Reposted by Barbara DeesMichael Bishop ☕ 📚 🚲 🌱 @michaelbishop.org · 07/08/2026Attention needs to be brought to the communities where the minerals are mined which will be used in the production of the data center hardware. People are struggling and dying just so the first world Tech Lords can get rich. 001
Reposted by Barbara DeesUnion of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 07/08/2026"Despite repeated warnings of the threat that data centers pose to electric system stability, grid reliability is dangling between old fenceposts that separate hyperscale data centers from effective oversight." Read UCS's Lee Shaver's new blog to learn the details:blog.ucs.orgData Centers Are Already Stressing the Grid. Regulators Are Playing Catch-up. - Union of Concerned ScientistsDespite repeated warnings of the threat that data centers pose to electric system stability, grid reliability is dangling between old fenceposts that separate hyperscale data centers from effective oversight. 14324
Reposted by Barbara DeesBangor Daily News @bangordailynews.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Residents, Tribal leaders and regional advocates pressed for passage of citizen‑initiated ordinances aimed at stopping the Western Passage project. via @themainemonitor.orgbangordailynews.comEastport residents fill hearings to oppose underwater AI data‑center planResidents, tribal leaders and regional advocates pressed for passage of citizen‑initiated ordinances aimed at stopping the Western Passage project. 063
Reposted by Barbara DeesBrian @brian215.bsky.social · 07/08/2026On the plus side, we’ll all be dead before they can build all the data centers. 051
Reposted by Barbara DeesMelissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 07/08/2026If Ohio Dems aren’t jumping on this for ads right now…there is no helping them! 13217
Reposted by Barbara DeesShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Locally AI is associated with fake astroturf Nimby campaigns. It’s a toxic mould. 36913
Reposted by Barbara DeesClayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 07/08/2026Texas shouldn't have to sacrifice its water, farmland, and communities for irresponsible AI data centers. We have a duty to protect the resources that feed our families, power our communities, and sustain future generations. 46535
Reposted by Barbara DeesLogan Dean @logandean.games · 07/08/2026No joke if you told people data centers were making Diet Coke more expensive there would be a moratorium in an afternoon 1213
Reposted by Barbara DeesParis Marx @parismarx.com · 07/08/2026“More and more people are questioning whether this industry is actually thinking about the kind of social benefit of their technologies or just about what they … want to get out of it.” I spoke to @nicklogan.bsky.social about the backlash to influencers going to an OpenAI retreat.cbc.caInfluencers went on an all-expenses-paid OpenAI brand trip. Some of their followers aren't happy | CBC NewsOpenAI, the tech giant behind ChatGPT, hosted an all-expenses-paid gathering of content creators to promote its new AI workplace tools. The backlash from followers was fierce and experts say it may ju... 14716
Reposted by Barbara DeesElliott Dunstan -- GROTESQUE Oct 13th! @fiversdream.bsky.social · 08/08/2026This is such a horrendous justification for starting a witch-hunt. You're the one who started with "just in" and are using the harshest words possible for what was an *extremely* early experiment with this stuff. You're throwing these firmly anti-AI authors under the bus for attention. 061
Reposted by Barbara DeesWaldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 07/08/2026Here’s some free advice for elected officials: Don’t stand between a proposed data center and an angry mob. It’s entirely downside. The opposition is bipartisan, mostly right but for the wrong reasons, and not open to new information. I promise your district does not need a data center. 918437
Reposted by Barbara DeesMelissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Dems - this is a serious “tri partisan” issue for you to run on!!!! 1175
Reposted by Barbara DeesMike Rogoway @rogoway.bsky.social · 07/08/2026On data centers, Kotek and Drazan are staking out nuanced positions that are somewhat similar to one another. This week's poll suggests Oregon voters want stronger action.oregonlive.comKotek backs local data center moratoriums, says Oregon lacks authority for statewide banA new poll indicates Oregon voters want stronger action. 275
Reposted by Barbara DeesEvan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Smart Democratic campaigns would run this on repeat in any district anywhere near a data center fight 311434
Reposted by Barbara DeesDeborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026thenevadaglobe.com/702times/nv-... Nevada’s largest electric utility, NV Energy, has filed a lawsuit in federal court against data center developer Tract Capital Management over who should bear the multi-billion-dollar cost of expanding energy infrastructure for the artificial intelligence boom.thenevadaglobe.comNV Energy Sues Data Center Developer in First-of-Its-Kind Fight Over AI Power Buildout - Nevada GlobeRENO, NV — Nevada's largest electric utility, NV Energy, has filed a landmark lawsuit in federal court against data center developer Tract Capital 1179
Reposted by Barbara DeesДжем @jematoi.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I feel like the onslaught of data centers has brought overdue attention to local politics, which is cool. So many city councils/misc. small-scale govs are filled with sick idiots who have been leeching off their constituents for far too long. 0423
