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Elon Musk's smog-belching Colossus AI datacenter in Memphis, Tennessee, is once again catching heat, this time from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which urges local authorities to halt operations and fine the startup for what it sees as a "clear" violation of the Clean Air Act. In a …

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  1. IGotOut Silver badge

    Are you rich and white?

    If not, remember the laws only apply to you.

    Bonus exemptions if you are a narcissistic, racist asshole.

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: Are you rich and white?

      I'm pretty sure the pollution that Elon Musk generates doesn't discriminate...I could be wrong though, he may be producing "self driving" AI infused " smart" pollution...who knows?

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      1. snowpages
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        Re: Are you rich and white?

        I think that the location of the facility does the discrimination part..

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      2. mpi
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        Re: Are you rich and white?

        > Located outside Boxtown, a historically Black neighborhood in South Memphis, the datacenter's extensive use of mobile gas turbines

        Question: Can you imagine such a facility be built near, say, the villas of the rich and famous in LA? Or anywhere close to the spots where billionaires have their mansions?

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        1. Anonymous Coward
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          Re: Are you rich and white?

          Remember the reaction when the illegal immigrants were shipped to Martha's Vineyard.

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          1. MrAptronym
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            Re: Are you rich and white?

            I remember the reaction being that it was cruel and inhumane to uproot people under false pretenses for a crass political stunt. Also that it amounted to human trafficking by an elected official.

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  2. mpi

    Elections have consequences.

    > Located outside Boxtown, a historically Black neighborhood in South Memphis, the datacenter's extensive use of mobile gas turbines

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/6/us-election-2024-results-how-black-voters-shifted-towards-trump

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/01/trump-air-climate-pollution-regulation-100-days

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  3. Rafael #872397 Silver badge
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    Ad where is...

    ...Elon's picture pointing at the sky to show that there is no pollution?

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    Elon Musk's smog-belching

    As if the ketamine bladder weren't bad enough.

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