# verbal primate
> Letters, thoughts, and ramblings about politics, art, and technology. Sometimes funny, mad, or silly.
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### About
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/about/
Last updated: 2026-04-20T13:18:58.000Z
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## Contributors
### Yvette Kuhns
Yvette Kuhns worked in a pharmacy before working in the technology industry in custom web design and programming, advertising and search engine optimization for almost 20 years. She left the technology industry in 2016 to be a caregiver and senior advocate.
She is a member of the Upper Lehigh Democratic Club, Food & Water Watch, Climate Action PA and other groups. She protests many issues but focuses on healthcare and the environment.
She loves nature, animals, music, classic cars, antique and vintage stuff and classic horror movies.
## General
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Written by contributors and John Gilda. There is occasional photography by John Gilda, who is a cog in the Gilda Co machine. It is a passion project.
John worked in the technology industry in consulting, managed services, system integration for almost 30 years. He left the technology industry in 2024 disillusioned and disgusted by the surveillance economy and rapacious data thieves from Silly Con Valley. The next-new-thing consulting crews are lemming-like jumping from desperate trend to desperate trend (such as Big Data to Metaverse to AI.)
He spends time in the woods hiking and building or fixing stuff. He is a n00b learning guitar and is lucky to have a patient teacher.
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## Wacky World - Obtuse Perspective
The tag line is whistling in the dark won out over peeing in the wind.
The commodification of information and communication technology is interesting. Silly Con Valley's and its "ecosystems" self-delusion that AI is the "next wave" is wishing and hoping.
The tech gravy train is ending and the outsized profits and venture capital gains (pump and dump) will collapse because of commodification.
Am not a Luddite but we've created tech that is less than helpful in many cases and hurtful in other cases. The princes of tech (and yes princesses are somewhat the exception) seem arrogant, over compensated, and entitled. And increasing desperate to maintain obscene wealth.
Consumerism and capitalism and growth. It is a finite system. Counting on consumerism and scale to drive perpetual growth is a flawed paradigm.
Not sure where this all goes from here but we'll see some contraction that injects reality. Us little people will feel outsized pain while the bunker boyz hunker down on their boats and islands.
Old fashioned? Still believe democracy is better than authoritarianism. Also believe that when push comes to shove enough people will do the right thing for each other for the species to remain human and humane.
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## Posts
### Governor Shapiro lost my vote and support - over Data Centers and Renewable Energy growth
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/governor-shapiro-lost-my-vote-and-support-over-data-centers-and-renewable-energy-growth/
Last updated: 2026-07-09T12:23:22.000Z
Dear Governor Shapiro -
Following up on my letter from last December.
I donated to your last campaign and voted for you in the last election cycle. Your terrible performance on data centers and renewable energy growth means that I can no longer contribute to your campaign or vote for you in November.
That could change if:
1. You work with the State Representatives and Senators to implement a large AI data center moratorium or give local governments the option to implement local moratoriums. (18 months or more)
2. You announce a realistic plan to move from the current renewable energy growth rate, which is third worst in the nation, to being above average within 3 years.
3. Your transformation office stops expediting permits for large data centers and their supporting infrastructure. And Pennsylvania stops giving tax relief to the data center industry.
You stood with Dave McCormick and Donald Trump on the AI data center gold rush. This stance is not business friendly or job friendly. It places large hyper scale technology companies before Pennsylvanians.
It supports:
1. A corrupt gold rush that will likely hurt many people financially
2. Environment and quality of life degradation
3. Excessive growth in fossil fuel generation and unplanned expansion of the transmission grid
There is plenty of time between now and the election for you to course correct.
Sincerely,
John
### Thank you letter to Senator Coleman for meeting to discuss data centers
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/thank-you-letter-to-senator-coleman-for-meeting-to-discuss-data-centers/
Last updated: 2026-06-21T13:45:15.000Z
Dear Jarrett and Leo -
Thanks for taking time to meet with Owen, Yvette, and me about data centers, Know you are busy. We have corresponded previously about my views on blind support of data center capacity for AI (in this [letter](https://www.verbalprimate.com/dont-be-a-sheeple-on-the-ai-conundrum/).)
The only thing I would add to that perspective is requiring PJM and utilities to use existing right of ways for new transmission capacity unless the capacity is part of a PUC approved master plan. There should not be willy nilly taking of people's property for data centers by claiming eminent domain. That taking would not clearly be for the public good. This will become a third rail issue for politicians should you all blindly march into the rage.
Support your related bills ([Senate Bill 1344](https://www.palegis.us/senate/co-sponsorship/memo?memoID=48539&ref=verbalprimate.com) and [House Bill 2532](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2532?ref=verbalprimate.com) and [Senate Bill 1345](https://www.palegis.us/senate/co-sponsorship/memo?memoID=48540&ref=verbalprimate.com) and [House Bill 2533](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2533?ref=verbalprimate.com)) for removing a legacy tax break for data centers and to provide local governments the ability to enact an 18 month moratorium. Would love to see your bills pass quickly so we can see how Josh Shapiro handles the bills before the election. If they are deferred to after the election, I will view them as political pyrotechnics and not serious.
There are issues like power and gas transmission and electrical generation that are clearly too large for anyone other than the State to handle. So your bills are a good start but do not fully address the bigger picture.
Would love to see your support for renewables translate into legislation and budget action. Was also happy to hear your opposition to the [Atlas Data Center](https://www.lehighvalleynews.com/parkland/5-1-million-square-foot-atlas-industrial-data-center-could-be-built-across-from-parkland-high-school?ref=verbalprimate.com).
Enjoyed talking about your family's hunting and fishing history. People who enjoy the outdoors often understand the importance of preserving natural resources for future generations.
Hope you had a wonderful Fathers Day and look forward meeting again, as you and Leo suggested.
Cordially,
John
### Democrat or Republican - doesn't matter. They sold out Pennsylvania to tech lords, vulture and pirate equity, fossil fuels, and energy companies.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/democrat-or-republican-doesnt-matter-they-sold-out-pennsylvania-to-tech-lords-vulture-and-pirate-equity-fossil-fuels-and-energy-companies/
Last updated: 2026-06-20T17:46:52.000Z
As Pennsylvanians discover the extent to which our representatives sold us out to data center developers, fossil fuel firms, and big investor owned utility companies, citizens will take action.
Sign on farm in Bucks County (West Rockhill Township) across the street from site being marketed as shovel ready mega data center campus that will use UGI fossil fuel generation and PPL delivered electricity. Right next to suburban residential development and small farms. We are not happy.
Politicos fanned the flames of a [greedy gold rush](https://www.verbalprimate.com/like-sheep-to-slaughter-government-and-the-ai-conundrum/) before a *real* AI business case was established. Discussed in an [earlier](https://www.verbalprimate.com/dont-be-a-sheeple-on-the-ai-conundrum/) blog.
Presumably they did this to ensure donations from the selfish-class. Call me cynical but nothing else quite explains selling out *your* *people, your voters* to desperate greed.
### The big beautiful innovation and energy summit - documented greed from the selfish-class
It's been about a year since da' boyz did the big bogus innovation and energy summit. **And the backlash on data center development has been loud and fast.** The following recaps and updates the self-serving 'pledges.' Shapiro, Fetterman, McCormick are all cheerleaders with the grifter in chief and are helping special interests invade the State.
Our State Senators and Representatives played along like the tribal minions that they are. This section sets the stage for what our politicians favor and support. It also provides a frame for their current double speak. They realize the people are pissed but they owe their puppeteers. So don't expect much help from them.
Last year POTUS, Dave McCormick, Josh Shapiro, and John Fetterman all lauded investments to benefit the selfish class at the expense of their citizens. Standing shoulder to shoulder with pay to play grifter in chief.
1. Anthropic - now trying to become profitable with unproven business model. Pump and dump time. Now that SpaceX has force-fed their shares into the index funds in 401ks etc, Altman (OpenAI) and Amodei (Anthropic) are racing to pump and dump their IPOs before the bubble bursts.
2. Blackstone - is now restricting withdraws from investors with sneaky changes in terms
3. Brookfield - in a venture with Google to provide 3GW of power to data centers by refurbishing hydro olants. Question is **why not use those existing hydro generation facilities to provide clean power to Pennsylvania consumers** given the surge in energy prices?
4. Capital Power - a Canadian firm, will create large fossil fuel generation facilities for hyper scale data centers. These large scale natural gas generation facilities primarily **benefit data centers, fracking firms, and other energy firms**. No discernible benefits for Pennsylvania citizens who will absorb the noise from these turbines and their upstream [environmental impacts](https://www.ucs.org/resources/environmental-impacts-natural-gas?ref=verbalprimate.com).
5. Constellation Energy is retrofitting ***aged* nuclear plants** including **Three Mile Island** and **Limerick** with support from Josh Shapiro, POTUS, and our Senators. It is true nuclear is required to transition Pennsylvania to renewables. But let's use [small modular reactors](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/12/1129797/next-generation-nuclear-reactors-power-energy/?ref=verbalprimate.com) and new thinking in this arena. Let's not prop up ancient facilities or build 40 year old designs. Our Governor wraps these legacy technology initiatives in a 'transformation' wrapper. **The only thing transformative is the positive effect on Shapiro's war chest.**
6. CoreWeave, was a show case project in Lancaster County, was lauded as a great firm and project by the politicos. This year CoreWeave is being **sued for fraud** by their [investors](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/crwv-investor-alert-coreweave-inc-sued-for-fraud-after-infrastructure-delays-lead-to-16-stock-drop-302708861.html?ref=verbalprimate.com). **The cracks in the AI bubble grow.** (Can bubbles crack?)
7. Energy Capital Partners was highlighted for investment in renewables and training **but they are simply a pirate equity firm.** They have recently been pivoting toward nuclear. They are also being sued for [fraudulent activities](https://alecto-capital.info/en/?ref=verbalprimate.com).
8. Enbridge is a pipeline company expanding their existing pipelines. They may be happy that data centers are getting the environmental heat while they dig full speed ahead. But in the end, they are **just another fossil fuel company** not particularly environmentally friendly or innovative. It's necessary pipes and pumps.
9. Equinor a Norwegian firm, continues its fossil fuel investment. Note to politicos, the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund now stands at over $2 Trillion dollars. The purpose is to safeguard and build financial wealth for current and future generations based on revenue from Norway's oil and gas resources. **Where is the PA citizen energy wealth fund from all this extractive wealth generation?** A sprinkling of too little tax goes back to local government where fracking occurs but it is an insulting pittance. About $2.15MM a year on about a $7B annual revenue flow.
10. First Energy will help PJM upgrade the transmission grid. That is good but really is just maintenance and poor planning. **It's wires and substation upgrades. Yawn.**
11. Frontier Group is transforming the former Bruce Mansfield coal power plant into a
natural gas power station in Shippingport, Pennsylvania. **Beaver County citizens are very angry with the mega data center projects.**
12. GE Vernova is expanding an existing manufacturing facility. That's nice but only relevance is that it manufactures transmissions equipment. **Yawn again.**
13. Google and META are doing what they do. **Angling for tax favors and sane washing their INSANE planet crushing capacity plans.**
14. PPL Corporation will expand grid capacity and modernize transmission across multiple
Pennsylvania counties for data centers. **This is good as long as the data centers pay upfront but of course that is not the plan.** PPL is also in joint venture to own and operate gas generation. **This is after spending years strategically divesting all generation capacity in Pennsylvania.** There is also some idea that they can just come in and **use eminent domain will- nilly to service these high demand losers**. We need a system level transmission plan not ad-hoc expansion.
15. TC Energy more fossil fuel pipeline expansion. Yay!
16. Westinghouse Electric Company hopes to start 10
large nuclear power plant reactors construction by 2030\. Using 40 year old designs. Again old legacy tech being branded as 'transformation' for regulatory convenience.
17. **You would think that expansion of non-nuclear non-fossil fuel renewables would be part of the mix. But alas, no. Our growth rate is** [**abysmal**](https://environmentamerica.org/pennsylvania/media-center/new-data-pa-ranks-abysmal-47th-in-u-s-for-renewable-energy-growth/?ref=verbalprimate.com)**. Our representatives should be ashamed and explain why we are such laggards instead of blaming each other for not getting squat done.**
## How our representatives are starting to cover their butts
Now that the people are actively opposing this grift and greed, the politicos are trying to blur the lines on their positions while taking no action to give the selfish-class time to slam in these dirty data centers.
The Pennsylvania passed a [bill](https://www.verbalprimate.com/call-your-senator-and-urge-their-yes-vote-on-hb-1834/) (HB1834) but the Senate is waiting until next year to consider. Conveniently after the election.
### John Fetterman
Head fake: ["Fetterman says Steelton plant ‘should absolutely’ make steel after data center talk"](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technology/fetterman-says-steelton-plant-should-absolutely-make-steel-after-data-center-talk/ar-AA1JxBg0?ref=verbalprimate.com)
Head fake: ["Fetterman: Democratic opposition to AI, data centers is ‘lunacy’"](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5877732-fetterman-ai-data-centers/?ref=verbalprimate.com)
John is currently spouting the Republican China and National security talking point. Which ignores the government bowing to NVIDIA to [sell China advanced technology](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg9q635q6po?ref=verbalprimate.com).
He is a wholehearted AI apologist who doesn't represent his people. He also is toting [hydro](https://ebs.publicnow.com/view/F201427D9F929250B781A4EED6139204787AC210?ref=verbalprimate.com). Keep in mind this drum beat that we have a huge need for power is based on believing tech bros who have yet to show a path to profitability. Hydro can be a good renewable force but if done poorly or perhaps rushed it can also hurt waterways.
### Ryan Mackenzie
The weasel is weaseling.
March Morning Call Article. You can smell the fear in his sweat as he claims it is a local issue. [https://www.mcall.com/2026/03/05/ryan-mackenzie-telephone-town-hall-ice-iran-data-centers/?clearUserState=true](https://www.mcall.com/2026/03/05/ryan-mackenzie-telephone-town-hall-ice-iran-data-centers/?clearUserState=true&ref=verbalprimate.com)
His if then or else maybe language about Artificial Intelligence. Let me translate before you read: I am a freaking MBA with no technical background but I have an opinion on AI that is not really an opinion one way or the other. He gently leans into the National Security meme like Fetterman, ignoring we are selling the tech and taking a 15% cut. Ryan, bless his heart, is also saying it is not a local issue. One mouth - two sides. (his whole statement is here [https://edworkforce.house.gov/uploadedfiles/mackenzie\_os\_4.15.26.pdf](https://edworkforce.house.gov/uploadedfiles/mackenzie%5Fos%5F4.15.26.pdf?ref=verbalprimate.com)
### Dave McCormick
Dave, proud sponsor of the big innovation and energy summit, the hedge fund centi-millionaire who moved back from his Connecticut hedge fund land with his [matched pair swamp beast ](https://www.verbalprimate.com/swamp-beasts-maga-style-elite-mccormicks-may-profit-from-ai-come-hell-or-high-water/)wife who is now a META executive and an Exxon board member. Is all in on AI, and fossil fuel and supporting his private equity bros. He's on the stump. [https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2026/05/06/sen-mccormick-data-center-impact.html](https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2026/05/06/sen-mccormick-data-center-impact.html?ref=verbalprimate.com)
Of course he does. Touting and spouting McCormick,
Bigger is better from the tech bro meat puppet cheer leader for greed. When he is done lining his pockets he will move out of State. Mark my words.
But even the tech bro kissing and fossil fuel loving weakling is doing one side or the otherism. Just in case.
PR placement article in Axios trying to make Dave seem like a reasonable human. Here he is looking Senatorial in a photo he approved.
And as a reminder Dave said this about fraud meisters CoreWeave last year: “I’m thrilled to welcome this transformative investment in our great Commonwealth...I’m deeply grateful to CoreWeave for their tremendous commitment to Pennsylvania’s future.” Ask him how grateful he is to the fraudsters now they are being sued for fraud.
### Josh Shapiro
Josh, when not dispatching the [State Police to guard his neighbors property](https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/video-shows-land-dispute-between-josh-shapiro-neighbor-and-pennsylvania-state-police-trooper/4351809/?ref=verbalprimate.com), has been a very vocal booster of fossil fuel energy consumption for data centers.
He was also tied to the hip with Fetterman, McCormick and Trump at last year's big beautiful innovation and energy summit. He also has significant out of State Energy company and tech bro CEOs as donors amid his '[business friendly](https://share.inquirer.com/WKvQNe?ref=verbalprimate.com)' fundraising gambit.
His transformation office look a bit like an expediter for special interests rather than an innovation hub given all the legacy energy projects. He and the State elected offcials needs to correct the fact that Pennsylvania is such a [laggard](https://environmentamerica.org/pennsylvania/resources/the-state-of-renewable-energy-dashboard/?ref=verbalprimate.com) in renewable energy race. Pennsylvanian's are being left behind.
Some people 'like' Josh without knowing why. The why is strong out of State funding from special interest leaders being used for image management. Accomplishments for Pennsylvanians, not so much. In a way Fetterman and Shapiro are bookends, with different PR strategies.
Anyway, like McCormick, he has started to [blur the lines](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/chris-kelly-opinion-shapiro-patient-190200168.html?ref=verbalprimate.com) of the crazy cheer leading with reasonable sounding nonsense like:
1. Standards for fast tracking data centers. After after boosting and boasting fast tracking data centers, we now have some 'standards.' A true steward of his State should be calling for a time out, a moratorium.
2. It is ironic that the Democrat machine is turning its anti-data center guns toward his opponent.
His pro-business, pro-fossil fuel, pro-tech bro, pro-data center, and crappy record on renewable growth make him very unappealing. I'll be unable to vote for him in the upcoming election unless something changes.
He will need a plan B career track for after his second term. Or, if he loses on this issue this year. Not even his big money donors will be able to sane wash his crazy Data Center support.
His fatal flaw was falling hook line and sinker for the Silly Con Valley con. If he had more of a business background, he would have said show me the ROI.
### Pennsylvania House
Here is the response from my Rep back in December. My cynical translation is the Republican party is on a forced march. And spinelessly offering prayers of condolence. Makes me feel like she has passed a 'there is nothing I can do' passive aggressiveness to her son, the soon to be ex-Congressman Ryan MacKenzie.
### Pennsylvania Senate
Met recently with Jarrett Coleman. He seems like a genuine proponent of increasing solar energy. He doesn't want the [Atlas Data Center](https://www.lehighvalleynews.com/parkland/5-1-million-square-foot-atlas-industrial-data-center-could-be-built-across-from-parkland-high-school?ref=verbalprimate.com) across from South Whitehall High School. He is waving his [data center moratorium around](https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/04/state-senator-calls-for-moratorium-on-data-centers-in-his-eastern-pa-district.html?ref=verbalprimate.com).
Given his animus with Josh Shapiro, my guess is he is hoping he can force Josh to veto the moratorium bill before the election. Timing may be tricky on this unless it can get passed quickly.
At a political layer, he has cleanly weighed in on data centers but prefers to defer to local officials. I support his moratorium.
### Republican PA State Senator Jarrett Coleman Meets With Constituents
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/republican-pa-state-senator-jarrett-coleman-meets-with-constituents/
Last updated: 2026-06-19T23:18:00.000Z
Before the Trump administration, politicians would hold in-person town halls. They would answer questions even if we didn’t like the answers. They would explain their positions on issues. Republicans now avoid talking to constituents because they do not represent our positions on issues. Republicans support the Trump agenda. We are lucky to have the occasional telephone town hall. If we get an email reply, it is an empty reply or a generic reply.
I email my legislators regardless of party on many important issues very often. I talk to my PA state Representative Mike Schlossberg often by email or in person. We agree on issues so he is not afraid to meet with me. In September 2025, I attended a fire company event and unexpectedly saw Congressman Ryan Mackenzie. His staff knows me since I protested in front of his Allentown office for over a year. He doesn’t even have telephone town halls. I actually said to him that we didn’t know he was a real person. We thought he was AI. He laughed.
As a conservation voter who opposes dirty data centers, I wanted to ask Senator [Jarrett Coleman](https://senatorcoleman.com/about/?ref=verbalprimate.com) ([District 16](https://senatorcoleman.com/district-map/?ref=verbalprimate.com)) to support renewable energy bills. Numerous emails get the same reply saying “Thank you for reaching out to Senator Jarrett Coleman's office to share your thoughts. Senator Coleman truly values hearing from constituents and carefully considers all feedback when looking at legislative issues.” The email didn’t say his position and there would not be a follow up email to say his position.
A visit to Coleman’s website shows news events in the Republican point of view. There are no links to recordings of telephone town halls. They should be made available to the public. I signed up for the telephone town hall phone call and encouraged friends to do the same. Everyone from Lehigh County was “disconnected”. He answered questions from people who did not know about data centers. He answered questions from people who voted for him and believe him. Now remember that I already know he hasn’t supported any clean energy bills that I mentioned in emails for support. So now I need to meet him in person.
Yvette Kuhns and Deena Stoudt oppose AI data center in Upper Macungie Township.
I’ve been fighting dirty data centers in Lehigh County for a year. I live in South Whitehall Township where I managed to delay the data center on January 21, 2026\. On May 27, 2026 I was at Upper Macungie Township to help residents delay the data center proposed at the old Air Products site near Senator Coleman’s home. I was talking to Deena from Food & Water Watch when Senator Coleman walked by us. He hid his face but I recognized him and greeted him. No reply. I spoke with candidate Rachel Cuevas who talked to Coleman’s legislative assistant Patrick Foose (who replies to emails) to arrange a meeting with Coleman and me. [Coleman was interviewed by Lori Lee](https://www.facebook.com/WhatsgoingonintheLehighValley/videos/senator-jarrett-coleman-speaks-on-data-centers-tonight-i-interviewed-senator-jar/4314282018811051/) (after [she interviewed me](https://www.facebook.com/reel/1320015433407703)) before everyone went home. And then it happened.
Senator Jarrett Coleman meets Yvette Kuhns aka The Data Center Lady of PA 7
Senator Coleman talked to me. I asked for a photo of us together and his staff member took the photo with my camera. Then we discussed data centers and legislation. He skipped the environmental lobby day meeting because he “doesn’t want to talk to people in Pittsburgh”. He said we should schedule a meeting with me and I could bring a few constituents. We were only allowed to discuss data centers. Suddenly, I was getting email replies that mentioned bill numbers in them. And a new staff member scheduled a meeting at his Allentown office.
I asked a few people if they were interested in talking to Senator Coleman. The replies were entertaining to disturbing. I selected a few friends who oppose data centers, support renewable energy, have knowledge of the data center and clean energy bills, live in district 16 and can have a productive discussion without insults or swearing. Some of the people were not able to attend on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 10 am at his Lehigh County office at 7535 Windsor Drive, Suite 200B, Allentown, PA 18106\. Thankfully, John, Owen, my husband Don and I spoke to Senator Coleman and his chief of staff Leo Knepper.
Senator Jarrett Coleman - Lehigh and Bucks Counties (PA district 16)
The meeting went as expected. Senator Coleman wants to stop the Atlas data center across from Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township. Well, we found common ground here. Coleman refuses to support the House Bills on clean energy or data centers. He said that [House Bill 1834](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1834?ref=verbalprimate.com) to make data centers pay instead of ratepayers is “a pipe dream”. Weeks ago he introduced a municipal data center moratorium. Coleman is running for re-election and he is running ads saying he is fighting data centers. Meanwhile, he won’t vote for “Democratic” bills.
Clean energy is a bipartisan issue. Everyone wants clean energy, a reliable energy grid and lower energy costs. We discussed renewable energy and Coleman mentioned private on-site solar at St. Joe’s (St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church ,1879 Applewood Dr, Orefield, PA 18069 where I had my wedding reception 30 years ago.). Coleman does not support mandates. But we want him to support bills that mandate or incentivize businesses to use renewable energy.
The meeting lasted an hour and he said we could schedule another meeting. Senator Coleman is open to solar energy. He is willing to talk to us. But he is a NIMBY (not in my back yard) voter. He actually said he doesn’t want any data centers here, but they could put them in Nevada where there are few people. As a conservation voter, that bothers me. We want to protect the environment, wildlife and people. Coleman had a mounted fish and a deer head in his conference room. Coleman’s grandfather caught the fish in Ontario, Canada and Jarrett shot the deer close to my current residence years ago. He said he hunts and fishes and eats the meat. I started the meeting discussing this in the hope he would be interested in clean energy to protect the environment. And maybe he will think about it.
This is why I talk to local legislators. They live here. They should care about where they live. Too bad not all of them care about everyone else. I will try any angle to find common ground or understand their position but ask for a bipartisan solution to solve problems rather than play the blame game. I remember the line from the movie Mars Attacks when Jack Nicholson plays the president and says [“Why can’t we all just get along?”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPMmC0UAnj0&ref=verbalprimate.com)
Senator Jarrett Coleman (PA district 16) will face Democrat candidate Mark Pinsley, who is currently the Lehigh County Controller, in the midterm election in November 2026.[ Mark Pinsley](https://votemarkpinsley.com/?ref=verbalprimate.com) beat his primary opponent for his opposition to data centers, inflation and the chaos caused by the current administration. Mark Pinsley lives in South Whitehall Township and we have protested together.
### An open letter to greater Lehigh Valley Region local government officials about massive data centers
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/an-open-letter-to-greater-lehigh-valley-region-local-government-officials-about-massive-data-centers/
Last updated: 2026-06-08T13:55:11.000Z
Dear officials:
Served eight years at Upper Saucon Township. First as a member of the planning commission and second as a Township Supervisor and Vice Chair on the Board of supervisors. You can see my professional background on [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilda/?ref=verbalprimate.com).
Your *ultimate fiduciary responsibility* to our community is to **protect the health and safety of our people**. You serve during a massive developer data center gold rush. This gold rush is for technologies for which the business case is not proven. These mega data centers are huge industrial sites that consume massive quantities of power, water, and cooling. They generate huge quantities of audible, infra, and ultra low frequency noise. They have been proven to be regional heat islands. All of these factors can hurt our community's health and safety.
Spent years leading projects to assess, move, design, and build data centers. But the new generation of hyper scale data centers are incomprehensibly large. Their economic benefit to local communities is limited. The risk are just emerging as the first wave are being placed in human proximity. Your acceptable uses may not today conceive of this industrial use. The benefits do not compel you to update zoning or SALDO to accommodate their development.
Am not a lawyer but **you could become personally liable if you and your entity do not do workmanlike due diligence and then local or regional health and safety is degraded**. **Lack of adequate diligence would be gross negligence.**
This diligence should include hiring expert engineering and technical support because your current engineering and perhaps legal counsel are unprepared for this development type. You should also arrange a field trip with your planning commission and executive board to visit several operating hyper scale data centers. Northern Virgina and Memphis have good sites you could inspect. You should not decide anything until you have personally visited a couple *operational* 1 GW or greater data centers.Local entities may consider pooling resources to adequately study the issue before making decisions. The planning commission has obviously punted.
Yes, you can expect the private and venture capital backed development teams, perhaps also backed by utility and fossil fuel interests, to campaign aggressively including all the aggressive development tactics you already know. Ignore the noise.
Am proud that Upper Saucon Township has explicitly excluded data centers as an acceptable use. But a single hyper scale data center in the area can affect communities in a wide radius.
**At very least, you should take due care studying the issue before making *any* decisions that allows development of hyper scale data centers.**
There is nothing that compels you to decide anything until you have done your workmanlike due diligence. Am optimistic that you will do the right things to protect regional health and safety.
Cordially,
John Gilda
### Defense of the Republic, or why action matters
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/defense-of-the-republic-or-why-action-matters/
Last updated: 2026-05-26T12:07:52.000Z
There are some things many can agree on. Regardless of our political leanings.
We need to resist now with organized non-violent protest.
### BLUF: this regime is out of control and needs to be reeled back
Some resources:
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### The Constitution
Civil War envelope showing shaking hands in front of U.S. Constitution with weapon and American flag in back
We have cherished and protected our US Constitution for a long time. It was a miracle from the enlightenment and unlike anything, ever. Not perfect and neither is America. But it is much better than the alternatives.
> When we see due process discarded, When we see Congress abdicating its responsibilities. When we see illegal search and seizure, When we see habeas corpus ignored, the Constitution needs We the People's defense. - Captain Obvious
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### State Sponsored Violence
Murder of protesters protest. By Chad Davis - https://www.flickr.com/photos/chaddavisphotography/55059549430/, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=182503243
The regime is using performative violence to subdue We the People. Whether it is the unlawful execution of smugglers in boats, or the targeting, and double-tap tomahawking of a girls school in Iran, or the daily violence we see from DHS, or wars of choice wasting our service members; it is repugnant and intolerable.
Writing this makes me feel physically ill. A reel of backpacks, maimed and dead service members, protestor deaths or dehumanizing detentions flash like some Clockwork Orange ultraviolence.
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### Corruption
Where did the billion dollar membership fees go? By President.az, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=182320996
No one likes kleptocracy and grift.
1. Pardons for sale
2. Self dealing funds to incentivize bad behavior
3. Insider trading
4. Sponsored reality show cabinet members
5. Political grift disguised as donations that evaporate
6. Family members and friends cashing in on wars
7. Regulatory malfeasance
8. Selling out of our national parks
9. Cheering on pollution and fossil fuel
10. Protecting tech lords from liability and regulation
11. and on and on an on
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### Lies and Propaganda
They believe that lying again and again and again will make us numb and unable to discern the truth. Not so.
No one likes being lied to, no one. Most of the time when this regime is moving its lips it is lying. They have a professional network of influencers who reinforce the lies in media, podcasting, and social media. Professional means for money. Guess they just don't care.
[Foundation for Critical ThinkingFoundation for Critical Thinking Logo](https://www.criticalthinking.org/?ref=verbalprimate.com)
### No you don't need to be pragmatic. You need to protect people from harm.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/no-you-dont-need-to-be-pragmatic-you-need-to-protect-people-from-harm/
Last updated: 2026-05-06T12:28:48.000Z
Spent the day earlier this week walking the State Capital as part of lobby day with Penn Future and Conservation Voters. A House Representative who will remain anonymous listened well to the group's feedback about:
1. Legislating to make entering non-disclosure agreements with local governments illegal when used to hide data center development plans from citizens
2. Requiring the Pennsylvania Utility Commission to define Public Interest in their hearings to allow accountability
3. Creating a regulatory frame work to protect consumers from large load data centers by accelerating clean energy deployment, protecting rate payers, and creating an energy independence fund (to be funded by data center developers who are not bringing their own generation and transmission infrastructure.)
These are all commonsense proposals. And reasonable people can disagree on the details.
### Pennsylvania has a poor energy mix that needs to be addressed
Pennsylvania is a laggard in deploying sustainable energy and is overly dependent on aged nuclear facilities and fossil fuels, primarily natural gas. If nuclear is excluded the other low carbon sources account for less than 5% of the mix.
s[https://lowcarbonpower.org/region/Pennsylvania](https://lowcarbonpower.org/region/Pennsylvania?ref=verbalprimate.com)
When compared to the national average, you can see Pennsylvania is a laggard in everything except ***extremely aged nuclear*** and is excessively ***dependent on fossil fuel***. The average State, and Pennsylvania should not aspire to be average, has ***5x the non-nuclear low carbon sources.***
Source: [https://lowcarbonpower.org/region/United\_States](https://lowcarbonpower.org/region/United%5FStates?ref=verbalprimate.com)
The representative implied, despite being in a long held majority, that this was Josh Shapiro's fault. Either because the Governor appoints the Public Utility Commission or because he approves new large generation facilities.
