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Justin Caffier

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 17, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Justin Caffier

    Wikipedia Fans Worry the Site Is Getting a Bad Deal From Its Streetwear Brand Collab (opens the original)

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    Fans, definitionally, tend to like it when their favs get tapped for fun, trendy projects. But when the object of your fandom is a notoriously cash-strapped online resource, one can’t help but paternalistically try to see the fine print on the deal—like the recently announced one between Wikipedia and the streetwear brand Online Ceramics—before celebrations begin. A decade ago, the Los Angeles-based clothing company Online Ceramics was founded by two Ohioan friends, Elijah Funk and Alix Ross. Th

  2. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Justin Caffier

    Shocker: Last Night's 'Viral' Pro-Data Center Party Is Tied to Thiel, the Koch Institute, and Other AI Boosters (opens the original)

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    In town halls and city council meetings across the nation, hatred of data centers continues to be one of the few issues where Americans of all stripes can find common ground. Even previously data center-friendly politicians have had to pull hasty reversals on the topic as the midterm elections creep closer, and it’s become harder and harder to deny that constituents detest the things. Of course, there is no such thing as a universally held position. Wherever you find a plurality of people saying

  3. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Justin Caffier

    Trend Alert: Is Anti-AI Fashion This Season’s Hottest New Look? (opens the original)

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    Americans are categorically pissed off about the 130,000 automated license plate readers (ALPRs) Flock and its competitors have erected across the nation, seemingly overnight and with little to no public approval. Things have gotten so hostile toward Big Tech leering that a Sullivan County, Tennessee, commissioner was recorded publicly calling for Flock’s CEO to be hanged for treason during a recent planning session. It’s no wonder ALPRs have rocketed up the charts to join another universally lo

  4. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Justin Caffier

    Teacher Arrested for Clapping Against Data Centers Gets All Charges Dropped (opens the original)

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    Much to the chagrin of many a city council member hoping to get their beak wet, Americans have a more-or-less universal antipathy for data centers that cuts across all demographics and has only grown more intense over time. So great is the hatred of these buzzing, energy-hogging buildings that the topic has quickly become one of the defining issues of the forthcoming midterm elections. And those who once thought this might be a seasonal wedge issue are now preparing for a world where this hostil

  5. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Justin Caffier

    Flock Cameras Are Disappearing in Plain Sight (opens the original)

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    Flock and other automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras continue to give AI data centers a run for their money as the least welcome presence in American communities. Things are getting so bad that Flock Safety’s CEO, Garrett Langley, came out of the woodwork last week to apologize for his 2025 comments to Forbes where he likened anti-Flock activists and deflock.org, the site that tracks where ALPRs are placed, to “terrorists.” Calling his past remark “a mistake” and throwing some stock we

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