DSR 2/20/23: Finally, Representation for Dumb Rich Guys *UNLOCKED*

DSR 2/20/23: Finally, Representation for Dumb Rich Guys *UNLOCKED*

Author: District Sentinel Radio February 20, 2023 Duration: 1:02:56
-J.D. Vance made his banking committee debut by saying that crypto, fake internet money, could be as useful as the internet itself, and that the internet, which was created by government research, could have been killed by government regulation. An industry trade group witness nodded and called him a good boy. -Hobbyists might have standing to sue the U.S. government for taking out their balloons. The Two Sams consider buying a balloon of their own. -File Follies: Our previous request for Pete Buttigieg’s first month schedule revealed that he met with freight rail lobbyists, the CEO of one freight rail company, BNSF, and was briefed on rail labor. In light of the East Palestine, OH disaster, we seek records related to those meetings, and records related to the agency’s angry Twitter reply to David Sirota -Norfolk Southern, Elon Musk, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Eli L*ke, and Packers Sanitation Services are all nominated for the Garbage Can Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

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