The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers
You’ll hear Gaby say data centers are scrambling party lines, turning diehard Trump voters into protesters who care about left-coded issues like groundwater contamination and forever chemicals.It’s a confusing time, and data centers are going to play a major role in electoral politics going forward. So I suspect this won’t be the last we hear from Gaby on movements like Humans First.Okay: Verge policy reporter Gaby Del Valle on the bipartisan data center backlash. This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
- ▪You’ll hear Gaby say data centers are scrambling party lines, turning diehard Trump voters into protesters who care about left-coded issues like groundwater contamination and forever chemicals.It’s a confusing time, and data centers are goi
- ▪So I suspect this won’t be the last we hear from Gaby on movements like Humans First.Okay: Verge policy reporter Gaby Del Valle on the bipartisan data center backlash.
- ▪This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
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