AI AI data warehouse has thousands of servers, the brain of an AI system like ChatGPT. Three AI data warehouses are planned for Westmoreland County and more than 100 statewide. Their impact on our local communities is enormous. A medium-sized AI data warehouse consumes more than 100 million gallons of water per year and requires enough electricity to power 50,000 to 100,000 homes. That’s just for a medium-sized facility. With recurring drought conditions in our area and an

We are only 45 days into the conflict in Iran, yet the mounting toll of President Trump’s "forever war" is already staggering. What was pitched as a swift action has spiraled out of control that has already cost 13 American lives and more than 300 casualties. With the initial phase of already crossing the $50 billion mark, the administration is now demanding an immediate $200 billion infusion. Trump is also demanding a 50% increase to the Pentagon’s existing trillion-dollar

The quiet dismantling of America’s public health infrastructure should alarm everyone. Recent reporting reveals that the CDC has “temporarily” halted testing for rabies and dangerous pox viruses, including smallpox and mpox. But not due to lack of need, but lack of staff. The consequences are staggering. By July, the CDC’s rabies team will reportedly be reduced to a single qualified expert. The pox team may have none. DOGE’s “cost cutting” resulted in mass layoffs, hiring

In a letter addressed to Judge Kevin Castel and filed Tuesday, Jay Clayton, US attorney for the Southern District of New York, conceded that the administration made misrepresentations to the court about a May 2025 ICE memo that has been repeatedly referenced by the DOJ in court filings. While the government previously leaned on this guidance to defend its policy of detaining migrants at their hearings, the DOJ now admits the memo applies only to traditional courthouses, not

While the nation’s attention is gripped by the escalating conflict in Iran, a quieter, but no less deadly, crisis is unfolding at home. And the contrast between our foreign and domestic priorities has never been more jarring. In the first six days of Trump’s reckless and unfunded war with Iran, the Defense Department burned through $11.3 billion. After 17 days, that figure is now likely closer to $30 billion. That $30 billion would have paid for a year’s worth of coverage f

We're in day 11 of Operation Epstein Fury. Trump’s rationale for his ill-conceived war with Iran continues to change by the hour. Regime change, the rebuilding of their nuclear program, sinking their navy, an Iranian assassination plot, and Iran’s ballistic missile program have all been in the mix. We've heard about an imminent nuclear attack by Iran that “would have taken out many countries.” A confusing pivot given that Trump declared Iran’s nuclear capabilities "totally

As much of the nation tuned in to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, Summer Lee offered a sharply different vision. Delivering the response for the Working Families Party, she dismissed the speech as not “a list of accomplishments,” but “an obituary for the country working people built and a celebration for the billionaires who want to strip it for parts.” (Click here to hear Summer’s remarks.) Lee spoke directly to working families like those she represents in wes

Donald Trump has treated the presidency less as a constitutional office and more as a monarchy. The actions of this would-be king include: · Openly disregarding the rule of law · Obstructing justice · Undermining judicial independence · Disrupting trade relationships across the globe · Using the Department of Justice as a political instrument, rather than as a guardian of impartial justice Nearly 250 years ago, similar grievances were leveled a

On his February 11 podcast, white supremacist Nick Fuentes said: “Our number one political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything.” His solution? “Women get sent to the gulags first, obviously… All women. Every woman and girl is sent to the gulags. We will determine who the good ones are after the fact.” According to Fuentes women are the real enemy because “They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They’re

After the murder of Alex Pretti by masked federal agents, PA Senator Dave McCormck's claim that “assaults on ICE officers are up 1,347 %” is not grounded in credible reporting by Trump’s DOJ and DHS. It’s a cynical attempt to make ICE agents the victims, to distract from the documented and illegal use of force by federal agents. ICE agents are not the victims of violence; they are the perpetrators. And he’s not alone. Rather than demanding accountability, they fall back on

