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PolicySoutheast·Ranked Thursday, July 23, 2026

The right-wing boomers protesting data centers have a lot in common with the left

Grassroots opposition to hyperscale data center construction spans political divides.

On a gray, humid Saturday morning in central Florida, a little under a dozen people gathered outside the Spring Hill Branch Library to protest the construction of a hyperscale data center in their community. There was no immediate threat - the Hernando County commission had unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on such developments in June […]

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#35 that day2.35/ 10
Technology breakthrough · weight 30%1/10
Economic impact · weight 25%3/10
Job impact · weight 20%2/10
Regional relevance · weight 15%4/10
Policy & geopolitics · weight 10%3/10

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