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Shapiro Orders New Data Center Standards After Kelce Urges Urine Testing

8/19/2026

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Kelce Urges Urine

Former NFL center Jason Kelce appeared on August 19 2026 urging urine be sent to AI data centers.
The ad sells $18 resealable jars as urine containers and prints “The suits want us to tell you to please don’t send your pee.”
A May Gallup poll found seven in ten Americans oppose AI data centers, 48% strongly.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed Tuesday’s executive order imposing new standards on data-center developers.

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Kelce Acquires Garage

Garage Beer was valued at $200 million in September 2025.
Jason and Travis Kelce became majority owners of Garage Beer in June 2024, acquiring the largest investor stake.
CEO Andy Sauer said the partnership follows a “relationship-building” philosophy in a USA Today statement.
The limited-edition Data Center Coolant Collector jar retails for $18, has sold out, and prompted scarcity warnings.

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Historical Context

In July 2019 the Federal Trade Commission imposed a record $5 billion penalty on Facebook for privacy violations tied to the Cambridge Analytica data harvest that began in 2013. The settlement required a 20-year privacy order and imposed new privacy rules, fueling public distrust that now frames calls like NFL center Jason Kelce’s proposal to use urine-based cooling for AI data centers.

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Kelce Urges Urine

Former NFL center Jason Kelce appeared on August 19 2026 urging urine be sent to AI data centers.
The ad sells $18 resealable jars as urine containers and prints “The suits want us to tell you to please don’t send your pee.”
A May Gallup poll found seven in ten Americans oppose AI data centers, 48% strongly.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed Tuesday’s executive order imposing new standards on data-center developers.

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