As an independent voter, this blame the other party game is nonsense. Pennsylvania needs to be a leader in sustainable generation and not excessively tied to aging nuclear and gas generation.
Regardless of which side of the aisle you sit, government needs to influence this strategic liability.
Regardless on which side of the aisle you sit, you have a fiduciary responsibility for protecting people's health and safety and for protecting the environment for future Pennsylvanians.
After a reasonable discussion the representative tossed out a throw away line paraphrased as:
### AI is the future, you know, people love their chatGPT, and stuff. Right?
My reaction was smile and nod. Because a lobbying 'rule' is don't argue with the representative. But this is obliviousness to wide spread concerns that are important to a legislator. Seemed more like what I'd expect from an out of touch boomer than a millennial. Guess when you read the party line you can sound like a boomer.
Some things for all reps. to think about.
1. If, as is widely reported, AI is a pyramid scheme without a viable, profitable business model, Houston we have a problem. Maybe a systemic financial problem. Perhaps a financial collapse is the future of AI.
2. If a bunch of exuberant speculators build earth damaging quantities of new fossil fuel generation, Houston we have a problem. Maybe a earth scaled environmental problem. Perhaps global environmental degradation is the future of AI.
3. If the crazzzzzzy quantity of capacity being proposed and built is over kill because perhaps more efficient AI architectures emerge (as is normal in the information technology space,) Houston we have a problem. Maybe a country strewn with semi-built data centers owned by bankrupt 'carve out' corporate entities problem. Perhaps decades of work to clean up this litter is the future of AI.
4. The promise of AI has been well hyped since 2016, almost a decade. There are a variety of proven niches (that do not require GW-scale data centers) but the everyone wants ChatGPT is lame statement. Maybe there is no killer use case that requires systemic financial problem or environmental degradation or over built unusable capacity. Perhaps a number of small but efficient use cases are all that emerge from the AI hype bubble is the future.
But the bottom line is that a State Representative (even a Republican representative) is in no position to say the people want chatGPT so we just need to destroy the economy or the environment. It is tone deaf and politically foolish.
This disregard for concerns about AI would be kind of like saying, sure we side with the tobacco growers even though smoking kills people. Or like saying firemen love the way PFAS chemical extinguish fires so we side with the chemical companies.
It is not unusual for for republicans to side with the economic power when given a choice between people's health and protecting cronies.
### Democrat PA-07 congressional candidate Bob Brooks has endorsements and a media blitz.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/democrat-pa-07-congressional-candidate-bob-brooks-has-endorsements-and-a-media-blitz/
Last updated: 2026-04-25T18:25:00.000Z
As a member of the Lehigh County Democratic Club, I attended meetings where we would introduce a candidate, let them speak and then ask questions. In 2025, we talked to Bob Brooks who is running in the PA-07 congressional race to replace Republican Ryan Mackenzie. Brook resembles Rick Harrison from Pawn Stars TV show on the History Channel. Brooks held various jobs like a pizza delivery driver, dishwasher, truck driver, landscaper and baseball coach. But he has never held a local, state or federal office. His answers were scripted and seemed targeted to right-leaning male voters. He did not comment on education or data centers. He did not impress the retired teachers and women in our group.
[Lehigh Valley Democratic congressional candidates tout their credentials during first televised primary debate](https://www.lehighvalleynews.com/elections/lehigh-valley-democratic-congressional-candidates-tout-their-credentials-during-first-televised-primary-debate?ref=verbalprimate.com). [WFMZ Business Matters - Pennsylvania 7th U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Primary Debate: Part 1](https://www.wfmz.com/business/business-matters/business-matters---pennsylvania-7th-u-s-house-of-representatives-democratic-primary-debate-part/video%5Fef9d59e2-99de-5121-af3f-ba6eb61e7948.html?ref=verbalprimate.com) aired April 7, 2026\. The forum took place at Moravian College's Foy Concert Hall. [WFMZ Business Matters - Pennsylvania 7th U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Primary Debate: Part 2](https://www.wfmz.com/business/business-matters/business-matters---pennsylvania-7th-u-s-house-of-representatives-democratic-primary-debate-part/video%5Fe6860895-9225-52ab-8d31-d29cae79c78b.html?ref=verbalprimate.com) aired April 13, 2026\. The forum took place at Alumnae Hall, Cedar Crest College campus at 100 College Drive, Allentown on the on Tuesday April 7th.
Brooks struggled to answer questions before [returning to his talking points](https://www.politicspa.com/questions-beginning-to-arise-around-brooks-campaign-in-pa?ref=verbalprimate.com). Brooks was asked to explain the statement that he would ban money from political action committees in politics, yet, he has taken in more from PACs than the other three candidates. [“Don’t hate the player, hate the game,” replied Brooks.](https://www.politicspa.com/questions-beginning-to-arise-around-brooks-campaign-in-pa-07/146113/?ref=verbalprimate.com) Another Loophole Larry gaming the system. We have that now. That was a stupid remark. Brooks' campaign has been trying to hide the debate video but it's on the local news website. He was very unprepared but not because he's not a career politician. He is not who he claims to be.
[Congressional candidate Bob Brooks apologizes after some Facebook posts on his personal page from several years ago were discovered. Those posts appeared to be contrary to positions held by his party.](https://armchairlehighvalley.substack.com/p/congressional-candidate-bob-brooks) If you decide to run for office, clean up your house. Those posts should not have been made, but since they were, they should have been deleted. Once caught, you make a heartfelt apology and show regret. The complaining made him appear insincere.
[Congressional candidate Bob Brooks faces lawsuit over property dispute and unpaid loan debt](https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/congressional-candidate-bob-brooks-faces-lawsuit-over-property-dispute-and-unpaid-loan-debt/article%5Fd3bc0f7e-67e8-42ab-9c6f-3b1abf64b08f.html?ref=verbalprimate.com). January 2022, a judgement was entered against Brooks for the unpaid loan plus interest, according to court documents. The debt remains unpaid. Read the article about his two wives with almost identical names. Speaking of names, there is [another Bob Brooks from PA who is Republican](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%5FBrooks%5F%28Pennsylvania%5Fpolitician%29?ref=verbalprimate.com). The name game.
[Congressional candidate Bob Brooks opposes congressional stock trading but owns individual stocks.](https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/bob-brooks-stock-trading-pennsylvania-congress-democrat-federal-government/?ref=verbalprimate.com) Brooks Republican called out PA-08 Rep. Rob Bresnahan’s [numerous](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-rob-bresnahan-sold-stock-medicaid-providers-vote-big-bill-rcna244859?ref=verbalprimate.com) [stock](https://whyy.org/articles/congressional-stock-trading/?ref=verbalprimate.com) trades. None of them should be doing it. That's why there is disclosure for transparency.
[Why did prominent Democrats endorse Bob Brooks](https://brooksforcongress.com/endorsements/?ref=verbalprimate.com)? He sounds like a Republican. They are alienating their base in the hope that others prefer him over Ryan Mackenzie if he wins the primary. I talk to people of any political affiliation and former Republicans and centrists prefer Ryan Crosswell who is also a former Republican. The progressive man-haters like Carol Obando-Derstine, and Democrats like Lamont McClure who is running on his record. Bob Brooks has to win the primary in order to compete against Ryan Mackenzie and they are spending a lot of money on ineffective ads.
Democrats are allegedly trying to reach blue collar workers. Former president Joe Biden knew how to do that. [Brooks’s populist, working-class appeal continues to build a broad coalition according to the Pennsylvania Working Families Party](https://workingfamilies.org/2026/03/wfp-endorses-bob-brooks-for-congress-in-pa-07/?ref=verbalprimate.com). They said "he's the guy you want to have a beer with". I don't drink alcohol and I am voting for a representative in government. I'm friends with people who endorsed him and I'm wondering if Brooks treats men differently from women. Other women had the same impression I had. Or maybe women have different priorities.
PA House Rep. Pete Schweyer (134th), PA Senator Nick Miller (14th District), Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk, my PA House Rep. Mike Schlossberg (132nd district) door knocked for petition signatures for Bob Brooks and other primary candidates and gave endorsements. I still feel like the politicians should have waited until after the primary and endorse the winner. The PA Dems have made the news for perceived political influence and favoritism.
I personally invited candidates to the Mackenzie Monday protest and other events for petition signatures without influence. I am a member of the Upper Lehigh Democratic Club that is under the tent of the PA Dems. The ULDC said "we will let the primary play out and endorse the winner". We don't want to put the thumb on the scale. My observations and opinions are my own. I present facts and evidence used to explain my opinion and allow others to make up their own minds.
[Parties need to vet candidates—before the primary ballot is printed.](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/parties-need-to-vet-candidates-before-the-primary-ballot-is-printed/?ref=verbalprimate.com) Apparently, no one is doing a good job of this. Or maybe since Trump, standards have dropped. Candidates who win races focus on the issues that matter to their constituents. Focus on affordability, healthcare and opposing dirty data centers if you are running in PA-07 right now.
The primary election will be in May 2026 and will be a closed primary, only open for registered Democrats.
### Republican Stacy Garrity runs for governor against Democratic incumbent Governor Josh Shapiro.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/republican-stacy-garrity-runs-for-governor-against-democratic-incumbent-governor-josh-shapiro/
Last updated: 2026-04-22T14:19:24.000Z
Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity is running for governor against Democratic incumbent Governor Josh Shapiro. [State senator Doug Mastriano was upset that the GOP and Donald Trump endorsed her and started a write-in campaign](https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-score/2026/04/20/pennsylvanias-mastriano-mayhem-00880123?ref=verbalprimate.com). Mastriano drops out of the race but a group of supporters are organizing a grassroots campaign to get him on the ballot this May.
On multiple occasions, Stacy Garrity has echoed unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election, in which Democrat Joe Biden defeated Republican Donald Trump, was stolen. During a [2022 Trump rally in Greensburg, PA where she was invited on stage by Trump and said: “We know that he won.”](https://www.c-span.org/clip/campaign-2022/user-clip-stacy-garrity-speaks-at-president-trumps-rally-in-pa/5020285?ref=verbalprimate.com). She an election denier” aligned with state Senator Doug Mastriano, Shapiro’s previous challenger. Doug Mastriano ad's [repeatedly claimed that there was rampant fraud during the 2020 election](https://whyy.org/articles/doug-mastriano-election-lies-disinformation-jan-6/?ref=verbalprimate.com).
Before taking office as Pennsylvania treasurer in January 2021, Stacy Garrity served in senior positions at a defense contractor, where a significant part of her last role focused heavily on influencing public policy tied to military manufacturing and global trade, an activity commonly known as “lobbying.” She has publicly taken credit for successfully moving legislation forward and has met with legislators and otherwise pushed her company’s interests with government officials. And yet, [she never registered as a lobbyist](https://whyy.org/articles/stacy-garrity-lobbying-work-pennsylvania-governor-race/?ref=verbalprimate.com).
Garrity is one of Israel’s biggest supporters among statewide officials in Pennsylvania, and has put her money where her mouth is. Following the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack against Israel, state Treasurer Stacy Garrity campaigned at a gala hosted by a firm and invested millions in Israel bonds in her official state role. She said it was a “smart, dependable investment with a proven track record”. Richard Painter, a former White House ethics counsel for President George W. Bush who has also worked in securities law, said “[It gives the impression that investment decisions are made for political reasons.](https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/stacy-garrity-treasurer-governor-election-israel-bonds-ethics-elections/?ref=verbalprimate.com)”.
Stacy Garrity deleted a social media post featuring a photograph of herself with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following a "MAHA" (Make America Healthy Again) rally in Harrisburg in January 2026\. The anti-vaccine base loves RFK Jr but the rest of us prefer to be vaccinated from preventable illnesses. She thought she could hide the past but the news media sees and reports what candidates post. This photo alone could repel a lot of voters.
Yvette Kuhns and Katy Kiefer of F&WW and Adam Hosey and another member of PP in 2025.
In 2022, Garrity sold anti-abortion merchandise on her campaign website — “LIFE WON” bumper stickers, “Born to be Pro-Life” onesies, “DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD” T-shirts. Adam Hosey, chief of staff of Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates, calling Garrity’s abortion stance “absolutely disqualifying”. She had recently been hiding this unpopular view though she hasn't changed her view. People are still protesting the Republicans for defunding Planned Parenthood.
July 2, 2025 before the budget bill cut funding for Medicaid and PP.
While serving as attorney general, Shapiro sued Glenn O. Hawbaker, a Centre County contractor, for committing [the largest act of wage theft in US history](https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2021/04/08/nearly-21-million-stolen-prevailing-wage-scheme-pa-ag-shapiro-says/7145243002/?ref=verbalprimate.com). Now, owners and family [members associated with the company are backing Shapiro’s gubernatorial opponent, Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity](https://keystonenewsroom.com/2026/02/17/shapiro-wage-theft-lawsuit/?ref=verbalprimate.com). [Garrity has some mega money MAGA donors](https://www.transparencyusa.org/pa/candidate/stacey-l-garrity/contributors?page=1&ref=verbalprimate.com) but [Governor Josh Shapiro outraised Stacy Garrity 10-1 in latest fundraising round](https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania-politics/pensnylvania-governors-race-josh-shapiro-outraises-stacy-garrity-10-1-in-latest-fundraising-period/?ref=verbalprimate.com).
Stacy Garrity's MAGA views are not popular, she has far less campaign funds and she's running against a popular incumbent. She cannot demand money from Trump's donors without aligning with Trump but she cannot earn voters by supporting Trump's policies. It's no wonder the GOP backed a woman set up for failure rather than have a man lose to Shapiro and hear people blame Trump for the loss. We've seen this play before. She should have known better.
### Senator Jarrett Coleman's Telephone Town Hall About Data Centers in PA
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/senator-jarrett-colemans-telephone-town-hall-about-data-centers-in-pa/
Last updated: 2026-04-20T15:12:40.000Z
I've been actively protesting the data centers in Lehigh County, PA. I attended the [South Whitehall Township board meetings](https://www.southwhitehall.com/boards-commissions?ref=verbalprimate.com), [Lehigh Valley Planning Commission meetings](https://lvpc.org/lvpc-meetings?ref=verbalprimate.com) and other events. I have called, emailed and spoke in person with politicians and candidates about dirty data centers. And I have a timeline of how we suddenly had an invasion of dirty data centers.
I keep track of each federal, PA state and local laws, bills, moratoria and ordinances. I go to the township website to review the developer proposal, impact studies, modifications and other information. I have green, sustainable or clean alternatives to fossil fuels but some politicians are benefiting from data centers and those oppose our modifications to the proposals to mitigate the negative impact on the environment, wildlife and people.
My PA Rep. Mike Schlossberg (HD-132) has been [endorsed by Conservation Voters of PA](https://www.conservationpa.org/endorsements/michael-schlossberg-hd-132-won?ref=verbalprimate.com) and has supported the data center bills that benefit constituents. Meanwhile, I have emailed Senator Coleman and I get generic replies. On the telephone town hall prior to the data center town hall, Jamie Himmelreich took my question. Senator Coleman saw it and mentioned Parkland School District but not my question and he did not let me talk. I continued to ask my question by email without a reply stating if he supports or opposes the bills.
As soon as I read Senator Coleman's newsletter about the [data center telephone town hall](https://senatorcoleman.com/2026/04/09/coleman-to-focus-on-data-centers-during-april-15-telephone-town-hall/?ref=verbalprimate.com), I shared it with a group of people who oppose the data center so we could sign up to get on the call. On April 15, 2026 shortly after 6 pm I received a call and listened to their wait music for five minutes and as soon as I heard Coleman speak, I pressed star three to ask a question. Jamie answered and I asked the same question as before. Will Senator Coleman support [The Data Center Act, House Bill (HB) 1834](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1834?ref=verbalprimate.com) that has already passed in the PA state House of Representatives? She asked me if it passed and I said that it did.
I listened to Senator Coleman say some generic AI information about data centers. He took a call from Bucks County and those people are not receiving the same news that we get in Lehigh County. Then he took a call from Lehigh County and disconnected them! He hung up on some of my friends. Mia started her comment about heat from data centers. She told me that he hung up on her! He refused to answer my question yet again.
[Coleman introduced two bills on April 16, 2026 hours after the telephone town hall.](https://senatorcoleman.com/2026/04/16/coleman-to-introduce-bills-addressing-constituent-concerns-on-data-centers-and-cost-of-living/?ref=verbalprimate.com) The first memo sent to the senate is [Repealing the Data Center Tax Break and Reducing the Gas Tax](https://www.palegis.us/senate/co-sponsorship/memo?memoID=48539&ref=verbalprimate.com). The second memo sent to the senate is [Empowering Municipalities to Place a Moratorium on Data Center Development](https://www.palegis.us/senate/co-sponsorship/memo?memoID=48540&ref=verbalprimate.com). The second memo does absolutely nothing since municipalities already have the power to delay development in their ordinances. The first memo repeals the sales tax exemptions for data centers and redirecting the revenue for DIESEL purchased. I do not purchase diesel but dirty data centers do and prices increased due to the war. Just another Republican helping the fossil fuel industry.
Look at [House Bill 2150](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2150?ref=verbalprimate.com), [House Bill 2151](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2151?ref=verbalprimate.com), [House Bill 1834](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1834?ref=verbalprimate.com) and others. The votes are mostly by party lines. Democrats support and Republicans oppose. [Senator Jarrett Coleman's environmental scorecard from Conservation Voters of PA is 10%](https://www.conservationpa.org/news/environmental-scorecard-shows-how-pro-environment-majority-delivers-wins-pennsylvanias-state?ref=verbalprimate.com). [Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA -07) scored 9% and Senator Dave McCormick's environmental scorecard from Conservation Voters of PA is 0%.](https://www.lcv.org/congressional-scorecard/?zip=18069&last%5Fname=&ref=verbalprimate.com)
Senator Jarrett Coleman held a telephone town hall about data centers only after learning that most people oppose them, even those who voted for him. He pretends to suddenly care but he has not supported the data center bills that were introduced. He knows most people don't know about the bills because they are not making the news. As a member of conservation groups, I watch these bills at ask my legislators to support them. Senator Coleman doesn't care; he'll say what people want to hear to get re-elected.
A politician who won't answer calls or emails or have in-person town halls isn't working for us. Politicians putting profits over people should be replaced. Watch how they vote to decide your votes.
### Vice President JD Vance is a hypocritical opportunist with zero credibility.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/vice-president-jd-vance-is-a-hypocritical-opportunist-with-zero-credibility/
Last updated: 2026-04-20T15:12:17.000Z
[JD Vance called Trump America's Hitler and then falls in line to run as vice president with Trump as president on the Republican ticket.](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/jd-vance-once-compared-trump-hitler-now-they-are-running-mates-2024-07-15/?ref=verbalprimate.com) After Trump incited a mob to attack the Capitol on January 6, 2021 and allowed his mob to chant ["Hang Mike Pence"](https://www.c-span.org/clip/house-committee/user-clip-january-6th-2021-riots---hang-mike-pence/5020172?ref=verbalprimate.com), why would anyone want to be in that position? Vance has history of flip flops on issues. He is a hypocritical opportunist with zero credibility.
On Tuesday night, December 9, 2025 Trump held a rally at a casino and resort in Mount Pocono, Monroe County, PA. Protesters stood out on a cold dark night in the snow to protest. Mark Pinsley was there along with some of my friends.
The roads were closed before, during and after the speech until Trump left. The protesters were stuck there for hours. [Trump said that inflation was no longer a problem and that Democrats had used the term "affordability" as a "hoax" to hurt his reputation. But his remarks weaved wildly to include grievances.](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/g-s1-101506/trumps-speech-grievances-about-immigrants?ref=verbalprimate.com) This was especially stupid since Congressman Rob Bresnahan is running for reelection in PA-07.
On Tuesday, December 16, 2025 JD Vance visited Lehigh County to try to repair the damage done by Trump's speech. There were more protesters than supporters at Trump's event. So JD Vance spoke at Uline where the owners forced employees to attend. There were a few dozen actual attendees and there were more protesters.
[The theme of his speech was lower prices, bigger paychecks. ](https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/vp-vance-makes-stop-in-lehigh-valley-sparking-mixed-reactions/article%5F1d2eedd4-61f0-426a-8091-7a09908ee2ab.html?ref=verbalprimate.com)As usual, they say the exact opposite of the truth.
WFMZ news December 16, 2025
It was another cold day like the Dr. Oz. protest on Friday morning, December 5, 2025\. We wore layers, a hat, scarf, double gloves and double socks. I brought extra signs for others to use. WFMZ's Sydney Kay, the Morning Call newspaper and Internet media interviewed me. [They asked why we would protest in single digit temperatures in the snow. We protest to let people know what the issues are and to let our politicians know that we know the truth. The Trump economy sucks. We can't afford healthcare.](https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/cheers-jeers-vance-s-visit-sparks-mixed-reactions/article%5Fab4c5929-1613-4901-abff-9268dcb385c0.html?ref=verbalprimate.com)
[JD Vance and Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) staged a PR stunt visiting the Allentown rescue mission.](https://www.wvia.org/news/pennsylvania-news/2025-12-16/vice-president-vance-serves-lunch-at-allentown-rescue-mission-after-alburtis-rally?ref=verbalprimate.com) This event was closed to the media. Part of Hamilton Blvd from Trexlertown to center city Allentown were closed in the afternoon when people come home from school or work. This stunt was a flop. The Republicans don't believe in hand outs and the Democrats don't believe Republicans. Republicans are spin doctors.
Republican politicians who are loyal to Trump paint themselves into a corner. Trump's popularity has tanked as his voters discover he lied to them and betrayed them. Republicans know they will lose elections but they are afraid to speak against Trump. When Trump has an overnight tirade on his own social media platform, his MAGA cult followers harass, intimidate and attack Trump's critics.
Republicans like JD Vance will stick to Trump's narrative because they can't admit they lied and they can't anger their mob boss.
### Perry of PA Puts Pollution and Profit Before People
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/perry-of-pa-puts-pollution-and-profit-before-people/
Last updated: 2026-04-20T15:11:53.000Z
After graduating from college, Scott Perry ran a small family mechanical contracting business called Hydrotech Mechanical Services. In 2002, Perry was charged with falsifying reports to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The state charged Perry in 2002, along with another Hydrotech employee, with forwarding altered reports at a sewage plant related to levels of chlorine and acidity of water discharged into a creek. He entered the state's Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program, and Hydrotech was fined $5,000\. Perry completed the program and his record was expunged.
Before entering politics, Scott Perry chaired the Carroll Township Planning Commission and was a member of the Township Source Water Protection Committee. He chaired the Dillsburg Area Wellhead Protection Advisory Committee and served on the Dillsburg Revitalization Committee.
[At a 2017 town hall meeting in Red Lion, Perry cited God as a possible violator of environmental regulations.](https://www.ydr.com/story/opinion/columnists/mike-argento/2017/03/26/scott-perry-and-god-column/99525248/?ref=verbalprimate.com) [After the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas, Perry alleged that ISIS was responsible for the attack](https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2018/01/19/u-s-rep-scott-perry-las-vegas-attack-smell-rat/1047370001/?ref=verbalprimate.com), though law enforcement authorities had concluded that the shooter was an Iowa-born man with no ISIS connection. At the Rotary Club of York in 2020, [Perry questioned the existence of systemic racism](https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2020/09/03/rep-scott-perry-questions-existence-systemic-racism-talks-pandemic-and-protests/5695517002/?ref=verbalprimate.com).
Republican Congressman Scott Perry participated in attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, including by attempting to replace Pennsylvania's electors. [Scott Perry pushed conspiracy theory that Italian satellites changed votes](https://www.ydr.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/06/23/testimony-rep-scott-perry-pardon-from-donald-trump-election-pennsylvania/65363103007/?ref=verbalprimate.com). [Perry voted against a plan to give congressional gold medals to the U.S. Capitol Police and the Washington D.C., metropolitan police department for their service during the Jan. 6 riot.](https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2021/06/16/rep-scott-perry-votes-against-gold-medal-police-capitol-riot/7718300002/?ref=verbalprimate.com)
Republican Congressman Scott Perry frequently opposes proposed climate change policies. [The League of Conservation Voters scores Scott Perry at near zero percent pro environment](https://www.lcv.org/moc/scott-perry/?ref=verbalprimate.com). [McCormick, Perry and Smucker rally behind AI expansion in PA: 'Next Industrial Revolution'](https://www.ydr.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/20/mccormick-perry-and-smucker-rally-behind-ai-expansion-in-pa/85733018007/?ref=verbalprimate.com). Scott Perry and his wife claim they do not own stock. But [check out the Corporate PAC donors](https://www.quiverquant.com/congresstrading/politician/Scott%20Perry-P000605/donors?ref=verbalprimate.com)! Health, energy, Exxon/Mobil, Norfolk Southern. Follow the money to explain the votes. Scott Perry hides from his constituents like so many Trump Republicans do. They put profit and pollution before people. Remember that when you vote.
### Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick cannot pretend to be moderate and support Trump's agenda.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/congressman-brian-fitzpatrick-cannot-pretend-to-be-moderate-and-support-trumps-agenda/
Last updated: 2026-04-20T15:11:38.000Z
Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) was formerly from PA-08\. He currently represents all of Bucks County and a portion of Montgomery County. Brian Fitzpatrick is engaged to Fox News Senior White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich. The couple got engaged on June 29, 2025, in a lavender field in France. They have been dating since roughly 2021 and are planning a Catholic church wedding.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) voted against both impeachments of President Donald Trump in 2019 and 2021\. Regarding the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, he argued against impeachment, stating it would further divide the nation, and instead supported a formal censure of Trump. He later voted for the 2023 impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
[**The Case Against Brian Fitzpatrick** from May 17, 2022 is an interesting read.](https://dccc.org/the-case-against-brian-fitzpatrick-2/?ref=verbalprimate.com)
In a March 2026 C-SPAN appearance, Fitzpatrick indicated he does not support a moratorium on data centers. Data centers are very unpopular. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick is a staunch supporter of Israel. We should not be sending weapons to support the war on Gaza. Young voters are extremely passionate about this.
Brian Fitzpatrick only held one in-person town hall and it was in 2017\. Fitzpatrick said " They’re looking to waste people’s time; they’re looking to embarrass people. They’re looking to get a video clip they can use AI to distort.” [Protesters stand in front of Fitzpatrick's office](https://www.phillyburbs.com/picture-gallery/news/2025/03/18/indivisible-bucks-county-holds-protest-at-rep-brian-fitzpatrick-pa01-town-hall-trumps/82498482007/?ref=verbalprimate.com) with "missing congressman" signs like we do to Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07).
Brian Fitzpatrick also avoids the press. He doesn't want to get caught in his lies. He is trying to pander to both sides. You either support or oppose an issue. You can't say one thing and do another and expect not to get caught. You can't hide from CSPAN or your fellow congresspeople. Democrats love to talk about supporting bills that benefit their constituents.
[Brian Fitzpatrick led the effort on banning Congressional stock trading.](https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/2025/9/news-fitzpatrick-leads-historic-bipartisan-effort-to-ban-congressional-stock-trading?ref=verbalprimate.com) He has no stocks listed. He's worth at least $3 million. [But check out the corporate donors](https://www.quiverquant.com/congresstrading/politician/Brian%20K.%20Fitzpatrick-F000466/donors?ref=verbalprimate.com)! Health, energy, utilities, Microsoft, Google, CVS, Blackrock, Chevron. Brian Fitzpatrick raises significant campaign funds from corporate PACs, the financial sector (Blackstone Group), Comcast Corp, and Pro-Israel groups, with a high percentage of contributions coming from PACs and large individual donors rather than small-dollar donors. Follow the money to understand their votes.
### Pete Hegseth drinks and his personality stinks. Impeach him.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/pete-hegseth-drinks-and-his-personality-stinks-impeach-him/
Last updated: 2026-04-20T15:11:22.000Z
Pete Hegseth left the Army National Guard in 2021/2024 following his removal from duty at the Biden inauguration due to being flagged as an "insider threat" by a fellow service member, which he described as a betrayal by a "woke" military. He was reportedly flagged for a "Deus vult" tattoo, which he felt labeled him an extremist. He resigned.
Pickled Peter [Hegseth regularly abused alcohol to the point that he passed out at family gatherings, and once needed to be dragged out of a strip club while in uniform](https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/pete-hegseth-affidavit-witness-drunk-passing-out-e216ca85?ref=verbalprimate.com). His ex-wife, [former colleagues on Fox News](https://meidasnews.com/news/5-times-pete-hegseth-appeared-with-alcohol-on-the-job-at-fox-news?ref=verbalprimate.com) and others have similar stories of his "kegsbreath". [Pete Hegseth was forced to step down by Veterans for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America that he ran due to mismanagement of funds, sexual impropriety and reports of intoxicated behavior.](https://www.wjtv.com/news/hegseth-forced-out-of-vets-groups-due-to-drinking-misconduct-new-yorker/?ref=verbalprimate.com) [Hegseth said if confirmed he would not drink alcohol](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/04/pete-hegseth-alcohol-defense-secretary/76775516007/?ref=verbalprimate.com) but people were skeptical.
In April 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth created another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother where he shared details of military strikes in Yemen against Houthi rebels. A second, separate Signal group chat was exposed after a journalist was mistakenly added to a high-level admin group chat, which included VP JD Vance and other senior officials. National Security Advisor [Mike Waltz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%5FWaltz?ref=verbalprimate.com) erroneously added [Jeffrey Goldberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey%5FGoldberg?ref=verbalprimate.com), the [editor-in-chief](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editor-in-chief?ref=verbalprimate.com) of the American magazine [*The Atlantic*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%5FAtlantic?ref=verbalprimate.com) and the moderator of the [PBS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBS?ref=verbalprimate.com) weekly news program [*Washington Week*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%5FWeek?ref=verbalprimate.com), to the group.
Tim and I protest on Memorial Day in May 2025.
In September 2025, he United States military began air strikes on alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean. The Trump administration seems to have no evidence. They use the excuse of narco-terrorists to attack and kill people. Trump attacked a boat from Venezuela, killing all 11 people aboard. He later had strikes on land in Venezuela because he wanted to steal oil and manipulate the oil market. [Trump says U.S. will 'run' Venezuela and sell seized oil in remarks on the strikes](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/03/g-s1-104346/trump-venezuela-maduro-press-conference?ref=verbalprimate.com) a few months later. [He also wants geopolitical domination of the world.](https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-venezuela-oil-maduro-reason-war?ref=verbalprimate.com) Remember the Hands Off protest? We said Hands off Canada, Greenland and Ukraine. Trump is always looking to take from assets from people.
In a [September 30, 2025 speech at Quantico](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BA5EwsR%5FrI&ref=verbalprimate.com), Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declared an end to the "woke" Department of Defense, pivoting to a "War Department" focused on lethality, merit-based promotions, and traditional military standards. He complained of declining standards and fat generals. Imagine being in the military and having to hear Pete the drunk racist insulting your country and you. They were professional and stoic in stark contrast to the embarrassment in charge.
