And Now, MAGA—and MTG, Even!—Have Joined the Anti–Data Center Movement

Cathy Latham, who also
signed the letter, is a former Georgia elector who was indicted in 2023 for
signing “alternate ballots” certifying Trump as president (Trump pardoned her). Outside of
data centers, Latham’s interests include “advocacy for transparent,
non-ideological education that prioritizes critical thinking, American history,
and conservative values over ‘woke’ or Marxist influences.”

Kremer, for her part, considers the
data-center protests “the most important fight of our lifetime” because “this technology
could wipe us off the face of the planet.” This week, she wrote in
RealClearEnergy, “The same disconnect that gave rise to the Tea Party in 2009
is happening again in 2026. Instead of a battle over bailouts and Obamacare,
this time the battle is over runaway big tech, dangerous AI, and AI hyperscale
data centers.”

The right comes by its skittishness about data
centers honestly. Even Schachtel concedes: “Their AI skepticism might be fairly
perceived as genuine, rooted in years of commentary on transhumanism and
civilizational risk involving Silicon Valley elites having power over the
average American.”