November 7, 2026 at 6:25 AM
I think one really really clear message from this election is that American voters absolutely hate datacentres. Which is kind of interesting.
November 4, 2026 at 10:57 AM
I think one really really clear message from this election is that American voters absolutely hate datacentres. Which is kind of interesting.
According to the UCP we couldn't have solar farms because they would ruin farmland for crops but we can have have a total of 169 data centers
The UCP lie to suit their needs and the needs of their donors - should be criminal
#ableg #abpoli
The UCP lie to suit their needs and the needs of their donors - should be criminal
#ableg #abpoli
"In total, there are 20 active data centres in Alberta, with another 149 announced and four under construction, according to data provider Aterio. " JUST CRAZY #abpoli
gift article (20 times)
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/04e5c54...
gift article (20 times)
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/04e5c54...
November 2, 2026 at 7:17 PM
We don't need AI or datacentres!
November 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
We don't need AI or datacentres!
🇦🇺‘The EDO also wants an enforceable requirement that large data centres bring at least 100% new renewable energy before they begin operating’
pulsetasmania.com.au/news/edo-cal...
pulsetasmania.com.au/news/edo-cal...
EDO calls for moratorium on Tasmanian AI data centre approvals
Public inquiries about data centres jumped 250% between January and August…
pulsetasmania.com.au
November 4, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Ruh oh everyone hates datacentres and also they can vote??
Breaking news: Tech stocks chalked up their biggest one-day drop since the Covid pandemic following the Democrats’ sweeping midterm elections victory that upended Wall Street’s mammoth AI bet. ft.trib.al/Hsenhxn
November 6, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Ruh oh everyone hates datacentres and also they can vote??
Big Tech promises us the future. But workers building its data centres report missing pay, dangerous conditions and fear of speaking out.
New #tech, same old corporate greed. People and nature treated like they’re disposable.
New #tech, same old corporate greed. People and nature treated like they’re disposable.
Electrocutions, disease and no pay: how workers risk exploitation in Europe’s datacentres
As thousands of datacentres are constructed across Europe, the Guardian and Investigate Europe have uncovered disturbing evidence that some workers building them are exposed to dangerous conditions an...
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Big Tech promises us the future. But workers building its data centres report missing pay, dangerous conditions and fear of speaking out.
New #tech, same old corporate greed. People and nature treated like they’re disposable.
New #tech, same old corporate greed. People and nature treated like they’re disposable.
November 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
November 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Data Centre Protest: campaigners from Louth will join event on Saturday 7 November. They oppose a proposed large-scale data centre in Drogheda.
An Taisce argues this facility “would facilitate a breach of the emissions reduction obligations under the Climate Act”
droghedalife.com/louth-data-c...
An Taisce argues this facility “would facilitate a breach of the emissions reduction obligations under the Climate Act”
droghedalife.com/louth-data-c...
Louth data centre protest to join Dublin march
Louth residents will join a Dublin march against new data centres on 7th November, with the proposed Drogheda development among campaigners’ concerns.
droghedalife.com
November 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Worst stock in our portfolio today: Philip Morris #$PM
Because the US datacentres no longer getting built were expected to be made up of nicotine pouches and cigars
(joke)
Because the US datacentres no longer getting built were expected to be made up of nicotine pouches and cigars
(joke)
November 5, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Worst stock in our portfolio today: Philip Morris #$PM
Because the US datacentres no longer getting built were expected to be made up of nicotine pouches and cigars
(joke)
Because the US datacentres no longer getting built were expected to be made up of nicotine pouches and cigars
(joke)
Seems like a rule requiring renewable power for new datacentres, and a special (higher) business rate/local property tax for them, would go a long way to turning public opinion.
November 6, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Seems like a rule requiring renewable power for new datacentres, and a special (higher) business rate/local property tax for them, would go a long way to turning public opinion.
Data centres in the UK would like to connect the electricity grid, but there is a big queue so...
They are building gas power stations instead! www.ft.com/content/eb16...
They are building gas power stations instead! www.ft.com/content/eb16...
