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renordgren

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8. Glen Younkin was our last governor...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 05:28 PM

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I have a sneaking suspicion he quietly ushered in all of this “development” under emergency measures and abbreviated review. Abigail Spanberger took office in January and has already signed into law stricter environmental regs and additional oversight of proposed datacenters like what they’re trying to shoehorn here into Botetourt County.

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County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to 'Conserve Electricity' [View all] highplainsdem Tuesday OP

Consequences. Assume the local community thought data centers were a good idea... erronis Tuesday #1

Their county officials sound as innane and stupid as ours here in the AZ borderlands Attilatheblond Tuesday #2

I do not understand why delisen Tuesday #3

This unregulated shit needs to be banned yesterday. This is beyond insane. Karasu Tuesday #4

"Also, we need everyone to stop bathing and drinking so much water." tanyev Tuesday #5

Dude- mwmisses4289 Tuesday #6

Shut down the effing data centers!' C Moon Tuesday #7

Glen Younkin was our last governor... renordgren Tuesday #8

Everyone must serve the needs of the tech billionaires dalton99a Tuesday #9

These data centers will eventually destroy the communities and make them uninhabitable and sustainable in the next 5 kimbutgar Tuesday #10

Same thing we say about SpaceX RussBLib Tuesday #12

Data centers are trying to move into our rural area and their biggest investors are our local power company ToxMarz Tuesday #11

I am 78 years old, I retired after 40 years in a steel mill. Our plant consumed over $1 million doc03 Tuesday #13

Great job, Richmond! Youngkin installed these parasites and now we have to live with them. Martin68 Tuesday #14

So fitting that Richmond was the former capitol of the Confederacy. SunSeeker Wednesday #17

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404 media is paywalled out the wazoo. Has anyone actually read this? usonian Tuesday #15

This was always going to happen. Aussie105 Tuesday #16

The problem is the price structure Old Crank Wednesday #19

Ya know... purr-rat beauty Wednesday #20

They of course want to bring them to Kansas. MAGA types are yelling and screaming Bengus81 Wednesday #21

They've been voting for unregulated corporate abuse every time they go to the fucking ballot box all their lives. Karasu Wednesday #22

Data centers? Be careful what you wish for. lpbk2713 Wednesday #23