Residents Frustrated With “Constant Ringing” Of Data Center Beside Neighborhood – Plexiglass Used In Attempt To Block Noise

Residents Frustrated With “Constant Ringing” Of Data Center Beside Neighborhood – Plexiglass Used In Attempt To Block Noise

Some Virginia residents said they contend with constant noise from a data center beside their neighborhood, which produces a “high pitched whine.”

“Neighbors have put mattresses and plexiglass up in their windows to block the noise from this data center in Virginia,” NewsNation senior national correspondent Brian Entin said.

“It’s a high pitched whine from the natural gas turbines that power it. The noise never stops 24/7,” he added.

According to NewsNation, the enormous facility was never hooked up the power grid.

The generators are its only source of electricity.

“We were told in the beginning that they test the generators to make sure they’re working in case of an emergency,” one resident told Entin.

“And then as the year and the months have gone on, they’re just never turned off,” she added.

“You just hear this noise,” another resident commented.

“You just want to curse. It’s that bad,” he added.

Some residents have gone as far as putting plexiglass against the window to block the noise or using sound meters to monitor the noise.

NewsNation wrote:

President Trump has encouraged data centers to build dedicated energy sources to help protect utility customers against rate hikes.

There are positives with data centers. They create jobs when they are built, and they generate local tax revenue that can help schools and lower property taxes. And they are pretty much inevitable with the way we use technology, arguably becoming essential infrastructure.

Neighbors of the Vantage data center don’t disagree with some of these points, and they don’t hate all data centers. But they don’t think they should be built so close to neighborhoods.

Hari’s advice to people who learn of plans for new data centers near them?

“Do everything in your power to try to stop it from being built in an area that has any residential properties within 10 to 15 miles of it,” she says.

Company officials have said noise levels are monitored and do not exceed legal limits.

“This is what it sounds like living next to a data center. The video below was recorded at midnight, and the data center is situated next to 100s of residential homes,” X user Merissa Hansen wrote.

This is what it sounds like living next to a data center. The video below was recorded at midnight, and the data center is situated next to 100s of residential homes.

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Japan: The First Domino in the Sovereign Debt Crisis?

Japan: The First Domino in the Sovereign Debt Crisis?

Martin Armstrong 

The Japanese government is now openly admitting what I have been warning about for years. Rising interest rates are beginning to dramatically increase the government’s debt-servicing costs. For decades, Japan survived by suppressing interest rates to nearly zero while endlessly rolling over debt. That strategy only works so long as rates remain artificially low. Once rates begin to rise, the mathematics become impossible to hide.

Japan’s government debt exceeds 230% of GDP, the highest ratio in the developed world. Politicians, academics, and central bankers have spent years arguing that Japan was different because most of the debt was held domestically. I repeatedly rejected that argument. Debt is debt and whether the creditor lives in Tokyo, London, or New York does not change the obligation. The real issue has always been confidence. Once investors demand higher yields to compensate for risk, interest expense explodes and governments enter the classic sovereign debt spiral.

What many fail to understand is that sovereign debt crises never begin because governments run out of money overnight. They begin when interest costs consume an ever-larger share of tax revenue. Governments then borrow more simply to pay interest on previous borrowing. Japan crossed that line years ago. The entire system has been held together by the Bank of Japan purchasing enormous quantities of government debt. Once the central bank attempts to normalize policy, the market immediately begins questioning the sustainability of the entire structure.

This is why I have long argued that Japan would likely be the first major developed nation to face the sovereign debt crisis head on. The population is aging, the tax base is shrinking, and social obligations continue to rise. There is no realistic path to paying down the debt. Governments always believe they can borrow forever until suddenly they cannot. History has demonstrated this repeatedly, from ancient Rome to modern Europe.

The significance extends far beyond Japan. Every major government has followed the same path. The United States, Europe, Britain, and Canada all expanded debt under the assumption that central banks could permanently suppress rates. Japan simply arrived at the end of the road first because it accumulated debt faster than everyone else.

Our models continue to show that the period into 2032 remains the critical phase for sovereign debt. The crisis was never about private debt. Governments became the largest borrowers in history. The next monetary restructuring will emerge not because of banks or corporations, but because governments have accumulated obligations that can never realistically be honored in full. Japan is merely the first warning shot. The sovereign debt crisis has begun, and once confidence starts to crack, governments everywhere will discover that there is no such thing as endless borrowing.

Push To Blanket America With Massive AI Data Centers

Push to blanket America with massive AI data surveillance

Leo Hohmann

We long ago lost all sense of accountability from the federal government, which is now a creature of its own construction, making decisions on its own, with no connection whatsoever to the people it is supposed to answer to. But the advent of the data center boom in America is quickly revealing that state and local officials are no less an island unto themselves, acting in secret for the benefit of the rich and powerful, and to the detriment of their constituents. Citizens are seen as nothing more than a resource to collect taxes from, and the moment they start to ask questions, they get shouted down, ignored or in some cases even treated like suspected terrorists.

That’s a dangerous place for any country to be, but especially one with a history like that which America will celebrate on its 250th anniversary on July 4th, with citizens coming to the conclusion that their interests are no longer represented at any level of government. It’s becoming apparent that the whole shebang is sold out to the big-money crowd — state, local and federal. That’s called an oligarchy. Not a constitutional republic like what we’re supposed to be celebrating.

