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Thieves Are Now Targeting AI Data Center Construction Sites for Copper and Expensive Equipment

Investigators recovered two stolen trailers carrying $1.3 million in data center supplies, including copper wire and infrastructure equipment.

By Luis Prada

Americans don’t seem like they’d be particularly broken up if the data center craze gripping corporate America were stopped dead in its tracks. According to recent polling, data center hate is one of the few things capable of uniting people across the political spectrum. At this point, the only people who’d genuinely miss them—besides the tech CEOs insisting we need them for reasons they can’t explain—might be the thieves making a fortune stealing the mountains of copper and equipment headed to their construction sites.

According to Business Insider, investigators recently recovered two stolen trailers near Chicago containing roughly $1.3 million worth of data center supplies, including $300,000 in copper wire stolen in Alabama, and another trailer carrying $1 million in infrastructure equipment taken from Florida. It’s a booming industry, with the US Department of Homeland Security estimating that cargo theft costs businesses about $35 billion a year, and the AI boom is now fueling a whole new niche within that black market.

Thieves Stole $1.3 Million in Data Center Supplies as the AI Construction Boom Keeps Growing

Wherever data centers are being built, the thieves follow. We do live in a land of opportunity, after all, and what is a data center if not a giant opportunity to steal a lot of copper wiring to offset all the water the data center is going to be stealing from us?

The same race to build ever-larger data centers that has sparked public backlash over energy use, water consumption, and the menace they pose to nearby communities has also made an entirely new criminal economy. Every data center needs truckloads of valuable materials before the servers can be crammed in. Every new shipment is just another opportunity thieves can seize.

While the AI revolution threatens to kill countless jobs, leaving potentially millions of Americans in the lurch, maybe all those future jobless Americans can turn to the booming data center theft industry. Maybe AI is a job creator?

The Techno Feudal Fucktopia

It's a little ironic, in that it's AI, but at least they tag it as such.

Remember two things:

1. All of our rights were won by people who didn't ask permission
2. They put Sarah Connor in a psycho prison for trying to stop AI data centers

'67

David Rovics

Coming Friday

God love ya, kids. Go get 'em.

Students at over 100 Colorado schools plan statewide walkout to protest ICE

Over 100 middle schools and high schools are expected to experience walkouts on Sept. 4.

For some Colorado students returning to school this fall, the classroom doesn’t feel as safe as it used to.

Last year, President Donald Trump’s administration reversed federal guidance that restricted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from conducting arrests at “sensitive locations,” including schools, hospitals and places of worship. Since the change, ICE activity has been reported at schools throughout the country.

Students at over 100 high schools and middle schools across Colorado plan to walk out of class on Friday, Sept. 4, as part of a protest demanding that ICE agents stay away.

“Young people are not willing to sit back and watch our communities be harmed while the adults in power fail to act,” says Bre Kennedy, a 16-year-old student at Grandview High School in Aurora. “This walkout is about making our voices heard and showing that youth are paying attention, we care about what is happening in our communities, and we have a place in these conversations.”

Kennedy co-founded the Colorado Youth Coalition, which is organizing the walkout. Other groups backing the protest include Brown Berets of Tepetlán, the Denver People’s March, 50501 Colorado, PULSE Colorado, No Concentration Camps in Colorado, and General Strike U.S.

Colorado law prohibits ICE agents from entering non-public areas of public schools without a judicial warrant. In April, the Denver school board approved policies to double down on shielding students from immigration enforcement, directing the superintendent to deny ICE agents access to property, records and students without a warrant.

However, those kinds of local regulations have not kept ICE agents away from schools in other states.

In June, ICE detained a mother and father outside of a Baltimore elementary school as the parents were dropping off their daughters, despite both Maryland and Baltimore enacting measures to block ICE agents from entering school premises without a warrant. In Missouri and Ohio, local police officers working with ICE have entered schools with lists of students’ names, attempting to locate the children, also without warrants.

Such encounters inspired a Missouri school district to implement a new safety protocol against ICE agents this school year. In California, educators have formed patrol teams to watch for ICE agents around their campuses. Last month, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey issued step-by-step guidance for K-12 schools to respond to immigration enforcement.

Now, Colorado students want to do their part to spread the word and push back.

“ICE has been terrorizing schools badly,” says Christy Aguilar of Brown Berets of Tepetlán. “Kids deserve a right to live peacefully, not fearfully. And if this walkout is a way to get their voices heard, then so be it.”

The walkout is scheduled for noon on Sept. 4. Denver-area participants will rally at La Alma-Lincoln Park afterward.

Here are all the schools where students are planning to participate in the walkout as of Sept. 1, according to the Colorado Youth Coalition, although more are expected to join.