Britain’s gas use set to surge due to data centres
Delays in connecting to the electricity grid are leading developers to invest in fossil fuel generation
www.ft.com
November 6, 2026 at 10:59 AM
November 5, 2026 at 10:49 AM
November 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
AI and datacentres are of no benefit to ordinary people anywhere.
November 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
AI and datacentres are of no benefit to ordinary people anywhere.
Sooner or later, one of the Mars Rovers will discover the remains of 4 billion year old martian datacentres...
November 3, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Sooner or later, one of the Mars Rovers will discover the remains of 4 billion year old martian datacentres...
hanlon's razor applies here, I think.
Yesterday: "Yay, return to stability!"
Today: "Okay, uh, y'know all those tech companies who are building hated datacentres and are buddied up with Trump? We should probably divest from that.... What? Yes I know they're like 70% of the market right now."
Yesterday: "Yay, return to stability!"
Today: "Okay, uh, y'know all those tech companies who are building hated datacentres and are buddied up with Trump? We should probably divest from that.... What? Yes I know they're like 70% of the market right now."
November 5, 2026 at 8:08 PM
hanlon's razor applies here, I think.
Yesterday: "Yay, return to stability!"
Today: "Okay, uh, y'know all those tech companies who are building hated datacentres and are buddied up with Trump? We should probably divest from that.... What? Yes I know they're like 70% of the market right now."
Yesterday: "Yay, return to stability!"
Today: "Okay, uh, y'know all those tech companies who are building hated datacentres and are buddied up with Trump? We should probably divest from that.... What? Yes I know they're like 70% of the market right now."
introducing the new CEO of CloseAI, Sam Norman, here's what he has to say: "It makes me sad that there's so much DRAM just sitting in datacentres doing nothing useful."
November 7, 2026 at 8:31 AM
introducing the new CEO of CloseAI, Sam Norman, here's what he has to say: "It makes me sad that there's so much DRAM just sitting in datacentres doing nothing useful."
Wer zu einem Rechenzentrum "Campus" sagt, sagt auch "technischer Schnee" zu Kunstschnee.
Datacentres are deeply unpopular – so the geniuses at OpenAI are rebranding them | Arwa Mahdawi
These resource-guzzling centres drive up utility bills and are hated across the political spectrum. Cue a clunky, but potentially influential, new name for them, writes Arwa Mahdawi
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Wer zu einem Rechenzentrum "Campus" sagt, sagt auch "technischer Schnee" zu Kunstschnee.
What a waste of water, won't someone think of the datacentres!
November 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
What a waste of water, won't someone think of the datacentres!
More than 100 campaign groups will join together in 15 countries this week to call for a halt to major #AI projects (Guardian)
Activists across Europe prepare two days of protests against datacentres
More than 100 campaign groups will join together in 15 countries this week to call for a halt to major AI projects
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2026 at 9:31 AM
More than 100 campaign groups will join together in 15 countries this week to call for a halt to major #AI projects (Guardian)
Data centres...
Can't remember... is anyone keeping a check on them here in Britain like this?
If not, we need to.
#AI #datacentres #ukpolitics #politicslive #bbcnews #r4today #water #resources #planning #ErinBrockovich
Can't remember... is anyone keeping a check on them here in Britain like this?
If not, we need to.
#AI #datacentres #ukpolitics #politicslive #bbcnews #r4today #water #resources #planning #ErinBrockovich
November 5, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Data centres...
Can't remember... is anyone keeping a check on them here in Britain like this?
If not, we need to.
#AI #datacentres #ukpolitics #politicslive #bbcnews #r4today #water #resources #planning #ErinBrockovich
Can't remember... is anyone keeping a check on them here in Britain like this?
If not, we need to.
#AI #datacentres #ukpolitics #politicslive #bbcnews #r4today #water #resources #planning #ErinBrockovich
Fick #datacentres worry about this!!!
"We calculated a loss of 4 million common murres, the largest documented wildlife mortality event in the modern era. No evidence of recovery has yet been observed...ecosystems may no longer support historic numbers of seabird top predators."
This year may be worse💔🦉🦑
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
This year may be worse💔🦉🦑
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 6, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Fick #datacentres worry about this!!!
Another big loser in the US vote: datacentres.
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 11:46 AM
Another big loser in the US vote: datacentres.