[Pete Hegseth reads a prayer adapted from the Pulp Fiction movie](https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5834822-hegseth-pulp-fiction-bible-reference/?ref=verbalprimate.com) during Pentagon service. It is particularly offensive since Trump's staff is calling the Iran conflict a Holy War and Trump created an AI image depicting himself as Jesus. They bombed a [girls' school in Minab, Iran](https://www.axios.com/2026/02/28/iran-attack-trump-us-israel-strikes?ref=verbalprimate.com). That doesn't sound Christ-like to me.
In April 2026, [House Democrats introduce six articles of impeachment](https://www.axios.com/2026/04/15/iran-war-pete-hegseth-congress-impeachment-articles-democrats-reflecting-search-interest-order?ref=verbalprimate.com) against Defense Secretary [Pete Hegseth](https://www.axios.com/2026/04/06/pete-hegseth-impeach-democrats-iran-war-trump?ref=verbalprimate.com) on Wednesday accusing him of abuse of power, war crimes and other serious wrongdoing. He should have been removed after Signalgate. He is a danger to our allies and our own military. Impeach Pete Hegseth.
### FBI Director Kash Patel uses government jet and staff for personal use.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/fbi-director-kash-patel-uses-government-jet-and-staff-for-personal-use/
Last updated: 2026-04-20T15:11:04.000Z
[Civil and Human Rights Organizations Oppose Kash Patel’s FBI Director NominationWe strongly urge you to oppose Kash Patel’s confirmation to lead the FBI, the nation’s principal criminal investigation agency.The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights](https://civilrights.org/resource/civil-and-human-rights-organizations-oppose-kash-patels-fbi-director-nomination/?ref=verbalprimate.com)
Kash Patel got a cabinet position to loot federal funds for personal expenses to excess. He flies around in private jets, goes to sporting events, consumes alcohol and drugs with taxpayer money.
[Kash Patel once railed against officials’ private jet use, then used one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYVckANZApA&ref=verbalprimate.com) to watch his country singer girlfriend sing the National Anthem at a pro-wrestling event. FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — [ordered that the FBI security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville](https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patel-girlfriend-fbi-detail-wilkins-ride-home?ref=verbalprimate.com).
[Patel partied in the men's locker room with the US men's hockey team after their Olympic gold medal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq1yaijUgGs&ref=verbalprimate.com) win after saying he was in Milan for business. He flies around in the $75MM FBI jet like it's his own personal jet. And he uses the FBI agents as his personal staff as if he was a rock star.
During a trip to Utah, Patel refused to leave the plane until he received an FBI jacket. Agents had to secure a medium-sized jacket from a female agent to accommodate him. Patel reportedly refused to leave the plane again because the jacket lacked specific Velcro patches, requiring SWAT agents to give him their own. [Patel "was looking for a Youth Large". ](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/kash-patel-defends-fbi-jacket-152734982.html?ref=verbalprimate.com)
[FBI Director Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with excessive drinking and unexplained absences.](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/?ref=verbalprimate.com) FBI Director Kash Patel is facing shocking allegations, including reports that officials considered using a battering ram to reach him after he became unresponsive behind locked doors. His staff calls it "freak outs".
On April 1, 2026 (April Fools Day), Kash Patel and Senator Dave McCormick at Hyatt Hotel in across from Air Products in Allentown, PA. At 3 pm [they visit the Lehigh County Courthouse and make a public relations story about fentanyl](https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/lehigh-county/allentown-area/thousands-of-lives-saved-fbi-director-patel-sen-mccormick-join-fentanyl-roundtable-in-allentown/article%5F82719b00-8695-4057-b6da-917240e19b01.html?ref=verbalprimate.com). Could it be Patel was trying to score some contraband? Patel is yet another DEI (Didn't Earn It) hire that is unfit for the job. And our taxpayer money is paying for him. Trump said he was looking for waste, fraud and abuse. He should look in his own administration and start by looking in a mirror.
### Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Brings Shame to the Kennedy Name
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-brings-shame-to-the-kennedy-name/
Last updated: 2026-04-20T15:10:50.000Z
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr was an environmental lawyer. He was on heroin for years but allegedly got clean. [RFK Jr. went swimming with his grandchildren in a bacteria-filled creek.](https://www.powershealth.org/about-us/newsroom/health-library/2025/05/14/rfk-jr-criticized-for-swimming-with-grandkids-in-bacteriafilled-creek?ref=verbalprimate.com) [He said ‘I’m not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.’.](https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/health-secretary-rfk-jr-reflects-on-his-past-i-used-to-snort-cocaine-off-of-toilet-seats?ref=verbalprimate.com) [RFK Jr. admits to dumping a dead bear in Central Park.](https://www.npr.org/2024/08/05/nx-s1-5063939/rfk-jr-central-park-bear-bicycle?ref=verbalprimate.com) [He allegedly cut off the head of a dead whale and took it home. ](https://apnews.com/article/rfk-jr-kennedy-whale-investigation-09c494d8164c6f9bde9ece39637ea4d3?ref=verbalprimate.com)[RFK Jr. once removed a dead raccoon’s penis to ‘study later’ while his wife and kids waited in the car](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-raccoon-penis-animals-bear-roadkill-b2958627.html?ref=verbalprimate.com). [He had a brain worm](https://people.com/cheryl-hines-clarifies-that-husband-rfk-jr-brain-worm-only-ate-a-little-bit-of-his-brain-before-dying-so-dont-worry-11829884?ref=verbalprimate.com).
RFK Jr. and Kid Rock's weird government funded workout video.
RFK Jr. has no medical training and was a heroin addict, but Trump picked him for his cabinet. On February 13, 2025, Kennedy was sworn in as secretary of health and human services. Minutes after Kennedy was sworn in, Trump signed Executive Order 14211, which ordered the creation of a "[Make America Healthy Again](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make%5FAmerica%5FHealthy%5FAgain?ref=verbalprimate.com)" [(MAHA) Commission](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAHA%5FCommission?ref=verbalprimate.com) to be chaired by Kennedy.
RFK Jr. fired thousands of career public health experts from the CDC and NIH and fired the CDC director. In June 2025, Kennedy announced that he was removing all 17 members of the [Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advisory%5FCommittee%5Fon%5FImmunization%5FPractices?ref=verbalprimate.com) (ACIP) and replacing them with new members. He hired anti-vaccine activists on a CDC advisory panel that recommends which vaccines the American people should get. People sadly followed his poor advice and children died from preventable diseases. Under his reckless leadership, the United States is dealing with the largest outbreak of measles we've seen since it was essentially eliminated. [When asked, he said he says he doesn't think people should take medical advice from him.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP5A0d9ufwk&ref=verbalprimate.com)
Photo taken by Steve Ziminsky September 2025.
[RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info](https://www.npr.org/2025/05/08/nx-s1-5391310/kennedy-autism-registry-database-hhs-nih-medicare-medicaid?ref=verbalprimate.com) to determine the cause of autism. The autistic community and privacy experts questioned how this data would be used and how patients' sensitive data would be protected. RFK Jr. made a number of baseless, conspiratorial claims about autism, including that it can be traced back to childhood vaccinations and that an "[environmental toxin](https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/04/16/nx-s1-5366676/autism-cdc-rates-rfk-research?ref=verbalprimate.com)" is to blame for the uptick in autism diagnoses over the years.
RFK Jr. cut billions of dollars in funding for lifesaving medical treatments and research. He wastes time and money trying to disprove the safety of vaccines to fit his narrative. His vaccine conspiracy theories and strange personal health beliefs are a danger to the public. He discredits the true science and medical experts like Dr. Fauci and writes books about it for profit.
Anything the Trump administration names is the opposite of what they call it. Make America Healthy Again is not healthy if people don't get vaccinated and can't afford healthcare. MAHA movement is Make American Healthcare Absent.
Shortly after writing this article, [RFK Jr. defends vaccine views, autism comments during House committee hearing](https://abcnews.com/Health/rfk-jr-defends-vaccine-views-autism-comments-house/story?id=132132062&ref=verbalprimate.com). It reminds me of his lies during the Senate confirmation. RFK Jr. cannot be trusted.
### Lee Zeldin puts his political ambition ahead of his duty to protect our health and our environment.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/lee-zeldin-puts-his-political-ambition-ahead-of-his-duty-to-protect-our-health-and-our-environment/
Last updated: 2026-04-20T15:10:31.000Z
Lee Zeldin is a Trump loyalist who receives money from the oil and gas industry. As Representative of New York (NY-01), Republican Lee Zeldin often voted against environmental legislation in Congress, [according to the League of Conservation Voters](https://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/lee-zeldin?ref=verbalprimate.com). In January 2025, Trump appointed Lee Zeldin for EPA Administrator. The [senate vote was along party lines](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll%5Fcall%5Fvotes/vote1191/vote%5F119%5F1%5F00024.htm?ref=verbalprimate.com) with the exception of DINO John Fetterman. In other words, those who profit from Big Tech and Big Oil voted for Lee Zeldin.
EPA stands for Environmental Protection Agency. It does not mean Everyone Pollutes America. The rollbacks to environmental safety are dangerous. Lee Zeldin initiated plans to cut 65% of the EPA’s budget, announced what is described as the largest deregulatory action in EPA history, eliminated the Solar for All program and promoted dirty data centers.
Photo taken by David Simpson in January 2026.
MAHA supporters are angry and demand Trump to fire Lee Zeldin over pesticides, PFAS (aka “forever chemicals”) and plastics. [‘Get Rid of MAHA’: Trump Alliance Cracks as Climate Denialists Turn on RFK Jr.’s Movement.](https://www.desmog.com/2026/04/17/get-rid-of-maha-trump-alliance-cracks-as-climate-denialists-turn-on-rfk-jr-s-movement/?ref=verbalprimate.com) Well, there's a solution. If they don't agree, they don't belong. How many voters can you afford to lose?
[The Environmental Protection Agency said it wants to help boost water reuse strategies for companies to cool data centers that drive artificial intelligence. ](https://www.wsj.com/pro/sustainable-business/epa-wants-companies-to-reuse-water-to-cool-data-centers-1?ref=verbalprimate.com)The announcement is the latest that the EPA has aligned with the MAHA movement’s worries about chemicals in drinking water. I'm skeptical that this will happen. This administration lies. Their actions are motivated by profits.
I have protested Lee Zeldin before and made a new sign by request from the Climate Action Campaign that says "Resign, Lee Zeldin". Republicans rarely resign. Politicians put profits over people. Trump may throw him under the bus and fire him. That is wishful thinking on my part. Trump could have reassigned him to Attorney General to replace Pam Bondi but he didn't. As long as Trump is making the appointments, we won't be happy. All pro-Trump agenda politicians must go. And this Earth Day, I want Lee Zeldin to go.
### Congressman Rob Bresnahan (PA-08) profits from insider trading at your expense.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/congressman-rob-bresnahan-pa-08-profits-from-insider-trading-at-your-expense/
Last updated: 2026-04-20T15:10:10.000Z
In 2025, Pro-Trump Congressman Rob Bresnahan was one of the [busiest stock traders](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/us/politics/congress-stock-trading-ban.html?ref=verbalprimate.com) in Congress despite his announced opposition to members trading individual stocks. He was particularly active in April, around the time the stock market was manipulated by President Trump’s [erratic tariff policy](https://whyy.org/articles/congressional-stock-trading/?ref=verbalprimate.com). Then in May, Bresnahan sold stock in Medicaid providers just before voting to [cut the program](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-rob-bresnahan-sold-stock-medicaid-providers-vote-big-bill-rcna244859?ref=verbalprimate.com) by nearly a trillion dollars. The tax-rate discount he enjoyed on any capital gains from his trading predates the big Republican budget bill and Bresnahan’s service in Congress.
****Congressman Rob Bresnahan faces scrutiny over Medicaid vote and stock trades**
On May 15, [Bresnahan sold clean energy stocks and bought shares in fossil fuel giants](https://www.nrdcactionfund.org/news/pa-congressman-bought-fossil-fuel-stocks-ahead-of-vote-to-damage-clean-energy-industry/?ref=verbalprimate.com)–all within a narrow window between the release of the House reconciliation bill language (May 11, 2025) and its passage on May 22, 2025\. Many of these trades directly aligned with sectors (energy/environment/industrial and healthcare) most impacted by the legislation Bresnahan helped pass.
[Bresnahan traded AI stock while he pushed for data centers.](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/12/bresnahan-stock-trade-data-centers-00721852?ref=verbalprimate.com) [Rob Bresnahan Celebrates $25 Billion Energy Investment in Northeastern Pennsylvania](https://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-celebrates-25-billion-energy-investment-nepa?ref=verbalprimate.com) to build new natural gas power plants. In July 2025 the announcement of the $25 billion investment was made at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit hosted by Senator Dave McCormick (PA) at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. [The League of Conservation Voters rated Congressman Rob Bresnahan at 9% for pro-environmental votes.](https://www.lcv.org/moc/robert-p-bresnahan/?ref=verbalprimate.com)
Why does [Rob Bresnahan own municipal stock from Parkland School Distric](https://www.quiverquant.com/congresstrading/politician/Robert%20Bresnahan-B001327?ref=verbalprimate.com)t in South Whitehall Township in Lehigh County? There is a dirty data center planned to be built across the street from Parkland High School. This is the same money game that Senator Dave McCormick does. I'm fighting that dirty data center near my home. This makes me very angry.
Congressman Rob Bresnahan's constituents aren't happy about the data center in their neighborhood but he doesn't care. He's in office for his own financial gain. Follow the money and you will find the motive for his votes.
### Dr. Mehmet Oz is administrator of CMS (Cutting Medical Services).
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/dr-mehmet-oz-is-administrator-of-cms-cutting-medical-services/
Last updated: 2026-04-20T15:09:53.000Z
Dr. Oz was a daytime television host promoting supplements as cures. Oz has promoted hydroxychloroquine as a COVID treatment, has previously been criticized for other health recommendations, and has testified at a Senate hearing on deceptive advertising for diet supplements.
Dr. Oz decided to run for senator in PA even though he lived in a mansion in New Jersey. He happens to own mansions in Florida, Turkey and elsewhere. Oz ran against Lt. Governor John Fetterman who sadly suffered a stroke during the campaign. Five months after the stroke, the two debated. Fetterman's team called attention to the carpetbagger's faults in a memorable social media trolling. Dr. Oz did so many stupid things in a failed attempt to get PA votes.
Dr. Oz goes grocery shopping in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Oz top 7 dumbest moments before the senate election.
[In November 2022 Democrat John Fetterman beats Trump-backed Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race.](https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1131245958/fetterman-dr-oz-pennsylvania-senate-midterm-results?ref=verbalprimate.com)
[Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed by the Senate](https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/dr-mehmet-oz-confirmed-cms-administrator?ref=verbalprimate.com) on April 3, 2025, by a 53-45 vote to become the administrator for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Like everyone else in Trump's cabinet, Oz is extremely unfit for the job by design. Trump wants people to dismantle government agencies to privatize them for profit. If you look at it from his perspective, he did pick the correct person (for his agenda).
Dr. Oz supports Medicare Advantage for All or privatized healthcare for profit. Trump Republicans voted to cut funding for traditional Medicare, Medicaid and Planned Parenthood. Most of the trans community lost insurance and the ability to continue trans healthcare. On April 2025 [CMS tells states Medicaid funds cannot be used for gender-affirming care](https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5245488-gender-affirming-care-medicaid/?ref=verbalprimate.com). This was catastrophic for many trans patients.
Dr. Oz was invited to speak at at the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce healthcare summit in Allentown. [Trans advocacy groups asked the chamber to cancel Dr. Oz's speech](https://www.lehighvalleynews.com/health-news/trans-advocacy-groups-call-on-valley-officials-to-cancel-dr-ozs-friday-allentown-visit?ref=verbalprimate.com). I wrote to Tony Ianelli and explained that I understood that Oz was invited because of his administrative office. And I was looking forward to protesting Dr. Oz. I already planned to protest before I knew my friends from the [Eastern PA Trans Equity Project](https://www.patransequity.org/?ref=verbalprimate.com) were planning to protest. I invited our Mackenzie Monday protesters to attend. I brought extra signs. Tim brought the gay pride flag.
Friday, December 5, 2025 Dr. Mehmet Oz was the featured speaker at the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce healthcare summit. The event was held at the Aster Event Center at the Hyatt Hotel at 621 Grange Rd, Allentown, PA 18106 across from the new Air Products site. (This is actually Wescosville.) Oz discussed ["The CMS Vision: Affordable and Accessible Care" ](https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/lehigh-county/western-lehigh-county/dr-oz-speaks-on-healthcare-changes-recruitment-at-lehigh-valley-summit/article%5F8b7d65c4-9507-4e60-9092-6b13c4939d56.html?ref=verbalprimate.com)looking for waste, fraud and abuse by patients instead of health care providers or insurance companies.
Save Medicaid and fund Planned Parenthood. Support gender affirming healthcare.
Protesters gathered on a very cold morning in the snow to oppose his policies on transgender care and healthcare cuts. Corinne Goodwin, Robin Gow, Jacob Kelly and other members of the Eastern PA Trans Equity Project spoke. Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley chanted with us and even sang a song! Tony Ianelli spoke to the protesters saying he supports us. Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk attended the meeting and told us that Congressman Ryan Mackenzie and Senator Dave McCormick were there.
My gender is not your policy. Trans rights are human rights. Dr. Oz is a quack.
We waited for the meeting to end so they could see us. [Oz had another meeting planned at the Geisinger Community Medical Center Professional Building in Scranton](https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/12/05/dr-oz-joins-bresnahan-for-healthcare-roundtable-friday/?ref=verbalprimate.com). Oz exited where Tim (the Mackenzie Monday protest organizer) was standing. Mackenzie and McCormick exited where I was standing with Mark Pinsley and the trans people. There is a special feeling you get when your politicians who try to ignore you are forced to see you.
Dr. Oz was chosen by Trump because Oz is a lying snake oil salesman who puts profits over people.
### Senator Dave McCormick's Telephone Town Halls
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/senator-dave-mccormicks-telephone-town-halls/
Last updated: 2026-04-20T15:09:30.000Z
Senator Dave McCormick refuses to answer emails. If you sent an email with SAVE Act in the subject line, you will get a reply about the SAVE Act. The reply is a prewritten response but at least it isn't the pre-made video reply I used to receive. Senator McCormick refuses to hold town halls. He does have telephone town halls. People have accused him of taking pre-screened questions (like Senator Jarrett Coleman does) but I know that's not true. I have heard other callers who didn't vote for him besides myself ask a question. We just don't like his answers.
In December 2025, the telephone town hall operator took my question and I was able to ask my question about funding healthcare. The only time McCormick and I agreed on anything was when he said he wanted to fund NIH. Dave doesn't care what his constituents want or need. He only cares about his own profit.
In January 2026, the operator took my question and was planning to ask about healthcare again but I decided to comment on the previous caller's topic of data centers. His reaction to hearing my voice was "Did you get through again?". Dave visited Allentown the day prior to the call. He had a closed meeting with PPL. I said he should have visited Ryan Mackenzie's Cedar Crest Blvd office in Allentown where we were protesting. He asked "If I was there, would you protest me?". I replied, "Maybe.".
Ironically, I was holding a sign saying "Mackenzie and McCormick cut healthcare $" so I already was protesting him. McCormick and Mackenzie saw me protest Dr. Oz across from the new Air Products site and JD Vance in front of Uline. I asked Dave why he was putting a data center near my mom at the old Air Products site and one across from the high school near my house. He tries to promote data centers to his constituents who don't want them. I was already protesting them and fighting them locally.
WFMZ news videographer freeze frame January 12, 2026.
On March 18, 2026 Senator Dave McCormick was supposed to tape [WFMZ Business Matters in Allentown, PA](https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2026/03/us-sen-mccormick-coming-to-lehigh-valley-for-taping-of-2-part-special-at-wfmz-studios.html?ref=verbalprimate.com) but it was cancelled. He made the host Tony Ianelli go to him in Washington, DC for a taping of [Sit Down with Senators Dave McCormick and John Fetterman of PA](https://www.wfmz.com/business/business-matters/business-matters---sit-down-with-senators-dave-mccormick-and-john-fetterman-of-pa/video%5F1dbefb68-ecdc-541e-b74e-9fa705dc5599.html?ref=verbalprimate.com) instead. Dave was supposed to answer anonymous presubmitted questions. I guess he was afraid of my question. "How much money have you made in stock trading while your constituents cannot afford rent, food, heat or health insurance and when are you going to do something that benefits us?"
McCormick was [trading in and out of Goldman Sachs ](https://www.capitoltrades.com/trades/10000064795?ref=verbalprimate.com)while on the Committee and Banking, Housing, and Urban Development. [Senator Dave McCormick was investing in Bitcoin while on the Senate Banking Committee](https://www.politicspa.com/mccormick-makes-big-play-in-bitcoin-while-his-committee-considers-regulation/141335/?ref=verbalprimate.com). [McCormick “spent anywhere from $505,000 to about $1.1 million in crypto purchases.”](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dave-mccormick-investing-bitcoin-while-180838892.html?ref=verbalprimate.com) [McCormick said he purchased municipal bonds in PA as a tax shelter ](https://whyy.org/articles/millionaire-sen-dave-mccormick-favors-pa-muni-bonds-as-tax-shelter/?ref=verbalprimate.com)but I believe he wanted to profit from Big Tech and Big Oil. The [PA municipal securities](https://unusualwhales.com/politics/profile/Dave%20McCormick?ref=verbalprimate.com) match the sites of data center proposals. Senator Dave McCormick is serving on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. McCormick's wife Dina is [President and Vice Chairman of Meta](https://www.meta.com/media-gallery/executives/dina-powell-mccormick/?ref=verbalprimate.com) and on the [board of directors of Exxon/Mobil](https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/news/news-releases/2023/1107%5Fexxonmobil-elects-dina-powell-mccormick-to-board-of-directors?ref=verbalprimate.com).
[McCormick appears to have illegally spent thousands of dollars in donor cash](https://www.padems.org/new-david-mccormick-is-hiding-travel-expenses-appears-to-have-illegally-spent-donor-cash/?ref=verbalprimate.com). [David McCormick led Bridgewater, which managed $415 million in Russian sovereign bonds in Russian funds.](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/10/pennsylvania-senate-david-mccormick-investments?ref=verbalprimate.com) As CEO of Bridgewater Associates (2020–2022), Dave McCormick oversaw a major hedge fund that heavily invested in Chinese companies, including those linked to the [Chinese military](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-12/bridgewater-grew-china-military-investment-under-gop-s-mccormick?ref=verbalprimate.com) and a major [fentanyl producer](https://www.wgal.com/article/fact-check-casey-ad-claims-mccormick-invested-in-chinese-fentanyl-producer/61951532?ref=verbalprimate.com). Under his leadership, the firm raised over $1 billion for a private fund in China and made investments in companies sanctioned by the U.S. government.
On Wednesday, April 1, 2026 (April Fools Day) FBI Director Kash Patel and Senator Dave McCormick were at the Hyatt Hotel at 621 Grange Rd, Allentown, PA 18106 across from the new Air Products site. [They visited the Lehigh County Courthouse at 3 pm discussing fentanyl](https://whyy.org/articles/fbi-kash-patel-david-mccormick-fentanyl-allentown-pennsylvania/?ref=verbalprimate.com). McCormick was more interested in managing his investments in data center projects. Patel was probably hoping to confiscate contraband for personal use as an excessive partier.
Politicians like Senator Dave McCormick who refuses to hold in-person town halls know they are not working in the interest of their constituents. They are working for themselves. Pro-Trump Republicans and even some DINOs fit that description. More importantly, watch how they vote before you vote.
### Congressman Ryan Mackenzie Sinks With MAGA Loyalists on the Trumptanic
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/congressman-ryan-mackenzie-sinks-with-maga-loyalists-on-the-trumptanic/
Last updated: 2026-04-20T15:09:07.000Z
Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) does not hold town halls, answer emails or phone calls, because this man has no balls. He does what Trump tells him at the expense of his own career. Unlike Senator Dave McCormick who uses his seat for profit, Mackenzie is a butt-kisser wannabe.
I protested in front of Ryan Mackenzie's office at least once a week and never saw him there. In fact, no one ever saw him here, there or anywhere. We saw his image on TV, we saw his image online. We saw his image on an app. We really didn't give a crap. We joked that he was AI and not a real person.
In September 2025 my husband and I left the Saturday protest in Allentown to go to a fire company open house in Macungie. We ate food, saw fire trucks, talked to people and then I saw him. I shouted "Look who it is!". Ryan Mackenzie was standing there holding his son. His pregnant wife Chloe stood beside him. His staff recognized me but said nothing. Ryan had a big smile on his face as if I was a fan happy to see him.
I made small talk. "Awww, is that your little firefighter?" Ryan proudly replied, "Yes!". We chatted a little more as I walked closer and shook his hand. I said "Hi. Ryan. I'm the Reaper Lady.". The smile turned into a look of horror. His staff still remained quiet. They knew I got the nickname for bringing a grim reaper prop named Ryan the Reaper to pair with my sign saying REPEAL REPUBLICAN REAPERCARE. And then Ryan asked me what my biggest issue was. I replied "Are you serious?" HEALTHCARE!". The man voted in July to cut healthcare.
Photo taken by Steve Ziminsky. Yvette Kuhns and Hannah Zabitz.
Then he started whining about the protesters being mean to him and making nasty phone calls. I never did that. But I told him that people don't like when you cut their healthcare. A few weeks after than encounter, we started seeing ads on television for Mackenzie. The ads were saying he was strengthening healthcare and there were more lies in it. The same crap the Republicans like to spread like manure. The ads didn't fool anyone.
January 12, 2026 [Ryan Mackenzie holds a bs press conference "Working for You"](https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/lehigh-valley-congressman-ryan-mackenzie-touts-accomplishments-marks-1st-year-in-office/article%5F4dec4bd7-e6fe-473c-8b2d-e283690d9975.html?ref=verbalprimate.com). WFMZ reporter Rob Manch covered it in Bethlehem. Rob and his cameraman immediately left and came to the Mackenzie Monday protest. WFMZ reporters drive by us every Monday. The protesters elected me to be interviewed. On January 8, 2026, Mackenzie voted in favor of 3-year extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits. But he voted to cut healthcare in July. He is running for reelection and just wants our votes. Rob Manch ended the piece saying Mackenzie will have to do more to regain people's trust.
Ryan Mackenzie continues support Trump's agenda though most of constituents and voters don't want that. He does nothing to earn voters but plenty to lose them. His loyalty to Trump will cost him his career. Maybe he can get a job on Fox News.
### Take action for Pennsylvania people and environment
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/take-action-for-pennsylvania-people-and-environment/
Last updated: 2026-04-17T15:07:05.000Z
'The Pennsylvania General Assembly is on the cusp of passing several critical pieces of legislation that will lower energy costs, advance clean energy, combat harmful air and water pollution, and create good-paying jobs throughout the state.
Constituents across the state are invited to join Conservation Voters of PA and PennFuture in Harrisburg on Monday, May 4 to meet with legislators on both sides of the aisle to advocate for these pro-environment bills. Your voice is the most effective tool we have to influence lawmakers.'
### [Free sign up](https://action.conservationpa.org/a/2026-environmental-lobby-day/?ms=GBU&ref=verbalprimate.com)
### Call your senator and urge their YES vote on HB 1834
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/call-your-senator-and-urge-their-yes-vote-on-hb-1834/
Last updated: 2026-04-17T13:27:46.000Z
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### Colorado - a warning about the scheming dirty data center McCormicks
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/colorado-a-warning-about-the-scheming-dirty-data-center-mccormicks/
Last updated: 2026-04-03T16:50:06.000Z
### Might be wrong, decide for yourself.
This is based partly on a previous letter to Dave. Dave is my [fast talking](https://www.instagram.com/p/CltdDl1uz-h/?ref=verbalprimate.com) junior senator.
He may only be in G'mint to feather his and his second wife's nest. Because being cent-millionaires is not enough. Truly greedy wanna-be billionaires?
Dave thinks ICE is doing important work and doing it well. Dave likes extrajudicial murdering of drug smugglers with expensive military action. Dave is cheer leading AI investment in Pennsylvania. Dave is co-sponsor of the SAVE Act. Dave loved voting for the big bogus bill and is a strong supporter of tariffs. Dave supports sending service members to their death in Iran and didn't say much of anything about the double-tap of an intentionally targeted Girls' School. Nice guy, huh?
Dave converted from a J6 POTUS critic to a diaper nuzzling mouth piece. Recently he started stroking Rubio too.
Shared some feedback with Dave in this [blog article](https://www.verbalprimate.com/like-sheep-to-slaughter-government-and-the-ai-conundrum/) about AI.
Dave McCormick's 'happy words' letter back mirrors David Sack's propaganda. (Sacks is part of the [PayPal mafia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal%5FMafia?ref=verbalprimate.com) and who had breath-taking business conflicts in his role as Special Advisor for AI and Crypto to the Trump administration. Pond scum.)
What is Dave's stake sponsoring data center cooling **bill S. 3269 the Liquid Cooling for AI Act?** Maybe his interest is related to **"streamlining permitting and cutting burdensome regulations on critical energy infrastructure."** These words might make it easier for the McCormicks to get electricity transmission lines and water pipes run to their ranch land and make it harder for Coloradans to fight the **dirty data centers**.
Always wondered why Dave is such an AI booster. After all Dave is well off but he did not become a billionaire as CEO of the Bridgewater hedge fund. He didn't because of his [poor fund performance](https://www.cgaa.org/article/david-mccormick-bridgewater?ref=verbalprimate.com). So of course off to Washington he goes to self-serve.
Dave's investment in [tens of millions dollars worth of Colorado ranch property](https://www.quiverquant.com/congresstrading/politician/David%2520McCormick-M001243/net-worth?ref=verbalprimate.com) sticks out as a big chunk of Dave's centi-millionaire capital. Couple that with his [Goldman](https://nypost.com/2023/05/30/goldman-partner-dina-powell-mccormick-jumps-ship-for-firm-run-by-solomon-rivals/?ref=verbalprimate.com) banker alum wife Dina's positions with [Meta](https://www.meta.com/media-gallery/executives/dina-powell-mccormick/?ref=verbalprimate.com). (She is also on the [Exxon](https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/dina-powell-mccormick?ref=verbalprimate.com) board. ***SWAMPY***.)
Funny thing, Dina was also appointed by the White House to the [board of the Air Force Academy](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/erika-kirk-board-us-air-force-academy?ref=verbalprimate.com).
Back in Dina Powell's days at Goldman with her former husband Richard Powell. By Financial Times - Flickr: David Faber (CNBC), Dina Habib Powell (Goldman Sachs) and Richard Powell (Burson-Marsteller), CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19165473
The McCormicks want to capitalize on the AI gold rush. How might that work? *Dave* pushes Federal legislation to ease regulation on transmission connections and get oodles of gigawatts and water to his "ranch" land and presto-chango ***order of magnitude*** value change.
