John Finley

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Liberal Grandpa, retired in Oregon, enjoying life, MTB rider, Hydrow rower, hiker, LEGO collector.
#Oregon #Hydrow #LEGO
John FinleyFeb 28, 2023
Qasim Rashid, Esq.Feb 28, 2023

1869: Congress refused to seat Congressman-Elect John Willis Menard from Louisiana District 2 b/c he was Black

Today: SCOTUS approves extreme gerrymandered Louisiana map that gives Black people only 16% rep even though they’re 33% of voters

Systemic white supremacy alive & well.

John FinleyJan 24, 2023
Steven BeschlossJan 24, 2023
“The refusal of Kevin McCarthy to push back against George Santos is just one more sign that the Grand Old Party has no morals, stands for nothing, and will only reach its justifiable demise when voters decide they’ve really had enough. In the meantime, newly installed Congressman Santos is the GOP’s lying face.
https://america.substack.com/p/lying-for-the-win
Lying for the Win

George Santos proved he'd say anything to dupe voters to elect him. His party's leader doesn't care—in fact, Kevin McCarthy is all in on the jaw-dropping liar.

America, America
John FinleyDec 27, 2022
Joaquin CastroDec 27, 2022
George Santos should resign as Congressman-elect. If he refuses, Congress should expel him. He should also be investigated by authorities.
Just about every aspect of his life appears to be a lie. We’ve seen people fudge their resume but this is total fabrication.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/26/nyregion/george-santos-interview.html
George Santos Admits to Lying About College and Work History

The congressman-elect confirmed The New York Times’s findings that he had not graduated from college or worked at two major Wall Street firms, as he had claimed.

John FinleyDec 23, 2022
Jeff JarvisDec 23, 2022
Maggie Haberman comes up in Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony. Trump lawyer: "Maggie's friendly to us. We'll be fine."
Show threadJohn FinleyDec 21, 2022
@georgetakei
I’m 73 and entered my first mountain bike race at 72. I’m way more active hiking and biking now than I ever was in my 60’s.
Show threadJohn FinleyDec 19, 2022
@HubertineAuclert
John FinleyDec 18, 2022
Joe UchillDec 18, 2022
In June...
John FinleyDec 14, 2022
Show threadDavid RothschildDec 14, 2022
When a normal person does not pay their bills they suffer serious consequences, they may: lose their home, be unable to get medical care, go hungry. But, when a rich, white, right-wing dude decides to not pay his bills it is an amazing business strategy to negotiate with his employees, vendors, etc. It is insane that we tolerate so much white collar theft, while vilifying legitimate struggles.
John FinleyDec 12, 2022
HughsterDec 12, 2022

Amazing. When I checked this story (about #Musk getting #booed on stage at a #Chappelle gig) a couple of hours ago it had 3 embedded #Twitter videos of the booing on it. Since then Musk has had all 3 removed and had the account that posted them deleted —not suspended, deleted—completely.

There's no longer any pretence of it being a free, pluralistic platform.
https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-booed-stadium-crowd-dave-chappelle-sf-boo-1849881192

[Update: Musk did not delete the account. They deactivated. They're now back, and have posted the below.]

Elon Musk Gets Viciously Booed by Stadium Crowd at Dave Chappelle Show

“You shut the fuck up,” Chappelle said as the crowd booed the billionaire.

Gizmodo
John FinleyDec 8, 2022
Qasim Rashid, Esq.Dec 7, 2022

This is truly enraging.

The terrorist who killed 5 people at Club Q boasted during a 2021 bomb threat about his plans to become “the next mass killer.” Knowing this full well, authorities dropped all charges anyway and still let him keep his guns. His records were then sealed to ensure he wouldn't have to face the consequences for his threats to terrorism.

Meanwhile, Tamir Rice played with a toy gun and authorities killed him in 1.7 seconds because they "feared for their lives."

Two Americas.