Kansas Data Center Clap Back Redux

Kansas Data Center Clap Back Redux

We talked about this story last week . . . Today local prog blog journalists offer their take on the topic with a wordy bit of follow-up and progressive spin. Smarter people have asked us . . .Why didn't anybody speak up for him at the time and maybe help elected officials understand that limits public expression aren't just "a bad look" but a threat to the democratic process.    Here's the postscript for those who didn't see this one in their f…

Kansas town silences public comment on gigawatt AI data center after receiving death threats, moves to virtual meetings — shift follows physics teacher's arrest for clapping at data center hearing

The city council of Emporia, Kansas, the same council that had a teacher arrested for clapping in support of the opposition, announced that it will move its meetings online after its members received death threats. According to 404 Media, Emporia announced this move two days before the meeting set for August 5, 2026, and will also affect the one set on August 19, 2026.“In the interest of public safety, the Emporia City Commission meetings schedu…