Ron Nash

Just another carpet baggin' Yankee in the South. Life long Buckeye/Browns/Indians fan, save your pity

[Evan Kilgore 🇺🇸 @EvanAKilgore]

Nancy Mace is about to come in 4th or 5th place in the South Carolina Governor race.

Not looking good for her...

All because she wanted to expose the Esptein Files and hold pedophiles accountable.

The GOP is a joke.

[Jason Bassler @JasonBassler1]

Quick reality check…

We gotta stop calling them "data centers."

We need to start calling them what they really are: "mass surveillance facilities" designed to funnel 99.7% of us into a digital prison long before 2030 gets here.

[Ron Nash @Zip_30]

@amitylee13 🤷🏻‍♂️ I voted for the other guy

[Hedgie @HedgieMarkets]

🦔Leonardo is a $17 billion defense contractor. It built a system called SignalTrace that clips sensors onto the license plate readers already mounted on street poles, overpasses, and police cars across the US. Every time you drive past one, the sensor grabs the Bluetooth and WiFi signals from every device in your car, ties them to your plate, and logs the time and location. Your phone, your AirPods, your kid's tablet. All of it goes into the same file. A friend rides with you once and their devices are linked to your plate.
Leonardo has sold this to police departments since at least 2023. There is no federal law covering it, no opt-out, and no warrant requirement.

My Take
None of the pieces here are new. Your phone has always broadcast a signal. The license plate cameras were already there. Leonardo just connected them and found a buyer. Nobody had to break a law or build anything from scratch. They assembled a surveillance system from parts already in place and sold it before anyone noticed.

Most people found out this week from a 404 Media investigation. Leonardo received the patent in 2024. By the time you hear about something like this, the deals are done and the sensors are on the poles. That's how it works now.

Hedgie🤗
https://t.co/serZi0IGnT

[Ron Nash @Zip_30]

Cool, Flock for your face

[Jason Bassler @JasonBassler1]

🚨 Turns out Meta Ray-Ban glasses ARE actually equipped with facial recognition tech even though Meta said they weren't. Not only do the glasses detect a face, it also automatically encodes the face into a unique biometric signature.

Surveillance creep IS the business model.

[El Gallo @gallo_ohio]

Former Ohio Congressional candidate Carl Setzer delivered a masterclass testimony against data centers on June 1.

A clip:

[Zack Thomas @TFel922]

Hunter Dekkers 👿
• 366 bets
• ~$2,800 wagered
• One bet involving Iowa State football
• Lost entire season, NCAA eligibility, career

Brendan Sorsby 😇
• ~2,900 bets
• ~$90,000 wagered
• 40+ bets involving Indiana football
• Currently eligible after court injunction

Sorsby placed ~8x more bets and wagered ~32x more money than Dekkers…

[Ron Nash @Zip_30]

#NeverForget

[Shadow of Ezra @ShadowofEzra]

Thomas Massie delivers the truth about the intentional Israeli attack against the USS Liberty on the House Floor on the 59th year anniversary of the attack and calls for a real investigation.

He says there was a 17-hour delay in receiving help after they were under attack by Israel.

“It was intentional murder by the state of Israel.”

“The Israelis were intent to leave no survivors.”

“This was an effort to kill everyone on board.”

[Ron Nash @Zip_30]

@Rob_Shenanigans I’m sure he’s invested but anyone who is pushing these is. Always follow the $$$. I’m not against them, they are coming no matter what. Do we need 5000 at once? No. We can’t support the power demand or we’re not allowed to, haven’t figured out which.

[Ron Nash @Zip_30]

@Rob_Shenanigans One of the most upside down rulings in a while. Thankful the Browns don’t have a shot at him but still absolutely wrong.

[Ron Nash @Zip_30]

He might be the savior Cleveland has desperately wanted for 20 years but I want nothing to do with him.

[Ari Meirov @MySportsUpdate]

Brendan Sorsby admitted to wagering at least $90,000 across more than 9,000 bets during his college career, including bets involving Indiana football while he was a member of the Hoosiers in 2022.

For the current outlook to be that he'll play in 2026 after serving just a two-game suspension is stunning.

[Ron Nash @Zip_30]

Y’all might want to take notice

[0️⃣BlackBetty ⚓️ @BabyD1111229]

THE GOVERNMENT JUST PROPOSED BREAKING UP AMERICA’S LARGEST ELECTRICITY GRID — AND AI DATA CENTERS ARE DIRECTLY TO BLAME!

This story dropped two days ago — June 4, 2026 — and it may be the single most important data center story ever published. Because it is not about one community. It is not about one state. It is not about one billionaire.

It is about the electricity grid that powers 67 million Americans — from Illinois to New Jersey, from Virginia to Ohio — being pushed so far past its limits by AI data centers that the federal government is now seriously considering breaking it apart entirely.

