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Trump expands voluntary pledge to blunt AI-driven utility bill surges

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
8 distinct posts / 48h, matching Trump 8
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8d ago Trump targets Iran's power grid as Hormuz traffic collapses to 18% of normal Day 130 of Hormuz closure: 7-day avg 16.4 ships/day (-76.0% vs pre-closure norm) #StraitOfHormuz #OOTT #Shipping #Geop… -5.0
8d ago trump will threaten to take out Canada’s power grid if the smoke doesn’t stop, but don’t worry, taco -6.0
9d ago The U.S. has not yet been confirmed to have attacked Iran’s electrical grid, but Trump is explicitly threatening to do so. Unless I missed something. -7.5
9d ago "Peak negotiating skills" right here. Trump thought threatening Iran’s power grid was a flex, but his escalation just greenlit the Houthis to hold global oil shipping hostage at Bab el-Mandeb. His … -7.5
9d ago * REUTERS: IRAN PREPARING TO CLOSE RED SEA IF TRUMP HITS POWER GRID - w/ Trita Parsi & Mario Nawfal July 16, 2026 * -6.0
9d ago Iran to Yemen’s Houthis: Close Red Sea’s Bab el-Mandeb strait. By deploying drones and missiles near the critical shipping lane, Tehran aims to leverage global economic panic and energy shortages t… -6.0
9d ago 23/ NY Gov Meltdown. Governor Kathy Hochul signed the country first executive order banning new data centers for a year to protect the power grid. Trump rushed to social media to rage, screaming th… -4.5
10d ago Lies, lies, all lies, Mr. Trump. They don’t provide many jobs and they really don’t provide service to a community…unless you believe that noise pollution and the harmful effect to our Texas water … -6.0

Articles in Story

Tier Title Category Source Feeling SentimentSentiment Score (-5 to +5)
LLM-assessed emotional tone of coverage.

-5 = extremely negative/alarming
0 = neutral/factual
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The colored bar shows position on the scale. Emotion badge uses Plutchik's 8 primary emotions: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation.
T1 Trump expands voluntary pledge to blunt AI-driven utility bill surges power_demand aljazeera.com reassuring, cautious, proactive
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T3 Trump Announces AI Data Center Power Pledge power_policy iheart.com promising, protective, cautious
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T3 Trump Announces AI Data Center Power Pledge power_policy iheart.com promising, protective, cautious
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T3 Trump's utility bills pledge for high prices from AI data centers 📄 power_policy wmur.com skeptical, concerned, outraged
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T3 Trump Announces AI Data Center Power Pledge power_policy iheart.com promising, supportive, proactive
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T3 Trump Announces AI Data Center Power Pledge power_policy iheart.com promising, supportive, proactive
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T3 Trump Announces AI Data Center Power Pledge power_demand iheart.com promising, ambitious, reassuring
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T3 Trump Announces AI Data Center Power Pledge power_demand iheart.com promising, ambitious, reassuring
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T3 Trump Announces AI Data Center Power Pledge power_demand iheart.com promising, ambitious, reassuring
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T3 Trump Announces AI Data Center Power Pledge power_demand iheart.com promising, ambitious, reassuring
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T3 Trump Announces AI Data Center Power Pledge power_demand iheart.com boastful, promising, uncertain
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T3 Trump Announces AI Data Center Power Pledge power_demand iheart.com boastful, promising, uncertain
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T3 Trump Announces AI Data Center Power Pledge power_policy iheart.com promissory, ambitious, uncertain
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T3 Trump Announces AI Data Center Power Pledge power_policy iheart.com reassuring, proactive, tentative
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T3 Trump Announces AI Data Center Power Pledge power_policy iheart.com reassuring, proactive, tentative
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T3 Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers 📄 power_policy netscape.com protective, hopeful, cautious
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T3 Trump expands voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers 📄 power_policy wbrz.com protective, reassuring, proactive
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T3 Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers 📄 power_policy greenevillesun.com protective, reassuring, pragmatic
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T3 🎥Trump expands pledge to protect you from high utility bills from AI data centers 📄 power_policy greatbendpost.com promising, political, vague
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T3 🎥Trump expands pledge to protect you from high utility bills from AI data centers 📄 power_demand salinapost.com reassuring, skeptical, protective
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T3 Trump says AI firms must fund power infrastructure, vows US will stay ahead of China in AI race power_policy ibtimes.co.in assertive, urgent, competitive
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T3 🎥Trump expands pledge to protect you from high utility bills from AI data centers 📄 power_policy hayspost.com promising, politicized, hopeful
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T3 Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers power_policy joplinglobe.com guarded, hopeful, skeptical
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T3 Trump promises cheaper power from data centers. Analysts say bills could jump 40% 📄 power_demand fortune.com skeptical, concerned, wary
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T3 Trump promises cheaper power from data centers. Analysts say bills could jump 40% 📄 power_demand chinatechnews.com skeptical, worried, outraged
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T3 Trump expands voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utilities – NBC New York 📄 power_policy nbcnewyork.com protective, reassuring, politicized
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T3 Trump expands voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utilities – NBC Los Angeles 📄 power_policy nbclosangeles.com reassuring, protective, political
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T3 Trump expands voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utilities 📄 power_policy nbcwashington.com reassuring, political, tentative
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