keshaunpearson.bsky.social @jbsmileyjr.bsky.social and others right there to witness it. 🎥 www.instagram.com/reel/DWdR__f...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
WATCH: “A CLEAR FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP.” County Commission candidate @keshaunpearson.bsky.social rips Memphis Police for attacking #NoKings protest leaders, invoking a history of brutality that goes back beyond MLK’s days, and saying the pattern in MEMPHIS must end now.
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Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
OpenAI has plotted a turn towards defense contracting since at least early 2024, first erasing its prohibitions on military use of their models, and then turning towards the revolving door to buy influence with the Pentagon by hiring defense insiders, our @henryburke.bsky.social writes
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
THIS.
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KeShaun Pearson @keshaunpearson.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Insightful & timely evaluation of the current climate Black History & Black storytellers are in and what we stand to lose. Phenomenal, Rachael Payton. Link: dream.org/news-article...
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The Erasure Of Black History, Media, And America’s Capacity For Empathy | Dream.Org
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 13/02/2026
Obviously cannot talk about this without mentioning - @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social @txsharon.bsky.social - @keshaunpearson.bsky.social @selc.bsky.social
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KeShaun Pearson @keshaunpearson.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Join me in just a few minutes at 1pm CST/ 2pm EST for a conversation with Dream.Org and other experts on grid transmission and equitable approaches that honor community engagement and transparency! do.dream.org/3MsSIGa
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Midweek Mythbuster: Powering Progress with Integrity — Communities & Grid Stability Must Come First · Dream.Org
We’re excited to kick off 2026 with our first **Midweek MythBuster** of the year as part of our campaign, **Stop Toxic Tech: Green the Grid**. We’ll be digging into grid transmission, a crucial piece ...
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Nashville Resist 🗳️ Against Authoritarianism @nashvilleresist.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Gooooo #Southaven #Boxtown #Memphis!! #NoMusk #xAIPollutes (Follow @keshaunpearson.bsky.social for updates) www.memphisflyer.com/community-co...
memphisflyer.com
Community Coalition Demands An End To Southaven xAI Operations
The facility’s turbines have prompted noise pollution complaints and more.
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Nashville Resist 🗳️ Against Authoritarianism @nashvilleresist.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
If in or around #Memphis or able to get there - this is crucially important. Elon Musk’s #Colossus #xAI is dumping tons of pollution into TN’s air via unlicensed methane turbines. Your kids and grandkids will thank you for your assistance.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 13/12/2025
This is a remarkably condescending misdiagnosis: communities oppose data centres because the people opposing them are "low trust". Not a chance that the projects are bad, poorly developed, unjustified and materially harmful? archive.ph/wip/wyEcd
Artificial Intelligence
Data centers and low social trust
Why I was so compelled to post a lot about data centers
Andy Masley
Nov 07, 2025
There’s a cluster of beliefs common in very low-trust, populist voters and thinkers:

There are no positive-sum trades. In every exchange, someone is winning and the other person is losing. Profit is usually a sign that someone’s been harmed.

Every trade-off is a trick. Anything harmful cannot be made up for by other unrelated positive effects. If someone tells you we need to make a trade-off, they’re hiding a much better solution where everyone’s better off and nothing bad happens.

Big, global institutions are always way less trustworthy than small, local institutions. The real political axis is the virtuous, authentic, everyday, rooted people vs. the unrooted powerful cabals who run society.

It’s very important that all resources be spent on your specific value system and vision of the good life. Pluralism is a trick. Other people pursuing very different values are basically always a threat, because there are no positive-sum trades.

Information is not valuable and not worth spending resources to acquire. What matters is physical goods. Thus, digital goods cannot make life better. It is at least somewhat sinful to spend physical resources to produce digital goods.

The world is getting irrevocably worse. Technological progress is always just a march toward something worse.

Individual humans are magic. Any implication that things humans do can be truly replicated by machines is an attack on human dignity.

Some form of the labor theory of value is true. The value of a good is determined by how much thoughtful human labor has gone into making it.

I think every one of these individually is a pretty bad way of thinking about the world. The data center debate has been a place where all of these show up, and where many people talk as if they’re each individually obvious, and only the bad evil people disagree. This was a big reas…
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KeShaun Pearson @keshaunpearson.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Data centers cost us… Clean energy Drinkable water Tax revenue Im not willing to sacrifice our future to manufactured urgency and hype.
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KeShaun Pearson @keshaunpearson.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
We need your help with opposing #xAI and the pollution they are brining to Memphis! If you are able to join us at the University of Memphis’ University Center at 9:30 AM Monday December 15th, 2025 please RSVP at www.memphiscap.org
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KeShaun Pearson @keshaunpearson.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Our Last Phone Bank is TOMORROW! Memphis could use your help to alert folks about monumental decision about our air quality & one of our biggest polluters Elon Musk’s xAI. It’s virtual and you can join from anywhere! Sign up here: bit.ly/NOXAIPERMIT
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 08/12/2025
“I’ve been amazed by the groundswell of grassroots, bipartisan opposition to this....everyone is affected by this, the opposition has been across the political spectrum. A lot of people don’t see the benefits coming from AI and feel they will be paying for it"
theguardian.com
More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters
Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
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Nashville Resist 🗳️ Against Authoritarianism @nashvilleresist.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
To the uninitiated: #xAI is Elon Musk's giant facility in Boxtown (#Memphis), which is spewing tons of pollution into Tennessee's air using unlicensed methane turbines. More info next post. Follow also @keshaunpearson.bsky.social to stay on top of this. Thanks to MCAP and everyone working on it.
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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 22/10/2025
xAI is running these methane-powered turbines to feed its power-hungry data center—illegally, without permits. @keshaunpearson.bsky.social sat down with us during Climate Week NYC to discuss how data centers like xAI’s Colossus are choking Memphis’ air without regard for the law or its residents.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
MEMPHIS VS. MUSK — @keshaunpearson.bsky.social : “xAI was able to pollute our community over 12 months illegally with up to 33 methane gas turbines. That’s unheard of, illegal, uncivilized, and truthfully it’s disgusting.” wreg.com/news/local/p...
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