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Activist and grassroots organizer Will Lawrence has won the Democratic primary election in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, with a campaign focused on data centers’ regulation and demanding accountability for big tech and AI companies. www.wired.com/story/anti-d...

wired.comThe Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan PoliticsClimate activist Will Lawrence cofounded the Sunrise Movement. Now, he has shifted his focus in his attempt to compete for a swing-district seat by calling for a data center moratorium.

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Those in control of data centers will try to monopolize cloud data and citizens information. 🚩 #America

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They must be regulated and taxed. They should pay a much higher rate for water and power.

Lawrence, who co-founded a grassroots climate activism group called the Sunrise Movement, ran to the left of the other Democratic candidates, joining a growing handful of candidates around the country calling for a moratorium on data center development. www.wired.com/story/anti-d...

wired.comThe Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan PoliticsClimate activist Will Lawrence cofounded the Sunrise Movement. Now, he has shifted his focus in his attempt to compete for a swing-district seat by calling for a data center moratorium.

Internal polling conducted in the district ahead of the election showed that more than 40 percent of respondents were “much more likely” to vote for a candidate who opposed data centers. Among respondents under 45, the proportion was almost 80 percent. www.wired.com/story/anti-d...

wired.comThe Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan PoliticsClimate activist Will Lawrence cofounded the Sunrise Movement. Now, he has shifted his focus in his attempt to compete for a swing-district seat by calling for a data center moratorium.

Lawrence's nomination comes as data centers are at the forefront of the political agenda. Across the US, backlash against the facilities’ development is growing, bringing together people from across the political spectrum. www.wired.com/story/how-da...

wired.comHow Data Centers Broke American PoliticsWhat the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.

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wired.comThe Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan PoliticsClimate activist Will Lawrence cofounded the Sunrise Movement. Now, he has shifted his focus in his attempt to compete for a swing-district seat by calling for a data center moratorium.

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Suspect the place we really went off the rails as a country was 1864 when we didn't bar from government every single member of the Confederate government and army without exception, seize 100% of Confederate property to give to formerly enslaved people, and muster a Black-led army to defend it all.