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The City of Lubbock will host a Public Meeting about Data Centers

Robert Jenkins — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:18:54 GMT

Take the Survey at this link: https://www.mylubbock.us/data-center

What's Going On: Week of 22 June 2026 and Beyond

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:03:31 GMT

Current Events from One Year Ago Still Rhyme with the News Today

Robert Jenkins — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:03:17 GMT

It seems that last Juneteenth, things were just as they are today. I do a “hotwash” of the 2025 Juneteenth Celebration. I talk about the responsibilities of freedom. I talk about the general order that freed the enslaved Africans in Texas on the original Juneteenth, and discuss how that and a book called “Barracoon” by Zora Neale Hurston sheds light on what freedom means.

What's Going On: Week of 15 June 2026 and Beyond

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:01:39 GMT

S3E142 - A Throwback- Thoughts and Headlines from a Year Ago Still Rhyme with Current Events

Robert Jenkins — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:02:58 GMT

Around a year ago, we did a podcast called “Aging Gracefully and Real Talk About Race, Violence and the Future”. When I was “contemplating the work” today, I realized that what we were covering a year ago is as relevant now as it was back then.

Race and violence still scream from the headlines, but perhaps we need to say the Serenity Prayer. It’s not good to get fired up about stuff in the media because emotion is what gives others power over us. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

So all they have to do is show us what they want us to see so they can make us behave however they want. Call it '“manufacturing consent” or casting spells; it’s a technique they use to control us. Of course, I don’t have to say that misleading people to get them to do what you want is evil.

It might be best to tune them out, and build real relationships with the people around us.

S3E141: Usable Intel About Data Centers

Robert Jenkins — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:02:31 GMT

This podcast was sparked by what I think was an excellent article on the true nature and uses of data centers that I found here on Substack. I don’t know who the author actually is, but their understanding of this issue matches my own.

This article defines data centers, and talks about the apparent intent behind this rapid, seemingly inexorable rollout we are seeing.

The people who back data centers are trying to make it look like our opposition is inspired by “Chinese propaganda”, and even worse, they seem to be putting the framework in place to treat our opposition as terrorism.

The “terrorism” label means they can suspend our rights pretty much at will.

There is something we can do, as the article points out:

Read what your retirement money is actually buying, and pull what you can out of target-date funds that auto-allocate into AI infrastructure indexes.
Show up to zoning meetings before the build is announced, not after. The fight is won or lost at the permit stage.
File public records requests on water-use agreements and tax-abatement deals while they’re still being negotiated. Once signed, they’re nearly impossible to reverse.

Sources and Methods:

Data Centers and Immigrants

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/30/ice-immigration-privacy-data-advertising-00939078

Data Centers and US Troops:

https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/05/28/us-troops-are-reportedly-being-targeted-using-location-data-pentagon-says/

What's Going On: Week of 1 June 2026 and Beyond

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:04:06 GMT

FocusLBK Show S3E140: Is The Data Center Issue Coming to a Head?

Robert Jenkins — Thu, 28 May 2026 11:02:48 GMT

Once again, we have a contentious two-sided issue: should Lubbock have a hyper-scale data center built nearby, or should it not? On one side, there seems to be aligned a powerful group of billionaires and tech bros.

On the other side, regular people of every political persuasion, class, race, and religion stand together. Very few regular citizens seem to be in favor of these resource-hungry behemoths at all.

Why then do we not get to vote on it? Why do so many powerful people seem intent on making it happen despite the will of the people?

I explore these and other facets of what is shaping up to be a major issue that will be with us for a while.

Sources and Methods:

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/texas-electricity-demand-could-quadruple-due-soaring-data-center-demand-ercot

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/americas-growing-pushback-against-data-centers

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/how-much-power-do-data-centers-use

What's Going On: Week of 25 May 2026 and Beyond

Mon, 25 May 2026 11:03:35 GMT

The FocusLBK Show S3E139: Is All This Craziness A Run Up to a Huge War

Robert Jenkins — Thu, 21 May 2026 11:03:10 GMT

Is all this craziness a run up to a huge war? I’ve long felt that the whole reason Trump was allowed to come back from felonies, impeachment, attacks by the intel “community” and however many “assassination attempts” there have been, is becuase he was being marked for a purpose.

And I don’t mean “called according to God’s purpose”. The people calling the tune for him appear to reside here on Earth.

Seems to me that purpose maybe to prep the United States for a huge war, and perhaps even lead us during that war. After all, Trump has nothing to lose now, since half the country has been calling him literally Hitler for almost 10 years.

