Kentucky Farmers Spurn $26M AI Data-Center Bid with Six-Word Rebuttal
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Kentucky farmers Delsia Bare and Ida Huddleston rejected a $26.4 million offer from an anonymous AI company believed connected to Meta to sell 534 acres for data centers, after learning the plan would power an AI hub. Bare issued a six‑word rebuff: “Kick rocks and don’t come back.” They said selling the family land could expose them to accountability on judgment day, while some locals weigh potential economic benefits and others pursue lawsuits to block the centers.
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