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JustABozoOnThisBus

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4. Constituents? As a Republican, he has to listen to Larry Ellison, ...

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 08:53 AM

9 hrs ago

... and other tech billionaires who want big data centers to process AI and to mine bit coins. And if it takes burning many cubic miles of natural gas to run the generators, that's someone else's problem!

Constituents can pound sand.

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'Cost Me the Election': Data Centers Trigger Voter Backlash [View all] BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago OP

Wake up call ... this is being felt everywhere FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #1

LOL...aw shucks bozo. Try listing to your constituents instead of Trump Bengus81 10 hrs ago #2

Constituents? As a Republican, he has to listen to Larry Ellison, ... JustABozoOnThisBus 9 hrs ago #4

The problem is Miguelito Loveless 9 hrs ago #6

Yes, well the few AI data centers already built have shown people what fuckups they are. mwmisses4289 9 hrs ago #3

Data centers are infinitely worse than state-funded sports arenas/stadiums. Crowman2009 9 hrs ago #5

Yes, and there's a lot more humanity in a sports venue than a data center. patphil 7 hrs ago #8

They are both bad AZProgressive 2 hrs ago #11

Let's hope the trend continues across the nation Fiendish Thingy 8 hrs ago #7

Well golly, I feel really bad for those who lost odins folly 6 hrs ago #9

It should have cost you the election. maxsolomon 5 hrs ago #10