Patreon Preview – 456. Do Not Question Project Cannoli
From This Machine Kills by This Machine Kills
May 8, 2026 · 7 min
About this episode
The episode analyzes the opposition to data centers by focusing on the material conditions and community concerns surrounding these infrastructure projects.
We go in for a second helping on analysing the opposition to data centers. After further deconstructing the arguments against opposition, we do what none of them actually do: pay attention to the actual material conditions on the ground. We discuss reporting on why real communities are opposed to these infrastructure projects and how these projects are being pushed through in black-boxed, stonewalled, fast tracked ways that are designed to ignore, dismiss, and override anybody who isn’t immediately and blindly onboard. ••• ‘The Most Bipartisan Issue Since Beer’: Opposition to Data Centers https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/us/politics/liberals-conservatives-data-centers.html ••• In Indiana, an anatomy of data center opposition https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/in-indiana-an-anatomy-of-data-center-opposition/ Standing Plugs: ••• Order Jathan’s book: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520398078/the-mechanic-and-the-luddite ••• Subscribe to Ed’s substack: https://substack.com/@thetechbubble ••• Subscribe to TMK on patreon for premium episodes: https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (bsky.app/profile/jathansadowski.com) and Edward Ongweso Jr…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jathan Sadowski, Edward Ongweso Jr.
Topics covered
- data centers
- community opposition
- infrastructure projects
- material conditions
- political analysis
- reporting
Keywords
- data centers
- community opposition
- infrastructure
- politics
- reporting
- analysis
- material conditions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New York Times, Latitude Media, Substack, Patreon
Products: The Mechanic and the Luddite
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