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The Dane County Advisory Committee on Data Centers is having its second meeting today. This time, we're digging into zoning and land use issues with retired professor Brian Ohm. dane.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&…

A new committee is looking to get ahead of data centers in Dane County. They're trying to make a roadmap for local communities, and their work will continue through 2026. New from me in your favorite local newspaper, @isthmus! isthmus.com/news/news/what…

Veteran CBS News producer Mary Walsh takes leave (first reported by Guardian) "We've been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum. Honestly, I don't know how to do that."

This gets at a bigger idea that separates journalism from Big Tech & the obsession over data collection. The entire point of a newspaper is curation. Story judgment. Discovery Endlessly chasing data signals as a roadmap is what got us the ubiquitous algorithmic feed of CONTENT

One of many reasons why we can't Substack our way out of this crisis in journalism? Writers and reporters, even the best reporters, need editors. They need people who pester them about the smallest details. I fully include myself in this.

As someone who’s been an advocate for the evolution of our media ecosystem - and for independent media - the conversation around “independent media” needs to be way more thoughtful and nuanced than it currently is… 🧵

Milwaukee officials, advocates say rumors of ICE surge are unverified jsonline.com/story/news/loc…

Here's @chalipittman's roundup of all the bills being considered today in the Wisconsin State Legislature:

A top Post reporter tells me "there's now a strong sense" across the newsroom "that neither Jeff Bezos nor Will Lewis are serious, good-faith stewards of The Washington Post."

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This year's holiday tree at the state Capitol is called "The Learning Tree." Evers had invited students across Wisconsin to submit ornaments about "what learning means to them." They're all wholesome, but this one is my favorite.

The Town of Vienna in Dane County has voted to reject a $40 million agreement with QTS to build a 1,600-acre data center. The Town Board vote was unanimous. @CivicMediaUS news: civicmedia.us/news/2025/11/1…

Yesterday alone in data centers: ☑️Gov. candidates gave their opinions, ☑️a data center company held info sessions in Dane County , ☑️county leaders said they wanted a task force, ☑️ a state lawmaker proposed a regulatory framework. for @civicmediaus civicmedia.us/news/2025/11/0…

Vienna data center could use 2.5x the energy consumption of Dane County, says official @isthmus isthmus.com/news/vienna-da…

The crowd in Madison, as seen from the Capitol observation deck, for #nokings @civicmediaus

In Madison, the crowd marches up East Wash to the Capitol, where plenty more are waiting during the #nokings protests.

A changing environment is causing a shift in cranberry research. The Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station is at the forefront, reports @am1320_wfhr's Melissa Kaye. for @civicmediaus. civicmedia.us/news/2025/10/1…

Just can't stop writing about data centers 🔮

Signs from Madison’s modest “Hands Off” protest last night, part of coordinated demonstrations in Milwaukee and Chicago opposing the National Guard and ICE in Chicago.