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Amazon Data Centers In Mississippi Have Already Raised Electricity Rates for Local Customers, Report Suggests– www.404media.co

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The AI industry has been pushing a narrative that the technology is a “black box” whose inner workings are so complex that they remain unknown even to the people making it. But another black box of AI is the underlying cost of the technology, and, specifically, what the AI boom is costing people who live near massive data centers. The data centers and energy plants that power large language models and other generative AI tools are subject to contracts cloaked in non-disclosure agreements and in many cases shielded from public scrutiny on the pretext that they contain competitive information.

A new report written by consultancy Synapse and commissioned by advocacy groups Earthjustice and Environmental Advocates Mississippi attempts to calculate the cost of 3 planned Amazon data centers to Entergy Mississippi customers, who share an energy utility with the centers. These hidden costs may offer a window into the broader burden borne by residents living near data centers around the country. The report estimates that residential customers of Entergy Mississippi, one of the state’s regional energy monopolies, have paid $38 million as of March 2026 for infrastructure and other costs related to data centers and will have paid $74 million by the end of the year.

BREAKING: Vance Boelter pleads guilty in killing of former Minnesota House speaker and husband—his handwritten letter claimed Tim Walz ‘wanted’ senators targeted | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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He entered a guilty plea on Thursday after reaching a deal with federal prosecutors that avoids the possibility of a death penalty trial.

Vance Boelter, the man accused of killing a former Minnesota House speaker and her husband last year in what investigators called a targeted act of political violence entered a guilty plea on Thursday after reaching a deal with federal prosecutors that avoids the possibility of a death penalty trial, reports NBC News.

A handwritten letter reportedly found in Boelter’s abandoned car contained a series of claims about Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, alleging he “wanted me to kill” U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith so Walz could run for a Senate seat.

He appeared in an orange jail jumpsuit and confirmed in court that he carried out the crimes. When asked by the judge if he conducted surveillance on the victims beforehand, Boelter said, “yes.”

CNN Lets Wild Claim of ‘Rape’ Against Trump Stand– www.newsbusters.org

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On Sunday, CNN’s State of the Union hosted Representative Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and seemed to have either forgotten about or ignored the defamation lawsuit that befell ABC and Good Morning America/This Week co-host George Stephanopoulos when he falsely accused President Trump of rape. Escobar did just that.

Thankfully, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC), who was there when Stephanopoulos committed his expensive faux pas, was not having any of it.

Co-host Dana Bash began by playing a clip of Platner responding to “new accusations from former girlfriends” alleging “unsettling behavior.” Since both Platner and Escobar are in the same political party, Bash asked Escobar for her reaction to the accusations.

Legal Activist Calls Austin Metcalf’s Grieving Family ‘White Supremacists’ and ‘Pigs’ – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

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Justice was served when Karmelo Anthony was found guilty of murder. Yet, the radical left is treating him as the innocent victim, a martyr, and is attacking his victim’s family as the enemy. The racial grievance machine is running at full speed, and it’s absolutely horrific.

Thelma Anderson, a black legal activist, appeared on Roland Martin Unfiltered and went to work rolling out all the buzzards to inflame a race war. Anderson defended Anthony, then went further by casting the supporters of Austin Metcalf’s family as the villains in her story.

“First and foremost, the one thing that I would axe for people to do at this moment is pray for the Anthony family because they have been legally lynched for the last year and more so by this slaughterhouse of a courthouse as well as the family of the Metcalfs,” she said. “The energy right now is very white supremacy.

Russia burning as Ukraine launches huge attack with new missiles | World | News– www.express.co.uk

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Russia suffered a new night of hell as Ukraine signalled its new advantage in the war. Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces sent FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles on a 1,000 mile mission to massively damage a key Putin military plant in Cheboksary. Amid a night of failures by Russian air defences, another refinery – Novokuibyshevsk – was also blitzed in the Samara region.

