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You really believe the Clean Air Act is being enforced, under this administration?

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Sure, but again, if that "technology park" abuts a residential neighborhood, there's no plans/legal responsibility to mitigate impact. As prospective home buyers, we're just supposed to know all the details.

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Ahh, but they said "light industrial" for the sites locally. I'm sorry, but if the site is running diesel generators, nothing "light" about it. It's a shell game, and its being done with interlocking unelected "development" boards with conflicts of interest. Your situation may be different.

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Oh, so the data center folks are all vegans? That's great! Because indeed, I'm not eating alfalfa, but I'm definitely eating an animal raised on alfalfa. And I'll throw in an occasional Impossible breakfast sandwich as well.

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I can only relate it back to my county, who are definitely not experts either. The point being is the developer needs to be on the hook for paying for the experts. Or else the municipality gets steamrolled. This all reminds me of the WPPSS fiasco. Nuclear then, data centers now. All bubble.

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Then why does the recent Mark Cuban paper posit differently, that municipalities are completely overmatched? Thank goodness the bond market will likely put a limit on the CAPEX growth.

There is literally no discussion re: providing residential solar to impacted residents. And the tax credits are gone, and the December 4 tariffs on panels are looming. Its all a massive redistribution of wealth.

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OTOH, I can't eat data centers. Big Ag won the water wars, that's how it rolls out West.

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Its a rounding error until multiple data center projects get approved. Not to mention the power bill and air pollution increases. Almost like the AI death cult has a PR problem, no?

We are told, as residents, to conserve and stop using water. Apparently, these rules do not apply to data centers. That's a problem.

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Idk about alfalfa, I don't live in Utah. Where I do live is the state with the most data centers. They are not popular, period. Admittedly, this local reservoir has 6 billion gallon capacity, but with the drought, its level is 47% down. www.westernvawater.org/water/reserv...

westernvawater.org

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4 million gallons a day seems like a lot, no? Especially in the middle of a drought?

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'm not following this either, as the local data centers projects proposed will use a minimum of 2 million gallons a day (the one site wanted 8 million gallons) from an already depleted reservoir. How's this a fake concern?

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Btw, here's "Luceros y Penumbras", the largest pop-up book ever created, currently on view at the Los Angeles Central Library. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-T-...

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W.K. @willardk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

They wanted $4500, and they didn't even quote the expansion tank, which is required. Hybrid electric, so sure, there a few more parts to this, but sheesh.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is good! Also, I can’t tell if Norwegian accents are just funny or if I think they’re funny because of Norsemen, a show that is very funny

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W.K. @willardk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We are in the same area too, I had no idea!

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W.K. @willardk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I did find your Facebook today, meant to follow! I'll do that now.

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W.K. @willardk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

They're gonna let that Tea Party lady with the AI Revolt bus take the issue here, aren't they?

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R Subramanian (he/him) @rsubramanian.com · 17/09/2026

For as deep blue as Washington State is, the electeds keep voting with the GOP.

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"NPR tracked down equipment and found that some of it was auctioned, donated or thrown in the trash... NASA donated hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of radio communications equipment to Capitol Technology University without the knowledge of the scientists who used it"

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Preview of what's to come stateside. I hope I am wrong, but this is what authoritarians do.

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Heck of an agenda. If he was in corporate, he'd be fired.

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Ah yes, 11th dimension chess strikes again. Meanwhile, sailors are jumping overboard while Jeffries plays chess. His decisions have consequences. Bad look.

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SEND THE FILE! DID YOU SEND THE FILE YET? OH WAIT, WHY DID YOU SEND THE FILE? This is why your health insurance is so unaffordable. It is operating in 1980s process with 1990s technology.

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His work with Roxy Music is severely underrated. And yes, Lament, oof.

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We are on a gd hot war and this is what they're posting?

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I have been on an absolute KC bender lately, especially the 1972-74 lineups. Fracture is daily listen.

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Pfeiffer (and all of FDNY) comes across as a mensch. But the Eff Bee Eye guy is just wining and dining apparently.

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Just my casual observation, because this is the 3rd rail of rabbit holes; but in the gap between the first and 2nd strikes, there was no way to lock down the airspace? No wonder folks are suspicious.

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Parents lived in Long Beach for a bit. The area is really cut off.

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Had to look that up, how terrible.

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Michael Dukakis won the district in '88, just sayin'.

Sounds like a board afraid of recall or electoral defeat. Good.

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Cowlitz County used to be deep blue, but then flipped hard. Pacific went pretty red, but they seem to have moved purple. Lewis is.....Lewis County.

Each county within the district has different partisan splits. Clark is where the lion's share of votes exist, but a D has to perform well in the rural counties to make it happen. The 18th LD for example used to be deep red, thats less of the case these days.

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So I want to challenge the notion that its always been a red district, its more purple than anything. Brian Baird was successful until he started appearing on Fox News for example. But yes, let's say Mr. Hennrich gets elected to a county commission or state leg seat, the chances improve markedly.

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Washington State also handicaps a primary challenge since folks don't register by party. You have to do your own voter ID, so you can't just mobilize base Dems from the outset.

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A primary challenge to a sitting congress person is neigh impossible. Thanks to @bhennrich.bsky.social for even attempting that run, but again, unless you have a million bucks out of the gate, it's just insurmountable in name ID and resources.