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Eric Davis

@newdemocracy.bsky.social

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Eric Davis is Professor of Politcal Science at Rutgers University. He is past Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, author of MEMORIES OF STATE: POLITCAL, HISTORY AND COLLECTIVE IDENTITY IN MODERN IRAQ, and a forthcoming study of global populism

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 7h

Orwellian "double-speak" at its best

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 7h

The latest chapter in the Trump Family's litany of corrupt activity and using the United States government as a huge Piggy Bank

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 7h

See my post, "It Only Gets Worse: How Trump and Netanyahu's Iran War has Metastasized into a Global Catastrophe," at THE NEW MIDDLE EAST. The post details the intense damage Trump-Netanyahu War's has done to the Middle East & the US' standing in the world new-middle-east.blogspot.com/2026/09/it-o...

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It Only Gets Worse: How Trump and Netanyahu's Iran War has Metastasized into a Global Catastrophe

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Moving aircraft carriers to the Middle East a result of Iran War leaves China greater freedom to control the South China Sea. How an ill-planned and unnecessary war is weakening the United States internationally www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

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US sends third aircraft carrier to Middle East amid stalemate in Iran war

Deployment underscores evolving complexity of Trump’s war against Iran as US midterm elections loom

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

When conservatives scoff at idea of American imperialism, they need to look at DJT's effort 2 defeat President Lula Da Silva in favor of son of imprisoned ex-presidential candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, who's serving 27 yrs for trying to overthrow Lula's 2022 election www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

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Brazil attorney general says meddling ‘cannot be tolerated’ after Trump funding plans revealed

Jorge Messias calls Guardian report ‘an important alert for Brazilian sovereignty’ as nation prepares to go to polls

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Israelis use swimming hoe in the West Bank by draining the water from local Palestinian farmers. Cruel and illegal behavior by any measure - pleasure vs. ability to make a living www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/w...

Israeli Tourist Trap ‘Herod’s Pool’ Is Draining Palestinians’ Land Dry (Gift Article)

Israeli lawmakers have promoted visits to an ancient reservoir in the West Bank that was refilled this summer with water diverted from Palestinian-owned farms.

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Completely agree!!

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If you want to flip the Senate, Maine is a must win. Throw the phony "moderate" Susan Collins out of office by sending Troy Jackson to the US Senate through a contribution of any size! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...

Troy Jackson, a Progressive Brawler, Tries to Flip a Senate Seat in Maine (Gift Article)

Mr. Jackson landed in the race unexpectedly. Democrats are hoping he can unseat Susan Collins, a Republican, in their bid to retake the Senate.

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Pleased to see that the Washignton Institute for Near East Policy, which rarely analyzes domestic Israeli politics, presents detailed data on the violent attacks by settler terrorists on West Bank Palestinian civilians, often with IDF assistance www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analy...

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Extremist Settler Terrorism and Violence in the West Bank: New Data Calls for a New Strategy

Acts of violence by extremist settlers have risen sharply in scale and severity, shifting from largely reactive incidents to a more proactive, strategic effort aimed at displacing Palestinian communit...

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is clear he supports a 2 state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, or whatever Jewish Israelis and Palestinians agree upon as a mutually desired solution. Anti-El Sayed forces want to divert attention from his progressive views on improving Americans' standard of living

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

More Trump financial support for the brutal Russian dictator, Vladimir Putin www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...

Indian firm building $15bn Trump-announced steel mill has deep Russia ties

Russian cash helped Essar, the firm behind the steel factory, manage major debts. Now the group is investing in the US.

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What is the Democratic Party doing to fight these Illegal Ads which contravene the Hatch Act ? The Act forbids the use of public funds for promoting the goals of individual politicians or their policies www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/m...

Trump’s ads have cost taxpayers at least $2.5 million, with funding from Customs and Border Protection | CNN Business

Millions of taxpayer dollars have already been spent on President Donald Trump’s hagiographic ads, according to estimates by a leading political ad-tracking firm. And a total of $20 million has been a...

