There has been something that has bothered me about this sudden push back against data centers that smacked of a CCP influence operation. Too coordinated in multiple areas at the same time, similar talking points, and organized by NGOs and other various groups. Nothing about this is organic and has all the hallmarks of a CCP operation. I am not alone. I had suspicions that many of the groups "concerned" about data centers would eventually lead back to Roy Singham and the CCP. It seems that my suspicions were well founded.

@laowhy86 spent around 10 years living and working in China. He spends his time trying to educate Americans about the CCP and their influence operations and their goals. I have watched him for a number of years and his work is insightful. I disagree with him on some of his opinions, but overall his work about the CCP is solid.

China Picked a Fight With the Wrong Billionaire - Mr. Wonderful Is Furious

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Kevin O'Leary claims that opposition to his AI data center projects in the U.S. is being fueled by a Chinese propaganda campaign aimed at slowing American AI infrastructure development. He specifically alleges that "hundreds of millions of dollars" from China are being funneled through organizations like Alliance for a Better Utah and Elevate Strategies to spread misinformation and organize protests against his 40,000-acre "Stratos" project in Box Elder County, Utah.

O'Leary's allegations include tracing IRS Form 990 filings to Chinese-linked funding channels via an organization called Arabella, and identifying IP addresses associated with opposing groups as sources of coordinated misinformation on social media platforms. His claims have been echoed by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and supported by reports from think tanks like the American Energy Institute, though no conclusive evidence has been publicly provided to verify the foreign interference allegations.

That is changing. O'Leary is providing the evidence no doubt to Treasury and Homeland Security. He is talking to the administration who is also sounding the alarm on CCP influence.

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Discussions over AI data center concerns are worthy to have in a free society. But we all need to be aware of when those discussions are being influenced by others - especially others that are hostile to our way of life and already have a track record in organized influence operations within the US.

This AI race will determine our future trajectory, like it or not. This truth is not lost on the CCP for one minute and they are pouring billions into trying to thwart our participation and voice in that future. They fully understand what is at stake here. We must understand this as well and learn to distinguish between knowledgeable legitimate concerns to guide the AI process, and those concerns that have been weaponized by CCP propaganda.