You can host a stable diffusion instance locally via Automatic 1111. I'm on my phone so no instructions, but the Googles should help from here.
If there is anyone who can "handle" this situation without too much fallout it's them. Here's hoping.
It's almost like it's on purpose... Like the offense and defense of the capital class...
I hope they're painful. He deserves it.
Sure,
1: The initial download was pretty small ~10GB. But with the models, lora(s), extensions, ect. I'm up to ~60GB.
2: The guide at the top was pretty easy to follow. Install the dependencies, then install the UI. Launch and run. There is a bit of a learning curve with all of the options but so far it hasn't been too confusing.
3: That's where the extra models/lora(s) come in. Various models are trained in different styles, poses, actions, ect. The lora files are smaller things, like poses. IE: Cowgirl is it's own lora file that tells the model how to use the prompts you give.
I just figured it out tonight playing around with the links and readmes available above. If you get stuck I can try to answer more specific questions.