The cost of data center infrastructures powering AI and the people paying the price

The Environmental Reporting Collective (ERC) supports nearly 40 journalists working on how the energy and resource constraints in traditional tech hubs are forcing companies to look beyond the U.S. and China, pushing into countries with weaker environmental regulations and less public oversight:

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#AI #infrastructure #energy #technology #journalism

Dirty Data

An ERC investigation looking into the cost of data center infrastructures powering AI and the people paying the price.

^{Dirty Data — Environmental Reporting Collective}

Today, #Bahrain was under heavy bombardment by #Iran again.

Drones and rockets were coming in all day.

Heavy smoke is rising from a #US military base in the capital Manama.

stripes.com/theaters/middle_ea…

#News #military #Live #Us #Usa #israel #Unitedstates #america #war #conflict #breaking #exclusive #fire #smoke #photo #photography #journalism #world #burn #military #army #navy

Don't believe the #news ...

#meme #trump #war #epstein #epsteinfiles #epsteingate #epsteinfallout #children #abuse #crime #law #justice #politics #democracy #media #journalism #press #usa #america #maga #qanon #conspiracy #fail #society #mainstream #worldorder

♲ Joyce Donahue - 2026-02-28 13:22:31 GMT

Judge says #government may not search devices seized from #WashingtonPost #reporter

The ruling suggested that the federal judge in Virginia did not #trust the government [not this one anyway] to conduct a narrow search of Hannah Natanson’s devices.

#law #democracy #FreePress #journalism #Trump #authoritarianism #fascism
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Local journalism matters, example number one-billion (approximately). After a report by London Centric, an independent site founded by ex-Guardian journalist Jim Waterson, a billionaire landlord has shelved plans to carry out mass evictions across London. Here's more from London Centric on how their story made a difference.

flip.it/1YzcIu

#London #Journalism #Media #IndependentJournalism #LocalNews

Billionaire Asif Aziz halts mass eviction of hundreds of Londoners

Exclusive: Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital hoped to replace hundreds of private tenants with more lucrative temporary accommodation. That plan has been shelved – for now.

^{Jim Waterson (London Centric)}

The final article draws the thread together, exposing a deliberate, interconnected system across continents, legal systems, and institutions.

This series is meant to support civil society organisations, trade unions, workers, activists, academics, small businesses, and journalists fighting back.

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#CivilSociety #Union #Journalism #Academia

#JimmyLai, the #HongKong pro-#democracy #media mogul who spent decades as a defiant thorn in Beijing’s side, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison, the harshest penalty ever handed down for a “national security” offense in the semiautonomous territory.

The landmark ruling completes a yearslong effort by Beijing to dismantle the influence of a man it blamed for masterminding Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement.

#law #journalism #authoritarianism #China
nytimes.com/live/2026/02/08/wo…

This week's comic: "Polarization" is a reality-obscuring weasel word

#media #journalism #authoritarianism

Midnight at Nasser Medical Complex, covering the return of travelers through Rafah. I haven't slept in days and I'm beyond exhausted, but I couldn't rest until I captured their arrival.

I’m working on uploading the video—stay tuned.

If you'd like to show some love, my support link is below. Thank you

gofundme.com/f/help-young-jour…

@aral
#gaza #genocide #palestine #journalism #gazaverified

Democracy dies in darkness by Michael de Adder

#BezosBloodbath #WaPo #democracy #journalism

Broligarchies thrive in darkness

#BezosBloodbath #WaPo #democracy #journalism #GreedyBastards

The gutted interior of the Philadelphia Inquirer's Elverson building, which is now the new police headquarters

Gallery and history: abandonedamerica.us/the-philad…

#philadelphia #photogrqphy #art #history #journalism