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Data center land grab in Jawja
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:43 am
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:43 am
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Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:51 am to Crimson Wraith
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:55 am to Crimson Wraith
I've read recently that China and Russia are promoting US campaigns against AI data centers. If true, we'll probably see a lot more controversy about this subject.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:55 am to wdhalgren
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:56 am to wdhalgren
Muh Russia.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:00 am to wdhalgren
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I've read recently that China and Russia are promoting US campaigns against AI data centers. If true, we'll probably see a lot more controversy about this subject.
You are correct. It doesn’t take much to get these loons riled up anyway.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:04 am to Crimson Wraith
I don't understand Jawja, at all -- It's like they want to become little-left-coast-California now.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:04 am to BigPerm30
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BigPerm30
How many data centers are near your house or trailer or apartment?
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:12 am to wdhalgren
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I've read recently that China and Russia are promoting US campaigns against AI data centers.
Makes sense, the next great arms race is likely AI
I do not know much about the current operations, but I would hope much like past tech, as AI advances, the size and efficiency of what it takes to operate wil improve. But in the mean time the US can't afford to fall behind
That being said, It is very rare I am a fan of eminent domain being used
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:13 am to Crimson Wraith
Cow-weeter county, Jawja.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:17 am to captainFid
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It's like they want to become little-left-coast-California now.
It's what happens when you have compromised puppets installed at all levels of state government who are beholden to CCP/Uniparty rule.
Look no further than our Hayseed Governor who talks a good game until it's time to stand up for Georgia where it counts.
His refusal to call a special session of the General Assembly to revisit the congressional districting in light of the Calais decision plays right into the hands of the liberal Justices who slow-walked their dissent on a SCOTUS case that was conferenced 7 months prior.
It would be inconvenient to postpone the primaries when early voting has begun, but not impossible. Inconvenience is no justification for persisting with unconstitutional racial bias governing the congressional districts.
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 10:20 am
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:31 am to Crimson Wraith
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Muh Russia
It seems to be more China from what I've seen.
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An October 2025 CGTN [my ed: China Global Television Network] video, for example, states that "energy-hungry data centers that have sprung up due to AI investments" are "sadly" causing a "major spike in energy prices," particularly "on the West Coast, Mid-Atlantic, and New England." Last month, a China Daily piece, headlined "AI boom sends electricity bills in US skyrocketing," quoted a Siena University economics professor, Aaron Pacitti, to argue that "electricity prices in the United States are emerging as a new source of economic strain" due to "surging power demand from data centers." China's Global Times followed suit earlier this month, lamenting data centers' "high energy consumption."
"Data centers, stacked with thousands of servers, are a major devourer of energy," a narrator that appears to be AI-generated says in the CGTN video. "This, combined with America's older grid and rebuilding cost, has raised prices."
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At the same time, Beijing is encouraging U.S. movements aimed at voluntarily restraining American tech innovation—and is gaining momentum among progressives on Capitol Hill.
A group of lawmakers, including Sanders and Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D., Wash.) and Maxwell Frost (D., Fla.), are backing a proposal from the left-wing environmental group Food and Water Watch to enact a nationwide moratorium on new data centers, Politico reported. Sanders, meanwhile, is set to participate in a Wednesday discussion on "the existential threat of AI" that will also feature two CCP-backed academics. One of them, Xue Lan, is a professor at Tsinghua University, a CCP-affiliated school that conducts research for China's military. The other, Zeng Yi, serves as the dean of the Beijing Institute of AI Safety and Governance.
"Instead of harnessing American innovation, Senator Sanders is inviting foreign nationals to tell the United States how to regulate AI," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in response to the Sanders event. "It would be like channeling Hugo Chavez to get advice on how to run our economy—oh wait, the Senator from Vermont did that 20 years ago, too."
Sanders's office did not respond to a request for comment.
This is from an artice on freebeacon.com called "Chinese Propaganda Outlets Jump Into Crusade Against Data Centers as Beijing Races To Achieve AI Supremacy". If you don't trust the source, that's fine with me because I never trust anything I read or hear. But those are some statements that can be researched for accuracy if you're interested in some meaningful pushback.
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 10:35 am
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:36 am to wdhalgren
Ignore chinee pysops. Let's deal with the AI centers around the country and their operations and power.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:38 am to ThePoo
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Makes sense, the next great arms race is likely AI
I do not know much about the current operations, but I would hope much like past tech, as AI advances, the size and efficiency of what it takes to operate wil improve. But in the mean time the US can't afford to fall behind
China is close...but it's not because of data center capacity...
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:39 am to wdhalgren
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I've read recently that China and Russia are promoting US campaigns against AI data centers. If true, we'll probably see a lot more controversy about this subject.
Which could also be misinformation to squash any dissent over proposed data centers.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:40 am to Crimson Wraith
This shite is going to cause a whole generation to get Tennitus.
Chandler neighbors annoyed by constant hum coming from giant datacenter
People in the Clemente Ranch neighborhood, near Dobson and Germann roads, are fed up with the noise coming from a giant data center nearby.
Chandler neighbors annoyed by constant hum coming from giant datacenter
People in the Clemente Ranch neighborhood, near Dobson and Germann roads, are fed up with the noise coming from a giant data center nearby.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:46 am to wdhalgren
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China and Russia are promoting US campaigns against AI data centers
China is desperate to win the arms race on AI/Big Data
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:49 am to Crimson Wraith
KELO v. New London really needs to get overturned or massively reigned in.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:55 am to ThePoo
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That being said, It is very rare I am a fan of eminent domain being used
What's so special about that land? I'm sure they could find people that would be willing to sell land for that data center. Over here in Temple TX the Temple Economic Group paid market value for the over 300 acres to build a Meta data center on those 300 acres. Looks like the data center could have been built anywhere without forcing people to sell their land. I feel like there is some local politicians greasing their bank accounts before the data center moves to another county.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 11:23 am to wadewilson
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Which could also be misinformation to squash any dissent over proposed data centers.
Okay, but that's not a reason to discount the possibility of Chinese propaganda. They already use propaganda in this country, and they have motive to discourage or delay US development of AI. It's not a battle we can afford to lose, IMO.
I posted some excerpts above from an article that suggests this is happening. It's not proof, but it's worth considering, IMO.
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