Local Politics

Gill at the grill: He’s barbecuing communists in Congress and I love it

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Congressman Brandon Gill does not look like a Texan. At 32, he looks like an investment banker and hedge fund analyst from the Ivy League, which he was until he ran for Congress in 2024 with the blessing of President Trump to succeed a retiring Republican.

But boy can the young man in the black suit grill.

The AI Civil War Nobody Saw Coming

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America’s next great divide may not be red versus blue. It may be the people who benefit from artificial intelligence versus the people forced to host its infrastructure. Across rural America, communities are being asked to accept massive data centers, increased power demands, and growing water consumption in the name of national security and the AI race with China. Meanwhile, the economic benefits often flow elsewhere. As politicians, tech companies, and investors promise prosperity and strategic advantage, local residents are left asking a simple question: who gets the rewards, and who carries the burden? The emerging battle over data centers is about far more than technology—it’s about trust, fairness, and whether rural America is a partner in the future or merely the place where the future gets built.

Can Socialists Actually Learn Anything?

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I raised, in our after-Mass Bible study group — contrary to some Protestant claims, Catholics actually do read the Bible! — a theological question: can God, who is omniscient, learn? My question was inspired by this: God, being all powerful, cannot be hurt, but by taking human form, Jesus suffered the agony of the crucifixion, …

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Biden in Sioux Falls: A Post Mortem

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Joe Biden was in Sioux Falls on Friday; he spoke at the South Dakota Democrat Party State Convention. South Dakota media have been competing with each other in producing puff-pieces about his appearance. That’s nothing new because what passes for “major media” in this state are reflexively pro-Democrat despite the fact that 52% of the registered voters in South Dakota are Republicans (a paltry 22% are registered Democrats with the rest independents, third parties, or “no party affiliation”). No wonder their readership/subscriptions have been in the tank for years!

Democrats don’t know American men: They believe we are Nazis who eat barbecue with a napkin and use tampons

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Adolf Platner. Six Genders Talarico. Tampon Tim. The first two are Democrat Senate candidates while Walz was the party’s vice presidential nominee in 2024. Democrats aimed these weirdos at collecting the XY vote. They have the combined testosterone of my 5-year-old grandson.

CITY OF ANGER: All eyes on HEATED race as candidates take shots in final battle for Los Angeles

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and challengers reality TV star Spencer Pratt and council member Nithya Raman spent the weekend before primary election day crisscrossing the city as a surprisingly competitive mayoral race heads toward a likely runoff.

Homeowners Living Behind Enemy Lines In Dying Portland, Tale #97: Keeping Homeless Industrial Complex Funded

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Homeowners Living Behind Enemy Lines In Dying Portland, Tale #97: Keeping Homeless Industrial Complex Funded

When Portland officials finally arrived last December, they punished the homeowner instead of removing those who were illegally camping just on the other side of his hedge, the only thing that protected him and his children from the homeless hordes, loud noises, disgusting behavior.

Energy Infrastructure, Power Grid Reliability, and Small Modular Reactors in South Dakota

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South Dakota stands at an energy crossroads. The explosive growth of data center development, driven by the artificial intelligence revolution and the insatiable demand for cloud computing, is converging with longstanding agricultural and industrial energy needs to strain the state’s grid in ways that cannot be managed through inertia or wishful thinking.

Democrats are blowing it: Taking back the House should be a gimme. It isn’t.

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History says it would take a miracle for Republicans to hold onto the House. Presidential parties lose seats in the House at midterms. There are a few exceptions. Backlash from the Lewinsky impeachment gained seats for Democrats and 4 years later, tough action on 9/11 earned Bush’s party extra seats.