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Today in Politics, Bulletin 461. 9/18/26

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Today in Politics, Bulletin 461. 9/18/26 Ron Filipkowski Sep 18 ∙ … A blockbuster new report from CNN exactly illustrated the danger of AI and how it could cause global destruction in endless ways if left unregulated. As I said on my weekly podcast Uncovered yesterday , the danger of AI is not that it will send “robot armies” to kill people like idiot Trump said, the danger is when it is employed to select targets, choose weapons, and fire weapons outside of human control. … And an endless number of other ways it could wreak havoc on us and the planet. … CNN: “The intelligence report, circulated across the US military this spring in the midst of the war with Iran, immediately set off alarm bells: A Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program. The US military swung into action with plans to intercept the vessel. Armed members of the US military were preparing to board the ship. Military planes were in the air.” … “It was only just before the ...

Tell Congress: No AI data centers on federal land

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  This is a message from Win Without War and does not imply the editorial endorsement of The Intercept or any of its staff. Win Without War will collect your name and email address if you participate in the action below. AI data centers bring noise, light, air, and water pollution, and can increase energy costs by astronomical amounts. It’s why 63 percent of Americans oppose artificial intelligence data centers being built in their communities, according to a July 2026 Emerson College poll. But destructive data centers could soon be popping up on federal lands and military bases across the country if the Pentagon gets its way. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is demanding billions of dollars for data centers that will supercharge AI-powered warfare and help fuel software used to make life-or-death decisions. We need to act now. Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act would ban large data centers and associated infrastructure on land owned or managed by the U.S. ...