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Eric Schmidt called Jack Smith a "dirtbag." If he wants to see a real dirtbag, he should look in the mirror. He's a traitor. He seeks to legitimate efforts of a violent mob which beat/tazed police in trying to overthrow a fair and free election & stop the peaceful transfer of power to Biden as POTUS

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

@docfestival.bsky.social See Donna Serbe-Davis' award winning film, Gianni Berengo Gardin: Tale of Two Cities, which documents how giant cruise ships have harmed Venice Italy and the effort of Venice's citizens to protect their city and its unique heritage and beauty www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sounds like a great idea. However, a legal rationale would first need to be developed to make sure such an initiative would be successful

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The "Tech-Utopians" are misnamed. They are actually ultra-wealthy tycoons who despise liberal democracy & want 2 replace it with so=called "zones of exception" run by business men throughout the world. This will allow them 2 extend their control over the entire planet www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/w...

These Tech Utopians Want to Build a City for the Post-A.I. World (Gift Article)

After a sprawling world tour, Praxis, a New York-based, crypto-backed “digital nation,” has signed a deal to build a physical city in Uruguay.

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Roger Marshall alleges defamation in new ad about former Kansas patient arrested while in debt. But the New YorkTimes investigation shows what the ad says is true (see below) kansasreflector.com/2026/09/28/r... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...

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Roger Marshall alleges defamation in new ad about former Kansas patient arrested while in debt • Kansas Reflector

Lawyers for U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, a Republican running for reelection, sent his opponent a cease-and-desist letter demanding the Democrat stop airing an ad featuring one of the senator’s former pa...

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A Doctor Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. Roger Marshall should be voted out of office given his past practices in treating patients www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...

A Doctor Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator.

Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Given the fact that RFK,Jr.'s corporate sponsors are the same ones his MAHA movement decries, this article make clear what a hypocrite he is. He is doing ZERO to improve the health of the American public www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

RFK Jr.’s movement now has corporate sponsors

The upcoming Make America Healthy Again Summit is brought to you by companies with business before the Health Department.

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Israel has every right to defend itself. However, the far-right Netanyahu government shouldn't be allowed receive funds or weapons from the US which it uses to bomb Gaza and continue the eradication of its Palestinian population nationalfile.com/zionism/mark...

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Mark Levin’s Dark Money Network

Mark Levin’s Network runs through Landmark Legal donor money and a Virginia board that works with Israel’s Defense Ministry.

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Netanyahu’s Rivals Call Him ‘Unfit’ After Report He Was Warned Before Oct. 7 Attack . Not only that, but Netanyahu continued to deliver funds to HAMAS donated by Qatar and delivered by Mossad agents to the terrorists in Gaza www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/w...

Netanyahu’s Rivals Call Him ‘Unfit’ After Report He Was Warned Before Oct. 7 Attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would sue the newspaper Haaretz after it reported that the Emirati president had warned him Hamas was planning a major operation against Israel.

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

As Netanyahu gives UN speech meant 2 help him in Israel's elections & uses it 2 make outrageous claim that Mamdani supports HAMAS, the mayor is arranging 2 give 70K New Yorkers free opera tickets. 2 types of leaders: 1=war criminal, the other=servant of the voters www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/a...

Opera for New Yorkers: Mamdani and the Met’s 70,000-Ticket Giveaway

The mayor, with a video filmed at the Metropolitan Opera House, joins the Met in announcing a program to distribute free tickets

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Who says the UN is ineffective? Listing the products and firms in illegal Israeli settlements will make it easier for countries and corporations globally to boycott them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...

U.N. Releases New List of Companies It Says Do Business With Israeli Settlements (Gift Article)

Israel condemned the database of firms tied to activity in the occupied West Bank as a “political tool” to advance “a smear campaign.”

