Adventures in Bicycling

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As One Naturally Would . . .

“He was passing by and my blood just started to boil,” she told the Huffington Post. “I’m thinking, Daca recipients are getting kicked out. He pulled ads for open enrollment in Obamacare. Only one-third of Puerto Rico has power. I’m thinking, he’s at the damn golf course again. 

“I flipped off the motorcade a number of times.” 

—Juli Briskman, 50, a Virginia bicyclist who was fired from her job for her constitutionally protected greeting to a passing Trump motorcade, “Woman who gave Trump the middle finger fired from her job,” The Guardian, Nov. 7, 2017. Image: Shot from a press vehicle in the motorcade,
Brendan Smialowski’s photo went viral.

• Editorial Comment: Why does everyone hate golf?

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