The DC Pipeline

Intelligence for the people who build the cloud. Weekly intel on where the $800B data center buildout money is going.

Apr 21, 2026

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8 min read

Tipping Point

NPR just called data centers a "kitchen table issue" that could decide the midterms. Here's what happened this week.

Edem Agbley

Apr 14, 2026

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12 min read

Seven Days

A councilman's home gets shot up. A state passes the first data center ban in America. Half a town council gets fired. The buildout isn't stopping, it's splitting in two.

Edem Agbley

Apr 8, 2026

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9 min read

First Blood...

A councilman's home shot up. A referendum that rewrites the rules. And the opposition just proved it can win at the ballot box.

Edem Agbley

Mar 28, 2026

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13 min read

The Buildout Is Splitting in Two

Same week. Two opposite outcomes. The map is being redrawn in real time.

Edem Agbley

Mar 20, 2026

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9 min read

Stargate Just Blinked

The $500 billion project hit a wall this month. Not from protesters. From physics.

Edem Agbley

Mar 12, 2026

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11 min read

The Week the Citizens Won

Three projects killed. $1 billion frozen. The opposition is learning faster than the developers.

Edem Agbley