Political Coffee 7-28-26: Former Sen Linthicum on data centers, big protest/opposition last night against Salem AI data center, ID company producing nuclear power for data centers, Portland Antifa convicted, huge OR govt growth

Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf · Jul 28, 2026 · 43m

Former Sen Linthicum weighs in on data centers:

If you attended the Salem data center city counil meeting last night, what were your impressions? https://www.statesmanjournal.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2026/07/28/photos-salem-city-council-meeting-about-data-center-draws-big-crowd-protest/91072982007/

Hillsboro city council puts 4 month pause on new data centers: https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/07/hillsboro-bans-new-data-centers-in-surprise-city-council-meeting.html

AI data centers. Freakout or fiction?…