Billionaire Kevin O'Leary wants to build the world's largest data center at the tippy toppy of the Great Salt Lake. People are (rightfully) not happy about it. <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/05/07/utahs-data-center-could-create/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Utah's data center could create a massive heat island that could devastate the Great Salt Lake, scientists say</a><a href="https://www.abc4.com/news/northern-utah/box-elder-data-center-heat-atomic-bombs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Box Elder County data center's projected daily heat equivalent to 23 atomic bombs</a><a href="https://utahpolitics.news/stuart-adams-pac-mida-donors-data-center-approval/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stuart Adams PAC Received $135,000 From MIDA Donors After Data Center Approval</a><a href="https://www.abc4.com/news/digital-exclusives/reporter-jj-nursery-utah-senator-jerry-stevenson-box-elder-county-data-center/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Utah senator smacks ABC4 reporter's phone out of his hand amid Data Center controversy</a><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/data-center-approved-in-utah-despite-community-protests-262829125514" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Data center approved in Utah despite community protests</a><a href="https://fortune.com/2026/05/06/ai-data-center-michigan-saline-politics-farmland/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A giant OpenAI-Oracle data center was voted down by a Michigan farm town. Weeks later, construction began | Fortune</a> Please <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/collapsepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">join us on Patreon</a> for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Daily Episode 172: Super El Niño Now a 100% Certainty

Apprehensive about the future? Like many, you likely have a gut feeling that things aren't quite right, but haven&rsquo;t been able to place your finger on why. That feeling only grows with the increasing political tensions, economic uncertainty, natural disasters, and supply chain disruptions. What do all these challenges mean? And what will be the result of society&rsquo;s current trajectory? &ldquo;Breaking Down: Collapse&rdquo; takes the complex concepts surrounding the ultimate collapse of modern industrial society and simplifies them so they&rsquo;re easier to learn. The compelling evidence for our inevitable decline is introduced by collapse-aware Kory to his good friend, Kellan, who probably doesn&rsquo;t realize what he signed up for! Skeptical? Gear up for a paradigm shift! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.