Data centers: The new god of the high-tech evil doers

If anyone ever doubted that AI 'data centers' are turning the heads of greedy corporations like nothing we've ever seen before, then this is a perfect example.

This story about Lake Tahoe in northern California is emblematic of the national craze where money comes first and people's needs, water quality and availability, air quality, and more come last.

America has always been an immoral nation where the 'green frog skin' (dollar bill) is the god. People are blinded and will often do anything - even destroy their own communities and quality of life for a buck. And it is getting worse by the day.

Thank goodness many are protesting these destructive AI monsters that are key elements in the new high-tech digital money and extreme surveillance regime now underway by the big tech bros that want to turn the people of the world into slaves as they roboticize the future.

Just one year ago, only 8 jurisdictions across the United States had any kind of moratorium on AI data center construction. Today, that number has exploded to 78 — and it's still climbing. Communities in nearly every region of the country are saying no to the massive facilities tech giants and AI companies are desperate to build.

Of the 78 jurisdictions that have moved to block new builds, 69 have active restrictions and four have gone further — making their bans permanent. In just the two months from March to April 2026, 14 new bans were added to the map. The pace of resistance is accelerating, not slowing.

But many of these mega-energy suckers are still being built. Here in Maine our state legislature voted to put a ban on polluting data centers but our corporate stooge Governor Janet Mills (Democrat) vetoed the bill.

It's a battle royale across the nation. It's a struggle between high-tech evildoers with their dirty big bucks and the public. 

Don't surrender to these fools. The future is at stake.

Bruce 

Sunday song

Which invasion? Iran or Cuba or both?

• A source close to Iran's Ghalibaf says Iran's "third struggle" plan announced by the IRGC will close Bab el-Mandeb Strait "by fire" and disable the seven submarine internet cables under the Strait of Hormuz, in immediate response to upcoming US strikes that Iran has assessed as "inevitable," for this weekend. The source adds that Iran will also respond with "next-generation missiles and drones" firing hundreds daily at the Gulf energy infrastructure, and that the US and Israel are playing "Russian roulette" with the outcome being the "collapse of the global economy and unprecedented gas prices."

• The United Arab Emirates has made a more concerted push for an end to the Iran war in recent days, joining Saudi Arabia and Qatar in urging Trump to give negotiations a chance, according to several people familiar with the matter. The conversations were prompted by the countries’ fears that any retaliation from Tehran, if hostilities resume, will plunge Gulf economies into chaos, the people said. 

• Stars and Stripes: The United States has approved a potential $108.1 million foreign military sale to Ukraine to help sustain the country’s HAWK air defense systems, the State Department announced this week. The HAWK, or Homing All the Way Killer, is a U.S.-made medium-range air defense system that Ukraine has used to defend against Russian missile and drone attacks.

• Trump: “China agreed not to supply weapons to Iran. I talked to them.” China Foreign Minister: “We want to end rumors that China agreed with the U.S. not to supply weapons to Iran. To be clear: no such communication occurred. China has neither confirmed nor denied supplying weapons to Iran. Our security agreements and defense cooperation are sovereign matters for China alone. No foreign country may interfere in China’s internal affairs.”
• The Trump Gaza Board of Peace is falling apart. Very few are paying, and there is serious remorse being expressed by those who joined initially. Nebenzia at the UN Security Council did not mince words. “Six months after the vote on Security Council Resolution 2803, the so-called 'Trump Plan' remains largely a dead letter, with declarative successes only serving as a smokescreen to conceal the grim reality in the #GazaStrip.”

• Sovereignista: Let’s count: Negotiations with Russia zip; Ukraine negotiations not happening; Negotiations with Iran not happening as not even the framework of a negotiation structure can be agreed upon; China debacle; Trump’s Gaza Peace Board a dead letter; Tariffs dead and must be paid back; US outplayed in the Strait of Hormuz; The world speaking out against the war on Cuba (and this just off the top of my head). I’m sure there are more for example, the US does not have diplomats in more than 100 countries. Counting Israel, the world is at last talking, because of the brutal treatment of the latest Flotilla to Gaza.
• Haaretz: An investigation unveiled that a secret spy unit is operating inside Israel’s Education Ministry and has been monitoring teachers who criticize the government, particularly left-wing and Arab educators, in an effort to silence critics.  The unit, headed by a former Shin Bet operative, compiled detailed files tracking educators’ social media posts, protest participation, and political statements.
• Two US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft conducted an emergency response exercise at the US Embassy in Caracas. Venezuelan authorities authorized the flights. The USS Iwo Jima is operating off the Venezuelan coast. Sadly the US now occupies Venezuela. Are they practicing for the invasion of Cuba?

