R.D. Pohl
@rdpohl.bsky.social
Writer, critic, literary journalist, poetry editor. Trained as language philosopher. Follow at POETRY/POETICS/LANGUAGE/COMMUNITY (https://rdpohl.substack.com). Formerly with The Buffalo News, currently The Buffalo Hive, a non-profit arts & culture startup.
Trump low-balled the Ralph C. Wilson family on his bid to buy the Buffalo Bills in 2014, after the death of the founder of the Bills and one of the original AFL owners. In 2014, the NFL ownership group had an institutional memory of the thuggishness of Trump and sought to keep him out of the club.
December 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Trump low-balled the Ralph C. Wilson family on his bid to buy the Buffalo Bills in 2014, after the death of the founder of the Bills and one of the original AFL owners. In 2014, the NFL ownership group had an institutional memory of the thuggishness of Trump and sought to keep him out of the club.
But CNBC values the Buffalo Bills franchise in the Pegula-Brandon Beane-Scott McDermott-Josh Allen era as worth $6 billion now.
December 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
But CNBC values the Buffalo Bills franchise in the Pegula-Brandon Beane-Scott McDermott-Josh Allen era as worth $6 billion now.
Roger Goodell, who has family ties to Western New York, helped to recruit Terry Pegula, who already owned the Buffalo Sabres NHL franchise, to bid $1.4 billion to purchase the Bills. Trump's bid was $1.2 billion. Arguably, Pegula overpaid for what the franchise was worth then.
December 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Roger Goodell, who has family ties to Western New York, helped to recruit Terry Pegula, who already owned the Buffalo Sabres NHL franchise, to bid $1.4 billion to purchase the Bills. Trump's bid was $1.2 billion. Arguably, Pegula overpaid for what the franchise was worth then.
Trump low-balled the Ralph C. Wilson family on his bid to but the Buffalo Bills in 2014, after the death of the founder of the Bills and one of the original AFL owners. In 2014, the NFL ownership group had an institutional memory of the thuggishness of Trump and sought to keep him out of the club.
December 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Trump low-balled the Ralph C. Wilson family on his bid to but the Buffalo Bills in 2014, after the death of the founder of the Bills and one of the original AFL owners. In 2014, the NFL ownership group had an institutional memory of the thuggishness of Trump and sought to keep him out of the club.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In Buffalo, we were fortunate enough to host Omar twice around the writing and publishing of the book. At
@justbuffalolit.bsky.social in late November of 2023, and at Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center in March of this year. It was Talking Leaves Books here that sponsored both events.
@justbuffalolit.bsky.social in late November of 2023, and at Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center in March of this year. It was Talking Leaves Books here that sponsored both events.
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In Buffalo, we were fortunate enough to host Omar twice around the writing and publishing of the book. At
@justbuffalolit.bsky.social in late November of 2023, and at Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center in March of this year. It was Talking Leaves Books here that sponsored both events.
@justbuffalolit.bsky.social in late November of 2023, and at Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center in March of this year. It was Talking Leaves Books here that sponsored both events.
I've not yet read Rabih Alameddine's "The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother," the 2025 Fiction winner. But I hope to, and I hope someday we can bring him to Buffalo.
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I've not yet read Rabih Alameddine's "The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother," the 2025 Fiction winner. But I hope to, and I hope someday we can bring him to Buffalo.
Pope Bob from Chicago can't rescue the American 'brand' (if you want to call it that) around the world, but he is a significant moral counterweight against Trump the transactionalist.
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Pope Bob from Chicago can't rescue the American 'brand' (if you want to call it that) around the world, but he is a significant moral counterweight against Trump the transactionalist.
But his principled pushback against Trumpism, oligarchic capitalism, anti-immigrant xenophobia, and especially the musings of that fledgling theologian J.D. Vance, is a joy to behold.
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
But his principled pushback against Trumpism, oligarchic capitalism, anti-immigrant xenophobia, and especially the musings of that fledgling theologian J.D. Vance, is a joy to behold.
We shouldn't expect too much from him doctrinally, because he is already way to the Left of the American bishops and Cardinals on most issues, and might trigger a schism or mutiny if he relaxes the Church's positions on reproductive rights and LGBQTIA+ rights around the world.
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
We shouldn't expect too much from him doctrinally, because he is already way to the Left of the American bishops and Cardinals on most issues, and might trigger a schism or mutiny if he relaxes the Church's positions on reproductive rights and LGBQTIA+ rights around the world.