The datacenter backlash is bringing the entire political spectrum together – against big tech billionaires

<p>The movement against datacenters is uniting Americans because they perfectly illustrate how a few individuals hold all the power to control decisions that affect our lives</p><p>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’s out canvassing; whatever issue he’s talking about, there’s 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><p>He was there about a proposed <a href="https://protectmorgancounty.org/">datacenter</a>, a 550-acre (222-hectare) Google project in this small town of 1,600 people. “I had 50 people I talked to,” Gustafson told me. “Nobody wanted that datacenter in their community. And at least a half a dozen people came up to me to say, ‘Hey, I voted for Trump. What the heck’s he doing, supporting these things?’”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/30/data-center-politics-democrats-republicans">Continue reading...</a>