Reposted by Barbara DeesStarfleet Design 🖍🖖 @starfleetdesign.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The irony of posting this message using a genAI image… There's not even any doubt; the watermark confirms it. And it was reposted into my timeline by none other than William Gibson. 7363
Reposted by Barbara DeesGizmodo @gizmodo.com · 07/08/2026Data Center Reps Face the Guillotine, Flee Public Hearing gizmodo.com/data-center-reps-face-t…gizmodo.comData Center Reps Face the Guillotine, Flee Public HearingSeems like they got the message. 01712
Reposted by Barbara DeesMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 07/08/2026OPINION: "Jackson residents did not demand that the city abandon technology. They asked their elected officials to take six months to study what these enormous facilities could mean for their neighborhoods, utility bills, water supply, health and property values," Mikel Bolden writes.mississippifreepress.orgOpinion | Mississippi Is Tired of Being Kept in the Dark on Data CentersMikel Bolden writes that Mississippians deserve more transparency on how the state’s data center deals are coming together. 58543
Reposted by Barbara DeesTim Ellis, TDSB Ward 2 candidate 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 07/08/2026What is the AI booster position on this?? Is it just an acceptable cost? It's fine if people facing major disaster get false information about that disaster because it's worth it? Is this going to be fixed? What's the view from the pro AI folks on this 4144
Reposted by Barbara DeesCommon Dreams @commondreams.org · 07/08/2026"We need to clearly be 100% on the side of workers who are vulnerable, kids who are vulnerable, everyday people who are vulnerable to mass surveillance," said Rep. Greg Casar, urging Democrats to reject AI industry money.commondreams.org'As Toxic as AIPAC': Casar Urges Dems to Reject AI Industry Money and Protect Workers"We need to clearly be 100% on the side of workers who are vulnerable, kids who are vulnerable, everyday people who are vulnerable to mass surveillance." 06332
Reposted by Barbara DeesNowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 07/08/2026'Billionaires can steamroll everyday people because they have access to power and resources most of us don’t.' 02716
Reposted by Barbara DeesNBC News @nbcnews.com · 07/08/2026Data center construction for artificial intelligence is running into a very physical problem: not having enough humans to install the fiber-optic cable needed to connect the centers to the internet.nbcnews.toA labor shortage is choking off AI data center constructionBy some estimates, the U.S. is 58,000 people short of the workforce needed to install the fiber-optic cable that connects data centers to the internet. 102613
Reposted by Barbara DeesViga @viga.bsky.social · 07/08/2026For years I've been seeing "get the guillotine! Get the guillotine!" But no one has a guillotine! I'm like quit frontin' on the guillotine! Finally someone didn't front on the guillotine. 04321
Reposted by Barbara DeesCongresswoman Susie Lee @susielee.house.gov · 08/08/2026Data centers should cover their own costs, not Nevadans. That’s why I’m working to pass the Energy Bills Relief Act — which will make data centers pay their fair share, get cheaper and cleaner energy on the grid, and lower your utility bill ⬇️ susielee.house.gov/media/press-... 1161146376
Reposted by Barbara DeesTyler @electriceden92.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Same thing with 'we can't just put data centers in poor black areas, sorry' 0327
Reposted by Barbara DeesRaymond Craib @raycraib.bsky.social · 07/08/2026This is solid and a good reminder to not get suckered in to and reproduce tech AI doomerism (which is part of the sales pitch) 1408
Reposted by Barbara DeesForward Blue @forwardblue.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Trump paused his economy-wrecking tour to gush over architecture. Data centers, he says, are “the most incredible buildings” he’s ever laid eyes on—right as they guzzle the grid and goose your power bill. Nice to see the priorities are locked in!! 167645
Reposted by Barbara DeesJennifer C. Martin @notreallyjcm.bsky.social · 07/08/2026“We need data centers to stay ahead of China” seems to be a common belief of AI supporters. Why can’t we ever want to stay “ahead of China” when it comes to high-speed rail or EVs or low cost of living or public safety? 1242252519
Reposted by Barbara DeesKen @kenzime.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Its shit like this that makes people say "why should I fucking bother" doing anything about emmisions. Amazon getting a permit to spew 33 million tonnes of CO2 into our atmosphere for ONE fucking gas powered AI data center. That's close to half our entire annual emmisions. Meanwhile we all burn. 42619
Reposted by Barbara DeesAnthropoceneMPG 🌊 @anthropocenempg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Only 10% of data centers waiting to get hooked up to the Texas power grid responded to questions about their water and energy usage. This prompted Gov. Abbott to pause new data centers. Data centers are hiding their true agenda, even from the state. www.texastribune.org/2026/08/07/d...texastribune.orgTrump calls Texas’ data center opposition a “mistake”The president’s comments to Punchbowl News come just days after Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide pause of approval for data centers trying to connect to the power grid. 1217
