D.C.’s richest suburb has had a very different data center experience than rural America.

Rural communities don’t want to be “backwards and poor,” as the President said, but they also likely can’t be Loudoun County, Virginia.

Sep 4 • Nick Messenger

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August 2026

What Are 'Good' Data Center Policies?

The progressive left needs a better plan to guide technology growth rather than hope it goes somewhere else.

Aug 12 • Nick Messenger

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July 2026

One Trump-backed AI data center could nearly double Ohio's natural gas generation.

Its plate capacity is equivalent to 45.8% of the electricity consumed by all U.S. data centers in 2023, and its emissions would be equivalent to 79…

Jul 31 • Nick Messenger

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Just banning data centers is bad, actually.

Nuance is bad politics, but smart policy.

Jul 15 • Nick Messenger

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March 2026

Why “drill, baby, drill” won’t lower your utility bills

Increasing fracking and drilling operations could help energy companies, foreign consumers, tech companies, and shareholders— but not struggling…

Mar 3 • Nick Messenger

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February 2026

Jobs Roundup: January 2026

A quick overview of the newest U.S. jobs numbers and industry trends and AI.

Feb 17 • Nick Messenger

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Digital extraction in my hometown.

The AI datacenter gold rush is digitizing resource extraction and exploitation economics in small communities like mine.

Feb 6 • Nick Messenger

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September 2025

Zuckerberg's hot mic and big data center commitment to Trump

The Meta CEO's off-the-cuff 2-year data center investment promise would be larger than Colorado's entire economy.

Sep 8, 2025 • Nick Messenger

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November 2024

Donald Trump wants to repeal the CHIPs Act. He might be right.

Semiconductor employment is down since the CHIPs Act passed and neoliberal corporate welfare policies, like subsidies and tax incentives, won't bail out…

Nov 21, 2024 • Nick Messenger

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Democrats must become Democrats again.

Boldly reimagining a new generation for America, not chasing the "educated" elite, is the key to the future.

Nov 7, 2024 • Nick Messenger

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July 2024

Digging into the new Manchin-Barrasso permitting reform bill

Fossil fuels win big, modest improvements for clean energy transmission

Jul 31, 2024 • Nick Messenger