Neither of my opponents would support this bill. I will.
We need a member of Congress who understands both the tech AND the impact on working families — and isn't afraid to hold the industry accountable.
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Here's what the industry doesn't advertise: data centers drive up electricity costs for everyone else. Electricity bills already rose nearly 7% last year — more than twice overall inflation.
MD-06 families are paying for Big Tech's infrastructure.
Developers are shopping jurisdiction to jurisdiction, looking for wherever the rules are loosest.
That's not economic development. That's a race to the bottom — and our communities are the prize.
And in Dickerson, a former coal plant on the Potomac is on track to become a massive data center campus — right on the edge of Montgomery County's Agricultural Reserve.
No county regulations. No framework. No community vote.
In Adamstown, a 2,100-acre data center campus is already under construction on the old Eastalco site. Neighbors are dealing with dust clouds, mud on roads, and heavy trucks on two-lane streets — with no end in sight.
This is happening now.
Sanders and AOC just introduced a bill to pause all new AI data center construction until Congress puts real safeguards in place.
I support it.
Here's why it matters specifically for MD-06. 🧵
No Kings. No private armies. I’m proud to take the #AbolishICEPledge — because a democracy doesn’t deputize an unaccountable deportation force. It’s time. #MD06 #Maryland #Congress #Politics
I live with a disability. Showing up isn't always possible — and that's exactly why @standupforscience.net built a virtual, accessible protest. Every voice counts today. No barriers. No kings. https://www.standupforscience.net/sufs-nk3
Bonus! The amazing @syannebloom.bsky.social is speaking!
7 new gas plants. 30+ years of emissions. That’s what Meta calls powering the future. My daughters will be living with those consequences long after Zuckerberg’s cashed out. In Congress, I’ll rewrite the rules — for my daughters and yours.
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One of my core commitments when I launched: no AIPAC money. Period. The @trackaipac.com endorsement is validation that integrity still means something — and that voters deserve candidates who can’t be purchased.
Nearly 150 people showed up Thursday night to talk about the ICE processing facility in Williamsport. If you missed it — the full town hall featuring candidates and community organizers from across MD-06 and Washington County is now on YouTube.
🎥 youtu.be/bE-QsGmjB4I
The outstanding question for me is what role she had in this—I assume that’s the tenant and it’s now clear the property owner called ICE but she doesn’t seem to be upset about it.
Thank you to all who joined tonight's virtual town hall on the ICE facility. The turnout was incredible, the panel was spitting truth, the chat was electric, and this community showed up big. More to come.
If you missed it, the recording will be up tomorrow: https://www.youtube.com/@EthanforMD
That was part of the original reporting that I believe is now incorrect as well.
Ugh, I am sorry that happened to you. Facts matter and you shouldn’t be crucified for making sure the correct story is told.
I am keeping the original post up, but correcting the story. It seems some reporting was incorrect and I apologize for sharing information that was not thoroughly vetted. The workers had apparently just arrived and were getting started when ICE was called. However, the story remains horrendous.
Thanks for sharing! I was given different information, as is often the case with stories like this the facts get blurred. I appreciate the correction!
2 hours. Virtual town hall on the Williamsport deportation pipeline proposal. If you read the piece this morning, this is where the conversation continues.
Tonight at 8pm — mdtownhall.com
I’ve made a mockery of the shift in phrasing as much as I can because it’s exactly that.
A Cambridge, MD woman hired roofers, watched them work, then called ICE instead of paying what she owed — and handed agents the ladder herself. She looked them in the eyes every day. And then she did that.
I don't have measured words for this. I have rage. This has to stop. I will make it stop.
Tonight at 8pm: join me for a virtual town hall on the proposed Williamsport immigration processing facility. What does it mean for our community? What should we demand?
Let's talk. mdtownhall.com
Washington County doesn't have to choose between economic development and humane values. But it does have to choose. I wrote about what's at stake — and what we should be building instead.
Full piece: https://bit.ly/40Ue9nq
And tonight at 8pm, join me to talk about it: mdtownhall.com
A quarter of Fort Detrick's workforce lives in Washington County — 11,000 life science professionals. Frederick just attracted $1B+ in biotech investment. AstraZeneca, Thermo Fisher, Kite Pharma are 30 minutes away.
That spillover doesn't flow west automatically. You have to compete for it.
The reputational damage isn't coming — it's already here. Williamsport's core business district is already feeling the effects of this proposal. The announcement alone changes the calculus for businesses and families deciding where to put down roots.
Whether DHS runs this facility or a private contractor like GEO Group or CoreCivic does, the incentive is identical: move as many people through as fast as possible.
That's not a partnership with the federal government. That's a partnership with a throughput machine.
The 3-7 day window isn't a neutral pause. It's when deportation orders get signed. When asylum screenings happen. When someone's entire future gets decided — usually without a lawyer in the room.
That's not a technicality. That's a due process crisis.
At 3-7 day average holds, a 1,500-bed facility doesn't house 1,500 people. It cycles through roughly 100,000 people per year.
Washington County isn't just being asked to host a processing center. It's being asked to be the front door of the federal deportation pipeline.
Washington County is being asked to host a 1,500-bed immigration processing facility in Williamsport. It's being sold as economic development. It isn't.
Here's what it actually is — and what it will actually cost us. 🧵
Join me, Seth Funk, Hagerstown Rapid Response, Project Saltbox team, and other community leaders tomorrow, March 26 at 8 PM EST for a virtual town hall where ALL are welcome.
Click the link below for details and to join: https://www.mdtownhall.com
While my opponent is working to enable the community to challenge the warehouse in the courts, she seems unwilling to bring that legal challenge herself.
But I am.