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The next Democratic controlled House and Senate will need to force Trump to address this scandalous lack of universal health care in the US

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A cartoon worth over $4 billion which Trump and Family have bilked the USG and American taxpayers who are footing the corruption bill

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

How much worse can Trump's approval rating get? His lying that the "US economy has never been better" and focusing on his pet vanity projects like the Golden Arch are turning off voters and adding to the MAGA GOP's woes

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If you want to learn how intelligent, policy-oriented & caring Dr. El-Sayed is, listen to his informative interview with Ezra Klein of the NY Times which demonstrates thru his past treatment of his patients what a fine human being he is. He will make a Great Senator www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

Opinion | What Does Abdul El-Sayed Believe?

The Senate nominee talks about his view for the future of the Democratic Party.

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

NYC hospitals have ended their contract with Palantir afraid if will share data from city hospitals with ICE www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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New York City hospitals drop Palantir as controversial AI firm expands in UK

The decision follows activist pressure as Palantir faces growing scrutiny over NHS and UK government deals

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Help stop the Palantir Corporation from helping authoritarian regimes increase the surveillance and repression of their citizenry afsc.org/purge-palant...

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Amen!

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Outrageous Trump has invited Putin to G20 Summit in Miami (over objections of other members). As this article shows, Putin is not only a war criminal-sacrificing 100s of thousands of Russian troops and Ukrainians in unprovoked war-but tries to murder US citizens too www.usnews.com/news/world/a...

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Watch the trailer for this film: www.thesludgewar.com/trailer The sludge problem is a danger for all states in the US organicconsumers.org/the-sludge-w...

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The Sludge War Explodes - Organic Consumers

August 11, 2026 | Source: The Sludge War Film review by John Stauber for Organic Consumers Association: I have just viewed a powerful new documentary film: The Sludge War, by Galassia Grassetto. Fo...

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Protect the Roadless Wild! The Trump administration just released its plan to undo the Roadless Rule and strip protections from wild, national forests. Tell the U.S. Forest Service to keep these roadless, public lands protected. act.biologicaldiversity.org/xMXezx9ojEWV...

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Protect the Roadless Wild

The Trump administration just released its plan to undo the landmark 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and strip protections from nearly 45 million acres of wild, national forest and 70,000 miles o...

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

apnews.com/article/trum... Sen. John Curtis calls for probe of Trump Jr. after wedding party bankrolled by Russian oligarch. About time a GOP member stood up to the Trump family!

GOP Sen. John Curtis calls for probe of Trump Jr. after wedding party bankrolled by Russian oligarch

Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah wants the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate and subpoena Donald Trump Jr. after his wedding party was partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch.

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed could be a little less arrogant which he is at times. Compare him to Zohran Mamdani who is always smiling and devoid of any ego. Still, Abdul El-Sayed will be a great senator from Michigan. We gave to his campaign today.

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech at the United Nations . Much of what DJT said at the UN today is either exaggerated or untrue. What else would we expect fropm this POTUS?https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/politics/fact-check-trump-united-nations.html?smid=bs-share

Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech at the United Nations

President Trump’s remarks about oil reserves, the drug trade and his peace efforts contained falsehoods and exaggerations.

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

And A.I.'s danger is just a "hoax" as POTUS would have us believe?! militaryai.ai/us-ai-error-...

AI Error Nearly Sent US Forces to Intercept Chinese Ship

A US military AI error falsely linked Chinese ship cargo to nuclear weapons, nearly triggering an operation and highlighting risks in AI intelligence.

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Donald makes "Sleepy Joe" look pretty peppy!

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way. Susan Collins apparently has corruption baggage to account for. She isn't the "Ms. Clean" she pretends to be. She is a DJT supporter all the way if you look at her voting record www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...

The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way

After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In the Land of Billionaire Barbarians. The Gilded Age all over again. No civic spirit among the 50 billionaires in in Silicon Valley www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/o...

Opinion | In the Land of Billionaire Barbarians

The center of the tech industry is culturally barren because wealthy executives have no interest in communities outside their fiefs.

