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  • Trump says data centers

    From Rob Mccart@1:2320/107 to MIKE POWELL on Friday, October 23, 2026 05:46:00
    Trump says data centers should pay locals to get them on side but
    >last time they offered $10,000 and the residents called it a bribe

    Is that not the definition of a bribe ? B)

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/107 to Rob Mccart on Friday, October 23, 2026 16:10:36
    Trump says data centers should pay locals to get them on
    side but
    >last time they offered $10,000 and the residents called it a
    >bribe

    Is that not the definition of a bribe ? B)

    Yeah, that is sort of what I thought. US English, when it comes to politics, has had a lot of definition changes over the last ~18 years. ;)

    Mike

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