A quote from the piece marks an otherwise blank front cover: "The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm."
The journal's editorial board catalogues many of the controversial actions taken under Kennedy's watch, including the dismissal of agency employees, "revisions of guidelines and recommendations contradicting decades of established science," cuts to cutting-edge scientific research, the undermining of vaccine policy and promotion of "junk science and fringe beliefs."
The roughly 40 data centers, which had been using enough electricity to supply more than one million homes, simultaneously switched to backup power sources in February 2025, when a high-voltage power line malfunctioned. The sudden plunge in electricity demand forced the grid operator to take quick action to avoid potentially serious damage.
The incident, details of which haven’t been reported, was the second such problem in Virginia within a span of months. In July 2024, about 70 data centers withdrew from the grid when another high-voltage line failed, requiring a similar scramble to keep power supply and demand in line.?
Balancing the two is critical in maintaining the health of the grid: Both undersupply and oversupply of electricity demand can cause power plants to fail, resulting in blackouts and repair challenges. The issue is especially pressing in Virginia, where data centers are projected to use as much as 57% of the state’s electricity by 2030.
Gotta get the shit out in fields before the ground gets too soft as they say, with lots of rain coming this next week, hopefully to wash the snow of the rail trail and have everybody in hick towns everywhere going Moo! Moo! Moo!
Some of the bananas 🍌had a rough ride home from Wally World on my overpacked bike yesterday, so I used a bunch in banana pancakes this morning which were extra sweet and greasy with the bananas. Tasted good, and the carrot fibers 🥕 added a lot of substance to the pancakes. Going to need a another 5-lb bag of carrots before you know it again, should have gotten that at Wally World too while I was there but yeah, I already had too much crap on my bike. Plus I forgot to get toothpaste. 🪥🦷More pinto beans are cooking down on the stove, I got my 10 Hoopla reads out of the libary yesterday, including yet another Hunter Thompson book. I’m through all their Edward Abbey books at this point. 📚
Decision time ⌚ on the big truck, 🛻I need to start reviewing Ford incentives now that they’ve been released and start reaching out to dealerships about their out-the-door prices and scheduling a test drive, maybe Tuesday this week. They are closed today, but Monday I should collecting info and getting towards making a decision. So far Ford hasn’t posted the March programs yet, just noting truck month ends on March 2nd. With rain 🌧️ expected the second half of the week and the 8-14 day outlook predicting above normal temperatures, ☀️ with the normal being around 45 degrees, chances are good winter and road salt is coming to an end, and I got to start building my new camping rig so I can start slinging some mud, having some fires, burning shit and hauling cans and bottles to the recycling center. ♻️ In the meantime, there is roadside trash and recycling bins, parents compost pile and just not buying a lot of junk.
Doing a little cleaning this morning, 🧽 and dad is coming to pick me up around 11:30 AM for a visit and lunch. 😀 It will be nice to get out of the city for a while, though I did enjoy my ride out to Five Rivers last night, but it was not as sunny and mild as I had first thought by the forecast. Tomorrow though I think the rail trail after the weekends melt and how well packed it was on Friday will be fine to ride to work, avoiding the hassles of the Delmar Bypass or Second Avenue. Tuesday if I look at trucks, I’ll probably take my bike in on the bus, then check out DePaula’s in the morning, and then ride back down Clinton Avenue or Albany Shaker Road to work. Wednesday through Saturday look like rain showers, ☔ so I’ll take it day by day. Heat is back on, it’s much colder today, though I’m not sure I actually heard the radiators operating. Second half of the week I’ll turn the heat back off, as as long as it’s not getting well below freezing, I don’t mind the cold, especially with my heated blanket – and I’m at work all day, followed by cooking downstairs on a warm stove. 🛏️
