The Desert’s Techno-Fascist Takeover
In 2025, we have witnessed the rise of the techno-fascist takeover — one rapidly reshaping energy systems, data centers on which artificial intelligence (AI) and technology depend, and financial power. In New Mexico, this is justified as “economic development,” “prosperity” and “progress.” But beneath these hollow promises lies a far more dangerous truth: New Mexico is once again being positioned as a sacrifice zone for the next phase of corporate power.
New Mexico’s corporate-led development is unfolding alongside a broader federal push to hand critical infrastructure to private equity. This is driven by the same corrupt political logic that treats New Mexico’s land, water and people as expendable — while systematically cutting avenues of accountability.
So why are the world’s most powerful corporations suddenly fixated on our desert? Big Tech giants like OpenAI, Wall Street investors like Blackstone and Bernard Capital Partners are looking to make large investments in New Mexico. What they see in New Mexico is not community — it’s opportunity. Cheap land. Weak regulation. Political leaders willing to trade finite natural resources for corporate investment tied to the AI boom.
Read the full article on the Albuquerque Journal.