• Poland announced the arrival of the first three American-made Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft at Łask Air Base, with further deliveries scheduled through 2029. Warsaw ordered 32 F-35A fighter jets from Lockheed Martin in 2020 during President Trump’s first term in a deal worth $4.6 billion, and Polish pilots are already undergoing training in the U.S.
• The apartment of Oleksandr Udovichenko, deputy head of the Ukrainian State Security Bureau, who owns the Gorilla Casino. Price: $900,000. Zelensky and his cronies thank the people of the United States and Europe for their taxes. 

• Israel struck a road in southern Lebanon, killing a father and daughter. When medical teams arrived, a second strike hit the responders. Lebanese health authorities say over 100 medical workers have been killed since March 2026.
• Brazilian Global Sumud Flotilla activist Thiago Ávila: 'Israeli soldiers raped our people at the Global Sumud Flotilla. It was not one, not two, not three. They were taking food and medicine to Gaza. They were taking baby formula, and they got raped by Israeli soldiers.'  

• The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum announces that she will send oil to Cuba, no matter what Trump wants. “We will continue sending oil to Cuba. We will not cave, and we will not be a tool for implementing the U.S. embargo. Enough of the blackmail.”

• The Global Sumud Flotilla expresses its profound outrage and condemnation following a violent assault by the Ertzaintza (Basque autonomous police) against newly returned flotilla participants at Bilbao Airport, Spain. These activists, having just survived days of systematic abduction, torture, and severe psychological and physical violence at the hands of the israeli Occupation Forces (iOF), were met not with sanctuary, but with immediate, targeted police brutality upon stepping onto their home soil. When a family member, waiting anxiously in the arrivals terminal, attempted to cross a barrier to embrace their loved ones, the Ertzaintza suddenly and shockingly responded with violence. What should have been a moment of relief and familial comfort after such a harrowing experience was interrupted by even more brutality. See more photos and video on Fazebook https://www.facebook.com/reel/980692311003810  

Is Cuba a threat to the U.S.?

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted a video on May 20 addressed directly to the Cuban people, claiming the blackouts have nothing to do with the U.S. oil blockade. 

We took to the streets to Havana to see what people thought of his speech. Most hadn’t seen it. 

“It’s just that I despise Marco Rubio so much that it’s not even worth listening to anything he says,” said Lucía Miret, 76, a retired teacher. 

Most of those who saw it, rejected Rubio’s claim. “It’s no secret to anyone that the blockade exists,” said Daimara Pérez, a doctor. “If the blockade didn’t exist then they should let the ships in.”

the funnies

Gaza flotilla released: Beaten, bruised, broken bones, raped & sexually humiliated

• The I$raeli occupation released more than 400 international Gaza flotilla participants after detaining them while they were heading to Gaza to break the siege. They were transported via Turkish planes to Istanbul. This is what Israeli military and prison personnel did to them. (Chosen by God to beat the hell of out people sailing to bring food and solidarity to those suffering from terrorist genocide! Unbelievable arrogance by the zionists.)  A lawyer reported, "Many complained of humiliation, some complained of sexual harassment and rape, broken ribs and arms. For sure from the experience in the past several years representing flotilla participants, this was the most severe in terms of violence, degrading, humiliating treatment." When will the world sanction Israel?

•  A German activist who participated in the Sumud Flotilla: 'They beat me every day and did not give me any food or water.'

• Slowly Iran is unraveling the Strait. The previous number of ships that moved was 27. As of yesterday 35 ships that contacted the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) were issued transit permits for the Strait of Hormuz, after paying the necessary tolls and signing the relevant documents. The ships will be safely guided through the Strait of Hormuz according to the guidelines and regulations of the Islamic Republic. Transit will proceed in a phased manner and in accordance with Iran’s traffic separation scheme. Iran is offering support, medical and food for the crews as well as transit insurance.  

• Reuters: The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic issued a decree banning the export of uranium suitable for creating nuclear weapons from the country. In this way, Tehran has toughened its position on one of the main US demands in peace negotiations. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's order could further enrage Trump and complicate negotiations. According to Iranian sources cited by the publication, there are serious suspicions in Iran that the pause in hostilities was a Washington tactical trick designed to create an appearance of security before resuming airstrikes.

• Ukrainian drones attacked an educational building and dormitory of the vocational school in Starobelsk, Lugansk People's Republic in Russia last night, leaving 41 people injured and 21 killed, while rescuers were searching for those still trapped under the rubble. At the time of the attack, 86 students between the ages of 14 and 18 were inside the building. This daily terrorism by Ukraine continues to be aided and abetted by NATO. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that the British broadcaster BBC has officially declined to visit the site of the tragedy in Starobelsk, while the American media CNN is on vacation.