Alamosa
Alamosa High School

Arvada
Arvada West High School
Pomona Junior/Senior High School

Aurora
APS Avenues
Aurora Science & Tech High School
Aurora West College Preparatory Academy
Central High School
Cherokee Trail High School
Eaglecrest High School
Grandview High School
Hinkley High School
Overland High School
Rangeview High School
Smoky Hill High School
Vista Peak Preparatory
William Smith High School

Boulder
Boulder High School
Fairview High School
New Vista High School

Brighton
Brighton High School

Broomfield
Broomfield High School
Holy Family High School
Legacy High School

Brush
Brush High School

Carbondale
Roaring Fork High School

Castle Rock
Castle View High School
Douglas County High School
Renaissance Secondary School

Centennial
Arapahoe High School

Colorado Springs
Banning Lewis Preparatory Academy
Cheyenne Mountain High School
Doherty High School
Mesa Ridge High School
Palmer High School
Pikes Peak Early College
Pine Creek High School
Rampart High School
Sand Creek High School
Sierra High School
Watson Junior High School
Widefield High School

Commerce City
Adams City High School
Stead School

Confier
Conifer High School

Cortez
Montezuma-Cortez High School

Denver
Abraham Lincoln High School
CEC Early College
D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School
Denver School of the Arts
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College
DSST: Cole Middle & High School
DSST: College View Middle School
DSST: Elevate Northeast High School
DSST: Montview High School
East High School
Global Leadership Academy
John F. Kennedy High School
KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy
Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy
Manual High School
Montbello High School
Mullen High School
North High School
Northfield High School
Performing Arts School on Broadway
Rocky Mountain Prep
South High School
Summit at Castro

Edgewater
Jefferson Junior/Senior High School

Englewood
Colorado’s Finest High School of Choice
Englewood High School

Erie
Erie High School

Evergreen
Evergreen High School

Fort Collins
CEC Fort Collins High School
Fort Collins High School
Fossil Ridge High School
Liberty Common High School
Polaris Expeditionary Learning School
Poudre High School
Rocky Mountain High School

Fort Lupton
Fort Lupton High School

Fountain
Fountain-Fort Carson High School

Frederick
Frederick High School

Golden
Golden High School

Grand Junction
Grand Junction High School

Greeley
Frontier Academy
Greeley Central High School
Greeley West High School
Northridge High School

Greenwood Village
Cherry Creek High School

Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch High School
Mountain Vista High School
Ranch View Middle School
Rock Canyon High School
Thunder Ridge High School

Johnstown
Roosevelt High School

Keenesburg
Weld Central Senior High School

Lafayette
Centaurus High School
Peak to Peak Charter School

Lakewood
Bear Creek High School
Green Mountain High School
Lakewood High School

Littleton
Chatfield Senior High School
Columbine High School
Dakota Ridge High School
Heritage High School
Littleton High School

Longmont
Longmont High School
Mead High School
Silver Creek High School
Skyline High School

Louisville
Monarch High School

Loveland
Loveland High School
Mountain View High School
Thompson Valley High School

Lyons
Lyons Middle/Senior High School

Manitou Springs
Manitou Springs High School

Montrose
Montrose High School

Nederland
Nederland Middle/Senior High School

New Castle
Coal Ridge High School

Niwot
Niwot High School

Northglenn
Northglenn High School
Northglenn Middle School

Palisade
Palisade High School

Parker
Chaparral High School

Peyton
Falcon High School

Pueblo
Pueblo Central High School
Pueblo County High School
Pueblo East High School

Thornton
Horizon High School
Mapleton Early College High School
Riverdale Ridge High School
Skyview High School
Stargate Charter School
Thornton High School
Thornton Middle School

Timnath
Timnath Middle/High School

Westminster
Academy of Charter Schools
Mountain Range High School
Standley Lake High School

Wheat Ridge
Wheat Ridge High School

Windsor
Windsor High School

Woodland Park
Woodland Park High School

A Bit Of Irony

Makes me wonder if Trump's going to send the FBI after that guy for threatening the president.

Of course, he never mentions who that "local pedophile" might be, but the reaction is pretty consistent - Trump's whole gang got knots in their Underoos when Ossoff mentioned "traveling around with Natalie", without making any reference to anything untoward.

It seems, collectively, MAGA has a very dirty mind. And maybe we all do where Trump is concerned, but I think he's given us very good reason for it.

Trump Rally Interrupted by Man Wearing Shirt Saying, ‘Kill Your Local Pedophile’

President Donald Trump’s speech was interrupted Friday when a man wearing a shirt that read “Kill Your Local Pedophile” was removed from the crowd.

The moment came during a rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in support of Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC), who was appointed to her late brother Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) seat at Trump’s urging and is now in a runoff GOP primary against Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC).

After asking the crowd to “pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot” and vote, the president continued about a potential midterms loss, “I’m going to be impeached. They’re gonna impeach me. They have no idea why.”

