AOC visits conservative Georgia town to investigate data center blasting complaints
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Summary
A video report follows Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) to a conservative, "deep red" area of Georgia to investigate the impact of data center construction on local communities. Residents describe disruptive blasting, property damage, and a lack of communication from companies like Amazon. The piece highlights a surprising political shift, with some conservative voters expressing willingness to support AOC due to her engagement on local environmental and quality-of-life issues caused by unchecked tech infrastructure development.
Key quotes
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Nobody from Amazon has bothered to say one word. It was three blasts a day, seven days a week, for months.
If there's a chance that anything can be done, I feel like she's gonna be the one to do it.
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