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Envirogal

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8. Why isn't this corrupt deal a bigger deal in the news?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 01:37 AM

Yesterday

What a slimy way to go about this—shell companies leasing land until the “law” could change so Zuckerberg could buy it outright and then get a third of the costs covered by the tax payers who will suffer because of the negative environmental impacts?!!!

They need to identify what politicians approved all of this and who changed the land ownership law?

These billionaires and set up to take everything, thanks to the GOP and a few Dems. Sickening.

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Meta to receive over $3 billion in tax breaks for its 2,250 acre Louisiana data center - enough to fund the state's poli [View all] highplainsdem Monday OP

So lonely bird Monday #1

Data centers don't employ that many people ... VMA131Marine Monday #2

Yes, that is precisely the point lonely bird Monday #5

there will certainly be a net LOSS of jobs because of the datacenter. uncle ray Yesterday #10

LA has a long history of intentionally turning a blind eye to serious health impacts from hlthe2b Monday #3

oil and gas turned Louisiana into a toxic waste dump already, more from meta is no big deal msongs Monday #4

Is being rich all about consuming everything? purr-rat beauty Monday #6

I don't think it's about consumption. OGBuzz Yesterday #7

they are consuming our water, our electricity, our peace...our quality of life. uncle ray Yesterday #11

Why isn't this corrupt deal a bigger deal in the news? Envirogal Yesterday #8

We really don't have much of a news media anymore. Multichromatic Yesterday #9

Electric rates will skyrocket. I'll bet their Republicant Reps and Senators will be Bengus81 Yesterday #12