Ah, and by the way, [Colorado is courting](https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/site-selection/article/55284208/colorado-eyes-the-ai-data-center-boom-with-bold-incentive-push?ref=verbalprimate.com) data centers and Dave's military contacts and Dina's Air Force Academy Board position might help lubricate Meta AI data centers for the bases in Colorado.
Dana, Zuck, and Dave can pardner-up. Then boom Dave and Dana graduate from being bag carriers for the elite to being ***real* billionaire swamp creatures**.
Then, Dave and Dina can ride into the sunset in their creepy [Meta surveillance](https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/meta-sued-over-ai-smartglasses-privacy-concerns-after-workers-reviewed-nudity-sex-and-other-footage/?ref=verbalprimate.com) glasses.
The [AI bubble](https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/03/ai-boom-polycrisis/686559/?ref=verbalprimate.com) will hopefully burst before Dave and Dina can cash out. **Maybe also before they can debase your Colorado ranch land, if you slow them down.**
### Some ideas for folks in Colorado about Senator Dave McCormick
1. Find where Dave has his ranch land. (Might be hidden by shell companies etc.)
2. Identify what land is most proximate to water and electric transmission lines or electric generation. [Hydro generation plants locations](https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ff3ea8fc3f274ee3a9334d083693d93b?ref=verbalprimate.com) are likely attractive areas for Dave because of proximity to water and electricity.
3. Starting at the state and local level, work with political action groups such as [Water & Food Action](https://www.foodandwateraction.org/?ref=verbalprimate.com) to get health and safety protecting [regulations](https://reason.com/2026/01/20/the-great-zoning-crackdown-on-data-centers/?ref=verbalprimate.com) in place. For example NY State [requires environmental impact reviews](https://reason.com/2026/01/20/the-great-zoning-crackdown-on-data-centers/?ref=verbalprimate.com) and Maine is considering a [moratorium](https://www.mainepublic.org/climate/2026-02-16/maine-lawmakers-consider-moratorium-on-new-data-centers?ref=verbalprimate.com) on data center development. Some localesare planning regulation for chemical coolant disposal.
4. Educate yourself and others about emerging [health issues](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5FbP80DEAbuo&ref=verbalprimate.com) such as ultra-low frequency (ULF) and audible noise. Establish a noise baseline for future litigation. And monitor for changes when data centers are developed.
5. Partner up with the [local activists](https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/colorado-advocates-new-data-center-handout-bill-misses-the-mark-proactive-protections-needed-for-energy-bills-communities-and-environment?ref=verbalprimate.com) because there will be huge money from techlordlings and developers. People power!
### Fare thee well fine Colorado folk
### You are terrible lazy murderous congress members. Who failed democracy. Go to hell.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/you-are-terrible-lazy-murderous-congress-members-who-failed-democracy-go-to-hell/
Last updated: 2026-03-24T14:06:51.000Z
Dear Representatives -
You are lost causes. Not worth one more iota energy in letter writing.
You are victimizing your constituents with:
1. Insane deficit spending on the fascist DHS and killing civilians with our military and federal agents
2. Increasing insurance costs to support POTUS hatred of ACA
3. Supporting the kleptocracy and the 1% first and foremost
4. Blind following of AI con artists
5. Cutting needed social safety nets
Am joyfully stopping wasting my time with you white male Ivy League self-interested fascist and pedophile supporters.
As they say, 'May your obituary be written in weasel’s piss.'
Sincerely,
John
PS Yer bums oot the windae.
### PPL's 'positioning' about data centers - vested interests
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/ppls-commercial-propaganda-about-data-centers-because-they-ho/
Last updated: 2026-03-15T00:51:24.000Z
### Correction:
My letter to the [PUC](https://www.verbalprimate.com/letter-to-pennsylvania-public/) incorrectly stated that data centers would cause a distribution rate increase. Distribution rates increases are not related to data center growth.
## PPL has the highest profit margin of any utility in the North East
According to the Energy and Policy Institute, PPL has the highest profit margin of any investor owned utility in the Northeast. 20% profit margin for a firm protected from competition. Certainly better for shareholders than it is for customers or for employees.
Energy and Policy Institute, [Paying for Their Profits: How Ratepayers Foot the Bill for Soaring Utility Profits](https://energyandpolicy.org/utility-profit-report/?ref=verbalprimate.com)
**The 'on-paper' potential for a once in a lifetime increase in transmission, distribution, and generating revenue for humongous data centers is very compelling for PPL leadership who wants to please shareholders and get bonus pay.**
## Need for Reliability Improvements
Yes, it is noticeable that reliability has suffered over the past 5 years. After PPL completed a multi-year Smart Grid project in the early 2010's, reliability was quite good. Recently it has been deteriorating. Yes, increased reliability would be appreciated. **But more investment should come from profits and less from customers.**
**Given the PPL's profit levels, more investment needs to come from profits rather than rate increases on customers. PUCs all over the country need to figure out how to balance spending and rate increases.**
****Columns are 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024** These are the IEEE reliability metrics from a [PPL to PA PUC submission](https://www.puc.pa.gov/pcdocs/1916338.pdf?ref=verbalprimate.com).
## Data centers pay for their own system upgrades
Have written previously about issues with the AI bubble. In [letters](https://www.verbalprimate.com/dont-be-a-sheeple-on-the-ai-conundrum/) to my representatives. And in an article about the public sector bamboozling by the techlordlings: [Don't be a sheeple on the AI CONundrum](https://www.verbalprimate.com/like-sheep-to-slaughter-government-and-the-ai-conundrum/).
We are about to see a huge AI bubble burst. **The broken bones of this bubble will be the husks of unfinished data centers and bankrupt firms.** Bankrupt firms won't pay for anything, much less system upgrades.
For those of you who don't see a bubble. Please explain the capital flight from private equity funds? (It's because people know it is a bubble now and they want to deploy their capital elsewhere.)
This is one of several examples of private credit being withdrawn. Oh, and BTW, Blackstone and PPL are in a [joint venture](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ppl-blackstone-data-center-joint-venture-secures-land-demand-grows-2025-07-31/?ref=verbalprimate.com) to develop natural gas generation to support data center loads.
**PPL is not a huge company. A small number of large unprofitable data center ventures could easily distress the company and leave stockholders, customers and employees exposed.**
## They can help lower your energy bill
That is not my experience. Have seen the demand skew the cost of electricity higher. The risk is that the contracts will be meaningless when a large swathe of the AI data center businesses goes belly up. The paper savings will never become facts.
**Really the only way for PPL to protect itself and its employees and customers is to get cash on the barrel head and not act as the bank for transmission and generation development.**
## Residential customers are protected from extra costs
**This is only true, if the data centers are run profitably and can pay.** There is serious doubt that AI firms can generate enough revenue to feed their voracious need for capital equipment, much less operating costs.
**Really the only way for PPL to protect itself and its employees and customers is to get cash on the barrel head and not act as the bank for transmission and generation development.**
## Everyone plays by the same rules
It is true that PPL has to follow rules for connection requests. I sympathize with the ambiguity PPL faces in the AI data center business model and its bubble.
**There are mechanisms for PPL to protect stockholders, customers, and employees.**
## In summary
1. PPL is the most profitable investor owned utility in the Northeast
2. More investment for reliability improvement should come from profits and less from customers
3. These huge AI data centers are an unproven business model that many consider a risky bubble. PPL needs to mitigate those risks commercially to protect stockholders employees and customers
### The killing of 165 people at an Iranian school is a national disgrace.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/the-killing-of-165-people-at-an-iranian-school-is-a-national-disgrace/
Last updated: 2026-03-09T14:44:28.000Z
Dear Representatives:
For Messrs. Fetterman and McCormick, your vote to confirm SecDef continues to be disastrous. Do something, anything, to stop the madness.
For Mr. Mackenzie, how dare you send me a poll asking for input on whether or not to keep daylight savings time while this war rages. Deflective horse hockey.
All y'all, get a grip and stop the war and start cutting our deficit. It is painfully clear the spending in the big bogus bill is unaffordable.
Working Americans are being hurt daily while the billionaire and corporate class are making bank.
(Not to mention the dead: 7 service members, 165 school kids in Iran, the more than 40 people who have died in DHS detention, 8 people have been killed by ICE/CBP THIS year, and over 100 hundred smugglers killed on little boats.)
Most murderous federal government since Vietnam.
Check under your nails for blood.
Sincerely,
John Gilda
PS How are you feeling about the Epstein release? You do realize it is March and you have yet to impeach Bondi for thumbing her nose at Congress. Inaction on your part is pedophile protection.
### McCormick proud misogynist - co-sponsor of SAVE act
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/mccormick-proud-misogynist-co-sponsor-of-save-act/
Last updated: 2026-03-02T20:22:32.000Z
Dave -
Mike Lee is a rage baiting twit, you deserve each other.
Your and his SAVE act is useless legislation that does at least one bad thing. Makes voting more difficult for citizens.
On purpose. Because you, Mike, and POTUS are so unpopular that you are scared of citizens voting. So you make it more difficult to vote.
Just because you are married to a woman and have six daughters doesn't mean you are not a misogynist. SecDef is a misogynist and you support him. POTUS is a misogynist and you support him. You want every women who changed their name to marry to do adminstrivia to continue legally voting. Misogyny.
In your letter of February 27th:
> Additionally, the *SAVE America Act* includes safeguards for eligible voters who may lack certain documentation, such as married women who have changed their last names, by allowing alternate forms of documentation, establishing state veri?cation processes, and creating other protections to ensure that lawful citizens are not disenfranchised.
Think you intended 'verification.'
Registered citizen voters should have to do nothing, zip, zero, zilch beyond what their States require.
Full stop.
Sincerely,
John
### Either Dave McCormick's staff is trolling me or they are having a hard time keeping up
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/either-dave-mccormicks-staff-is-trolling-me-or-they-are-having-a-hard-time-keeping-up/
Last updated: 2026-02-23T21:13:46.000Z
Dear Dave -
Maybe your NDA-laden staff are showing signs of fatigue and sending out nonsense responses because they can not keep up with the outraged constituency.
Either that or they are just sending stuff out that makes no sense to troll me because I write often.
It is 'nice' of you to write back to every letter. But really, it'd be fine if you only responded to things where a response is requested or question is asked. (Like what metrics you are using to gauge efficacy of extra-judicial murder of smugglers with our military.)
Anyway, the 'Iran' response is inane. Do you remember when the Iranian regime was hunting down Starlink subscribers and killing them? How is your 'act' going to deal with that? It won't.
Perhaps, you and your freedom loving bipartisan posse should stop warrantless surveillance of citizens by DHS and the 'intelligence' community. Though this does not seem to be a concern for you.
Sincerely,
John
PS Anytime your staff gets confused about that to which they are responding, they can reference . The permanent record.
### Don't approve PPL Electric rate increase. Customers shouldn't get an increase for AI electric demand.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/letter-to-pennsylvania-public/
Last updated: 2026-02-19T21:38:55.000Z
### A letter to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission objecting to existing customers getting an increase that pays for data center demand.
February 18, 2026
Pennsylvania Utility Commission
P.O. Box 3265
Harrisburg, PA 18036
Dear Commissioners:
Regarding PPL Electric Utility Corporation electric distribution rate increase request, the requested increase is excessive.
The request is asking for 11.3% return on equity (ROE), which is an insane request. ROE at these levels is in line with well run fully public firms that do not rely on a regulated monopoly. The current ROE is in line with other regulated electric utilities.
The second aspect of the rate increase that is objectionable is the forecast of demand. It is also insane to pass distribution cost associated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) data center demand to the customer base which has already capitalized the distribution system – consumers and business customers.
If the mania over building massive data centers for AI is not a bubble, the firms associated with the new demand should entirely bear the costs of all transmissions, distribution, and generation for the monstrous loads they are forecasting. These costs should not be paid by existing customers.
The electricity demand for these data centers will evaporate as the industry moves toward Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) specifically designed and manufactured for inference loads. This is what happened with Bitcoin mining. Alphabet is already making and using ASICs for AI inference.
You can, if you like, review my rant about the data center bubble. This is information that I sent to my Federal and State Representatives:
First, thank you for taking adequate time to consider PPL’s request given the uncertainty of AI demand. Second thank you for considering my perspective.
Sincerely
PS As a consumer, am disturbed that we are not seeing renewable energy at lower prices given its cost of production is lower and am disturbed that AI data centers are driving cost increases. It is disheartening to lower our demand and pay higher prices year over year.
### Wow, is this how our Senator spends his time? Propagandist for SecDef.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/wow-is-this-how-our-senator-spends-his-time-propagandist-for-secdef/
Last updated: 2026-02-18T15:19:01.000Z
Dear Dave -
Your fawning (brown nosing) is unbecoming.
Let's face it SecDef was nominally better than JD f.k.a. Bowman's lame performance last year. SecState is merely better at candy coating his words.
But the message is the same, EU needs to prepare to go it alone.
Really don't get how this administration, that you support so blindly and vocally, campaigns on America First then acts like a bull in the proverbial china shop on the world stage. Making enemies aimlessly is never a winning strategy.
But all this running around sucking up to self-proclaimed Russophiles like Orban or autocrats like Bukele and Milei is wasted motion.
This administration and Congress are just tearing stuff up and spending money like drunken sailors. Without accomplishing anything.
When domestic results are limited or negative, switch the conversation to foreign affairs. But really you need more to talk about that someone standing at a podium.
Maybe something juicy like a war with Iran. Dog meet tail.
Get a grip.
Sincerely,
John
### Go review the sickness that is the unredacted Epstein files. Let us know what you think.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/go-review-the-sickness-that-is-the-unredacted-epstein-files-let-us-know-what-you-think/
Last updated: 2026-02-17T20:11:35.000Z
Dear Representative -
Haven't heard anything about your review of the unredacted files. Haven't heard your commitment to ensure the U.S. pedophiles are investigated and prosecuted.
Haven't heard your opinion on whether the files released and the redactions comply with the legislation.
Get to it. Unless of course you are a pedophile protector.
Sincerely,
John
### No response for 3 months about murder. Gentle reminder.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/no-response-for-3-months-about-murder-gentle-reminder/
Last updated: 2026-02-17T19:23:21.000Z
Dear Representative -
About 3 months ago asked you "What metrics are you tracking to gauge the efficacy of this ridiculous and murderous approach?"
The "approach" is murdering low level drug smugglers by blowing up speed boats in the Caribbean while pardoning high level convicted drug kingpin Juan Orlando Hernández. (Juan thanked Roger Stone and Matt Gaetz. Hmmmmmmm, tawdry. Freaking unexplainable.)
You made some mumble mumble allusions to saving 'Mericans from the scourge of fentanyl overdoses. You have not addressed the cost of using the military in this strategy. You have not addressed how blowing up cocaine smugglers sending drugs to Europe reduces overdoses here.
You have clearly stated that you support murdering low level drug smugglers with expensive military power without due process.
This is your last reminder. Hereafter, will just assume you are a blow hard who says crap to sound tough on drugs.
Thank you in advance for your response, or not.
Sincerely,
John
### What happens to the loyalists after POTUS's term - some of them gotta be worried
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/what-happens-to-the-loyalists-after-potuss-term-some-of-them-gotta-be-worried/
Last updated: 2026-02-17T14:15:37.000Z
There are really two classes of minions in Trump's circle.
1. Billionaires
1. $3.3 billion Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce (Forbes)
2. $3.5 billion Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education (Forbes combined with Vince McMahon)
3. $2 billion Steve Witkoff
2. Not billionaires
1. $600 million Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury (The Independent)
2. $100 million or more Doug Burgum, Secretary of the Interior (Forbes)
3. $100M - Chris Wright, Secretary of Energy (Forbes)
4. $15 million Brooke Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture (Forbes)
5. $15 million Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services (Forbes combined with Cheryl Hines)
6. $10 million JD Vance, Vice President - failed venture capitalist (Fortune)
7. $9-14 million Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Secretary of Labor (Quiver Quantitative)
8. $5-10 million Pam Bondi, Attorney General (The Street)
9. $5 million Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security (Forbes)
10. $5 million Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation (Various)
11. $3 million Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense (Forbes)
12. $2 million Scott Turner, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Guru Focus)
13. $2 million Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor
14. $1.5 million Doug Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
15. \> $1 million Marco Rubio, Secretary of State - assumed ruler of Cuba (Forbes)
16. \~$1MM Russel (tear it all down) Vought
These numbers are scraped from the web so they are likely at best directional. Regardless, let's draw a line below $100MM. Let's assume everyone below that line wants to be above that line.
### If you have less than $100MM and two thirds of the country hates you
1. You do not have enough money to protect yourself for the long haul.
2. You will need to rely on following the Trump clan to whatever offshore haven (like perhaps Qatar) and look forward to being perma-minions.
3. Or, you need to make money hand over fist with grift while you can count on the grifter in chief pardoning you
4. You will be willing to suppress mid-terms anyway possible to keep the grift mobile running and POTUS out of jail
### If you are in the Gen-Xer contingent like the Millers, Rubio, JD fka Bowman, Hegseth, and two thirds of the country hates you, you still want your turn - waahaaahaaa
1. If you are the Millers, you strangely want a White Supremacist Christian National state with a bunch less people and more money for yourselves.
2. If you are Marco, you want to be seen as the savior of the Caribbean and Latin America and either you want the presidency or to support the next president as SecDef and more money for yourself. (Probably would not turn down grand poobah of Cuba.)
3. If you are JD aka Bowman, your sick father figures from the PayPal mafia and David Sacks want you to continue as a meat puppet for the tech lordlings. You like that idea and will say or do anything to make it happen. You also want more money for yourself. And a new Pope who likes you and Thiel.
4. If you are Hegseth, you want to lead the very photogenic Christian Soldiers into the great battle of Armageddon, have a skinnier younger richer trad wife influencer, and a feature length movie like Melania about yourself. You also wants more money for yourself.
5. Not going to bore y'all with more about Noem, Bondi, K$SH etc. The general pattern is you want to remain in power, and continue on a warped quest for white supremacy and Christian Nationalism while getting more money.
6. You will be willing to suppress mid-terms anyway possible to keep the grift mobile running and POTUS out of jail while you tee of the next non-democratic transition.
Shields up and phasers on By Simon Malz - https://www.flickr.com/photos/bluesmuse/35186204/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91735188
### Special case of Mr. Russel (2025) Vought
According to Reuters:
> "The White House Office of Management and Budget, which Vought leads, is allocating $15 million of what remains of USAID operating expenses to cover the costs of his protection by the U.S. Marshals Service through the end of 2026, the documents showed."
Congress should stop the excessive spending on security for the executive branch.
## These grifters will be willing to do terrible things during the mid-terms to remain in power. Shields up, phasers on
### Where is your outrage and decency about POTUS racism.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/where-is-your-outrage-and-decency-about-potus-racism/
Last updated: 2026-02-17T16:44:41.000Z
Dear representatives (intentionally not capitalized):
There is a white supremacist in the *White* House. Think it is POTUS but the *White* House now says (after saying the POTUS was just re-posting a meme he found funny) it was an unauthorized post by a staffer. Unfreaking believable.
Your silence is deafening. My wife says you 'tell those little bitches' that we expect decency and clarity. Try not to call you names but a little name calling is apropos here because your silence is cringe.
Pennsylvania politicians have a heightened responsibility to stand against racism and hate.
If it was a staffer you should press for that groyper to be named and shamed and fired so they can get on with their career doing comms for
Do it. Do it now. All channels.
Sincerely,
John
Because of a long history of white supremacist extremists in Pennsylvania, our politicians need to be very clear.
Not a top three we like.
Wow - top of ranking.
Cool, not.
And on and on...
### Ryan Mackenzie Response
Might of missed it but didn't see any public statements.
### Citizens get angry when government agents kill, mistreat, and threaten people. Losers call protesters terrorists.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/citizens-call-people-who-act-like-facists-facists-and-nazis-c-losers-call-protesters-terrorists-pick-a-side/
Last updated: 2026-02-03T16:04:28.000Z
Dear Dave -
Thanks for your February 1 letter. Agree, name calling is counter productive. Your response is out of step with reality and facts. It insults the intelligence of citizens.
Your statistics come directly from the department that needs to be investigated. As a quantitative person, the vapid 'promo' statistics from DHS should embarrass you. The way you copied and pasted them from a DHS press release from Patrica McLaughlin is not professional-grade or world-class oversight.
You are correct the border patrol has plenty of criminal experience. Since 2005, every 26 to 36 hours a CBP agent has been arrested totaling at least 4,913\. This is roughly the size of the Philadelphia police department. On a per capita basis, it appears the crime rate for CBP agents and offices was higher than that of undocumented immigrants. Source: [https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountability-for-ice-and-cbp](https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountability-for-ice-and-cbp?ref=verbalprimate.com)
Congress has kicked this can down the road long enough. DHS, ICE, and CBP need to be broken up and reorganized functionally. Noem and Lewandowski and McLaughlin need to go away.
Look forward to the Senate establishing an investigative committee about the violent enforcement by ICE and CBP and the lying vilification of victims by DHS leadership and their spokespeople.
The political machinations of FBI and DOJ do not allow an impartial look at this matter.
Sincerely,
John
### Namby pamby non-position on ICE violence from Ryan Mackenzie
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/namby-pamby-non-position-on-ice-violence-from-ryan-mackenzie/
Last updated: 2026-02-17T16:51:06.000Z
Dear Ryan -
Your lack of meaningful response about the pattern of excessive violence surrounding ICE and CBP is weak.
Your parroting the executive branch talking point blaming local authorities is weak.
Your unwavering support for even bad law enforcement is weak.
You may hope your weakness is not remembered.
But you always will remember. As they say down South, bless your little heart.
Sincerely,
John
Ryan Mackenzie's response. I'll probably ask him what he thinks came out of the oversight hearing. It feels like not much.
### By investigation of Pretti and Good killings, you must mean a Congressional investigation.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/by-by-investigation-of-pretti-and-good-killings-you-must-mean-a-congressional-investigation/
Last updated: 2026-02-01T00:01:40.000Z
Dear Dave -
Agree that Congress should investigate the prolific violence in Minnesota. Dispassionately and in the collegial manner we expect from the Senate. Focusing on facts, causes and legislating as needed to protect life, liberty, and property.
If you mean a full investigation by DOJ and FBI, that will not be credible.
Am looking forward to hearing conclusions from the Senate investigating committee.
Sincerely,
John
### People are angry about ICE's excessive violence. Investigate and re-budget.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/people-are-angry-about-ices-excessive-violence-investigate-and-re-budget/
Last updated: 2026-01-31T15:32:27.000Z
Dear John -
You calling for a cooling of rhetoric is not enough.
Whether it is [NSPM-7](https://www.verbalprimate.com/nspm-7-shut-the-eff-up-who-is-not-anti-fascist/) or [extrajudicial killings](https://www.verbalprimate.com/killing-smugglers-without-a-trial-is-murder-do-you-have-all-the-facts-quiet-complicity-is-aiding-and-abetting/) or just [one-sided violent rhetoric](https://attackofthefanboy.com/politics/ted-cruz-blasts-trump-administrations-response-to-minneapolis-shootings-saying-they-lost-all-credibility-by-doing-this-one-thing/?ref=verbalprimate.com), the administration is creating friction. They are characterizing opposition and protestors broadly as terrorists. They add people to secret [lists for](https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ices-secret-watchlists-of-americans?ref=verbalprimate.com) as little as filming ICE actions.
When the State is harming people, you need to protect people. You have done nothing in response to NSPM-7\. You have supported deplorable extrajudicial killings. You, belatedly, spoke out against the killings of Pretti and Good and said:
> The operation in Minneapolis should stand down and immediately end
Well...the operation continues and POTUS is making wild claims to justify continued violence against protesters and political opponents. The cabinet continues aggressive anti-democratic actions and stage manages investigations.
Investigate all aspects of ICE, CBP, and DHS actions related to immigration and surveillance and make funding corrections.
Sincerely,
John
### ICE and CBP - count on being doxed - so dance like we are all watching
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/ice-and-cbp-count-on-being-doxed-so-dance-like-we-are-all-watching/
Last updated: 2026-01-31T14:13:19.000Z
The talking heads are blah, blah, blahing about photographing ICE and CBP agents. They are trying make agents comfortable that they can act anonymously. That is just crazy talk.
### BLUF: Agents will be doxed. Leadership knows agents will be doxed and don't care. Since it is inevitable, make the best moral choices in everything you do.
A friend of mine said:
> Through out history there have been many dictators and authoritarians who have mobilized thugs and brown shirts to do their dirty work. And there have always been people who have cheered them on.
> And in literally every case they are remembered with a sense of shame and disgrace by their communities and families because when basic human decency called upon them to make a simple moral choice, they failed.
> This time will be no different.
Understand that we need immigration and border agents. Hope most are patriotic Americans who respect the constitution and long standing legal norms. Here are just a few of the ways agents will be doxed.
### Open Source Intelligence
Remember when citizens scoured the open source information to identify J6ers? There are already projects coordinating the effort to document ICE agents. Including using AI to unmask agents. [Ice List](https://icelist.is/?ref=verbalprimate.com) is an example. There will be more.
Screen shot of ICE List web site. [https://icelist.is/](https://icelist.is/?ref=verbalprimate.com)
### Insider Leaks
We are already seeing DHS insiders leaking information. If ICE and CBP agents continue to act badly, we can expect insiders with access to leak more.
Police1 screen shot. 1-28-2025
### Your enemies and frenemies
Got a hateful ex, or do people have a grudge against you? Wow, certainly easy for them to drop a dime. And maybe they can lie as good as Patricia and make up some creative stories about you being a groyper mole and domestic terrorist.
Patricia who calls a person a domestic terrorist when they are shot in the face while driving her minivan with stuffed animals. Speaking on CNN January 2025
### Hacktivists (hackers who are activists from the key board) and motivated state actors
Iran and Russia and China world-class hackers are motivated to sow chaos in the U.S. There have been many incidents where Nation States have crawled around US government systems and then stolen sensitive data. They have done so almost annually for the past several decades. The multitude of systems that have your personnel information (health, service records, clearance interviews) are targets that may not be effectively secured.
Since y'all have become a despised world-wide brand, hacktivists globally are probably banging on systems and social engineering right now.
Brazilian hacker team GIF.
Astutely, SecDHS has severely neutered Federal cybersecurity capabilities and funding. If your leadership cared about you being doxxed, that would not be the case. They don't give two sh\*ts about you being doxxed. They don't care. They have government security for themselves, their families, and in some cases girlfriends. They also live on military bases. You don't.
### Data brokers
Yeah, the same data brokers that various agencies have come to rely on for citizen attributes and behavior profiles is available for purchase. That includes your data, your cell phone telemetry, social network mapping all that stuff.
Just a matter of time before some shell companies buys a bunch of juicy data all about you, your friends and family. Sure there will be terms of service which will protect the data broker from you. The shell company will simply publish and fold.
### Protect yourself
1. Demand a body camera to document your lawful behavior.
2. Wear identifying information like law enforcement does normally like numbered badge and name tag.
3. Don't wear a mask. It will help defuse situations and humanize you.
4. Require judicial warrants to enter private property.
5. Don't do stupid shit just because some chair jockey who is being yelled at by know-nothing suits tells you to do stupid shit. (And certainly don't volunteer to do stupid shit.)
6. If you are working with a lunatic cowboy sadist, get reassigned and drop a dime.
Of course if you are doing an extremely dangerous take down of really bad cartel people... everyone will be sympathetic if you hide your name tag and wear a mask. We understand.
### My representatives claim to honor the constitution but fail to protect it. Shame.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/my-representatives-claim-to-honor-the-constitution-but-fail-to-protect-it-shame/
Last updated: 2026-02-01T16:49:31.000Z
Dear Representative:
What will it take for you to protect people and the constitution? Unless you act, **you will be remembered with a sense of disgrace by your community and families** because you failed to make simple moral decisions.
1. People - both protesters and our DHS officers who are pawns in executive branch's violent strategy.
2. Constitution - 1st, 2nd, and 4th amendments in particular.
Am tired of hearing your Ivy League harrumphing about we can agree on the strategy and disagree about the tactics. God damn your mutual love for tallow and raw milk.
Am tired of hearing your blank check support of ICE and CBP agents running amok unconstitutionally. God damn your claim to support veterans while not defending veterans exercising their 1st and 2nd amendment rights.
Sincerely,
John
Ryan Mackenzie response below. Note that the $20MM so proudly announced for body cams is 0.17% of the DHS budget...nothing burger. Welcome the hearing in February but question why it has taken so long since violence against citizens started last summer that is more than 25% of Ryan's term.
### Brave person stands up to immigration enforcement efforts that violate the 4th amendment.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/brave-person-stands-up-to-immigration-enforcement-efforts-that-violate-the-4th-amendment/
Last updated: 2026-01-17T23:29:14.000Z
It is hard to say anything that Nimco hasn't already said better than I can.
Nimco said:
> On January 11 at 11:30 a.m., I parked my car and began walking toward the 24 Somali Mall where I suddenly 4 men who looked like soldiers suddenly jumped out of a car and surrounded me . They told me they needed to verify whether I was a citizen. I was scared. I was devastated. I never imagined that something like this could happen to me in the United States.
> I want to sincerely thank the four young women who were standing nearby and stepped forward to be present—to witness what was happening and to help protect someone in that moment. Your courage matters.
> As a community member who grew up here, who built a life here, and who calls Minnesota home, I want to be clear: this is not acceptable. This is not something we should ever normalize. This is not what the United States of America is supposed to look like.
1. Stopping people without probable cause who look 'foreign' is not acceptable.
2. Scanning and capturing citizen's biometric information without consent is not acceptable.
3. Jumping out of cars, wearing face masks, not identifying yourself, and threatening to detain a citizen if they do not present papers is not acceptable.
4. A SecDHS who willfully ignores the constitution is not acceptable.
## Fourth Amendment
### The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
### You are THE worst ever Congress.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/you-are-the-worst-ever-congress/
Last updated: 2026-01-13T18:59:23.000Z
Dear Representatives -
You really cannot make this shit up. (And yes my semi-polite polish is now worn away when talking to you lazy, spineless, good for nothing, kowtowing, bootlicking posers.)
Where are you? What are your priorities? Why are you complicit to the chaos? Am just going to make a list of the crap from the past week or so where Congress *should* be a counterbalance. I am hand delivering to your local offices except for Fetterman who doesn't even bother to maintain an office in the 3rd largest metro area in the State - another layer of stupid.
