Open Sources Guelph #578 - July 16, 2026

Open Sources Guelph #578 - July 16, 2026

From Guelph Politicast by Adam A. Donaldson

July 20, 2026 · 59 min · Episode 1477

About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing conflict in Iran, the implications of new data centres in Alberta, and features a conversation about climate solutions with a farmer.

This week on Open Sources Guelph, we... [coughcoughcough]! Ugh! This air is just [cough]! I mean really you can't [coughcough]! without [coughcoughcough]! Yes, the air is bad, but then again, so is the news. We're heading back to Iran, and then we're heading back to Alberta for our first showdown with data centres. And if we can spare the air, we will spend the second half of the show talking to a Farmer who has some Climate Solutions! This Thursday, July 16, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz and Adam A. Donaldson will discuss: The Strait Story. It's been almost five months since Donald Trump launched his two-week war against Iran and this week peace seemed more elusive than ever. After reports about a standing threat against Trump's life by Iran, the United States went back to nightly bombings, and Trump began pondering war crimes again like bombing critical infrastructure. How many do-overs does Trump have left in order to stop the war he so foolishly started? Data Centre Stage. Last week, Meta announced that they're building a new A.I. data centre in a small Alberta town. Premier Danielle Smith thinks that this is great news, but an increasing number of Canadians don't like the sound of…

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Hosts: Adam A. Donaldson, Scotty Hertz

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Organizations: Meta

Places: Iran, Alberta

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