Bootstraps, people! The economy is working just fine for the rulers; any inability to afford life is your fucking problem. If you thought SNAP would be your only problem, have we got news for you!

Millions of Americans face having to ration heating this winter as the US federal government shutdown and mass layoffs by the Trump administration cause unprecedented delays in getting energy assistance aid to low-income households, a group that helps people pay energy bills has warned.

Congress approved about $4bn for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (Liheap), after Trump’s proposal to cancel the life-saving heating and cooling scheme in this year’s budget was ultimately unsuccessful.

But with winter fast approaching, lawmakers have failed to reach a funding deal and appropriations remain stalled, which threaten to leave the most vulnerable families without critical energy aid as electricity and gas bills surge.

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        Definitely good thinking with incorporating this heat source for a thermal energy network (TEN). It can’t be too close to residentially zoned areas due to noise, but in theory, it’s a massive source of waste heat that can be connected to neighborhoods and business instead.

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        “We’ve built too many data centers.”

        “Why not build more, but this time they will be even better data centers with strategic locations.”