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Ordinary working people pay most to make data center tech bros richer.

Big Tech on corporate welfare

"In Columbus, for example, households on the standard plan of the local utility began paying about $20 more a month as of June — or $240 a year — because of the demand from data centers, according to a calculation based on figures from an independent monitor overseeing the region’s energy auctions and the local utility, AEP Ohio."

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NetNut Review: Come for the Free Trial, Stay for Affordable Data Plans
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Israeli settler kills Palestinian activist who worked on Oscar-winning film ‘No Other Land’
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Fleshy Village -

There was no wood here, and metal was incredibly rare. Bone, sinew and flesh were the available materials, and they were used in ways that would horrify the man I was before.

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News at 7PM: The #UK is set to acknowledge Palestine as a state in September, amid a dire humanitarian crisis in #Gaza. The Prime Minister has called an urgent cabinet meeting as over 60,000 deaths are reported. A UN-supported monitor warns of a looming famine. Donald #Trump concludes his Scottish trip, which included inaugurating a golf course. In #China, floods have resulted in at least 30 fatalities and the displacement of 80,000 people. Four individuals were fatally shot in New York. #BBC


Ghislaine Maxwell agreed to participate in a congressional deposition only if a series of demands are met — including immunity.

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waluigi levels are currently at 75% but fluctuating wildly

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europesays.com/2285741/ Judge Rejects Lawsuit Blocking Fed From Meeting in Secret #DonaldTrump #Economy #FederalReserveSystem #TheFed


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💬 #Trump said his deadline for #Russia to end the fighting in #Ukraine or face new sanctions will be in 10 days from Tuesday.

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A famous tale tells of intrigue in another city of this mysterious land. But the real intrigue during the great wars happened in the back alleys of this port town. #travel #history cromwell-intl.com/travel/moroc…
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It's #Drag #Lovefest time again 👑 This drag #Queen makes number 527, she's Miss Shugana & she's giving me beautiful Southern Purple Mint Moth vibes 🌸 I love her website/company they promote drag Kings too!

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Google Home rolling out fix for issues with light controls via voice commands 9to5google.com/2025/07/29/goog…


Google One Material 3 Expressive redesign drops the graphics, Dynamic Color 9to5google.com/2025/07/29/goog…


🪷 💋 29 July is #LipstickDay: Someone kissed - and left lipstick on - the #Antinous #Mondragone head! Antinous authority #JohnJJohnston says: "I believe the lipstick kiss was discovered when he was unpacked at Leeds' Henry Moore Institute in 2006!" #NationalLipstickDay 💋🪷



📻 Russian fuel train 'erupts in fireball' at strategic railway hub | Ukraine: The Latest

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A wide-ranging analysis, drawing from data on nearly 30 million people, finds a link between air pollution and dementia. #ClimateChange

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Benito Mussolini was born OTD in 1883; his fascist regime used castor oil laxatives to coerce confessions toilet-guru.com/castor-oil.htm… #Fascism #history


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Pro-Palestine group in Greece protests arrival of Israeli cruise ship on Crete island
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I might accidentally bought 7 more magazines from a local retro shop, alongside some really cheap PS2 and Wii games. 😅

PS. If I don't post much or reply a bit late, I'm having a bit of trouble adapting to my glasses.
Can't have an all in one pair as my eyes wouldn't be able to adjust to the massive change right now.
Heck, I couldn't even get the full prescription strength that I theoretically would need...

And I can see why.
While I've more or less adjusted to my reading glasses now, so my laptop and everything else has its normal shape again and doesn't seem to be melting at the lower right side anymore like it did the first 3 days.

My regular ones still give me lots of trouble, especially when moving around.
When looking down, the floor has a steep slope to the right as well as behind me, so that's not optimal. 😅

But when I get a message, I can't even read the screen now anymore without my reading glasses, or by squinting really hard.
So I tend to not use my phone much at all now.

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Yikes... sorry to hear the adjustment's been so tough. I’m sure your prescription is probably fine, but have you thought about getting a second opinion? I only ask because last year I went to a new eye doctor who completely messed up my prescription, and I just couldn’t adjust. I ended up seeing someone else, and the difference was night and day.
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@aCosmicWave

Well, he told me the adjustment would be challenging, that's why I can't get the prescription I actually need until at last a year from now. As things would be too warped to be able to adjust to them.

My experience with my reading glasses seem to be stabilising, unless I'm just out of bed, in which case, things are again a bit slanted.
But they tend to get better after half an hour already.
So that makes me think it'll just be a longer process.

Haven't used my normal glasses as much, since I've been doing a lot of magazine work on the laptop since this is my last week of summer break.
So when I put those on, while it's definitely a lot better than last week, it still doesn't feel like it should at all.
Gonna take time to adapt.





After delisting adult content last week, itch.io updates its guidelines to allow NSFW titles—if developers make it through a strict set of filters. pcmag.com/news/indie-game-plat…


Men 'most likely to flip' as dramatic number of young Americans now disapprove of Trump: poll alternet.org/trump/trump-young… via Alternet.org


NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell agreed to participate in a congressional deposition only if a series of demands are met — including immunity.

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The EPA proposes gutting its greenhouse gas rules. Here's what it means for cars and pollution npr.org/2025/07/29/nx-s1-54637…