Bicyclist Who Was Fired For Flipping Off Trump Wins Bid For Public Office

Juli Briskman, who lost her job over a viral photo of her flipping off President Donald Trump’s motorcade in 2017, made an unexpected comeback after Virginia’s elections on Tuesday night.


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Well good for her, and we all got to see an iconic photo of what we’er all feeling.

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Elections matter, this proves it.

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She did do it again, yesterday.

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Waves bring in hidden gems : - )

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I saw this in the wee hours this morning and took it as a good omen.

:slight_smile:

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So, she won a seat that overseas a Trump golf course, and won over a name that sounds familiar (Suzanne Volpe) but I can’t quite place it. Volpe refused to answer a questionnaire from local media, which tells you all you need to know about her, and that kind of attitude probably contributed to her loss.

There’s probably not too much to read into this, a Democrat winning in VA last night wasn’t a surprise as the state moves further left. Hopefully it’s just another marker in how the nation is swinging away from Republicans and their attitude towards ruling (instead of governing) the nation.

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From “Laugh-In”.
“The Fickle Finger of Fate”

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As Juli was biking in Sterling,
El Cheeto’s black car drove by snarling.
She spoke not a word,
But flipped him the bird,
And voters said “Oh, there’s our darling!”

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Thank you, not only for the sentiment and the fine words, but for getting the meter correct. This is perfect.

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“Briskman won her bid for supervisor on Virginia’s Loudoun County Board of Supervisors against Republican incumbent Suzanne Volpe.”

So she flipped the seat?

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President Thinskin isn’t going to like this.

Good.

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Sweet! As a cyclist I have done that flip more than a few times. But flipping the supreme a$$hole…
I was so jealous.

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Glad to see progress in the county that gave us Eugene Delgaudio… https://www.joemygod.com/?s=Delgaudio

Now THAT is energized!:+1:

I don’t know if saying “further left” really gets at what’s going on. I’d say “further sensible,” or words to that effect. The left-right thing seems restrictive and unnecessary.

…and Akima LLC can go fuck itself.