WOW: Americans HATE Trump’s LOVE for Data Centers, Flock Cameras & AI

Our Take

Jolah Politics is picking up on something we've been tracking for a while: the politics of mass surveillance don't split neatly along party lines. When a video title can casually lump "data centers, Flock cameras & AI" together as things Americans are souring on, that's a signal the backlash isn't a niche privacy-nerd concern anymore — it's kitchen-table anger about unaccountable infrastructure getting built in people's backyards and on their streets without a real public conversation.

We don't have the specifics of what's driving the sentiment in this particular video, but the throughline tracks with what we hear from readers constantly: people are tired of city councils rubber-stamping ALPR contracts, tired of "it's just for solving crimes" explanations that never mention the data-sharing networks these cameras plug into, and tired of feeling like surveillance expansion is happening to them rather than with their input. Whether the frustration is partisan, bipartisan, or just plain exhausted-American, it's worth paying attention to — public pressure is still the most reliable brake on this stuff.

If you want to see whether Flock or similar ALPR systems have already landed in your town, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back locally, our take-action page has concrete steps. Credit to Jolah Politics for putting a spotlight on the growing unease — the more this becomes dinner-table conversation, the harder it gets for these programs to expand quietly.