Data center meeting turns into chaos as mayor walks out. An Inver Grove Heights City Council meeting erupted into chaos on Monday before a discussion on data centers. The meeting ultimately ended with the mayor walking out as people shouted.
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Push to blanket America with massive AI data surveillance centers has exposed shocking level of disdain local gov’t officials have for those who voted them into office
Barrage of new data centers & willingness of local leaders to act in direct opposition to the will of the people should be wake-up call for those who still believe we live in representative democracy.
the advent of the data center boom in America is quickly revealing that state and local officials are no less an island unto themselves, acting in secret for the benefit of the rich and powerful, and to the detriment of their constituents. Citizens are seen as nothing more than a resource to collect taxes from, and the moment they start to ask questions, they get shouted down, ignored or in some cases even treated like suspected terrorists.
According to Fox 9 KMSP in Minneapolis, tensions ran high at the Inver Grove Heights City Council meeting on Monday night, June 22, as plans to discuss a controversial data center were derailed by an abrupt adjournment amid looks of disbelief from residents in attendance.
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