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Climate Group Attacks Data Centre Construction Site with Acid Balloons
Pure DC Amsterdam Westpoort Data Centre Campus Render On Site. Source: Pure Data Centres On the night of July 15–16, 2026, Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists targeted a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam's Westport industrial area. Operatives threw balloons filled with a corrosive chemical mixture onto open concrete foundations, marking a shift from civil disobedience to direct physical sabotage against AI infrastructure. According to Extinction Rebellion a
Jul 202 min read
Fabricating Dystopia: When Construction Lights Become 'Data Center Pollution'
The photograph looks like a scene from a cyberpunk dystopia: a localized sun obliterating the night sky. Posted online last week titled "The new data center's light pollution," the image exploded across social media. It racked up tens of thousands of upvotes, weaponized by anti-tech hubs as definitive proof that AI infrastructure is scorching our horizons. But this is all fabricated. There is no finished data center here. What cuts through the blinding glare are the unmistaka
Apr 231 min read
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