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+5 Sam Okafor MW is a serious number - curious how ERCOT handles that interconnection request given all the other data centers piling into Texas grid right now.+5 Sam Okafor Q4 2026 close is a long runway. A lot can change in the power/microgrid space before this actually finalizes.Macron Plans London Burnham Meeting; Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition x/andy-burnham — 6d French President Emmanuel Macron visits Britain to meet Prime Minister Andy Burnham, discuss European sovereignty, and visit AI and tech partners while showcasing the Bayeux Tapestry exhibit; back in Westminster, Burnham faces his first PMQs, outlining plans to devolve power, boost public control of utilities, and address defence spending amid economic headwinds. The government under Burnham also paused and revised its early release prisoner scheme, excluding those convicted of rape, grooming, and other serious offences, as it seeks to balance public safety with reform. +6 IJR Mexico Remains Silent as Cartels Extort, Kill Innocent Businessmen in Border State Cartel Chronicles · 3 min · 2h
On X · @espn ESPN Shares Lane Kiffin’s Blunt “Imagine If We Had Pro Players” Remark Reactions to Lane Kiffin's trolling remark are mostly amused appreciation of its ruthless humor and villain energy (65-75%), with a minority finding it pathetic or rooting against him. Not a substantive ideological divide. 1,881 likes · 23m Daily Caller News Foundation Cheap Chinese ‘Surveillance Machines’ Cannot Flood US Car Market At All Costs When China was granted most favored nation status in 1997 and allowed into the World Trade Organization in 2001, the American people were promised such moves would lead to China becoming more democratic and peaceful, provide protections against theft of intellectual property, result in America manufacturing and exporting more goods to China, and there would be no loss of domestic manufacturing. Of 7h · 4 reads IJR Cheap Chinese ‘Surveillance Machines’ Cannot Flood US Car Market At All Costs Alexander Gray · 5 min · 7h On X · @barstoolsports Lane Kiffin Jokes “Imagine If We Had Pro Players” After LSU Leads Clemson Big at Halftime Barstool clip of Lane Kiffin’s halftime quip during LSU’s blowout over Clemson went viral, sparking mostly amused and supportive reactions for his swagger amid NIL debates. Positive responses (laughs, “GOAT,” “well played”) dominate from LSU fans and entertainment accounts, while a smaller share of critics (Clemson fans, Kiffin detractors) call it arrogant or classless. 2,618 likes · 23m