Bret Weinstein
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Data centers are surging power demand, and the strained grids serving them are now threatening homes
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July 18, 2026
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as posted by the channelDr. Heather Heying shares that the high-voltage lines going up near people’s homes could have the aesthetic and—more important—health costs mitigated if those lines were put underground, due to the potential to insulate the magnetic fields.
Power companies refuse to bury the lines.
Bret Weinstein warns, "They're gonna tell you that this is not a problem. They're gonna lead you to believe this is not a problem.
But they're demonstrating, in refusing to mitigate all of the problems. The aesthetic problem is mitigated too.
You're actually taking people's homes and degrading them with these giant, crackling tower structures.
The point is, if these industries actually gave a shit about us, then the point is this would be the obviously right way to do this—and yes, it would be more expensive. But the point is, how would you know if they gave a shit about us? They would be willing to spend more to do this properly and not destroy the communities that—oh, by the way—they don't live in, right?
They're doing this in your backyard. They're not doing it in their backyard."
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Dr Heather Heying
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