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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - March 24th

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The outcome of the World Baseball Classic was somewhat satisfying last week. Venezuela beat the US in a hard fought final.  And, hey, it's a small measure of redemption for Venezuela.  To be clear, it's not that I was rooting for the US to lose, or anything like that. I was simply happy to see teams from around the world competing with joy and passion.  Many of the players competing play in the MLB, but there was a sense of national pride that drove them in their games. It wasn't about money, it was about playing a game for the love of it.  One note: as the game ended, players from Venezuela thanked god for their win (as is common these days).  Maybe it's just me, but given what has happened over the last quarter century in Venezuela, it seems weird that god would care about a simple game, rather than the bigger human condition.  (but what do I know?) ==== African soccer confederation strips Senegal of Africa Cup title and declares Morocco the champion | AP News And in ...
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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - March 17th

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!  Before I talk about the holiday, I want to make a q uick correction about an item from last week. While discussing T-rump and his crimes,  I conflated two separate crimes, and wanted to clarify that he was convicted of fraud criminally, and that is his felony conviction.  He was also convicted in a civil court of rape (or more precisely, sexual assault), but is not a convicted felon for that crime.   I strive for accuracy and I fell short.  On with this week's newsletter... I've often asked myself who is St. Patrick, and why do we have a day of revelry and merriment associated with him?  Well, here's an answer which I found in an article dated last year.  https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a26622047/st-patricks-day-history/ It's maybe not quite what I thought, and the fact that Patrick isn't technically a Saint, is kind of amusing in a way. In any case, get out there and get your Irish on! ==== Changes to Disney World are ...
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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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