The recent surge in immigration enforcement against Somalis is political retribution, payback for Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar’s unapologetic criticism of Donald Trump’s cruelty, corruption, and contempt for democratic norms. The assault is not limited to the undocumented. Somali American citizens, lawful permanent residents, and people who once lived under Temporary Protected Status have all been swept into a climate of fear. The withdrawal of TPS was not about safe

It was inevitable that ICE agents would conduct an extrajudicial execution of an American citizen. You can view footage of the execution by clicking here (warning – the images are graphic in nature). Today ICE agents murdered a 37-year-old woman as she attempted to follow leave a peaceful protest. The woman was directed by ICE agents to leave the area and when she attempted to comply an agent fired into her car killing instantly. The Department of Homeland Security fals

Donald Trump says the U.S. will run Venezuela “until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition.” There’s no plan for nation-building beyond handing the keys to American oil companies like Chevron. If that doesn’t set off alarm bells about cost and incompetence, it should. It will take years and tens of billions of dollars to restore Venezuela’s crumbling oil fields. But Trump insists that won’t come from taxpayers because “the money coming out of the g

Was Trump’s speech last night a desperate cry for help? Thom Hartmann posed that question, and it’s worth asking. But those around him are afraid to accept an uncomfortable truth. Trump is no longer is in control of himself, lacking the mental capacity to govern. What we witnessed wasn’t leadership but was a meltdown. This wasn’t confidence; it was insecurity and paranoid delusions wrapped in cruelty and intolerance. For twenty minutes, Trump raged at the nation, red-faced

Trump called for summary execution of those on his “secret list” just in time for Bill of Rights Day, which is celebrated on December 15 th . Bill of Rights Day commemorates the 1791 ratification of the first ten Amendments to the Constitution guaranteeing our fundamental rights like freedom of speech, religion and due process. In 1941, President Roosevelt first declared December 15 th as Bill of Rights Day. Presidents since have issued proclamations celebrating the Bill o

Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins captured a brutal truth when she warned of a “politics of trickle-down hatred” coming from the federal level. You can hear it in hate-filled rants of Donald Trump that normalized prejudice. But the politics of trickle-down hatred didn’t arise spontaneously. It was cultivated and amplified by Trump, media platforms that profit from outrage, and institutions that reward division. When Trump use inflammatory language to demean immigrants, Muslims, LG

Strike against unarmed civilian boats and the pardon of Honduran President and narco-terrorist Juan Orlando Hernández appear to be in conflict. On one side, Trump orders air strikes on small boats they claim, without presenting evidence, are drug-smuggling vessels. On the other side, Donald Trump has vowed a “Full and Complete Pardon” for Hernández, a man convicted in U.S. courts of conspiring to ship staggering quantities of cocaine into the country. The contrast is jarrin

The Pilgrim’s survival during that brutal first year depended almost entirely on Native peoples. Indigenous communities shared food, farming knowledge, and life-saving techniques, essentially the 17th-century equivalent of SNAP benefits. Without this assistance, the colony likely would not have endured. When the Pilgrims arrived, they were not rugged frontier farmers but economic migrants: factory workers, wool traders, and laborers escaping rising costs, religious tensions

When MAGA Republicans invoke “constitutional order,” they claim to defend America’s founding principles. Their actions say otherwise. Project 2025 is MAGA’s ideological foundation, an unquestionable doctrine where loyalty to a leader eclipses loyalty to the Constitution itself. And It conveniently aligns with the interests of a new economic elite like Larry Ellison and Peter Thiel, who gain from a system that concentrates authority and weakens public accountability. Yet e

Trump could end the government shutdown today without a single vote from the House or Senate. By his own claim, his tariffs have raised over $8 trillion for the United States. Money that exists under his exclusive authority as the “unitary executive,” beyond Congress’s control. But if that were true, wouldn’t he release the funds right now? The shutdown would end. Health care costs wouldn’t have to rise. Families wouldn’t go hungry. Federal workers could return to their job