So it worked as planned?
this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2026
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Would love to, but no. Instead of direct adoption, the council said they'd conduct "studies" on the claimed demerits and come back to it afterwards.
While there is a chance the "studies" will agree with the protestors' claims, it's more likely a small bribe will get the go ahead anyway or they merely retreated to sign the contract behind closed doors.
With all the trumpeteering going around, i wouldn't be too hopeful about the end result.
Sounds like they didn't get the memo
they must want a demonstration
Sounds like they need to bring them to the next meeting too.
And cut some melons for everyone to enjoy.
I've honestly been considering a melon slicee like that too, to bring to protests. I think it's time.
People do enjoy melons.
Oh, I believe it did.
Company representatives reportedly assessed the scene and left, citing safety concerns — though that detail hasn't appeared in formal news coverage or official minutes.
Moreover, there's this:
What did make the official record: a unanimous council vote to direct staff to begin developing a moratorium on data center development, confirmed by Salem Reporter and KATU News.
Pressing a pause button and painting an uncertain future for data center corporations, while the world becomes progressively more aware of the harms of their use, does not bode well for the industry. At least, not in Oregon. Well, maybe numerous other states too. Other municipalities and local governments might be watching. Word gets around, you know.
Consider the following and imagine the apparatus wasn't even lingering outside Loucks Auditorium:
Do take a look at the image accompanying this article. Would you as a data center company representative wish to face this crowd in your bid to publicly promote their use?
Best to cut your losses, not your necks eh?
No they got away
That's because they used it wrong. You're supposed to pretend it's a magic trick. Usually it takes 5 beheadings before the rest figures out the trick does not involve returning the heads.
The trick is... there is a Pledge, a Turn, but no Prestige for this trick.
You obviously didn't pay proper attention to the ending.
Click/Tap to make the spoiler magically appear
Murdering the shit out of the unwanted party is still incredibly impressive and can wow audiences for years.
Abracadabra, y'all.
Company Reps Left, Feeling “Unsafe”.
So does everyone who might suffer from the pollution, noise, and increased utility bill from data center.
I legit dont think my child is going to grow old because of what is happening in our environment. It seems like a real possiblility with the unaddressed issues of climate change and our resource managment problems. What it's like to sit with that.
I werent supposed to have a kid, I ..have a kid, doing my best, but I have to surpress this very real chance of reality, and it sucks to sit with it.
feeling unsafe doesnt even cover part of the grievances
We need more of this energy.
Hello yeah. Just build a bunch and place them in public places over night as art installations.
They've started putting up surveillance towers in my town. I'm thinking about putting up some posters around them. Make people question things a little more.
I love my state.
(Tanis says this about all states that have people who bring guillotines to data center meetings. She just happens, coincidentally, to live in this particular one.)
Oregon rocks.
But I state the obvious.
Yahoo doesn't want us to see it, though. Where's the image??
It is in the video linked via shitter
Can you share it here? I don't have a shitter account.
If you click on the article, the video is embedded, no need to sign into shitter.
If you ever desire to see stuff on xitter without giving clicks to the nazi you can change the url to xcancel.com instead of x.com/twitter.com
Fyi unlike farcebook you can view any shitter link without having an account, you just can't see the rest of the thread (unless you have the domain pi-holed of course)
"Salem" didn't do this, the citizens did. And you can, too!
I don't know how to organize with that many badasses, but it's a really encouraging story about reminding the rich and powerful of what gives them power and how easily it can be taken away.
The Salem Council Member Trials will be televized.
Float or Not Float?
Kal-market ready to take your bets!
Hell yeah dude 😎
Remember kids, it's only communist agitators who hate data centers. /s
If that were true, it'd be a pretty good hint that Leftist politics might be worth checking out, don't you think?
Fuck the owners.
they're a broken clock that's right two times a day. As opposed to a running clock that's offset and never true at all.
Vibe.
That fucking rules
They'll build it anyway.
The guillotine?
that's a good start
Take notes, guillotines work.
Oh NO! Will people PLEASE think of the ~~CHILDREN!~~ RICH People who feel UNSAFE when people Threaten Their Lives! Just let the RICH People kill you in PEACE!
-Republicans!
They are damn sure not safe in a room w/ me.
fucking based.
R.I.P. Trevor
Kek
I wonder how safe the neighbouring citizens are with brown tap water and no electricity?
This.
And I thought there were references in some cases to a constantly buzzing din.
