#Maine lawmakers consider moratorium on new #Datacenters

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire
Published February 16, 2026

Excerpt: " 'These data centers as we have seen in other states have impacts for grid resilience, they have impacts for environmental resources, so we just wanted to take a proactive approach and do it unlike any other state has so far,' Sachs said in an interview.

"Data centers house computing networks that process information for applications including artificial intelligence. New centers have been growing across the U.S. and raising concerns about their huge appetite for #electricity and #water.

"Sachs said the proposed council would spend the next year studying the potential impact on electric ratepayers, the environment, power grid and other matters and offer guidelines for building new centers in the future.

"In the meantime, Sachs is proposing a moratorium through mid-2028 on new centers that use more than 20 megawatts of power.

"The plan was opposed by some Republican members of the Legislature's Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee."

Full story:
https://www.mainepublic.org/climate/2026-02-16/maine-lawmakers-consider-moratorium-on-new-data-centers

#Repugnicans #MainePol #NoNewDatacenters #NoAI #DatacenterMoratorium #GOPSucks

GOOD! #DefundICE! #DefundDHS!

'An impossibility': Negotiations to reform ICE sputter as shutdown looms for DHS

Congress has two weeks to fund DHS as Democrats demand changes to rein in #ICE and #CBP. It's not going well. The top Senate Republican doubts they'll reach a deal in time.

Feb. 5, 2026, 8:01 PM EST
By Frank Thorp V, Sahil Kapur and Julie Tsirkin

Excerpt: "Another complication is that Republicans have demands of their own, most notably cutting off funds for 'sanctuary cities,' which refuse to turn in undocumented immigrants to federal authorities.

" 'We’re not going to do anything that kneecaps ICE’s ability to do their jobs and enforce the laws that both Republicans and Democrats have voted on and presidents of both parties have enforced,' said Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo. [THEN WHY DON'T YOU IMPEACH THE CRIMINAL IN CHIEF!!!] 'If you want to have a real conversation, to me, it starts with ending #SanctuaryCities.' [Um, no!]

"Democrats firmly oppose that idea, saying cities are safer if residents can report crimes without fear of deportation."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/-impossibility-negotiations-reform-ice-sputter-shutdown-looms-dhs-rcna257552?

#USPol #ICESucks #GOPSucks #WeKeepUsSafe #MurderPatrol #CBP #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

#ShennaBellows should be commended, not impeached! WTF!

Dem official could face GOP impeachment for refusing to cooperate with ICE

Travis Gettys, February 4, 2026

Excerpt: " 'This unilateral decision will put law enforcement and the public in danger,' wrote Republican Senate Leader Trey Stewart and House Leader Billy-Bob Faulkingham, along with their deputies, in the Jan. 21 letter. [Oh, and ICE is making us safe? F*ck you!] 'The Secretary has made it clear: Her actions serve only to make federal law enforcement officers — regardless of agency or mission — easily identifiable for the purpose of disrupting their lawful operations.' " [Um, more like UNLAWFUL OPERATIONS!]

Read more:
https://www.rawstory.com/shenna-bellows-maine/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/KaH4W

#MaineResists USPol #ResistICE #DefundICE #GOPSucks

#Winning! #MAGA-style! Feeling the sting from the cuts? VOTE THOSE F*CKERS OUT!

‘Heartbreaking’ #transportation cuts hit home in #GOP districts

Across the U.S., communities are grappling with the fallout of the GOP’s sprawling domestic policy law — including in Republican districts.

By Chris Marquette and Sam Ogozalek, 08/20/2025

"A city in southwestern Utah was poised to benefit from an $87.6 million federal grant to help reconnect neighborhoods split by an increasingly congested Interstate 15.

"But the money intended for the project in St. George vanished after President Donald Trump signed the GOP’s massive tax and spending package last month.

"The solidly Republican community isn’t alone. Across the country, the new law rescinded more than $2.2 billion in unobligated dollars from a $3.2 billion Biden-era program aimed at helping reconnect disadvantaged neighborhoods divided by roadways, according to records reviewed by POLITICO. Areas hit by the cuts include some represented by GOP lawmakers who voted for the law — in the latest example of Trump’s most significant legislative triumph complicating life back home for his allies in Congress.

