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Elon Musk’s Colossus 2 data center installed 59 natural gas turbines without permission, report claims — thousands of tons of pollutants reportedly impact black communities in Mississippi already suff (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 114 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

I swear I read an article about this months ago... is it the same data center and they still didn't stop the gas turbines, or is this another one?

Either way: fuck Musk and fuck the government who laid the foundations for such atrocities.

[–] cecinestpasunecommunication@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

No,that was portable generator trucks that were not 'installed'. This is new.

[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 8 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

You're right!

So, from bad to worse...

[–] cecinestpasunecommunication@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 16 hours ago

No, no. Don't look at it like that. They didn't stop the trucks AFAIK.

It's bad and worse!

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 37 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

it's more turbines, not sure if it's the same site or another

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 22 hours ago

These new ones erase the old ones. Do over!

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 21 points 22 hours ago

No, Grok has been classified by the DOJ as vital national security infrastructure and is not allowed to be shut down.

[–] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 10 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

This would be a great time for an injunction to force the data center to shut down all of those turbines until the matter has been resolved legally.

Of course you need to be able to pay for a lawyer who convinces a judge to pass that injunction.

[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 11 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

House Republicans include a 10-year ban on US states regulating AI in ‘big, beautiful’ bill

We're at a point where we have to ask whether laws passed are legal.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 40 minutes ago

Did that pass the Byrd bath?

[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 hours ago

We should be asking that IMO. Typically, the courts decide whether laws are constitutional or legal.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

A judge that Musk and Trump have bought? Or a real judge? Do you have any of those left?

[–] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

I'm pretty sure that if a judge would grant that injunction there'd be one less a week later.