aka Presidential Emoluments Clause

In Article II, Section 1, Clause 7, the President is prohibited from receiving “any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them” besides his fixed salary 

The term emolument in this context is broad and can include any profit, gain, or advantage — not just direct payments, but also benefits such as jobs, contracts, or other forms of compensation from federal or state governments 

Source: Congress.gov , Georgetown Law

On this day in 1952, Big Mama Thornton and the Johnny Otis Band recorded “Hound Dog” and turned it into a smash hit on the R&B charts, where it stayed at #1 for seven weeks.

August 13, 1952, four years before Elvis Presley would make “Hound Dog” his longest running no. 1 hit, the song was recorded for the very first time by the rhythm-and-blues singer Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton in Los Angeles, California. Since Presley’s version ran 11 weeks at the top of the pop music charts, it’s often been mistakenly assumed to be his original.

Big Mama Thornton was a native of Montgomery, Alabama, who came of age on the R&B circuit in the 1940s after starting her professional career in 1941 at the age of 14. In 1951, she signed her first record contract with Peacock Records and was soon paired with another of its artists, bandleader Johnny Otis, who brought Thornton out to join his band in California.

It was there, in late 1952, that Otis asked two young songwriters on the Los Angeles music scene if they would write something, especially for Thornton. Those songwriters were Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, who would go on to have an enormous impact on R&B and early rock and roll through their work with groups like the Coasters and the Drifters. But hits like “Yakkity Yak,” “Charlie Brown,” “Stand By Me,” “Jailhouse Rock” and “Love Potion No. 9″ were still ahead of Lieber and Stoller when they did what Otis asked and came back to him with a 12-bar country blues tune called “Hound Dog.”

Source: history.com for the complete article

On August 13, 1981, at his California home Rancho del Cielo, Ronald Reagan signs the Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA), a package of tax and budget reductions that set the tone for his administration’s trickle-down economic policy. During his campaign for the White House in 1980, …read more

40 Mayors pushing data‑center growth are ignoring the lack of water, utilities, land, and eminent domain, which will create negative impacts. ~ Nativegrl77

Oregon (The Dalles & Hillsboro) — water secrecy + farmland loss

• Google fought to keep water usage confidential.
• Residents sued for transparency.
• Farmland rezoned for industrial server farms.
• Local aquifers under stress during heat waves.

Oregon data center water

4. Washington State (Quincy, Wenatchee, Seattle region) — grid strain + moratorium

• Quincy has multiple hyperscale centers next to residential neighborhoods.
• Seattle passed a 1‑year moratorium on mega‑data‑center construction due to grid capacity concerns.
• Chelan and Douglas PUDs warned about massive electricity draw.

Seattle moratorium

Phoenix Metro (AZ) — water depletion + moratorium

• Dozens of data centers approved despite long‑term drought.
• Some suburbs paused new centers due to water stress.
• Local officials warned that each facility can use 1–5 million gallons/day for cooling.
• Residents protested new land takings for industrial zoning.

Phoenix water strain

2. Northern Virginia (“Data Center Alley”) — grid overload + eminent domain

• Loudoun County hosts the world’s largest cluster of data centers.
• Dominion Energy proposed new high‑voltage lines through residential areas.
• Eminent domain was used or threatened for transmission corridors.
• Noise, diesel generators, and land conversion are major complaints.

Northern Virginia impacts

South Carolina & Georgia — coastal water + forest loss

• New data‑center corridors proposed near wetlands and coastal aquifers.
• Forest clearing for multi‑building campuses.
• Local officials raised concerns about hurricane‑season resilience.

Southeast data centers

Iowa (Altoona, Council Bluffs) — energy consumption + land use

• Meta, Google, and Microsoft operate massive campuses.
• Local utilities expanded generation capacity to meet demand.
• Farmland converted to industrial use.

Iowa data center impacts

New Mexico (Los Lunas & Albuquerque) — water rights conflicts

• Meta’s expansion faced pushback over water use during drought.
• Local tribes and environmental groups raised concerns about aquifer depletion.
• State regulators questioned long‑term sustainability.

Guided Link: New Mexico water concerns

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Kansas (De Soto & Olathe) — farmland → server farms

• Thousands of acres rezoned for data‑center campuses.
• Residents raised concerns about loss of agricultural land.
• Water and power demand projected to spike.

Guided Link: Kansas rezoning

Sources: internet, x articles, ai, info links included and a personal opinion

40 mayors pushing data‑center growth are ignoring the lack of water, utilities, land, and eminent domain, which will create negative impacts. ~ Nativegrl77