A viral clash frames both foreign money in US politics and the rising cost of data centers as bad news for ordinary people, no matter their party.

• Ben Shapiro warned that China and Russia are meddling in US local politics, but got hit back for ignoring Israel's own lobbying spending.
• The pushback: everyone greases politicians, so singling out China and Russia while excusing Israel is a double standard.
• Democratic leaders are accused of following donor money instead of their own voters.
• Data centers are pinned as a reason electric bills are climbing, with promises of jobs seen as a cover story.
• The bottom line: corporations aren't your friends, and both parties' voters are getting robbed on their power bills.

Outlook: Expect anger over data center electricity costs and foreign lobbying money to keep fueling populist attacks on both parties.