He then started to tell a story, detailing, “I saw today a congressman said on one of the shows, ‘We’re gonna impeach President Trump. We’re going to impeach him.’ ‘Oh really? Why?’ the person was asking. A neutral commentator, for a change. I like neutral commentators. ‘Oh, I see. You’re gonna impeach him. Why?’ ‘Uh, well, I don’t know.'”

It’s not clear who Trump was referring to, though Fox News did air a clip of an interview Thursday with Florida State Rep. Angie Nixon (D), who won her state’s Senate Democratic primary on Tuesday. In the clip, she said, “I’m looking forward to going to Washington, D.C. to provide everyday, hardworking people with some relief after we work to, you know, impeach.”

After his story, Trump moved away from the podium to listen to what he seemed to think were jeers from the crowd at this alleged plot to impeach him. The Fox News broadcast then went to a split screen, though, showing someone being escorted by security out of the event. He was wearing a shirt that said: “KILL YOUR LOCAL PEDOPHILE.”

“That’s alright,” Trump said of the man’s t-shirt. “That person’s going home to mom, gonna get scolded, ’cause mom is voting for us.”

Either picking up on his train of thought or just retelling the story altogether, the president went on, “They’re gonna impeach. But did you see it this morning? This congressman. It’s a big story. He’s on. ‘We’re going to impeach President Trump.’ ‘Why are you going to impeach him?’ the commentator — ‘Uh.’ ‘Why are you gonna impeach him? What has he done wrong?’ ‘Um, I don’t know.'”

Maj Watson

Maj Jason Watson, USAF

Free Speech For People Statement in Support of Active US Air Force Officer Arrested In Peaceful Capitol Protest Calling on Congress to Impeach, Remove and Convict Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Major Jason Watson, an active US Air Force officer, was arrested today in a nonviolent act of civil disobedience by standing on the steps of the US Capitol holding a sign calling for Donald Trump to be impeached, removed, and convicted for the high crimes he has committed since assuming power again.

At a press conference organized by the Removal Coalition, Major Watson was joined by Removal Coalition founder Jessica Denson, Congressman Al Green, members of About Face Veterans, constitutional scholar Bruce Fein, Defenders of Our Republic, and other advocates calling for constitutional accountability.

Before his arrest, Major Watson called on every Member of Congress to follow the leadership of Representative Al Green by supporting articles of impeachment against President Trump. He also urged Americans to engage in peaceful, nonviolent protest until Congress fulfills its constitutional duty. Watch Major Watson’s remarks and arrest here.

“Major Watson demonstrated today the kind of courage our democracy demands,” said John Bonifaz, President and Co-Founder of Free Speech For People. “He honored the same oath that every Member of Congress has taken—to support and defend the Constitution. His willingness to risk his own freedom stands in stark contrast to those who continue to look away as President Trump commits unprecedented abuses of power. Congress has both the authority and the constitutional obligation to act to impeach and remove Donald Trump from public office.”

Free Speech For People launched its impeachment campaign on Inauguration Day and has since gathered more than 1.1 million petition signatures calling on Congress to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Trump. The organization proudly joins Major Watson in calling on Members of Congress to fulfill their sworn duty to protect and defend our Constitution at this critical moment in our history by invoking the congressional power of impeachment.

Free Speech For People has documented hundreds of impeachable offenses across 27 separate grounds, including:

• Engaging in corruption for his own and his close associates’ personal enrichment
• Committing or Planning War and Humanitarian Crimes
• Unconstitutionally usurping Congress’s power to declare war
• Committing treason by levying war against the United States, individual states, and their people
• Calling for the execution of Members of Congress
• Abusing the power of his office to unlawfully maintain political power
• Illegally kidnapping, imprisoning, and removing U.S. residents
• Unconstitutionally and systemically violating the First Amendment
• Defying court orders, threatening judges, and unconstitutionally usurping judicial authority
• Abusing investigatory and prosecutorial powers

“This is an existential moment for our nation and our democracy. We either have a Constitution, or we don’t,” Bonifaz added. “Donald Trump has already engaged in multiple abuses of power. We demand that our elected officials in Congress carry out the mandate of their oath to protect the Constitution at this critical time by standing up and bringing impeachment proceedings against this lawless president.”

Who Would Jesus Bomb

We need more like this.

No Kings

The Indivisible website is reporting "over 8 million people at 3,300 locations".

It was a pretty good day. I drove thru a few in my area, and they all looked pretty good, with lots of hopeful, mostly happy, and determined people.

Small Protests

... are simple reminders of large problems that need to be addressed.

Outside Boulder This Morning

Today's Amanda

Amanda Nelson has been on fire lately.

The regime keeps doubling down. It's what they do because authoritarian assholes have nothing else in the toolbox.

