- Thank you, Victor. I spent a few weeks on this. As usual, it’s always a negotiation with length. So a few other bon mots: 1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
- “You need only know this: Whatever is happening with your data, it is important enough to the most egregiously lawless administration in American history that it be collected and consolidated.” Always read @tressiemcphd.bsky.social (gift link)
- 2. You aren’t crazy. Your local and state elections do seem even more supercharged than usual. Speculative finance means donor class has more money to spend while their national voter suppression means there are fewer races to influence. carolinapublicpress.org/73700/get-re...
- 3. Some of the superpac organization around Ai is just about having too much money to burn. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
- 4. I’ve spent some time tracking and attending local populist responses to ai data centers. Despite some critiques from left that it’s all repackaged “nimby bullshit” (as I’ve been told), I have seen organic multiracial coalitions on this issue. Esp. in places with strong environmental racism orgsFeb 3, 2026 13:58
