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Ian Patrick Hines retweeted
May 19
on AI and water use.
You could ask a frontier model 4 questions per day every day for a year.
Or you could eat a single solitary almond.
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Ian Patrick Hines retweeted
May 18
You are being lied to. It’s up to all of us to think about who is doing the lying — and why.
May 18
I sorted 50 states into data center intensity quintiles. States with the highest datacenter energy share (Q5) VA, TX, NV, IA, OR, AZ... collectively have the lowest and slowest rising mean residential energy prices
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Ian Patrick Hines retweeted
May 19
Over at Substack, @JoshEakle asks: "It's 2026, and I have yet to see an anti-almond farm protest."
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Ian Patrick Hines retweeted
May 18
A little-known hack:
2 slices of Aldi wheat bread: $0.17
3 oz of Aldi deli turkey: $0.86
1 slices Aldi cheddar: $0.15
1 condiment of your choice: $0.02
1 apple: $0.53
1 hard boiled egg: $0.14
5 carrot sticks: $0.17
Cold water from the tap: $0.01
Total: $2.05
You can do this.
Lunch just costs $28 now. Are they not supposed to eat?
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The acceptable amount of fraud is $0.
May 13
"The generosity of the American people is one of the most amazing things about our country...I'm proud to lead the effort in our government to finally take fraud seriously." - VP Vance🔥
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Building more nuclear plants would help, actually.
May 14
JUST IN: Survey reveals most Americans would rather live near a nuclear power plant than a data center.
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Oh, that’ll surely stymie support for secession.
May 13
JUST IN: Canada court blocks Alberta separatists’ bid to force an independence vote over failure to consult Indigenous people.
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Ian Patrick Hines retweeted
We’ve now reached the point where Democracy Defender Marc Elias wants the Virginia government abolished because the Democrats weren’t allowed to do an illegal gerrymander.
May 12
VA Const.
"whenever any government shall be found inadequate or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, inalienable, and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal."
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Ian Patrick Hines retweeted
May 13
In 2022, Gavin Newsom commissioned billboards in red states to encourage women to come to California for abortions. They had Bible verses on them. I’m not interested in what you think prolife “actually” looks like.
May 11
This is what being pro-life *actually* looks like:
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Ian Patrick Hines retweeted
May 12
We used to build the future without input from people who don't understand how anything they use in their daily life even works.
Nobody in America voted for data centers.
Nobody in America voted for AI.
Nobody in America voted for surveillance capitalism.
The entire fabric of our society is being changed without the will of the people.
Without a vote.
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Ian Patrick Hines retweeted
May 11
This is a small amount of water and it’s crazy for Robert Reich to act like this is a big deal.
May 11
Residents in Fayette County, Georgia noticed their water pressure was unusually low.
Turns out that a data center 20 miles away had been drawing 30 million gallons of water in secret through connections the county didn't know existed.
Is it any wonder why so many are opposed to data centers?
politico.com/news/2026/05/08…
Community note
Fayette County water system produces ~17.3M gal/day with a capacity of 22.8M gal/day capacity. QTS used 29M gallons over 9-15 months of construction (not 1 month): ~63K-106K gpd, or 0.37-0.61% of daily production / 0.28-0.46% of capacity. QTS paid the bill.
fayettega.org/doing-business…
fayette-news.net/news/qts-addre…
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Ian Patrick Hines retweeted
May 12
A simple protocol for monitoring your candidate's reputation with LLMs:
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Ian Patrick Hines retweeted
May 12
Conservatives in Arlington-D.C. ➡️ TONIGHT:
Celebrate the BIG REDISTRICTING WIN at Mister Days in Clarendon.
DETAILS:
Mister Days Sports Rock Café
1101 North Highland Street
🕠 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Connect with friends, meet fellow advocates, and raise a glass to fair maps and the rule of law in the Commonwealth.
You are welcome to invite anyone and everyone you’d like.
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Democrats would only vote for “fair maps” if it meant they'd lose no seats.
May 11
I think it’s important to realize if Democrats have 225 seats or something in the house including 49-3 CA, then 9 CA Democrats would lose their jobs if lines become fair.
If Dems have 17-0 Illinois, 6 would lose their job.
That could get in the way of Dems passing fair lines
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Ian Patrick Hines retweeted
May 11
Data centers aren't uniquely energy-hungry. One aluminum smelter draws as much power as all of Nashville.
Utilities used to build power plants to meet that demand but today, regulations & litigation make that almost impossible.
We need more power plants, not fewer data centers.
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Did they spell Virginia correctly this time?
May 11
Virginia Democrats have officially asked the United States Supreme Court to place an emergency stay on the Virginia Supreme Court’s ruling against the redistricting amendment
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Ian Patrick Hines retweeted
May 11
Christopher Hale gushes over the Catholic faith of Pelosi, AOC, and Durbin.
He falsely claims Marco Rubio is still a Mormon and demands reporters ask how often he attends Mass.
@peterjhasson on the Democratic operative cosplaying as Pope Leo's voice in America.
readjunto.com/p/christopher-…
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Ian Patrick Hines retweeted
May 9
North Carolina deserves someone who will fight to keep them safe, not someone who let violent criminals back on the street.
VOTE @WhatleyNC!
May 7
Nearly half of inmates released under then-NC Gov. Roy Cooper during COVID have reoffended - including 18 charged with murder trib.al/sLCnBRw
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There's an entire wikipedia article on the supposed "democratic backsliding," supposedly due to Jim Crow and President Trump.
Meanwhile, Democrats are plotting to overturn the courts to force an unconstitutional gerrymander that disenfranchises 49% of Virginia voters.
May 10
Wildest aspect of this idea (which the NYT reports is also being considered at the highest levels btwn Hakeem Jeffries and state leaders):
It would force retirement of 2 popular black justices, including the Chief - the first black woman to ever serve on the VA Supreme Court
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Ian Patrick Hines retweeted
May 10
Every Virginian deserves a clear and unequivocal answer from @GovernorVA on this.
Does @SpanbergerForVA support this Democratic proposal?
Yes or No?
Per The New York Times, there are discussions among congressional Democrats about still trying to implement a new congressional map in Virginia despite the Supreme Court of Virginia’s ruling.
That process could include lowering the retirement age of Supreme Court justices and trying to invalidate the constitutional amendment that created Virginia’s bipartisan redistricting commission.
nytimes.com/2026/05/10/us/po…
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