Americans Protest Giant AI Data Centers Like They’re Alien Spaceships Landing
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- •On Saturday, over 100 protests against AI data centers took place nationwide, including two in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
- •The Kenilworth demonstration opposed a $1.8 billion data center approved last May, backed by a petition with over 12,000 signatures.
- •Humans First, led by conservative activist Amy Kremer, organized protests criticizing Big AI's impact on communities and transparency issues.
On a soggy Saturday in Kenilworth, New Jersey, a $1.8 billion AI data center almost as expensive as Elon Musk’s private island faced 12,000-signature fury from locals, half of the borough's 8,500 residents apparently unionizing against digital overlords. Led by Amy Kremer, a MAGA and January 6 rally alum turned anti-Big AI crusader, Humans First staged over 100 protests nationwide—from Alaska’s Wasilla to Florida’s Naples, with Texas hogging 18 events, because nothing says 'progress' like turning vast electric grids into robot sweatshops for Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta. Protesters chanted despite rain, blasting plastic horns and chalking sidewalks while warning 'there'll be no water pressure.' Meanwhile, tech elites promise to save humanity, but locals worry AI centers just kill electricity bills and neighborhood vibes. Trump loves this plan, Congress less so, but Amy says 'America isn’t for sale'—unless the AI lobby slaps a tax break on it.
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(1 of 3)Nothing screams 'protect your community' like fighting a $1.8 billion AI data center by blowing plastic horns in heavy rain and warning about water pressure.
Humans First fighting AI data centers with signs like 'Build community, not data centers' because who needs computers when you have chalk and plastic horns?
Texas hosts 18 protests because AI data centers love tax breaks and grid access, but locals just want their water pressure back.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 7/18/2026 | Author: Lauren Edmonds
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