Trina
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and people began to fight back, successfully, against the construction of unwanted datacenters in their communities
A Small Town Is Fighting a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter for America's Nuclear Weapon Scientists
Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
www.404media.co
December 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
(3/3)"...Employment as a whole rose by just 220,000 over the same period, meaning that, if it was not for that industry, overall employment would have shrunk."
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
(2/3) "... in much worse-paid industries than finance. Since the end of 2019, New York has added more than 268,000 jobs in health care and social assistance, particularly home health care..."
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
alt text(1/3): "Estimates from Goldman Sachs suggest that fully 10% of households in New York City with incomes of more than $10m established residency elsewhere between 2018 and 2023.

As the ultra-rich have headed for the exit, the city's employment growth has become concentrated..."
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
considering that earlier in the article they spoke of how much cuts have been made to tech jobs this year, and how they plan to increase the cuts exponentially through 2030. I would call those people "Oblivious" & "Delusional" not "Optimistic"
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Impossible to say what happened since 2019 that changed our priorities.
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM