Tea Party veteran launches national tour to curb AI data-center growth

Former Tea Party organizer Amy Kremer is heading a cross-country “Data Center Revolt” bus tour that starts in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 12 and will stop in cities across the South, the East Coast, Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and end in Silicon Valley. As chair of Humans First, she claims AI data-center projects are being imposed on residents, inflating electricity, water and land costs while offering little community input.

The group advocates for local transparency and opposes blanket state or federal bans on data centers. Investigations have highlighted that Humans First was incorporated by former Center for AI Safety staff and may have received early funding from that nonprofit, prompting accusations of hidden progressive influence, which Kremer rejects. She stresses that the organization is now an independent conservative effort and refuses donor disclosure that could compromise its “America First” mission. The tour coincides with broader debates over the White House’s AI action plan and a new “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” aimed at preventing utility cost shifts to local taxpayers.