The Pro-Data-Center Midterm Spending Spree Begins, Pentagon Employee Celebrates Hacking Left-Wing Websites
Pro-AI super PACs launch a $50 million midterm campaign to combat growing local and legislative backlash over data center grid strain, water pollution, and soaring utility bills. Meanwhile, the Trump administration faces a civil rights lawsuit over warrantless ICE arrests in Maryland and an appeals court defeat on mail voting restrictions. Plus, 20 states sue to block rollbacks to the Endangered Species Act.
A Foldable iPhone, a Mifepristone Challenge, and a Google Map for the Human Genome
The new foldable iPhone. The Trump administration pressures the FCC to punish a critical reporter, issues new Russia probe subpoenas, and cuts SNAP funding through H.R. 1, while DHS asks the Supreme Court to revive its SAVE voter database. Plus, a 5th Circuit challenge targets mifepristone access, and Iranian forces hit U.S. tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
China’s a Rent-a-Face Market, Bullshit Data Center Proposals, and Trump Spies on Drivers’ Financial Records
Investigations reveal covert influence networks using paid actors and AI ghost creators to push political messaging on YouTube, while marketplaces in China allow individuals to rent their faces for synthetic media. Trump administration officials plan to divert federal child care funds to stay-at-home parents, DHS deploys predictive intelligence targeting teams against drivers, and House Republican leadership stalls data center ratepayer safeguards ahead of the midterm elections. Plus, OpenAI faces growing fallout over rogue agent communications.
The Warnock-Wyden Plan to Stop Trump’s Non-Profit Crackdown
Campaigns clash over AI data centers in the midterms as tech firms pour millions into super PACs. Senators Warnock and Wyden launch an inquiry into Trump administration plans to target non-profits through the IRS. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court weighs Trump appeals to restrict mail-in voting as ballots head out, and federal regulators move to scrap SEC rules against public pension pay-to-play.
Altman Tries Apples to Almonds AI Water Use Comparison, Elon Musk Wants Data Centers in Space, and the Pentagon Quietly Rescinds Testosterone Order
Trump leverages federal power against domestic targets. An Atlanta judge keeps a student activist defamation suit alive, a federal judge blocks New York’s $75B Climate Superfund Act, and the Pentagon abruptly pulls troop hormone rules. Sam Altman tries an apples to almonds comparison. Full capacity data center news.
Did Trump Just Nationalize Your Content? Plus Georgia Becomes Biggest Data Center Builder in the U.S., & More Flock Stalking
Surging data center construction triggers bipartisan backlash across Georgia and the Midwest over grid strain and water depletion, while Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick dismisses usage concerns. Meanwhile, whistleblowers expose a rushed USPS ballot-screening system tied to Donald Trump’s mail voting order, the DOJ threatens state TANF funding over immigration reporting, and DHS faces scrutiny for using PATRIOT Act powers against progressive groups in Minnesota.
Arkansas Newspapers Get Data Center Scoop, Trump Attacks Iran Again, & Community Rallies Behind Mark Ruffalo
Bipartisan backlash grows against the nationwide AI data center buildout as projects strain power grids, deplete water supplies, and trigger ratepayer fights from Georgia to Arkansas. Trump launches new strikes on Iran and pushes aggressive unilateral foreign policy while federal courts stall New York’s $75 billion climate superfund law and the SPLC trial. Plus, progressive Sen. Ed Markey secures a primary win, and AI video networks target Democratic officials.
Wendell Berry Dies, Trump Loves Data Centers, & a Federal Judge Says No to Rubio Deportation Scheme
RIP Wendell Berry. Trump pushes a rapid data center buildout as Congress and regulators face mounting backlash over rising utility bills and water use. Meanwhile, a federal judge blocks Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech-based deportation policy, a court strikes down New York’s $75 billion climate superfund law, and the IRS targets progressive nonprofits.
The Billion Dollar Dark Money Midterms, and the Arcane Law Trump is Using to Spy on His Perceived Enemies
The Department of Homeland Security bypasses courts to surveil journalists and unions, the administration designates protest groups as terrorists, and dark money surges past $1 billion in the 2026 midterms. The Trump admin shuts down federal food safety research, & pushes to strip tax-exempt status from progressive nonprofits. The Pentagon embeds conservative influencers in civilian roles.
Was Hip Hop a USAID Psy-Op? Elon Musk Fanboys Think So. Also, Is the Trump Admin Set to Crackdown on Progressive Non-Profits?
The Trump administration targets progressive nonprofits with IRS audits and terror sanctions. Meanwhile, surging AI data center demand strains the PJM grid, driving state utility fights in Georgia and Florida. The Trump administration solution is to ease radiation safety standards. The right wing thinks hip hop was a US government-funded woke psy op, but now all that’s over thanks to DOGE (really!).