Two more oil facilities named Lobkovo and Vtorovo, linked to pumping fuel to Moscow and northwestern Russia, were struck and damaged by Ukrainian drones in the Vladimir region, risking further petrol pump shortages. In a key strike, Ukraine blocked traffic by damaging another bridge connecting the Arabat Spit to the mainland in the Kherson region as part of a bombing campaign that is curtailing Putin’s supply access to the jewel of his Ukrainian invasion – the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which he has held since 2014.

Judge rejects watchdog’s bid to block Trump administration’s $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund– www.washingtontimes.com

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WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a government watchdog’s request for a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from forging ahead with a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government.

But the judge ended a hearing by issuing a “fair warning” to President Donald Trump’s administration: “Don’t play possum with this court,” U.S. District Judge Richard Leon told a government attorney.

Leon ruled from the bench in favor of the administration, which argued that the watchdog’s lawsuit is moot because acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress last month that the government is scrapping its plans for the fund. Leon, who was nominated to the bench by Republican President George W. Bush, said he accepts Blanche’s representation for now.

The judge’s refusal to issue a temporary restraining order isn’t the final word on the fate of the government’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund.” Leon said he will consider a separate request by the plaintiffs – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington – for a preliminary injunction that would block payouts from the fund on a more permanent basis.

Iran Demands $24 Billion Windfall as Peace Talks with U.S Hit Major Roadblock– slaynews.com

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Efforts to secure a broader peace agreement between the United States and Iran have reportedly hit a significant obstacle after Tehran demanded access to $24 billion in frozen assets before negotiations can move forward.

The demand has emerged as one of the biggest sticking points in ongoing talks aimed at formalizing a ceasefire and reducing tensions following months of regional conflict.

According to reports, Iranian officials are insisting that billions of dollars in frozen funds be released as a prerequisite for any meaningful progress in negotiations.

VP Vance Refers Tim Walz, Keith Ellison to DOJ for Criminal Fraud Investigation– gellerreport.com

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Vice President JD Vance has formally referred Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to the Department of Justice Monday for criminal investigation after a new House Oversight report documented years of ignored fraud warnings. “The evidence is overwhelming that state officials knew about systemic fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs and chose to look the other way,”

Vance said in a statement. Washington Times: Mr. Vance, the administration’s fraud czar, said he was making the referral after reviewing the findings from the House Oversight Committee. The committee’s report, published Monday, alleges that Walz and Ellison were “aware of widespread taxpayer fraud in federally funded social programs for years” and did not take steps to stop it.

An estimated $300 million in federal child nutrition funds and potentially $9 billion in Medicaid-related funds were “lost” or placed at “serious risk,” according to the report. “As a result, potentially billions of American taxpayer dollars were allowed to flow to fraudulent actors, while vulnerable populations were harmed and whistleblowers were ignored, sidelined and retaliated against,” the report says (Washington Times).

Donations Continue to Stream into Karmelo Anthony’s Official Fund Even After Murder Conviction– www.breitbart.com

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Karmelo Anthony has been tried and convicted of the murder of Austin Metcalf and sentenced to 35 years in prison. But the online donations to his official fund continue to pour in.

The GiveSendGo fund has a goal of $1,396,725. As of this writing, $629,724 has been raised. But a look at the donation tracker, even hours after the verdict and sentence were announced, reveals that donations are continuing to pour in. This, despite the fact that the fund’s purpose is listed as “legal defense,” and Anthony has already been tried and convicted.

However, Anthony’s mother, Kala Hayes, also lists family-related costs.

Sudanese asylum seeker accused of blinding Belfast man appears in court– www.foxnews.com

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A Sudanese asylum seeker accused of blinding a Belfast man in one eye during a stabbing attack appeared in court Wednesday as anti-immigrant unrest spread across Northern Ireland.

Hadi Alodid, 30, was ordered to be held in jail after appearing by video in Belfast Magistrates’ Court, where prosecutors accused him of blinding Stephen Ogilvie in his left eye during Monday’s attack.

