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✊️ Small Missouri town ousts half its city council after $6 billion AI data center approval — petition calls for mayor's removal as frustration (and violence) over AI data centers mounts

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/small-missouri-town-ousts-half-its-city-council-after-usd6-billion-ai-data-center-approval-petition-calls-for-mayors-removal-as-frustration-and-violence-over-ai-data-centers-mounts

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Small Missouri town ousts half its city council after $6 billion AI data center approval — petition calls for mayor's removal as frustration (and violence) over AI data centers mounts

A lawsuit is also seeking to undo the project's approval.

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B Kahn 6h ago

@jbz
I wonder how many of these data centers that US towns are rejecting will end up sited in other countries, often where water is already in short supply?

Mexico for example--here's a data center site:

https://www.digitalrealty.com/data-centers/americas/queretaro

And the water shortage:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2ngz7ep1eo