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ShazamIam

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2. Snuck into that plan is this: while making federal lands available for data center and power generation infrastructure

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 09:34 PM

Nov 5

infrastructure construction.

This is private corporations developing AI and the suggestion is that they will be allowed to build on and use public lands, free.

The government should at least get long term lease payments for the use of the land. They are probably already getting subsidies and tax breaks.

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Carl Sagan knew this 30 years ago... Moostache Nov 5 #1

Snuck into that plan is this: while making federal lands available for data center and power generation infrastructure ShazamIam Nov 5 #2