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1. title: Historian Jill Lepore on the datacentre backlash | Politics Weekly America (alleges; supported) Source
2. url: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2026/aug/21/jill-lepore-on-why-the-artificial-state-is-doomed-politics-weekly-america (alleges; supported) Source
3. summary: Less than three months to go until the midterms, voters are thinking about grocery prices, the Iran war and… datacentres. This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to historian Jill Lepore about how this latest AI backlash could influence those all-important elections in November. Are we seeing the beginning of the end of the 'artificial state'? Continue reading... (alleges; supported) Source
4. published: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:00:32 GMT (alleges; supported) Source