Ballinesian | Ep 206 - Pacific Deep Sea Mining, Njoku to Bolts, Lahaina's "Environmental Activists"

BALLINESIAN PODCAST ON THE POLYTICKIN NETWORKWelcome to Samoans talking Sports. And Ocean conservation. Buckle up, we're diving in and going deeeeeep on Deep Sea Mining near American Samoa. The US government is running a full-court press to approve mining companies that will take invaluable materials from the Pacific in what they claim is a matter of "national security". We'll go over how the American Samoa Government has reacted to Deep Sea Mining and some history of colonizers and companies taking from Pacific Islands and others. We'll also talk a bit about the Chargers and Raiders as the offseason has entered Fantasyland Zone and everything's roses before the games start lol. We also will talk about Lahaina's "Environmental Activists" doling out punishment to a Seattle-tourist who attacked a local monk seal, card collecting updates for Chaos Rising, some of the latest comics Forest is reading like Absolute Batman, and whether Hawaii messed up by not allocating public dollars to the University's NIL fund. Enjoy the show!