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Hortensis

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16. Agree with your hellishly dystopian take. Add in whole

Reply to bronxiteforever (Original post)

Mon Jul 11, 2022, 09:19 PM

Jul 2022

subdivisions without tree shade or alternate power sources when the power goes down with temperatures in the 90s and above. Many homes built to be air tight and baking in the sun like ovens can quickly become unlivable and have to be evacuated. Many yards have no shade to retreat to.

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Bitcoin Miners Shut Off Rigs as Texas Power Grid Nears Brink [View all] bronxiteforever Jul 2022 OP

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I could have sworn Abbott ordered the energy gods to make these problems go away!?!??! dutch777 Jul 2022 #2

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and Republicans. Gotta include the GQP, or it's just not dystopian enough. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2022 #6

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I was expecting The Onion Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2022 #7

First time I ever heard of a Bitcoin miner doing the ethical thing. comradebillyboy Jul 2022 #8

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+1 essential reading thank you! bronxiteforever Jul 2022 #14

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wtf?? I had no idea. nt ecstatic Jul 2022 #13

Agree with your hellishly dystopian take. Add in whole Hortensis Jul 2022 #16

+1 those homes don't sound livable as climate change progresses. bronxiteforever Jul 2022 #17