Take the case of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, for example.

According to Fox 9 KMSP in Minneapolis, tensions ran high at the Inver Grove Heights City Council meeting on Monday night, June 22, as plans to discuss a controversial data center were derailed by an abrupt adjournment amid looks of disbelief from residents in attendance.

The meeting was set to include a vote on a moratorium on new data centers and a discussion about a proposed 54,000-square-foot data center in town.

But before the council discussed those issues, it voted to adjourn the meeting, rescheduling it for Friday morning.

The room erupted with people shouting, booing, and demanding a chance to speak. Only to be ignored by their elected officials. Mayor Brenda Dietrich left the council chambers without answering questions or addressing citizens’ demands for answers. Sorry, Mayor, but you don’t get to do that if we are still living in a representative democracy, but maybe she knows something we don’t. Maybe that idea only lives in our heads and has been quietly, for all practical purposes, exterminated by unseen power elites?

Many residents were angry, stressing that most people would be at work on Friday morning, leaving them unable to participate in the rescheduled meeting. Did that sway the mayor in her determination to shut down the meeting? Not at all. Take a look at the video below, where the mayor’s arrogance is on full display.

This is the kind of chicanery taking place at city councils and county commissions nationwide when it comes to the barrage of new data surveillance centers.

The anger and feeling of betrayal that is now building in Inver Grove Heights is not very different from what I’ve seen first hand in my own community of Coweta County, Georgia, where at least six data centers have been proposed and are being ramrodded down our throats whether we want them or not. Georgia Power, the state’s biggest electric utility, is using eminent domain to take people’s land, in an attempt to create power-grid expansions that accommodate the data surveillance centers.

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California earthquake sparks San Andreas Fault fears as locals left shaken

California earthquake sparks San Andreas Fault fears as locals left shaken

Alana Loftus

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near Redwood Valley, in Northern California, on Wednesday morning.

The sizeable tremor was felt around 8:10 a.m. Pacific time. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. According to USGS, the quake had a depth of about 5 miles. Three aftershocks were reported between 8 and 9:30 pm. Many residents of the area received an alert on their phones from the Myshake app, alerting them to the earthquake.

At approximately 8:16 a.m., the United States Geological Survey updated the strength of the shake to 5.6, about 6.8 miles north of Redwood Valley. People in areas as far as Modesto also reported feeling the quake. It comes amid fears of a super volcano after large numbers of animals suddenly fled an iconic US location.

Local outlet KCRA reported that the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office was assessing any damage caused by the earthquake. Cal Fire's Howard Forest Emergency Command Center had not received any reports of damage a couple of hours after the incident took place.

Some reports have linked Wednesday's earthquake to the Maacama Fault, the northernmost segment of the Hayward Fault, which is a subsystem of the San Andreas Fault.

Scientists have warned that the stress levels along the southern San Andreas Fault are at their highest in 1,000 years, IFL Science reported.

The system is in a critically loaded state and has not been significantly released since the 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake, according to Research published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.

The high-stress state increases the likelihood of large earthquakes that could cause serious damage to major California cities.

Northern California remains a highly active zone for earthquakes, experiencing hundreds of minor ones every year.

"Heavy Casualties" After Massive Twin Quakes Rock Venezuela, Topple Buildings; "International Response May Be Needed"

"Heavy Casualties" After Massive Twin Quakes Rock Venezuela, Topple Buildings; "International Response May Be Needed"

TYLER DURDEN

The USGS said the first quake registered a magnitude of 7.1, with an epicenter near Morón, about 104 miles west of Caracas, at a depth of 8 miles. One minute later, a similarly massive magnitude 7.5 quake struck nearby, roughly 10 miles southwest of Morón, at a depth of 6 miles. Remarkably, the dual quake was followed almost immediately across the world by a 6.9 magnitude temblor in northern Japan, which rattled buildings in Tokyo.

USGS issued a red-alert mass-casualty warning due to the combination of shallow depth, heavy population exposure, vulnerable buildings, and estimated losses large enough to require an international response.

"Red alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. High casualties and extensive damage are probable and the disaster is likely widespread. Past red alerts have required a national or international response," USGS said, adding, "Estimated economic losses are 2-20% GDP of Venezuela."

In the Palos Grandes neighborhood in eastern Caracas, residents tried frantically to rescue people trapped under the debris of collapsed buildings, Bloomberg reports. Terrified families remained in the streets as the capital was hit by aftershocks. Venezuelan migrants in Colombia and elsewhere sought to reach relatives, but cellphone coverage was down in swathes of the country.

The early footage emerging from the devastation is dramatic:

Local news showed significant damage to the capital's airport, with parts of the roof collapsing and throwing up thick clouds of gray dust. 

Devastating scenes emerge from La Guaira, Venezuela, following a powerful earthquake that struck the region.

Passengers panic and run for cover at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela, as the terminal shakes and power flickers, resulting from a massive 7.5 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Caracas.

Immense damage seen to buildings across Venezuela’s capital of Caracas, following what now appears to have been a “double-event” 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquake back-to-back near the coast in Northern Venezuela, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

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