Data center hucksters are trying to buy state lawmakers in bulk because the public doesn't buy what they're selling. Representational image By Jim Hightower Bribery of a lawmaker used to be a straightforward retail transaction between the special interest briber and a specific bribee. But the Silicon Valley billionaires now invading rural America with hundreds of their exploitative AI data centers are out to buy state lawmakers in bulk. Instead of slipping cash-filled envelop

It is only going to get worse. Billionaire row at the Trump inauguration. As Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and...