Alodid was charged with attempted murder, threatening to kill a radiographer and possessing a knife. He declined legal representation through an Arabic interpreter and did not enter a plea.

The attack, which occurred shortly after 10:30 p.m. Monday in north Belfast and was captured in graphic video footage that quickly spread online, sparked outrage and fueled demonstrations that turned violent overnight. Police said Ogilvie, a man in his 40s, suffered serious injuries to his face, neck, back and eyes, and officers recovered what they believe was a kitchen knife from the scene.

Pakistan renews air strikes on Afghanistan, killing several– www.france24.com

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Pakistan has renewed deadly air strikes on neighbouring Afghanistan, officials in both countries said Wednesday, in the worst violence in weeks following a period of relative calm.

An AFP journalist saw a house completely destroyed in the southeastern province of Khost, where residents were digging graves to bury those killed in the overnight attack.

Afghanistan’s government spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said “11 children, one woman, and one elderly man were killed” in strikes on Khost, Kunar and Paktika provinces.

Bari Weiss Will Take Charge of CNN’s Editorial Operations, Report Says– www.breitbart.com

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Just weeks after reports claimed that Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison was disappointed in CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, we get the news that he intends to add to her duties by placing her in charge of editorial operations at far-left CNN after Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros-Discovery is complete.

Who knows what’s true?

Who cares?

Nothing will change.

Ibram Kendi Claims Sex Offender Who Attacked Kyle Rittenhouse Was ‘Antiracist’ ‘Demonstrator’– legalinsurrection.com

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Ibram Kendi Claims Sex Offender Who Attacked Kyle Rittenhouse Was ‘Antiracist’ ‘Demonstrator’– legalinsurrection.com
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He also implies that Trump’s father was in the KKK, an outrageous suggestion.

Ibram Kendi: Pedophile who attacked Kyle Rittenhouse was ‘antiracist’ ‘demonstrator’

Ibram Kendi’s new book treats a convicted child sex offender better than it treats Donald Trump’s father.

In “Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age,” Kendi briefly discusses the 2020 Black Lives Matter riots in Kenosha, Wis. I am currently reading the book and will publish a longer review in the near future, but in the meantime something stood out as worth highlighting.

In the book, Kendi criticizes Tucker Carlson for interviewing and praising Kyle Rittenhouse.

Jim Jordan scrutinizes U.K. surveillance laws over Five Eyes trust concerns– www.foxnews.com

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U.K. surveillance laws drew scrutiny from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio June 5 amid warnings they could expose communications of officials and American citizens, according to reports.

The concern centered on the U.K.’s use of secret Technical Capability Notices under the Investigatory Powers Act, which critics say could make U.S. companies weaken encryption or create “backdoors” weaken encryption or create “backdoors” while preventing firms from disclosing requests without U.K. government approval.

Critics have argued this could undermine privacy, create vulnerabilities and limit congressional oversight with one former intelligence official warning of a “standing invitation to Beijing.”

The SPLC is hoist by its own petard.– www.americanthinker.com

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Every now and again, someone in Congress takes advantage of having this or that weasel to question under oath. Sen. John Kennedy is a master at making them squirm, and all he does is calmly ask the kinds of questions Normal Americans would ask, and particularly, the kinds of follow-up questions the media and congressional Democrats never ask of Democrats. He’s never rude or angry. He doesn’t insult anyone, but when a witness is concealing something or lying, or says something absolutely stupid, he calls them on it to great comic effect.

Jasmine Crockett Claims Her Heart Breaks For Karmelo Anthony verdict: “Evidence of a broken system”– www.louderwithcrowder.com

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Trump was right. Jasmine Crockett is truly one of the most low-IQ members of society — and it might not even be close.

Crockett said her heart breaks for the Karmelo Anthony verdict. This is because she believes a young man will be sent to prison for 35 years when he has his whole life ahead of him. And no, she did not mention that another young man’s life was forever taken far too early. She was not concerned about the victim or the family.

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Rep. Crockett doesn’t hold back as she explains why the case hits close to home … and why race and venue played a huge role.

