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Farmer Arrested for Speaking Too Long at Datacenter Town Hall Vows to Fight

4 hours ago
  • #civic_arrest
  • #data_center_opposition
  • #community_concerns
  • Darren Blanchard was arrested after exceeding his 3-minute speaking time at a Claremore city council meeting in February.
  • He was charged with trespassing for speaking out against a proposed data center known as Project Mustang.
  • Local residents are concerned about the data center's water use, electricity bills, and noise levels.
  • Beale Infrastructure, the company behind the project, avoids local media and has city officials sign non-disclosure agreements.