               NATO chief Mark Rutte begging for more money                

• In the most expensive House primary ever, with $32 million spent on TV ads alone, Rep. Thomas Massie (Repub-Kentucky) was chased out of his seat by a political nobody who was backed by a tidal wave of dark money (AIPAC) and the blessing of Trump, who has been waging a non-stop smear campaign against Massie ever since he took up the cause of releasing the Epstein Files. Massie was one of the few Republicans willing to take a public stand to expose and prosecute the rich pedophiles in the Epstein Files, a cause once central to the MAGA mindset, that is, until it was revealed that the pages were filled with references to and accusations against their dear leader. And so, at Trump’s demand, voters immediately threw him out of office by a margin of 10 points. Massey still has seven more months to serve until he will be replaced after the November national elections. Massey yesterday filed a bill in the House to make AIPAC have to register as a foreign agent. JFK tried to get that law passed but was assassinated before he was successful.  

• Channel 12 (Hebrew): IDF Soldiers in the north have become fixed targets, like 'ducks' in a shooting range. Nothing has happened yet. This is Hezbollah, and Hezbollah is invincible and unconquerable. No matter how high you climb, you will fall beneath the feet of Ridwan and Aziz.

                Protesting the US in Greenland yesterday                 

• On May 18 Niger’s Cabinet approved a decree cancelling the Arlit mining concession, a title originally granted in 1968 to France’s Atomic Energy Commission, declaring the land now free of all rights and returning it fully to the Nigerien people. The concession covered 360 square kilometres and had been granted for 75 years. France’s nuclear giant Orano, formerly Areva, operated it for over half a century extracting uranium that powered French homes, French hospitals, and French industry while the communities around Arlit remained without reliable electricity. Niger’s Cabinet simultaneously created a new state owned company called Teloua Safeguarding Uranium Mining Company to take over all uranium operations on Nigerien soil. Nigerien uranium will now be extracted by Nigerien hands for Nigerien benefit. 

• Washington Post: 6,000 refugees entered the US since October. All but three are South African. America’s refugee program has undergone a radical transformation. Now nearly all those arriving under the program are white South Africans.
• Reuters: Syria will attend next month’s G7 summit in France as a guest nation, represented by head chopper Ahmed al-Sharaa. It marks Syria’s first participation in the forum since it was founded in 1975. The western colonial nations continue to reveal their true colors.

• Washington Post: The U.S. fired far more advanced missile interceptors than Israel while defending Israel during recent fighting with Iran. American forces launched over 200 THAAD interceptors, about half the U.S. stockpile, plus more than 100 naval missiles, while Israel used fewer than 200 of its own high-end interceptors combined. The imbalance highlights how heavily Washington carried Israel’s defense burden. 

• Iran’s MFA spokesman to IRNA: None of the speculations raised in recent days regarding various aspects of the negotiations are confirmed. At this stage, the focus of the negotiations is on ending the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, and the claims made in the media about nuclear issues, including HEU materials or enrichment discussions, are merely media speculations and lack credibility.

Golden Dome news conference: Cost estimate @ $3.6 trillion

Yesterday Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) along with International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and Back From The Brink, released a new report on the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system.

Organizations hosted a press conference in DC with the Up In Arms campaign, Senator Ed Markey, and Congressman Jim McGovern. 

The report addresses the outlandish price tag of this $3.6 trillion missile defense system and the inevitable faults and holes in its effectiveness. 

The report demonstrates that even in a best-case scenario with Golden Dome implementation, more than 300 warheads would penetrate the system leaving 132 major US cities destroyed and 75 million Americans at risk.

Read the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space statement opposing Trump's Golden Dome space warfare system. The statement is signed by hundreds of organizations and activists around the globe. Click here  

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Gaza flotilla activists in IDF jail and hunger striking

 

• Netanyahu wants the war back on with immediate military action in Gaza and Iran. Washington appears to be weighing the diplomatic option but Netanyahu is demanding escalation without end. He clings to power by fueling this war that brings strategic bankruptcy and international isolation to Israel. Trump has stated he doesn't do forever wars but is deeply compromised by his donors and the Israel lobby. The machinery keeps turning with more wreckage for everyone while the profiteers smile.  
• 'Iran airspace completely cleared' in repeat of final hours to the March war reports Col. Douglas MacGregor. Buckle up.... The Epstein coalition is getting desperate and Iran knows it has already won. If the hot war reboots it will not end well for the US or Bibi. 

• Trump's security chief Stephen Miller just threatened Iran with the worst nuking in modern history, a direct warning that puts nuclear annihilation on the table for any perceived slight from Tehran. This bluster lands right as Bibi's apprentice escalates tensions with the civilizational state, following recent US-Israeli strikes and provocations aimed at weakening Iran's position in the region. Iran continues to assert its dominance in its own backyard and humiliates the Epstein coalition. If the coalition was winning there would be no Dr. Strangelove suicidal talk. Iran won't be intimidated.  