This has never happened before. In nearly 100 years of American electricity history, nothing like this has ever been proposed.

And the reason it is being proposed is sitting in a data center near you right now.

⚡ WHAT IS PJM — AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

Most Americans have never heard of PJM Interconnection. But every person living in 13 states depends on it for electricity every single day.

PJM Interconnection manages the web of power lines that runs electricity from the Illinois prairie to the Jersey Shore — serving 67 million people across 13 states. It coordinates which power plants run, when they run, and how power flows across the grid to reach your home, your hospital, your school, and your workplace. It has done this for nearly a century. It is the largest electricity grid operator in the United States. And right now — it is breaking. 

PJM is not a government agency. It is not a public utility. It is a nonprofit organization that manages the grid on behalf of utilities, power companies, and ultimately — you. The electricity you used this morning to make coffee passed through PJM’s system. The air conditioner keeping you cool right now is running on PJM’s grid.

And the federal government just said: it may need to be broken up. Because of data centers.

💥 THE PRICE SPIKE THAT STUNNED EVEN THE EXPERTS

The numbers tell the story better than any words can. PJM uses a system called capacity auctions to guarantee that enough power plants will be available to meet demand. In 2024, the price of that guarantee was $28.92 per megawatt-day. By 2026, that price had risen to $329.17 per megawatt-day. That is not a typo. That is an increase of more than ten times — in two years. One auction alone added an estimated $9.4 billion in costs — translating to an 82% jump in expenses for consumers. The Natural Resources Defense Council projects that cumulative extra consumer costs could reach between $100 billion and $163 billion through 2033. 

$163 billion. Taken from the pockets of 67 million Americans. Over the next seven years. Because data centers are consuming electricity faster than the grid can supply it.

In plain English — what this means on your actual bill: DC residents saw Pepco bills rise about $10 per month from the latest capacity auction. Western Maryland faces roughly $18 more per month. Ohio about $16 more per month. And the Trump administration estimates a PJM-wide average hit of 15% versus the pre-AI baseline — meaning before AI data centers started consuming the grid, your bill was 15% lower than it is today. And it is going higher. 

$16 more per month in Ohio. $18 more in Maryland. Starting June 1, 2026 — this month. Right now.

EVEN PJM’S OWN CEO SAYS IT IS “NOT TENABLE”

PJM’s own chief executive officer — the man who runs America’s largest electricity grid — has publicly stated that the current situation is “not tenable,” saying his organization can no longer ensure ample future electricity supplies while shielding residential consumers from rising bills. That is the CEO of the grid admitting, on the record, that he cannot do his job anymore because of AI data center demand. 

The CEO of the grid. Saying he cannot guarantee both affordable electricity AND reliable electricity at the same time. Because the data centers are consuming too much.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has threatened to pull Pennsylvania out of PJM entirely — which would be a catastrophic fragmentation of the eastern United States’ electricity system. American Electric Power — one of the largest utilities in PJM’s territory — has threatened to leave and merge into a different grid. Even PJM’s own board members have been voted out amid the chaos. The CEO announced his departure. The chair of the board of managers was removed. 

The CEO gone. Board members voted out. Pennsylvania threatening to leave. A major utility threatening to defect to a different grid.

The largest electricity system in America is fracturing. In real time. Because of AI data centers.

🏛️ WHAT “BREAKING UP PJM” ACTUALLY MEANS

Federal officials have suggested breaking up PJM Interconnection — splitting the 13-state grid into smaller regional systems. The proposals on the table range from aggressive to radical. On the aggressive end: emergency procurement of around 15 gigawatts of backup capacity — a massive safety net to prevent blackouts. On the radical end: completely restructuring how PJM works, possibly splitting it into separate grid operators for different regions — effectively ending the unified eastern grid that has existed for nearly 100 years. 

Ending the unified eastern grid. That has existed for 100 years. Because Amazon and Microsoft and Meta need more electricity for their AI servers.

President Trump — alongside the governors of several states — has called for a new electricity auction in which tech companies would pay for building new power plants by bidding on 15-year electric capacity contracts. In other words: if your data center is consuming this much electricity, you pay for the power plant that generates it. Not the 81-year-old widow in Hampton, Virginia. Not the family in Ohio already $16 deeper in the hole every month. You. 

Make the tech companies pay for the power plants their data centers require. That is Trump’s proposal. And for once — on this one specific point — many Americans across the political spectrum agree with him.

💰 THE $16 BILLION BILL THAT LANDED THIS MONTH

When PJM purchased capacity for 2026-2027 and discovered the true scale of data center demand — the result was a capacity bill of $16 billion for a single year. That $16 billion increase was almost entirely due to forecasted data center expansion. And that $16 billion does not sit with Amazon or Microsoft or Meta. It flows through the utility system — and lands on your electricity bill. Every month. Starting now. 

