Data centers begone
November 2, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Data centers begone
Absolutely wild list of results for data centre ballot measures in the US
"that's 28 measures across 25 localities, all opposing data centres" - EVERY SINGLE LOCALITY VOTED TO OPPOSE DATA CENTRES
WILD RESULTS + A CLIMATE WIN
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"that's 28 measures across 25 localities, all opposing data centres" - EVERY SINGLE LOCALITY VOTED TO OPPOSE DATA CENTRES
WILD RESULTS + A CLIMATE WIN
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November 4, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Absolutely wild list of results for data centre ballot measures in the US
"that's 28 measures across 25 localities, all opposing data centres" - EVERY SINGLE LOCALITY VOTED TO OPPOSE DATA CENTRES
WILD RESULTS + A CLIMATE WIN
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"that's 28 measures across 25 localities, all opposing data centres" - EVERY SINGLE LOCALITY VOTED TO OPPOSE DATA CENTRES
WILD RESULTS + A CLIMATE WIN
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FUCK AI! FUCK DATA CENTRES!
BREAKING: AI stock futures plunge across the board as a Democratic blue wave takes shape in the midterm elections.
November 4, 2026 at 5:04 AM
FUCK AI! FUCK DATA CENTRES!
41 ballot initiatives pausing or banning data centers at the local level passed out of 41. Being anti data center is a bipartisan winning issue.
November 4, 2026 at 12:29 PM
41 ballot initiatives pausing or banning data centers at the local level passed out of 41. Being anti data center is a bipartisan winning issue.
My small request for today: Don’t share anything from prediction markets. It’s not data, and at a moment when people want data that doesn’t exist yet, it’s just a bad idea.
November 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
My small request for today: Don’t share anything from prediction markets. It’s not data, and at a moment when people want data that doesn’t exist yet, it’s just a bad idea.
Just........wow 🫨
35 of 35 (!!) ballot measures on data centres in US midterms vote to restrict data centre development
28 of 35 feature over 70% voting to crack down on data centres
ballotpedia.org/Data_center-...
35 of 35 (!!) ballot measures on data centres in US midterms vote to restrict data centre development
28 of 35 feature over 70% voting to crack down on data centres
ballotpedia.org/Data_center-...
November 4, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Just........wow 🫨
35 of 35 (!!) ballot measures on data centres in US midterms vote to restrict data centre development
28 of 35 feature over 70% voting to crack down on data centres
ballotpedia.org/Data_center-...
35 of 35 (!!) ballot measures on data centres in US midterms vote to restrict data centre development
28 of 35 feature over 70% voting to crack down on data centres
ballotpedia.org/Data_center-...
We’re making Ted Cruz live in a data center.
November 4, 2026 at 4:18 AM
We’re making Ted Cruz live in a data center.
Data centers were on the ballot in dozens of races last night. They lost most of them.
American Voters Overwhelmingly Reject AI Data Centers
Data centers were on the ballot in dozens of races last night. They lost most of them.
www.404media.co
November 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Data centers were on the ballot in dozens of races last night. They lost most of them.
That’s right
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November 4, 2026 at 2:03 AM
That’s right
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if you refer to a data center as a compute campus i'll assume you're a fed
November 2, 2026 at 10:10 PM
if you refer to a data center as a compute campus i'll assume you're a fed
all data centers are being converted into gay bars
November 4, 2026 at 6:49 AM
all data centers are being converted into gay bars
Looking forward to all Musk’s Texas data centres getting shut down.
November 4, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Looking forward to all Musk’s Texas data centres getting shut down.
Costs. Corruption. Cruelty. And data centers.
Hello blue tsunami 🌊
Hello blue tsunami 🌊
November 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Costs. Corruption. Cruelty. And data centers.
Hello blue tsunami 🌊
Hello blue tsunami 🌊
Texas now has a pro data centre mortaorium governor 😲
Gina Hinojosa: the first Democratic Governor of Texas in 36 years.
November 4, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Texas now has a pro data centre mortaorium governor 😲
Yes, I would prefer NONE of my data be stolen or used in sinister ways, but at least China stealing my data is way less likely to impact my life than one of our equally evil U.S. tech companies stealing my data and selling it to the GOP fascists in DC whose boots they regularly tonguebathe.
I *want* a $30k BYD.
