Three Mile Island, pouring taxpayer money into the AI bubble.

Notes, references & transcript: https://chloehumbert.substack.com/p/three-mile-island

There’s more to this story of a billion dollar taxpayer loan to Microsoft to reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant — and it’s boondoggles all the way down.

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References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7307386448670838785/

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/crypto-firm-bitfarms-acquires-stronghold-digital/

https://smb.dailyleader.com/article/Bitfarms-Ltd-Announcement-If-You-Have-Suffered-Losses-in-Bitfarms-Ltd-NASDAQ-BITF-You-Are-Encouraged-to-Contact-The-Rosen-Law-Firm-About-Your-Rights?storyId=67f98f6163266b2d07f40b67

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1812477/000121390024107079/ea022396302ex99-1_bitfarms.htm

https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/stronghold-digital-mining-ceo-sells-61950-in-stock-93CH-3660535

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-24/why-is-manhattan-being-crushed-by-this-giant-meta-data-center

https://chloehumbert.substack.com/p/pa-ai-power-plants-boondoggle

PA Gov. Shapiro to summit with Trump & Dave McCormick, to push power plants motivated by AI hype fabricated demand and to shut out locals from what happens in our neighborhoods.

https://chloehumbert.substack.com/p/more-data-centers-cancelled

Data centers cancelled in Blakely Pennsylvania and Menomonie Wisconsin.

https://youtu.be/m7_WDzPyoqU

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/junkyard-in-pennsylvania-acquired-developer-files-to-develop-data-center-campus/

https://chloehumbert.substack.com/p/claims-about-pivoting-from-crypto

Claims about pivoting from crypto to AI may actually be false promises too.

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-better-offline-150284547/episode/openai-is-a-systemic-risk-to-272837536/#transcription

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/06/bitcoin-miner-core-scientific-expands-coreweave-deal-to-6point7-billion.html

https://www.wheresyoured.at/wheres-the-money/

https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/05/15/doe-to-name-new-loan-program-director-00352718

https://chloehumbert.substack.com/p/company-towns-network-states

Company towns, network states, freedom cities…

https://tinyurl.com/techtycooncompanytowns

https://www.alleghenyfront.org/pennsylvania-energy-siting-state-board-natural-gas-solar/

https://chloehumbert.substack.com/p/dont-believe-data-center-hype

Don't believe trickle down data center hype.

https://youtu.be/9PB3x4zDUAY

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/chris-kelly-opinion-arsonists-empty-190600454.html

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/16/politics/fact-check-trump-uncle-unabomber

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-loans-constellation-1-billion-three-mile-island-reactor-reboot-2025-11-18/

https://penncapital-star.com/economy/microsoft-describes-three-mile-island-plant-as-a-once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity/

https://reason.com/2025/11/19/three-mile-island-can-restart-without-subsidies-the-federal-government-is-giving-it-1-billion-anyway/

https://www.cmadocs.org/newsroom/news/view/ArticleId/51058/Government-shutdown-ends-without-extension-of-ACA-tax-credits

https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/medicaid-cuts-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-leave-3-10-young-adults-vulnerable-losing

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/us/snap-benefits-limbo-shutdown-court

https://projects.propublica.org/trump-food-cuts/

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/nov/21/workers-department-education-trump

https://www.wheresyoured.at/power-cut/

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-cancels-200mw-of-ai-data-center-leases-report/

https://boondoggle.substack.com/p/big-techs-ai-blackmail

Big Tech's AI Blackmail

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-data-centers-fail-to-bring-new-jobs-to-small-towns/

https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-ai-jobs-apocalypse-is-for-the

The "AI jobs apocalypse" is for the bosses

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