DC Pro-AI Party Counters Data Center Backlash — SkimNews
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- Hundreds of attendees packed a bitcoin-themed bar in Washington, D.C. on September 26 for a pro-AI party that organizers cast as a counterprogram to the national backlash against data centers.
- The organizers characterized the political response to data centers as 'bipartisan psychosis,' signaling they view the concern as disproportionate rather than legitimate.
- The venue choice — a bitcoin-themed bar — links the pro-AI crowd to another industry facing political and regulatory headwinds in Washington.
Why it matters: By labeling bipartisan concern over data centers as 'psychosis,' organizers are escalating from policy debate to cultural counter-mobilization, and pairing the event with a bitcoin-themed venue signals an emerging coalition between the AI and crypto industries against shared regulatory pressure in D.C.
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