Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 08-25-26

I have been busy today, but the weekday streak of Pook-Emu Bee links continues. 1 | California political candidate facing six years in prison after listing dive bar as home address (Marina Peña for the California Post. August 24, 2026.) This plan was dumb enough to make me wonder whether she lives in a dive bar. 2 | Summer Wars: An Anime With A Cautionary tale About AI (The Ghastly Mirror. August 24, 2026.) I watched Summer Wars with a friend a long time ago (maybe 2014-15). I recall liking it well enough so I’ll second the recommendation. 3 | Happy 35th Birthday, Linux! (Marius Nestor for Tux Machines. August 25, 2026.) 35? Linux is still just a kid. Happy birthday to my operating system since 2020! 4 | The Data Center Wars – A Massive Proposed Data Center in Texas Drops Request for Tax Abatements (Buck Throckmorton for Ace of Spades HQ. August 25, 2026.) Pacifico Energy could have saved itself plenty of grief by not requesting the tax abatements in the first place. 5 | 1000 Blog…