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  1. the NHL hoped his deep pockets and reputation for revitalizing distressed assets would finally lift the franchise to stability.

    It took just over a year for that optimism to crack. In August 2020, reports surfaced that he failed to pay players signing bonuses. Gutierrez blamed it on their lack of experience owning a sports franchise. As more vendors and employees began cropping up with complaints about unpaid invoices and strongarm tactics, it became clear that it was a feature of Meruelo’s business practices, not a bug.

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    It was a massive misstep. It meant the franchise had no suitable place to play while Meruelo attempted to get politicians, unions and voters behind a $2 billion development plan in Tempe that included a new arena. As he worked to secure that project, Meruelo’s years of hubris came back to bite him. Grassroots organizers pounded his track record and credit rating, citing a financial analysis commissioned by the Tempe City Council. Campaign materials characterized him as “corrupt,” “scandal-plagued” and a “deadbeat billionaire.” Local trade and worker unions lobbied against the plan. And Meruelo didn’t dive deep into his coffers to counteract that negative messaging. He said last week he poured $7 million into the referendum; campaign finance records show that he spent just over $1 million.

  2. 44 minutes ago, texasdago said:

    Dude, there are millions of Italians who still worship at the altar of Mussolini... quite literally.  Google Predappio.

    THAT'S FUCKED UP 

     

    Still, some couldn’t resist as the crowd stopped outside the cemetery where Mussolini is laid to rest to listen to prayers and greetings from Mussolini’s great-granddaughter, Orsola.

     

    “After 100 years, we are still here to pay homage to the man this state wanted, and who we will never stop admiring,” Orsola Mussolini said, to cheers.

     

    She listed her great-grandfather’s accomplishments, citing an infrastructure boom that built schools, hospitals and public buildings, reclaimed malaria-infested swamps for cities, and the extension of a pension system to non-government workers. She was joined by her sister Vittoria, who led the crowd in a prayer.

    https://apnews.com/article/italy-mussolini-crypt-fascist-sympathers-commemoration-e2805969ab5b3aef7b61081dd575b7a6

  3. 29 minutes ago, Tailgate said:

    Landscaper friends- how can I tell what type of Bermuda grass I have? I called to get some delivered for a backyard area I need to sod. They said they had three different kinds…when I look online it’s difficult to tell.

    I can tell between common and hybrid but that's about it.

  4. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/04/trump-republican-vote-ukraine-aid/678148/?gift=1JKSkiJ6Tnuz0--mzR5H8UcRa9pZCL0bMqXLX2ZOHC8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

    gift article 

    As defeat loomed for his anti-Ukraine allies, Trump shifted his message a little. On April 18, he posted on Truth Social claiming that he, too, favored helping Ukraine. “As everyone agrees, Ukrainian Survival and Strength should be much more important to Europe than to us, but it is also important to us!” But that was after-the-fact face-saving, jumping to the winning side after his side was about to lose.

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  5. 9 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said:

    Sending air defense to Ukraine so apartment blocs don’t get bombed is like waterboarding, some absolutely galaxy brain Anastasis takes in here. 

    I got tired of it. Life is too short to entertain his bullshit takes. Into the bin of ignorance he went. 

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