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Local officials face death threats and gunfire over AI data center projects — More than 500 towns restrict builds as councils shutter public comment

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨sanitation@lemmy.today⁩ to ⁨technology@beehaw.org⁩

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/death-threats-hit-data-center-opponents-as-towns-cancel-votes-and-close-public-comment

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  • scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is what happens naturally when elected leaders ignore who they are supposed to represent. People don’t get this angry without a reason. They are unheard.

    There’s a very simple thing the leaders need to do. Listen and act in their constituents interests.

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    • locuester@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Doesn’t matter which way they vote, they’re getting attacked. When your populace is split, what are you supposed to do?

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      • TehPers@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Who’s sending them death threats for not persuing data centers projects? Elon Musk?

        More generally, a politician who upsets their voters this much is a failed politician. Even when the populace is split, you can find things that they agree on and work towards that.

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