[Humorist2290]

From the Claremore City Council minutes [0] it does show the person mentioned in the article was a speaker, among a group of some 20 other members of the community. They also include the incredible claim

  Claremore Data Center will house the backbone of the internet and supports all the functions that occur on the internet.

The minutes mention that many of the council members were accused of not caring, but they do not mention the arrest. I'm not suggesting the story is false as much as highlighting that the city's minutes omit it.

0: https://claremore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/02-17-2026-...

[ceejayoz]

"This, Jen, is The Internet." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDbyYGrswtg

[mmooss]

> Claremore Data Center will house the backbone of the internet and supports all the functions that occur on the internet.

That's not incredible; many facilities do that. It doesn't say 'the entire backbone'; there are many pieces in many places, and if it does contain significant transit then it probably does support approximately "all the functions that occur on the internet."

If it's hosting systems building LLMs, than obviously the statement is false.

[hdgvhicv]

So if it’s not built the internet wont exist?