$16 billion. This year. From one auction. For one year of the PJM grid. Caused almost entirely by data centers. Paid by 67 million Americans who never voted for a single data center to be built.

PJM’s own market monitor has raised serious alarms about the data center demand forecasts being fed into the system — saying plainly: “Forecast data center load growth has been the primary cause to date and the accuracy of those forecasts is highly questionable.” In other words: the data centers promised they would need X amount of electricity. The grid planned for X. And now it turns out the real number is far higher than X. And the grid cannot handle it. And consumers are paying the difference. 

The data centers overpromised. The grid overcommitted. The consumers are paying for the gap.

🗓️ WHAT HAPPENS NEXT — AND WHEN

PJM’s own projections now show that the region will not meet required power reserves starting in June 2027 — just 12 months from now. That means if nothing changes, 67 million Americans will be living on an electricity grid that does not have enough power to meet peak demand. The shortfall is driven by a slow replacement of retiring power plants and rising demand from data centers. PJM’s June 2026 auction — happening this month — for the 2028/2029 delivery year is the next major pricing signal. Whatever it shows will determine just how high your bill will go in two years. 

June 2027. 12 months away. America’s largest electricity grid projected to be short on power. For 67 million people. In the middle of what is already shaping up to be the hottest decade in recorded history.

🗣️ THE BOTTOM LINE

This is the story that connects every other story in this series.

The dry wells in Indiana. The trailer park families in Kentucky. The 81-year-old widow who can’t pay her bill in Virginia. The Georgia data center that secretly drank 29 million gallons of water. The farmers leaving fields unplanted in Arizona. The children getting sick near facilities in North Carolina. The nuclear plants being bought up. The farmland being bulldozed. The shell companies with ridiculous names.

All of it flows into this one fact:

America’s largest electricity grid — the backbone of the power system for 67 million Americans — is being pushed so hard by AI data centers that the federal government is now discussing breaking it apart. The CEO of the grid says it is not tenable. The governor of Pennsylvania is threatening to walk away. A major utility is threatening to defect.

And the June electricity bill increase — $9.4 billion more across the system, paid by you — landed in accounts on June 1st. This month. Already.

Share this with every person who lives in these 13 states: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina. They are all on this grid. They are all paying this bill. They all deserve to know why.

🎩 The Stoic Way

📌 Source: Bloomberg — “AI Data Center Boom Risks Breakup of Biggest US Power Grid Operator” (June 4, 2026 — TWO DAYS AGO)

[Die-Hard Chicago Bulls Fans @Bullsfans]

After Michael Jordan scored a career-high 69 points in one game, Stacey King said:

“I'll always remember this as the night that Michael Jordan and I combined to score 70 points"

Amazing sense of humor. Stacey, you will be missed so much.

[Ron Nash @Zip_30]

#NeverForget

[Mandy Arthur @mandyarthur]

10 Things They DON’T Want You to Know About Israel’s Attack on the USS Liberty:

1. Israel identified the ship as American hours earlier and then attacked anyway.

2. Israelis jammed all U.S. distress frequencies so the ship couldn’t call for help.

3. One torpedo instantly killed 25 crew.

4. Israel shot up life rafts with machine guns.

5. Israeli helicopters circled the ship after the attack but refused to help the wounded crew.

6. U.S. jets launched twice to save the ship but the U.S. military ordered them back during the attack.

7. Congress never did a full investigation despite 34 dead and 171 injured.

8. Navy investigation was rigged: top lawyer swore they were forced to call it a mistake.

9. Joint Chiefs chairman and NSA leaders called it deliberate and a U.S. cover-up.

10. Survivors were threatened with court martial if they talked about it.

[Suppressed News. @SuppressedNws1]

Trump today claimed he “didn’t promise anything” about NO NEW WARS.

So here’s a second compilation showing FIFTY times during his campaign where he PROMISED exactly that.

[Weapon 𝕏 @HellRaz0r1776]

BREAKING: Toyota has recalled over 350,000 1993 Camry’s due to the fact that owners really should have bought something new by now

[Ron Nash @Zip_30]

Wait, what?

[Dave Yost @DaveYostOH]

The Cleveland Clinic settled with the State of Ohio and USDOJ Friday after an investigation revealed they mis-coded Medicaid billing to disguise transgender procedures on minors.

They agreed to halt of procedures for 20 years, and funding $2 million and transitioning care.

[Ron Nash @Zip_30]

@TheGodofwine77 @Rob_Shenanigans No question, Ehlo was an integral part of that team but that night, nobody on the Cavs team was stopping Jordan.

Joe Tait aptly put it when the Bulls took the court, “for Chicago…Jordan, Jordan, Jordan, Jordan and Jordan.”

[Ron Nash @Zip_30]

@todayyearsold 😂😂😂

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