1. VPOTUS and SecDHS blaming an ICE protesting mother who was shot in the face before *any* reasonable investigation was conducted. (And yes the Minnesota democrats who did the same thing but in the other direction are wrong too.) When a protester is shot and killed it is a big fucking deal that requires gravitas and leadership. VPOTUS is a feces sucking disgrace who punched down on the victim (in a year that a January 6th rioter's estate was blithely given a $5MM wrongful death settlement.) We ARE fucking AMERICA. Even if the shooting was justified, we are fucking sympathetic to protesters who were fucking shot in the fucking face and killed. Even if we want to support our team, we dispassionately investigate and then see how we can avoid shooting protesters in the face again. \[Hint standing in front of their cars and screaming at them is not de-escalation tactic.\] We do not need some lying DHS script that says the car is a lethal weapon, so it was self defense - DHS and VPOTUS have lost all credibility with this script. Impeach Noem (and Lewandowski) and send them back to whatever rock they need to stay under because little green men shooting protesters is unacceptable. Why do we wait for the dispassionate investigation, why do we treat people shot and killed with respect, why do we face events with calming bipartisan leadership? Because our government represents our people, not our political tribe. People are angry that deporting the worst of the worst has turned into ICE being driven by that un-elected prick-headed Miller yelling "more, more, more" and deporting a majority of people who have no criminal record *at all*. It is clear DHS is incapable of training and managing agents in a manner that protects the public and it will likely get worse as the training is short-cut and bozos are hired at pace. Have the use of force policies reviewed and updated by experts to protect citizens and others. Train agents not to stand in front of moving cars and have experts review the recent shooting to make sure agents are not intentionally and unnecessarily stepped in front of moving cars to justify using deadly force against vehicle occupants - like border patrol agents have done repeatedly in the past.
2. The Venezuela debacle - sure most of us have no love lost for Maduro. But in essence we captured the king pin and left his kelptocratic hench-people in power. Without a plan other than Trump wanting to claim the oil and arm twist oil companies to invest in an unstable country. Oh, sure our diminutive SecState was angry that Venezuala threatened to kill him around a decade ago and aspires to drive socialism and communism from the region - but get a fucking grip. What kind of dumb ass says the American SecState should run Cuba - the leaderslop by rage bait is inexcusable. There is no Don-roe Doctrine - it is the dumb bro doctrine without any strategic direction or tactical plans. Stop the fawning jazz clapping for Maduro's capture and put on your big boyz pants and assert Congress' right of approval under the War Powers Resolution of 1973 to approve engagement of military forces. And don't approve stupid shit.
3. Greenland - see my previous communication on this topic - but in a nutshell - use the base we already have for strategic deterrence and use commercial mechanisms to lock in rare earth minerals. And put on your big boyz pants and assert Congress' right of approval under the War Powers Resolution of 1973 to approve engagement of military forces. And don't approve stupid shit like blowing up NATO allies.
4. Epstein files - have seen estimates that DOJ has released 1-5% of the files. They are thumbing their noses at Congress. What the fuck are you doing in response? Lift your heads from your drool cups and kick some ass. Impeach Bondi and Blanche and get the files released - NOW.
5. What the fuck does the administration think it is doing pressuring the Fed chair by DOJ criminal investigation. Lift your heads from your drool cups and kick some ass. Impeach Bondi and Blanche.
How much ill considered nonsense can Congress stomach while walking around like zombies pretending work is getting done? Your inaction is putting people and our country at risk.
With much concern and very little respect,
John
### Greenland and Grok
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/greenland-and-grok/
Last updated: 2026-01-11T22:09:35.000Z
Dear Dave -
Thanks for your statement that you do not support military invasion of Greenland. The question is what actions are you taking to ensure this doesn't happen?
The Dumb Bro Doctrine is a distraction from Epstein file release and hurts the focus on America's very real problems like our country's debt level and economy.
Hopefully you are hard at work to de-fund all of Musk's firms. Specifically de-fund xAI, Tesla, SpaceX from federal budgets until Grok stops generating non-consensual porn and child sexual abuse material
Sincerely,
John
### Defund xAI, Tesla, SpaceX from federal budgets until Grok stops generating non-consensual porn and child sexual abuse material
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/defund-xai-tesla-spacex-from-federal-budgets-until-it-stops-generating-non-consensual-porn-and-child-sexual-abuse-material/
Last updated: 2026-01-11T22:03:14.000Z
Dear Ryan -
Freeze federal payments to all Musk affiliated firms until Grok stops generating non-consensual sexual images including those of minors. Freeze or cancel all appropriation for Musk related firms until the sexual abuse stops.
And at least use your bully pulpit to speak out against the sexually abusive AI Musk deployed.
By the way, are you accepting *any* campaign funds from Musk, Musk's firms, or Musk related political action committees?
Sincerely.
John
PS - You are pretty quiet on the illegal Epstein file release delays. Disappointing.
PPS - What is your position on using the military to acquire Greenland. \[Suggestion, let's use the military base we already have and buy rare earths that we need from the owners. The Dumb Bro Doctrine is a nonsense distraction from Epstein and things that matter to America.\]
### With a $1.725 TRILLION budget deficit - why would you support buying Greenland?
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/with-a-1-725-trillion-budget-deficit-why-would-you-support-buying-greenland/
Last updated: 2026-01-08T16:51:41.000Z
Dear John -
Know you said you'd prefer if we bought Greenland rather than invade but your blah blah is just nonsense click-bait.
How about getting Congress to reign in spending on stupid nonsense like bombing motor boats and kidnapping? Or rebranding department of defense or hiring a gazillion misfits for ICE?
I do not support a 50% budget increase for defense. Do not believe they have a rational spending plan other that buying stuff from MAGA buddies and trying to extort resources from others.
Hey buddy - gimme your lunch money. Or else.
Bad approach - your worst vote so far was supporting Hegseth.
Sincerely,
John
### Ryan Mackenzie signs ACA discharge petition
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/ryan-mackenzie-signs-aca-discharge-petition/
Last updated: 2025-12-17T18:57:56.000Z
Dear Ryan -
Thanks for signing the ACA discharge petition. Health care and insurance need work.
Get it done.
Sincerely,
John
### Swamp beasts MAGA style: elite McCormicks may profit from AI come hell or high water.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/swamp-beasts-maga-style-elite-mccormicks-may-profit-from-ai-come-hell-or-high-water/
Last updated: 2025-12-15T14:08:32.000Z
Dear Dave -
Thanks for your disingenuous response to my [letter](https://www.verbalprimate.com/dont-be-a-sheeple-on-the-ai-conundrum/) and [blog article](https://www.verbalprimate.com/like-sheep-to-slaughter-government-and-the-ai-conundrum/) about AI. It is clear my feedback is neither essential nor a consideration.
Your script mirrors David Sack's propaganda. (David is part of the PayPal mafia and former supporter of Hilary Clinton oozing business conflicts in his role as Special Advisor for AI and Crypto to the Trump administration. Pond scum.)
What is your interest in data center cooling with your bill S. 3269 the Liquid Cooling for AI Act? Maybe it is related to "streamlining permitting and cutting burdensome regulations on critical energy infrastructure."
Wondered why, after you failed to become a billionaire at Bridgewater because of [poor fund performance](https://www.cgaa.org/article/david-mccormick-bridgewater?ref=verbalprimate.com), you are such an AI booster. Your portfolio looks fairly conservative and almost defensive and is not ripe with tech equities.
However $50MM or more in Colorado ranch property stuck out as a big chunk of your centi-millionaire capital. Couple that with your [Goldman](https://nypost.com/2023/05/30/goldman-partner-dina-powell-mccormick-jumps-ship-for-firm-run-by-solomon-rivals/?ref=verbalprimate.com) banker alum wife Dina's board position on [Meta](https://investor.atmeta.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2025/Patrick-Collison-and-Dina-Powell-McCormick-to-Join-Meta-Board-of-Directors/default.aspx?ref=verbalprimate.com) (she is also on the [Exxon](https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/dina-powell-mccormick?ref=verbalprimate.com) board - *not at all swampy*) and you might have a flywheel.
You cute strivers may want to capitalize on the AI gold rush. How might that work? *You* push Federal legislation to ease regulation on transmission connections and get oodles of gigawatts to your "ranch" land and presto-chango *order of magnitude* value change.
Ah, and by the way Colorado is courting Meta data centers and your military contacts might help lubricate hugely Meta AI data centers for the Space Force.
Dana, Zuck, and you can pardner-up and boom you and Dana move from being bag carriers for the elite to being *real* billionaire swamp creatures.
Sincerely,
John
PS Not gonna happen. The AI bubble will burst before you can cash out. Hopefully before you maybe debase ranch land with unneeded transmission lines.
PPS To staff about sending out letters after 6p on Friday. Live a little - get out of the office. Don't let Dave suck your marrow out.
### No response for almost a month about murder. Gentle reminder.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/no-response-for-almost-a-month-about-murder-gentle-reminder/
Last updated: 2025-12-12T14:28:59.000Z
Dear Representative -
About a month ago asked you "What metrics are you tracking to gauge the efficacy of this ridiculous and murderous approach?"
The "approach" is murdering low level drug smugglers by blowing up speed boats in the Caribbean with expensive missiles while pardoning high level convicted drug kingpin Juan Orlando Hernández. (Juan thanked Roger Stone and Matt Gaetz. Hmmmmmmm, tawdry. Freaking unexplainable.)
You made some mumble mumble allusions to saving 'Mericans from the scourge of fentanyl overdoses. You have not addressed the cost of firing missiles in this strategy. You have not addressed how blowing up cocaine smugglers sending drugs to Europe reduces overdoses here.
You have clearly stated that you support murdering low level drug smugglers with expensive military power without due process.
Seriously want to hear what indicators you will use to monitor the effectiveness and efficiency of this disgusting and presumably ineffective tactic.
Thank you in advance for your response.
Sincerely,
John
### Conflating my concerns about AI with deep fakes.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/conflating-my-concerns-about-ai-with-deep-fakes/
Last updated: 2025-12-11T14:53:03.000Z
Dear Ryan -
First, thanks for voting for Epstein transparency. Second, thanks for your response on AI. Third, thanks for reminding me that restrictions on State AI regulation were not included in the budget reconciliation package.
Understand AI is kinda a nebulous term used to describe a range of technology and use cases. I was aware of your previous actions on deep fakes in Pennsylvania and was happy to hear about your co-sponsorship of H.R. 633\.
The legislation is a bit at odds with the decline in Federal law enforcement on things like human trafficking and drug interdiction to focus on deporting people with *traffic tickets*. (Scary movie music plays for traffic tickets.) Support H.R. 633 but believe it focuses on the wrong end of the deep fake supply chain and would like legislators to get more creative about legislation that focuses more on restricting generation of deep fake non-consensual sexual content or more broadly on copyright and privacy.
That being said, other than addressing States' rights to regulate AI, your response in no way addressed the ideas raised in my letter to you about AI which was mainly focused on rapacious data center development that is already warping the electricity marketplace and increasing cost on consumers who have already paid for the "wires" and generation development over time. The net result is lower affordability for people and subsidies for the tech-bros.
Once again your stock line about feedback on specific legislation seems trite. This year's congressional output is at a historic low. Hopefully that is frustrating you.
Cordially,
John
### Don't be a sheeple on the AI CONundrum
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/dont-be-a-sheeple-on-the-ai-conundrum/
Last updated: 2025-12-03T14:24:31.000Z
Dear Representative:
1. Many of the claims about large language model AI industry are unproven and the business case is weak. Experts have grave doubts about its viability. Be prudent.
2. Protect States' rights to regulate AI to serve their citizens and consistent with our founders federalist design.
3. Don't offer excessive tax incentives for data center development because job generation claims will be overstated.
4. Make data center developers pay full costs for increased electric generation, transmission, and distribution. Ensure they protect and compensate for the water supplies.
5. Force the concentration of these data centers in discrete State established development zones planned on a regional basis.
6. Make it illegal for tech companies to subvert sunshine laws through use of aggressive non-disclosures with government officials.
To review a more detailed perspective, please see [Like Sheep to the Slaughter](https://www.verbalprimate.com/like-sheep-to-slaughter-government-and-the-ai-conundrum/).
Sincerely,
John
### Like sheep to slaughter, Government and the AI CONundrum
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/like-sheep-to-slaughter-government-and-the-ai-conundrum/
Last updated: 2026-02-19T21:44:06.000Z
### Things for politicos to consider about the AI CONundrum - so they are not sheeple:
1. Many of the claims about large language model AI industry are unproven and the business case is weak. Experts have grave doubts about its viability. Be prudent.
2. Protect States' rights to regulate AI to serve their citizens and consistent with our founders federalist design.
3. Don't offer excessive tax incentives for data center development because job generation claims will be overstated.
4. Make data center developers pay full costs for increased electric generation, transmission, and distribution. Ensure they protect and compensate for the water supplies.
5. Force the concentration of these data centers in discrete State established development zones planned on a regional basis.
6. Make it illegal for tech companies to subvert sunshine laws through use of aggressive non-disclosures with government officials.
### A perspective from deep technology experience
There is an irrational and bi-partisan belief in the empty promises being made by the Silly-Con Valley elite about the next wave of information and communication technology. Our representatives are poorly equipped to take a contrarian stance against the AI CONundrum. But need to.
In my home state of Pennsylvania, some AI booster releases or articles illustrate the exuberance.
**Unfettered but boosterism**
> Under Governor Shapiro’s Leadership, Pennsylvania is Leading the Nation in AI Readiness – Ranking Among the Top Three States for AI in Government - [https://www.pa.gov/governor/newsroom/2025-press-releases/under-governor-shapiro-s-leadership--pa-is-leading-the-nation-in](https://www.pa.gov/governor/newsroom/2025-press-releases/under-governor-shapiro-s-leadership--pa-is-leading-the-nation-in?ref=verbalprimate.com)
> Senators McCormick, Coons Introduce Bill to Boost U.S. AI Leadership With Energy-Efficient Liquid Cooling Technology [https://www.mccormick.senate.gov/press-releases/senators-mccormick-coons-introduce-bill-to-boost-u-s-ai-leadership-with-energy-efficient-liquid-cooling-technology/](https://www.mccormick.senate.gov/press-releases/senators-mccormick-coons-introduce-bill-to-boost-u-s-ai-leadership-with-energy-efficient-liquid-cooling-technology/?ref=verbalprimate.com)
> Dave McCormick: ‘We should be deeply worried’ about China’s AI dominance" [https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/16/dave-mccormick-china-ai-00565303](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/16/dave-mccormick-china-ai-00565303?ref=verbalprimate.com)
This breathless governmental charge into supporting AI is not limited to my state. Everybody is doing it.
Preemption of State Rights being considered and at odds with the 10th Ammendment.
Ultra-wealthy AI boosters have already bought the current administration and are actively working to influence future elections.
Meta, rebranded from Facebook after their last failed next new shiny object the Metaverse, is all in on the next new shiny object AI. Their lead AI technologist recently left to start his new World Model start up and is replaced by a 27 year old large language model booster.
**New Platform will Deliver Mission-Ready Innovation to Every Federal Agency* sounds like let's shovel money for shoddy tech to the tech lordlings.
The nebulous goal of harnessing data sets sounds like the old fashion tech purveyors playbook of "all your data is valuable". "data is the new oil" malarkey. BTW platform is tech-code for you will be locked in to us and send us checks monthly for features we decide you want at a price we determine.
The Register points out the breathless rush despite the unsolved issue of energy.
"state has entered into three new agreements to utilize GenAI to reduce highway congestion, improve roadway safety, and enhance customer service in a state call center."
**No really, am not a Luddite**
Anticipating the Luddite slur, I've worked in technology transfer (moving technologies from the lab to commercial use) and the information technology industry for over 25 years and am academically credentialed in Technology Management, Computer Science, and Marketing. I was very optimistic about information technology. I became jaded as the surveillance economy boomed and the titans of tech started to believe they deserve outsized slices of wealth. I remain optimistic that our younger generations will claw back the balance of power. But our current elected officials need to take off their blinders and not be sheep led to the slaughter.
**Death throes of high margin information and communication technology wave**
As happens with technology waves: information and communication technology will continue to commodify reducing lopsided incentives for technology companies and their executives, venture and private equity capitalists, and shareholders. That is OK, normal, and expected. Even if the tech lordlings don't like it.
The house of cards that is the technology industrial complex is terrified by the winds of commodification and we are seeing death throes as they hop from big data and automation, the Metaverse, and now AI large language models hoping for a new high margin perpetual subscriptions thing. Unfortunately, these death throes have the potential to break a lot of things on which we depend like the ecosystem, politics as we know it, human rights and so on.
There are well known and proven applications of AI that have not required crazy investment in huge energy sucking data centers ranging from recommendation engines, predictive maintenance algorithms, industrial control systems, marketing analysis and customer service. My prediction is that energy intensive inference and large language models will be replaced by other more efficient architectures. Others who know more than me agree.
An article that discusses Yann LeCun's view that large language models are a dead-end. You can learn more about the Yann, the Godfather of AI, here: [https://digidai.github.io/2025/11/27/yann-lecun-meta-ai-godfather-world-models-departure-deep-analysis/](https://digidai.github.io/2025/11/27/yann-lecun-meta-ai-godfather-world-models-departure-deep-analysis/?ref=verbalprimate.com)
But the hallucinogenic gobbling, government influencing, law flaunting SillyConistas truly believe they might become immortal, have an AI god, and all the great unwashed masses will somehow send them subscription dollars forever from their drab rental units owned by the other billionaires.
Hmm, we bomb the blue collar smugglers, pardon king pins like the former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández or look elsewhere for our good technocratic donors.
### Protect States' rights to regulate AI as they see fit
There is a stampede to build massive, and I mean gargantuan data centers that suck city sized electrical flows. Flows for which we have neither transmissions, distribution, nor generating capacity. The capital dollars to build this basic supporting infrastructure are large and who should bear the cost is nebulous.
Big tech, who has little use for government unless it is writing checks, subsidizing their business, or getting out of the way, would like government to share in infrastructure costs for building and running these monster data centers. The tech lordlings promise near infinite benefits like solving all the worlds hardest problems, unlimited economic gain, new industries that politicos would be foolish to miss out on. Like the snake oil salesmen of years gone by, they are full of crap. But armed with shiny slide decks crafted by management consultants and psychologists and supported by well funded influence campaigns, they are persuading the politicos. Not to mention steak dinners, envelopes, and promises of 'private' can't go wrong investments.
The bay area has a long history of putting things in shiny boxes and making money off of the poorly informed.
Different States will approach AI and data center build outs differently and need the latitude to regulate for their local conditions. States remain responsible for protecting their citizens. Big tech companies operate effectively across a global regulatory sphere and already routinely accommodate different State laws. State regulation is not undue burden. State regulation will not hurt our competitiveness or national defense.
We can expect cries of China and National defense. The Federal Government is fully capable of making AI an industrial and defense priority without limiting States' rights.
What we don't need is central government dictating what States can and cannot do about AI. The founders of our great country would roll over in their graves.
### Don't offer excessive tax incentives for data centers
The tech industry has become masterful at extracting subsidies, tax breaks, and incentives from Federal, State and Local governments. The fear of missing out is creating a bidding war between States (good for tech bad for States.) Hyperscaler data centers are not good neighbors since they are huge ugly, noisy, power and water sucking behemoths. We have already seen xAI putting their Colossus data center in a predominantly poor minority neighborhood. It has raised concerns. Here in Pennsylvania we see hyperscalers developing large campuses around very old nuclear power plants that were on their way to being mothballed. Yikes.
Data centers do not really employ many people and the design of large data centers minimizes the labor needed to operate. Except for physical work like connecting wires and fiber optic cable or receiving and mounting hardware in racks, most day to day technical administration can be done over the wire from delivery centers in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. There are temporary jobs for construction but many are specialized and the work is fleeting. Some low level of maintenance work is required.
Here in Pennsylvania we have the experience of the fracking industry's job promises that meant we had specialized labor arrive from Texas and Oklahoma and North Dakota during construction and large national service companies often employing out of State specialists to operate the wells and pipelines.
Data centers will be similar with a small number lower level smart-hands people coming from the local labor pool. We can expect the tech sector to deploy the same playbook as the fracking industry pointing to all the indirect jobs that will be generated by the yet unproven AI industry. Hey States - you will miss out on the jobs of the future if you do not make it easy and cheap for us to develop awful industrial sites that suck power and water.
There is no need for AI jobs to be near the data centers. There is this thing called networking that allows people to use data center resources over the wire and often from foreign delivery centers that provide no tax or employment benefit to the U.S. or States in which the data centers are located.
Given many of the boosters run around shouting about needing to move fast to avoid Chinese AI dominance, perhaps running our AI from Asia or Eastern Europe is not in our best interests but our politicians seem to believe if you build it the jobs will come. Wake up! This is an industry (AI) that does not yet have a revenue track record or an understandable business plan to support the cost of these mega centers. Risky? Certainly.
### Make data center developers pay full costs for increased electric generation, transmission, and distribution - and protect our water
Politicians are starting to catch on that regular people are going to be pissed if they have to finance the electricity infrastructure for the tech lordlings. To fast track the insane capacity needed, tech firms are striking deals to use aged nuclear plants such as Three Mile Island. The fairest way to handle the glut of data center demand is for data center developments to develop their own generation, transmission and distribution without involving the infrastructure already serving consumers and existing businesses - discrete infrastructure for large scale loads.
If your local utility is trying to get their rate case modified to fund capital upgrades to support data centers, speak out to your States' utility commission. States that slow down generation, transmission, and distribution improvements by their regulated utilities and focus on forcing safe development of Bring Your Own Electricity (BYOE) to the data center developers will serve their State best.
Here in Pennsylvania the utility executives have limited public skepticism about the insane quantity of data center capacity being forecast. PPL's CEO Vince Sorgi said in a recent earnings call:
> While reviewing this process \[forecasting\] is an important step, I want to be clear that these load additions are real, they are coming fast and furious, and focusing on load forecasts alone does not obviate the need to start building new generation now. Forecasts will continue to be refined as they always are, but the near-term risk of overbuilding generation simply does not exist.
The big AI companies, according to Ed Zitron, need to find $2 trillion dollars of AI revenue by 2030 to cover their depreciation. Or the business model is broken. There is not a clear revenue path to do so. If utility executives are wishing and hoping for an AI business model to emerge from the bubble, they will be sorely disappointed.
Vince mentions signed service agreements (ESAs) and letters of agreement (LOAs) to underpin the "realness" of PPL's forecasts. Let's be honest, the hyperscalers and their ilk back out of capacity agreement all day long when the demand is lower than their forecast. They have also negotiated terms in any preliminary agreements to protect their shareholders. I'd not bank those commitments. Certainly wouldn't break ground on big capital projects or make rate decisions quickly. The Pennsylvania public utility commission was prudent to study PPL's rate case more thoroughly.
Datacenters are big ugly, loud, power sucking industrial sites. Look closely at the size of cars and trucks in this picture to get a sense of the scale. By Tedder - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=173551144
If you are in an electrical utility or gas and electric utility, you really have no choice. You need to hope AI demand is real and you are going to surf the largest demand increase *ever*. Its the golden ring to grab. You gotta be out there hustling for the sake of your stakeholders and your own personal wealth. (Not so much your customers who might be left holding the bag from irrational exuberance when utilities build capacity for a bursting bubble.)
Am sympathetic. Numbers are being thrown around. Capacity doesn't just arrive via pixie dust. Utilities want to meet and charge for the demand and certainly are not likely to be the strongest proponents of BYOE. However, they *could* be builders and maintainers of BYOE systems outside of their regulated business. The marketplace would be more competitive than they might like, but such is life in the big leagues. BYOE may be a safe way for them to participate in the build out without exposing their consumer and commercial customers and themselves to outsize risk.
BYOE would also force data center developers to pay for the build out and maintenance of these huge power needs. Which seems only fair.
### Force the concentration of these data centers
These are terrible ugly noisy humongous industrial sites. In Pennsylvania, the municipal planning code (MPC) limits municipal options related to development and makes regional cooperation next to impossible. Pennsylvania has an abundance of fracked natural gas to power electric generation. But running pipelines and wires hither and thither and scattering these huge industrial sites throughout the state will create constitutionally prohibited environmental degradation.
> **§ 27\. Natural resources and the public estate.**
> The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the
> preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic
> values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural
> resources are the common property of all the people, including
> generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the
> Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of
> all the people.
> (May 18, 1971, P.L.769, J.R.3)
A single mega data center can use a billion gallons of water a year according to The Conversation's article "Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much." Make sure water use is disclosed and protect our water resources. To put the billion gallons in context that is roughly what a medium sized city like Allentown Pennsylvania consumes in two months. Not trivial when we are talking about multiple mega-datacenters.
Knowing the State wants to participate prudently in data center development, we should create mega campuses that concentrate the environmental impact and ease regulatory burden and allow investment concentration. Otherwise, we will end up with data centers scattered in the Marcellus shale region next to picturesque rivers. These areas also contains much of our most natural, scenic, and esthetic value in our State.
### Make sure the developers, owners, and users of these data center sites pay full lifecycle costs
We can all sympathize with municipalities that have seen under performing industrial sites abandoned leaving clean up costs or environmental remediation costs uncovered. The Union of Concerned Scientists white paper 'An Unrefined Ending' reviews the abandonment of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery and one conclusion is:
> Although the refinery’s economic viability had been called into question before this, city leaders had declined to envision a future for the property beyond refining until it was too late. Ultimately, a bankruptcy-court auction determined the fate of the 1,300+ acres of city-center land, with minimal opportunity for input from city leaders or community members.
We can anticipate the ultimate decommissioning of these industrial sites and require an escrow as part of development to fund the inevitable decommissioning. Cooling and power density are the long poles in useful life of a data center. Developers and designers who plan to the site would be desirable. Developers that intend to abandon the site for a fresh greenfield at the end of its lifecycle should be discouraged. In either case, adequate escrow to protect the State and local communities should be collected at time of plan approvals to ensure workmanlike, safe, and environmentally sound decommissioning.
This is easy for our State and Local leaders to anticipate and regulate or legislate. This is important because a lesson the review of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery closing was:
> First, these businesses go down fighting, using a portfolio of aggressive legal strategies. Many of the strategies seek to reduce regulatory (e.g., environmental, taxation) compliance costs.
Forewarned is forearmed.
### Make it illegal for tech companies to subvert sunshine laws through use of aggressive non-disclosures with government
There have already been cases when public officials have been unable to discuss or get input from their citizens because of non-disclosure agreements. Make the insanity stop. These are developments that need to be approved of in the light of day and take citizen input. Not some secret negotiation between government and the technology companies.
### Huge deficit. Wasteful ineffective spending. Congress has the purse - course correct. Now.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/huge-deficit-and-ineffective-spendin/
Last updated: 2025-11-28T15:22:35.000Z
Dear Representative:
Our national debt is 121% of our GDP and our Federal deficit is about $1.8 Trillion dollars.
The administration likes to spend for flash-bang initiatives that are ineffective and wasteful.
1. DOGE. What a waste. Seems like once Palantir and xAI got all our data, the circus left town. Suspect.
2. Department of War rebranding. Every minute spent on this is a waste of time and money. Embarrassing that Fetterman and McCormick supported Hegseth nomination.
3. The huge increase in military funding being burned off on domestic deployments and an every-ready domestic reaction force. - unaffordable. Use of expensive ordnance for extrajudicial killing against fiberglass boats - immoral and wasteful.
4. DHS Gulfstreams, vanity media campaigns with self dealing subcontracts. Performative raids rappelling from helicopters. City of the month deployments. (Results in hunting for the worst of the worse? According to Cato "5% of People Detained By ICE Have Violent Convictions, 73% No Convictions.")
5. Rampant political revenge-fare distracting DoJ and FBI from their missions and wasting money. (K$SH plane costs too)
We are wasting money and results are poor. Make it stop!
Sincerely
John
### Horse poop words about violent rhetoric from Trump minion and tech industry groveler McCormick
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/horse-poop-words-about-violent-rhetoric-from-trump-minion-and-tech-industry-groveler-mccormick/
Last updated: 2025-12-17T15:01:32.000Z
Dear Dave -
You said:
> Not a single unlawful order is cited in this video - because there aren't any. The video is inappropriate and unwarranted, and I didn't hear any of these calls to defy orders when Democrats were using lawfare against President Trump, giving outlandish pardons, or intimidating tech companies to stop free speech.
POTUS' words are wrong. SecDef's performative investigation is wrong.
You are weak and rudderless parroting other people's talking points.
Wrong is wrong. 'nuf said.
Sincerely,
John
### Dave's response from December 16
Personally, do not believe the representatives have the burden of providing information on specific unlawful orders to remind our military of their legal obligations. That is a red herring.
The investigation of Senator Kelly is a disgrace and is clearly intended to threaten former service members who may exercise their protected freedom of speech. Dave's (and Fetterman's) votes to confirm Hegseth are a disgrace to our great Commonwealth.
Dave's words about dialing back the rhetoric are reasonable but we all know POTUS intentionally pardoned the J6 rabble to imbue a sense of impunity. We also know the implied pardon for his cabinet should they break the laws with a nod and a wink approval from Potus.
The effects are clear and disgraceful. Dave once said the January 6th riot was a “seditious and an attack on our most dearly held national principles.” He also said Trump “has some responsibility, a lot of responsibility.”
His tune markedly change after he and Dina visited Mara Largo on bended knee to kiss the ring. Guess the end justifies the means for Dave. But Potus rabble rousing has clear and unacceptable consequences.
This just sucks and a sad commentary on leadership. Despicable.
### Thought Fetterman stood with the poor and blue collar workers, but he believes murdering low level smugglers without due process is fine.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/thought-fetterman-stood-with-the-poor-and-blue-collar-workers-but-he-believes-murdering-low-level-smugglers-without-due-process-is-fine/
Last updated: 2025-11-22T17:26:54.000Z
Dear John:
Thanks for your letter on November 21\. We'll just have to disagree and see what St. Peter says when he greets you at the pearly gates.
I agree with the Magna Carta and the subsequent legal tradition including our Constitution, which you are sworn to uphold, that no person should be deprived of their rights without lawful judgement.
Your position is at odds with our founding principles, due process and Habeas Corpus. You believe that calling someone a terrorist means they lose the right to due process. And you believe that it is OK to execute or murder people without a trial if they are labelled terrorists. You also support applying capital punishment for non-capital offenses.
This approach will be expensive and ineffective controlling drug availability, or reducing overdoses, or diminishing the Cartels. These people on boats are low level criminals and not kingpins. But you do you.
What metrics are you tracking to gauge the efficacy of this ridiculous and murderous approach?
Sincerely,
John
### You stand against political violence. Do you stand against violent political rhetoric?
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/you-stand-against-political-violence-do-you-stand-against-violent-political-rhetoric/
Last updated: 2025-11-21T15:02:31.000Z
Dear Representative:
It is fair for honorable congressional representatives, who have served - unlike POTUS, to remind service members of their obligation to refuse illegal orders. This is consistent with International Humanitarian Law and our military procedures.
It is pathetic that our president shit-posts constantly to distract from Epstein, the economy, and the perception of grift such as but not limited to kowtowing to the house of saud.
POTUS's incitement is unconscionable and directly at odds with your statements condemning political violence. Unless of course you only condemn political violence and incitement thereof toward Republicans.
Do you stand against violent political rhetoric?
Sincerely,
John
PS Given the house of saud's close relationship with China and the balance of power in the region with Israel, I do not support selling them F-35s.
PPS And thanks for supporting the release of Epstein files.
### Geez, McCormick and Mackenzie like murdering smugglers
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/geez-mccormick-and-mackenzie-like-murdering-smugglers/
Last updated: 2025-11-19T14:02:51.000Z
Dear Representative:
Thanks for your letter on November 18\. We'll just have to disagree and see what St. Peter says when he greets you at the pearly gates.
I agree with the Magna Carta and the subsequent legal tradition including our Constitution, which you are sworn to uphold, that no person should be deprived of their rights without lawful judgement.
