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In Memphis, Elon Musk Pilots a Corporate Takeover Strategy (jacobin.com)

submitted 2 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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To build Colossus, Elon Musk’s pollution-spewing AI data center in Memphis, Musk used gag orders to silence city officials and bypass input from residents, whose asthma rates have since soared. Now Musk wants to take this strategy national.

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[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

He’s mega rich so he must be a philanthropist! He’s gifting his vision on to the locals and they should be grateful rather than complaining about dying early.