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Auggie

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Mon Mar 23, 2026, 10:53 AM
13 hrs ago

The only reason I could possibly fathom allowing some in California is that we're poised to regulate them better than, say, Texas. But even then, the power grid here is just about as fragile as anywhere else.

I agree, quaint. We don't effing need them. But they're coming anyway. Regulate and tax.

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