If it is remotely true that we are being prepped for a serious war, perhaps we regular folks should follow suite and get our tribes and food supplies in order?

Sources and Methods:

https://www.zerohedge.com/military/answering-call-ford-motor-eyes-wwii-style-wartime-production-push-trumps-war-economy

What's Going On: Week of 18 May 2026 and Beyond

Mon, 18 May 2026 11:02:38 GMT

The FocusLBK Show S3E138: Elyse Arnold On Making Art to Fight Against the Dark

Robert Jenkins — Thu, 14 May 2026 11:03:01 GMT

LBK-based acrylic painter Elyse Arnold joined us in studio today to talk about a wide range of topics all based around the motivation, ability and job of creating meaningful art.

We touch on influences, styles, techniques and even deeper subjects like using art and your personal style in a way that helps combat and drive away darkness.

Check out our previous article on Arnold’s Exhibit “The Celestials” which recently concluded at the Caviel Museum & Art Gallery.

And here is a link that shows you where you can find Arnold’s murals.

What's Going On: Week of 11 May 2026 and Beyond

Mon, 11 May 2026 12:11:55 GMT

The FocusLBK Show S3E137: Scotty Scott on The Fishing Derby & Trying to Save Kids from the Streets

Robert Jenkins — Thu, 07 May 2026 11:02:03 GMT

What's Going On: Week of 4 May 2026 and Beyond

Mon, 04 May 2026 12:16:33 GMT

S3E136: Guest Steve Taylor on Prison Ministry, False Left-Right Divide, Not Being Ruled By Fear & More

Robert Jenkins — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:03:34 GMT

Today Steve Taylor, manager of Kingdom Towers Transitional Housing, stopped by the studio. We “chopped it up” about all kinds of interesting stuff including the belief that politics and media are often stage-managed productions.

From Trump completely abandoning his base by starting a bunch of crazy wars, to questionable assassination attempts, and covid, most things seem to be orchestrated for reasons unknown to us. One thing is sure, when people in charge (on either side) use anger and fear to control you, that’s a good reason to stop, step back and evaluate what’s going on.

Team Jenkins Enjoys OKC: Nice City, Lush and Hilly, Wild Weather, with a Laid Back Country Vibe

Robert Jenkins — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:19:09 GMT

This past weekend, Lovely Wife and I celebrated our 24th Anniversary. In keeping with our pattern over the last 3 years, we rented an Airbnb near a location within 5 or 6 hours of Lubbock, and made a road trip to our destination. Last year, we celebrated in Waco (It was a dope little city). This year, we chose Oklahoma City, mainly because it fit the distance criteria and neither of us had ever been to Oklahoma.

The drive was very quiet and different from what we usually experience going down to H-Town or Austin. For example, at about the midway point of the trip, we stopped in Lawton, Oklahoma for about an hour to check out the Museum of the Great Plains.

It’s a really well-done museum with artifacts from the first people to the current ones on display. Everything was quite interesting, and the tornado theater was an expertly crafted, immersive experience. We casually perused the exhibits and enjoyed the break from the road. This was a first for us as we do not typically stop for more than gas and restroom breaks when we travel.

The Airbnb we got this time was a nice little A-Frame Cabin out in rural Noble, Ok. It was perfect, actually. Small enough to be cozy, big enough to be comfortable, and quiet enough to actually rest and recuperate.

It was very secluded (in a totally good way). There was a Dollar General and a gas station about 3 miles down the main road, but other than that, this little gem was completely tucked into the trees down a one-and-a-half mile red dirt road.

What's Going On: Week of 27 April 2026 and Beyond

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:03:16 GMT

ERCOT Projects 400% Higher Electricity Usage, Blames Data Centers - Where are the Climate Activists?

Robert Jenkins — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:01:14 GMT

If you’re like me, you are totally against these Data Centers popping up everywhere. They seem to be infinite drains for natural resources. Funny how I don’t hear any climate activists loudly screaming about this, or blocking roads to prevent them from being built.

In case you missed it, the City Council recently shut down plans for a data center in North East Lubbock. Somehow, I feel like that proposal isn’t dead, but is merely being repackaged for a future attempt. I sure hope we stay vigilant about this.

What say you about data centers? Are AI Trump videos worth all our water?

Sources and Methods

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/texas-electricity-demand-could-quadruple-due-soaring-data-center-demand-ercot

Data Center Noise:

What's Going On: Week of 20 April 2026 and Beyond

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:03:13 GMT