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Ocasio-Cortez Backs Residents Against Meta’s Contaminated Water Defense Secretary Hegseth Endorses Gallrein, Slams Massie, Trump Mocked

5/21/2026

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A documentary shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez siding with residents over Meta’s data center as she visited Morgan County to assess water contamination that turned tap water brown after 2018 construction began, prompting bottled-water shipments.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared in Hebron, Kentucky to endorse Ed Gallrein, criticize Rep. Thomas Massie, prompt a review, while hosts Jon Stewart and Jimmy Kimmel mocked President Donald Trump’s China visit and his social-media posts.

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A documentary shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez siding with residents over Meta’s data center as she visited Morgan County to assess water contamination that turned tap water brown after 2018 construction began, prompting bottled-water shipments.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared in Hebron, Kentucky to endorse Ed Gallrein, criticize Rep. Thomas Massie, prompt a review, while hosts Jon Stewart and Jimmy Kimmel mocked President Donald Trump’s China visit and his social-media posts.