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I asked Governor Abigail Spanberger about her past comments on data centers, including “voters may not necessarily want a data center, but they certainly want an iPhone with the data on it in their pocket.” Spanberger to MeidasTouch: “Those things are all statements of fact.”

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Mrs. G6 days ago

@AaronParnas @GovernorVA @MeidasTouch How did we manage to have an iPhone before data centers sucked up all our water and raised our electric bill? I want that phone. Dont need AI.

Humphreee Go-Kart6 days ago

@MeidasTouch @GovernorVA Online resellers don’t need massive Ai data centers. Ai data centers are needed to track our movements, jobs, opinions, habits, and opinions. Ai data centers are needed to manipulate us and erase our rights to privacy, to punish us for our opinions — and we pay for that.

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Nick Minock

13,468 views • 3 months ago

A data center right next to a children’s playground? Unconscionable. Virginians deserve better. Democrats and Republicans are working together to rein in this industry, protect our communities, and make sure data centers pay their fair share. Governor Abigail Spanberger , I’m still waiting on that call.

A data center right next to a children’s playground? Unconscionable. Virginians deserve better. Democrats and Republicans are working together to rein in this industry, protect our communities, and make sure data centers pay their fair share. Governor Abigail Spanberger , I’m still waiting on that call.

L. Louise Lucas

16,176 views • 7 days ago

My conversation with Governor @rondesantis on data centers. I stand with the Governor and our state law: -Local control. If a community doesn’t want a data center — no data center. -Your bills do not go up. -Our water is protected.

My conversation with Governor @rondesantis on data centers. I stand with the Governor and our state law: -Local control. If a community doesn’t want a data center — no data center. -Your bills do not go up. -Our water is protected.

Byron Donalds

43,948 views • 21 days ago

New: I just wrapped up a lengthy interview with L. Louise Lucas Senator Lucas on Governor Abigail Spanberger: “She’s a diva.” Right now, Gov. Spanberger is fighting to preserve data center tax breaks. Sen. Lucas wants to get rid of the tax breaks. She had much more to say about the Governor. I will be posting more of our interview.

New: I just wrapped up a lengthy interview with L. Louise Lucas Senator Lucas on Governor Abigail Spanberger: “She’s a diva.” Right now, Gov. Spanberger is fighting to preserve data center tax breaks. Sen. Lucas wants to get rid of the tax breaks. She had much more to say about the Governor. I will be posting more of our interview.

Nick Minock

115,064 views • 3 months ago

🚨 President Trump DOUBLES DOWN on his support for AI data centers, but say other Republicans can have their own stance "If I was a mayor or if I was a governor in a state, I would want to have data centers because they bring tremendous income, they're clean, they produce their own energy." "The new ones are producing their own energy. I would want to have data centers."

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Nick Sortor

55,068 views • 1 month ago

🚨 NOW — PRESIDENT TRUMP: "If I were a community? I would WANT the data center!" "It means jobs, it means income, and it means lower taxes." Q: Do you want Republican candidates to take the same stance? TRUMP: "No, I want them to do what they want." "If a Republican is against the data center, that's okay with me. I'm only saying that if I ran a community, now there are different types of communities." "But generally speaking, if I ran a community, if I was a mayor or if I was a governor in the state, I would want to have the data centers because they bring tremendous income. They're clean. They produce their own energy. The new ones are producing their own energy. I would want to have data centers."

🚨 NOW — PRESIDENT TRUMP: "If I were a community? I would WANT the data center!" "It means jobs, it means income, and it means lower taxes." Q: Do you want Republican candidates to take the same stance? TRUMP: "No, I want them to do what they want." "If a Republican is against the data center, that's okay with me. I'm only saying that if I ran a community, now there are different types of communities." "But generally speaking, if I ran a community, if I was a mayor or if I was a governor in the state, I would want to have the data centers because they bring tremendous income. They're clean. They produce their own energy. The new ones are producing their own energy. I would want to have data centers."

Eric Daugherty

38,040 views • 1 month ago

I love President Trump but I’m not with him on the data centers. The opposition to data centers seems real and organic. The need to shove data centers down the throats of communities who don’t want them seems to be manufactured.

I love President Trump but I’m not with him on the data centers. The opposition to data centers seems real and organic. The need to shove data centers down the throats of communities who don’t want them seems to be manufactured.

Derrick Evans

29,378 views • 1 month ago

We have a real problem with these so called "experimental data centers" They will drive up your electric bills, jeopardize our water supply, and are so loud you will hear them 24/7. I want to be clear. I am not going to regulate data centers, I am not going to reform data centers; as Florida Governor, I will reject and remove every data center in our state.

We have a real problem with these so called "experimental data centers" They will drive up your electric bills, jeopardize our water supply, and are so loud you will hear them 24/7. I want to be clear. I am not going to regulate data centers, I am not going to reform data centers; as Florida Governor, I will reject and remove every data center in our state.

James Fishback

20,089 views • 2 months ago

These Big Tech billionaires want our water, they want our energy, and they want to steal our data. Governor Mills just vetoed a pause on data centers in Maine. When I'm Governor, this bullshit ends.

These Big Tech billionaires want our water, they want our energy, and they want to steal our data. Governor Mills just vetoed a pause on data centers in Maine. When I'm Governor, this bullshit ends.