So it seems we'll see things getting worse for a while - not because passive disobedience and social pressure aren't working, but because that's what does work. That's what is working.

What that inflamed human hemorrhoid did to Renee Good in Minneapolis was appalling and unforgivable, and we need to burn him for that. And we will. We just have to keep in mind that if we're out here fighting for justice, we have to follow our own rules.

Stay mad, and push back hard, but stay focused and contained. We have to show the world we're not the ones losing their shit.

Get out there and do it

A Good Sign

We can't win without a fight, and we can't fight if we don't show up.

People are usually a huge disappointment to me, and a royal pain in my ass.

But then there's this, and the night seems a bit brighter.

Wait - What?

If only we could count on people being reasonable.

No Kings

If you can't make it,

just drive by and honk 

Tomorrow

Are you ready to bring the Tactical Frivolity?

No Kings 10-18-2025

October 18, 2025

Denver No Kings Protest: When, Where, What to Know

The first No Kings protest in Denver brought more than 5,000 people to the Colorado State Capitol.

Denver protest attendance started leveling off during the summer, but controversial policies from President Donald Trump targeting everyone from immigrants to federal employees to universities have people eager to return in force on Saturday, October 18, for the second No Kings protest.

“The fight isn’t over,” reads an online description for the upcoming No Kings demonstrations across the country. “President Trump has doubled down—sending masked agents into our streets, terrorizing immigrant families, silencing voters, dismantling protections, and handing our future to billionaire allies while everyday people struggle. He wants us to believe his rule is absolute. We’re here to remind him: it’s not.”

Part of a national string of protests in June, the first No Kings protest in Denver brought out more than 5,000 people to the Colorado State Capitol, and was the last major anti-Trump protest in Denver before a clear downturn in attendance in July, August and September. Nationally, the first No Kings day of protests saw a reported turnout of 5 million people.

According to local organizers, Denver’s second No Kings demonstration will feature live music, speeches, chalk art, chants and sign making, in a format that sounds similar to the “activists fairs” hosted at recent protests in front of the State Capitol. However, there are more No Kings events scheduled across Colorado, including one in Colorado Springs expected to draw thousands.

Where is the No Kings Protest in Denver?

The upcoming No Kings protest in Denver will take place at the Colorado State Capitol. According to the Capitol permit for the event, protesters will gather on the West Steps and at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park across the street.

According to an online billing for the protest, the main action will take place on at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park, and “activities like sign-making and sidewalk chalking will be on the west steps.”

When is the No Kings Protest?

According to online fliers for No Kings, the protest in Denver will take place from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 18.

Similar protests in Denver have gone on past the posted stop time when turnout is large and have carried on into the night or spilled into other parts of town. The permit for the event allows protesters on the Capitol west steps and Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Will There Be a March?

Yes, online descriptions of No Kings promise “a march through the heart of our city” from 1 to 2 p.m., but the exact route hasn’t been shared.

How to Get There

Denver’s protest is along major roads, like East Colfax Avenue and Broadway. Parking a few blocks away from the Capitol is a good idea, as large turnouts can back up traffic.

RTD bus lines like the 0, 15 and the 83D/L have stops on East Colfax Avenue, Lincoln Street and Broadway that are a block or two from the action. Capitol Hill doesn’t have any light rail stations, but stops at 10th Avenue and Osage Street and downtown on 16th Street are about a thirty-minute walk from the Capitol. And you can always scoop an e-bike or scooter along the way.

Who is Organizing Denver’s No Kings Protest?

Multiple local groups have put out information on the upcoming No Kings protest, including 50501 Colorado, Solidarity Warriors, the Indivisible Action Network, Pulse Colorado and the Service Employees International Union, among others. Most of the Denver groups spreading the word on No Kings have been involved in organizing protests against President Donald Trump all year, with many of them forming shortly after he returned to office in January.

The permit holder for the event is Indivisible Colorado, a local branch of a national progressive activist network.

Other No Kings Protests in Colorado

No Kings 2 protests are planned around the Denver area and throughout Colorado on October 18. Find details about your closest protest on a national map by No Kings and an online list of events in Colorado.

In northern Colorado, a rally and food donation drive is planned for 9 a.m. at the Fort Collins Civic Center Park, according to Indivisible Northern Colorado, which will host alongside the League of Women Voters of Larimer County and the American Association of University Professors.

Anyone driving to or from the mountains via Interstate 70 instead on October 18 will likely see protesters on the Genesee Overpass near exit 254 in Golden, according to an online description. The protesters expected to hold up signs for get support from passing motorists from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. that Saturday.

In addition to the main event at the State Capitol, Denver protesters are planning to wave anti-Trump signs at traffic on Colorado Boulevard from 1 to 3 p.m. with gatherings expected at major intersections with Alameda, Mexico and 8th avenues.

Why We Fight

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