Mon
Jun 29 2026
07:04 am
By: bizgrrl
AI Data Centers & Our Communities
An initiative by Erin Brockovich · Environmental Advocate
"The RACE to build AI infrastructures is unfolding town by town across America. In some places, data centers are welcomed. In others, they are delayed, contested or abandoned altogether. This MAP captures the real-world footprint of that race — revealing patterns of growth, conflict and uncertainty.
I am watching as YOU, the communities show up and speak out. In the famous words of Mark Twain … “The secret of getting ahead is getting started,” so let’s go!
— Erin"
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Discussing:
- Open AI escapes, hacks competitor (1 reply)
- Tennessee paying $637 million over 5 years for voucher software program (3 replies)
- Confusion at the Alcoa South Plant (3 replies)
- The Odyssey (1 reply)
- Tennessee: great for business, not so great place to live (1 reply)
- Marsha & China (4 replies)
- AI bubble burst? (2 replies)
- UT paying $2 million to fired professor? (2 replies)
- A bear in Alcoa (1 reply)
- Here are some good Presidents (1 reply)
- Alcoa Hwy construction to extend to 2030 (3 replies)
- Happy 250th, pfft (2 replies)
TN Progressive
- Alcoa property taxes will probably not go up (BlountViews)
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
- The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
- Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Flood of poll watchers, observers, monitors to descend on midterm voters (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee’s biggest drag show is the 6th District Republican primary (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Congressional candidate says he’ll drop Chinese military stocks (TN Lookout)
- Vance Boelter sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years in killing of Hortmans (TN Lookout)
- Federal court denies restraining order in ACLU lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s new congressional map (TN Lookout)
- US House and Senate split on ending Trump’s war in Iran, as gas prices rise (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Sunday Conversation (Knox TN Today)
- Community Snapshot (Knox TN Today)
- Avery Mills prepares for comeback after knee surgery (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | July 24-26 (Knox TN Today)
- Something new is coming this weekend (Knox TN Today)
- BattleField Farm + One Five grocery + Bobwhite banded + Hummingbird Festival ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Approximately 20 Vols football players to meet fans at Knoxville Food City (Knox TN Today)
- Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: Summer swimming holes (Knox TN Today)
- Healthy planet, healthy people (Knox TN Today)
- Weekend Scene: Maker Exchange to Blues Cruise (Knox TN Today)
- Zoo Knoxville: Where every visit supports wildlife (Knox TN Today)
- Hiking with Harrington: Summer’s quiet side on Lower Mount Cammerer Trail (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- One airlifted after motorcycle crash in Loudon County (WATE)
- Claiborne County mourns Mayor Joe Brooks after fatal motorcycle crash (WATE)
- Knoxville Weather: Scattered showers and storms Saturday night (WATE)
- Grainger County Mayor declares state of emergency after flooding (WATE)
- Sheriff's office: Kingsport man arrested after threatening churches (WATE)
- 'A great leader:' East Tennessee leaders remember Claiborne County Mayor Joe Brooks (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Tupelo Honey closing Chattanooga location at Warehouse Row after 13 years - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Times Opinion: Weston Wamp resorts to Christian nationalism - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Frederick Obear Obituary - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- How the lighthearted social media trend of 'teen takeovers' took a serious turn - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- How Trump admin cuts have compromised food safety - CBS News (US News)
- Everyone expected a Bitcoin investing boom. Why it never came. - USA Today (Business)
- Exclusive | United Approached Delta Last Year About Merging Airlines - WSJ (Business)
- TikTok influencer who accused estranged husband of pedophilia found dead in possible murder-suicide - Fox News (US News)
- New York Democrats face a generational reckoning - Politico (US News)
- Sanders cheers on progressive candidates ahead of midterms, says polling shows voters "tired of the status quo" - CBS News (US News)
- Shein flags tariff hits after posting quarterly loss ahead of Hong Kong IPO - Reuters (Business)
- Why 529 Accounts Make More Sense for Investing Than Trump Accounts - The New York Times (Business)
- Powerball Jackpot Reaches $633 Million—Here’s What A Winner Could Take Home After Taxes - Forbes (Business)
- Big Tech Earnings Slam Into a Market in Revolt Over AI Spending - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- America's Most Powerful Banker Just Confirmed It: I Want These 5 Stocks, Not The Market - Seeking Alpha (Business)
- Troy Jackson, unlike Graham Platner, is staying laser-focused on Susan Collins - Politico (US News)
- Europe is warming to America's obsession with staying cool - Business Insider (Business)
- A forced-labor crackdown or an end-run around Congress? Dissecting Trump’s new tariffs - AP News (US News)
- Employers Fear Labor Shortage as Many Immigrants Lose Protected Status - The New York Times (US News)
Local Media
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
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