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Data centers are quickly becoming the economic development rage in Pennsylvania. Greater Hazleton's Conyngham Valley captures local sentiment as projects are slated to transform communities. Ethan Dodd reports at RealClearPennsylvania: realclearpennsylvania.com/articles/2025/…

Data centers are flooding into Pennsylvania after Governor Josh Shapiro announced Amazon's $20 billion investment in the state. Locals in Luzerne County are fighting back. “I feel like David going up against Goliath,” a widow told me RealClearPennsylvania. realclearpennsylvania.com/articles/2025/…

Trump goes to Pittsburgh to compete with China on AI and says this: “Ya know it’s not my thing.”

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A great reminder that letting startups grow into independently successful businesses, rather than be bought up by existing giants, can generate enormous value. A win for employees, investors, innovation, and the public.

It’s time.

I’m watching a documentary about Cesar Chavez and learning the civil rights leader was also a HUGE jazz fan. Cesar was a pachuco, wearing zoot suits, dancing, and listening to Coleman Hawkins. A shame Trump is defunding PBS programming like this out of The WNET Group.

This was two days ago. And now Cuomo’s Twitter sounds like Big Balls and Christopher Moltisanti had a baby.

The pupil is now the teacher.

Kind of a crazy way to discourage Chinese students from going into law.

Sleek EVs parked at the YCMA. Chevy Escalade IQ VW IQ. Buzz

Liberals and the left bicker about whether rezoning single-family homes in the name of Abundance is good policy. But it could also be treacherous politics, at least with the Democratic base. I wade into the Abundance debate for The Economist. economist.com/united-states/…