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dalton99a

(96,695 posts)
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:38 PM Yesterday

Attention cult members: Data centers are GOOD!!!



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Put one in Mar-a-Lago




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Attention cult members: Data centers are GOOD!!! (Original Post) dalton99a Yesterday OP
I wonder who wrote that shit? Dave Bowman Yesterday #1
The AI/tech lobbyists? Uday and Kusay? haele Yesterday #3
Chat GPT? mzmolly 23 hrs ago #12
ChatGPT wouldn't randomly capitalize certain words fujiyamasan 22 hrs ago #15
They should build one right next to Mar-a-lago Tanuki Yesterday #2
+1 dalton99a Yesterday #4
And make sure it's powered by "clean" coal! jls4561 Yesterday #7
Along with a methane fueled power plant considering all of the bullcrap that comes out of his mouth. Buddyzbuddy 22 hrs ago #16
He keeps picking losers newdeal2 Yesterday #5
One of my jobs is to plan Datacenters lapfog_1 Yesterday #6
+1 dalton99a Yesterday #8
Exactly right -- #rump is full of shit, but he's only talking to people too stupid to realize that William Seger 21 hrs ago #20
Don't watch TV much -- what network was this on ? nt eppur_se_muova 20 hrs ago #21
HBO William Seger 20 hrs ago #22
Right - a few construction jobs & security guards TBF Yesterday #9
And Eurasia canetoad 23 hrs ago #10
TSF pushing data centers that are a strain on the environment and raise power costs Deuxcents 23 hrs ago #11
How about some Fat Fuck brand snake oil? Blue Owl 23 hrs ago #13
All you need to know RussBLib 23 hrs ago #14
The red states should jump all over this before the blue states realize Buddyzbuddy 22 hrs ago #17
Yes! If they're that desirable, let's set one up in Mar-a-Lago! calimary 22 hrs ago #18
I see a lot of pro data center commercials Shipwack 22 hrs ago #19
Now see how many people start parrotting this on social media durablend 17 hrs ago #23

haele

(15,769 posts)
3. The AI/tech lobbyists? Uday and Kusay?
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:48 PM
Yesterday

Sounds like a marketing flyer from a venture capital investment management company.

fujiyamasan

(2,312 posts)
15. ChatGPT wouldn't randomly capitalize certain words
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:28 AM
22 hrs ago

His writing style is so uniquely… fucked up.

dalton99a

(96,695 posts)
4. +1
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:56 PM
Yesterday
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/07/texas-republicans-data-centers-rural/
Texas Republicans have a data center problem
Data center construction is unpopular among locals, and a majority of the facilities are being proposed in red, rural counties. That puts Texas Republicans in a tough spot, as the White House has encouraged states to let the centers flourish.
by Taylor Goldenstein
May 7, 2026

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https://news.gallup.com/poll/709772/americans-oppose-data-centers-area.aspx
Americans Oppose AI Data Centers in Their Area
by Jeffrey M. Jones


Buddyzbuddy

(3,156 posts)
16. Along with a methane fueled power plant considering all of the bullcrap that comes out of his mouth.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:48 AM
22 hrs ago

lapfog_1

(32,103 posts)
6. One of my jobs is to plan Datacenters
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:10 PM
Yesterday

They may create jobs while they are being constructed... for maybe a year... or less.

Once they are built they produce almost no jobs... two security guards ( if you are lucky ) and two or three technicians per shift.

That's it... they are by and large, "lights out" operations. Lights out means no people.

The administration is handled remotely... sometimes very remotely ( like India ).

This is for a fairly large datacenter.

Like this scene from the TV show Silicon Valley... only you could never even have a desk in a real datacenter... the noise is way too much... and the people were not wearing any sound protection.

William Seger

(12,601 posts)
20. Exactly right -- #rump is full of shit, but he's only talking to people too stupid to realize that
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:09 AM
21 hrs ago

... i.e. the real problem when #rump is finally gone.

Silicon Valley was my favorite show while it was being produced; thanks for that reference!

TBF

(37,887 posts)
9. Right - a few construction jobs & security guards
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:21 PM
Yesterday

It isn't an amazon warehouse (which are jobs, but poorly paid and horrible jobs as a whole). Not only will folks not have jobs, but they will somehow be expected to pay more with these datacenters eating up the electricity and water in their area. None of this makes any sense. And when all the jobs are taken by AI, who buys the products? People need to think this through.

I doubt Trump even writes those posts.

Deuxcents

(28,534 posts)
11. TSF pushing data centers that are a strain on the environment and raise power costs
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:27 PM
23 hrs ago

Put data centers on an uninhabited island with plenty of water..install a desalination system and use solar for power.

RussBLib

(10,884 posts)
14. All you need to know
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:20 AM
23 hrs ago

…is that Trump is FOR data centers, so if I wasn’t against them already, I sure AF would be now.

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1

Buddyzbuddy

(3,156 posts)
17. The red states should jump all over this before the blue states realize
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:51 AM
22 hrs ago

Last edited Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:30 PM - Edit history (1)

what they're losing out on.

calimary

(91,790 posts)
18. Yes! If they're that desirable, let's set one up in Mar-a-Lago!
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:59 AM
22 hrs ago

Right down the street, Donald! Conveniently within walking distance!

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