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06/23/2026

06/23/2026

06/23/2026

Artificial intelligence promises breakthroughs in medicine, science, education, and productivity. Tech companies argue that data centers are the factories powering the next digital revolution. Yet across the United States and Europe, communities are increasingly organizing to delay, restrict, or block new AI data center projects.

One major concern is water consumption. Large facilities can use millions of gallons of water for cooling, particularly during hot weather. Residents in drought-prone regions worry that local water supplies could be diverted toward corporate infrastructure instead of homes, farms, and businesses.

Another issue is electricity demand. Some AI campuses consume as much power as entire cities, forcing utilities to build new transmission lines, substations, gas plants, or even nuclear reactors. Critics argue that local residents often bear the environmental and infrastructure costs while receiving limited direct benefits.

Communities also cite concerns about noise pollution, declining property values, diesel backup generators, land use changes, and the loss of farmland or open space. Several studies suggest data centers can create relatively few permanent jobs compared with the enormous land, water, and energy resources they require.

Supporters counter that data centers generate tax revenue, attract investment, strengthen digital infrastructure, and help maintain technological leadership. Companies are increasingly investing in renewable energy, recycled wastewater systems, and advanced cooling technologies to reduce environmental impacts.

The growing debate reflects a larger question facing the AI era: Who benefits from the AI boom—and who pays the price for the infrastructure that makes it possible?

06/23/2026

A video went viral in Japan. 👀 A father hugged his son in public. Too much, some claimed.

Social media exploded with opinions. Love or overstep? Cultural norms clashed with parenting instincts.

Would you defend public displays of affection like this? Or agree with the critics? 🥺❤️ Should love have limits in public?

06/23/2026

BREAKING: RED ALERT! Anti-ICE protestors in Texas get sentenced to FIFTY YEARS IN PRISON by a Trump-appointed judge in an outrageous North Korean-style kangaroo court to punish free speech!

This should terrify every one of us…

A group of nine protestors were convicted of bu****it terrorism charges from a Fourth of July protest at an immigrant detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, south of Fort Worth.

The protestors had fireworks to set off in solidarity with those poor individuals detained inside. Police arrived and immediately escalated the situation, leading to the slashing of tires of ICE vehicles, and breaking a security camera.

One protestor fired a shot at one of the guards, hitting him in the arm, in order to stop him from shooting one of the protesters.

Benjamin Song, the shooter, received 100 years in prison.

His fellow protesters Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hill, Savanna Batten, Elizabeth Soto and Meagan Morris were sentenced to 50 years in prison. Maricela Rueda, another demonstrator, was sentenced to 70 years in prison.

In comparison, the leader of the Proud Boys received 22 years in prison for attacking the Capitol on January 6th.

All six were convicted of riot, providing material support to terrorists, and explosive charges.

Three of the defendants weren’t involved in the planning and left after the guards told them to; one of them WASN’T EVEN THERE but got 30 years in prison for “moving leftwing zines.”

The judge stacked the charges together and gave outrageously long sentences to the protesters, who were smeared as “antifa.”

As if you needed any more proof, the Trump-appointed judge said explicitly said he was handing down maximum sentences to "send a message" to anyone else who shares this ideology of caring for other people and exercising their rights to protest.

The protesters plan to appeal their insane sentences.

The implications of this are DEEPLY disturbing. “If you’ve ever worn black to a protest, used Signal, or carried a first aid kit, a federal jury just decided that can all be evidence of terrorism,” writes organizer Hannah Riley Fernandez on Twitter.

With Trump judges installed across the country, Trump and his goons are clearly ready to hand down massive sentences in kangaroo courts in order to brutally punish anyone who dares to protest his appalling persecution of immigrants.

Fascism has come to America.

06/23/2026

Europe is enduring a severe heatwave, with red alerts issued across France, Spain, Italy and several other countries as temperatures climb above 40°C. France has been among the hardest hit, with reports indicating around 40 heat-related victims since 18 June. Hundreds of schools have closed, transport services have been disrupted, and authorities warn the extreme conditions could persist for days.

06/23/2026

that's who controls us

06/23/2026

Jakob Fugger's vision of affordable housing: rent of one Rhenish guilder a year since 1521.

The Fuggerei in Augsburg, Bavaria, is the world's oldest social housing complex, with about 150 residents living there today for 88 cents a year. To be eligible, residents need to be Catholic, show financial need, and have lived in Augsburg for at least two years. In return, they pray three times a day for the Fugger family and volunteer as gardeners or night watchmen.

With a waiting list that can stretch to seven years, a place here is among the rarest and most stable homes in the world.

06/23/2026

a thought worth pondering