Humans First Plans 120 AI Data Center Protests in 37 States

Humans First, a group chaired by former Tea Party leader Amy Kremer, has 120 anti-data-center protests planned across 37 states for Saturday, The Hill reports. The Tuesday tally breaks down to 18 in Texas, 12 in Florida, and eight each in California and Georgia.

Organizers want local, state and federal politicians pressed to "protect our hometowns, our wallets, and our way of life" and to "end the corporate welfare, sweetheart deals, and taxpayer bailouts." Materials distributed to local organizers address tax breaks, electricity bills, job impacts, and AI's effects on mental health, The Cool Down reported.

The coalition reads cross-partisan on paper. Kremer and other organizers say they do not back data center moratoriums; they want to see local communities decide whether or not they want data centers. The weekend of action follows New York Governor Kathy Hochul's decision to pause new hyperscale construction statewide while environmental and grid protections are developed.

The pushback is landing against a crowded buildout backdrop. AI Weekly has logged 454 AI infrastructure stories in the last 90 days, including a Senate 'Four Corners' permit bill aimed at speeding the same hyperscale projects these organizers want slowed.