The Data Center Takeover of America is So Much Worse Than You Think
May 14, 2026
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as posted by the channelEven though the overwhelming majority of Americans don’t want data centers in their cities, they’re getting them anyway. Why? Because billionaires say so. In this video we’ll discuss how absurdly huge data centers are becoming, the negative impact they have on communities, and why billionaires are building new data centers at alarming rates.
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