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Kentucky farmer rejects $26M AI data center offer

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A Kentucky farm owner, Delsia Bare, rejected a $26 million offer from an AI company to build data centers on her land. Her response was a blunt "Kick rocks and don’t come back." AI

RANK_REASON The story is a brief anecdote about a single individual's reaction to a business proposal, lacking broader industry impact or significance.

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Kentucky farmer rejects $26M AI data center offer

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    ‘Country hick’ Kentucky farm owner had terse 6-word response after being offered $26M to build data centers “Kick rocks and don’t come back,” Delsia Bare told t

    ‘Country hick’ Kentucky farm owner had terse 6-word response after being offered $26M to build data centers “Kick rocks and don’t come back,” Delsia Bare told the AI company reps after learning they hoped to build a data center on her farm land. https:// nypost.com/2026/08/16/us-…

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