President Donald Trump urged US communities to embrace data centres, saying opposition would benefit China and leave towns 'backwards and poor', despite a Gallup poll showing 71 percent of Americans o…
Flock Safety's network of AI-powered surveillance cameras has become a major political issue ahead of the 2026 election, drawing bipartisan opposition from figures like Michigan Senate candidate Abdul…
A Salon analysis argues that 'local control' of data centers is a con by Big Tech, noting that 70% of Americans oppose data centers in their area. Wisconsin gubernatorial candidates David Crowley and …
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, ordered all state agencies to stop funding Flock, the AI surveillance camera company, in an order issued Thursday night, blocking at least $30 million in gran…
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and activists is pushing back against Flock Safety's network of 120,000 AI-powered license plate readers, citing privacy and civil liberties concerns. Senate Republ…
Public opinion against new data centers shifted 12 points between March and July, according to a national poll by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, fueling a GOP backlash that is turning midterm ele…
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing back against Flock Safety's automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras, which use AI to track millions of drivers, citing privacy and Fourth Amendment con…
A Gallup poll from March found that 71 percent of Americans oppose building AI data centers in their area, with opposition spanning 75 percent of Democrats, 74 percent of independents, and 63 percent …
Hasan Piker, a left-wing Twitch streamer, led a crowd in a sarcastic singalong of an AI-generated song mocking the assassination of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, during a live podcast to…
Flock cameras have become a top midterm campaign issue, with Democratic candidates and members of Congress leveraging grassroots anger over the AI-powered license plate readers. Abdul El-Sayed, the De…
Crypto, AI and online betting firms have driven U.S. corporate spending on the 2026 midterm elections to a record $517 million in the 15 months through the first quarter, surpassing the $461 million s…
According to new data from the Washington Post, 40% of current U.S. races involve candidates who list AI and data centers as issues on their websites, making AI more prominent than cryptocurrencies, I…
The 2026 midterm cycle is projected to be the most expensive in US history, with record fundraising and flashpoints over big-donor groups tied to Israel policy, AI, and crypto. Political scientist Dan…
Anti-data-center sentiment is reshaping American politics, with candidates who oppose AI infrastructure winning primaries. Will Lawrence, cofounder of the Sunrise Movement, won Michigan's Seventh Dist…
Abdul El-Sayed, a left-wing insurgent, won the Democratic Senate Primary in Michigan on July 20, 2026, defeating four-term moderate Congresswoman Haley Stevens, who was backed by Governor Gretchen Whi…
A new analysis by Nate Silver and surveys from the Democratic Socialists of America show that the median age of DSA members fell from 68 in 2013 to 33 by 2017, with Americans born after 1980 surging f…