Tech presses on despite setbacks

Scholar power: 12.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 35%, Economics 25%, Sociology 20%, Environmental science 20%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Daniel P. Aldrich	20%	39	12.5%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Reposts

Scholar power

100.0%

24.0 h

11

12.5%

Ranking score

0.518

Formula for ranking score (article): scholar_power × max(3 × (total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_published, 1))

New York Times

Data Centers Will Continue to Be Built, Despite Midterm Elections

Big technology companies saw the tide turn against their giant A. I. projects, but they have the means to weather delays.

Reposts 11 23h

Reposted by Nathan P. Kalmoe, Hisham Zerriffi, Emily Grubert

19%

Scholar power: 19.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 35%, Economics 25%, Sociology 20%, Environmental science 20%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Nathan P. Kalmoe	23%	17	9.5%
🎓 Hisham Zerriffi	9%	35	5.3%
🎓 Emily Grubert	10%	24	4.9%
Total			19.7%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Reposts

Scholar power

55.0%

22.2 h

220

19.7%

Ranking score

0.094

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

J. Mijin Cha

@jmijin.bsky.social

The, "Data centers will pay their own way," is grossly overstated in BAAJA. @kevinjkircher.com and I (with important input from @jlappen1.bsky.social @sylviachi.bsky.social and @climatebrad.hillheat.com) read- yes, we actually read it- and tl:dr- there is no guarantee ratepayers are protected 1/

BAAJA Data Center Provisions Have Few Affordability Benefits

TO: Congressional Staff FROM: Dr. J. Mijin Cha, UC Santa Cruz, Dr. Kevin J. Kircher, Purdue University DATE: November 12, 2026 RE: BAAJA would accelerate data center buildout against voters’ wishes wi...

docs.google.com

November 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM

by Daniel P. Aldrich

37%

Scholar power: 37.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 35%, Economics 25%, Sociology 20%, Environmental science 20%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Daniel P. Aldrich	20%	39	37.5%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

68.0%

26.5 h

0

37.5%

Ranking score

0.062

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Daniel Aldrich

@danielaldrich.bsky.social

Industry capture: Microsoft began drafting model legislation that it would bring to statehouses hungry to pass bills to allow data centers over local opposition
www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/t...

Data Centers Will Continue to Be Built, Despite Midterm Elections

Big technology companies saw the tide turn against their giant A.I. projects, but they have the means to weather delays.

www.nytimes.com

November 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM

Reposted by Luc Gwiazdzinski

7%

Scholar power: 7.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 35%, Economics 25%, Sociology 20%, Environmental science 20%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Luc Gwiazdzinski	23%	10	7.3%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

67.0%

31.7 h

22

7.3%

Ranking score

0.025

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Christopher Wright

21%

Scholar power: 21.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 35%, Economics 25%, Sociology 20%, Environmental science 20%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Christopher Wright	11%	43	21.6%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

51.0%

28.9 h

0

21.6%

Ranking score

0.013

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Christopher Wright

@chriswrightau.bsky.social

Hard to believe how badly data centre developers have managed community relations - looking like the US model is being repeated here! "Quantum DC halts approval process of Adelaide Hills AI data centre": www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11...

Developer 'pauses' AI data centre proposal after it 'misread' community feeling

Quantum DC has delayed its proposed hyper-scale AI data centre in the Adelaide Hills after receiving more than 400 questions from the community.

www.abc.net.au

November 12, 2026 at 9:49 AM

by Paul Dorfman

9%

Scholar power: 9.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 35%, Economics 25%, Sociology 20%, Environmental science 20%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Paul Dorfman	13%	6	9.6%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

49.0%

27.0 h

23

9.6%

Ranking score

0.011

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Dr Paul Dorfman

@drpauldorfman.bsky.social

#AI data centre-driven revival of the #nuclear power debate in #Australia is yet another political distraction from the urgent task of rapidly decarbonising the #energy system, only this time it’s focused on a technology that doesn’t technically exist: #SMR
reneweconomy.com.au/data-centres...

Data centres revive Coalition passion for nuclear power, but this time more expensive and even less realistic

Report finds federal Coalition's new push for nuclear, based on "conceptual" small modular reactors, won't meet Australia's energy needs on either urgency or cost.

reneweconomy.com.au

November 12, 2026 at 11:42 AM

by Aaron Sojourner

12%

Scholar power: 12.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 35%, Economics 25%, Sociology 20%, Environmental science 20%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Aaron Sojourner	9%	23	12.9%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

54.0%

27.4 h

0

12.9%

Ranking score

0.01

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Aaron Sojourner

@aaronsojourner.org

If the people would have had different jobs absent the data center, then the data center doesn't add jobs. It moves people between jobs. That's what the analysis finds.

November 12, 2026 at 11:15 AM

by Nicole Guenther Discenza

0%

Scholar power: 0.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 35%, Economics 25%, Sociology 20%, Environmental science 20%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Nicole Guenther Discenza	1%	9	0.9%

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Scholar power

49.0%

15.3 h

2

0.9%

Ranking score

0.007

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Nicole Guenther Discenza

@ndiscenza1.bsky.social

I remember when TECH WORKED!

Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 10d

The kids hating AI and the gen pop hating data centers, I can promise you that this literally never happened when Silicon Valley was making big leaps and bounds in the 90s tech scene. Email worked. Search worked. Message boards worked. It wasn't some nebulous snake oil looking for a purpose.

Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 10d

"Do you think that the construction of new data centers is..."

Bad: 52%
Good: 26%
Neutral: 14%

YouGov / Oct 30, 2026

November 12, 2026 at 11:24 PM

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