Troy Jackson

18,082 views • 5 months ago

John: There is a lot of opposition to building in America, broadly. That's just the nature of our society. I was thinking about, what do Americans want to build? Because it's easy to look at the data center stuff and be like, "Well, everyone's against building data centers." I was reflecting on the whole reindustrialization meme this weekend. And I was thinking about the actual knock-on effects of reindustrialization — most people don't want a car factory in their town. I actually think people don't really want change. They don't want things built. Data centers are probably at the bottom of the list. They're the least popular. But people don't want stuff built, generally. There are very few things that people are like, "Yeah, I'd be down for that to be built." People like the status quo. They're happy with things as they are. And they don't like change. People block home construction all the time. Also, permitting and expansion of existing homes. I'm not saying that they're as unpopular as data centers. Data centers are at the bottom. But new housing in communities is like razor's edge. I do think there's an element of like, Americans don't want to build anything.

John: There is a lot of opposition to building in America, broadly. That's just the nature of our society. I was thinking about, what do Americans want to build? Because it's easy to look at the data center stuff and be like, "Well, everyone's against building data centers." I was reflecting on the whole reindustrialization meme this weekend. And I was thinking about the actual knock-on effects of reindustrialization — most people don't want a car factory in their town. I actually think people don't really want change. They don't want things built. Data centers are probably at the bottom of the list. They're the least popular. But people don't want stuff built, generally. There are very few things that people are like, "Yeah, I'd be down for that to be built." People like the status quo. They're happy with things as they are. And they don't like change. People block home construction all the time. Also, permitting and expansion of existing homes. I'm not saying that they're as unpopular as data centers. Data centers are at the bottom. But new housing in communities is like razor's edge. I do think there's an element of like, Americans don't want to build anything.

TBPN

107,111 views • 4 months ago

An energy fight is splitting Virginia Dems. State Sen. L. Louise Lucas led a push to strip data centers of state tax incentives. It's caused her to butt heads with Gov. Spanberger, whom Lucas called a “data center diva.” 🎧 Politico Energy podcast:

An energy fight is splitting Virginia Dems. State Sen. L. Louise Lucas led a push to strip data centers of state tax incentives. It's caused her to butt heads with Gov. Spanberger, whom Lucas called a “data center diva.” 🎧 Politico Energy podcast:

POLITICO

81,568 views • 2 months ago

I’m not saying they are building all these data centers to roll out the social credit scores. I’m just saying I don’t think we need all of these data centers to run ChatGPT, Grok, Claude etc. But if you did want social credit scores, you would need a lot of data centers🤔

I’m not saying they are building all these data centers to roll out the social credit scores. I’m just saying I don’t think we need all of these data centers to run ChatGPT, Grok, Claude etc. But if you did want social credit scores, you would need a lot of data centers🤔

Derrick Evans

84,515 views • 4 months ago

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Warrior4Christ

61,741 views • 25 days ago

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40,445 views • 7 months ago

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Acyn

75,225 views • 1 month ago

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217,808 views • 24 days ago

Fox Business' Darren Botelho presses VP JD Vance on the administration's push for more data centers in response to a Fox News poll showing 70% of voters don't want a data center in their area. "I've seen the same polls that you're talking about... People associate data centers with 'my neighborhood is going to get worse.' In particular, 'my power bills are going to go up.'" Vance says the solution is to build nuclear and other power plants near data centers, insisting that the broader goal is getting American industry "to build again."

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111,895 views • 21 days ago

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Wall Street Apes

120,596 views • 2 months ago

Radel: What do you think about the president’s comments on data centers, saying anyone who doesn’t want data centers is backwards and poor? Ellzey: I didn’t see that. Radel: Do you think that’s right? Ellzey: I’m not going to comment on something I didn’t see. Radel: Do you support data centers? Ellzey: We have some data centers in our community that have been really good neighbors.

Radel: What do you think about the president’s comments on data centers, saying anyone who doesn’t want data centers is backwards and poor? Ellzey: I didn’t see that. Radel: Do you think that’s right? Ellzey: I’m not going to comment on something I didn’t see. Radel: Do you support data centers? Ellzey: We have some data centers in our community that have been really good neighbors.

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39,638 views • 23 days ago

MoistCr1TiKaL comes out strongly against data centers in recent video and ponders if they're making people sicker due to hoarding clean water "AI data centers are actually the boogeyman..a scourge on this planet and a stain on civilized society..no normal ppl with functioning frontal lobes want data centers in their community, it is bad for them" "I've been getting conspiratorial..I was reading something that someone was sharing about like when a AI data center came through, and the impact it had on their water, cause that's a very common thing" "I'm not fully bought into it..but it's an interesting theory..what if the reason there's been seemingly so much more sickness, like it feels like ppl are getting sick more frequently now and a wide variety of illnesses just seem more common..what if AI data centers are hoarding all of the clean water..what if all the clean water is being diverted to the AI data centers and the normal civilians are just getting the sludge runoff..I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility..they are evil enough to do that" (Via penguinz0 on YT)

MoistCr1TiKaL comes out strongly against data centers in recent video and ponders if they're making people sicker due to hoarding clean water "AI data centers are actually the boogeyman..a scourge on this planet and a stain on civilized society..no normal ppl with functioning frontal lobes want data centers in their community, it is bad for them" "I've been getting conspiratorial..I was reading something that someone was sharing about like when a AI data center came through, and the impact it had on their water, cause that's a very common thing" "I'm not fully bought into it..but it's an interesting theory..what if the reason there's been seemingly so much more sickness, like it feels like ppl are getting sick more frequently now and a wide variety of illnesses just seem more common..what if AI data centers are hoarding all of the clean water..what if all the clean water is being diverted to the AI data centers and the normal civilians are just getting the sludge runoff..I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility..they are evil enough to do that" (Via penguinz0 on YT)

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3,040,844 views • 2 months ago