Jeanne Holder

@jeanneholder.bsky.social

DEI hired in 1980, David Taylor Naval Systems Research Center, Annapolis MD, retired civil servant GS12 electronic technician. 33 years service for Naval Surface Warfare Center. Proud whistle blower of safety violations and damaged Navy equipment in Idaho

“The idea that somehow he would go & launch some major initiative, some major war w/oweapons, w/o morale, w/o allies, w/o budget in the middle of an election here is so ludicrous that of course the Iranians are taking advantage of it,” Rothkopf said. Trump’s biggest disadvantage is that he is him.

Previously: As of August 3, more than 474 gigawatts worth of large-scale projects are waiting to connect to the Texas grid, more than 5 times the grid's previous peak demand. Roughly 90% are AI data centers.

Who Pays for the High-Powered Grid that Data Centers Need?

Texas would make large AI hyperscalers pay for the wires that connect them. Whether they must also pay directly for the broader grid work needed to serve them is still an open question.

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Trump's forever war on Iran will cost taxpayers about $37.5 BILLION by September. This doesn't even cover repairing damaged bases. It gets worse: The average household will pay an additional $1000 on rising costs (gas…etc.), thanks to Trump’s stupid, illegal, & pointless war.

20-year-old Barron Trump saw his net worth balloon to $150 MILLION thanks to his stake in World Liberty Financial. Shoutout to daddy's money (and you know, his Presidency and the major conflicts of interest surrounding his crypto schemes!)

US child vaccination rates have plunged since before the pandemic, with kindergarten classrooms in more than 70% of counties now lacking herd immunity against measles.

US choropleth map showing percentage change in MMR or overall vaccination rates since before the pandemic, by county. Decreases are shown in pink, increases in green.

We are all in there. Pawns. Garbage to him, and his people. Bait. Indentured labor to create their wealth. Fooled into fighting amongst ourselves over scraps when we should be fighting them. The Louisville Courier Journal political art.

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