09/02/2026
💡NEW:💡Are Michiganders getting scammed by anti-data center messaging bills?
"For Michigan politicians, being against AI data centers is so hot right now. More specifically: being perceived as being against AI data centers. But grandstanding against data centers is not the same thing as actually taking action against them.
Perry Johnson; Mike Rogers; Mallory McMorrow–just about all this year’s major candidates have made some type of pass at pretending to be concerned about data centers, in spite of the fact that their policies and big moneyed donors strongly support the AI buildout. Just recently, Congressional Candidate for M-7 Tom Barrett released a commercial positioning himself as a champion in the fight against AI data center tax breaks–in spite of the fact that in 2025 he voted for both the Big Beautiful Bill, which provided huge tax incentives and support to the AI buildout, and for the SPEED Act which cuts environmental regulations around the development of data centers and chip plants.
And why are all these political candidates who have been in lockstep with big tech suddenly talking about regulations and safeguards for the AI buildout? Is it because they’ve suddenly had a change of heart? Unlikely. The far more likely reason is simple: Michigan is against it. Across the board. Right, left, center, red, blue, purple, green, rural, urban, rich, and poor. "Michiganders do not want AI data centers; we don’t want AI surveillance and warfare; we don’t want AI psychosis and scambots.
To be clear: the issue of AI data centers has become central to this 2026 midterm election. It was a deciding factor at the primaries in August, and it will be a deciding factor in November. In Michigan, and across the country.
That’s why we’re seeing politicians put out a rash of messaging bills, positioning themselves as champions in the fight against AI data centers. But the problem with messaging bills is they’re just that–for messaging. They’re not intended to become law. They’re just put out there to send a message.
Politicians are suddenly making a concerted effort to appear to be against data centers. But for many, this is nothing more than a hollow attempt to cover their pro-data center tracks."
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With a rash of meaningless messaging bills proposed by toxic politicians
