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🚨 DATA CENTER MORATORIUMS ARE JUST THE FIRST STEP. A moratorium means PAUSE. While Florida pauses, let’s make sure our politicians keep us from becoming Northern Virginia. In Loudoun County, data centers surround cemeteries. You can sit on a bench in the cemetery and hear the constant whirl of... the machines. They sit across from homes, turning backyard views into massive, noisy data centers. Residents were told the noise was temporary. It wasn’t. The generators never turned off. The buildings are only part of the problem. Data centers need MORE LAND for high-voltage power lines and substations. In Loudoun County, they’re becoming more common than 7-Elevens. Don’t let them Virginia our Florida.show more

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Justin Robert16 days ago

Now up to 24 counties and 10 cities

Five Times Now17 days ago

Has anyone ever seen the inside of one? What if they are making Soylent Green?

Maria ✞16 days ago

Thank you, Matt. If it's possible I will write you in for the general election. I hope many other Floridians do too!

Deannadino16 days ago

Would rather have the US contain data versus China or EU countries using it against us. That video is also a mix of 2 audio formats to enhance "noise".

JWU-jr16 days ago

@ByronDonalds we dont want more Data centers Byron!!!!! We dont need them!

Audra Christian16 days ago

People need to sue for the damage it causes them, emf exposure, etc…

Jonathan Provencher17 days ago

What happened to the "issue" of gas or diesel generators "poisoning " the air and wrecking the climate ???? where are those people ???? Nowhere, why??? Cuz the Climate hoax is fake and gay !!!

Joey Mendoza Atkins16 days ago

💯

TrumpsMyPrez16 days ago

Avila, Byron’s running mate, wants to hide data centers from Floridians.

Patch17 days ago

😳☠️

ChrisChris16 days ago

Can this be stopped? 🫣

Soph v.16 days ago

Couldn't agree more

Ghost of Covid Past16 days ago

The good thing about the data center in your backyard is that in 10 years it will become obsolete or break (like every other Oriental machine) and it will be too expensive to tear down. So, there will be a dilapidated but quiet building.

🍀☘️Irish XX Chromosomes 🚻🇺🇸16 days ago

Look up Lowell Massachusetts and the data center there

DOGGIE STYLIST16 days ago

Lake county show up Sept 1 Sergei is doing the job of GOD. NEW DATA CEBTER PANTHER RUN

sophia b, ࣪˖16 days ago

Great point!

rooftopkorean16 days ago

This foreign propaganda slop is sad. How do Americans fall for such anti American horseshit.

soldierofroses15 days ago

@lfs6b No one voted for this.

Samuel Cruz Sr16 days ago

Maybe they could use solar panels to power up their data centers instead of loud whirmind generators that have massive noise levels

LL16 days ago

My God

Rena 🇺🇸🫂✝️ShepherdsChapelStudent14 days ago

@GovRonDeSantis @CaseyDeSantis

NicholsDropDIMES16 days ago

Keeps fighting

Kim ✝️16 days ago

Watch a huge hurricane cline up the line

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