"In Bowling Green, Kentucky, the law canceled 93 percent of an $11 million grant meant to boost pedestrian safety on a roadway. In western Montana, it wiped out money aimed at improving a highway on the Flathead Indian Reservation and better connecting Missoula-area communities. And on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the law ended more than $4 million in funding that would have gone toward addressing similar concerns in two municipalities.

"It 'felt like the carpet was pulled out from underneath of us,' said Zack Tyndall, the mayor of Berlin, Maryland. Mayoral elections there are non-partisan. 'We’re still trying to figure out how we can move forward.'

"In St. George, a short drive from Zion National Park’s stunning views and sandstone cliffs, the $87.6 million would have helped address the increasingly busy interstate highway that bifurcates the rapidly growing city. Residents in the area voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2020 and 2024. But now they’re feeling the impacts of Republicans’ quest to scrub the government of Biden-era programs that conflict with Trump’s priorities."

Read more:
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/20/republicans-voted-to-slash-biden-era-transportation-grants-their-constituents-arent-happy-00513426

#TrumpRegrets #BigUglyBill #TransportationCuts #TransportationFunding #InfrastructureFunding #USPol #Regerts #TownHalls #GOPSucks

Way to win elections, #JoniErnst...NOT!

Ernst draws groans at #Iowa #TownHall after retort on #MedicaidCuts, saying ‘we all are going to die’

By HANNAH FINGERHUT
Updated 12:49 PM EDT, May 31, 2025

https://apnews.com/article/joni-ernst-medicaid-iowa-town-hall-trump-dc5e06268110bfdfc398313e516d01fe

#GOPWillKillUsAll #GOPSucks #USPol #IowaPol

The nation’s oldest and largest #Indigenous sorority is bracing for #DEI orders

#AlphaPiOmega is helping young #NativeAmerican women grow strong in their identities — but their future on college campuses is in question.

Alexis Wray
Published May 12, 2025

Excerpt: "#DEI initiatives in education, government and workplaces are continuing to be targeted by #Republican lawmakers across the country; in #NorthCarolina there are multiple bills filed, some targeting #HigherEducation institutions.

"Senate Bill 558, also known as the 'Eliminating ‘DEI’ in Public Higher Education,' would require the University of North Carolina system and local community colleges to prohibit certain concepts and efforts associated with DEI. The Senate passed the bill and now it heads to the House of Representatives for consideration. Because of the vague nature of the bill, if passed the language has to be finalized before enacted.

" 'We want to have schools that are able to inspire, teach and engage students from different backgrounds, experiences and identities and Indigenous students are an important part of that,' Robinson said.

" 'We want there to be programs and support that can speak to the Indigenous perspective and experience. We’re going to potentially lose that and all these different tools that have been built up over the last several decades to successfully support and mentor any number of different students, including Native students.' "

Read more:
https://19thnews.org/2025/05/alpha-pi-omega-native-sorority-dei/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

#NativeAmericans #Erasure #TrumpHatesDiversity #USPol #NorthCarolinaPol #GOPSucks

Consumer sentiment dropped 11% last month. 2nd lowest reading on record going back to 1952

Wait until the shelves are bare. Won't be long now.

They'll
"Blame It On Biden"

They'll blame it on immigrants, 'woke', LGBT, blacks, Latinos, Arabs, Jews ... anyone but themselves

Because #RepublicansSuck
#GOPsucks

"CNN published the story Thursday afternoon, reporting that Robinson had called himself a “black NAZI!” on the forum in 2010 and voiced support for bringing back slavery the same year. Robinson, who has expressed hostility toward transgender people in his campaign, also said on the message board that he likes to watch transgender pornography.

CNN reported that many of Robinson’s comments were “gratuitously sexual and lewd in nature,” and were made between 2008 and 2012 on “Nude Africa,” a pornographic website that includes a message board. CNN said the comments were made under the username minisoldr, a moniker Robinson used frequently online.
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!! You cannot make this shit up, right?! "Black Nazi." #BlackNazi #GOPSucks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/09/19/mark-robinson-north-carolina-governor/