New York became the first US state to halt construction of large new AI data centers, imposing a one-year moratorium as concerns grow that the facilities driving the artificial-intelligence boom are raising power costs, straining water supplies, and burdening local communities. An average of recent polls show incumbent Gov Kathy Hochul (D) is leading MAGA Republican candidate for governor hatemonger Bruce Blakeman by an average of ten points.

Islamophobe Bruce Blakeman (R) fully supports ICE brutality