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.
An update on the air around xAI’s Colossus 1
The Shelby County Health Department's first statement on the South Memphis air monitor, what EPA's own grant file says instead, and the road the mayor paused.
Who pays for xAI’s power?
Sixteen data centers, a 1.28 million gallon cap, a $152 million check to TVA, and 15 orders to cut back - what MLGW's CEO told the council, and what the records say.
xAI’s Tesla Megapacks sit over the aquifer. Shelby County never planned for them.
The xAI files Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. I’ve said it before and I will say it again. I don’t think anyone is paying attention to the xAI data center issue that is the most immediately dangerous. Elon Musk built fields of giant batteries on…
The Latest on the Data Center Moratorium
Twelve months, no new data center permits. The council's own attorney named two ways the pause could end early, and nobody will sign the survey going around.
xAI is hiring for positions that should have been filled already
The xAI files Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. Independent outlets have covered the Megapacks as hardware and the turbine issues - but I have not found anyone that has written about the battery safety, fire-oversight gap - except me. I’ll circle back soon and explain…
Elon Musk is just Elon Musking - who is actually in charge of stopping him?
The xAI files · the introduction Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. And for my next trick… Introducing my new daily series - THE XAI FILES… Some of you may remember that while I was running for Congress, I started digging into xAI. Then I went…
Let’s Talk About xAI and Data Center Pollution
The real story that no one wants to talk about!
A computer picked the wrong man. Police arrested him anyway. Memphis isn’t using this software - “at this time.”
Now that I have your attention on the Flock Camera issue - I think it is worth revisiting an issue I’ve been writing about that should be just as chilling - if not more. In January 2020, Detroit police arrested a man named Robert Williams on his front lawn, in front of his wife and…
A camera photographed your car today. Nobody needed a warrant to search where you’ve been.
I’ve been doing some research on Flock cameras. Here’s what I found. A camera probably took a picture of your license plate today. It saved where you were, what you drive, what time you passed, and even the dents and bumper stickers on your car. You didn’t do anything wrong. It kept the picture anyway.…
How xAI could actually help its neighbors
The xAI files Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. First published on rachelfortn.com on 6 July 2026, during the campaign for Tennessee’s 5th District. Moved here with the text as it was. The world’s largest supercomputer sits in Memphis’ backyard. While at least 32,000 Memphis homes…
What is the mitigation plan for xAI battery parks?
The xAI files Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. First published on rachelfortn.com on 2 July 2026, during the campaign for Tennessee’s 5th District. Moved here with the text as it was. Let’s talk about disaster mitigation, because that is an important part of a representative’s…