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A STORY FROM THE BANGKOK POST ABOUT JULI BRISKMAN

This is an October 25, 2019 article from the  Bangkok Post   about Juli Briskman, the  CYCLIST WHO FLIPPED OFF TRUMP, NOW RUNNING FOR LOCAL OFFICE . Happened in the fall of 2017.  I don't remember this story, so maybe many of you reading this posting might also find interest. On that Saturday in October, 52-year old Juli on a bike was passed by an imposing convoy of black SUV's on the road outside the Trump National Golf Club.  Hey, he was then President of the USA. She is a single mother of two teens and a marketing analyst for a military subcontractor.  Or was, for she got fired when an AFP photograph of her finger went viral. While some viewed her defiant finger as a sign of resistance, she received insults and threats. She sued her former employer for unfair dismissal, but her case was dismissed. She has a journalism degree from Ohio State and a master's in business administration from The Johns Hopkins University,  and found a job. Was asked to run for county superviso