Since Pope Leo XIV mentioned this in encyclical, this means if your employer is pushing you to use AI, you can cite religious conserns as a reason to not use it at work
Erin Brockovich has launched a website and has begun tracking all data centers in America and logging resident complaints
In just 1 week it’s already logged 1,690 resident complaints
For this who don’t remember
Erin Brockovich was the paralegal responsible for winning out a case against PG&E, Hinckley in California, because their wastewater runoff was seeping into rural areas and creating a lot of health issues for, for the surrounding neighborhoods
That case brought in a $333 million settlement that went to the families affected by the situation because a lot of them either had staggering medical bills due to their tap water was no longer safe
So why is this important, well residents all over America are reporting their tap water and river water is being heavily polluted by data centers
Her map of data centers is new, she just launched it
The website features an interactive US map showing operational, under-construction, and proposed AI data centers, overlaid with community-reported complaints
Residents can submit reports with details, photos, and locations. Within days of launch, it received a surge of submissions over 1,600 in the first week, and reports of 1,800+ from 47 states shortly after
Common Resident Complaints Being Logged
- Water usage
- Raising utility bills for residents
- Noise pollution: Constant 24/7 humming from fans, generators, and cooling systems disrupting sleep, daily life, and wildlife.
- E-waste from frequent hardware upgrades, pollution including PFAS concerns
@simplytomh I crave butchfemme Khadijah and Maxine from Living Single....something something Queen Latifah's hand with her pinky ring around Erika Alexander's waisttttt in their 80s/90s high fashion 🥲
The little "thank you" for what Rio did, the flower that saved the spot for Agatha, bashing my head against a wall to think how gentle they were with each other in their good years FUCK
Today marks the 78th anniversary of the Nakba (catastrophe), during which more than 750,000 Palestinians were expelled and over 400 villages were destroyed to establish the State of Israel.
The installation is open til May 21. Ages 16+ only. You will need to make a reservation to enter the reading room https://t.co/uL3Fb8SRRc
In addition to the files, the installation features a timeline of Epstein's relationship with Pres. Donald Trump and a tribute to Epstein's over 1,200 victims.
"The exhibit's chief organizer, David Garrett, told Wired that the goal is to convey the scale of Epstein's crimes and the impunity with which they were carried out."
at first you google 10 words every page. then it’s more like 7 words. then 5. soon, you only google a word or two every couple of pages, and later it’s once or twice every book. building your vocabulary takes time but it also opens up a world of opportunities and understanding.
@KM02art not this genuinely being the first moment I'm discovering sachston because of this ART after 20 years of being a lesbian and a fan of the first movie. i've been so blind. thank you for this
Reminder to the general population that you can still live a full & fun life while wearing a mask & mitigating the spread of preventable diseases!!!