They could, but that would mean water treatment before being used (money their profit-driven asses refuse to spend). It’s why they always go for drinkable aquifers: the water is already high-quality, and fuck everybody who needs it to live!

And the DoJ is trying to prevent xAI from having to go through a current lawsuit over their unlicensed gas turbines, because they power the data centers for Grok.

Brazen corruption and ineptitude from top to bottom.

Amazing. Given how much wealth the top 10% own, it’s basically only the wealthiest—who have enough income to exist in a different tier of society—who think AI will have a positive impact. The other 6% must be their sycophants and shills.

Some US States do not buy back excess electricity, no.

Just more proof that there’s two tiers of justice. “Wanna put solar panels on your roof? Better hope your HOA is cool with that. Fuck no, we won’t buy back your excess electricity. Also, we’re taking away the tax incentives and subsidies, and we hope you get turbocancer.”

But we need Melon Husk to operate his unlicensed gas turbines, because we need Grok to tell us what to do in Iran. That’s not a joke, btw, that’s what the DoJ said.

The memorandum [stating that xAI should be exempt from this federal regulation and] filed by the Justice Department said that Grok is one of four AI models that support “mission-critical operations,” such as its recent strikes in Iran.

Why you should self-host: Exhibit A