Source: Washington Post
by Chris Barnard
“Data centers have become an integral part of American life, powering search engines, GPS navigation, health care systems and more. But as companies invest in the infrastructure needed for AI, vicious land-use fights are emerging in communities nationwide. Nearly 3 in 4 Americans oppose hosting a data center in their community. Localized opposition has mobilized to halt projects in data center hot spots. It need not be this way. What if companies could build data centers on contaminated brownfield and Superfund sites in exchange for cleaning up the land?” (08/27/26)
https://archive.is/30rAT
Source: Fox Business
“The U.S. Army is moving forward with plans to bring nuclear power to five military installations as part of a multibillion-dollar effort to strengthen the military’s energy security and reduce its reliance on potentially vulnerable power grids. The Army announced Wednesday that its Janus Program selected five nuclear energy companies for awards of up to a combined $2.2 billion to own, build and operate nuclear microreactors at bases in North Carolina, Kentucky, Texas, Georgia and New York. … Combined with expected private-sector investment, the Army said it expects more than 20 nuclear microreactors to eventually be built and operated across Department of War installations.” (08/27/26)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/us-army-plans-nuclear-microreactors-5-military-bases-part-2-2b-energy-security-push
Source: The Moynihan Report
“William Shatner Doesn’t Want to Die.” (08/27/26)
https://www.themoynihan.report/p/william-shatner-doesnt-want-to-die
Source: CounterPunch
by Matt Witt
“Last year, Carrboro, N.C. became the first town in America to officially declare itself a ‘Fourth Amendment City.’ At the same time, many small businesses in Carrboro have pledged to be ‘Fourth Amendment Businesses’ and to take specific steps to protect employees and customers from federal persecution by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE). Under the Fourth Amendment, ICE agents cannot constitutionally enter a private area that is not open to the public unless they have a judicial warrant signed by a judge that says ‘U.S. District Court’ or a state court at the top. Despite claims by the Trump administration to the contrary, an administrative warrant from the Department of Homeland Security does not satisfy this constitutional requirement.” (08/27/26)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/08/27/the-fourth-amendment-and-ice/
Source: Liberal Currents
by Katherine Alejandra Ross
“Becoming Extremely Online is a choice: one that fewer of us should make.” (08/27/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/extremely-online-2-0/
Sourc: Independent Institute
by Nikolai G Wenzel
“A bipartisan misstep in the name of affordability.” (08/27/26)
https://www.independent.org/article/2026/08/27/road-housing-act-hurting-renters-investors/
Source: Fox News
“Florida is becoming the first state to impose sweeping new limits on how welfare cash can be spent, blocking recipients from using cash-assistance benefits loaded onto EBT cards for purchases like tattoos, theme park tickets, video games, vaping products and other items not generally considered ‘basic needs’ under a plan the Trump administration is urging other states to emulate. Florida’s cash-assistance program, known as Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA), is funded through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. It is separate from SNAP, the food-assistance program, though families may receive both types of benefits through separate balances on the same EBT card. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) determined Florida’s updated TANF plan to be complete Thursday in a letter sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis and obtained by Fox News Digital.” (08/27/26)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/florida-becomes-first-state-block-welfare-cash-tattoos-vapes-more
Source: The New Republic
“Trump Unravels as Leaks Reveal How Aides Feed Him Crackpot Poll Hopium.” (08/27/26)
https://newrepublic.com/article/214792/trump-unravels-leaks-reveal-aides-feed-crackpot-poll-hopium
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Blaise Malley
“On paper, Alexander Vindman’s loss in last week’s Florida Democratic Senate was a shocking upset. After all, Vindman had a 16-to-1 fundraising advantage and far more national name recognition than the winner — progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon. But the results reflect more than one poorly-run campaign. Vindman is one of the most prominent faces of a bygone political era known as ‘Russia-gate’ — a period which Democratic voters appear ready to leave behind. … the very reason Vindman succeeded in those heady days is likely — at least partly — to blame for why he and others lost their primaries. Their democracies vs. autocracies (read: Russia) foreign policy is not salient with the voters anymore. Another country is, however.” (08/27/26)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/alex-vindman-resistance-foreign-policy/
Source: Libertarian Institute
‘We sit down with Larry Johnson of Sonar21 to pressure-test the story you’re being sold about the war with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and why ‘it’s only $4 a gallon’ can quickly turn into a very different reality when global oil supply, diesel, and aviation fuel get squeezed.” (08/27/26)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/blog/the-kyle-anzalone-show-guest-larry-johnson-on-trumps-iran-war-ill-never-apologize/
