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A community town hall meeting with residents holding signs opposing a proposed datacenter, with candidates on stage and voting or petition materials visible
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They blocked a datacenter. Now they're running for office.

A grassroots movement against AI infrastructure is turning community anger into local political power, starting with the first US city to ban datacenter construction.

3 min read
Illustration: A modern corporate boardroom
Policy

Trump warns datacenter opponents they will end up 'backwards and poor'

Three in four Americans say they do not want a datacenter near their home. The president says communities that block them will have only themselves to blame.

3 min read
Illustration: a large modern glass office complex at dusk, lights glowing from within
Policy

Nobody Wanted That Datacenter: How AI's Hunger for Land Is Uniting Unlikely Neighbours

A Google project planned for a small Indiana town drew something rarely seen in American politics right now: unanimous local opposition, from Trump voters and climate activists alike.

3 min read
Dutch authorities arresting individuals in a data center raid
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Texas Senate Candidate Ken Paxton Releases 'Texas First' Datacenter Plan, With an AI-Made Graphic to Prove It

The Trump-endorsed Republican wants to limit the 'negative impact' of datacenters. His announcement image was flagged by X as artificially generated.

4 min read
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