Your position is at odds with our founding principles, due process and Habeas Corpus. You believe that calling someone a terrorist means they lose the right to due process. And you believe that it is OK to execute or murder people without a trial if they are labelled terrorists. You also support applying capital punishment for non-capital offenses.
This approach will be expensive and ineffective controlling drug availability, or reducing overdoses, or diminishing the Cartels. But you do you.
What metrics are you tracking to gauge the efficacy of this ridiculous and murderous approach?
Sincerely,
John
### Killing smugglers without a trial is murder. Do you have all the facts? Quiet complicity is aiding and abetting.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/killing-smugglers-without-a-trial-is-murder-do-you-have-all-the-facts-quiet-complicity-is-aiding-and-abetting/
Last updated: 2025-11-15T14:55:40.000Z
Dear Representative -
According to the AP's Regina Garcia Cano, who investigated those killed on some of the boats blown out of the water by United States military:
> Most of the nine men were crewing such craft for the first or second time, making at least $500 per trip, residents and relatives said. The four dead men included a fisherman, a down-on-his-luck bus driver, a former military cadet and a local crime boss. Others included laborers and a motorcycle driver.
The reality is there is very little information about the almost 100 people killed so far. The outrageous moral cost out weighs *any* deterrence expected.
You know that poor people exploited by the cartels are the victims. You also know that the vicious cartel leaders are in a position to force continued smuggling despite fatal risks to their minions.
Your continued support of this extrajudicial killing by our military is unconscionable soul rot.
Do you support continued killing of low level drug runners by our military?
Sincerely,
John
### Release the files. Blanche, Patel, Bondi need to leave (preferably the country but at least their jobs) after their Epstein betrayals
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/release-the-files-blanche-patel-bondi-need-to-leave-preferably-the-country-but-at-least-their-jobs-after-their-epstein-betrayals/
Last updated: 2025-11-14T00:30:00.000Z
Dear Representative -
Expect you to support release of all Epstein files and demonstrate care and respect for the victims.
Please pressure DOJ to roll back special treatment for Maxwell, the convicted sex offender.
Betrayal of the American people is the only way to describe Blanche's, Bondi's and Patel's performance on the Epstein files. Disgusting tripe. They need to go away.
Sincerely,
John
### John Fetterman - you made the right call on shut down
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/john-fetterman-you-made-the-right-call-on-shut-down/
Last updated: 2025-11-13T16:47:06.000Z
Dear John -
You made the right call on the shut down. The pain on people outweighed the call to fight, fight, fight with no hope for concessions.
Sincerely,
John
### I.C.E. waste, fraud, and abuse of the law
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/i-c-e-waste-fraud-and-abuse-of-the-law/
Last updated: 2025-11-09T18:59:58.000Z
Dear Dave -
Thanks for your response on November 7\. We agree that:
> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a component of the Department of Homeland Security, is responsible for enforcing the nation’s immigration laws.
Am happy that:
> My office remains committed to ensuring that established standards and appropriate due process are upheld through careful oversight and ongoing engagement with DHS.
Unfortunately, as this arrived on Friday, we were getting news that:
1. Bovino, border patrol commander, admitted to lying to the Court about violating a restraining order while provocatively gassing protestors. Which predictably caused backlash.
2. Today we are getting reports of shots fired at border patrol agents in Chicago. Which is unacceptable, but again predictable given the intentionally catalytic enforcement actions. \[Is this administration is instigating domestic and international violence as a distraction to: Epstein, economy, and shut down?\]
3. Continued nonsense about DHS leadership wasting the funds entrusted to them by buying ten planes with no engines.\[(What is it about planes and Noem and Lewandowski and Kash - do they think they should be treated like Saudi royalty?\]
Realize that it is hard to have form letters that address every constituent letter. But this response was way off tangent from the concerns I raised about [wasteful advertising and scary surveillance purchases](https://www.verbalprimate.com/dhs-excessive-expenditures-on-advertising-and-surveillance-technology-should-be-immediately-curtailed-by-congress/) by an agency (DHS/ICE) that appears unfettered by the law and Congress.
Sincerely,
John
### DHS excessive expenditures on advertising and surveillance technology should be immediately curtailed by Congress
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/dhs-excessive-expenditures-on-advertising-and-surveillance-technology-should-be-immediately-curtailed-by-congress/
Last updated: 2025-11-06T20:34:41.000Z
Dear Representative:
Stop Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) excessive expenditures for advertising and surveillance technology.
Have seen:
1. The DHS can force scan people's faces without cause or permission. (This is wrong.)
2. DHS is issuing no-bid contracts to Palantir for tens of millions of dollars.
3. ICE is spending big money on recruiting advertisements and hiring substandard candidates.
This is done with budget dollars you approved and appropriated.
Do not trust DHS leadership to protect the rights of citizens. Do not trust DHS to be good stewards of our tax dollars. There are a string of civil right infringements that DHS denies until clear evidence surfaces, repeatedly.
[U.S. National Debt Clock : Real Time](https://www.usdebtclock.org/?ref=verbalprimate.com)
In your oversight and investigative functions, intervene and defend the Constitution, per your oath. In your budget function, de-fund the wasteful expenditures that we can clearly not afford when we just racked up an additional $1 trillion in debt.
Thanks in advance for addressing these important issues.
Sincerely,
John
### It's the economy, John
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/its-the-economy-john/
Last updated: 2025-11-06T13:59:11.000Z
Dear John -
You are mulling over the most recent elections.
The clear sentiment is American's are freaked out by the economy, jobs, and inflation. Unfortunately, there are not many accomplishments on those topics for the current Congress or the Administration. Looks quite bleak for the average citizen.
Of course billionaires are partying like its the 1920s having a gay old time with flappers and gilded ball rooms. Given the reckless tax breaks in the big bogus bill, they are happy. Not sure you have done enough to stop the largess.
The irony is billionaires only have one vote each and the grift and greed has been so blatant and arrogant that people are disgusted. Suspect your posturing about working with the administration may be viewed as weak and ineffective.
Hope you, McCormick, and Mackenzie can do something, anything, that can help to decrease cost of government and the deficit. Eliminating the regressive tariff inflation tax could also help.
Best of luck deflecting the arc of the deficit and helping your constituents with unemployment, inflation, and the regressive tariff taxes.
Sincerely,
John
### It's the economy, Dave
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/its-the-economy-dave/
Last updated: 2025-11-06T13:52:40.000Z
Dear Dave -
You are probably mulling over what the most recent elections mean for you.
The clear sentiment is American's are freaked out by the economy, jobs, and inflation. Unfortunately, there are not many accomplishments on those topics for the current Congress or the Administration. Though many promises were made. Looks quite bleak for the average Joe and promise breaking politicos.
Of course your billionaire friends are partying like its the 1920s having a gay old time with flappers and gilded ball rooms. Given the reckless tax breaks in the big bogus bill, they are happy.
The irony is billionaires only have one vote each and the grift and greed has been so antithetical to draining the swamp and so blatant and arrogant that people are disgusted.
Hope you, Fetterman, and Mackenzie can do something, anything, that can help to decrease cost of government and the deficit. Eliminating the regressive tariff inflation tax could also help.
Best of luck deflecting the arc of the deficit and helping your constituents with unemployment, inflation, and the regressive tariff taxes.
Sincerely,
John
### It's the economy, Ryan
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/its-the-economy-ryan/
Last updated: 2025-11-06T13:53:05.000Z
Dear Ryan -
As you continue to enjoy your hiatus from Congressing, you are probably mulling over what the most recent elections mean for you.
The clear sentiment is American's are freaked out by the economy, jobs, and inflation. Unfortunately, there are not many accomplishments on those topics for the current Congress or the Administration. Though many promises were made. Looks quite bleak for the average Joe and promise breaking politicos.
Of course billionaires are partying like its the 1920s having a gay old time with flappers and gilded ball rooms. Given the reckless tax breaks in the big bogus bill, they are happy.
The irony is billionaires only have one vote each and the grift and greed has been so antithetical to draining the swamp and so blatant and arrogant that people are disgusted.
Hope you, Fetterman, and McCormick can do something, anything, that can help to decrease cost of government and the deficit. Eliminating the regressive tariff inflation tax could also help.
Best of luck and remember it is hard to do anything on recess.
Sincerely,
John
### Why are political appointees moving to military bases? (BLUF: they are scared.)
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/why-are-political-appointees-moving-to-military-bases-bluf-they-are-scared/
Last updated: 2025-11-04T13:31:23.000Z
There is an increasing number of POTUS Cabinet members moving into military housing on military bases. According to The Atlantic magazine Noem, the Millers, Rubio and others now reside on military bases.
> joined a growing list of senior Trump-administration political appointees—at least six by our count—living in Washington-area military housing, where they are shielded not just from potential violence but also from protest.
Since we are a representative government, it is sad when political appointees want to shield themselves from people. The murder of Charlie Kirk and other recent political violence must weigh heavily on folks whose rhetoric is often intended to magnify political divides, increase and exploit us versus them-ism, and generates POTUS approval. It likely weighs heavily on **all** politicians, many of whom cannot afford the security that the billionaire cabinet maintains.
Maybe they are just trying to save a couple of bucks? Doubt it is really about money. The timing suggests the Charlie Kirk murder scared the cabinet and they will take comfort being separated from the great unwashed masses because of safety concerns. And protests are so inconvenient.
It's a shame that we agree political violence is increasing.
In September, the CATO Institute, a libertarian think tank, published an article that concludes that political violence remains relatively rare. Using their own methodology they counted up politically motivated terrorism in various ways. This particular table excludes 9/11\. The share of deaths doesn't really matter to me but we do hear a blame game from the left and right. Any non-zero number is bad, not good.
CATO Institute [https://www.cato.org/blog/politically-motivated-violence-rare-united-states](https://www.cato.org/blog/politically-motivated-violence-rare-united-states?ref=verbalprimate.com)
The chance of being a victim of murder or political violence is very small, which is the point of the CATO Institute article. On average, your chance of being murdered in the US, in any given year, for any reason is about 1 in 14,962 and your chance of being murdered by terrorism (politically motivated murder) is much less at about 1 in 2,3212474\.
[murder and terrorism dataData for table abovemurder and terrorism data.csv2 KBdownload-circle](https://www.verbalprimate.com/content/files/2025/11/murder-and-terrorism-data.csv "Download")
To put this information into perspective Forbes advisor says:
> While fatal car accidents occur every day, the odds of becoming involved in one are low. In fact, the odds of dying in a crash are just one in 93\. By comparison, the odds of dying of heart disease are one in six and the odds of dying of cancer are one in eight.
Immediately after Charlie Kirk's murder, POTUS issued [NSPM-7](https://www.verbalprimate.com/nspm-7-shut-the-eff-up-who-is-not-anti-fascist/) and the cabinet increased their migration to military bases. Unfortunately, those who most fear political violence, politicians, may get bamboozled into funding unfettered surveillance, politically inspired investigations, and excessive tax expenditure to tilt at windmills. Please take a deep breath. Do clear eyed risk assessment. And remember your oath to the Constitution.
Tilting at windmills. By Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) - Own work and Flickr, CC BY-SA 4.0, [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59192715](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59192715&ref=verbalprimate.com)
Hopefully clear heads in Congress will prevail, though perhaps emotions related to political violence will create a blind spot. Let's hope not. Hopefully the cabinet thinks a bit more before going for the Cruella De Vil posturing. Let's hope so.
### NSPM-7 - Shut the eff up - who is not anti-fascist?
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/nspm-7-shut-the-eff-up-who-is-not-anti-fascist/
Last updated: 2025-10-30T13:56:43.000Z
NSPM-7 is a directive from POTUS about Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence to "to investigate and disrupt networks, entities, and organizations that foment political violence." The problem is it is overly broad and vague and seems to provide a tool to harass and imprison political dissenters. The full text is available on the White House web site.
### First, I am not a terrorist, have never been a terrorist, and do not plan to be a terrorist.
But what are we talking about when we are talking about fascism. According to the Council on Foreign Relations:
> **What does fascism mean?**
> Many experts agree that fascism is a mass political movement that emphasizes extreme [nationalism](https://education.cfr.org/cfr%5Fglossary/835?ref=verbalprimate.com), militarism, and the supremacy of the nation over the individual. This [model of government](https://education.cfr.org/learn/video/what-government?ref=verbalprimate.com) stands in contrast to [liberal democracies](https://education.cfr.org/learn/reading/what-are-different-types-government?ref=verbalprimate.com) that support individual rights, competitive elections, and political dissent.
> In many ways, fascist regimes begin as revolutionary. They advocate for the overthrow of existing systems of government and the persecution of political enemies. However, such regimes are also highly conservative in their championing of traditional values.
>
> And although fascist leaders typically claim to support the everyman, in reality, their regimes often align with powerful business interests.
### So based on this definition. I *am* anti-facsist and prefer government that supports individual rights, competitive elections, and political dissent. So what?
###
What about the rest of the imprecise NSPM-7 dimensions.
### *Anti-Americanism*. I am patriotic and love our country which at its best respects individual rights, competitive elections, and political dissent.
Pro-American, this is what democracy looks like No Kings protect Miami October 2025\. By Phillip Pessar - [https://www.flickr.com/photos/25955895@N03/54863255634/](https://www.flickr.com/photos/25955895@N03/54863255634/?ref=verbalprimate.com), CC BY 4.0, [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=176973910](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=176973910&ref=verbalprimate.com)
This seem like pro-Americanism so I am not anti-American. But like anything, Americanism is not perfect. Begs the question - if America is not perfect and one complains or is anti-this-particular-aspect of Americanism should one be investigated, surveilled, interviewed by the FBI? I think not but suspect sadly it will be so.
### Anti-capitalism seems a vague catchall. I have been a willing participant in our capitalist society but there are some problems today.
Perhaps capitalism is not the problem and maybe the greed of the powerful few is the problem.
Yeah, there are parts of capitalism that are not good. One example - expecting firms to always grow like cancer is unhealthy. Another example is today's capitalism concentrates wealth. Is that great? Regulation and taxation play as large a role in commercial success as the invisible hand. Suppose that has always been the case to some extent. Corruption and graft are unsavory aspects of today's system. To me the rapid monetizing of the presidency and neutering of anti-corruption measures is worrisome. (Wonder why Kristi and her right hand man and reported lover Lewandowski need to personally approve all DHS purchases over $100K? Looks like they want get purchaser 'perks' and maybe a revolving door when they are done. It must be hard to be a mere multi- millionaire in a cabinet of billionaires, so desperate measures are required.)
A copy of a black and white photograph of the Golden Rule sign that was hung above the door of the employee's entrance to the Acme Sucker Rod Factory in Toledo, Ohio. The business was owned by Toledo Mayor Samuel M. Jones who was known for his fair treatment of his employees, giving them a living wage and benefits unheard of at the time. The photo was taken from page 6 of the April, 1913 issue of American Magazine.
To be anti-capitalist requires an alternative and I don't have one. Neither Communism nor Socialism float my boat but full-on Ayn Randian everybody for themselves libertarian capitalism doesn't either. I do object to the government being shareholders in public companies - that feels like China. I do believe workers should be sharing more in the lopsided wealth equation. Hopefully these thoughts doesn't qualify as anti-capitalism. Am not completely sure capitalism can be precisely defined, which may benefit those who want to tamp down or punish detractors.
### Anti-Christianity begs the question of what kind of Christianity.
Colosseum where Christians were certainly persecuted. Today there is little evidence that there is Christian persecution in the United States. Sadly persecution of Christians globally is on the rise according to Amnesty International. Photo By Diliff - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2127844
Does thinking Christian nationalism is bunk make me anti-Christian? Does disagreeing with pastors who believe women should not vote make me anti-Christian. Does thinking that the White House pastor offering blessings for $1,000 is slimy make me anti-Christian? Does thinking prosperity Christianity is court priests fawning over royalty for favor make me anti-Christian? Does getting angry that self-professed Christians are treating other people like crap make me anti-Christian. I hope not.
Separation of church and State is good. Part of my family came here to escape death from State sponsored religious persecution. Rabid nationalistic religious fervor is a bad thing. But if Christianity helps you get through the day (or any other religion or spiritual practice for that matter) and you are not forcing your religion on others or persecuting or harming others with different beliefs that's cool. Life can be tough.
### Support for the overthrow of the United States Government.
A revolutionary who we know well. By George Caleb Bingham - Washington Crossing the Delaware 1856-71
Sure...this is motherhood and apple pie. If you are supporting violent revolution, you might be a terrorist.
I don't support the overthrow of the United States Government.
But what if the language changes to support for the overthrow of a *tyrannical* United States Government? We've heard much from 2nd Amendment and State's rights proponents about the need for an armed militia and strong state rights to prevent tyranny. By design, State's rights counter balance should the checks and balances of the Federal Government like separate powers of Congress, Judiciary, and Executive branches fail. Funny how deafeningly quiet conservative States Rights folks have been about Federal military deployments.
James Madison wrote:
> "Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate governments, to which the people are attached, and by which the militia officers are appointed, forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any which a simple government of any form can admit of."
The Declaration of Independence says:
> ...when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security.
Regardless, would vastly prefer to vote at the ballot box with my fellow citizens and exercise democracy.
### Extremism on migration, race, and gender. WTF is this and who determines what extremism means.
**Migration**
Monarch butterfly's are known for their extreme migration. Photo by By U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service which may soon be replaced by the U.S. Park Service Developer Support Service.
Is Elon a migration extremist because he wants to emigrate to Mars? Sounds pretty extreme to me. Is the current executive branch extremist because they want to prioritize white immigration? Sounds pretty extreme to me. Are farmers who rely on migrant workers for agriculture extremist for wanting a labor force? Is it migration extremism to demand H1B tech workers to lower technology company costs? Is it migration extremism to move to a state that reflects your political beliefs? This is double speak that makes it easy to classify people as the enemy. And once you are designated a terrorist, boom. (Just ask those drug smugglers blown out of the water in extrajudicial killings how they feel about being classified as terrorists. Oh, you cannot because they are dead.)
**Race**
Eugenics is clearly extremist. By Jim.henderson - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=153694121](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=153694121&ref=verbalprimate.com)
Race is scientifically not a genetic fact according to the National Genome Research Institute:
> "Race is a social construct used to group people. Race was constructed as a hierarchal human-grouping system, generating racial classifications to identify, distinguish and marginalize some groups across nations, regions and the world. Race divides human populations into groups often based on physical appearance, social factors and cultural backgrounds."
So does saying black lives matter mean you are as extremist on race as saying white people are superior? Does thinking the diversity of America is a strength mean you are as extremist as a community that wants to exclude people whose skin tones are darker? Does thinking eugenics and good genes are a thing make you more extremist than someone who believes melanin should play no role in commercial, career, and life decisions.
Once again vague gobbledygook that can be used to designate your enemies as terrorists.
### Hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality
As a reminder the description by the Council on Foreign Relations about fascism:
> However, such regimes are also highly conservative in their championing of traditional values.
Hmmmmm, suspect.
**Family**
George Washington's Family By Edward Savage - -AFSnvzAlFw44A at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21979716
Mormon polygamous families might be considered traditional. Native American families were often matrilinear. If you were a slave, you were often painfully separated from your spouse and children. What is a traditional American view on family? We all know the implication of this language. This implies man and women as husband and wife. Maybe the wife should submit to the husband and preferably be a homemaker trad wife who makes to-die-for cookies while homeschooling her children and making America hot again for her manly flannel shirted husband with Disney prince forearms.
Kinda problematic when most families need both incomes to live comfortably. Problematic if you are part of a LGBTQ family or have a LGBTQ family member. Problematic if Leave it to Beaver just makes you hostile. Kinda problematic if you are a single parent struggling and doing the best you can to juggle life while being told you are not traditional.
Just who the is going to make a determination if someone is hostile to traditional American views on family. Who is going to weigh the facts and determine if such a hostility exists? I am angry about people who judge families on some non-specific framework of traditional views. Does that make me hostile? One hopefully outdated traditional view in impoverished Appalachia was women should be barefoot and pregnant. I am hostile to that view. Does that make me a terrorist? Of course not.
**Religion**
2 Chinese Children Burning Candles & Incense Sticks in a Chinatown Buddhist Temple By Esther Anna Hunt - https://www.invaluable.com/artist/mrzgianbp2/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=156865802
Most early Americans were Christian and some were Jewish. Slaves and indigenous people had varied religious practices such as Vodou, Santería, and Hoodoo. Buddism was part of the American religious tradition arriving with Chinese immigrants in the 1800s to build railroads and help with the gold rush before the civil war. Guess these all could be considered traditional American religions. You do you. No need to be hostile to the religion of others unless they infringe on other's rights.
PEW Religious Landscape Study.
Looks to me like religiously unaffiliated has been growing at the expense of American Christianity. From my experience walking around, I don't see much if any hostility toward Christians. I do sense some anger where radical Christians want to dictate beliefs like over turning women's right to vote or make personal medical decisions. I do sense anger when idiot politicians make statements like ICE is doing the Lord's work as ICE pepper-balls pastors protesting peacefully and legally.
**Morality**
I'd say the core of American morality is defined by the Declaration of Independence:
> We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
I am in no way hostile to this American morality. But when the White House uses this vague language as a litmus test for domestic terrorism it raises my anti-fascist hackles.
## Congress's Muted Reaction
Asked my three representatives (Mackenzie, Fetterman, McCormick) about their stance on the directive. None have responded yet but doesn't appear they have a position.
October 30 search of Senator McCormick's web site. He must be cogitating.
October 30 search of Senator Fetterman's web site. The good news is he has recently been focusing on Reintroducing Bipartisan Bill to Combat Mislabeling of Egg Alternatives
October 30 search of Congressman Mackenzie's web site brings up a post about how hard at work Ryan is despite being on the beach (I mean recess.) I did review the article and there are no mentions of NSPM-7\. The topic is certainly relevant to his DHS committee assignment.
### Get back to work. Do your job and stop blaming others for the shut down while you get paid for not working.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/get-back-to-work-do-your-job-and-stop-blaming-others-for-the-shut-down-while-you-get-paid-for-not-working/
Last updated: 2025-10-29T14:01:50.000Z
Dear Ryan -
Following up on your letter from the start of an extended recess where congress is not doing its job (shutdown started October 1, your letter was from October 9.)
You can send all the "it's the democrats fault propaganda that you want, but it is unbelievable when POTUS, the Senate, and Congress are Republican majority.
What's with Republican initiatives these days from bombing low level drug runners in extra judiciary killings to using tear gas around children's Halloween parties to holding people in inhumane conditions. Do you think being mean is the way to solve the worlds problems?
The massive investment by ICE in warrant-less surveillance technologies and massive expenditures on advertising ($51MM) and ruling-class Gulfstreams ($172MM) while the government is shut down is pathetic.
Regardless, you are being paid and not doing the job for which you are being paid. That too is shameful unless perhaps you are donating your pay to food banks.
Sincerely,
John
PS I'd ask that you shorten your responses or allow longer submissions on your 'e-mail' feedback submissions.
> October 9, 2025
> Dear Mr. Gilda,
> Thank you for contacting me regarding your concerns to the United States federal government shutdown that began on October 1, 2025\. I appreciate that you have taken the time to contact me about this important issue because I share your concerns.
> I wanted to let you know that I voted in favor of a bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) in the United States House of Representatives to keep the federal government open and working for the American people. On September 19, 2025, the House passed House of Representatives Bill 5371 (H.R. 5371), which would implement the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, by a vote of 217–212\. This legislation would extend federal government funding at current levels until November 21, 2025, providing additional time for Congressional leaders and the President of the United States to reach a longer-term funding agreement. H.R. 5371 mirrors the CR passed earlier this year with bipartisan support.
> H.R. 5371 has passed the House, but the CR has stalled in the United States Senate. Please note, while the bill has bipartisan majority support in the Senate, the chamber's operating rules require legislation like this to garner support from a three-fifths majority (60 votes) to progress through the legislative process.
> As you already know, the timing of when to address a portion of advanced premium tax credits (APTC), which are not set to expire until the end of the year, has been injected into discussions regarding keeping our government open. This topic is not typically part of CR legislation designed to keep the government funded. Individual healthcare costs are one of many important issues for the United States Congress to address, but it is not typically directly tied to funding the operations of our federal government.
> By way of background, the APTC is a tax credit that can be applied to health insurance premiums to lower the monthly cost of health coverage. The APTC is a financial assistance program, available since 2014, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In Pennsylvania, Pennie is the state's official health insurance marketplace. Pennie was established via provisions found in Act 42 of 2019, a state law that I supported when I was a member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. When applying for coverage through Pennie, the applicant estimates their expected income for the year to determine eligibility for the APTC. The credit can then be used to lower monthly health insurance payments.
> Due to a COVID-19 relief measure first introduced in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), and extended by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), the APTC was enhanced from its original scope to ensure individuals enrolled in ACA health plans did not pay more than 8.5% of their income on their monthly health insurance premium. In accordance with the provisions of the IRA, legislation passed before my time in the United States Congress, this enhanced tax credit is set to expire at the end of 2025\. Please note, only this 2021 enhancement is set to expire at the end of 2025, not the APTC itself.
> The passage of H.R. 5371, which would leave these tax credits unchanged and in place, in addition to funding the federal government at current levels until November 21, 2025, would provide the United States Congress more time to reach a long-term funding solution that addresses the future of these tax credits among other federal government expenditures and revenues. Going forward, it is important to ensure affordability derived from tax credits is maintained for those truly in need while also addressing concerns related to high-income individuals accessing such subsidies. We should also consider measures that strengthen the future viability of tax credit programs for individuals most in need of assistance.
> Because of the United States Senate's failure to pass H.R. 5371, we are currently experiencing a United States federal government shutdown. At this time, hundreds of thousands of federal employees are furloughed, servicemembers are not being paid, and critical services are at risk of shuttering. It is my hope that the bipartisan funding legislation that I supported in the House will be taken up in the Senate to reopen our government.
> Since H.R. 5371 is currently in the Senate, you may want to contact the two United States Senators from Pennsylvania as well. United States Senator John Fetterman can be contacted at 202-224-4254 or through his website at [www.fetterman.senate.gov](http://www.fetterman.senate.gov/?ref=verbalprimate.com). United States Senator Dave McCormick can be contacted at 610-782-9470 or through his website at [www.mccormick.senate.gov](http://www.mccormick.senate.gov/?ref=verbalprimate.com).
> In the meantime, our team is working daily to provide important updates to local residents who face risks from this shutdown. I remain focused on delivering the solutions and services that our community needs, which is why our offices remain open and will continue to provide important updates for the duration of this shutdown. Please visit my website to view important government shutdown related information and resources at [mackenzie.house.gov/services](http://mackenzie.house.gov/services?ref=verbalprimate.com).
> Thank you again for contacting me about this issue. You are welcome to sign up for the newsletter to receive legislative updates on my website at [www.mackenzie.house.gov](http://www.mackenzie.house.gov/?ref=verbalprimate.com). Please feel free to contact me again if I can assist you with any other federal-related matter.
> Sincerely,
>
> RYAN MACKENZIE
> United States Congressman
> 7th District of Pennsylvania
### Don't bother sending me double speak responses. And by the way your federal deficit youtube blurb is out of date - understand we added $1 trillion in Federal deficit in September. Way to go.
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Dave -
Thanks for your response dated October 24\. Don't bother sending me word-salad double speak. I did painfully review your your top ten issue videos. Some feedback.
1. That orange thing strapped to your wrist is very distracting. I couldn't take my eyes off of it. If you took off your Rolex Submariner (or some other hedge-fund leader alumni status watch) and strapped on an Apple or other digital watch or health monitor, its not working. It screams out-of-touch multi-millionaire trying too hard to not look like a retired hedge fund executive.
2. Just saw that the Federal deficit increased $1 trillion dollars in September. That is freaking $1,000,000,000,000\. According to the Endowment for Human development "The height of a stack of 1,000,000,000,000 (one trillion) one dollar bills measures 67,866 miles. This would reach more than one fourth the way from the earth to the moon." You call this starting to bend the federal deficit in the right direction with the Big Bogus Bill? \[Don't answer me - no answer is needed as the facts are obvious - we are going the wrong way. Do better.\]
Do what you can to end the shut down caused by your party. The current billionaire administration has a bit of Marquis de Sade in the approach so far - let's stick it to the poor, weak, old, and hungry because they are just dead weight. Is that what you ex-hedge funders like?
Remember there is one government doing government things. So far this year looks like Congress and the administration don't really care about governing anything but their precious image of being mean. Grrrrrrr.....so very scary and well coiffed and facially taut.
Time to move to your plan B to address the rapidly increasing federal deficit since the big bogus bill has failed so far.
Sincerely,
John
### AI-magedon, automation, and all that jazz
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/ai-magedon-automation-and-all-that-jazz/
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**Soundtrack: Deerhoof Super Duper Rescue Heads from** [**Deerhoof vs Evil**](https://www.discogs.com/release/2653533-Deerhoof-Deerhoof-Vs-Evil?ref=verbalprimate.com)
### What will you tell your cave dwelling grand children?
Someone was recently typing about OpenAI Soro2 (latest model for generating video clips.) They noticed suddenly their social feeds filled up with Soro2 generated clips. They said AI slop is is no worse than human generated slop and some of it is amusing. That is one way to look at it.
Let's decompose this use case. *Model must be able to generate video clips that are no worse than human drivel and are in some cases amusing even if they blatantly steal copyrighted content.* Great business model Sammy (The Sammy that says we are in an AI bubble but need to build power sucking data center capacity fast and at all costs and by the way we'll achieve artificial super intelligence by 2030.) Sammy is definitely sitting on a pile of dynamite while smoking. Unfortunately the blast radius will be quite wide.
For this low value generative AI nonsense, we are planning on spending a trillion dollars on "capacity" without a plan for revenue? All you big propeller people at Oracle, or NVIDIA, or AMD or OpenAI or META or Salesforce or MSFT or AWS or Google or any AI startup or any le-de-dah consultancy cheer-leading AI, what are you geniuses going to tell your cave dwelling grandchildren about your part in the collapse of the economy?
Dinner in Mamoth Cave.
Sure some of you geniuses have your fortified island, have your hard-men protection, have your bunker full of assets and have a paid-for real estate portfolio. Your worry will be the hard-men deciding that they want your shit. Perhaps your trophy wife, mistresses, and grand kids will be indentured servants to the hard-men and not living in caves. You might not be able to tell them anything after you are used as chum for hard-men shark fishing.
Great white shark chum. By Brocken Inaglory - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2548892](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2548892&ref=verbalprimate.com)
But you other middling geniuses who don't have your own nuclear resistant bunker island and mega yachts with armed drones and have mainly paper assets and a thin and leveraged real estate portfolio and really don't have formidable security or a vault of hard assets: what are you going to tell your cave dwelling grand kids?