• Tucker Carlson didn't pull any punches on Israel's Channel 13. He directly challenged the hosts over Netanyahu dragging the US toward war with Iran in a tense back and forth on Israel's coercive foreign policy influence over the US. Netanyahu clings to power through endless escalation in the region. This approach exposes the moral and strategic bankruptcy of Israel's position, pulling Washington deeper into conflicts that serve Tel Aviv's immediate needs over any illusion of broader stability. Iran, as a civilizational state, defends its sovereignty against coercion and illegal wars of aggression. The risks of wider war grow with each provocation, leaving the Middle East on the edge of the abyss and American policy tied to a cycle of confrontation that benefits few beyond Netanyahu and his apprentice's inner circle. 

• Trump: "They are building a hospital, all sorts research facilities and meeting rooms for the military, are being built below the White House ballroom. The structure extends six stories below ground level. We have Drone and Missile proofing and Great Sniper Capacities".
• Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have unveiled a giant joint portrait — a deliberate, unmistakable signal that this partnership is built to last. Two civilizational states, standing together, long after Washington's sanctions were supposed to have them on their knees. The NATO protection racket spent years trying to isolate Russia. The same playbook got rolled out against China. The portrait hanging in Beijing today is their answer to both campaigns. Trade deepening. Technology sharing. Defense coordination. Trump's reception last week is aging rapidly by comparison.  

• Italy, France, Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Spain have all summoned the Israeli ambassador in their countries and demanded clarification. This comes after Israel’s Minister of National Security, Ben Gvir, posted footage showing Gaza Flotilla activists (87 of whom are reported now on a hunger strike) being humiliated and mistreated by Israeli forces. The Zionist act is wearing thin on the world. Even though the Gaza flotilla did not make it to the Gaza shores the flotilla activists have exposed Israel once again for the world to see its brutality and inhumanity.  It's gotten to the point that governments around the world now must react because the public demands it! Keep the heat on the bastards!  

• On May 20th, President Lee Jae Myung said regarding the recent successive seizures by the Israeli military of the Gaza relief flotilla carrying South Korean activists, “Detaining our nationals for reasons that are not valid under international law is far too severe and inhumane.” He also said, regarding the issue of executing the arrest warrant the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “We should also consider it.” As the President condemned the Israeli prime minister at a public meeting, diplomatic repercussions are expected. Also at the Korea–Japan Summit, President Lee Jae Myung refused to follow Tokyo’s Anti-China line and emerged as a key leader of a sensible Middle-Power nation.

• Bahrain has stripped 69 people of their citizenship, accusing them of spying for Iran's Revolutionary Guards. The announcement lands just days after US and Israeli strikes on Iranian soil. Gulf states don't move like this without a green light. Bahrain sits in the Gulf as a key outpost for American naval power, hosting the Fifth Fleet while its own population, mostly Shia, endures the heavy hand of a Sunni monarchy and is cleaning house on Washington's behalf. Bibi got his war. Now every client state in the Gulf is tightening the screws. Collective punishment dressed as national security. The human cost keeps climbing. 

• As the cost of living crisis unfolds, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to announce an £18 billion increase to the military budget, to be spread out over the next four years. It follows weeks of pressure from figures like the former NATO Secretary General, George Robertson, for the government to cut welfare spending to fund Britain’s rearmament. This would only worsen the economic crisis – pushing millions more into further poverty.
• Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm, 1789 Capital, grew from $200 million to $3.5 billion in assets in roughly a year — a 17-fold increase. 

• Trump’s Greenland envoy, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, walks through Nuuk, Greenland, as a woman shouts, “Don’t come here — go home!” The Pentagon wants two bases in Greenland for the Golden Dome missile system and to interdict Russian and Chinese shipping passing thru the Arctic region.  

• Cuba’s Raul Castro formally indicted for "conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals," announces acting Attorney General Todd Blanche . Castro's crime? Defending Cuba from attacks by terrorists from the Miami exile Cuban community who were fully supported by the US government. American intelligence is actively mapping out Cuba's possible reactions to any US military intervention. The Pentagon and defense intelligence have begun crafting military options tailored for the Trump administration according to officials.

• Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has urged fundamental reforms to the United Nations and international governance structures, noting that current systems have lost legitimacy and serve only the interests of a limited group of powers. Speaking recently at the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, Araghchi said that the world is experiencing "a period of structural instability and a deep crisis of trust. The structures governing the international order, designed in the post-World War II era, no longer have the capacity to respond to the realities of the 21st century," he told fellow foreign ministers.

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