Stumping for GOOGLE DATA CENTERS?!?! What a legacy for Michael Noble after 30+ years heading ME3 and Fresh Energy!

Q&A: Michael Noble departs Fresh Energy with optimism for future of climate policy

And talking the talk 26 years ago:

Michael Noble, Minnesotans for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Oh, but wait, it’s not just Michael “Noble” who’s left for Google — Gleckner was at least honest about what he’d be doing, and though signing filings for Google, it took him a full six months to register as lobbyist for Google, just days before the PUC’s public meeting about the Google data center in Pine Island:

Thank you and farewell By Allen Gleckner | December 12, 2025

Ever since the 1994 Prairie Island deal and compensation for PIIC becoming the “Renewable Energy Development Fund,” and then the 2002 TRANSlink deal, we knew what they were, though we still don’t know their price. Here we have Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA), Izaak Walton League – Midwest (Wind on the Wires was Walton program then); Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient Economy (ME3, now Fresh Energy), and North American Water Office, none of them are intervening opposing transmission (and that’s not even getting into all the “grants” to advocate for coal gasification):

Here it is, North Route Group and NO765MN Objection to Scoping Decision — done and filed ahead of schedule. Then on to Campaign Finance 1001 for tomorrow!

Hot off the press – FIVE days notice, including the weekend. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MEETING, because if they need a planning meeting “regarding implementation of the new Chapter 216I governing energy infrastructure permitting,” well, could we have a clearer showing of a need for RULES? Rules are what’s implemented to deal with the statutes. DOH!

They’re probably going to round up all the usual suspects to come to an agreement on how all, ALL, of these routing and siting dockets will be handled (without rules, without a rulemaking) and ram them all through.

This notice includes TL-26-135 which is the transmission across Hwy. 52 for the Google Echo Zone data center in Pine Island, and TL-25-112 which is the Iron Range-St. Louis Co.-Arrowhead transmission docket, which has a little link that serves the Google data center in Hermantown.

This should be entertaining at the very least!

Oh, but wait… a WTAF follow up after receiving a panelist invite:

Instead, they’re asking “others” NOT to participate.

It took a while to find the indictment — so many articles about it but no links?!?! Here it is:

Both of my parents enlisted to fight fascism. “Teach your children well??” That’s one lesson they had right.

The DOJ’s press release:

15 Members of Direct Action Minnesota, a Minneapolis-Based Direct Action Group with Antifa Ties, Indicted

Antifa my fat ass… this is so disgusting, infuriating, disheartening, MOTIVATING!

DOJ claims against one of the 15 is a post where he urges folks to “Become Ungovernable.” DOJ seems not to know or care about Trump in 2024:

Anyone remember the Constitution? Here’s a refresher:

Constitution of the United States

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ACLU-MN Statement on DOJ’s Charges Against 15 Individuals Stemming from Operation Metro Surge

June 16, 2026 4:40 pm

This morning, the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office and Homeland Security announced charges against 15 individuals stemming from Operation Metro Surge.

The ACLU of Minnesota is monitoring and investigating the situation. While we do not yet have all of the information about these charges, the criminal prosecution of observers and protestors should be carefully scrutinized for retaliatory motives. Prosecution of a small number of people as punishment for exercising their First Amendment rights can chill people from exercising those same rights.

Given this administration’s history of misrepresenting the facts regarding their conduct toward observers and protestors during Operation Metro Surge, Minnesotans should demand transparency and reserve judgement until we fully understand the facts in this case.

“Minnesotans have the right to observe, document, and peacefully protest federal overreach into our state and abuses against our neighbors,” said ACLU-MN Staff Attorney Catherine Ahlin-Halverson. “We brought Tincher v. Mullin to halt the government’s unlawful policy of retaliation against observers and protesters for exercising their First Amendment rights. We will continue to use every available means to defend people whose liberties are threatened and whose voices are suppressed.”

“It’s critical that Minnesotans know and are prepared to exercise their rights,” said ACLU-MN Staff Attorney Alicia Granse. “You have a right to refuse to speak with federal law enforcement, to refuse them entry without a warrant, and to have an attorney present.”

And… considering DOJ is throwing around “antifa” is that an admission that it’s actually an anti-FASCISM conspiracy?

Protests follow after 15 Minnesotans charges with anti-ICE conspiracy