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Whitmer’s Data Center Push Isn’t Just Bad for Michigan—It’s Bad for the World

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By Jackie Barlow
| Common Dreams Verified
“We’re used to people saying ‘fuck no’ and doing it anyway.” These words were seemingly spoken by our very own Gov. Gretchen Whitmer earlier this month, caught on a hot mic chatting with Oracle executive Clay Magouryk. The two were celebrating breaking ground on the controversial new AI data center in rural Saline, Michigan—currently the largest data center project in the country. Gov. Whitmer is apparently happy to sell Michigan out to military tech giants OpenAI and Oracle.
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Whitmer’s Data Center Push Isn’t Just Bad for Michigan – It’s Bad for the World

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By Jackie Barlow
| CounterPunch Verified
Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain “We’re used to people saying ‘fuck no’ and doing it anyway.” These words were seemingly spoken by our very own Governor Gretchen Whitmer earlier this month, caught on a hot mic chatting with Oracle executive Clay Magouryk. The two were celebrating breaking ground on the controversial new AI data center in rural Saline, Michigan — currently the largest data center project in the country.
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Whitmer's Data Center Push Isn't Just Bad for Michigan - It's Bad for the World

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By Jackie Barlow, Stewart Mitchell
| Detroit Star
"We're used to people saying 'fuck no' and doing it anyway." These words were seemingly spoken by our very own Governor Gretchen Whitmer earlier this month, caught on a hot mic chatting with Oracle executive Clay Magouryk. The two were celebrating breaking ground on the controversial new AI data center in rural Saline, Michigan - currently the largest data center project in the country. Governor Whitmer is apparently happy to sell Michigan out to military tech giants OpenAI and Oracle.
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