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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - March 10th

I caught a video the other day where some jackhole talked about how America is somehow better off because "The estrogenization" has slowed up.  The comment gave me pause,  But, as I thought more about it, I realized that the notion of making America great has everything to do with white, male supremacy. The #MeToo  movement was a lot for many people to take.  The idea that a woman could lead this nation caused some to have an aneurysm.  The notion of "Tradwife" started to gain some traction; the word "traditional" is right in there. And then there's all this Epstein drama.  Other countries are taking it seriously.  But here, we protect the man who was convicted of a sex crime.  We do that by failing to release documents, having "dog and pony shows" that focus attention in the wrong places, and ignoring what data we have. Its something to think about.   And on that note, here's a short synopsis of Supermodel Karen Mulder's life and her...
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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - March 3rd

The news around the Orange Menace has not been good on any front.  There's very little we can say is going well at present, and yet MAGA defends him on pretty much everything, for reasons that make even less sense. It feels like every day, there's a new series of questions, constitutional violations, laws broken,  illegal military action, corruption, coverups, and on and on.  It's a lot. But underlying all of that is the continual grift.  I would argue that almost everything he is doing is for personal financial gain.  I don't believe anyone would question that he's profited from his time in office. I've seen Senators, Congress People, former government officials (employed and elected) all stand up and detail out who is giving him money for access, for the sale of secrets, or just abusing the system by their donation. And we hear crickets in response.  Because who cares about the emoluments clause?  Also known as the Title of Nobility Clause, Article I, Section ...
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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - February 24th

I am extremely bothered by the outcome of the EPA gutting pretty much any/every thing related to climate or clean air & water.  Years ago, under Obama, the EPA made clear that there was climate change and that we needed to protect against that.  Now some of the same members who voted that way (without a second thought!) are playing some stupid political game that is harmful, and surely will be more so, in the future. These ignoramuses just ignore the science and side with whatever nonsense T-rump says. Great. Just great.  And it goes on from there. Our water is in danger. Our air is in danger. Our environment overall is in danger.  And there's an underlying thought that cars don't need to have emissions standards, or to have higher gas mileage.  We want to go back to the polluting days of 50+ years ago. While the rest of the world is looking at efficiency and standards.  We have lost our way.  Murica!   https://apnews.com/article/trump-climate-change-epa-clean-air-act-c149d...
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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - February 17th

On the surface, its kind of bizarre that just after they won the SuperBowl, the Seahawks will be sold. But there's way more to this story.  Paul Allen bought the team (along with some other sports franchises) many years ago.  More recently, he moved those assets (along with others) into a trust.  His explicit directions via his will and that trust were that his sister, Jody, would serve as the trustee, and these teams would be sold, and all proceeds would be directed to charity. The NFL has a rule that there must be a single, majority owner.  Trusts, and other ownership arrangements are not allowed.  So it makes sense ... sort of ...   Except that Paul Allen died in 2018, you know, like 8 years ago, and the sale still hasn't happened.  And you might ask why?  And the answer is in the team's relationship to the city and state. When funding was approved for the new stadium for the Seahawks, a clause was written in, that if he sold or moved the team within 25 years, he would o...
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