Vladimir Saldo
This week, Mayor November gets us all killed. Just kidding! We all have a lot to live for and are very confident drivers. She does however cover our first mayor that's been sanctioned by the US government: Kherson, Ukraine's Vladimir Saldo. Grab a meditation drum and kick back.
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Some visual ephemera from the episode:
https://x.com/francis_scarr/status/1582279794242486277?s=46
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO6bCCyELVs&feature=youtu.be
Comments (34)
Vladimir saldo is a stand user and his stand is {Autobahn}
57:30 ok but he doesn’t need a seat belt because his boss controls all the buses
1:02:30 what no anti prophetic vibes
Rosemont IL Update(!) on the Stephens dynasty https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/08/23/board-chairman-of-chicago-area-college-brother-of-rosemont-mayor-arrested-on-drug-charges-in-mchenry-county/
I was once shown a satellite image of Saldo’s tacky mansion in a uni history lecture. In 2013 we had a Ukrainian guest prof who I think was supposed to talk about the Nestor Chronicle but he used the full back half of the lecture to show satellite photos of Ukrainian politician’s mansions and compared them to their official salaries to highlight their corruption. Cool dude.
An unappreciated part of the Betheaverse is that a lot of it consists of spy thrillers, not just KJB
Some mayors really do break containment huh
R @ 1:06:00 - Farage staring down the barrel of having to lead Reform ten years on from the brexit referendum
Where do we make requests? I want one about Sam Katz, who was a pimp and mayor of Winnipeg
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If this is the best Russia can come up with this is why Ukraine will win
The blue is land?
Ukrainian Brick Top was crying out for a guest appearance from Milo
I like that Mattie and I apparently have the same taste in music. Many are saying she has the best music taste of any podcaster
Can't believe Nova kidnapped that guy
Also it's only fair we get a pro-western post soviet lunatic there's a good case Mikheil Saakashvili was a mayor.
I mean of course there weren't good Russian collaborators left by 2022, If you were somehow a competent, honest and idealistic anti-midan guy in 2014 everyone from the FSB to azov would be lining up to hasten your death it's a type of guy that's just to annoying to live so ends up theoretical.
Ok, is nobody else going to mention that in the spoken word "everywhere is Russia" video the lyrics talk about smoking with Indians but the background video is clearly footage of the subcontinent because there is someone holding a backwards swastika flag?
I'm feeling very seen this episode.
The silver lining to this story is that Saldo knows that people are out there actively trying to kill him. People who know how*. His entire life, until the day one of them finally gets a clear shot, is going to be fear, paranoia and the certain knowledge that if he lets his guard down for an extended period of time his life ends. Sucks to suck for the man. *Thank you PSH.
Hoo hoo!
This guy is the best liar.
There is nothing more fucking miserable and hopeless than living in a country that tried and failed to make things better. This man is just the cynical face of that.
I was just thinking abt Russia/Ukraine this week because a new Marvel comic features Russia launching nuclear missiles at the United States of America
Which book????
50 days of saldo
This poisoning could've been an email
Pouring anthrax into the ethernet port on a laptop.
Competitive construction corruption? Looks at Victoria Australia inquisitorially 👀
The problem is that premiers get to have all the fun in Australia.
I like how the unstated but obvious theme of season two is “sticking our noses in places they don’t belong”
The bus awaits orders from the mayortaculus to isekai you to become mayor in another world
Reincarnated As A Mayor In Another World But I Listened To No Gods No Mayors So This Will Be A Piece Of Cake, spring of 2027 on CrunchyRoll
perfectly timed, I'm moving house today and can't wait to lock into into another normal municipality while packing up
