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Six planets are hanging out in early morning skies this month. Here's how to spot them Six planets are hanging out in the sky this month. It’s what’s known as a planetary parade and it’s the last one of the year.

It's time to look for planets.
Six planets are lining up for you this month.
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Run for office.

Minnesota’s governor should be proud. But I’m still not leaving Utah. @governorwalz.mn.gov

Minnesota’s governor should be proud. But I live in Utah.

Trump’s nominee to replace the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner he fired pictured at January 6th, amazing scoop by @ryanjreilly.com
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Is Kari Lake a CEO? Her agency said so. The law suggests not Kari Lake has sought to dismantle Voice of America and its federal parent, the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The agency has recently called her its acting CEO. But the law suggests she's not eligible ...

Kari lake tells a federal judge she wants Newsmax to run on Voice of America.

She's also saying she's the CEO of its federal parent agency. There's no documentation of that. And she may not be eligible for it under the law.

My updated story:

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Safe from the #epsteinfiles

I need a “No Solicitors” sign.
Let me know if you have clever ideas. My wife says I can’t get the Claymore mine.
#NoSolicitors

Column | Can’t put solar panels on your roof? Plug-in ‘balcony solar’ may be for you. Balcony solar promises to cut energy costs and grid reliance for renters and apartment-dwellers. I did a trial run at my home.

Only Utah 'explicitly' allows balcony solar. Actually, the US doesn't yet have clear rules. wapo.st/4fRTIOJ

Trump Is Right That D.C. Has a Serious Crime Problem But he has the wrong answer for how to fix it.

The DC Crime Problem (The Atlantic - Unlocked) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Opinion | D.C. has a real crime problem. Federal control won’t solve it. Trump is right to worry about the homicide rate in the District. So should the city’s progressives.

The DC Crime Problem (Washington Post - Unlocked)
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Mayor Bowser calls Trump's planned takeover of DC police ‘unsettling’ President Donald Trump said Monday he’s placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to tackle crime in the nation’s capital.

Appeals court says the Trump administration must restore its website that tracks spending appropriated by Congress. @apnews.com
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Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers An executive order signed by President Donald Trump aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars of grants that are awarded by federal agencies.

Trump executive order puts control of federal grants in the hands of politicians.
Anyone see a problem?
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Utah Data Centers
www.datacentermap.com/usa/utah/?ut...

Misleading.
I should have said “major” data centers. Utah has quite a few more.

Misleading.
I should have said “major” data centers. Utah has a lot more.

As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers.

Utah has four data centers & Millard Country is luring the largest data center in the US.
Customers get the brunt of electrical costs.
-Data center = high homeowner electrical bills.
-The amount data centers pay is confidential.
Call your legislator!
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States are rolling out red carpets for data centers. But some lawmakers are pushing back The explosive growth of the data centers needed to power America’s fast-rising demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing has spurred states to dangle incentives in hopes of landing an eco...

(from May 2025)
Homeowners pay the cost to subsidize data center costs -- unless legislators act.
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President Trump once again catapulted crime in D.C. into the national conversation.

“It has become one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the World,” he said in a Truth Social post.

Local and federal data, though, paint a contrasting picture: wapo.st/3UnYDNd

His Former Company Got Caught Employing Undocumented Workers. Now He’s Profiting Off an Immigrant Detention Camp. Disaster Management Group is one contractor behind the nation’s largest detention camp, to be built at Fort Bliss. It’s run by Nathan Albers, who previously co-owned a company that pleaded guilty to…

One contractor hired to work on the new Fort Bliss immigrant detention center is a company whose owner previously co-owned a business that pleaded guilty to a scheme to hire undocumented workers and conceal them from immigration authorities.

Trump Surges Federal Police to Patrol DC After Floating Takeover President Donald Trump moved to increase the presence of federal police around Washington, DC, a day after suggesting he could act to seize control of the capital city.

President Donald Trump moved to increase the presence of federal police around Washington, DC, a day after suggesting he could act to seize control of the capital city.

The largest data centers need about 50-100 people for daily operations. Some regions have suffered as citizens are forced to subsidize the large electricity usage via higher utility bills.
Utah keeps complaining about drought. Are we ready to give away two million gallons/Day?

Good thing Millard County has so much excess water.
The NSA alone uses almost two million gallons/day. The largest US database is bound to use a lot more. Is that sagebrush in the article’s picture??
Oh.. better study up on electricity needs.
#UtahWater #MillardCounty
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Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

Trump administration takes aim at satellite that measures carbon dioxide and crops
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When I become President, I’ll convert the (former) Rose Garden into an oversized garden.
Whoever is currently in charge has no taste.

Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Manipulated,’ Moves to Fire Labor Official Economists said ousting the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics could undermine confidence in government economic data.

Breaking News: President Trump moved to fire the official in charge of jobs data, claiming, without evidence, that labor numbers were being “manipulated.”

Trump fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers "for political purposes."

It is seriously dangerous territory when Trump fires anyone who doesn't cook the books for him.

The entire economy hinges on the accurate, nonpartisan data we get from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Republicans need to join us in fighting to protect the integrity of BLS.

Not Just Scotland: Trump Has Made Dozens Of Visits To His Businesses Where does the president go when he travels? Usually to the places where the Trump Organization makes money.

Trump spends about third of his time at his own properties.
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