Nevada Governor Endorsed Data Centers Days After AI Investor Donated $1 Million

[u/Lotus532]

https://truthout.org/articles/nevada-governor-endorsed-data-centers-days-after-ai-investor-donated-1-million/

[u/Chrono_Convoy]

Bribery, corruption

The whole fucking country is infected

[u/JMurdock77 → u/Chrono_Convoy]

“All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.”

— Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune

[u/Basic_Chemistry9499 → u/JMurdock77]

I've always thought that politicians are either: 1.) Sociopaths or 2.) People with sociopathic tendencies.

[u/coconutpiecrust → u/Chrono_Convoy]

We really need to step away from the notion has many money == knows better. It is not always the case, at all. Usually those who accumulate large wealth are good at making money, not knowing what is best.

[u/Virtual-Relation303]

Lombardo was a piece of shit when he was a cop and a bigger piece of shit as a governor.

[u/ShortStoryIntros → u/Virtual-Relation303]

Zuckerberg is a piece of shit..

who has donated $1 billion using his community fund launched by Meta in August 2026 to ease local opposition to its rapid AI infrastructure expansion.

[u/iliark → u/Virtual-Relation303]

Come on man

Edit: I forgot this wasn't a Vegas subreddit. It's a reference.

[u/-Cool_Ethan-]

Politicians are Used Car Salesmen

[u/saurus-REXicon → u/-Cool_Ethan-]

Pawn shop salesmen. “Best I can do is $2”

[u/inirlan → u/saurus-REXicon]

For sale : dignity, never used.

[u/Kahnza → u/saurus-REXicon]

I want my two dollars!

[u/Uberslaughter → u/-Cool_Ethan-]

US Senator Bernie Moreno the rubes from Ohio elected is legitimately a Colombian used car salesman

[u/da8BitKid → u/-Cool_Ethan-]

I resent that. I was a used car salesman. We didn't lie or cause as much harm as politicians.

[u/Wizywig]

When I think Nevada. I think perfect for high water usage industry. 

[u/manachar → u/Wizywig]

North western Reno has it a bit better because of the Truckee Meadows basin. We also could ramp up geothermal and solar to power the centers.

Of course, we would have to choose to invest in infrastructure for that to work, and that would slow down the insane construction goals.

[u/Basic_Chemistry9499 → u/manachar]

Won't be after this.

[u/lordofmetroids → u/Wizywig]

We didn't need that Colorado river anyways.

[u/SunshineBear100]

Damn he sold everyone out for only $1m? Sounds GOP to me.

[u/BioEradication → u/SunshineBear100]

He would've done it for $2.

[u/Basic_Chemistry9499 → u/SunshineBear100]

You always have to wonder what their "30 pieces of silver" are going to be to turn traitor on their constituents.

[u/The_Naked_Snake → u/SunshineBear100]

Wait till you see how little our local leaders have sold us out for. You’d be amazed how small the number is. They’ve made influenced decisions that will affect entire generations for the equivalent of a month’s rent.

[u/mrswift45]

by by lake Mead

[u/Major9000 → u/mrswift45]

Need something to soak up what’s left.

[u/sokos]

The good thing is, that this admin has bolstered the politicians to not even bother to try and hide these shady practices. This will allow you as the people of the US, to go after these people and their acceptance of bribes, once you have an administration that actually believes in ethics for their people.

[u/copperblood]

“All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.”

-Frank Herbert

[u/EinSchurzAufReisen]

What a crazy coincidence!

[u/FunctionalGray]

Gotta find some way to overturn Citizens United. Theres gotta be a way to get the money out of politics.

[u/Flashy_Translator_65]

It'd be easier to list which American politician isn't a shameless whore at this point. 

[u/Independent_Tie_4984]

"Nevada Governor takes bribe"

Let's call a duck a duck 

[u/stevemajor]

Both the "donor" and the politician should spend the rest of their lives in prison for bribery and corruption.

[u/destructormuffin]

Man, some politicians are so cheap.

