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Skip Descant writes the Siskiyou County Dispatch, a local news site on Substack.

Yreka, CA
Joined August 2012
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5 months
Attention states! Don't even think about considering the struggles of poor people when you award funding for the buildout of broadband. You have been warned by the Trump Administration. #Broadband @NTIAgov https://t.co/GgvhhbiNEc
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is telling states they will be shut out of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program if they set the rates that
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8 months
The world certainly seems to be having a good laugh over the utterly unserious people running very serious agencies in this pathetic little country...
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Kristi Noem, the top official charged with patrolling the nation’s borders and protecting it from terrorist threats, was burgled in plain view of her security detail.
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9 months
Gutting legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act, with its incentives to advance clean transportation and energy, has rattled the electric industry, who want to see more certainty out of this White House. @NEMAupdates
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A new study from the National Electrical Manufacturers Association predicts a significant rise in electricity demand, driven by the growth of data centers and increased electric vehicle adoption.
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10 months
I suppose the word "Liberty" isn't so great after all... Or at least, it doesn't surpass the splendor of the word "Bragg," honoring a disgraceful figure of the Southern Confederacy.
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Congress had pushed past President Trump’s veto to rename Fort Bragg, named for a Confederate general, in the final days of his first term.
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10 months
Rather than compromise core government systems to dismantle government, @USDS tech workers walked out. Much to @elonmusk dismay, there are a lot of folks in government with a lot of integrity. @govtechnews
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Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they’re refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle...
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Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch. President Trump now oversees the military and the
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11 months
Sean Duffy, the new @USDOT secretary, says he plans to end the "electric vehicle mandate," according to a release by his office. Which should be easy, since there is no mandate.
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11 months
What @mariannbudde did was show the kind of leadership so many in the so-called Evangelical community have abdicated. Thank you for standing up, and speaking truth to power. Her voice inspires many.
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1 year
This new charging station in Weed, Calif., at the Pilot Travel Center is everything EV charging should be: seamless, plug-and-charge, pull-through parking and covered. @evgonetwork @generalmotors
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1 year
Broadband infrastructure buildout -- a hallmark feature of the Biden Administration -- will likely continue to move forward in the new Trump administration. (It probably helps that so many of these projects are happening in such politically red districts.)
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A former federal telecommunications official said it is unlikely Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program funding will be clawed back and work disrupted. Infrastructure could, however, become...
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1 year
Broadband equity is moving forward in Oakland, Calif. @OakUndivided @OaklandPromise @oaklandhousing
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1 year
Artificial Intelligence could end up crushing sustainability goals. The data centers needed to support A.I. consumes massive amounts of power and water. https://t.co/BXu8IlykHH @ACEEEdc
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Artificial intelligence is poised to become the next big energy hog and data centers stand to challenge sustainability goals. Some processing demands, however, can be shifted to periods when demand...
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1 year
When rural Texans get all sorts of new broadband infrastructure in their communities, don't bother sending a Thank You note your Republican Congress-member. They voted against the Infrastructure package, which included broadband development.
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Per capita broadband infrastructure funding is highest in rural states, a new report finds, even though the digital divide exists in all areas. Reviews.org examines funding states are receiving from...
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