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Outages & Outrage: AmpliFi maintenance; NERC warns winter power shortfalls amid data-center surge; Cardiff housing rebuked; Maduro waves Bolívar’s sword; Trump says South Africa not invited to 2025 G20; Joan Templeman dies at 80
AmpliFi Remote Access Maintenance, Nov 27 02:00 to 06:00 UTC
AmpliFi Remote Access will be offline for roughly four hours of scheduled maintenance. Plan accordingly, and try not to pine for your remote pings like it is a long-distance relationship.
Maduro waves Bolívar’s sword, warns of U.S. aggressors
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, in fatigues and clutching Simón Bolívar’s sword, urged citizens to brace for alleged U.S. aggression. Nothing says steady leadership like revolutionary dress-up and a borrowed blade, a spectacle tailored to stir the base while dodging the basics.
Joan Templeman, wife of Richard Branson, dies at 80
Joan Templeman died this week at age 80. Our condolences to her family and loved ones. A life lived mostly out of the spotlight is rare in that orbit, and worthy of respect.
Ombudsman slams Cardiff council over unfit housing, calls for accountability
Wales’ Public Services Ombudsman found Cardiff council let a tenant’s home deteriorate into an appalling state, with leaks, mould, a gaping hole in the kitchen ceiling, and water pouring over live electrics. The family included people with asthma and an elderly relative. The report describes how the conditions fueled despair and loss of possessions. The council accepted all recommendations, apologized via its chief executive and a spokesperson, and agreed to pay £3,000, review repairs and damp policies, identify other tenants affected, and conduct an equality impact assessment. Opposition leader Rodney Berman says that is not enough from a member-led authority, urging personal apologies from council leader Huw Thomas and housing chief Lynda Thorne and proof that fixes actually happen. Bureaucratic responsibility means showing up, not just signing off.
NERC warns winter power shortfalls as data centers surge
NERC’s 2025 to 2026 Winter Reliability Assessment flags elevated risk across seven North American grids as demand jumped about 20 gigawatts since last winter while new generation grew by less than half. Server farms now reshape daily load and can push demand 25 percent above forecasts in deep freezes. Texas faces pre-dawn and post-sunset winter peaks when solar sleeps, and batteries may not ride out multi-day storms like Uri. Gas plants still hinge on voluntary freeze protections, a brave strategy for a single-fuel backbone. The IEA projects data centers could swallow nearly half of all new U.S. electricity through 2030, a growth plan powered by hype, thin margins, and a prayer that the wires hold. Everyone wants AI, few want transmission lines.
Trump says South Africa is not invited to next year’s G20
On Truth Social, Donald Trump declared South Africa will not be invited to a Miami G20 next year, escalating his feud over alleged mistreatment of white farmers. The declaration dropped as this year’s G20 wrapped in Johannesburg. Bold move to uninvite a country that just helped host a club you do not control, but the point was never protocol, it was the headline.
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