“Police arrested a high school physics teacher for clapping during a city council meeting.

Teacher Lux Claridge went to a meeting of the Emporia, #Kansas City Commission on July 22 with their spouse and brother.

All three were there to speak out against a proposed hyperscale #datacenter that would sit on 1,000 acres of rural land in Emporia.

They were dragged out, in handcuffs, by police on the orders of a city commissioner.

The city approved the datacenter.”

https://www.404media.co/person-opposing-data-center-arrested-for-clapping-at-city-meeting/

“Police arrested a high school physics teacher for clapping during a city council meeting.

Teacher Lux Claridge went to a meeting of the Emporia, #Kansas City Commission on July 22 with their spouse and brother.

All three were there to speak out against a proposed hyperscale #datacenter that would sit on 1,000 acres of rural land in Emporia.

They were dragged out, in handcuffs, by police on the orders of a city commissioner.

The city approved the datacenter.”

https://www.404media.co/person-opposing-data-center-arrested-for-clapping-at-city-meeting/

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#Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret #Louisiana #DataCenter Deal

A Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.

#law #tech #regulations #electricity #energy #scam #Zuckerberg #ClimateChange
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/technology/meta-data-center-louisiana.html?unlocked_article_code=1.01A.Wi4A.RH8MIJ_Ha7It&smid=nytcore-ios-share