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c/texas · by end0fline@piefed.social · 312d

Judge denies Bitcoin company's request to block local election in Hood County

https://www.keranews.org/news/2025-11-03/bitcoin-hood-county-lawsuit-ruling-mitchell-bend-election

A federal court rejected Marathon Digital Holdings' request for a temporary restraining order against Mitchell Bend's incorporation election.

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DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works · 35 pts · 312d (3 replies)

MARA’s lawsuit called the election “illegal” and accused Hood County officials of “colluding” with residents to hold the election.

Sounds like felony contempt of business model to me. How dare the local citizens hold an election of all things.

end0fline@piefed.social · 20 pts · 312d

This part made me laugh. This all could have been avoided if the company had been a good neighbor and worked with these people to correct the issue without it coming to them incorporating and setting up ordinances.

I'm at the point with companies where I hope this drives them out of business.

HailSeitan@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 311d (1 reply)

“Help, judge! These elected officials are doing what their constituents want instead of only serving business interests!”

DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 311d

This company is probably so used to just getting their way that when democracy actually works as intended, they interpret it as illegal activity.

Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 311d

Sorry bit coin miners, go find more isolated locations. I almost think they should be forced to live in the same proximity to their mine as the closest resident. Luckily, I'm not a judge.

Illogicalbit@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 311d (1 reply)

Though I’m generally familiar with the process of mining, I wasn’t clear how noise could be such a problem. TIL:

A single mining machine can produce sound levels of 70 to 90 decibels (dB), comparable to a vacuum cleaner or a busy street. When aggregated in large-scale operations, the noise can be heard over long distances and has led to health complaints and legal challenges from nearby residents.

shalafi@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 311d

70 to 90 decibels is meaningless as the scale is logarithmic. I'm reading 43 in my quiet living room. Testing last week showed my .22 rifle at 98. 98 is hella more than twice as loud as my living room.

70, meh. 90, holy shit cut that out.