Voters in Festus, Missouri, last week ousted all four incumbent council members running for reelection, just days after the council approved a $6B data center
The rout of half the Festus City Council was fueled by a surge in voter turnout and widespread frustration with the data center approval process.
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Discussion
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NewsMax.com
Brian Freeman
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Report: Mo. Voters Oust Half of City Council Over Data Center
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@missiformo
@missiformo
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The City of Festus, MO canceled their Council meeting for tonight following last night's election whereby citizens voted out of office every single member who voted for the data center there that the people did not want. Micro to macro, that is how we hold them accountable.
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@therealjchubby
@therealjchubby
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Opposing data centers is overwhelmingly popular and if your local politicians are pushing them through it's most likely because they are bought and sold by big tech.
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@abcampbell
@abcampbell
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new new deal for every data center you shut down, we shut down a local golf course this town has 13
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@theconsciouslee
Conscious Lee
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Festus, Missouri voted out every single council member who approved a data center against the community's wishes. Every. Single. One. That's the blueprint. From micro to macro.
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@natpurser
Nat Purser
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for context, city officials said the proposed data center would bring in about $53m a year in property taxes, utility taxes, and community benefit payments (even after some abatements on personal property taxes.) i've attached a pic of a statement from the mayor. that matters [im…
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@gavinbena
Gavin Bena
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On March 30th, Festus, Missouri's city council voted 6-2 to approve plans for a $6 Billion data center in the area despite fierce vocal opposition. Today, one week later, every single incumbent was utterly obliterated. Collier: 34.6% Wehner: 20.2% Venz: 17.6% Tinnin: 19.6% [image…
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@mrewanmorrison
Ewan Morrison
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How to stop data centres. Living proof that focused local activism works. And by inference here - generalised protests with no specific target, dissipate energy. Focus on one data centre at a time. One location at a time.
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@jack_raines
Jack Raines
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The biggest risk to AI is folks who, right or wrong, increasingly oppose datacenter buildouts
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@chamath
Chamath Palihapitiya
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Not a good sign for the foundation model companies... [image]
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
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The idea that data centers are now politically toxic is so wild to me.
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Missouri town fires half its city council over data center deal
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Missouri town fires half its city council over data center deal
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@climatebrad.hillheat.com
Brad Johnson
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The popular uprising against the Big Brutal Box Era is just beginning