Reposted by Barbara DeesDave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I don't know enough about data centers, like conceptually, to have a blanket up or down opinion on them, but I appreciate that they're giving communities something material to unite around 4343
Reposted by Barbara Deeslittle lamb @puddleofbrain.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Americans don’t care about clean water you need to tell them data centers are ruining soda 1137469
Reposted by Barbara DeesDovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026TRUTH!!!!!! These centers are taking so much water from many communities… OFTEN FREE. Protect your water! Pay attention. In Ohio, Sen. Jon Husted recruited these centers & gave them sweetheart tax incentives!!! Our utility bills skyrocketed. VOTE SHERROD BROWN! He Cares! 59853
Reposted by Barbara DeesTopSpin has Comms Open @topspinthefuzzy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Fun fact: that 350 million youre pumping into generative ai data centers will, in fact, never pay off. Unless you count destroying communities and the environment as a desired outcome, then sure. 114747
Reposted by Barbara DeesAnthropoceneMPG 🌊 @anthropocenempg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Worthless Data Center promises: ▫️Closed Loop Cooling Systems ▫️Generate impressive tax revenues ▫️Thousands of jobs Moreover, they are using NDAs to get what they want. This is not democracy. 25417
Reposted by Barbara DeesGOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 07/08/2026i'm not going to dunk on the OP for this because they're just some rando, but this is extremely funny 1825117
Reposted by Barbara DeesEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 07/08/2026There are only a handful of venues in the country using AI surveillance. They fucked around. Now they’re finding out sf.gazetteer.co/bay-area-art...sf.gazetteer.coBay Area artists commit to avoiding venues employing surveillance technologyTune-Yards, Deerhoof, and others are among more than 300 artists who’ve signed a pledge organized by local digital rights activists 125461
Reposted by Barbara DeesJoshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 07/08/2026Once again: Democrats could sweep elections in otherwise hostile places by opposing new data centers and can even add in concrete pro-democracy messages too 17024
Reposted by Barbara DeesJimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 07/08/2026When you get a job in government, does someone just knock you over the head with a bat until you start coming up with ways to improve the bottom line of the oil and gas industry, or whatdesmog.comMark Carney Advisor Says AI Data Centres ‘Provide Markets’ For GasBoosting energy production is one of the top ‘public policy benefits to Canada’ of data centres, internal Privy Council document explains. 69332
Reposted by Barbara Deesjae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 07/08/2026my latest: i can confirm there's been a concerted campaign to develop a data center in northern virginia within a historically important national park site relying on help from a senior advisor to the interior department under the first trump admin will the land swap happen? for @heatmap.newsheatmap.newsHow the National Park Service Wound Up in a Data Center DealThe agency is reportedly considering a land swap that would allow AI infrastructure in one of northern Virginia’s largest green spaces. 5264148
Reposted by Barbara Dees404 Media @404media.co · 07/08/2026A teacher in Kansas was arrested for clapping for speakers who spoke up against a data center. Now, the city of Emporia is moving to virtual only meetings, citing "public safety." In their own words, Lux Claridge, tells us what happened. @mjgault.bsky.social story: www.404media.co/city-that-ar... 45759337
Reposted by Barbara DeesTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026A lot of this is a revolt against the American gentry (an article that for reasons i will never understand every white leftist on the internet thinks I never read but I digress). They are deeply angry with the sheriffs/car wash owners/developers who are often the same people or the same family. 128235
Reposted by Barbara DeesTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I’m telling you, corruption is what‘s pissing off most normies flocking to the data center resistance. this kind of thing is really activating 1244651165
Reposted by Barbara Deesmoneill16.bsky.social @moneill16.bsky.social · 08/08/2026open.substack.com/pub/peoplepo...open.substack.com💥Stop Funding Surveillance. Invest in the People.People are demanding affordable healthcare, housing, education, and climate action—not AI data centers on public lands and expanding surveillance networks. 001
Reposted by Barbara DeesMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Democracy Docket doesn't sell your email, send you spam or market you products. It isn't on Substack or ActBlue. It provides you the critical pro-democracy information and analysis you need while respecting your privacy. If that sounds good, sign up now: demdock.com/4w6emld 323222874
Reposted by Barbara DeesAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/08/2026He had to stop taking Propecia because it interacts with dementia meds. So he took a low profile trip to CA last week to buy what he considers to be a realistic hair piece. (Allegedly) 1605120103300