Shifting winds placed a former nuclear reactor and rocket testing site in the path of the growing Sandy Fire. The region’s first major blaze of the season raised alarm from families aware of the site’s history and spotty cleanup. — Read on insideclimatenews.org/news/19052026/california-sandy-fire-approaches-former-nuclear-reactor-site/
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Daily Memo: Hunger Strikes Begin in California ICE Detention Centers as Conditions Worsen ~ L.A. TACO
In other news, Palantir has shared the data of 20 million Americans with ICE and a former CEO of private prisons is now running ICE facilities. — Read on lataco.com/adelanto-hunger-strike
Gallup data center water deal draws Navajo concerns – Navajo Times
Gallup data center water deal draws Navajo concerns – Navajo Times — Read on navajotimes.com/reznews/gallup-data-center-water-deal-draws-navajo-concerns/
US plan for Colorado River could cut up to 40% supply for Arizona, California and Nevada | West Coast | The Guardian
Proposal comes after seven states drawing water from drought-stricken river failed to come to an agreement — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/us-plan-colorado-river-california-arizona-nevada
U.S. Agencies Will Operate From Surveillance Tower in Chihuahua, Despite Recent Unauthorized CIA Presence in the Mexican State
Chihuahua officials will share intelligence data from surveillance cameras, license-plate readers, drones, and helicopters with U.S. agencies. — Read on http://www.dropsitenews.com/p/juarez-chihuahua-border-surveillance-cia
The Data Center Next Door – Mother Jones
Our AI future lives inside miles and miles of windowless data centers spreading across the US. Communities trying to fight back are on their own. — Read on http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/data-centers-northern-virginia-manassas-ai-sam-altman/
California Fuel Shortage 2026: Are Gas Lines Coming Back?
California has 4-6 weeks of fuel supply left after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz. What it means for Central Valley businesses. Gas lines? — Read on thebusinessjournal.com/blog-the-story-you-should-be-more-worried-about-than-hantavirus/
‘They’re killing people by doing this’ — why students at a school 40 miles from Mar-a-Lago can’t go outside | Grist
‘They’re killing people by doing this’ — why students at a school 40 miles from Mar-a-Lago can’t go outside | Grist — Read on grist.org/justice/the-glades-florida-sugarcane-burn/
Iran roundtable: The war and imperialism at this conjuncture – Prometheus Magazine
Prometheus Magazine has curated this piece with several intellectual forces theorising imperialism to provide some clarity about the Iran war — Read on prometheus-mag.com/2026/05/08/iran-roundtable-the-war-and-imperialism-at-this-conjuncture/
Utah’s data center could create a massive heat island that could devastate the Great Salt Lake, scientists say
Skeptics of the proposed hyperscale data center in Box Elder County are sweating about a lot more than its energy demands and potential toll on water supplies. — Read on http://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/05/07/utahs-data-center-could-create/
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