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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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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - February 10th

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You may have heard about the big event this past weekend, Superbowl LX.  As football games go, it was boring for a long stretch as it was a bit of a "defensive struggle."  But it did get interesting late in the game, before the Seahawks put it away. But this isn't about the game, this is about the halftime.  I will be the first to admit that I don't really care for Bad Bunny's music, and I had trouble understanding him because of the microphone placement (or maybe its also because I'm old! LOL).  The show itself was quite something, and really made an impression.  It was beautiful, and his underlying message of hope and unity was fantastic.  I did hear someone call it "joyous" as it took a broad look at life, and love.  It included a number of cameos from other Latin actors and musicians and that was pretty slick, too. I also saw that T-rump commented on it (negatively of course)... because *he watched it*.  He had a choice to watch it, not watch it,...
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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - February 3rd

Last week's winter storm had quite the impact on a large swath of the nation.  Of course, we had the coldest day throughout most of Florida, and saw iguanas falling from trees.  Which is amusing. But there's some seriousness here too.  Flights were cancelled, and people got stranded.  It was a mess. American Airlines CEO Robert Isom had an investor call where h e acknowledged the operational challenges the airline had been through, and went on to say that  "I know throughout the rest of our system, some of our crewmembers didn't have a place to stay last night." And called it unacceptable   But then added this when discussing stranded flight attendants - who had to sleep at airports - which caused more operational delays.  "I also know it comes with the kind of business we run. This isn't the only storm that we've ever had. It's not going to be the last storm we've had." Before proceeding to talk about profits, the government shut down (a...
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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - January 27th

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We have surely changed as a nation, and what we find acceptable, and the things we "stand up for," are vastly different. What ICE does, and how "we" (especially those in power) respond to the actions, is telling.   While the stories are all bad, the one that caught my attention was the detention of 5 year old  Liam (Ramos) Ornasser.  He was  taken by armed ICE agents at school, specifically to  lure his parents out.  And surely he will be deported, along with his parents.  As I read more, I was reminded of the Elian  Gonzalez story from 2000. As a quick recap, he was a young boy who was brought by his mother from Cuba to the US. They stayed with relatives in Miami. His father - still in Cuba - waged a legal battle to have him returned to him.  People around the country took sides in the issue. It was a flashpoint. I'd invite you to Google the details if you don't remember them.  After some time, attorney general Janet Reno sent in a group of heavily armed ag...
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