New York’s Casual White Supremacy.
Losing the Plot on Hochul & Buffalo Bills.
A run-of-the-mill, one-day news story about a billionaire holding a city hostage over a sports team and a new stadium buried the lede on the dark underbelly of Native American relations with the U.S. government. New York State agreed to finance a significant chunk of the $1.4 billion stadium for the Buffalo Bills, an NFL team owned by a billionaire worth 5.5x that amount. A deal done almost entirely behind closed doors. Beyond the myriad conflicts of interest within the governor’s office is the more insidious story, ignored almost entirely by the media, of where the state “found” the money to pay for it.
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Clips
Episode Timestamp + Link | Clip Link
- 00:07:35 | WGRZ-TV: NFL committee approves $200 million loan for Pegulas for new Bills stadium
- 00:09:15 | WGRZ-TV: Gov. Hochul discusses details of Buffalo Bills stadium deal
- 00:11:50 | New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says "Love wins. Always. And it will again through this virus."
- 00:13:19 | WIVB: Seneca Nation drops long-standing legal action, agrees to new gaming compact talks with NYS
- 00:15:05 | WGRZ-TV: Seneca' Nation responds after New York freezes bank accounts
- 00:15:51| Goodfellas: Fuck You, Pay Me
- 01:08:31 | The Juice Media: Australia, Yeah C**t - Australia's new National Anthem
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Resources
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The New York Times: Buffalo Bills Strike Deal for Taxpayer-Funded $1.4 Billion Stadium
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The Guardian: Buffalo Bills will receive $850m from New York taxpayers to build new stadium
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U.S. News: Bills' New Stadium Deal Carries $850M Taxpayer Tab, Gov Says
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The Atlantic: Sports Stadiums Are a Bad Deal for Cities
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Sports Illustrated: Austin Bills? NFL owners are running out of stadium grift ideas
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Bloomberg: Terry Pegula - Bloomberg Billionaires Index
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Forbes: #32 Buffalo Bills
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New York Upstate: Seneca Indian Nation's $100 million-a-year casino payments to state on hold again
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Buffalo News: The Editorial Board: Fed up with delays and broken promises, Hochul forces Senecas to pay their debt
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Delaware North: Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack
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Seneca Gaming Truth: Nation-State Gaming Compact Between The Seneca Nation Of Indians And The State Of New York
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CDC Gaming Reports: Churchill Downs announces deal for Peninsula Pacific assets
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Market Screener: Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. Announces Joint Venture with Churchill Downs Inc.
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