Maybe,
> Yeah, don't see how we missed that generative AI was a mass [delusion event](https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/08/ai-mass-delusion-event/683909/?ref=verbalprimate.com). We really believed what we told ourselves.
or maybe,
> I always had doubts but just had a hard time articulating that generative AI really did not have value, or use cases, or opportunity for profitable revenue. All the cool kids kept talking over me. Even though there were some voices in the wilderness challenging assumptions for several years. ([Ed Zitron](https://www.wheresyoured.at/?ref=verbalprimate.com) comes to mind.) It really sucks to be an introvert.
or perhaps,
> It was sooooooo easy making money when we were just selling people's private data and behavioral information and selling advertising that we thought we deserved to be rich no matter what happened to the little people A.K.A. the great unwashed masses A.K.A. consumers who need to work to give money to us. Us smart, them dumb. Did I say that out loud?
or,
> I was just an over paid that couldn't see the forest for the trees. I was just in it because pay was good and the tech was sorta cool and could talk, make pictures and movies, and pretend to be my friend.
or,
> The management consultants made me do it.
And so on. You think elder care is bad now. The cave children will have little sympathy for the old freaks that screwed them over. If you get a hangnail you should probably jump on an iceberg...oh there may be no icebergs, but you get the idea.
Iceberg before we melted them all powering the failed AI revolution.
### Why make stuff when we can suck dry the energy market and build data center capacity so gen-AI can automate social feed slop and agentificate (poorly) our jobs while manufacturing super powers use AI to make tools and automation actually making products that people want (profitably.)
Agents have been underwhelming. So while they 'evolve', USA manufacturing remains far from healthy despite the hope for tariffs rejuvenation. We are deluged with [articles](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/business/china-tariffs-robots-automation.html?ref=verbalprimate.com) pointing to China's AI automation and robotics dominance. We also get to hear Elon's [bleating](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/02/musk-tesla-value-optimus-robot.html?ref=verbalprimate.com) about how his firms are going all in on humanoid robotics. (Cars and rockets and satellites - just kidding.) We are pouring capital into large language models (LLM) and just plain stupid crap about building umpteen mega gigawatt data centers connected to things like nuclear plants. Maybe some grand kids will live in abandoned data centers rather than caves.
Let's think about this for a minute. Data centers don't make stuff. Tariffs make stuff others make more expensive. China, one tariff target and dominant manufacturer, is applying AI practically for discrete applications for which it is well suited in manufacturing and robotics. Not *only* making freaking 20-60 second feed spam videos that screw over copyright holders. \[Of course they are also accused of stealing any and all intellectual property they want.) Now the following is a bit dated but trust me, USA doesn't suddenly have a big share in the industrial robotics industry.
Where is the USA market share in industrial robots? [https://www.voronoiapp.com/technology/The-Worlds-Top-Industrial-Robotics-Companies-by-Market-Share-6350](https://www.voronoiapp.com/technology/The-Worlds-Top-Industrial-Robotics-Companies-by-Market-Share-6350?ref=verbalprimate.com)
We don't make the tools we need to make the things we use. But we are freaking building "capacity" for Generative AI. Hell no! Frickin Italy, Denmark, and Switzerland (no offense) have a bigger industrial robot market share than USA.
That is just the dumbest crap. Think about it. The AI industry is saying they need all the private equity dollars and all the venture capital dollars to build out capacity and to buy oodles of freaking graphics processing units for generative AI. Assuming global trade is dead, what we need is automated goods production. And our laser focused political leaders, when they are not selling watches and shit-coin and NFTs and swag made in China or taking pay-to-play envelopes are encouraging it. Come to my state and hook your big sprawling data center campus to our past the expiration date nuclear generation. (Pass the envelopes please.)
Whatever drugs they take in Silly Con Valley these days are good shit at warping common sense. Yeah man, we want to live forever and have the common person pay subscriptions and consume advertising, forever. Let's live in Hawaii and New Zealand and have mega yachts and if the common person cannot pay us because they have no jobs then let's pay them so they can pay us. Bruh. Its like perpetual motion. Wow this is some good shit. Wow is that the metaverse or am I really killing my chicken dinner with my bare hands because I am such a he man stud.
### All that jazz or musicians actually think it sucks to monetize music to put the proceeds into war-AI.
I'll do a separate write up about how we can expect the firms like Helsing, Palantir, xAI, Meta, Anduril, Thales Group, and the normal military industrial complex arms merchants to monetize AI in an extreme manner with the sheep-like US government.
But in the meantime, a growing number of bands are boycotting Spotify for music distribution because of CEO Daniel Ek’s substantial investments and new knighthood, I mean new CEO-ship, in military AI technology. So Spotify will "evolve" leaderships with Ek moving to executive chair role in January.
(Not to mention that Spotify screws artists financially given their user lock-in and market weight. Just an extension of the age old story of music distribution taking more than their fair share.) According to Penn's [The Regulatory Review](https://www.theregreview.org/2024/05/30/stern-the-inequalities-of-digital-music-streaming/?ref=verbalprimate.com) :
> Artists on average are [paid](https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/streaming/how-much-does-spotify-pay-per-stream?ref=verbalprimate.com) less than one-tenth of a cent per stream on Spotify. Although Spotify [tripled](https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/spot/market-cap/?ref=verbalprimate.com) in value during the COVID-19 pandemic, it did not increase payouts to artists.
**This is important.** Dan Ek's estimated net worth went from $6.8 billion in 2024 to $9.2 billion in 2025, while screwing artists. Goes to show Silly Con Valley doesn't have a monopoly on tech-fuckers who walk on the backs of artists and users. Streaming music was not an innovative go-to-market when Spotify started. It had become technically easier over this century. So what was Spotify's innovation, a freaking recommendation engine like Amazon. Yes AI has improved recommendation engines but so what they still aren't good.
People could think about, explore, and select their music because it is enjoyable to do so. Recommendation engine streams leads to shopping center least common denominator-like noise or pay-to-play "sponsored" music in your feed to which you may half listen. But the Spotify knows what I like and plays what I like is part of user lock-in (even if they are selling placement into your stream.) But does performing the function of a walkman or radio make Ek worth $9.2B - no it is the dreaded two sided network taking more than their fair share.
So not to take away from Spotify's growth, but it was the tried and true SaaS playbook: build market share through penetration user pricing, then crank pricing up, cut content costs because of threatening scale, and selling advertising and placement - squeeze baby squeeze. Danny Boy's net worth seems outsized to me but good on him. He won a freaking bunker and his own AI-war company \[possibly hoping to use automation to avoid being shark chum - the robots will never turn on me waaaahaaaa.\]
Here's the rub since Danny understands recommendation engines, Spotify is a leader in creating generative AI "bands" with trending "hits." So of course he sees the limitless potential of applying to warfare. Nothing like a recommendation engine to target people who have that adversary "look." Nothing like replacing a human finger on the trigger when a decision tree can act much faster without human reservations like human decency. Am sure he must be thinking about advertising and paid placement on the platform too (kinda dark - let's put that thought away for now.)
Yes of course AI will be incorporated into warfare as we have seen in Ukraine. However, we have asymmetrical sales-fare between the Silly Con-like Illuminati and government. And Silly Con masters of the universe are selling top down to boomer govm't executives without a critical ability to judge the reality of big tech shiny object marketing claims and 'demos." And boy, big tech is best at roadmap lies and propaganda that puts the potential buyer in the hero seat. You, esteemed and wise buyer, can give solve the worlds toughest problems. Just by writing a check and believing our unproven bull-drippings.
> "As technology continues to advance at an unprecedented pace, it has become evident that we can no longer avoid embracing its impact on our lives. From artificial intelligence (AI) to Blockchain technology, these innovations are not just fleeting trends but are here to stay. Trying to outlaw or restrict these technologies would be akin to trying to eradicate the wheel or stop the progress of math itself – it's simply not possible. We must acknowledge that we need technological solutions to address the pressing issues of our time, such as pandemics, climate change, and the exponential growth of our population." Toolifi.ai sponsored by Rubi - AI Character Chat, AI Companion, and Art Creation platform
Which doesn't go quite as far as Thiel:
> "opposing technological progress, would hasten the coming of the Antichrist." The Verge
So obviously, you gov'mint types will hasten godliness by buying scads of Thiel's AI to solve the worlds problems. As an example, Palantir and Musk's flotilla of me-me-me touting GEN AI as the way the current administration will automate and make government more efficient while taking down no-bid contracts for technology that doesn't work. In fact, for some of you older people who have not lived such virtuous lives, this may be your only hope of getting through the pearly gates.
Let's see. Except for lying (or maybe it is just marketing exaggeration fluff that is mainly untrue) sellers of red-hot AI like Mr. CRM Benioff who claims to be saving $100MM annually by firing 4,000 customer service employees (while net operating income remains below 2020 - huh.) The saving numbers imply these employees were on average $12/hr fully burdened. So as a leader in AI having launched Einstein in 2016 and relaunching their AI roadmap in 2023 and re-relaunching as Slack Agentic OS in 2025 with a side of obligatory OpenAI strategic alliance is crowing about a nit of savings from firing low paid offshore labor and replacing with self service chat bots (presumably.) So that's it after almost a decade of strategic focus. One hell of a J-curve. Or, just a bag of smelly dripping brown stuff.
Sure there have been great and real advances on image processing for targeting bad people or if you are an autocracy your detractors based on facial or gait recognition as long as you are OK with some degree of collateral damage associated with false positives which seem to be worse for people with darker complexions.
So Ek is just solving the worlds pressing problems like lazy bands who only come out with "product" every couple of years with sound *products* reliably produced by AI trained on the content produced by creative artists with pulses, emotions, and a variety of human struggles and victories. These guyz suck, and again I'll highlight these are mainly rich white and Indian men convinced of their superiority and expectations for outsized treasure. For what?
### Deerhoof taking their band off of Spotify because of Daniel Ek's investment in and chairmanship of AI battle tech firm
Deerhoof BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2332323
Deerhoof's full statement. (deerhoof.website) Well said human artists!
> We're taking Deerhoof off Spotify.
> "Daniel Ek uses $700 million of his Spotify fortune to become chairman of AI battle tech company" was not a headline we enjoyed reading this week. We don’t want our music killing people. We don't want our success being tied to AI battle tech.
> We are privileged that it was a pretty easy decision for us. Spotify only pays a pittance anyway, and we earn a lot more from touring. But we also understand that other artists and labels do rely on Spotify for a bigger chunk of their income, and don't judge those who can't make the same move in the short term.
> The company Ek now chairs is German weapons manufacturer Helsing. We want to acknowledge that it's possible that Helsing's weapons *might* be saving lives. And that they *might* be killing innocent people. They *might* be doing both. They *might* be doing neither. Helsing is a secretive company, which forces its supporters (including, without their consent, most musicians and most music listeners) to gamble on Daniel Ek's moral values. Is he behaving ethically in this one case, going against his usual patterns? Our gamble is to speculate that no, he is not behaving ethically, but behaving the way he always has since he entered the public eye.
> The claim made by Ek and Helsing is to be protecting European democracies, including Ukraine. We do support Ukrainian democracy and independence. We respect that this is a sensitive subject and appreciate the huge moral dilemma. We aren't pretending to be experts. We don't judge Ukrainians doing what they have to do to survive, including repelling a fascist war criminal's illegal invasion, even by using AI weapons. At the same time we don't believe it's the duty of the musicians of Earth to continue to be ripped off by Daniel Ek just because of his questionable and misleading claims that he'll use the stolen money to save Ukrainian democracy.
> We do believe that cultural workers have a responsibility to stay informed and take a stand on the important issues facing humanity. But we don't believe that this responsibility requires us to take the word of oligarchs on faith. Or require us to become involuntary stakeholders in geopolitical chess games being played largely in secret by the rich and powerful. Or require that income from our songs be used without our consent to fund murky corporate weapons experiments. We do respect musicians' right to be on either side of this debate, and if others look at the same evidence and conclude that Daniel Ek, Jeff Bezos, Peter Theil, and the other multibillionaires investing in AI warfare are trustworthy authorities on their own virtue, that's their right. But Deerhoof is not at all convinced.
> Musicians already tend to know that little of what Daniel Ek says can be taken at face value, from years of humiliating personal experience. A possible objection to our decision to leave Spotify would be that if we were in Ukraine, we'd have a different perspective, which is undoubtedly true. And that perspective is valid. Our perspective is that we are professional musicians, which is also valid. Those not as intimately familiar with Spotify's practices might not be aware that Daniel Ek is a con man, with an exceptionally egregious history of creating and profiting from the desperation of others. We suspect that there is little a Daniel Ek defender could now reveal to a musician about that man's inner values that the musician doesn't probably already know from firsthand experience. Ek is not an honest businessman, he is a fraud. A very rich, very greedy fraud.
> There's the PR Daniel Ek and there's the real Daniel Ek. The PR version is that he's just some sneaker-wearing good guy with a dream of making music accessible to everyone. But few in the music world actually believe that, because Ek is like Musk, like Theil, like Trump... another rich, entitled asshole who can't resist putting his foot in his mouth, inadvertently revealing the truth behind his PR smokescreens. For example Ek has publicly admitted he was never interested in music. In fact he's infamous for having nothing but contempt for musicians. He just wanted to find a way to get rich. Targeted advertising based on data-mining was his scheme. He was going to use movies, but Hollywood's legal infrastructure was too strong, so in search of a weaker opponent to exploit, he finally settled on musicians.
> What Spotify actually sells is not music, but you, the listener. Exactly how much you cost is a well-guarded industry secret, but basically you listen, Ek tracks your data, he charges corporations for your secrets. The more you listen, the more ammunition he collects, and the more aggressively you can be targeted by ads. That's the business model, and it's shared by most music streaming platforms. Like many businesses, Spotify needs what's called a "loss leader" for it all to work. For a small shop, a loss leader is the item they sell for cheap to get you to come into the store and hopefully buy something else. Ek's loss leader is the unpaid and underpaid labor of musicians. In other words, we're the bait. He takes as much as he can of recorded music from the past, present, and future, and dangles it in front of the people of Earth for free. It's not a music company, but a music devaluation company. His dream is to make Spotify universal, i.e. to turn every human around the globe who enjoys music into a target for corporate data-mining.
> One of the common claims about Spotify is that it makes one's music discoverable by anyone who signs up, no matter how remote they may be from the self-proclaimed centers of hipness. But just because someone is far from Western gatekeepers does not mean they lack culture, or need to hear our band. Deerhoof is a small mom and pop operation, and know when enough is enough. We aren't capitalists, and don't wish to take over the world. Especially if the price of "discoverability" is letting oligarchs fill the globe with computerized weaponry, we're going to pass on the supposed benefits.
> How do Spotify's crooked business practices relate to the question of Ukraine, or other European states whose democracy is threatened? To us, it's directly relevant. Daniel Ek's business model has always been to exploit the desperation of others. Spotify became successful precisely because Ek secretly colluded with major label executives to administer the *coup de gras* to recorded music sales by pushing listeners into streaming. This created an endless queue of musicians desperate enough for exposure that they'd submit to any underpayment scam, even one as criminal as his. We've all watched Ek's fortune grow while the artists' end of the bargain just gets worse and worse. Recently this trend has extended into absurdity: the stoppage of any payment whatsoever for tracks with fewer than 1000 plays, the algorithmic promotion of AI "artists" whom he doesn't even have to pay, and dead artists suddenly releasing fake AI-created songs and images masquerading as the genuine work of the artists, without the permission of their families or estates. Now he's diversifying, with a new, desperate population to exploit. And we predict that if Ukrainians come to rely on Daniel Ek for their survival, they will be similarly cheated.
> Ek's pledge to sell only to democracies is extremely misleading. For starters he has never bothered to clarify what he means by the word "democracy." Regardless of any hype he ordered his PR and web design team to come up with, that man's never shown the slightest commitment to moral integrity, human welfare, or anything we would call democracy. When the Rogan vaccine disinformation controversy blew up a few years back, Ek very publicly chose dollars over human lives. In January Ek gifted $150,000 straight to Donald Trump. Yes, *that* Donald Trump, sworn enemy of democracy, known admirer of Putin, and infamous backstabber of Ukraine. The very existence of multi-billionaires makes democracy impossible, because they inevitably buy candidates, rig elections, own the media, and bribe politicians to subvert popular will and achieve their desired policies. The current trend of Big Tech oligarchs taking increasing control over human affairs and attention, in which Ek has played a major role, is profoundly anti-democratic. The very idea of investing money earned off the backs of musicians to fund Trump, AI battle tech, or whatever whim strikes his fancy that day, without any input from his laborers, is profoundly anti-democratic. Spotify's corporate structure is profoundly anti-democratic. There is no Spotify parliament, no ballots for users or workers to weigh in on how his fortune should be allocated. Spotify is a dictatorship. So to us Ek's claims make no sense.
> The pledge to sell only to democratic governments is also misleading because so many of these self-proclaimed "democratic governments" of the West, including our own, are abusing that term as a thin pretext to invade other countries and commit mass atrocities, against the will of their own populations. The nature of campaign finance, corruption, and "lobbying" in these supposed democracies is such that policy is often being written by corporations. It is they who are regulating government, not the other way around. Significantly, this includes military and foreign policy. Weapons manufacturers that largely underwrite political careers are seeing huge jumps in profits every time a new conflict starts.
> Add to this that the actual designation of Ukraine as a democracy is contested by some. This is a criticism of Ek's unacceptably vague PR claims, not of Ukrainians, who deserve to survive in freedom either way, and are now turning out in the largest anti-Zelenskyy protests since the war began, as a result of his stripping the country's anti-corruption agencies of their autonomy. We don't see the evidence to believe that Daniel Ek's allegiance to democracy or the Ukrainian people is genuine, any more than we should ever have believed that his allegiance to musicians and music fans was genuine. We believe that Ek is using Ukrainian suffering as a moral smokescreen for what is actually just more garden-variety greed. Daniel Ek is trying to create a world in which human conflict will be won or lost with esoteric technologies under the control of himself and a handful of other multi-billionaires, who only dole out the weapons when it's in their financial interest to do so. This dystopian vision is in direct opposition to any notion of democracy, and completely unacceptable.
> Even if we ignored all the above and consented to Ek taking a larger role in Ukraine's affairs, Helsing isn't selling their AI arsenal solely to Ukraine. This is key. They're incredibly secretive about who their clients are, and have made no specific promises about who they'll sell to in the future. There's no way we can possibly agree to our music funding anything so open-ended, on the good faith that Daniel Ek only makes moral choices from now on. In the murky world of arms trading, it's also entirely possible to sell to one customer, who then sells to another. In fact, this appears to be what's happening. One of Helsing's major known clients is the German military. And Germany is well-known as the second-largest supplier, behind the US, of weapons to Israel to commit the genocide of Palestinians, and there have been reports of Helsing's "Wingman" weapons being used against Gaza. That's a hard no for us.
> Historically, weapons technologies have a way of spreading and proliferating. They fall into enemy hands. Knowledge gets stolen and reverse-engineered. Arms races are encouraged. And this tendency becomes much more acute when the weapons are being developed for profit, as Ek's are. Industry workers move from one company, or even one country, to another. Mission creep becomes all but inevitable. We've all watched the claims that Israel only uses AI weapons to root out Hamas militants, or that ICE only uses AI weapons to deport criminals, disintegrate into obvious lies. It's similarly ludicrous to imagine that if democracy is achieved in Ukraine, Ek and his fellow venture capitalists will simply lose interest in money and close up shop. They'll be fiscally compelled to find or create new enemies to kill. This is disaster capitalism, the deliberate manufacture of emergencies as a pretext for authoritarian clampdowns and weapons profiteering that would be illegal in peacetime, refined from the Kissinger era to a new intensity that threatens human survival.
> Just because a multi-billionaire or career politician makes a public statement doesn't make it true. It often means it's a big, fat lie. You have to look at their track record. And Daniel Ek has a particularly abominable track record. Robbery, lies, betrayal, backroom deals, corruption, exploitation, union-busting, cowardice, environmental destruction, dehumanization, trickery, and simple money-grubbing expanded to an apparently infinite scope. If Daniel Ek were inclined to try and start regaining the trust of the musicians whose labor has provided him his fortune, he'd need to start by humbly begging forgiveness. He could ask for consent on how he invests the money he's earned off of our labor. So far he's done nothing of the kind. Any claims that a secret heart of gold, a gratitude towards musicians, or a love of Ukraine, guide Daniel Ek's inner morality, deserve to be received with great skepticism, not blind acquiescence.
> We support Ukrainian independence and self-defense. This doesn't automatically have to mean supporting the unprecedented, permanent militarization of Europe, and potentially the planet. It especially doesn't have to mean supporting such militarization when it's led by crooked venture capitalists. And it really, really doesn't have to mean supporting such militarization when its focus is experimental AI technology. The more we hand control of violence over to computers, the less human characteristics such as morality, compassion, remorse, intuition, fatigue, or strategic thought are allowed to remain in the equation. And even more importantly, climate scientists agree that both AI data centers and contemporary militarism are rapidly making the planet uninhabitable.
> Even many of Ek's defenders admit that AI weapons are a terrible development in human history, but feel that Ukraine in particular is forced to use them, because their opponent does. We have no ill will towards those faced with that *fait accompli*. We're comparatively privileged to not yet be faced with it ourselves. But among the consequences of musicians investing our musical success in AI militarization by using Spotify, is the potential transfer of control of future wars, deportations, abductions, arrests, incarcerations, assassinations, surveillance, genocides, and ethnic cleansings to Ek and a handful of multi-billionaires with no perceptible moral code.
> The common claim by politicians and CEOs that AI is now necessary in order to maintain things like "order" or "safety" is an obvious lie in most cases. AI-enhanced policing, border control, warfare, facial recognition, arrests, incarceration, and removal have become enormously profitable for their own sake, requiring only the thinnest of smokescreens as pretext. Undocumented immigrants are being AI-targeted, AI-raided, AI-detained and AI-deported not because they are unsafe or disorderly, but because they need to be terrified into accepting near-slave conditions so that the US economy lives to see another day. And no one could honestly claim that Israel's bombing of Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran, assisted by AI spreadsheets and drones, have made Israel safer or more orderly. Any child can see they make retaliatory strikes inevitable. Alas, this profitable but anti-Semitic outcome is precisely what is desired by the CEOs of arms manufacturers, the boards of universities and banks invested in arms trading, Biden, Harris, Trump, Netanyahu, and the corporations that own the news. Such violence could never be undertaken by anyone without a profound contempt for Jews.
> The ruling classes and multi-billionaires are well on their way to constructing a new economy of global destabilization, genocide, mass deportation, mass incarceration, and AI weapons. We believe Ek and other multi-billionaire war profiteers, and their increasingly fascist home governments, benefit financially and politically from creating, aggravating, and prolonging conflicts. If trends continue this will be a goldmine for the super-rich, and a way for the powers of the imperial core to tighten their capitalist stranglehold on the rest of the globe. We feel that our present moment demands that the human race make a pivotal decision: Do we allow Putin's aggression to be used as an excuse to turn warfare into a profit bonanza for venture capitalists peddling AI violence, with tools that its users are meant not to understand? At the very least, this issue deserves a legitimate debate, not just a few oversimplified pro-billionaire talking points.
> A possible rationale for supporting Spotify is that Russians are using AI weapons, so Ukraine is forced to as well. From the perspective of a people defending themselves, this is reasonable. From the perspective of the musician being informed that their life's work now funds long-term, open-ended AI weapons development, it's more complicated. Another way of stating this rationale is that the more Russia uses AI weapons, the better business becomes for Daniel Ek. Every time Putin commits another war crime, Ek can celebrate a potential jump in his bank account. If peace breaks out, Ek's Helsing profits dry up. His business model is the very definition of perverse incentive. He's praying that humans will keep learning to hate each other more, and become more and more comfortable solving their social problems not with reason, compassion, international law, diplomacy, or democracy, but with ultra-expensive robot weapons they'll have to buy from Ek, or other multi-billionaire gamblers like Peter Theil and Jeff Bezos who bet on forever war. Of course these oligarch's dreams could never come true without the assists from fascists like Biden, Trump, Netanyahu, and Putin.
> Ek, Theil, Bezos, Trump, Biden, Netanyahu, and Putin have been working together to fill the world with AI violence, and have been succeeding, now with accidental help from the musicians of Earth. It's increasingly clear that the military and police exist primarily as the security detail for the billionaire class. The more of the killing you can get computers to do, the better your bottom line. AI violence also finally solves the perennial inconvenience to war-makers -- It takes human compassion and morality out of the equation. The hot new big ticket items in this budding industry include: AI facial recognition, AI weapons that see through walls, AI targeting based on its ability to steal and read your private emails, AI spreadsheets that automatically obliterate entire apartment buildings when a surname happens to match, AI drones that don't discriminate between civilians and military, and warfare that is run automatically by corporate software without the pesky inconveniences of human thoughts or feelings. A highly lucrative future awaits those willing to invest in wars, arrests, abductions, surveillance, incarceration, deportations, assassinations, genocides, ethnic cleansings, and general chaos, all deployed with AI assistance, even as this technology's many glitches and inaccuracies have already resulted in some of the most rapid and indiscriminate killing the world has ever seen.
> Putin is a fascist war criminal. His invasion of Ukraine is an illegal, immoral, colonial attempt to consolidate power and steal the resources of a neighboring country. At the same time we don't think it should be forbidden to ask whether US and European governments, as well as arms manufacturers and dealers now profiting from the situation, have really been doing everything they can to bring about a swift Ukrainian victory, especially when looking at the current sorry state of diplomacy and international law. We don't think it should be forbidden, or interpreted automatically as Putin propaganda, to read or discuss the many investigations into whether the West bears any responsibility for prolonging the war unnecessarily, or perhaps knowingly making the invasion more likely in the first place, that have been undertaken by Western historians and scholars.
> Ukraine appears to represent something different to Western generals and tech bros than it does to Ukrainians defending their home. Though their military objectives may appear to overlap for the moment, their long-term goals are likely to be at odds. Ukraine has, in the words of those generals and tech bros, become a perfect laboratory to test their experimental AI weapons, since unlike in Gaza, both sides of the conflict are using them. According to many major news stories over the past several years, Ukraine has become a techno-military playground for Western politicians and generals, and a feeding frenzy for tech investors, who have stated in their own words that the toll for their assistance to Ukraine's self-defense will be to turn the country into a hub for Western big tech and military bases, much like Israel. The future is unclear, but at worst this could represent the replacement of one colonizing power by another.
> Because of the company's secretive nature, it's unclear how much Helsing's weapons have actually influenced the outcome of the war in Ukraine. We hear conflicting reports. We have yet to be presented with proof, or really even hear a claim, that Ukrainian victory hinges on the existence of Spotify. What *is* clear is that Ukraine's case would be helped if there were such a thing as international law. If Daniel Ek (or Joe Biden or Donald Trump or Peter Theil or Jeff Bezos) had actually been interested in promoting peace and democracy, as opposed to achieving global domination and amassing personal wealth, they'd have been working to ban AI weapons. They'd have been working to strengthen the frameworks of international law and the UN and ICJ, so that when someone like Russia commits war crimes, they could be held accountable. Better yet, work towards building new and better international institutions that might have some hope of being effective against the world's worst outlaws. But when the most-wanted list is topped by the very names above, this becomes impossible. So we watch as Western powers and multi-billionaires aggressively undermine and defy international institutions and norms, especially in the past two years. In Ek's case, his new business stands in opposition to the ban advocated by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on all lethal autonomous weapons systems. We aren't convinced by Helsing's nebulous ad copy claiming that its weapons are only "partially" autonomous.
> The four members of Deerhoof have been funding the arming of Ukraine with our taxes for approximately 10 years. We don't feel the onus is on individual musicians to also fund this or any war via their own exploitation, even if we thought that were possible in this case. While we have been outspoken on Palestinian liberation for example, this has never taken the form in our case of petitioning the US government to send those billions in fighter jets, bombs, and bullets to Hamas instead of to Netanyahu. And if Ek had announced that he was pledging to arm Putin, we would also have responded by removing our music from Spotify.
> This trend in powerful Western countries of flouting international law, of absolving the ruling and corporate classes of wrongdoing, while shifting all responsibility to individuals struggling to pay their rent, is gaslighting on an epic scale. Trump promised to end this conflict on his first day in office - a total lie. The claim that this is now the fault of indie musicians reminds me of all those AI data centers consuming hundreds of millions of gallons of water a day in drought-ridden US states, while residents are told to take shorter showers. We support Ukraine's self-defense and don't blame them for using AI weapons to achieve victory. But we don't believe Ukrainian independence and democracy will be achieved by forcing musicians to labor away for the benefit of a CEO's secret, shifting political beliefs, without ever being allowed to weigh in. We aren't convinced that lasting peace can be brought about in Europe, or anywhere else, by robot weapons, crooked venture capitalist war profiteers, or the privatization of war.
> Why has it come to this? Because as everyone can readily see, the billionaire class has squeezed the global population to the point where they're running out of money. There's little left to transfer to their favorite billionaires or political candidates anymore. The era of infinite profit from the sale of goods and services has reached its logical conclusion, and there's nowhere to go but down. Capitalism now demands new sources of income, which increasingly means investing in atrocities: rape, torture, mass deportations, mass detainments, mass militarization, mass exterminations, and global destabilizations. As Americans it's particularly easy for us to see this. The investment described is literally the current platform of both US political parties.
> There was a time -- most famously the end of WW2 -- when the US empire profited from installing stable, corporate-friendly puppet governments around the globe. That era was unsustainable and has inevitably given way to the one we now endure, in which the US empire profits by deliberately creating permanent conflicts, unstable governments, and civil wars. We shouldn't fall for the marketing trick that investing in AI military tech will magically win wars and bring world peace. That isn't even the goal.
> Global war profiteers, the US government being the worst one, now stay flush by arms dealing, and rarely will they fail to sell to the highest bidder. The US even sometimes gets caught arming both sides. "Winning" wars is no longer important, as we saw in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran. The priority is that the military industrial complex be permitted another increase to its profit margin, and that the US economic bubble, which such war profiteering props up, be prevented from popping. Forever war, with the taxpayer as both the funding source and the victim, is the business model. That AI is the future of this model is unfortunately a deeply held, bipartisan belief, not even up for discussion. And it is increasingly a global belief, particularly in the whiter, richer countries of the imperial core. Although neither Ek nor Helsing are American, we see them as intimately lining up with the same trend.
> One advantage of AI warfare is it removes the need for morale. All the propaganda normally required is just too costly and labor-intensive. Just think back to Bush, Cheney, and their fever dreams of destabilizing Iraq and the region around it for profit. Back then it was only possible to justify such war crimes by working overtime to concoct fully fleshed-out fictions: Saddam has nuclear weapons! Saddam attacked NYC! The poor guys had to spend almost a year doing press conferences and talk show appearances to sell their lies before they could begin robbing four million souls of existence.
> But by the time Biden decided to wipe Gaza off the face of the Earth, US history had turned a corner. As these AI technologies were first being mass-tested on a real population, Biden simply disappeared into the shadows. Not a peep for months and months, until that fateful debate day when the world came to understand first-hand the level of intellect sending all those bullets and bombs and fighter jets. This was the first US president to realize that traditional PR efforts were an unnecessary waste of time and money. Public opinion (something that used to be known as "democracy") simply was no longer a factor. The oligarch-owned press predictably fell right in line. He and Harris would simply fast-track their beloved AI holocaust into the tens of billions of dollars, even if it meant becoming widely hated and losing the next election. None of it mattered as long as violence remained profitable. Again we see the US leading larger Western trends, not as an exception.
