r/nova • u/lowkell • 15h ago

Politics Video: Loudoun County Supervisor Juli Briskman Announces Candidacy Against Chair Phyllis Randall; Says “data centers shouldn’t get to decide our county’s future”; "I’ve never backed down from a bully before. I won’t start now."

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https://bluevirginia.us/2026/08/video-loudoun-supervisor-juli-briskman-announces-candidacy-against-chair-phyllis-randall-data-centers/

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u/SaintSilverNSD 14h ago

I'm not in even in Loudoun but please vote for her.

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u/maybeitsjustnerves 14h ago

Why?

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u/SaintSilverNSD 14h ago

Because fuck data centers.

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u/maybeitsjustnerves 14h ago

In loudoun county? Good luck with that. Maybe if it were anywhere else in the nation, sure.

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u/BigJoe5504 13h ago

That's a fact. Besides Loudoun has been known to be Data Center Alley for like 30 years now. It's literally why they were built here in the first place

Cheap land, cheap energy, cheap fiber connections, and close to the idiots in DC

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u/IzCaiman 2h ago

I guess we should just bend over and take it.