National security? Bullshit concern, because none of you ever got upset about 30 years of Chinese computers and consuner electronics.
CCP gets my data? DGAF, I'd rather Xi have my data then any US CEO, because at least he won't sell it to US data brokers or LLM companies.
National security? Bullshit concern, because none of you ever got upset about 30 years of Chinese computers and consuner electronics.
CCP gets my data? DGAF, I'd rather Xi have my data then any US CEO, because at least he won't sell it to US data brokers or LLM companies.
November 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Yes, I would prefer NONE of my data be stolen or used in sinister ways, but at least China stealing my data is way less likely to impact my life than one of our equally evil U.S. tech companies stealing my data and selling it to the GOP fascists in DC whose boots they regularly tonguebathe.
A NYT investigation revealed GM sold customers’ data for eight years. It tracked how often they drove, how frequently they braked, and whether they exceeded speed limits. The data was sold to insurance brokers, who raised rates by as much as 22%.
www.techrepublic.com/article/news...
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November 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
A NYT investigation revealed GM sold customers’ data for eight years. It tracked how often they drove, how frequently they braked, and whether they exceeded speed limits. The data was sold to insurance brokers, who raised rates by as much as 22%.
www.techrepublic.com/article/news...
www.techrepublic.com/article/news...
Very much worth noting that among the biggest losers in this landslide so far: data centers, AI industry PAC recipients, and Elon Musk.
November 4, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Very much worth noting that among the biggest losers in this landslide so far: data centers, AI industry PAC recipients, and Elon Musk.
some shit that will help:
ban the ability to collect user data beyond like "amazon keeps your address so it knows where the package gets sent to"
ban the ability to sell that data to anyone for any reason
all ads are now dumb ads, cannot be targeted, you cannot have that data
ban the ability to collect user data beyond like "amazon keeps your address so it knows where the package gets sent to"
ban the ability to sell that data to anyone for any reason
all ads are now dumb ads, cannot be targeted, you cannot have that data
November 4, 2026 at 10:51 AM
some shit that will help:
ban the ability to collect user data beyond like "amazon keeps your address so it knows where the package gets sent to"
ban the ability to sell that data to anyone for any reason
all ads are now dumb ads, cannot be targeted, you cannot have that data
ban the ability to collect user data beyond like "amazon keeps your address so it knows where the package gets sent to"
ban the ability to sell that data to anyone for any reason
all ads are now dumb ads, cannot be targeted, you cannot have that data
On Election Day, 44 various data center moratoriums were on the ballot across America. 43 passed.
November 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
On Election Day, 44 various data center moratoriums were on the ballot across America. 43 passed.
It seemed to lose height very rapidly according to Flight Radar data.
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November 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
It seemed to lose height very rapidly according to Flight Radar data.
www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraf...
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My hottest take: Maps are just a terrible way to represent voting data.
November 4, 2026 at 3:04 AM
My hottest take: Maps are just a terrible way to represent voting data.
Our permitting bill saves ratepayers $55 BILLION alone just by requiring data centers to pay their fair share.
Grid Funding from Data Centers in BAAJA
Grid Strategies estimates $55 billion in transmission costs could be collected from data centers under BAAJA.
gridstrategiesllc.com
November 2, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Our permitting bill saves ratepayers $55 BILLION alone just by requiring data centers to pay their fair share.
The way to address people selling and misusing data is to regulate selling and misusing of data.
They aren't willing to do that because they love people selling and misusing data as long as it's an American company.
They aren't willing to do that because they love people selling and misusing data as long as it's an American company.
I *want* a $30k BYD.
National security? Bullshit concern, because none of you ever got upset about 30 years of Chinese computers and consuner electronics.
CCP gets my data? DGAF, I'd rather Xi have my data then any US CEO, because at least he won't sell it to US data brokers or LLM companies.
National security? Bullshit concern, because none of you ever got upset about 30 years of Chinese computers and consuner electronics.
CCP gets my data? DGAF, I'd rather Xi have my data then any US CEO, because at least he won't sell it to US data brokers or LLM companies.
November 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The way to address people selling and misusing data is to regulate selling and misusing of data.
They aren't willing to do that because they love people selling and misusing data as long as it's an American company.
They aren't willing to do that because they love people selling and misusing data as long as it's an American company.
