Breaking Down: Collapse

Billionaire Kevin O'Leary wants to build the world's largest data center at the tippy toppy of the Great Salt Lake. People are (rightfully) not happy about it.

Utah's data center could create a massive heat island that could devastate the Great Salt Lake, scientists say
Box Elder County data center's projected daily heat equivalent to 23 atomic bombs
Stuart Adams PAC Received $135,000 From MIDA Donors After Data Center Approval
Utah senator smacks ABC4 reporter's phone out of his hand amid Data Center controversy
Data center approved in Utah despite community protests
A giant OpenAI-Oracle data center was voted down by a Michigan farm town. Weeks later, construction began | Fortune

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The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Here's a few drivers behind it:

What's Powering the K-Shaped Economy: Inflation, Stock Market Gains - Business Insider
K-shaped economy hits the gas pump as lower-income Americans pull back, NY Fed finds
The K-Shaped Economy Is Reshaping American Cities | Dame Magazine
Americans owe a record $1.68 trillion in car loans | Fortune
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Palantir CEO Says Legalizing War Crimes Would Be Good for Business
Bill banning whites-only housing passes Pennsylvania House by 1 vote | ABC27
Judicial nominees don’t know if Trump can run for a 3rd term : r/law
Louisiana Governor Tossed Thousands of Votes In Order to Help Trump | The New Republic
Louisiana governor suspends active election to allow for gerrymander - Democracy Docket
'Lines are going to change': Trump DOJ confirms it will target minority voters nationwide after Supreme Court ruling - Democracy Docket
Emergency Planning: The President Is Preparing to Challenge 2026 Midterms. The Country Can Still Act to Protect Them. | Washington Spectator
Alabama House approves last-minute congressional gerrymander, despite votes already cast - Democracy Docket
Trump issues ‘demand’ that states cancel elections and rig maps for GOP after Callais - Democracy Docket
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The Western US is not the only region struggling with a terrible water decade. Corpus Christi, Texas is potentially one of the first cities to actually run dry.

Climate Scientists Shake Their Heads as First US City Running Completely Out of Water
Corpus Christi residents frustrated as water crisis makes national news
Central Texas is running out of water, and we keep building like we have plenty : r/collapse
The Corpus Christi Water Crisis Isn't Exceptional. It's Early.
Day Zero approaches Iran | Ctech
Complicating Long-Term Stability: Water Security and the Iran War | New Security Beat
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New news about Trump firing the entire National Science Board is one step closer to the death of science at his hand.

Trump administration fires all members of US National Science Board | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera
National Science Board members fired by Trump administration | AP News
Delays have kept new NSF grants to a trickle — that could be about to change
Science and Public Health in the Trump Era: The Dismantling of Evidence and Institutions, and Proposals for Reconstruction | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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