{"id":24632,"date":"2026-08-30T13:37:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T11:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/the-datacenter-fight-could-permanently-transform-us-politics-which-party-will-seize-advantage\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T13:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T11:37:46","slug":"the-datacenter-fight-could-permanently-transform-us-politics-which-party-will-seize-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/the-datacenter-fight-could-permanently-transform-us-politics-which-party-will-seize-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"The datacenter fight could permanently transform US politics. Which party will seize advantage?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The movement against datacenters are uniting Americans because they perfectly illustrate how a few individuals hold all the power to control decisions that impact our lives<\/p>\n

Bryce Gustafson has been knocking on doors in Indiana for more than a decade. The lead organizer with Citizens Action Coalition (CAC), a consumer and environmental organization, he usually encounters a mix of reactions when he\u2019s out canvassing; whatever issue he\u2019s talking about, there\u2019s always at least a few people on the other side. But at a recent festival in the rural town of Monrovia, Indiana, he was struck by an unusual spirit of unity.<\/p>\n

He was there about a proposed datacenter<\/a>, a 550-acre (222-hectare) Google project in this small town of 1,600 people. \u201cI had 50 people I talked to,\u201d Gustafson told me. \u201cNobody wanted that datacenter in their community. And at least a half a dozen people came up to me to say, \u2018Hey, I voted for Trump. What the heck\u2019s he doing, supporting these things?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nThe movement against datacenters are uniting Americans because they perfectly illustrate how a few individuals hold all the power to control decisions that impact our lives
\nBryce Gustafson has been knocking on doors in Indiana for more than a decade. The lead organizer with Citizens Action Coalition (CAC), a consumer and environmental organization, he usually encounters a mix of reactions when he\u2019s out canvassing; whatever issue he\u2019s talking about, there\u2019s always at least a few people on the other side. But at a recent festival in the rural town of Monrovia, Indiana, he was struck by an unusual spirit of unity.
\nHe was there about a proposed datacenter, a 550-acre (222-hectare) Google project in this small town of 1,600 people. \u201cI had 50 people I talked to,\u201d Gustafson told me. \u201cNobody wanted that datacenter in their community. And at least a half a dozen people came up to me to say, \u2018Hey, I voted for Trump. What the heck\u2019s he doing, supporting these things?\u2019\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The movement against datacenters are uniting Americans because they perfectly illustrate how a few individuals hold all the power to control decisions that impact our lives Bryce Gustafson has been knocking on doors in Indiana for more than a decade. The lead organizer with Citizens Action Coalition (CAC), a consumer and environmental organization, he usually …<\/p>\n

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