Democrat Climate Activists Follow Their ‘Yoda’ Willie Nelson Into War On Data Centers

August 14, 2026 3:33 PM ET Democratic Party organizers are seemingly rallying behind Willie Nelson in the growing campaign against artificial intelligence data centers.The 93-year-old country music star and lifelong Democrat has become a figurehead for the movement against AI data centers, which he previously blasted on social media, Axios reported. Jane Kleeb, president of left-wing environmental group Bold Alliance and Nebraska Democratic Party chairwoman, compared Nelson’s role in the wave of protests to that of the Star Wars character Yoda, according to Axios.“The last thing we need is a loud, water thieving, light polluting, data center anywhere near our town (or any others for that matter),” Nelson said in a July 28 Instagram post. “All of America deserves thoughtful stewardship that