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Push to blanket America with massive AI data surveillance centers has exposed shocking level of disdain local gov't officials have for those who voted them into office

Barrage of new data centers & willingness of local leaders to act in direct opposition to the will of the people should be wake-up call for those who still believe we live in representative democracy.

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Leo Hohmann
Jun 23, 2026
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Government officials acting in secrecy or withholding key information from their constituents about important developments almost always ends badly for the people.

The old saying really is true: Democracy dies in darkness.

We long ago lost all sense of accountability from the federal government, which is now a creature of its own construction, making decisions on its own, with no connection whatsoever to the people it is supposed to answer to.

But the advent of the data center boom in America is quickly revealing that state and local officials are no less an island unto themselves, acting in secret for the benefit of the rich and powerful, and to the detriment of their constituents. Citizens are seen as nothing more than a resource to collect taxes from, and the moment they start to ask questions, they get shouted down, ignored or in some cases even treated like suspected terrorists.

That’s a dangerous place for any country to be, but especially one with a history like that which America …

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