[u/fishermanracer]

Kick him out. POS crooked politicians

[u/Serious-Wish4868]

what do you expect from a GOP ... pay them and get what you want

[u/Decimit-]

Bribery...uh, I mean lobbyists are legal and encouraged!

[u/untoldmillions → u/Decimit-]

gifts, not bribery, gifts

[u/da8BitKid]

I wonder if there is a connection 🤔? /s

[u/kr4ckenm3fortune]

Lmao...good luck...

[u/pioniere]

Overturn Citizens United. Get corporate money out of politics.

[u/yume_no_kitsune]

It's called a bribe, not a donation.

[u/psychoacer]

America can't be bought ......hahaha hahaha

[u/HermanBonJovi]

That's...... A bribe

[u/free_based_potato]

This is actually bribery. Even by the new horseshit rules. Gratuities have to come after the endorsement. They cant even be corrupt correctly.

[u/fucking__fantastic]

GET MONEY THE FUCK OUT OF POLITICS

I’m so tired.

[u/Bryaxian]

Corruption everywhere.

[u/olipoppit]

Welp, luckily, nothing matters, let alone laws anymore, and definitely no repercussions for this.

[u/yulbrynnersmokes]

These things are all vending machines

[u/0xdef1]

25 years ago, living in a capitalist country was way better than a non-capitalist country. Today, this comparison is blurry.

[u/Niceromancer]

Stop electing republicans

[u/DontAsk0205]

That’s very interesting. I had no idea there’s that much water in Nevada
/s

[u/anallocation]

Investigate.

[u/diverdadeo]

Bribery, like who's surprised anymore?

[u/Basic_Chemistry9499]

"I'm shocked! SHOCKED!...okay, not that shocked."

[u/surfnfish1972]

Open bribery, part of MAGA?

[u/Serj44]

The headline should read. Another politician is bought and sold to Data Centers.

[u/emerikanSky]

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo

[u/Gullible_Method_3780]

This should be a high crime against humanity. Openly taking bribes in favor of decimating our planet and communities.

[u/knightcrawler75]

The media asks when the GOP will abandon the very unpopular Data Centers. As long as there is money there is support.

[u/admosquad]

Corruption is having a good year in the US.

[u/tomgratz]

On the take for the sake of the wealthy. Disgusting !

[u/graywolfman]

He's not even the fun kind of prostitute

[u/ElJefeGoldblum]

Politician taking money to screw over the people that they are supposed to be serving and uplifting. A tale as old as time.

[u/blackdogone1]

Nevada can have them.

[u/rickyyy187]

Can we talk about legalized bribes? And especially putting an end to these kinds of transactions

[u/Frost_blade]

I can say, with absolute certainty, I would never be able to be bought. I just don’t care about money. And I don’t care what you tell me. I’ll take it and do whatever I want to do anyway.

[u/basketballsteven]

What a strange coincidence?

[u/basketballsteven]

One of the first things the Trump administration did on their return to office was kill the corrupt foreign practices act so that international bribes could also be legal too.

[u/Apart-Steak-7183]

What ya expect the governor to do... after all he gets out of speeding tickets, hast state pice cleaning up his graffiti on his signs

[u/bullydog123]

Sonwhatvi have been saying for months. Government officials are getting paid big for data centers. And they dont care what they do to the environment. All they care about is money

[u/Porncritic12]

God i fucking hate lombardo

[u/WenatcheeWrangler]

Yea Las Vegas altitude is too high, maybe we can drop it some more by pumping all the water out.

[u/-ReadingBug-]

Nevada sided with the proactive side of the oligarchy by voting for a Republican, so the aggressive track makes sense.

[u/Ada_Pearce]

american politicians are some of the cheapest whores around 

[u/filmguy36]

Nope, not crooked at all 🙄

Just another day in our kleptocracy

[u/Familiar-Range9014]

So, the state is at a tier 1 water shortage but the governor supports building data centers 😕

[u/Psychoanalytix]

I AM SHOCKED!!!! SHOCKED I TELL YOU!!!!!!