One thing she makes abundantly clear … she doesn’t think Anthony got a fair shake … especially in front of a jury that did not have a single Black juror.

Rep. Crockett feels Anthony’s claim that he was afraid during the fatal confrontation at a high school track meet was largely dismissed … and she questions whether jurors would’ve viewed the situation differently if the races were reversed.

Belfast knife attack victim’s family appeals for calm after violence from ‘masked thugs’– www.news24.com

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Residents begin to clean-up on Lendrick Street following a night of anti-immigrant riots in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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  • The family of an Irish attack victim appealed for calm, following violent protests.
  • Stephen Ogilvie lost an eye in a knife attack.
  • A Sudanese man, Hadi Alodid, appeared in ‌court, charged with attempted murder.

John Healey resigns as defence secretary in disagreement with Starmer over spending – UK politics live | Politics– www.theguardian.com

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Here is one of the key extracts from the letter.

This new era for defence required further investment through the defence investment plan. The excellent and extensive cross-government work that completed in January – overseen by you, me and the chancellor – confirmed the scale of the challenge and the rising demands on defence.

Since then, you have been unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats.

This is a double hatchet job. John Healey is criticising Rachel Reeves for being too stubborn to increase defence spending by the amount he wants, and Keir Starmer for being too weak to over-rule her.

Brazil’s Congress moves to lower age of criminal responsibility to 16– www.news24.com

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Geraldo Alckmin, Brazil’s vice president, left, and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president, during a ministerial meeting at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on 3 June.

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  • Brazil’s Congress moved to cut the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 ahead of October elections.
  • The measure is opposed by President Lula but championed by right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro amid crime concerns.
  • 90% of Brazilians support the change despite homicides falling and the human rights ministry opposing it.

Iran threatens to attack Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Starlink facilities in Middle East & warns assets are ‘military targets’– www.thesun.co.uk

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IRAN plans to target Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Starlink facilities across the Middle East, including Israel, according to state media.

Companies owned by the Tesla boss will be considered “military targets”, state-owned Fars News Agency reports.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk talks with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during a US-Saudi Investment Forum Credit: Getty
The US has launched a wave of new strikes on Iran Credit: Getty

It said: “All interests related to economic holdings managed by Elon Musk in West Asia, including Arab countries and Israel, have been entirely included in the initial list for drafting new targets.

“Iran reserves the right to attack all facilities related to holdings managed by Musk in the region.”

Iran-US war latest: Tehran attacks 18 US airbases across Middle East after Trump orders major new strikes– www.independent.co.uk

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President Donald Trump’s ongoing war with Iran is draining America’s emergency supply of crude oil — which is just days away from hitting its lowest level in more than 40 years, according to a report Wednesday.

Since March, Trump has tapped 66 million gallons of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to keep exports flowing and prevent Americans from seeing their price at the pumps reach new heights, Fortune said.

The reserve dipped to a 3-year low of 349.2 million barrels on June 5 and is being depleted at a rate of nearly 9 million barrels a week.

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ActBlue CEO Invokes Fifth Amendment When Pressed on Illegal Foreign Donations for Democrats– slaynews.com

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The president and CEO of Democrat fundraising giant ActBlue repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination Wednesday when questioned by congressional investigators about the organization’s handling of foreign donations and fraud-prevention policies.

During a hearing before the House Committee on Administration, ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones declined to answer a series of questions from Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI), including inquiries about whether previous statements she provided to Congress were accurate and whether the organization weakened anti-fraud safeguards during the 2024 election cycle.

Why India’s deadly dengue crisis is now no longer confined to the monsoons | Climate Crisis News– www.aljazeera.com

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Gurugram, India — When Nitin Sharma developed a high fever in May, dengue was the last thing on his mind.

The monsoon was still weeks away. Like many Indians, the 32-year-old software engineer from Gurugram, a business district outside New Delhi, had grown up believing dengue was a disease that arrived with the rains and disappeared once the monsoon season ended.