Someone brought a guillotine to a city council meeting in Salem, Oregon on July 27, 2026. Not a sign shaped like one. Not a drawing. According to community accounts and social media posts, an actual guillotine structure appeared at the protest outside Loucks Auditorium, where hundreds of residents had gathered to oppose a proposed multi-billion-dollar AI data center. Company representatives reportedly assessed the scene and left, citing safety concerns — though that detail hasn't appeared in formal news coverage or official minutes.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 days ago* (1 child)

    I don't like the comparison this suggests, because it paints the data-center protestors as fascist overlords.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago

    Person who posted the meme doesn’t understand the movie on that level lol

    They just remember a scene when the good guys confront the big bad and the movie’s psychic golden boy announces that it’s scaewed.

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