> War profiteers have no shame, as Ek and his frequent malapropisms prove. Words of criticism mean nothing to them, only threats to profit. Deerhoof has been publicly criticizing Spotify for many years, but only when we decided to take our music away did we suddenly hear from their minions via email, begging for a reconciliation. War profiteers no longer believe in our planet. They don't think most of our species can, or even should, survive the global instability and climate catastrophe they are themselves creating. See fellow AI-violence billionaire Peter Theil's stammering inability to answer a question as simple as, "Do you want the human race to survive?" put to him by a recent interviewer.
> In other words, today's war profiteers have declared war on everyone else. It's already underway, and it will take a great deal more than a once-every-two-years electoral horse race to win a war like that. We need massive, targeted strikes, boycotts, and lawsuits; civil disobedience; openness to new political groups and parties. Either that or the oligarchs will go ahead and wipe out most life on Earth, thereby to create small enclaves for themselves, protected by the very AI weaponry being developed right now by our taxes, our votes, and our consumption habits.
> For us the big picture is this: Our politico-economic system increasingly presents humanity with a hideous *fait accompli*: Buy from me, vote for me, consume my media, use my service. Yes, it means mass deportation, mass detainment, and mass extermination of those deemed unprofitable by a handful of rich white people living in enclaves protected by AI weaponry. But if you don't, you can't have a job. We think this dilemma is coming to a head soon, and we predict that most people aren’t going to take the billionaires' side. In the case of Spotify, we believe that eventually a lot more artists and fans will want to leave this already widely hated data-mining scam masquerading as a "music company." It’s creepy for users and crappy for artists. Music-making lasts forever but this or that digital get-rich-quick scheme is sure to become obsolete.
> We aren't sure exactly how soon the takedowns of our music can happen, but it will be as soon as possible. We want to thank our various labels for their support on this tricky decision. The grunt work of pulling content off of Spotify is something they're now tasked with, and they are sharing the financial hit. We know we are asking them to make a sacrifice, and it means a lot to us.
### The redunculous shutdown and Epstein
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/the-redunculous-shutdown-and-epstein/
Last updated: 2025-10-12T15:09:34.000Z
Dear Dave,
Thank your for your two responses of October 10.
The Republican Congress lost track of math. Since this start of this session, the Administration and Congress have been chest-jutting and belly-slapping like there is a mandate.
As you know from your very narrow election victory, there is no mandate. The tiny sliver of the Congress majority is not enough to bulldoze through things like giving the Administration unlimited pocket rescission.
You and Congress have the constitutional power of the purse. To abdicate that power to the executive branch dishonors the constitution.
> **Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: "**The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; . . . "
Glad you don't like shutdowns. It is a failure to do Congress's work. The buck stops where? Leadership is what?
It is disgraceful that Vought is relishing terrorizing federal workers, as do POTUS and his cabinet. It is easy to break things and more difficult to make things better.
> Vought said "We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected"
Your response on Epstein is on the horns of a dilemma with DOJ and FBI saying there are no plans for additional prosecutions or investigations in progress. There remains broad concerns about the poor transparency and care for the victims.
Sincerely,
John
PS My prefix of "Bruh" is not listed. Please consider adding to your list or making the prefix field optional.
Government Shut Down Response
Epstein Transparency Response
### Dangerous opaque orders to make lists of American citizens based on broad criteria that could equate free speech with terrorism.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/dangerous-opaque-orders-to-make-lists-of-american-citizens-based-on-broad-criteria-that-could-equate-free-speech-with-terrorism/
Last updated: 2025-10-10T17:03:35.000Z
Dear Representatives:
What is your position on NSPM-7? You should be concerned.
> Senator Slotkin Senate floor speech: “The Trump administration define\[s\] domestic terrorism incredibly broadly...It suggests that any group that talks about anti-Christian values, views they don’t like on migration or race, differing views on the role of the family, religion, or morality could all be grounds for labeling an organization as domestic terrorists.”
> “NSPM-7 is one of the most dangerous documents to come out of the White House since the orders to inter Japanese citizens during WWII,” Larry Pfeiffer, former CIA chief of staff and director of the George Mason University Hayden Center, [said](https://substack.com/redirect/f5f7ef8a-535b-470a-a119-0f6d51556293?j=eyJ1IjoiMzI4M2ZhIn0.T2kbOyTI1sCwbWxe0c-raEaBpki2BgNZcz2-Dc6VmQk&ref=verbalprimate.com).
Sincerely,
John
### Thanks for clearly showing your support for barbaric extra-judicial killings of drug smugglers
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/thanks-for-clearly-showing-your-support-for-barbaric-extra-judicial-killings-of-drug-smugglers/
Last updated: 2025-10-09T14:06:22.000Z
Dear Dave -
Disagree with your vote against a war powers amendment to limit the administration's ability to strike smugglers without Congressional authorization.
This administration is stepping quickly down a slippery slope by designating the Cartel (and protesters) as terrorists. Interestingly, DEA prosecutions of drug crimes so far this year is at its lowest point this century.
There are better ways to combat the cartels than blowing up a handful of fiberglass boats and killing low level cartel people using expensive munitions. Waste of tax dollars for performative violence.
Sincerely,
John
### Thanks for clearly showing your support for barbaric extra-judicial killing of smugglers.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/thanks-for-clearly-showing-your-support-for-barbaric-extra-judicial-killing-of-smugglers/
Last updated: 2025-10-09T14:02:00.000Z
Dear John -
Disagree with your vote against a war powers amendment to limit the administration's ability to strike smugglers without Congressional authorization.
This administration is stepping quickly down a slippery slope by designating the Cartel (and protesters) as terrorists. Interestingly, DEA prosecutions of drug crimes so far this year is at its lowest point this century.
There are better ways to combat the cartels than blowing up a handful of fiberglass boats using expensive munitions. Waste of tax dollars for performative violence.
Sincerely,
John
### So many words, a response from Ryan Mackenzie about veterans.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/so-many-words-a-response-from-ryan-mackenzie-about-veterans/
Last updated: 2025-10-08T21:43:00.000Z
Dear Ryan -
Thanks for your October 6th response about veterans. Hopefully your government shutdown doesn't affect care for our veterans.
Your response was very long. Hope your passion for veterans continues and also hope that you will take immediate action if cuts in personnel hurt care.
Also if privatization of services will result in crony oligarchs benefiting more than our patriotic veterans., seems like we can count on you to fight back.
Sincerely,
John
PS Why do you enforce a character limit on my input but then send me such a long and self-congratulatory response? (This is rhetorical, I do not want a response since you have used up your word count for this topic.:)
### The difference between concerns about ICE having powerful spyware used by authoritarian regimes to spy on dissidents and immigration policy.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/the-difference-between-concerns-about-ice-having-powerful-spyware-used-by-authoritarian-regimes-to-spy-on-dissidents-and-immigration-policy/
Last updated: 2025-10-04T15:26:26.000Z
Dear Ryan -
Your October 3rd response to my letter about Pegasus spyware purchases by ICE confuses my concern about a Federal law enforcement agency illegally monitoring communications and an immigration policy issue.
You have taken an oath to uphold the Constitution. The fourth amendment states:
> The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Funds Congress has authorized are procuring spyware that will be used illegally and without warrants. This will infringe on constitutional rights.
My request if for you to use Congress' legislative, oversight, budget, and investigative powers to ensure DHS and ICE limit surveillance to where probable cause is established and a warrant issued.
Once again, your flaccid and impotent language "if a specific piece of legislation is ever introduced..." is ridiculous.
If you don't share my concerns about warrant-less surveillance, certainly feel free to explain your position.
What is your position on warrant-less surveillance A.K.A. wiretapping?
Sincerely,
John
### Declaring war on Venezuela Cartels
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/declaring-war-on-venezuela-cartels/
Last updated: 2025-10-05T13:27:24.000Z
Dear John -
You ended up with a shutdown despite your kowtowing to the big bogus bill. You are probably right that Mr. 2025 will blow shit up. Do what you can to right the ship and limit the damage to real folk.
Speaking of ships, a presidential declaration of war against drug gangs is laughable. Wonder if the administration's interest in Venezuela is oil related. Or if they just are tired of talking about Epstein and are "flooding the zone."
What is your stance on the war?
Sincerely,
John
### War on small fiberglass boats undeclared by congress. By LDE SecDef and POTUS.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/war-on-small-fiberglass-boats-undeclared-by-congress-by-lde-secdef-and-potus/
Last updated: 2025-10-05T13:29:05.000Z
Dear Ryan -
First, congrats on shutting down the government in your freshman year. Think you and your big bogus bill friends are smoking crack when you think the Democrats will be blamed. Republicans have majorities in Congress and a president at the helm.
Also if you think it will be funny for Mr. 2025 to break government in slash and burn mode during the shut down, keep in mind it is easier to break crap that fix stuff.
Anyway, good luck righting the ship because the shut down hurts real people just living their lives trusting their government.
Speaking of ships, a presidential declaration of war against drug gangs is laughable. Wonder if the administration's interest in Venezuela is oil related or just hoping for the Epstein debacle to blow over.
What is your stance on the *war*?
Sincerely,
John
### Thought Congress declares war. Seems like more noise to distract from Epstein.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/thought-congress-declares-war-seems-like-more-noise-to-distract-from-epstein/
Last updated: 2025-10-05T13:30:23.000Z
Dear Dave -
First congrats at shutting down the Federal Government as a freshman senator. Hope you can right the ship quickly.
Speaking of ships, a presidential declaration of war against drug gangs is laughable. Wonder if the administration's interest in Venezuela is oil related.
What is your stance on the war?
Sincerely,
John
### SecDef's all-leaders meeting. How much did the ego stroking meeting cost?
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/secdefs-all-leaders-meeting-how-much-did-the-ego-stroking-meeting-cost/
Last updated: 2025-10-05T13:32:13.000Z
Ryan -
How much did SecDef's all-leaders meeting cost? Seems like very poor stewardship of our tax dollars.
"It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.”
–Mark Twain
Sincerely,
John
### SecDef's all-leaders meeting. How much did the ego stroking meeting cost?
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/secdefs-all-leaders-meeting-how-much-did-the-ego-stroking-meeting-cost-2/
Last updated: 2025-10-01T00:13:46.000Z
John -
How much did SecDef's all-leaders meeting cost? Seems like very poor stewardship of our tax dollars.
"It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.”
–Mark Twain
Sincerely,
John
### SecDef's all-leaders meeting. How much did the ego stroking photo op meeting cost?
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/secdefs-all-leaders-meeting-how-much-did-the-ego-stroking-photo-op-meeting-cost/
Last updated: 2025-09-30T20:49:51.000Z
Dave -
How much did SecDef's all-leaders meeting cost? Seems like very poor stewardship of our tax dollars.
"It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.”
–Mark Twain
Sincerely,
John
PS You voted to confirm the current ego soaked and camera poser SecDef. Hope you have some regrets even if you cannot speak about them politely.
### DEA drug prosecutions at lowest levels this century - why is that Ryan?
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/dea-drug-prosecutions-at-lowest-levels-this-century-why-is-that-ryan/
Last updated: 2025-09-30T13:23:04.000Z
Dear Ryan -
Thought I'd bring it to your attention that DEA drug prosecutions in 2025 so far are lower than any year since 2000.
Source: [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/federal-drug-prosecutions-fall-lowest-level-decades-trump-shifts-focus-2025-09-29/?ref=verbalprimate.com)
This will hamper reduction in Fentanyl dealing and overdoses. Though the administration has blown up a couple speed boats, this reduction in prosecutions seems bad.
Oh and by the way, it is cringe that we are using our military might to do extra-judicial killing of drug dealers in speed boats. There are things like due process and the rule of law. (Not to mention foes like China, Russia, and North Korea.)
Don't tell me that focus on immigration is the higher priority. The story line is that we are going after the worst of the worst. This would mean DEA prosecutions would go up this year as we disrupt cartel distribution.
What is going on?
Cordially,
John
### Wow! The form letter minions were busy in Senator McCormick's office on Friday
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/wow-the-form-letter-minions-were-busy-in-senator-mccormicks-office-on-friday/
Last updated: 2025-09-29T20:08:03.000Z
Dear Dave -
Thanks for the three letters last Friday. Appreciate, most of all, your commitment to upholding the Constitution, to respecting the rule of law, and to serving the people of Pennsylvania.
In your first letter, your response on the Federal deficit seems at odds with the projected additional budget deficit from the big bogus bill. We'll certainly have a factual answer by the end of your term. I'd bet dollars to donuts the deficit will increase substantially and you and the other supporters will be wondering what you were smoking when you enacted it.
Strongly believe Israel has every right to fight Hamas terrorism. However, the administration's trial balloons on Gaza development and Palestinian relocation, Israel's far right interest in Gaza settlement, and the extremely excessive collateral damage to innocents (civilians, journalists,and aid workers) are unacceptable. “Do not shed innocent blood, and do not permit others to do so.” – Jeremiah 7:6
Appreciate you pointing out that the no contempt clause was stricken from the OBBBA.
Finally, would like you to express your position on the Federal Government taking equity positions in public firms such as Intel.
Appreciate your responses. Good luck averting a shutdown this week.
Sincerely,
John
### Fentanyl overdose is a horrible very bad problem, what more can Ryan Mackenzie do?
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/fentanyl-overdose-is-a-horrible-very-bad-problem-what-more-can-ryan-mackenzie-do/
Last updated: 2025-09-25T12:53:35.000Z
Ryan -
First thanks for your ongoing interest in stopping Fentanyl addiction and overdoses.
Don't think directing DoD to study if they are following existing guidelines or suggesting the State Department engage with other government will make much difference. But seems like a reasonable start.
Cynically, these minor amendments seems like something you might print on campaign literature because, like motherhood and apple pie, thwarting Fentanyl deaths is a good thing.
Why am I cynical?
At the DoD, doubt another study will accomplish much but hope I am wrong. Maybe we all suspect it is "easy" and cost effective to snow and over medicate our veterans.
This sad issue will get worse from the projected budget shortfall and resource reduction at the VA. It is a fever dream to think automation, privatization, or reduction in benefits will close the budget gap and reduce Fentanyl overdoses among our brave and patriotic veterans.
As far as the State Department, the signal accomplishment of our international relations this year is to anger countries around the world. This hardly lays the ground work for improving cooperation on precursor interdiction. The State Department has made progress over the years working on this issue.
Am interested however in other ideas you have on the demand side of the equation. You do see genuinely engaged in the topic. You probably have other ideas on how to make a difference helping Americans beyond interdiction and I watch with interest to see if you bring any forward.
Enjoy your day!
John
PS The details of your work are below.
Direction to State Department to engage with foreign governments about precursors, which has been happening for some time without this amendment.
Ammendment to study opiod prescribing practices.
### Dave McCormick's, one of congress' richest members, gave more tax benefit to the richest and humongously increased federal debt with the big bogus bill.
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/dave-mccormicks-one-of-congress-richest-members-gave-more-tax-benefit-to-the-richest-and-humongously-increased-federal-debt-with-the-big-bogus-bill/
Last updated: 2025-09-21T12:56:56.000Z
Dear Dave -
Thank you for condemning political violence unequivocally. It is to be condemned.
Related to your letter of the September 12th. We'll perhaps agree to disagree. We cannot afford the big bogus bill. According to the non-partisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget:
> "The House of Representatives’ Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 reconciliation bill – titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBBA) – would add [$2.4 trillion](https://www.crfb.org/blogs/cbo-estimates-3-trillion-debt-house-passed-obbba?ref=verbalprimate.com) to primary deficits over the coming decade, adding $3.0 trillion to the debt including interest. If its temporary provisions are extended without offsets, we estimate it would add $5.0 trillion to the debt including interest."
Support the tax cuts for those are in the lower 80% of income distribution and believe the top quintile should pay more and not get a higher benefit by cash income.
Source: [https://taxpolicycenter.org/tax-model-analysis/distributional-effects-tax-provisions-2025-budget-reconciliation-act](https://taxpolicycenter.org/tax-model-analysis/distributional-effects-tax-provisions-2025-budget-reconciliation-act?ref=verbalprimate.com)
Source: [https://taxpolicycenter.org/tax-model-analysis/distributional-effects-tax-provisions-2025-budget-reconciliation-act](https://taxpolicycenter.org/tax-model-analysis/distributional-effects-tax-provisions-2025-budget-reconciliation-act?ref=verbalprimate.com)
More tax benefits were made permanent for the richest. More tax benefits for middle, working, and poor people are temporary. Huh, your personal tax benefit will be higher on a percentage basis than for regular folk and made permanent. Good deal for you.
As far as securing borders and reducing energy costs, and creating a fiscal environment that reduces inflation for consumers? "Connected" profiteers are eating like hogs at the trough of increased federal investments. Bet some people are getting "envelopes." Am not convinced the funds are being deployed effectively. Inflation is markedly higher since you took office.
How do you feel about the federal government taking ownership stakes in private business (i.e. Intel)? Seems anti-free market to me and smells a bit like how the Chinese Communist Party "guides" private enterprise.
Enjoy your day,
John
### Congressman Ryan Mackenzie treats me like an idiot
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/congressman-ryan-mackenzie-treats-me-like-an-idiot/
Last updated: 2025-09-17T21:34:13.000Z
Dear Ryan:
Thanks for your unequivocal denunciation of political violence. It is too common.
Your Sept 8 letter to me is insulting. It is a crappy deflection. Similar to the deflection you made about the tariffs. (Refer your concerns to the executive branch.) Other than legislation, one of your primary responsibilities is to investigate and provide oversight to the executive branch. (Another is "to lay and collect tariffs.")
ICE having spyware to use surreptitiously without warrant is unacceptable. Implied by your note is you are comfortable knowing ICE will use spyware to spy on American citizens and non-citizens in the US without warrant.
You wrote "If a specific piece of legislation is introduced in the United States Congress about which you feel strongly, I welcome you to contact me again to share your opinion." Am welcome to contact you about whatever, whenever. Your response is passive aggressive dreck.
To imply this is not a topic that I should raise with my congressman is phooey, malarkey, bunk, baloney, hogwash, and balderdash.
Thanks for the response.
Enjoy your day,
John Gilda
### Greed and tech or beyond monetizing eyeballs
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/greed-and-tech-or-beyond-monetizing-eyeballs/
Last updated: 2025-09-11T14:09:34.000Z
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## What a week for tech
According to CNBC, this past week "...the U.S. tech industry’s eight trillion-dollar companies gained a combined $420 billion in market cap, lifting their total value to $21 trillion..." Also, the White House hosted 33 tech executives paying homage (nice way to say polishing balls) to the president's leadership to power American AI dominance.
Part of the bump up in tech mega cap stocks was the "best case" outcome for Google US search antitrust case. Means everything is full speed ahead for tech in USA as they crow to the administration about the investments they are making in 'Merican AI. Tesla also announced a potential $1T pay package for their CEO. Well bless their hearts as they say down South.
As the US of A gave Google a minor wrist slap, the EU fined Google $3.5 billion for antitrust and as a result of the good ball polishing the White House made ominous noises about EU tariffs.
Finally, AP published ["Detailed findings from AP investigation into how US tech firms enabled China’s digital police state"](https://apnews.com/article/chinese-surveillance-silicon-valley-uyghurs-tech-xinjiang-a80904158b771a14d5a734947f28d71b?ref=verbalprimate.com), which is a damming indictment of how technology firms are happy to sell their kit to support very nasty use cases.
## Dark Patterns
The ubiquitous behavioral and financial surveillance and sales of this information has driven the growth, revenue, and profitability of some of the biggest tech companies. The massive weight of the profit is used to block privacy and other regulation that could impede the money flow.
Since the last century, mega-tech made the case that impediments to their industry such concentration (antitrust), data rape (the collection, exploitation, and sale of private data), and use of imported cheap labor are necessary to ensure American competitiveness and innovation. They have largely been successful heading off antitrust issues, privacy regulation, and restraint on the [H1B program](https://ssti.org/blog/useful-stats-look-h-1b-visa-program-industry-employer-and-state?ref=verbalprimate.com) (less expensive captive labor.)
The techno-elite believe that existing regulations don't apply to their world "changing" business models (fever visions.) Out running new regulation is part of the playbook. Since their behavioral and financial surveillance machines print money, their many lawyers and lobbyists make those arguments day after day and grind down the opposition. While they do not like regulations applying to them, they like to exploit legalities to stifle competition with endless patent disputes and enforcement of copyright.
Another tireless play is the self-protecting boiler plate [terms of service](https://opentermsarchive.org/en/?ref=verbalprimate.com) or end users license agreement ([EULA](https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/EULA.pdf?ref=verbalprimate.com)s) that can be opaque and are often unread by consumers or even enterprises. Though firms may disclose how they use private information in privacy policies, many over-collect and over-share or monetize private information with data brokers or advertisers.
Starting on the early 2000s, analysts started describing the potential for the mega-tech firms sitting on piles of cash being able to defend their firm's business model by buying smaller innovative companies. It is kinda like a tabloid "catch and kill" strategy. This has become a [reality](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract%5Fid=4713845&ref=verbalprimate.com). A reality that provides a pipeline for you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours venture capitalist incest to pump and dump their start ups. Often with a nod and a wink toward their clubish relationships with their other big tech executive friends.
The phrase, "we're just an arms dealer" became prevalent in the technology vernacular in the first decade of this century. It was initially meant to explain that competing channels such as hosting providers and enterprise customers might have different and competing interests but the technology provider was just providing the kit and was neutral. It then evolved into the sense that technology providers cannot be accountable for how their technology is used by some bad actors..."we just provide the technology what our customers do with it is out of our control."
## Karma, Bad Business, and the End of the Gravy Train
Information technology and more generally technology is a facet that drives big cycles of human history and warfare. Some of the famous cycle viewpoints are [Kondratiev waves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kondratiev%5Fwave?ref=verbalprimate.com) or the longer waves described as the Saeculum by Stauss-Howe in their writings about [generations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strauss%E2%80%93Howe%5Fgenerational%5Ftheory?ref=verbalprimate.com) and the Fourth Turning.
Though these cyclical theories are not accepted as dogma, they imply the technology cycle associated with information and communication technologies (ICT) which started in the 1970s is concluding in a disruptive context. General views on [technology S-curves](https://web.mit.edu/mamd/www/tech%5Fstrat/courseMaterial/topics/topic3/readings/Exploring%5Fthe%5FLimits%5Fof%5Fthe%5FTechnology%5FS-Curve/Exploring%5Fthe%5FLimits%5Fof%5Fthe%5FTechnology%5FS-Curve.pdf/Exploring%5Fthe%5FLimits%5Fof%5Fthe%5FTechnology%5FS-Curve.pdf?ref=verbalprimate.com) also imply inevitable commodification or replacement of technologies.
The leadership of the mega-tech firms are not happy with the prospect of ICT commoditization and not being the dominant societal technology wave. They say artificial intelligence (AI) is the new technology wave driving the next Kondratiev wave and they are using their massive influence capabilities to guide society's perspective to align with their wishing and hoping.
Those of you who want a contrarian view on AI read Ed Zitron's [Where's your Ed At](https://www.wheresyoured.at/?ref=verbalprimate.com) or listen to his [Better Offline](https://linktr.ee/betteroffline?ref=verbalprimate.com) podcast. He explains well how the current AI bubble will crash over the next few years. Since he has written a half million words on the topic 'nough said.
AI has some valuable use case such as machine learning for predictive maintenance but it is only an element of traditional ICT. However some of the applications of the technology are just chilling when you read how US tech firms enabled China's digital police state. In a nutshell, when people were inaccurately flagged by predictive policing systems, they were punished anyway without hope of due process because the systems are not explainable because they are black boxes. Today's tech firms are over-hyping similar tech and fervently pitching to government and getting government contracts. Both for policing and warfare. What me worry?
It is trendy for AI-illuminati to have a perspective on [AI's chances to kill off humanity](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-ai-really-kill-off-humans/?ref=verbalprimate.com), this meme is valuable to its proponents to underline its importance and more importantly unfettered investment in the tech-military-industrial complex. In the end, the AI bubble will deflate and the outsized profits of big tech will erode.
However, there is some non-zero chance we will be saddled with the technology equivalent of the [Stasi](https://thebulletin.org/2024/06/how-ai-surveillance-threatens-democracy-everywhere/?ref=verbalprimate.com) and have limited means to defend ourselves from opaque algorithms.
### ICE Access to Paragon Spyware - Letter to Fetterman, Mackenzie, McCormick
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/ice-access-to-paragon-spyware-letter-to-fetterman-mackenzie-mccormick/
Last updated: 2025-09-16T13:25:31.000Z
Dear Representative -
Lots to do this month.
Giving Paragon spyware to ICE makes no sense. ICE should obtain a wiretap and court orders like any other law enforcement agency.
Epstein situation is a stain. Moving a sexual predator to club Fed is inexcusable. The lack of transparency is untenable. Respect the victims.
Scattershot use of our military and diplomacy is pathetic. The world feels more dangerous today than it did this time last year. DoD's and State's priorities seem FUBAR needing more active oversight.
Bibi is out of control. Hamas terrorism is inexcusable but so are development plans and settler drive to take over Gaza and de-land Palestinians. (Not to mention excessive civilian and press death toll.)
RFK Jr. and the CDC chaos. Congress needs to intervene. It was a mistake to approve RFK Jr.
Cordially,
John
Response from Congressman Mackenzie
### Letter to Marco Rubio - UKR v. RUS
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/letter-to-marco-rubio-ukr-v-rus/
Last updated: 2025-08-31T15:16:16.000Z
Dear Marco -
Thanks for your efforts to get POTUS a Nobel Peace prize. Some work remains.
You, POTUS, and our RUS envoy look like chucklefucks. Remember earlier this year when you said Trump is the only one who can bring that Russian dictator to the table? Ha. This week Portugal's president said POTUS's actions benefit Putin and may objectively show POTUS is a Russian agent. Not a great look.
Why is it that we threaten more sanctions and do nothing except restrict arms flow to UKR?
Think rather than strutting around Union station with your bruhs Josh and Hogsbreath, perhaps you should work on diplomacy. But guess with Trump's health, you need to cozy up to Josh. They say "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."
Seems like your singular foreign relations achievement this year has been to lower the world's opinion of USA. Nice work. But don't get discouraged, lots of time on the clock, assuming you avoid thermonuclear catastrophe.
Know you and our developer cum Russian envoy are learning on the job but come on - the envoy should not meet with a deranged violent dictator who is bombing the crap out of civilians daily without a note taker to record the discussion. Seems like there was a misunderstanding. Darn billionaires always seem to think they have magic persuasive powers. The evidence suggests otherwise.
As the White House floats using mercenaries for peace keeping in Ukraine (brilliant - Halliburton/Blackwater 2.) You should make a play to run the mercenaries out of State as a Christian diplomatic army. You can make some kickback loot, wrap some war machines in gold and blue like Homeland. Your motto can be "Victorinus et Gloriosus Americae Primae Christianae Milites" and the patch can include a flaming cross-sword. Way cool. Much more fun and macho than winning hearts and minds or sitting in boring diplomatic events.
And if POTUS lives to the end of his term, get some cool campaign pictures of you riding armored vehicles in peacekeeping victory!
Cordially and happy labor day.
John
### Letter to Senator Dave McCormick - AI & DC Economy
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/letter-to-senator-dave-mccormick-ai-dc-economy/
Last updated: 2025-09-16T13:28:13.000Z
Dave -
Appreciate your efforts to support the Pennsylvania economy. Though maybe your efforts are a bit weighted toward Western Pennsylvania.
There is a reasonable probability that the capacity for the hyper-scalar cloud AI firms may not materialize. We have recently seen Microsoft and Amazon reduce infrastructure commitments. There is decent chance that the big AI firms like OpenAI, and Perplexity do not scale revenue and burn through their funding. Coreweave seems to be in a particularly precarious position.
Just as an outside observer, feels like we are peak hype-cycle before the trough of disillusionment for AI. We'll see, but keep on pressing forward to make Pennsylvania's economy strong and diverse.
Do not support much of the excessive spending, the budget cuts, and disproportionate benefits for the very wealthy.
Anyway, as a Senator you are in a position to implement the budget over the next five and a half years and correct the many inevitable unexpected and unintended consequences.
Do so carefully with a bias toward the Pennsylvanians you represent.
Cordially,
John
Response from Senator McCormick
### Letter to Senator John Fetterman - Ukraine
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/letter-to-senator-john-fetterman-ukraine/
Last updated: 2025-09-16T13:21:43.000Z
August 29, 2025
Dear John,
Thanks for your ongoing support for Ukraine.
Hosting that murderous, imperialist, and defenestrating despot on US soil was sad. Rolling out the red carpet, ride in the "beast" basically accomplished nothing toward peace - pathetic. JV diplomacy or suspicious ineptitude.
Or maybe just news cycle stuff hoping for the Epstein matter to fade away. POTUS, SecDef, and SecState seem confused and impotent on UKR.
Why does our president will talk tough about Russia and suggest tough sanctions and suggest that UKR hit RUS more in Russia and then DoD halts previously approved long range munitions. Crap like that doesn't happen by mistake.
What is up with our SecDef halting Russian cyber operations, twice stopping munition flow? I'd like congress to investigate this chaos and clear the air before more world leaders embarrassingly suggest our president is acting on Russia's behalf.
Am sure September will be a busy month for Congress. Don't roll over in the appropriations fight for the big bogus bill.
Cordially,
John
Senator Fetterman's Response
### Letter to Congressman Ryan Mackenzie - Big Bogus Bill
URL: https://www.verbalprimate.com/letter-to-congressman-ryan-mackenzie-big-bogus-bill/
Last updated: 2025-08-30T22:38:43.000Z
August 29, 2025
Dear Ryan,
Appreciate you highlighting your "work" on recess - hanging out with first responders and the civil air patrol, a photo opp at electric safety demo, and a meeting with our dwindling supply of Lehigh Valley farmers. You look happy, tan, and well rested. Life in US Congress seems to agree with you.
Certainly fentanyl is serious and our first responders understand that problem. But jeez, hear much crowing about how DEA and DOJ are preventing fentanyl imports and distribution.
Are you planning on these highly touted efforts to curb fentanyl imports and distribution failing? Let's face it, you are banging the fentanyl drum to distract from more important voter concerns like inflation, Epstein and the big bogus bill. Everybody ignore billionaire subsidies and the ever changing story on Epstein documents while reducing Medicare.
Am sure the Civil Air Patrol must do some good work and they include among their members your friend Lt. Col. Kristi Noem. She has claimed "In March of 2025, illicit fentanyl traffic at the southwest border fell by 54
percent compared to March of 2024." Performative and unbelievable self -congratulatory stats.
As far as down power line safety, good safety topic. But maybe your constituents would be more interested in your ideas to contain the rampant inflation in electrical costs. (Sparking wires makes for better photo opportunity.)
The big bogus bill does increase assistance for farmers. It is highly touted by people who supported the big bogus bill since otherwise there is little to talk about. We all depend on farmers and hope they are not too hurt by tariffs. Not a big voter block for you.
Enjoy your day,
John
PS What's up with Ukraine peace talks and your stance to providing arms? Seems like our president is encouraging UKR to be more aggressive inside RUS while DoD is restricting armaments to do so.