Trump Blames AI for Midterm Shellacking, Lessons from Lansing, and Hidden Deep Fake Capabilities
Following a Democratic midterm sweep, Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez demand a national data center moratorium. Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa plans limits as Will Lawrence flips a Michigan seat on anti-tech platforms. Houston Mayor John Whitmire ends local ICE cooperation after Greg Abbott's defeat. Federal prosecutors secure decades-long sentences for Texas ICE protesters, and Soros-linked groups face a Seattle data center lawsuit.
A Curious Seattle Data Center SLAPP Suit, & Some Post-Midterm Schadenfreude at MAGA’s Expense
Should post-midterm schadenfreude be called MAGAfreude? Democrats storm the Capitol (the right way). Incoming committee chairs Robert Garcia & Bernie Sanders ready wide-ranging oversight probes. Voters reject AI infrastructure in 40 of 41 local ballot measures nationwide, as electrician Monte Pringle files a federal SLAPP suit in Washington targeting the Open Society Foundation and Proteus Fund over data center protests.
What the Midterms Mean for the AI Data Center Resistance Movement (And What to Do Now)
What the Midterms Mean for the AI Data Center Resistance Movement (And What to Do Now)
A Republic, If You Can Keep It: 2026 Midterms Edition
Trump weighs renewed military action against Iran following covert U.S. strikes on Qeshm Island, sparking reported friction with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Candidates backing AI data center moratoriums surge across key gubernatorial races, while an NAACP lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI Colossus facility proceeds. The election landscape is further defined by legal battles over ballot access in Gwinnett County, an emergency bid by CAIR-Florida to block Ron DeSantis's terror designation, and scrutiny over Stephen Miller's financial disclosures
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Reports reveal Pete Hegseth is mobilizing a military cyber unit for the 2026 midterms as the federal government uses NSPM-7 powers to treat domestic dissent as terrorism. Florida designates CAIR as a terrorist group. The National Guard mobilizes across all 50 states for the midterm elections. DHS spends $495 million on a private prison, ProPublica documents over 500 U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents, and federal subsidies buoy aging coal plants.
How Trump Is Trying to Disrupt the Midterms, and What You Can Do About It
It's clear Trump and his allies want to keep control of Congress, regardless of whether they win the elections on Tuesday. Sending ICE to the polls on Tuesday would be just one part of an overall plan that will most likely look (and already does look) something like this:
The Top AI Apps, the Suncor Case, and How the Defense Department is Planning for the Midterms
The Supreme Court hears arguments in Suncor v. Boulder County, and Florida designates CAIR as a terrorist group. Nearly 50% of U.S. consumers report using generative AI tools, but only 25% interact with them daily. The Department of Defense is deploying military capabilities ahead of the November 2026 elections.
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Trump, the Data Center industry, right wing House members, and the fossil fuel industry are all trying to put as much pressure as they can on climate and environmental advocacy organizations before Congressional power potentially shifts on November 3rd.
Whatever the ultimate outcome, the pressure will likely inflict reputational harm, donor withdrawal, and legal costs for the targeted groups, and it will have a chilling effect on the larger advocacy network as a whole.
And, of course, like the “viral waste” DOGE pushed to justify its gutting of USAID, the allegations this pressure campaign is based on are essentially all made up by the nephew network of right wing think tank operatives.
ICE Fires Bum Recruits, Loses Track of Miscarriage Data; Trump Builds Out NSPM-7 Framework
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin repeals power plant emissions limits, while records reveal an FBI mission center tracking political dissent and ICE losing count of miscarriages in detention. Meanwhile, Donald Trump faces scrutiny over securities trading and DOGE buyouts as Democrats gain momentum heading into the midterms.
To Don Jr, From Russia With Love. Also: GOP Targets Bloomberg Philanthropies
House Republicans launch an investigation into Bloomberg Philanthropies over climate funding as President Donald Trump dismisses AI safety fears to back unchecked data center growth. Meanwhile, Sen. John Kennedy pushes an AI kill switch bill, the DOJ deploys Joint Task Force Vanguard to target online dissent, and the Pentagon confirms orbital space weapons.