Happy Monday! It’s time for another Fat Pipe.
Data Center Pushback!
You know why someone tried to sneak through a federal ban on state control and/or oversight into data center construction? Because it didn’t take people long to figure out that data centers are generally very bad for their local communities.
Luckily that provision failed in the Senate, where it was stripped out with a 99-1 vote after massive pushback on social media platforms.
But now, in community after community, people are effectively rallying to prevent data centers from being built, noting such obvious things as the impacts to their electricity supplies and prices and fresh water use.
Virginia fights back and wins:
Community wins against data center bullies keep stacking up. This time in Virginia, where a judge ruled in favor of home owners against a data center project after the local gov failed to properly notice zoning changes.Data centers are not above the law! https://t.co/H4f8DbPRLz pic.twitter.com/cI23O2xSib
— Ben Inskeep (@Ben_Inskeep) August 8, 2025
A Georgia community votes no:
Georgia: Community voted NO to a 900-acre data center — that’s double what’s proposed for Marion County. 👀 📰@13wmaznews pic.twitter.com/zVHBwfbv6M
— Tyler Mitchell (@TylerMitchellIN) August 15, 2025
Residents of Monroe County in Middle Georgia shut down efforts to build a second massive data center in their community. GPB's Grant Blankenship reports: https://t.co/MHJzaAsyYo pic.twitter.com/aZp8NmAsG0
— GPB News (@gpbnews) August 6, 2025
Tucson residents stop a data center:
Tucson community members successfully stopped an Amazon data center known as “Project Blue” from being built in Arizona.The data center would have used up millions of gallons of water, resulting in higher utility bills, exacerbated climate change and even the death of… pic.twitter.com/6WnmsW88Gt
— BreakThrough News (@BTnewsroom) August 12, 2025
Memphis residents regretting the xAI data center’s on-site gas turbines:
A must-read about how Elon Musk's new data center(s), powered by dozens of gas turbines are polluting Memphis. Unsurprisingly, he is forging ahead despite widespread community opposition. At @thedreamcorps, we're proud to stand behind the local grassroots orgs taking him on. pic.twitter.com/pldNrUsgk2
— Janos Marton (@janosmarton) August 14, 2025
Indiana stops a data center:
Community pushback in Indiana stopped big tech companies' massive data center buildout in its tracks. Citizens’ concerns over noise pollution, excessive water use & bill hikes were heard & listened to by regulators. LOUISIANA, now is the time to speak up!https://t.co/c5sRbHMppP
— Alliance for Affordable Energy (@All4Energy) August 14, 2025
WV residents woke up to discover their state legislature shoved a data center down their throats:
“While residents in Thomas and Davis WV struggled to uncover details about a data center complex planned for their community, the Legislature passed a bill eliminating local authority to regulate projects like the one going up in their backyard.” https://t.co/jC2YxF08Td
— Amye Bensenhaver (@AmyeBensenhaver) August 9, 2025
Missouri residents are being similarly blocked from voting on a data center proposal:
440 acres of farmland in Missouri is being taken over for a data center, residents are outraged and had no idea because the government keep the whole thing a secret with non disclosure agreementsResidents will not be allowed to vote on it“In St. Charles, Missouri, where a… pic.twitter.com/ClN7Khbg6y
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) August 17, 2025
Also in Tucson, residents a bit outraged and shocked to discover a META data center team member now sits on their local council:
Residents are outraged that their water will be given to a new Amazon 290 acre data center in Tucson ArizonaYou’re not going to believe this, sitting on their city council is the woman who worked on META’s data center team for the last 6 years. Now she’ll approve giving away… pic.twitter.com/ZHBQK6CXTn
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) August 17, 2025
Revelation Fatigue
Nobody of any importance at all has even been charged with anything, let alone been arrested or gone to jail. And we’re all getting tired of having explosive revelation after revelation come and go without any follow-up or consequences.
Such as this one:
FBI agents uncovered evidence of pay-to-play at the Clinton Foundation in 2016. DOJ leadership & McCabe ordered them to ‘Shut it down.’ We’ve now declassified the memo. This is proof of political interference at the highest levels. pic.twitter.com/MC6xxar5Y7
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) August 16, 2025
Or how about this one?
Dammmmmmmmmn this is getting good 🍿 pic.twitter.com/5lqgGKNMMJ
— Karli Bonne’ 🇺🇸 (@KarluskaP) August 17, 2025
Every week it’s another “bombshell revelation”
by davefairtex 
