Mississippi Asked xAI Some Very Specific Questions. The Response Was a Hedge.
Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson asked data center companies for water, power, heat, noise and jobs figures. SpaceXAI's two-page answer has none.
What You Should Know About Mississippi’s Upcoming Hearing on xAI’s Turbines
Mississippi's hearing on xAI's Southaven power plant is November 9th and 10th in Jackson, about three hours away. It's about turbines still being built.
Todd Blanche Went After Minnesota’s Judges for Talking to the Times
Do I have a Todd Blanche Google alert? Maybe. Blanche just filed a misconduct complaint against nearly the whole federal bench in Minnesota. Their crime, according to the Justice Department: talking to the New York Times. Blanche says the judges violated their ethical duties by commenting on cases, some of them still pending, and showed…
Were xAI’s turbines legal? Let’s look at the records
Shelby County asked EPA to put its 364-day turbine rule in writing. EPA asked the county for a list of the machines. The record shows neither answer arriving.
Mark Burnett Cast Donald Trump as a Genius Boss. America Forgot It Was Casting.
I helped cast TV narcissists for a living, and I think we accidentally helped make a president. Back in 2000, I was an associate producer on ESPN’s 2 Minute Drill. Kenny Mayne hosted it, and people like Rich Eisen sat on the panel. Contestants answered rapid-fire sports trivia for cash. It was basically a sports…
Chuck Grassley Put Jack Smith on Trial for Doing His Job
Chuck Grassley’s big scandal is that the guy investigating the coup… investigated. That’s what today’s Senate hearing was really about. You’d never know it from the name Grassley gave it, though. He called it “Oversight of Jack Smith’s Abuse of Authority and the Targeting of Republicans and Related Matters.” They put the verdict first and…
Todd Blanche Called the Trump Accuser’s FBI Notes Duplicates. A Judge Called His Bluff.
NDAs, a $500 lawyer trick, and hidden FBI notes all cracked in one week. Remember the missing 37 pages? The woman interviewed by the FBI about Trump allegedly assaulting her as a fifteen-year-old received a settlement from these people - Senator Whitehouse I saw this tweet this morning and decided to catch up on what’s…
Who told EPA that xAI’s turbines need a permit? The turbine industry did.
The companies that build portable gas turbines told EPA that machines like the ones at xAI's sites need air permits. Shelby County and Mississippi told the public the opposite. The industry's own lawyer put it in writing.
Just Unplug AI? Why It Won’t Happen
AI isn't the Coke machine in the cafeteria. It's holding up the roof.
Did the University of Memphis just settle the xAI air fight?
The study told the council pollution mostly went down. Its own limitations slide says there are no field monitoring data for Southwest Memphis at all.
How did 68 of xAI’s turbines get into Mississippi with no permit?
Memphis fought about the turbines it could see. A bigger power plant went up seven tenths of a mile away on one email - and the agency that said yes told me it hadn't been out to look.
Yes, AI could destroy us all. But not how you think it will.
The real villains are the usual suspects.