9/28/26: Ai Industry Data Center Party, Xi Plays Trump, Trump Gaslights In Midterm Ad

In Washington D.C., a party called "Data After Dark" was held at PubKey, a crypto-themed bar, to celebrate the rapid expansion of AI data centers. The event was sponsored by groups like the 76 Crew, the Manhattan Institute, and several AI companies, and drew about 900 attendees. But for Krystal and Saagar, the party was not a sign of progress—it was a revealing glimpse into an elite consensus that is out of touch with the communities being asked to host these facilities.

The Anti-Human Ideology of "Virginia is for Servers"

The central argument of the episode is that the push for hyper-scale AI data centers represents an "anti-human ideology" that prioritizes technological infrastructure over the people, communities, and environments it displaces. Saagar pointed to a sign at the party that parodied Virginia’s state motto—"Virginia is for Servers"—as the perfect encapsulation of the problem. "As a native Virginian, let me say, no the fuck it’s not," he said. "It’s not for your data center. It’s not for your servers. My town is for me, it’s for my family, it’s for my community."