Political Coffee 8-5-26: Who funds AI data center opposition? OR poll shows massive opposition to AI data centers, Is Kotax vulnerable on this issue? TX Gov halts data centers, hit piece on Drazan while she introduces constitutional amnedment to hunt/fish

Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf · Aug 5, 2026 · 43m

Who is funding AI data center opposition in America: https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/foreign-influence-in-the-campaign-against-american-ai

OR poll shows massive opposition to AI data centers: https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/08/oregonians-want-data-center-moratorium-and-no-more-tax-breaks-poll-finds.html

Is Kotax vulnerable on AI data center issue? https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/04/oregon-data-centers-advisory-committee-to-propose-statewide-regulations/

Even Republican TX gov halts data center development…