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Trump's ill-conceived war with Iran is now spreading Iran's influence in controlling global oil supplies while ramping up conflict between the pro-Iranian Houthi militia in Yemen and Saudi Arabia english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5...

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Report: Iranian Revolutionary Guards Experts Visit Bab al-Mandeb to Install Radars

Experts from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) visited the Bab al-Mandeb region to tackle the installation of radars nearby and oversee tunnel excavation works in the mountainous hills over...

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

And voters concerned with democracy's health wonder why populism gains support? Social democracy-which meets citizens' material needs-and a politics where elected representatives consistently listen 2 their constituents & work to pass policies which meet their needs are the only way 2 save democracy

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

After 21 Years of Calling the Mets, Howie Rose Somehow Still Believes in Miracles. As a Mets fan, I am going to miss terribly the classy and highly enjoyable voice of announcer Howie Rose who called his last game this afternoon. One of MLB's best announcers is gone 🥲 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/m...

After 21 Years of Calling the Mets, Howie Rose Somehow Still Believes in Miracles

An original fan who became the voice of the team, he had to know he wouldn’t go out on a high note.

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Why Israel Fears This Searing New Documentary. As MIchelle Goldberg asks, why is the Netanyahu regime so hostile to the NAZA filmmakers? Could it be as she argues, that too many of Netanyahu's supporters have been afraid to confront the questions it raises? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...

Opinion | Why Israel Fears This Searing New Documentary

It’s hard to tell whether Israelis are enraged by “NAZA” because they think it’s full of lies, or because they know or fear it’s true.

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Why Israel Wants More One-Ton Bombs From the U.S. and Why the Sale Is Controversial. Sale of highly destructive bombs to Netanyahu regime should be stopped. Gaza doesn't need more bombing to help Netanyahu win another election & stay out of jail on corruption charges www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/w...

Why Israel Wants More One-Ton Bombs From the U.S. and Why the Sale Is Controversial

The Trump administration plans to deliver 60,000 of the powerful munitions at a time when opposition is growing in Washington to arms sales to Israel.

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Searing Elon Musk Film Nears U.S. Release Amid Overseas Concerns. An almost 4 hour documentary trashing Elon Musk (who of course threatens to sue the director and producers) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/b...

Searing Elon Musk Film Nears U.S. Release Amid Overseas Concerns

Alex Gibney’s “Musk” will arrive in United States theaters next month. Universal says it remains committed to releasing it overseas but has yet to set dates.

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

In Significant Escalation, Houthis Attack Saudi Capital. Trump's conceived and disorganized war against Iran, egged on by Benjamin Netanyahu, has now created another war with serious negative consequences for Saudi Arabia's ability to supply oil to the global market www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/w...

In Significant Escalation, Houthis Attack Saudi Capital

The Houthis, an Iranian-backed militia, said they had fired a wave of missiles and drones at Riyadh, and on Saudi oil facilities.

Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Billions in Taxes Go Unpaid. Under Trump, the I.R.S. Won’t Say How Much. If you're mad at cost of living, remember DJT fired 1000s of IRS agents which has allowed many, esp. very wealthy and corporations, 2 avoid paying taxes they owe bcz they know audits are history www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...

Billions in Taxes Go Unpaid. Under Trump, the I.R.S. Won’t Say How Much.

The absence of the annual estimate on the tax gap could make it more difficult to assess whether more taxes are going unpaid since President Trump took office.

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Why does the US lag in gender equality? Certainly, the mysogynists Trump and Hegseth are making women's position in the public sphere worst.

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Eric Davis @newdemocracy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Sherrod Brown is right to focus on John Husted's being in bed with high tech corporations pushing data centers in Ohio. Ohioans like Americans everywhere don't want these data centers driving up their energy costs and depleting and polluting their water supply www.nationalmemo.com/husted-data-...

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Backing Data Centers, Ohio Republican Took Over $600K From Big Tech

Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) has pocketed more than $630,000 from data center proponents over the last two decades. It may explain why he fought to bring more data centers to Ohio.There are currently 240 ac...

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